Houston Flood Day Skyline (
SurfYak)
I shot this skyline during a short break in the rain today. We needed rain so badly here in Houston but we got too much of it all at once and now there's flooding all over the city!
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Field flooding at Rice University due to heavy rain on the morning of 1/9/2012
Time to pick the marshmallows:)
Palmer, Alaska
Snow fall taken Jan 9 2012 abt an hour ago.
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Oh, and I say 16-6-4 for the season count.
Think its way too early to make that kind of prediction. For all we know, it could be quiet and it could be insane.
Ive seen this happen 3 or 4 times now since November.
I agree!
I know that my prediction is unlikely, but I just have this gut feeling about how 2012 hurricane season may go. And if there is one thing I learned, my gut is very trustworthy....
LOL! Jed hang in there man. Some strong thunderstorm are building off of Tampa right now.
PRE-FRONTAL CLUSTERS OF TSTMS ONGOING OVER THE ERN G.O.M. ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TODAY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. HERE TOO...POOR
MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL LIMIT THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY...THOUGH
BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW-MID 60S AND BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS
WILL YIELD MLCAPE OF 500-700 J/KG. GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF 40-45 KT
OF DEEP...WLY SHEAR AND MODESTLY STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...A LOW
PROBABILITY RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A TORNADO WILL EXIST
THIS AFTERNOON.
...MIDDLE TN INTO SRN APPALACHIANS...
ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF HAIL APPROACHING SEVERE LEVELS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY WITH STORMS FORMING INVOF MIDLEVEL COLD CORE.
..MEAD/BOTHWELL.. 01/11/2012
Heads up Florida...
Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
Media: Transmitters serving the area between Pardoo and Whim Creek are
requested to USE the Standard Emergency Warning Signal before broadcasting the
following warning.
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 14
Issued at 9:56 pm WST on Wednesday 11 January 2012
A Cyclone WARNING is now current for coastal areas from Wallal to Dampier,
including Port Hedland, Roebourne, Karratha and Dampier, and extends to
adjacent inland parts.
At 10:00 pm WST Tropical Cyclone Heidi, Category 2 was estimated to be
75 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland and
240 kilometres east northeast of Karratha and
moving south at 10 kilometres per hour towards the coast.
Tropical Cyclone Heidi remains a category 2 system as it tracks south towards
the Pilbara coast. The system is expected to take a more south-southwesterly
track overnight and cross the coast early on Thursday morning. Gales with gusts
to 100 kilometres per hour are occuring in coastal areas between Port Hedland
and Wallal, and should extend west to Whim Creek overnight. Destructive winds
with gusts to 155 kilometres per hour are possible overnight close to the
cyclone centre between Whim Creek and Pardoo, including Port Hedland. Gales
with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may extend west to Dampier during
Thursday morning if the cyclone takes a more southwesterly track, and into the
adjacent inland parts of the central Pilbara.
The heaviest rainfall is expected to the east and south of the system. Rainfall
totals of 100-250mm are possible across the central and eastern Pilbara. Refer
to Flood Advices for further details.
Residents in and near Port Hedland and east to Wallal are specifically warned
of the potential of a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE as the cyclone centre crosses the
coast overnight. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high
tide mark with dangerous flooding of low-lying areas.
Tides elsewhere in the Pilbara should also be higher than normal.
RED ALERT: People in or near coastal and inland communities between Pardoo and
Whim Creek, including the communities of Pardoo, Port Hedland, South Hedland,
and Whim Creek, need to go to shelter immediately.
BLUE ALERT: People in or near coastal and inland communities between Whim Creek
and Dampier, including the communities of Roebourne, Pt Samson, Karratha, and
Dampier need to prepare for cyclonic weather and organise an emergency kit
including first aid kit, torch, portable radio, spare batteries, food and water.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Heidi at 10:00 pm WST:
.Centre located near...... 19.7 degrees South 118.9 degrees East
.Location accuracy........ within 30 kilometres
.Recent movement.......... towards the south at 10 kilometres per hour
.Wind gusts near centre... 155 kilometres per hour
.Severity category........ 2
.Central pressure......... 975 hectoPascals
The next advice will be issued by 11:00 pm WST Wednesday 11 January.
seems the east coast is getting a good drenching the next couple days. anyone have an idea on where this low is tracking and how strong it could get? looks like it's ramping up to be quite a storm to me!
