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    Evacuations ordered in southern China ahead of arrival of deadly Typhoon Rai

    Nearly 500 people were evacuated from Sansha city in China’s southern island province of Hainan ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Rai on December 18, 2021. Residents were encouraged to evacuate before more extreme conditions developed because of the storm. The super typhoon killed at least 208 people as it ravaged southern areas of the Philippines on December 16.

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    Death toll from Typhoon Rai surges to 375 in Philippines

    The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has reached 375, the national police said Monday, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years.

    Another 500 were injured and 56 were missing after Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, the police tally showed.

    More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Rai slammed into the country on Thursday as a super typhoon.

    The Philippine Red Cross has reported “complete carnage” in coastal areas.

    “Homes, hospitals, school and community buildings have been ripped to shreds,” Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon said earlier.

    The storm tore off roofs, uprooted trees, toppled concrete power poles, smashed wooden houses to pieces and flooded villages – sparking comparisons with Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

    Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, was the deadliest cyclone on record in the country, leaving more than 7,300 people dead or missing.

    One of the hardest-hit islands this time was Bohol – known for its beaches, rolling “Chocolate Hills”, and tiny tarsier primates – where at least 74 people have died, provincial Governor Arthur Yap said on his official Facebook page.

    There has also been widespread destruction on Siargao, Dinagat and Mindanao islands, which bore the brunt of the storm when it slammed into the country packing wind speeds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour.

    At least 10 people died on the Dinagat Islands, provincial information officer Jeffrey Crisostomo told AFP on Sunday.

    S.O.S was painted on a road in the popular tourist town of General Luna on Siargao island, where surfers and holidaymakers had flocked ahead of Christmas, as people struggle to find water and food.

    Swathes of the affected areas have no communications, hampering efforts of disaster agencies to assess the full extent of the storm’s damage.

    Electricity also has been knocked out, affecting water-refilling stations and ATMs.

    Thousands of military, police, coast guard and fire personnel have been deployed to assist in search and rescue efforts.

    Coast guard and naval vessels carrying food, water and medical supplies have been dispatched, while heavy machinery – like backhoes and front-end loaders – have been sent to help clear roads blocked by fallen power poles and trees.

    Rai hit the Philippines late in the typhoon season – most cyclones typically develop between July and October.

    Scientists have long warned that typhoons are becoming more powerful and strengthening more rapidly as the world becomes warmer because of human-driven climate change.

    The Philippines – ranked among the globe’s most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change – is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons every year, which typically wipe out harvests, homes and infrastructure in already impoverished areas. https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pac...-more-than-200

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    Floods in Malaysia displace over 22,000 people

    Over 22,000 people were evacuated throughout Malaysia Sunday as the country faces some of its worst flooding in years.

    The neighbouring nation often sees stormy monsoon seasons at the end of the year, with seasonal flooding regularly causing mass evacuations.

    Heavy downpours since Friday have caused rivers to overflow, submerging many urban areas and cutting off major roads, stranding thousands of motorists.

    Almost 22,000 flood victims in eight states and territories were recorded on an official government website, with over 10,000 of them in the central state of Pahang.

    More than 5,000 people fled their homes in the country's richest state of Selangor -- which surrounds the capital Kuala Lumpur -- with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressing surprise at the strong flooding there.

    "In Selangor, the situation happened as if by surprise because the monsoon season... rarely has floods occurring in Selangor," he said in a late-night Saturday press conference.

    A government website showed water exceeding dangerous levels in six central and northeastern states Sunday morning.

    Dozens of bus routes in and around the Malaysian capital have been cancelled and train services leading to the port city of Klang were suspended.

    While the rainy weather has slowed in some areas, the Meteorological Department warned that the downpour was expected to continue in parts of Pahang.

    Malaysia's worst flooding in decades came in 2014, forcing some 118,000 people to flee.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/22...-22-000-people


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    Typhoon Rai causes devastation in the Philippines


    In statements posted on Facebook, Yap ordered mayors in his province of more than 1.2 million people to invoke their emergency powers to secure food packs for large numbers of people along with drinking water. Both have been urgently sought in several hard-hit towns.

    After joining a military aerial survey of typhoon-ravaged towns, Yap said “it is very clear that the damage sustained by Bohol is great and all-encompassing.”

    He said the initial inspection did not cover four towns where the typhoon blew in as it rampaged through central island provinces on Thursday and Friday. The government said about 780,000 people were affected, including more than 300,000 residents who had to evacuate their homes.

