Wild Weather Weekly -- ( January 10 - 24, 2018 ) PART II

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Wild Weather Weekly -- ( January 10 - 24, 2018 ) PART II

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The Eco Toll on Planet Earth -- for those too BUSY.org to catch up on the weather!!!

Europe:

Storm Friederike
Western Europe storm produced 200kph winds, killing 12 people, thousands without power
Adrenaline rush seeking leads one person to try kite surfing out in the storm

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UK and Scotland
Storm Friederike caused havoc on roads and snowfall with ice

UK snow causing traffic chaos

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Scottland cold freezing temps and snow

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Germany
Planes find it difficult to land amid the strong winds
5 deaths due to wind, many traffic accidents related to the weather

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Poland
Experiencing snowfall with 2 injured and tens of thousands without power
winds over 100kph; many traffic accidents reported

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Storm Georgina:

UK, Scotland and Ireland
End of cold snap brings storm with much rain and flash flooding
Flash floods on the 21st and high winds of Storm Georgina on the 24th.
Some landslides reported
Ireland lashed by winds over 90mph

France
One of wettest winters on record
River Seine overflows in Paris

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Record snowfall in the Alps in France

Russia and Siberia
Deep Arctic trough brought exceptionally cold temperatures, some around -88 F

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Philippines
Tropical depression "Agaton" hits Visayas and Mindanao both flooded
11 deaths reported

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Indonesia
Bali and other areas experienced flooding

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One gentleman paddles through the flooded streets

South Africa
Cape Town under Warning: 3 months of water left, may lose water by mid April
Water rationing has been in place but has been ineffective so far
Likely the first major city to lose water supply

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Australia
Heatwave

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Sydney Royal National Park is burning from fires

New Zealand
January on track to be the hottest month since record keeping began in 1909

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