Wednesday 13 January 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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Tropical cyclone 06p (Ula), is located approximately 443 nm north of Auckland, New Zealand, and is tracking east-southeastward at 12 knots.

Hurricane Pali is located about 825 mi...1330 km S of Johnston Island and about 1455 mi...2340 km SW of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/h. Present movement...S or 190 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.

Invest 90L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Iraq - The Mosul Dam in Iraq faces the danger that it may collapse because of insufficient maintenance, which would overwhelm major communities downstream with floodwaters. In the worst-case scenario, an estimated 500,000 people could be killed while more than a million could be rendered homeless if the dam, Iraq’s largest, were to collapse in the spring, when the Tigris is swollen by rain and melting snow.

Syria - Snow and cold weather grip war-torn Syria - Millions of Syrians are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, aid workers say. Buildings have collapsed under the weight of snow.

El NiƱo - Australia's weather bureau said the 2015-16 El Nino weather event has peaked in the recent weeks and is likely return to ENSO Neutral by Quarter 2 of 2016.

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