    At least 64 other typhoon deaths were reported by the disaster-response agency, the national police and local officials. Most were hit by falling trees and collapsed walls, drowned in flash floods or were buried in landslides. Officials on Dinagat Islands, one of the southeastern provinces first pounded by the typhoon, separately reported 10 deaths just from a few towns, bringing the overall fatalities so far to 146.

    President Rodrigo Duterte flew to the region Saturday and promised 2 billion pesos ($40 million) in aid. He met officials in Maasin City in Southern Leyte province where he was born. Duterte’s family later relocated to the southern city of Davao, where he served as a longtime mayor before rising to the presidency.

    “The moment I was born into this world, I told my mother, `Let’s not stay here because this place is really prone to typhoons,’” Duterte told officials.

    At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph), making it one of the most powerful in recent years to hit the disaster-prone archipelago, which lies between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/typho...b0c7d8b89035f7



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    Typhoon in Philippines leaves over 30 dead in its wake

    A typhoon that tore through parts of the Philippines beginning Thursday left more than 30 people dead and several others injured, though officials are still trying to determine the extent of the damage, The Associated Press reported.

    The typhoon, dubbed Rai, hit the southeastern coast of the Philippines on Thursday, with impact concentrated in the central and southern island provinces. The destruction left at least 31 people dead, one person missing and at least three people injured, according to the main disaster response agency for the country, the news outlet noted.

    Before the weather event occurred, more than 300,000 people were able to be safely evacuated. Rai had gusts of up to 168 mph and sustained winds of 121 mph per hour.

    Some provinces were left without cellphone connection or power, the AP reported.

    “We may have survived, but we cannot do the same in the coming days because of our limited capacities as an island province,” Arlene Bag-ao, governor of the Dinagat Islands province, said in a statement on the government’s website.

    She also urged for temporary shelters and food to be provided, among other critical supplies, according to the AP.

    She said that her province “has been leveled to the ground.”

    President Rodrigo Duterte said he would survey the region of the country affected by the storm this weekend. He noted he would look into financial assistance given that the coronavirus pandemic drained the country's contingency funds, according to the news outlet.

    According to CNN, Typhoon Rai is the 15th to impact the country in 2021 alone. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-en...ad-in-its-wake


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    Super typhoon Rai: Philippine tourist island Siargao among areas hit

    A popular tourist island is among areas left devastated after a powerful typhoon ripped through the southern Philippines, officials say.

    Super typhoon Rai made landfall on the holiday island of Siargao on Thursday, bringing winds of about 195km/h (120mph) and heavy rainfall.

    The tropical storm has levelled homes on islands along its path, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

    The UN says some 13 million people may be affected.

    So far 12 people are confirmed to have died, according to reports.

    On Siargao trees were uprooted and power lines toppled as thousands were forced to take shelter amid widespread flooding.

    The main airport terminal has been damaged but the runway is clear for relief operations, officials said.

    As the storm barrelled westward, it hit the large islands of Leyte, Bohol, and Cebu, causing flash flooding after rivers burst their banks.

    More homes had to be evacuated and videos posted on social media showed extensive wind damage to buildings in Cebu city - the second largest city in the Philippines.

    In the province of Surigao del Norte, west of Siargao Island, Surigao city mayor Ernesto Matugas described Rai's impact as "severe".

    "Everything sustained damage - roofs were blown off, access roads blocked by landslides," he told Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN.

    The Philippines is used to powerful storms - it is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons a year.

    Super typhoon Goni left a trail of death and destruction in November 2020. It was the most powerful storm to hit the country since Typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,000 people in 2013.: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59663829

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  • S Landreth
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    Super typhoon kills at least 3 people in Philippines

    Super Typhoon Rai has killed at least three people after lashing the central and southern Philippines, officials said Friday, per AP.

    Threat level: The storm that's equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane is the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines this year — causing over 300,000 people to evacuate coastal areas as it triggered flooding, communications and power outages and uprooted trees Thursday, AFP notes.

    Officials said the outages were hindering rescue efforts and fallen trees and debris were blocking roads, according to AP.

    The big picture: Rai was packing maximum sustained winds of 121 mph with gusts of 150 mph as it lashed coastal communities before slightly weakening after making landfall in Surigao del Norte province's Siargao Island.

    It still had sustained winds of 96 mph with gusts of up to 133 mph as it headed toward the western Palawan province before heading into the South China Sea, AP reports. https://www.axios.com/typhoon-rai-ph...4984c8349.html

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    Biden surveys 'beyond belief' tornado damage in Kentucky, commits to federal aid

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday surveyed damage in Kentucky he described as "beyond belief" and met with families in neighborhoods ravaged by deadly tornadoes last weekend.

