Monday, 13 April 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

No current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

Israel - Severe weather in Israel has brought a rare hail storm to Tel Aviv on Sunday afternoon. A recent weather system has also affected northern Israel with 20 centimetres of snow falling on Mount Hermon since Saturday.

Gaza - Heavy rain has flooded low-lying areas across the Gaza Strip, including Khazaa and Beit Hanoun, where thousands of Gazans displaced by the Israeli offensive last summer are living in caravans.

China - China's flood control authority is warning of possible heavy flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River this year as the basin areas are set to receive more precipitation for the upcoming rainy season. Meanwhile, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are also expecting the heaviest flooding in 20 years. The flood season of the Yangtze River is expected to last between April and October. There has already been flooding of some tributaries of the river in its middle reaches, including ones that converged into Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province.

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