Saturday, 22 August 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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Typhoon 17w (Atsani), located approximately 528 nm south-southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, is tracking northward at 06 knots.

Typhoon 16w (Goni), located approximately 447 nm southwest of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, is tracking westward at 06 knots.

Typhoon Goni claims six lives after torrential rain triggers landslides and floods in Luzon in the northern Philippines.

Hurricane Danny is located about 740 mi...1195 km E of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds...100 mph...155 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 290 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/h.

Tropical Depression Kilo is located about 450 mi...725 km SSW of Hilo Hawaii and about 560 mi...900 km S of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 16 mph...26 km/h.

Tropical Storm Loke is located about 765 mi...1235 km S of Midway Island and about 510 mi...820 km W of Johnston Island with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...N or 360 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/h.

Invest 97L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for tropical development.

Invest 95E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Argentina - Argentine wheat output will likely fall this season after record storms lashed the Pampas grains belt, making it difficult for Argentina to compete in a global export market saturated by bumper harvests in western Europe and the Black Sea region. A key supplier of wheat to neighbouring Brazil and the world's top exporter of soymeal livestock feed, Argentina is one of a handful of key international food suppliers at a time when both global demand and weather-related risks are rising.

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