2024

EXTREME WEATHER 2024

SolarCycle 24: 2013 x 2014 x 2015 x 2016 x 2017
Solar Cycle 25: 2021-23 x 2024

STORM HENK HITS UK

DEC 31 2023: X-5 CLASS FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & CME
JAN 1: AURORAS OVER NORWAY

JAN 2: -Storm Henk barrels into UK as 94mph winds and flash floods sparks travel hell and evacuations The UK Met Office warned Storm Henk would bring further severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain. Wide areas of England and Wales recorded more than 40 mm of rain in 24 hours. River levels increased and the Environment Agency issued more than 250 flood warnings for areas of England.

DUBAI FLASH FLOODING

APRIL 15, M-CLASS FLARE & GEOEFFECTIVE CME
APRIL 16, GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS

April 15-17, The rains began in UAE late on Monday, intensifying the next day on Tuesday and officially concluding on Wednesday. The UAE witnessed a record-breaking rainfall in a 24 hour period, surpassing Emirati meteorological data since records began in 1949. The highest rainfall was recorded in the Khatm Al Shakla area in Al Ain, reaching 254.8 mm in less than 24 hours. Widespread flooding was reported in all seven emirates with estimated rainfall of 40 mm, up to 100 mm was estimated in some parts of the UAE.

WILD FIRES & FLASH FLOODING

MAY 7,: – The sunspot has grown so large it now rivals the Carrington sunspot of 1859 in size and appearance. Sprawling almost 200,000 km from end to end, it is 15 times wider than Earth. You can see AR3664 through ordinary eclipse glasses with no magnification.

MAY 10: CLASS-G5 GEOMAGNETIC STORM – The first of six CMEs hurled toward Earth by giant sunspot AR3664 hit our planet’s magnetic field today. The impact on May 10th at 1645 UT sparked a geomagnetic storm, which is now extreme. More CMEs are following close behind and could extend the storm into the weekend.

May 10-11: HISTORIC AURORAS – The geomagnetic storms produced auroras across Europe, Asia, Mexico, and all 50 US states–even Hawaii. Hundreds of millions of people saw the colored lights for the first time in their lives, with photographers catching shots they couldn’t have previously imagined.

MAY 11: ALBERTA WILDFIRES – 11 new wildfire prompt evacuation alerts expanded near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Residents of Fort McMurray and the nearby community of Saprae Creek as an out-of-control wildfire burns south of the city.

May 12: BRITISH COLUMBIA WILDFIRES – One of the largest fires burning in the province of British Columbia is the Parker Lake Wildfire. As of Sunday, the blaze had burned more than 6,100 acres. Local authorities urged the entire town of Fort Nelson to evacuate and use as few vehicles as possible in an effort to conserve fuel in the region about 400 miles east of Juneau, Alaska.

May 12: MANATOBA WILDFIRES- Massive wildfire in Manitoba has grown exponentially. The out-of-control wildfire near Flin Flon grew from 3,000 hectares Saturday to its current size of 35,000 hectares, according to the latest bulletin. The province says the blaze is within one kilometre of the community of Cranberry Portage, which is being evacuated.

May 12: AFGHANISTAN FLASH FLOODING devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing over 300 people and injuring more than 1,600, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of havoc.

MAY 13: INDONESIA FLASH FLOODING At least 41 people have now been confirmed dead after hours of torrential rain triggered flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend. 17 other people remained missing after the downpour swept ash and large rocks down Mount Marapi, the most active volcano on Sumatra island.

EUROPE FLASH FLOODING

SEPT 10: EXTREME UV FLASH & FULL HALO CME – Sunspot AR3814 exploded directly facing Earth: The ultraviolet flash (category M1.2) ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere and caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. Active sunspot AR3814 is crackling with solar flares and may have hurled as many as four CMEs toward Earth in the past 36 hours.

SEPT 12-13 X-CLASS FLARE & G3 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM

SEPT 15-16: At least eight people have died after the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a month’s worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague.

JAPAN FLASH FLOODING

SEPT 14: – X-5 CLASS FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH AND CME
SEPT 16: G4-CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS

SEPT 22: Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, as more than a dozen rivers overflowed by late morning on Saturday, . On Saturday morning 121mm of rain was recorded in one hour in Wajima, and 84.5mm in Suzu. This was the heaviest rain observed in these locations since comparative data became available in 1929. Niigata and Yamagata prefectures were also affected with 16,000 people told to evacuate.

Elsewhere, Storm Boris moved into Italy late last week, having earlier caused devastation and some of the worst floods in decades in parts of Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland. More than 1,000 people in Emilia-Romagna were forced to evacuate after floods and landslides. The Italian air force was called in to rescue people who had escaped the flood water by climbing on to their rooftops in several towns.

On the Adriatic coast, the seaside resort of Falconara Marittima had more than 200mm of rain over Wednesday and Thursday. The September average is just 67mm. More than 300mm was recorded in the Apennine mountain region. Conditions improved on Friday and during the course of the weekend as the low pressure responsible for the extreme rainfall eased away.

In stark contrast to the wet weather, northern Portugal has been suffering the effects of deadly wildfires. The prime minister declared a “state of calamity” for the areas worst affected on Tuesday. By Wednesday, 5,000 firefighters were battling more than 100 wildfires. Seven people have died, including three firefighters. Favourable weather conditions helped firefighters to contain the vast majority of the blazes by Friday.

SPANISH FLASH FLOODING

OCT 26,2024: X-CLASS DOUBLE SOLAR FLARES & CMEs
OCT 28,2024: GEOMAGNETIC STORM AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS
OCT 31 2024 – EXTREME UV FLASH & AURORAS IN NORWAY

OCT 30-31, 2024, SPANISH FLASH FLOODING: – Torrential rain caused by an isolated low-pressure area at high levels brought over a year’s worth of precipitation to several areas in eastern Spain, including the Valencian Community, Castilla–La Mancha, and Andalusia. The resulting floodwaters caused the deaths of at least 217 people and substantial property damage.

Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. The 1957 Valencia flood, caused by a three-day cold drop significantly overflowed the Túria river and resulted in at least 81 fatalities. In September 2019, floods killed six people in Vega Baja del Segura.

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