    After Biden surveyed the destruction in Mayfield by air and then on the ground, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear later choked up when thanking Biden publicly and introducing him in Dawson Springs, where Biden had stopped and talked to families whose homes were destroyed, including a 12-year-old girl carrying an American flag in a neighborhood where nearly every tree had been uprooted.

    Biden opened his remarks by reminding people used to travel to Dawson Springs for the city's healing waters, but, Biden said, "Now it's our turn to help the entire town to heal."

    "I intend to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes to support your state and local leaders, and as you recover and rebuild because you will recover and you will rebuild," Biden said, surrounded by storm damage. "The scope and scale of this destruction is almost beyond belief. When you look around here, it's almost beyond belief. These tornadoes devoured everything in their path."

    He also offered condolences for those who lost someone and insisted "something good must happen" from the tragedy.

    "I met one couple on the way up, said they're still looking for four of their friends. They don't know where they are. And those who have lost someone, there's no words for the pain of losing someone. A lot of us know it." Biden said.

    "Keep the faith," Biden added. "No one is walking away. We are in this for the long haul."

    Ahead of his remarks, Biden updated a presidential disaster declaration to boost federal disaster funds from 75% to 100% coverage for debris removal and emergency protective measures in Kentucky for a 30-day period.: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bide...ry?id=81770219


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    Typhoon 'Odette' makes landfall in Carcar, Cebu; further weakens


    Typhoon ‘Odette’ has further weakened as it made landfall in Carcar, Cebu on Thursday night, Dec. 16, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

    As of 10 p.m. on Thursday (Dec. 16) the center of Odette was last observed within the vicinity of Carcar, Cebu. Despite weakening, it still packs maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph. It is moving westward at 35 kph.: https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/17/typhoon...eakens-pagasa/

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    Thousands evacuated in Philippines as super typhoon lashes coast

    Tens of thousands of people evacuated central and southern Philippines coastal areas before a rapidly intensifying super typhoon made landfall in Surigao del Norte province's Siargao Island on Thursday.

    Why it matters: Officials fear Typhoon Rai's powerful winds and rain could cause major damage to the region. Flood warnings have been issued for several areas. Rai was packing maximum sustained winds of 121 mph with gusts of 150 mph as it lashed coastal communities, per the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.: https://www.axios.com/typhoon-rai-ph...4984c8349.html

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    Tornado outbreak offers a grim climate warning

    The deadly tornado rampage across a six-state region Friday night into Saturday bears the hallmarks of climate change-related trends that scientists have been studying more closely in recent years.

    Why it matters: Climate change is altering the environment in which tornadoes form in ways that raise the odds of sparking dangerous severe weather outbreaks across the South and Mid-South, particularly during the fall and winter when the jet stream dives toward the region.

    The weekend outbreak illustrates an extreme scenario of what can happen when all the ingredients that cause devastating tornadoes come together in spades. These include a record warm, humid air mass and powerful winds that shift in speed/direction with height, which is known as wind shear.

    But the attribution of individual outbreaks, and to some extent overall trends, is trickier with tornadoes, researchers say, since they are small-scale phenomena when compared to other extreme events such as heat waves.

    Increasingly, though, climate change clues are emerging, and they're not encouraging.

    Tornado risk is increasing in the Mid-South and Southeast compared to the Plains states, and tornado occurrence is becoming more variable from year to year. A new study shows that as temperatures increase, so do key ingredients for severe weather outbreaks.

    The big picture: The latest outbreak stands apart from anything previously seen during the month of December. In some respects, what occurred was worse than anything that came before it, no matter what month you look at.

    The supercell thunderstorm that tracked for more than 250 miles from Arkansas into Kentucky spawned either a single tornado or family of twisters that may have broken the record for the longest tornado path length in U.S. history.

    That storm, feasting off an air mass that more closely resembled April or May than December, catapulted debris 30,000 feet into the air. Some rained down from the sky more than 100 miles away.

    The storms were the deadliest December tornado outbreak on record. If the Mayfield tornado is rated as an EF-5 on the tornado damage scale, it will be one of just three such high-end twisters to occur in December.

    Context: Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at Northern Illinois University, said he woke up Friday morning to a weather map that looked more like spring than December.

    A record warm air mass was in place across the Southeast and humidity was high. Both act as fuel for severe weather.

    The warmth and humidity were boosted by strong winds blowing north from the unusually warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf waters are running several degrees above average for this time of year.: https://www.axios.com/tornado-disast...3798814f9.html


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    Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes

    U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes hit the state on Friday, paving the way for additional federal aid, the White House said in a statement.

