Évènements spécifiques pour la période du 7 au 12 décembre:

DATE/TIME [UTC] EVENT GLIDE CODE [INFO] COUNTRY COUNTY/STATE CITY

2006.12.12 - 12:56:33 Flood FL-20061212-8819-UGA Uganda Unknow Unknow

2006.12.12 - 04:25:03 Power Outage PW-20061212-8812-CAN Canada British Columbia Sechelt, Pender Harbour, Surrey, Victoria

2006.12.11 - 14:38:54 Snow Storm SS-20061211-8803-CHN China Tibet Autonomous Region Unknow

2006.12.11 - 07:05:11 Extreme Weather ST-20061211-8800-AUS Australia New South Wales Sydney

2006.12.10 - 05:26:01 Tropical Storm TC-20061210-8779-PHL Philippines Cebu, Leyte, Boracay Island Unknow

2006.12.11 - 19:54:06 Flood Warning FA-20061211-8810-GBR United Kingdom Wales Unknow

2006.12.11 - 15:19:56 Snow Storm SS-20061211-8807-USA USA Colorado State Denver

2006.12.11 - 04:53:04 Heat HT-20061211-8797-AUS Australia South Australia Unknow

2006.12.10 - 17:35:20 Flood Warning FA-20061210-8791-GBR United Kingdom Shropshire and Worcestershire Unknow

2006.12.10 - 10:52:34 Forrest Fire WF-20061210-8788-AUS Australia Tasmania Unknow

2006.12.10 - 10:21:24 Flood FL-20061210-8786-RWA Rwanda Kigali Rulindo District

2006.12.10 - 10:13:28 Snow Storm SS-20061210-8785-PAK Pakistan Azad Kashmir, North-West Frontier, Unknow

2006.12.10 - 08:58:43 Volcano Eruption VE-20061210-8783-MNP Mariana Islands Unknow Unknow

2006.12.09 - 10:50:46 Freeze Hazard CW-20061209-8771-IND India Rajasthan State Unknow

2006.12.08 - 07:44:33 Forrest Fire WF-20061208-8755-AUS Australia Victoria State Unknow

2006.12.07 - 06:35:41 Torrens Flood FF-20061207-8739-SOM Somalia Sanaag Bardale district

Volcans ayant changés de statut:

Tungurahua Ecuador -01.47 -078.44 ORANGE

Pagan Mariana Is. 18.13 145.80 ORANGE

Santa Maria Guatemala 14.76 -091.55 ORANGE

Soufriere Hills West Indies 16.72 -062.18 ALERT LEVEL 3

Avertissement de climat sévère:

12/12/06 - 0334Z - CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...

12/11/06 - 2219Z - N CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...

12/11/06 - 2026Z - N CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...

12/11/06 - 1125Z - NW CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...

12/11/06 - 0110Z - NW CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...

12/10/06 - 2055Z - N CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...

12/10/06 - 0305Z - CALIFORNIA...OREGON...

12/10/06 - 0105Z - C AND N CALIFORNIA...SW OREGON...

12/09/06 - 2029Z - C AND N CALIFORNIA...SW OREGON...

12/09/06 - 1845Z - N AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

12/08/06 - 2032Z - N AND C CALIFORNIA...

12/08/06 - 1150Z - CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST OREGON...

12/8/06 - 0103Z - NEW YORK...PENNSYLVANIA...

CONGO - Thousands of people have been displaced by about a week of heavy flooding in northwestern Congo. About 600 houses have been destroyed in the town of Bumba following a month of heavy rains, leaving about 3,600 people without shelter. Many houses were washed away, while some in low-lying areas were completely inundated. While seasonal flooding is common in the area, this year has been much heavier than normal. "This year the houses are under water, other years it was only the rice fields that were flooded."

