21st August - Today's News: Fresh Wave of Floods Hit Pakistan & China
Problems continue in Asia with 3 people missing, 50,000 evacuated after flood hits NE China and across China, geological disasters spike this year - in part at least due to El Nino. Latest floods haven't just hit China; State media reports that N Korea devastated by flood caused by the same weather system. And in Pakistan a second wave of floods hits Sindh, Balochistan.
In Britain yesterday, heavy rain sparks flash floods in Wales - and there is more rain to come today. Meanwhile, weather station data shed light on wet July in Scotland. As previously noted, here in Evesham it was a significantly drier month than in the past 3 years.
Is the ice in the Arctic Ocean getting thinner? Whilst sea ice extent may be down to weather and prevailing synoptic conditions, any long term thinning may be more indicative of a general warming trend.
Worrying news for Californians as research shows big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault.
And from the department of the patently obvious, slowing urban sprawl, adding forests curb floods and help rivers.
Cold weather seen in Brazil's coffee regions, no frost - which I mention simply to show that frost is quite normal for Brazil in winter.
Good news in Moscow as cold front ends 2-month heatwave
Another warm summer in the Arctic? The ice is missing in Sachs Harbour - and kids are swimming in the sea ....
This looks likely to be a programme well worth watching - not only educational but loads of stunning sceneray as well as Snowdonia creation compared to 'Armageddon' in TV show.
Mystery of the Atlantic's missing plastic flotsam - some at least is probably in our guts having been cosumed first by small fish and then by cod and then by us in a fish supper ..... Plastic may get smaller and smaller and smaller but it could prove to be mankinds most abiding legacy on this planet.
A controversial statement from the UN Disaster Prevention Agency: Pakistanis should live away from flood areas. But they are right and are right to make this point. Citing other cases as well, many natural disasters would have less impact, and cause less deaths and damage, if humans acted in a more thoughful, intelligent, proactive and above all responsible manner. Which of course is as likely to happen as walking to the Moon.
In Britain yesterday, heavy rain sparks flash floods in Wales - and there is more rain to come today. Meanwhile, weather station data shed light on wet July in Scotland. As previously noted, here in Evesham it was a significantly drier month than in the past 3 years.
Is the ice in the Arctic Ocean getting thinner? Whilst sea ice extent may be down to weather and prevailing synoptic conditions, any long term thinning may be more indicative of a general warming trend.
Worrying news for Californians as research shows big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault.
And from the department of the patently obvious, slowing urban sprawl, adding forests curb floods and help rivers.
Cold weather seen in Brazil's coffee regions, no frost - which I mention simply to show that frost is quite normal for Brazil in winter.
Good news in Moscow as cold front ends 2-month heatwave
Another warm summer in the Arctic? The ice is missing in Sachs Harbour - and kids are swimming in the sea ....
This looks likely to be a programme well worth watching - not only educational but loads of stunning sceneray as well as Snowdonia creation compared to 'Armageddon' in TV show.
Mystery of the Atlantic's missing plastic flotsam - some at least is probably in our guts having been cosumed first by small fish and then by cod and then by us in a fish supper ..... Plastic may get smaller and smaller and smaller but it could prove to be mankinds most abiding legacy on this planet.
A controversial statement from the UN Disaster Prevention Agency: Pakistanis should live away from flood areas. But they are right and are right to make this point. Citing other cases as well, many natural disasters would have less impact, and cause less deaths and damage, if humans acted in a more thoughful, intelligent, proactive and above all responsible manner. Which of course is as likely to happen as walking to the Moon.
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