    As part of the declaration, federal aid will be provided to affected individuals in the counties of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor, and Warren, the statement said.

    The aid will include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

    Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear formally requested the declaration on Sunday after the twisters obliterated the small city of Mayfield and destroyed a candle factory.

    Biden received the request and approved it on Sunday evening, an administration official said.

    The governor said the tornadoes were the most destructive in the state's history and that even the sturdiest structures of steel and brick were flattened. One twister tore across 227 miles (365 km) of terrain, almost all of that in Kentucky, Beshear said.

    The Democratic president had previously declared the storms a federal emergency, enabling the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in the aftermath as thousands face housing, food, water and power shortages.

    But under an emergency declaration assistance is limited to $5 million, according to the FEMA website.

    A major disaster declaration has no such limit and "provides a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent work," FEMA's website says.: https://www.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-...222838273.html


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    'Quad-State Tornado' crossed four states in four hours, a rare December tornado

    One of the deadly tornadoes that erupted under the cloak of darkness overnight Friday into the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least 70 dead, may have set the record for the longest continuous tornado in American history.

    The devastating outbreak, which included more than 30 tornado reports across six states stretching across the Mississippi Valley, Southeast and Midwest, is also an extremely rare event this late into the year.

    One tornado, being called the "Quad-State Tornado" ripped across four states in four hours (Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky), slamming communities such as Monette, Arkansas, and Mayfield, Kentucky, which were two of the hardest hit towns.

    Much more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather...death-rcna8465

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    Flooding Rains—And Blizzard Conditions—Hit Hawaii

    Hawaii saw record temperatures over the weekend. Not for heat. For cold.

    Nighttime lows on the island of Oahu plunged to 56 degrees Fahrenheit — breaking a nearly 60-year record for what passes in Hawaii as extreme cold. Saturday’s daytime high was 70 degrees, the lowest on record, beating 76 degrees in 1965.

    And temperature was not the worst of it.

    Driving rain and relentless winds slammed Hawaii, as well — gusting to 40 mph in Honolulu and twice that speed atop Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, twin dormant volcanoes on the Big Island whose peaks reach more than 13,500 feet.

    It was enough that the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning as falling snow created near-whiteout conditions atop the mountains, accumulating to as much as a foot in some areas.

    Meteorologists call the weekend storm that could last through tomorrow a “kona low.” Hawaii State Climatologist Pao-Shin Chu said it was linked to a meteorological phenomenon known as the Pineapple Express. The term refers to moisture-laden atmospheric rivers that form in the Pacific and can rake Hawaii as they track eastward.

    "It can stay there for many, many days, sometimes a week, without moving, and it can dump a lot of rain," Chu said.

    The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said up to 25 inches of rain could fall between Sunday and Wednesday. “That’s TWO FEET OF RAIN," the agency tweeted in all caps. "Take precautions and look out for your family members and neighbors.”

    Yesterday morning, Honolulu County officials warned of “overflowing cesspools, sewer, manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals, and associated flood debris.”

    Schools and courts closed in Maui County amid rising risk from flooding and landslides. Forecasters said the low was slowly moving from east to west, and by this morning, rain should begin tapering off on the eastern islands.

    From his office at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa, Chu said the storm is among the largest he’s seen in more than 30 years of observation.

    Warmer ocean temperatures and a northward shift of subtropical atmospheric rivers — both signatures of climate change — may be intensifying the storm, he said, but such hypotheses require more research.

    Kona lows happen regularly in Hawaii, sometimes twice a year, Chu said. Previous studies indicate kona lows may happen less frequently as a result of climate change. But those results were published a decade ago, before a marked increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, he said.

    The primary climate signature of this storm is extreme precipitation and hurricane-force winds that are worsening flash flooding in coastal areas and blizzard conditions in the mountains.

    On Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, temperatures hovered around freezing yesterday, while snow eclipsed views of Mauna Kea’s summit and astronomical observatories. Winter snow is common at those high elevations, Chu said, but yesterday’s conditions called for extraordinary measures.

    “The access road to the summit of Mauna Kea will remain closed today due to icy road conditions, flurries, high winds and fog with poor visibility. The forecast also calls for heavy snow and convection,” officials at the Mauna Kea Weather Center said at 8 a.m. local time.

    The Maunakea Rangers were monitoring the mountain for stranded vehicles and individuals, while weather center officials expressed gratitude to those heeding the blizzard warnings.

    “Mahalo for your patience and understanding,” they said.: https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ns-hit-hawaii/

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