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Cyclone Freda brings big swell, stingers to Gold and Sunshine Coasts, as inland Queensland swelters

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The Courier-Mail  ~1/02/13, Jessica Elder and Peter Hall

Surfers Paradise wild seas swell surf

Lifesavers on patrol as wild seas pound the coastline at Surfers Paradise. Picture: Luke Marsden. Source: The Courier-Mail

LIFESAVERS are bracing for another dangerous day, with cyclone-fuelled swell and stingers threatening holidaymakers lured to southeast Queensland beaches by hot weather.

Beachgoers are being warned to swim between the flags, with dozens rescued from the wild surf yesterday and dangerous seas set to continue over the next few days.

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UK braced for yet more flooding with 76 serious flood warnings in place, including 13 in already-saturated Yorkshire

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The Independent - 1/02/13, John Hall

Majority of flood warnings in York
and surrounding villages

Flooded gardens in Ironbridge, Shropshire as the river Severn burst its banks. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Yorkshire residents are bracing themselves for yet more flooding today, after 13 separate warnings were issued across the region.

The majority of the flood warnings are in York and its surrounding villages, where much of the community is still trying to get back on its feet after serious localised flooding in November.

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Heliophysics 2012: Year in Review

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NASA - 12/31/12

SOHO sees comet Lovejoy's approach (left) and exit (right).

These two images were taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and show comet Lovejoy heading in toward the sun (left) and then emerging back out the other side (right) a day later. Credit: NASA/SOHO

As the year 2012 comes to a close, we look back on the major news events coming from NASA’s Heliophysics Division, which studies the sun-Earth connection.

We ended 2011 with a great deal of excitement as provided by comet Lovejoy’s trip around the sun in December, which had scientists and the public amazed with extraordinary imagery provided by the entire Heliophysics solar fleet.

To read the rest of this story, visit NASA.gov.

Increased levels of dust in the air for the first day of 2013

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The Watchers - 1/02/13, By Chillymanjaro

Research has shown that dust storms are increasing  in the Sahara Desert and that in parts of North Africa, annual dust production has increased tenfold in the last 50 years. Since dust storms transport large amounts of material for long distances, their increasing frequency could have serious consequences for the environment. Scientists say the deposition of dust could affect climate change, disease transmission and air pollution. One concern is that as dust deposits increase, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could change, directly affecting temperatures and rainfall. Last week we saw sand from Saudi Arabia’s Rub al Khali Desert blew over the...

Dust blows over Afghanistan (top center) and off the coasts of Iran and Pakistan. Air currents cause it to form long, parallel rows rather than an indistinct cloud. The dust reaches far over the Arabian Sea, where it is then swept westwards towards the Arabian Peninsula. (Credit: LANCE/MODIS)

New Philippine storm a possibility

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Asia One News - 1/02/13, Jeannette I. Andrade

MANILA, Philippines - With a low pressure area (LPA) spotted east of Mindanao and expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, the weather bureau has issued a forecast specifically for Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, two provinces hardest hit last month by Typhoon "Pablo."

Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecasters anticipate the LPA will develop into a tropical cyclone as it approaches the PAR.

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Strong jet steam spawned superstorms in December

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 1/01/13

January 1, 2013 – CLIMATE – The weather outside was truly frightful across much of the US and UK this holiday season. In the US, a powerful winter storm whipped up heavy snow, icy winds and a record number of tornadoes in late December, causing at least 15 deaths. Such storms are not unusual at this time of year, but an especially strong jet stream made the storm more intense, says meteorologist Greg Carbin of the US National Weather Service. “One of the more remarkable places was Little Rock, Arkansas,” says Carbin. “It shattered the prior record for snowfall on Christmas Day.” Little Rock, which hadn’t seen a white Christmas since 1926, was hit with more than 25 centimeters of snow.

 

Cyclone Freda weakening near New Caledonia

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ABC Radio Australia - 1/01/13

 Satellite image shows Tropical Cyclone south of the Solomons and west of Vanuatu as it continues to move southward over the Coral Sea towards New Caledonia. (Credit: ABC licensed)
 

Tropical Cyclone Freda is located off northern New Caledonia, moving south-southeast at about 10 kilometres an hour.

The category two storm is generating sustained winds at the centre of around 110 kilometres an hour.

To read the rest of this story, visit ABC Radio Australia.

Centuries-old Bridge Washed Away In Deluge That Never Ends

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Express.co.UK - 1/01/13, John Chapman

The Tarr Steps across the swollen River Barle near Dulverton

The Tarr Steps across the swollen River Barle near Dulverton

TORRENTIAL rain battered Britain last night – bringing a soggy end to one of the wettest years on record and threatening to dampen New Year’s Eve celebrations to ring in 2013.Up to 1.3 inches of rain was forecast in areas of Wales and the south of England.To read the rest of this story, visit Express.co.UK.

 

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