Current Storms raging around the world
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Nov 23, 2010, 7:54:33 AM11/23/10
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Perilous Times and Climate Change
Current Storms raging around the world
* Stephen Davenport MeteoGroup
* The Guardian, Tuesday 23 November 2010
A school lies under water in Fontibon on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, last Friday. A school lies under water in Fontibon on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, last Friday. Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP
Floods and landslides caused chaos across Colombia last week as the worst rainy season in decades continued. At least 136 people have been killed and 205 injured since the onset of the rains in June, with more than 200,000 homes destroyed in 27 of the country's 32 provinces. The floods, which have affected the lives of 1.2 million people, have been attributed to the current La Niña episode in the tropical Pacific.
Heavy rain also hit New South Wales, Australia, with 87mm of rain falling across Dorrigo in the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday, the town's wettest November day in 13 years. Up to 120mm was recorded elsewhere.
In the north-east US, severe thunderstorms left a five-mile path of destruction across Baltimore, Maryland, during the early hours of Wednesday. Downburst winds and a tornado damaged trees, cars and buildings, and left more than 200,000 customers without power, while more than 350 homes were damaged. The squall-line that produced the storm also flipped eight planes at a New Jersey airport and caused major damage to a shopping mall in Philadelphia.
In southern Minnesota, freezing rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning left roads coated in ice, causing hundreds of crashes. Calgary, Canada, awoke to its first major blast of winter last Tuesday, when 20cm of snow hit the city, leaving 15,000 people without power, and icy roads and poor visibility caused 170 accidents.
Current Storms raging around the world
* Stephen Davenport MeteoGroup
* The Guardian, Tuesday 23 November 2010
A school lies under water in Fontibon on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, last Friday. A school lies under water in Fontibon on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, last Friday. Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP
Floods and landslides caused chaos across Colombia last week as the worst rainy season in decades continued. At least 136 people have been killed and 205 injured since the onset of the rains in June, with more than 200,000 homes destroyed in 27 of the country's 32 provinces. The floods, which have affected the lives of 1.2 million people, have been attributed to the current La Niña episode in the tropical Pacific.
Heavy rain also hit New South Wales, Australia, with 87mm of rain falling across Dorrigo in the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday, the town's wettest November day in 13 years. Up to 120mm was recorded elsewhere.
In the north-east US, severe thunderstorms left a five-mile path of destruction across Baltimore, Maryland, during the early hours of Wednesday. Downburst winds and a tornado damaged trees, cars and buildings, and left more than 200,000 customers without power, while more than 350 homes were damaged. The squall-line that produced the storm also flipped eight planes at a New Jersey airport and caused major damage to a shopping mall in Philadelphia.
In southern Minnesota, freezing rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning left roads coated in ice, causing hundreds of crashes. Calgary, Canada, awoke to its first major blast of winter last Tuesday, when 20cm of snow hit the city, leaving 15,000 people without power, and icy roads and poor visibility caused 170 accidents.
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