Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

There are no current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

Malta – Flash floods wreaked havoc across the small Mediterranean island of Malta after a month’s worth of rain fell in just a few hours. Roads were closed, vehicles swept away and buildings damaged.

Spain – Heavy rain fall of over 150 mm in 24 hours caused severe flooding in parts of northern Spain, prompting evacuations and dramatic rescues by helicopter. Severe weather including heavy rain affected parts of southern and eastern Spain from 20 November. Around 30 buildings were damaged and 23 people rescued from trapped vehicles after flash floods in the municipality of Cartagena. The rain then moved north into Valencia and Catalonia regions.

La Niña Returns

A pronounced cooling of the tropical Pacific in recent weeks between the coasts of South America and Indonesia has prompted Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to declare that a La Niña weather event has begun. The opposite of El Niño, the ocean cooling typically causes much wetter weather for eastern, northern and central parts of Australia. It has also historically been responsible for potent storms in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, which are currently suffering weather disasters from wet storms this month. Despite the ocean cooling already in place across the Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization has yet to declare La Niña’s return.

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