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Tropical Storm Erick Along Mexican Coast Seen By NASA’s TRMM Satellite

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RedOrbit -  Posted on July 9, 2013 

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Tropical Storm Erick has been bringing some rain and rough surf along the southwestern coast of Mexico for a couple of days, and on July 7, 2013, NASA’s TRMM satellite saw two areas of heavy rain within Erick on opposite ends of the storm. Meanwhile, the rainfall from the remnants of nearby Tropical Depression Dalila had dissipated.

Huge iceberg breaks away from the Pine Island glacier in the Antarctic

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The Watchers, 7/10/13, Adonai

A huge area of the ice shelf measuring 720 square kilometers broke away on July 8, 2013, from the Pine Island glacier, the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic. It is now floating in the Amundsen Sea in the form of a very large iceberg.

Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have been following this natural spectacle via the earth observation satellites TerraSAR-X from the German Space Agency (DLR) and have documented it in many individual images. The data is intended to help solve the physical puzzle of this “calving“.

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Severe floods and deadly landslides hit Sichuan province, China (video)

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The Watchers, 7/10/13, Adonai

After days of torrential rain and heavy flooding across parts of southwest China, a deadly landslide occurred in Zhongxing town, Sichuan province, on July 10, 2013. More than 100 rescuers are on the scene at this time.

State media said landslide has buried between 30 and 40 people.Since Monday evening strong rain has affected more than 508,000 people in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. About 300 homes were destroyed by heavy rain and three bridges have collapsed in the cities of Jiangyou and Deyang.

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250 000 people displaced due to severe flooding in Assam, India

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The Watchers, 7/9/13- Adonai

Official reports today mention nearly 250 000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to flooding in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. About 400 villages have been hit by floods since Friday, July 5, 2013 after the Jiadhol and Kumatia rivers, fed by monsoon rains, started creating havoc. 

On Saturday (July 6, 2013) - Dhemaji, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Chirang districts have all been affected by the flood. Dhemaji district,  located at the easternmost part of the state on northern bank of Brahmaputra, is the worst-hit district every year.

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Lousiana Sinkhole Update

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June 21, 2013 (Source: Assumption Parish OEP)

 

More seismic activity and a burp was reported by the Assumption Parish Police Jury Thursday night.

The Police Jury blog reported just after 11 p.m. that there was a burp in the giant sinkhole in Bayou Corne. They also reported seismic activity in and around the sinkhole has been active for the past few days.

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Toronto Floods 2013: Power Outages, GO Train Chaos Plague Region After Record Rainfall

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TORONTO - Utility crews were still at work Tuesday morning trying to restore electricity to thousands of customers left in the dark by flood-related blackouts.

A record-setting rainfall struck the Greater Toronto Area on Monday afternoon, resulting in traffic chaos, flooded basements and widespread power outages.

Hydro One said about 300,000 people in the west end of the Greater Toronto Area were without power due to ‘‘significant flooding‘‘ at two transmission stations.

The utility said although 30,000-to-40,000 people had their power restored, the amount of flooding was impacting its ability to complete the repairs. Hydro One said it was not clear how quickly power would be restored.

Toronto Hydro said on its Twitter page that approximately 35,000 of its customers remained without power early today, mainly in the west end.

Signs Of Change The Past Week Or So July 2013 Part 1

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HawkkeyDavisChannel, 7/7/13

Published on Jul 6, 2013

If you didn't think anything was going on, well guess again! Hail storms, floods, earthquakes, huge tsunami like waves and more has taking place the past week or so. Feel free to download and share. Thanks for watching here, and stay safe.

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