Friday, 15 July 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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In the Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Celia is located about 975 mi...1570 km ENE of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 285 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Hurricane Darby is located about 805 mi...1300 km SW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Invest 98E is an area of disturbed weather in the eastern Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.

Newsbytes:

China - Update - Although the water levels in middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are slowly dropping, most are still above warning levels. The situation was "still quite critical" as central and eastern parts of China are expected to see a fresh round of heavy rain over the days to come. Over 1,508 counties across 28 provinces have reported floods, with 237 fatalities and 93 missing as of Wednesday. Some 147,200 houses have been destroyed, Zhang said, adding that over 5.46 million hectares of farmland had been inundated. Direct economic losses, he said, were at 147 billion yuan (22 billion U.S. dollars).

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