SCOTLAND - Almost half of the rainfall expected for the Glasgow area for December fell last night and early today. The downpour put hundreds of homes at risk of flooding and disrupted road and rail travel – and there is more on the way, along with winds of up to 50mph. It was the second successive weekend west Scotland had been lashed by rain. 46mm (almost 2in) of rain fell in the 24 hours. "The Glasgow area normally gets around 107mm (41/4in) for all December, so it means almost half fell during the past 24 hours. That's been a lot of rain. It is going to continue right through to the weekend, with heavy periods of rain and showers. It will also be windy and Wednesday night will be particularly bad. Glasgow can expect gale force winds of 40 to 50mph." The severe weather disrupted train and ferry services yesterday with the entire country – other than Grampian – on flood alert. The torrential rain is a repeat of November's weather, which normally brings 105mm of rain. But last month Glasgow had 300mm (almost 12in) – the HIGHEST FIGURE IN 100 YEARS.

CANADA - Strong winds gusting up to 115 km/h have left 190,000 people without power on B.C.'s South Coast on Monday. The force of the storm whipped around branches, uprooted trees and knocked down power lines. A B.C. Hydro spokeswoman said the severity of the storm caught the utility by surprise. "We didn't expect the winds to be as strong."

TYPHOON Utor thundered out of the Philippines leaving six feared dead and thousands stranded today after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago. Utor, a category 2 typhoon with gusts of up to 150km/h, was forecast to strengthen to a category 4 typhoon by tomorrow on a path that skirts south of the Chinese island of Hainan later this week, likely by Friday.

BERMUDA - Panic gripped the island over tidal wave rumour - People running up hills; mothers snatching kids out of birthday parties and a police blockade were all the result of the panic spread by a tidal wave rumour. There was no definite pinpoint as to how the rumour got started. There were 18 to 24 waves crashing into Dockyard, which - according to the Bermuda Weather Service - are normal for this time of year. The high waves, in combination with low cloud cover on the horizon, gave an illusion of a long wall of water, and could be the root as to why there was panic that a tidal wave was heading towards the west end. 18-24 foot waves breaking on the north shore happens often during and after strong northerly winds in the winter. "It is apparent that this phenomenon has been misinterpreted by a member of the public as one large wave approaching the island."

SOMALIA, KENYA, ETHIOPIA - New efforts are under way to reach about 100,000 Somali refugees in three camps cut off by flooding in north-eastern Kenya. Hundreds of thousands more people are on the move in southern Somalia, trying to escape severe flooding there. The floods, coming so quickly after a long drought, have combined with years of conflict to make this ONE OF THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN THE WORLD. A Red Cross water engineer described the humanitarian situation in Somalia as "horrendous". "When you fly over the region, all you can see is water and the tips of some roofs. In addition to the lack of food and shelter, the terrible smell of rotting debris makes it even more difficult to cope with the floods." Floods have already killed more than 250 people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. (photo)

BRITAIN - there is more stormy weather to come at the start of this week. On the 7th a FREAK tornado ripped into houses while cars were swept away in a swollen river and thousands of homes were left without power. One woman saw the wall of her house "peeled away as if by a can-opener" and another spoke of an "evil black cloud" that snuffed out a previously bright sky. Trees were torn up, roofs ripped off and a double-decker bus was sucked into the air. One said the twister was more terrifying than cyclones she had seen in her native Queensland. "The air was humming and vibrating. It was as if something evil was in the air. There was a feeling of impending doom. Then there was a massive rumble and my windows blew in." A bus was blown into the air - "It was literally lifted off the ground and crashed down again. All the windows were blown out. Bricks were falling down pulverising the road." In north Wales, 60mph winds and high tides caused havoc as the River Dee burst its banks, flooding homes in Llangollen. And in Shrewsbury, Christmas shoppers returned to their cars to find them under water. The car park was flooded after the River Severn burst its banks following hours of torrential rain. A 350ft oil tanker was left stranded and drifting towards cliffs off Seaford, East Sussex, after it broke free from a tug in force 10 gales. A stricken lifeboat crew had to be winched to safety after becoming stranded on the tanker, which they had anchored. The boat then broke free from its mooring again and smashed into cliffs at Seaford Head. In Hampshire, three cars were swept down river as they crossed a ford at Headley, near Basingstoke. Two of the drivers scrambled to safety but one was marooned on the roof of her car. By the time rescuers arrived, the vehicles had been swept 100 metres downstream. More than 2,000 homes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were left in darkness after 70mph gales ripped electricity pylons from the ground. The freak weather was caused in the morning by a build-up of energy in the air which sparked heavy thunderstorms and gusty winds. It developed just hours after the Daily Express revealed THIS MONTH IS LIKELY TO BE THE STORMIEST DECEMBER IN 50 YEARS. "Our concerns now are the system coming on Sunday night to Monday."

