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Extreme
heat warning for South Australia, with temperatures hitting 42C
State
Emergency Service warns of public health risk, with extreme
temperatures also forecast for Victoria on Saturday
15
December, 2015
An
extreme heat warning has been issued for South
Australia as
the state continues to swelter through heatwave conditions.
The
mercury reached 36.2C in Adelaide on
Tuesday and the Bureau of Meteorology says the city’s top
temperatures will be 39C on Wednesday and will not fall below 40C
until a mild change on Sunday.
The
heatwave is expected to peak on Saturday with a top of 42C forecast.
The
State Emergency Service says the conditions pose a risk to public
safety and people are urged to take appropriate precautions to ensure
their safety and the safety of others, especially elderly relatives,
friends and neighbours.
Residents
have also been warned to prepare for power cuts as demands on the
electricity network increase.
Adelaide’s
week-long December heatwave will be the first for the city since 2009
and only the second since the 1930s.
Melbourne
may also reach 40C on Saturday, which would make it the hottest
December day since New Year’s Eve 2010. Rod Dickson, duty
forecaster for the Bureau of Meteorology in Victoria, said the city’s
temperature was forecast to reach 39C, but it could well tip over.
Dickson
said it was expected to remain warm overnight on Saturday, dropping
down to just 24C early on Sunday morning.
Conditions
are likely to be testing for Saturday’s A-League derby between
Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. Last month, Sydney
FC coach Graham Arnold warned that a player could die unless
the A-League changed its heat policy, after the club played in 34C
heat in Perth.
As
of Wednesday, the Victorian department of health had not issued an
extreme heat warning.
Severe
thunderstorms in Sydney after tornado warning - live
Destructive
winds, hailstones and flash flooding sweep through Sydney
- Roof collapses at the Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction
- Widespread damage in southern and eastern suburbs
- Flights diverted to Melbourne
- Warnings in place for Blue Mountains, Newcastle and Gosford
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2015/dec/16/tornado-warning-issued-as-sydney-braces-for-massive-storm-live
Bright
skies: Temperatures are set to soar
Two
weather systems keep 2015 on track to be hottest year ever, with
current El Niño phenomenon likely to be one of three strongest in
half century
Latest
Noaa report reveals 2015 temperatures were in some cases 3C above
long-term average and 70% of ice pack in March was made of first-year
ice
The
Arctic experienced record air temperatures and a new low in peak ice
extent during 2015, with scientists warning that climate change is
having “profound effects” on the entire marine ecosystem and the
indigenous communities that rely upon it.
The
latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) report
card on the state of the Arctic revealed the annual average air
temperature was 1.3C (2.3F) above the long-term average – the
highest since modern records began in 1900. In some parts of the icy
region, the temperature exceeded 3C (5.4F) above the average, taken
from 1981 to 2010.
This
record heat has been accompanied by diminishing ice. The Arctic Ocean
reached its peak ice cover on 25 February – a full 15 days earlier
than the long-term average and the lowest extent recorded since
records began in 1979. The minimum ice cover, which occurred on 11
September, was the fourth smallest in area on record.
UK
weather: Hottest December for nearly 70 years predicted as
temperatures hit 16C
The
mild spell is due to begin tomorrow and continue over the weekend,
beating New York at 7C and San Francisco at 13C
15
December, 2015
Britain
will be basking in a Winter Warmerland this week as temperatures hit
16C – 10 degrees above average.
Forecasters
believe unseasonal balmy conditions in much of the country could
nudge the UK’s 1948 record December high of 18.3C (65F) in the
Highlands.
The
mild spell is due to begin tomorrow and continue over the weekend,
beating New York at 7C and San Francisco at 13C.
And
there is no frost threat to early blooming daffodils spotted in Lode,
near Cambridge, and other parts of the country.
Met
Office meteorologist
Emma Sharples said: "As we go into the second half of the week
we might well see temperatures reaching 15 to 16C predominantly in
central and Southern parts.
"But
even North East England and East Anglia could see temperatures that
high as well.
PA
Less
of this: A snowplough clears a road in the village of Nenthead in
Cumbria
"The
average maximum temperature for the UK in December is 6.7C - so it's
potentially almost 10C above average which is fairly exceptional for
the time of year."
The
end-of-year heatwave is being caused by tropical maritime winds from
the South bringing warm air to Britain from the Azores.
Leon
Brown, meteorologist at The Weather Channel UK, said: "We may
get close to record temperatures at some locations in the UK later
this week and weekend if we see 17C anywhere, which is possible
"South
to southwest winds for much of this week over the UK, hence the mild
weather arriving.
"Temperatures
13 to 15C across much of England by Wednesday afternoon.
"Rain
over the west on Thursday as a cold front moves eastwards, but ahead
of it some very mild weather for central to eastern England with
temperatures 15 to 16C.
PA
Gone
for weekend: A snow-covered hillside at Killhope mine in Co Durham
"Friday
a little fresher but still mild reaching 12 to 13C in the south.
Turning wet across the NW.
"This
weekend the south and SE looks like staying mainly dry and also very
mild with moderate to fresh SSW winds. Temperatures 6 to 8C above
normal at 14 to 16C.
"The
north mild and wet with fresh to strong SSW winds, then turning a bit
colder and showery by Sunday, but temperatures still 7 to 10C above
normal."
Much
of Western and central Europe is also set to enjoy a sleigh-bell
Santa scorchio this week - with temperatures in the mid 20s Celcius
possible in Spain and South West France.
Weather
Channel UK forecaster Leon said: "For the week running up to
Christmas it'll be even wetter again and often windy.
"About
150-200% of normal precipitation can be expected, but weather systems
moving quickly in a strong jet stream over the UK.
"Temperatures
still mild, but dropping back to nearer normal across the north.
"Only
chance of snow at Christmas looks like being over the Scottish
Highlands."
Flooding: One Oregon propery owner's story
Water
of lake Poopó, disappears, and the inhabitants ask for attention
Drought,
irrigation diversion and dams in Chile and Peru divert water from Rio
Mauri leaving Bolivia's second largest lake a desert of wind-blown
sand.
Poopo
is a BIG lake in a closed basin fed by one river, the Rio Mauri.
Bolivia has long been denouncing Chile and Peru diverting water from
the Mauri for dams and irrigation, not to mention mining pollution
they are dumping in.
The
last drought of this magnitude was 1982-1983 which was one major
factor in bring down Bolivia's first democratically elected
government (socialist).
The
indigenous people along the lake are hoping the El Nino will bring
torrential rains to refill the lake. In the meantime 1000's of dead
fish, dead flamingos and sandstorms are the norm.
More
than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas
for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor
slammed into the archipelago nation Monday, officials said.
Melor
crossed the central Burias Island late Monday, with authorities
warning that traditional thatched homes were unlikely to withstand
the strong winds and that crops may suffer heavy losses. There were
no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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