Vietnam flood death toll hits 31 HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The death toll from ongoing flooding in central Vietnam has reached 31, officials said.
Vietnam News reported Tuesday a bus carrying 37 people had been swept away by flood waters along a highway in Ha Tinh province Monday. Seventeen passengers were rescued but 20 were still missing.
More than 152,000 houses were reported under water in the country's central provinces, the News said.
"The disaster has left thousands of people in the province penniless after their assets were swept away in the flood waters. They have nothing left to eat or drink," said Vo Kim Cu, chairman of the People's Committee in Ha Tinh province.
Officials also said a massive landslide in Thua Thien-Hue province had blocked a section of the Ho Chi Minh Highway in the Pe Ke mountain pass with thousands of tons of rocks and earth.
Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center, said the region had received up to 39 inches of rain in the previous three days.
"Heavy rains are forecast to continue in these provinces, particularly Nghe An and Thanh Hoa," he said.
Typhoon Megi was forecast to cross into the East Sea Tuesday evening, further complicating the flood situation in Vietnam.
We're now in a miniature Ice Age Says German scientist Mojib Latif
(See Latif's angry rebuttal at end of this article)link
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Severe cold in the northern hemisphere has revived arguments about climate change, says this article from China TV. Some experts say the warming process has stopped, and the climate is actually becoming cooler.
Scientists draw their conclusions from water temperature data in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and take issue with beliefs that there may be no ice within the Arctic Circle by the summer of 2013.
Data from US ice and snow studies show that since 2007, the amount of ice in the Arctic during summer increases by over 1 million square kilometers, about 26 percent of the original amount.
Famous climate researcher Mojib Latif from Germany says the oceans have their own warming and cooling cycles every 20 to 30 years. According to this article, Latif concludes that the earth is in a miniature Ice Age, and that the cool trend could last 2 to 3 decades.
Just for the record - Latif's rebuttal
Just for the record, Mojib Latif, a climate expert at the Leibniz Institute at Kiel University in Germany, wants to make it clear that he believes in manmade global warming.
"I have said that if my name was not Mojib Latif it would be global warming," says Latif. The ocean temperature effect was similar to other natural influences on global temperature, such as volcanos, which cool the planet temporarily as ash spewed into the atmosphere reflects sunlight.
"What we are experiencing now is a weather phenomenon," says Latif. "The natural variation occurs side by side with the manmade warming. Sometimes it has a cooling effect and can offset this warming and other times it can accelerate it."
| Did you catch that? "The natural variation occurs side by side with the manmade global warming." Let me see if I can understand this. Would that mean that even if we should slide into a full-fledged ice age, it would still be "side by side" with global warming? Just what in the h--- does that mean? Talk about having your cake and eating it too. |
First big freeze is on the way: Polar winds are blowing south with heavy SNOW forecast by Friday link
Crank up your central heating and get out your thermals... because winter is about to bite.
Icy polar winds are to sweep across the country from tomorrow, with temperatures plummeting to below freezing and up to 2ins of snow forecast for parts of the north by the end of the week.
Millions will wake up to frost this week, but the worst of the weather will hit Scotland and North-east England.
Wednesday will be the coldest day of the week, with temperatures as low as -3C on Tuesday night in rural parts of the north. The mercury will also struggle to rise above freezing overnight in the south.
'As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean': The line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ' Rime of the Ancient Mariner' well fitting this poetic scene at the Keilder Reservoir in Northumberland this morning
The arrival of Jack Frost can be blamed on polar winds. Charlie Powell, a forecaster at the Met Office, said: 'We have had a nice area of high pressure just to the west of the UK, giving light winds, settled conditions and quite dry weather.
'The change is down to an area of low pressure to the north of that high. It is going sit over Scandinavia and displace that high pressure and bring in colder weather from the Pole.'
Daytime temperatures on Wednesday will be just 9C (48F) in the north and 11C (52F) in the south. Snow is forecast for the Scottish Highlands.
Wind chill could mean that London's temperatures will feel as low as minus 5C (23F).
The good news is the Arctic blast will not last. Mr Powell said: 'After Thursday the high pressure will tend to win out again and cut off that northerly flow, making it less cold.'
Netweather, which correctly predicted last winter's big freeze, as well as the mixed summer, is forecasting a cold December and a white Christmas.
Last winter was the coldest for more than 30 years. Temperaturesin December, January and February struggled to stay above zero, with the UK average 1.5C (35F), making it the deepest freeze since 1978-79.
But winter’s biggest problem will be another drought which sparks water-saving restrictions, forecasters including ex-BBC weatherman Michael Fish have warned.
Freezing: The mist on Sunday morning in Northumberland hints at the cold whether that is expected in the coming days, according to the Met Office
The Met Office has warned of snow from Tuesday across Scotland plus higher ground in northern England and Wales. Positive Weather Solutions said even Dartmoor, Devon, is at risk.
Netweather, which issue forecasts by Mr Fish, Britain’s most famous weatherman, say winter’s biggest worry will not be snow but dramatically below-average rainfall.
Water companies are still recovering from the summer drought, which developed through the driest first six months of a year since 1929.
Average rainfall was down 30 per cent at just 356.8mm, forcing a hosepipe ban for seven million people in north-west England, and drought orders and water-saving pleas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Netweather forecaster Paul Michaelwaite, who accurately predicted last winter’s freezing weather and the summer’s hot start and wet finish, said: 'Rainfall is expected to be significantly below average in December, January and February.
