Monday, February 28, 2011

28 February, 2011

IMPORTANT NOTICE: From March 9-21, 2011, I shall be on holiday in New Jersey, USA and therefore won't be blogging, I hope to post some during my holiday, updating on what I'm doing, where I'm visiting and what's the weather like but the usual posts will resume on March 21, 2011...

TODAY'S TOP WEATHER STORIES
On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan

MUDSLIDE MONDAY SPECIAL!

Fallen: The landslide began when a hilltop collapsed under heavy rains
(Image Courtesy of Daily Mail)

Devastated: Mudslides have destroyed more than 400 houses in La Paz, Bolivia
(Image Courtesy of Daily Mail)

At least 400 homes destroyed in Bolivian mudslide but no more deaths after weeks of lethal weather
DAILY MAIL

La Paz mudslide destroys 400 homes
DAILY TELEGRAPH
 
 
All that's needed is hilly terrain & rainfall but in many occations, they hit areas where people reside at the bottom of these often steep hillsides and in parts of the world which recieve heavy rains, often continuous for days.

By Mark Vogan

Mankind continue to expand cities which lie in extremely vuneruble places. They often look beautiful with their surrounding hills and mountains or they simply live on top or within them, however, despite landslides occuring regularly in many parts of the world and we all see their destruction, people fail to see the danger in which they live with day by day. What lies beneath or around them is an ever present and ultimately inevitable danger.

Bolivia is by far not the only place vunerable to Landslides, here are other examples of their distruction in other parts of the world!



IN OTHER NEWS TODAY

Image Courtesy of 'The Local'

Deep freeze puts Baltic on track for record ice

THE LOCAL

Deep freeze set to hold for several weeks

THE LOCAL

Largest earthquake since 1969 rattles Arkansas
TODAY'STHV.COM

Volcanic eruptions driving prices higher
"Since late November, Kizimen, Sheveluch, Karymsky, and Kliuchevskoi have been erupting almost constantly.”
ICEAGENOW.COM

Karymsky volcano rumbles away (Image Courtesy of Iceagenow.com)

TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather


Tornado, Strong Storm Threat for Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
By Bill Deger, Meteorologist


Disruptive Snow, Ive For New England, Southeast Canada
By Bill Deger, Meteorologist


New Storm Bringing Rain, Snow to Pacific Northwest
By Bill Deger, Meteorologist

WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan

PART 1: COLDEST HIGH'S AND LOW'S OF WINTER 2010-2011 ACROSS EUROPE'S CITIES


City                              High/Low         Longest period below freezing


Glasgow, Scotland:      High 18, Low 7     Dec 17-24, 2010 (8 days)

Edinburgh, Scotland     High 19, Low 3     Dec 17-24, 2010 (8 days)

De Bilt, Netherlands     High 21, Low 12    Dec 17-24, 2010 (8 days)

Copenhagen, Denmark  High 25, Low 10   Dec 13-30, 2010 (13 days)

Oslo, Norway             High 7, Low -6       Dec 1-30, 2010 (30 days)

Prague, Czech Rep     High 14, Low 2      Jan 27-Feb 3, 2011 (8 days)

Berlin, Germany           High 19, Low 6     Dec 13-22, 2010 (10 days)

Budapest, Hungary      High 19, Low 9     Dec 26, 2010-Jan 1, 2011 (7 days)

Warsaw, Poland          High 12, Low 0     Feb 13-28, 2011 (16 days)

Moscow, Russia          High -3, Low -16   Jan 12-Feb 2, 2011 (22 days)

Tallinn, Estonia           High 4, Low -18    Dec 8, 2010-Jan 7, 2011 (31 days)

Helsinki, Finland          High -1, Low -20   Dec 1, 2010-Jan 8, 2011 (39 days)

MORE STATS FROM OTHER CITIES, ON OTHER CONTINENTS COMING UP!

STATS COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER PRO                

WHAT'S REACHING TODAY'S BLOGS?

Good Morning Virginia. Yes, There is a Tornado Watch
Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather

Severe Weather Today... Snow and Ice across the Northeast
Henry Margusity, AccuWeather

THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY

TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER

HIGH: 90 degrees at Brownsville, TX
LOW: -19 degrees at Boulder, WY

TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE

HIGH: 44 degrees
LOW: 24 degrees

TODAY'S CONDITIONS (LOCALLY)
Today started off cold under an overnight of clear skies and light winds which allowed the temperature to fall to the chilliest levels of February, though it was warmer both overall this month as well as the lowest temperature achieved than last February. The coldest low last February was 19 degrees and there was more snow (markedly so in the nearby hills where the midpoint of last February saw the deepest snow in the Campsies all of last winter at around 2 feet deep.) Today overall stayed picture perfect with clear, sunny skies and mild temperatures.

Thanks for reading.
-Mark

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