QATAR - this December is all set to create another record for Doha with the HIGHEST RAINFALL IN THE PAST 42 YEARS, following incessant rains on the 7th. The total rainfall received this month till date has been 25mm, which is a record over the past 42 years. The country normally receives an average of 13mm rains in December every year.

CALIFORNIA - The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather advisory Friday warning of high seas and high winds this weekend and possibly through next week. Waves of 15 to 22 feet are predicted, with sustained winds from 17 to 35 mph — “and possible gale force gusts much higher.” Beachgoers were strongly advised to stay away from the water and to avoid standing or climbing on rocks near the shoreline because of the dangerous and unpredictable force of breaking waves. “Rogue waves, or sneaker waves, are larger and more powerful waves that are mixed in with the average-size breaking surf. These powerful sneaker waves can suddenly crash onto people walking on the beach, standing on rocks or even standing on man-made jetties or break walls. These waves have the potential to pull people into the dangerous surf, hold them under the surface of the water or throw them onto nearby rocks. Sneaker waves can be generated by offshore storms or by the combination of two or more smaller waves traveling at the same speed and direction.”

AUSTRALIA - Melbourne has endured its HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY FOR 53 YEARS. The mercury soared to 42.1 degrees Celsius in Melbourne at 2.45pm (AEDT) today as bushfires raged across much of the state. That made it Melbourne's hottest December day since December 20, 1953, when the temperature also hit 42.1. Erratic winds are wreaking havoc for firefighters south-west of Melbourne as they work to save homes threatened by fire.The EPA, has RECORDED ONE IF ITS HIGHEST LEVELS OF SMOKE over Melbourne, higher than the levels caused by the infamous 2003 bushfires that burned out much of the state's north-east. "Clearly those in regional centres across the state are being inundated by high particle levels ... these levels are AMONG THE HIGHEST WE'VE RECORDED and thus far have certainly gone above those observed in the 2003 fires." Raging for 59 days, the 2003 fires burned more than 1.3 million hectares of land and 41 homes. This weekend's bushfires have so far burned out 214,000 hectares. Smoky skies disrupted flights through the main airport in Australia's Victoria state Saturday, as firefighters battled what many fear will become the state's worst wildfires in almost 60 years. More than 20 towns were warned they could soon be threatened by the blazes, though no injuries or property damage had been reported. Heavy smoke across much of the eastern part of the southern state reduced visibility and triggered fire alarms in the airport's baggage handling area and control tower. More than 170,000 hectares (420,000 acres) of drought-stricken farmland and forests in mountainous terrain have been incinerated by 18 major fires, which threatened on Saturday to merge into a single super fire covering more than 600,000 hectares (1.5 million acres). If the fires link up, they could produce a 60-mile wall of flames. "Given the scale of the fires we're looking at now and the severe drought we've had" conditions over the weekend could become Victoria's most dangerous since the "Black Friday" blazes that killed 71 people in 1939. "It's the WORST DROUGHT ON RECORD for Victoria." Householders in New South Wales will face a sharp increase in meat prices if, as expected, the drought continues.Wild camels are invading remote communities in the Australian deserts, demolishing buildings in a desperate attempt to find water amid the country’s severe drought. More than 200 camels invaded an Aboriginal community on the edge of the Gibson Desert, in Western Australia. The rampaging animals tore at air-conditioning units and smashed taps and lavatories to drink from fractured water pipes. More than one million camels are estimated to range across the central Australian arid zone.