20.1.2020 winterstorm with snow hits Atlantic and St. Johns, Canada
Last change: Isolde Moussot 23.01.2020
Unusually large amounts of snow come with a winter s. They say they've never seen snow like this before. The country is in a state of emergency, medicine, food, everything is missing.
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Storm Gloria in Spain, Mallorca, Ibiza and Southern France
https://www.merkur.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-we
Side days raging the storm Gloria. At least 9 dead and 4 missing persons have been reported in the media to date. Also some injured people were reported. A "storm gaffer" was hit by a wave on his locker.
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https://www.merkur.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-we
https://www.hna.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-welle
https://www.rtl.de/cms/unwetter-in-spanien-tossa-de-mar-versinkt-in-ma
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article228195949/Mallorca-Unwett
http://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=547
Storm Gloria hits Spain and then Southern France
The storm Gloria hits Spain with very high waves, floods and snow. At least 4 people are killed in Spain. In France 1500 people are evacuated and 23 000 households are without electricity.
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22.1.2020 Llança, Girona, Spain
Überschwemmungen in Queensland, Australien
Ein Megasturm hat schwere Überflutungen in Queensland verursacht.
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A tornado, storm and torrential rain in the south of Italy
In Matera and Metapontino, a storm with torrential rainfall led to flooding. In Policoro there was a tornado.
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Film on climate change and the future of our planet
in the Zdf-mediathek Germany
https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/die-klima-detektive-kamp
The film is available in german language until 26.11.2019 in the Zdf-mediathek
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https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/die-klima-detektive-kamp
Typhoon Hagibis meets land in Japan
Strongest Typhoon since 60 Years
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.10.2019
With wind speeds of 225 km per hour, the Typhoon hit land at 7 p.m. today and caused devastating devastation. Pictures of floods and storm damage fill the news worldwide. In addition, an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Tokyo region.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50020108?SThisFB
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/taifun-in-japan-103.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/12/national/magnitude-5-7-ea
3 Tage war der Hurrikain Dorian über den Bahmas
Er hat schlimme Verwüstungen hinterlassen
Man-O-War Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas (CNN) - This is an island so rav
Auf den Abaco Islands, Bahamas wird von 90 bis 100 % Zerstörung gesprochen. Meterhohe Flutwellen ereichten die zumeist flachen Inseln. Der Sturm erreichte Windgeschwindigkeinten bis zu 295 km pro Stunde mit Böhen bis zu 355 km pro Stunde.
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Man-O-War Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas (CNN) - This is an island so rav
The hurricane is causing devastation. The water partially stands up to the 2nd floor. The inhabitants, who were not hit so hard, were asked to take in refugees and to act in neighbourly love.
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/us/hurricane-dorian-tuesday-wxc/index.h
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/sep/03/hurricane-dorian-ba
Hurrikan Dorian trifft mit 295km pro Stunde auf die Bahamas
Böhen erreichten bis zu 355 km pro Stunde
https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2019-09/wirbelsturm-dor
Der stärkste Wirbelsturm weltweit von diesem Jahr der Kategorie 5 hat schwere Schäden auf den Bahamas angerichtet. Bäume wurden umgeknickt, Häuser zerstört und meterhohe Überflutungen trafen die Bahamas.
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https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2019-09/wirbelsturm-dor
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/index
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian reaches the Bahamas
It's the strongest storm since records began
Last change: Isolde Moussot 01.09.2019
Hurricane Dorian reaches the Bahmas with a wind speed of up to 295 km per hour. The inhabitants were evacuated and accommodated in emergency shelters. It can come to tidal waves up to 7 m height.
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https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Hurrikan-Dorian-verwuestet-die-Bahamas-ar
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_86364054/
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-dorian-update-category-4-s
https://www.france24.com/fr/20190901-ouragan-dorian-frappe-bahamas-ple
Stürme und Ihre Entstehung
Was ist ein Orkan, Hurrikan, Taifun, Zyklon oder Tornado?
Last change: Isolde Moussot 03.05.2019
Wind mit einer Geschwindigkeit ab 74 km/Stunde nennt man Sturm. Wind entsteht hauptsächlich, wenn unterschiedliche Luftdruckräume aufeinander treffen. Dabei bewegen sich Luftteilchen aus dem Gebiet mit dem höheren Luftruck ...