Extreme weather

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May Day storm hits HK; almost 10,000 lightening strikes in 14 hrs

Hong Kong saw 9,437 cloud-to-ground lightening strikes across a 14-hour period,, as severe storms lashed the territory into May Day.

hongkongfp.com

 

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May Day storm hits HK; almost 10,000 lightening strikes in 14 hrs

Hong Kong saw 9,437 cloud-to-ground lightening strikes across a 14-hour period,, as severe storms lashed the territory into May Day.

hongkongfp.com

Yikes! That's a lot of lightning!

 

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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/02/climate/golf-ball-hailstones-france-wine-climate-intl/index.html

 

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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/02/climate/golf-ball-hailstones-france-wine-climate-intl/index.html

That's crazy. I've seen pictures of cars getting totalled by hail that big.

 

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‘It’s going to be worse’: Brazil braces for more pain amid record flooding

The death toll has climbed to 56 in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, with tens of thousands displaced.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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Dashcam shows tornado obliterate Nebraska building

 

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Dashcam shows tornado obliterate Nebraska building

Lucky no one was killed.

 

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Crazy!!!!!

 

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declares state of emergency in parts of state over tornadoes

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency in areas of Michigan due to the tornadoes that hit the area Tuesday.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Sithborg]

Yeah, sounds like there was another 3-4 in MI just now.

 

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declares state of emergency in parts of state over tornadoes

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency in areas of Michigan due to the tornadoes that hit the area Tuesday.

abcnews.go.com

The planet doesn't want us here anymore.

 

[Sithborg]

Whoops, theres another tornado.

EDIT: NVM, its two....

 

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Whoops, theres another tornado.

Wrap yourself in bubble wrap.

 

[Sithborg]

Wrap yourself in bubble wrap.

They are pretty far away from me, and not heading near me.

JFC, someone speculated one may be an EF4.

 

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Brazil floods: More intense rain expected as death toll reaches 107 | CNN

Storms are expected to pummel Brazil again, as the South American nation grapples with the deadly fallout of last week’s extreme weather, which submerged whole neighborhoods.

amp.cnn.com

 

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Brazil floods: More intense rain expected as death toll reaches 107 | CNN

Storms are expected to pummel Brazil again, as the South American nation grapples with the deadly fallout of last week’s extreme weather, which submerged whole neighborhoods.

amp.cnn.com

Those poor people.

 

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Over 100 Wildfires Burn in Mexico Amid Heat Wave

Parts of the country have also been dealing with drought.

time.com

 

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Afghan floods leave more than 300 dead, thousands homeless, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

www.france24.com

 

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Over 100 Wildfires Burn in Mexico Amid Heat Wave

Parts of the country have also been dealing with drought.

time.com

Afghan floods leave more than 300 dead, thousands homeless, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

www.france24.com

Stories like these are probably just going to get worse as time goes on.

 

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Afghanistan needs to give their rain to Mexico.

 

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Wildfires from 2023 reignite, and thousands from NE British Columbia and Alberta evacuate.

Last night in NE British Columbia, 3000 residents of Fort Nelson and the nearby First Nation of Fort Nelson and Prophet River First Nations were ordered to evacuate their homes after a fast-moving wildfire advanced on the localities. The blaze started...

www.dailykos.com

 

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