Wild Weather Weekly -- ( July 8 - 14, 2017 )
Wild Weather Weekly -- ( July 8 - 14, 2017 )
The Eco Toll on Planet Earth -- every week!!!
EXTREME WEATHER:
Africa
Egypt
heatwave and persistence of high temperatures
Nigeria:
flooding in Lagos, Suleja, Niger State
confirmed deaths 20
Eastern region:
two-year drought is ongoing
millions in need of food aid
Somalia
over 700,000 displaced in 2017
New Zealand
storms and snow
winds as strong as 167kph
M6.4 earthquake off Snare's Island
China
Southern region:
heavy rains since Jun 22nd
confirmed deaths 63 / missing 20
heavy rains continued on Saturday, July 8th
especially Hunan Province
mudslides in Guangxi Zhuang, China
Bridge being washed away in Guangxi, China
Tibet
flooding
Northern / Central and Eastern Regions:
heatwave
Japan
Southern region:
relief efforts underway
thousands displaced
confirmed deaths 16
more rain expected
Phillippines
5.9-magnitude earthquake in Leyte
confirmed deaths 2, injured 100+
India
Northeastern and West India:
confirmed deaths 26 due to lightning strikes in Bihar, India in 24hrs
Guwahati (Assam), Manipur and Arunachal PRadesh:
affect by monsoon floods 4 million
confirmed deaths 85, 26 in Assam
destroyed crop hectares 41,000+
evacuated / homeless 2 million
rescue operations underway
continued heavy rain expected
Bangladesh
flooding continues
people affected 900,000 with thousands displaced
South Korea
heatwave
RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURE: 39.7 C in Gyeongyu
heat warnings and advisories for most of country
Middle East
Kuwait
another heatwave started on July 9th
Europe
Southern Europe: heatwave
France
Paris
RECORD-BREAKING: rainfall, 49.2mm fell in one hour
flooding
Greece
heatwave
wildfires 42
Italy
wildfires, mostly in southern Sicily region
Spain
Southern region:
heatwave
RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURE: 47.3 C
confirmed deaths 1
Mexico
deep sinkhole swallows car on major Mexican highway
confirmed deaths 2
Veracruz
flooding
United States
South Dakota
strong hail storms
Western Region: 65+ large forest fires burn across 11 states including Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada
Arizona:
tornado reported
California:
Northern Santa Barbara County California
wildfires
RECORD-BREAKING TEMPS: Oxnard, Camarillo, Riverside, Elsinore, Woodland Hills, Burbank, Los Angeles and Palm Springs
Midwest
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake in Oklahoma felt across Midwest
Northeastern region: flash flooding and severe storms
Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois
heavy rains and flooding
1.6 trillion gallons of water fell this week on portions of Wisconsin and Illinois
5,800 buildings damaged in 1 county of Illinois
Great Lakes Region:
strong storms
New York
Central State region:
Southeast region:
200-foot sinkhole swallows two homes in Florida
Canada
British Columbia State of Emergency:
180 wildfires in B.C. are currently burning (down from over 200)
term “apocalyptic” used to describe fires
more than 12 fires deemed “out of control”
evacuated 14,000
Alberta
hail storms
Quebec
snowfall
South America
Santiago, Chile
“rare” snowfall in Santiago, Chile
Antarctica
RECORD-BREAKING: “One of the Largest” Iceberg, the size of Delaware, breaks off Larson C ice shelf