88 hippos, 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants and two kudos found dead in Mana Pools national park
Tests confirm hippos were killed by anthrax
By Stewart Maclean Last updated at 11:48 AM on 10th January 2012
More than 165 wild animals including 88 hippopotamuses have died amid an outbreak of anthrax in Zimbabwe.
The hippos were found dead alongside 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants and two kudos in the country's northern Mana Pools national park.
Zimbabwean Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokeswoman Caroline Washaya-Moyo told the state-owned Herald newspaper that tests had proved the hippos were killed by anthrax.
Infectious: More than 165 wild animals including 88 hippopotamuses have died amid an outbreak of anthrax in Zimbabwe
Infectious: More than 165 wild animals including 88 hippopotamuses have died amid an outbreak of anthrax in Zimbabwe
She added that the cause of death for the other animals had not yet been confirmed but said early signs suggested they had also fallen victim to the infectious disease.
Ms Washaya-Moyo said she feared the outbreak could spread to other wildlife in the protected reserve, which lies around the lower Zambezi River.
She said: 'Our office has confirmed the anthrax outbreak following the death of the animals in Mana Pools.
'The Authority engaged the vet offices who later collected samples from hippos for lab testing.
'The lab test confirmed that 88 hippopotamus died of anthrax.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084603/An thrax-outbreak-claims-lives-165-wild-animals-Zimba bwe.html#ixzz1jA1OSuqs
A new island forming in the Red Sea, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the coast of Yemen. This natural-color image was acquired by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.
Earth's Newest Island, Burped from a Volcano, Is a Keeper by Natalie Wolchover Date: 10 January 2012
Earth's newest island is here to stay.
The island, a mound of lava and ash about 2,000 feet (600 meters) across, piled up during the eruption of an underwater volcano in the Red Sea in mid-December. It was initially suspected of being short-lived — most pileups of volcano debris in water quickly crumble back to the depths — but scientists say this one has solidified nicely.
LiveScience.com
A torch is same as flashlight
Well, I'm not attacking Frankenstein with a flashlight!
Looks like a pretty rough night!
STAY SAFE!
The first tornado of 2012 touched down near 1pm CST in Texas City yesterday. The twister hit the Mall of the Mainland, damaging its roof and blowing out windows of parked cars. No injuries were reported, but the storm flooded the mall with 2 - 3 inches of water, and the mall remains closed today.
I pass this mall every morning going to work, from the front of Sears and the Mall, you can't tell anything happened. No damage around. Work 5 or so miles from the Mall. Have lunch near there all the time, was off that day though.
I guess the link is back up working now. Here is some more pics of the Houston flooding that happened on Monday
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/H ouston-area-hit-by-flooding-twisters-34269/photo-2 021127.php
The developer, Broad Group, came under the global spotlight last year when it built a 16-storey residential block in China in just five days.
And their latest project, which is located in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha is no less impressive.
The ‘flat pack’ skyscraper was 90% pre-constructed in factories and then put together onsite. It uses one-sixth the materials of a comparable facility and is also an extremely energy-efficient building, combining thermal insulation, triple pane windows, external solar shading, fresh air heat recovery, and LED lighting. It is also earthquake-proof and is said to be able to withstand tremors of up to 9.0.
Having perfected their novel approach to construction the company now aims to build another 150 30-storey apartment buildings, hotels and offices in the same manner.
It is hoped that the ability to build property so quickly will revolutionize areas where property is in short supply.
The company believes that their approach could be used to quickly construct environmentally-friendly homes in over populated urban areas and could also be used in disaster relief to construct new buildings quickly and efficiently.
No doubt some British builders could take a leaf out of Broad’s book...
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January 11, 2011 – AUSTRALIA – Tropical Cyclone Heidi is crossing Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to the region. A red alert has been sounded for Port Hedland as storm surges threaten to inundate low lying parts of the town. “We’re certainly feeling the full brunt of Cyclone Heidi as she crosses the coast,” Port Hedland Mayor Kelly Howlett told Channel 9 this morning. “She’s certainly packing a little punch at the moment. “We’ve certainly got the wind gusts of a about 140km and very heavy rain.” Heidi started making landfall around 4.30am WST. She urged all residents to remain indoors until the official all clear is given. Communities between Pardoo and Whim Creek have all been ordered to shelter while those further inland were told to gather up emergency supplies and brace for Heidi’s wrath. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said winds of up to 120km/h had been whipping along the coast with destructive gusts up to 150 km/h possible in some places. Forecasters said up to 250 mm of rain is possible with the storm. The West Australian newspaper reported that Port Hedland’s airport and bulk export port had shut down. –Herald Sun
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