'With winter being a key period in topping up reservoir water levels, the below-average rainfall has the potential to cause real issues with water shortages in 2011.
'We believe this is the most significant aspect of winter, coming after a largely-dry summer for parts of the UK and a very likely dry spring to follow.'
Netweather said the winter drought will be caused by westerly winds - which usually bring rain - being blocked by freak air pressure changes over the Atlantic Ocean.
Winds normally rush to Britain between a high pressure area around the Azores and low pressure area over Iceland - but both zones now have pressure closer to medium, meaning winds are being rebuffed.
Fog on the Tyne: Early morning mist was captured on Sunday morning in the north west - temperatures dipped below freezing for the first time this autumn
Motorists try to dig out vehicles from heavy snow on the A702 road south of Edinburgh, in Scotland, earlier this year. Heavy snow is forecast for parts of Britain by the end of the week
This pressure problem is proven by a record low in a meteorological pressure measurement called the North Atlantic Oscillation, Mr Michaelwhite said.
Netweather also said back-to-back White Christmases are on the cards - and there will also be bitter spells of winter cold due to a weather effect known as ‘La Nina.’
The weather event - Spanish for ‘The girl’ - is seeing Pacific Ocean water temperatures up to 6C below normal, with a knock-on effect on Atlantic Ocean temperatures and a colder winter in Europe.
'It is very likely an exceptionally strong La Nina event will take place with a probable peak in December or early January,' Mr Michaelwhite said.
'Unusually cold La Nina ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific are well established.
'And given the large volume of water with temperatures up to 6C below normal, this could potentially be the strongest La Nina of the last 60 years.'
The Met Office has axed its seasonal forecasts following its disastrous prediction 2009’s washout summer would be a 'BBQ summer,' and saying there was a one in seven chance of a cold winter before last year’s bitter winter.
Met Office forecaster John Hammond said: 'Our research about seasonal forecasts shows the public find it more useful to have month-ahead forecasts.
'Seasonal forecasts are a developing science and our research into them is continuing.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1321288/Arctic-blast-set-hit-Britain-Polar-winds-blowing-south.html#ixzz12nplQh94
The Financial Tsunami Second Wave is on the Way ~ link ~ Good article, take the time to read it all if you can.
A tsunami
gives few warning signs before the surf is sucked out to sea by the massive incoming wave. Sensitive animals and wildlife already sense something is happening and head for high ground. But the people are caught largely by surprise when the massive wall of water comes rushing ashore washing away everything in its path. That is what is likely for the already staggering USEconomy.
Here are some of the warning signs that motivate BigMoney. Maybe they will motivate you.
- 12 Ominous Signs for World Financial Markets - doesn't look good, does it.
- 27 Signs That the Standard of Living for Middle Class America is Falling Like a Rock - too bad for us since the Middle Class has always been called the strength of the American economy and the proof that hard work, perseverance and savings pay off.
- US Preparing New Laws to Seize Americans' Retirement Accounts - greedy politicians know where the last cache of America's wealth is.
- Government Plots to Steal IRA's and 401-K's -- to be replaced with a government-guaranteed "annuity" (Like Social Security that now will go 2 years without a Cost of Living Adjustment. That's how much the politicians care about retirees.)
- Food Stamp Nation -- 42 Million Americans on Food Stamps!
- Amerika's Dependent Class of Midnight Shoppers (using food stamps)
- Mortgage Fraud and the Collapsing Fascist Business Model - this is an absolutely stunning analysis of the mortgage fraud, the criminal syndicate running the USGovt and the gold and silver rise.
- Cash-Strapped States Resurrecting "Debtors' Prisons" -- will it help get bills paid to throw debtors in prison and send the taxpayers the bill?
- Bernanke says US on the Brink of Financial Disaster - isn't he supposed to be encouraging us?
- Financial Hurricane to Collapse the System (alternate metaphor!)
- Coldest Winter in 1,000 Years on the Way -- what'll that do to food prices and availability?
- Super Rich Investors Buying Gold by the Ton - aw, whadda they know, anyway?
- Federal Reserve Selling "Paper" Gold and Buying Physical Gold - them, too?
- Food Prices Start Rising Worldwide (because of inflation and weather)
- We Killed the Golden Goose; Americans Receiving Unemployment Benefits Rises 60% in 1 Year - hmm, what happens after that?
- The Trillion Dollar Commercial Real Estate Bailout You Didn't Hear About - a trillion here, a trillion there; pretty soon you're talking about a lot of money!
- The Crisis of Middle Class America - doesn't look good for us.
- US Dollar Ripe for Catastrophic Devaluation -- so if the USDollar drops in value by 50%, what does that do to our retirement plans, the cost of foreign goods, food, etc.?
- Foreclosure Fraud: It's Worse Than You Think -- even CNBC can't help but report on it.
- We're At Risk for Financial Collapse -- UK Justice Secretary's Warning for Western economies.
- Foreclosure Nightmare: No Legal Foundation for MERS -- the implications are staggering.
- Obama Set to Flee America As Dollar Faces 50% Devaluation - even the enigmatic Sorcha Faal is on this one!
- The executive summary of the above is that the USEconomy is collapsing, and the USDollar will be drastically devalued in any number of ways. All dollar-denominated investments and savings will suffer loss of purchasing power. Moreover, the breakdown will couple with bad weather, food shortages, and a breakdown of the distribution system. This can all happen more quickly than anyone can imagine. Civil unrest, martial law, and increasing wars can easily characterize this period.
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