Big wildfires on Maui Island, Hawaii

Hurricane Dora sparkled those wildfires across some Hawaii islands due to heavy winds. One of the most hit is Maui Island. According to here https://n1info.rs/svet/video-na-ostrvu-maui-kao-u-grotlu-vulkana-ljudi-skakali-u-okean-da-se-spasu/  large numbers of farms burned out, and thousands of people got evacuated, even some people fled to the ocean to escape the blaze. Evacuating people is…

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Mauna Loa Volcano erupted

Manua Loa on Big Island in Hawaii, the largest volcano on the planet, recently erupted. Rising gradually to more than 4 km (13,100 ft) above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet. The eruption happened on the 27. November, two days ago, and is still…

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Hurricane Ian caused power cuts in Cuba

According to our local news N1 https://rs.n1info.com/svet/cela-kuba-ostala-bez-struje-zbog-udara-uragana/  heavy hurricane Ian damaged electric installations and caused power cuts in the whole country. A Category 3 hurricane with winds of up to 190 kilometers per hour is now heading toward Florida. Cuba's state-owned power company Union Electrica said the country was without electricity…

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Typhoon Nanmadol hit Japan

Super Typhoon, named Nanmadol recently hit Japan. It was formed east of Iwo Jima, and became very powerful. its winds were 235 km per hour! According to N1 here https://rs.n1info.com/svet/devet-miliona-ljudi-trebalo-bi-da-se-evakuise-iz-svojih-domova-posto-je-japan-pogodjen-jednim-od-najjacih-tajfuna-nanmadol-u-kome-je-stradala-jedna-osoba-a-skoro-70-je-povredjeno-javlja-bbc/  currently is evacuation of 9 million people on the works because of danger this typhoon presents. They forecast around 400mm of…

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A strong volcanic eruption hit Tonga, creating big waves and tsunami warnings across the Pacific

On January 15, an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted. A powerful explosion was heard in Fiji, about 800 km away, and even as far as New Zealand in the south, which is 2300 km away. Satellite images showed that the eruption spewed ash up to 20km in height! The sky…

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Nature violators will have to plant trees for damaging vegetation on the island

According to local 10 news https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/12/17/marathon-settles-citation-with-private-island-owners-who-bulldozed-nature-without-permit/  (and several previous their other articles)  a couple, owners of the small island  The West Fanny Key (in Marathon, Florida) will have to plant six trees per each of the trees removed. They did not have permission to clear those native trees, which were home…

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Heavy rains in Malaysia have been going on for three weeks continuously

We already covered the article here https://tropicalislands.net/the-number-of-flood-victims-in-malaysia-is-growing/  on December 22, when heavy rains already caused death and floods in Malaysia (since 16 December). So far, January 10, 2022, the rains are still going on, for three weeks in a row! The number of victims rose to 54 dead and two…

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Super Typhoon Rai caused death and devastation across Philippines

Another disaster happened in tropical Asia. Very powerful typhoon Rai, a catastrophic tropical cyclone hit the region, mostly the Philippines.  It is a category 5 storm (which is the third Category 5 super typhoon recorded in the region) that caused severe and widespread damage throughout the Southern Philippines. At least…

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The number of flood victims in Malaysia is growing

According to this BBC article https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59723341 heavy rains, which have been going on for several days, caused major floods in eight Malaysian states over the weekend. At least 14 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced after one of the worst floods to hit Malaysia in recent years.…

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Heavy rains and floods in Australia

Australian Government issued warnings about heavy rainfalls and floods around various parts (Queensland and New South Wells the most) http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/flood/floodwatch1.shtml According to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/11/warnings-of-life-threatening-flooding-in-queensland-and-nsw-after-deluges-trigger-emergency-rescues and other relevant media, heavy rainfall two days ago affected those regions and caused a lot of floods when rivers were overwhelmed by lot of water.…

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