3 days ago
Everyone is saying the same thing about Prince George.
The future king was spotted in Spain with father Prince William on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the royals took to their seats to watch their beloved soccer team Aston Villa take on Barcelona. Both donned dark, casual clothing for the match which took place amid heavy rainfall.
Royal watchers swiftly took to social media to comment on how grown up George, who turned 13 in July, looked.
"Prince George looks like a young man! He is growing up so quickly," read one of many posts on X. "Cannot believe how tall Prince George is getting," read another.
Photos taken of George at royal events over the summer show that the prince is almost the same height as mom, Princess Kate, who is 5 feet, 9 inches. Now, he appears to be catching up to his father, who is 6 feet, 3 inches.
#prince #same #father #inches
The future king was spotted in Spain with father Prince William on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the royals took to their seats to watch their beloved soccer team Aston Villa take on Barcelona. Both donned dark, casual clothing for the match which took place amid heavy rainfall.
Royal watchers swiftly took to social media to comment on how grown up George, who turned 13 in July, looked.
"Prince George looks like a young man! He is growing up so quickly," read one of many posts on X. "Cannot believe how tall Prince George is getting," read another.
Photos taken of George at royal events over the summer show that the prince is almost the same height as mom, Princess Kate, who is 5 feet, 9 inches. Now, he appears to be catching up to his father, who is 6 feet, 3 inches.
#prince #same #father #inches
2 months ago
The Southwest faces a barrage of intense rain this week as rounds of storms are tapping into unusually moisture-rich air being pulled north from Baja California, after flash flooding in New Mexico killed three people early Wednesday.
Officers responded at around 12:30 a.m. local time to a report of three people washed away by flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. Police discovered two adults and one juvenile on scene, the Navajo Police Department said in a statement. All three were ****** ounced dead. The department declined to provide further details about the deaths when contacted by CNN, citing concern for the family’s privacy.
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Rainfall over Newcomb began Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. and lingered intermittently until just after midnight. The area saw around 0.5 inches to 1 inch of rain in total, with most of it falling within an hour Tuesday evening.
Wednesday’s storms prompted a rare Level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rainfall for parts of Arizona and New Mexico, including Phoenix and Tucson. Phoenix had not faced a flood risk that high since 2022.
#flooding #around #wednesday #navajo
Officers responded at around 12:30 a.m. local time to a report of three people washed away by flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. Police discovered two adults and one juvenile on scene, the Navajo Police Department said in a statement. All three were ****** ounced dead. The department declined to provide further details about the deaths when contacted by CNN, citing concern for the family’s privacy.
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Rainfall over Newcomb began Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. and lingered intermittently until just after midnight. The area saw around 0.5 inches to 1 inch of rain in total, with most of it falling within an hour Tuesday evening.
Wednesday’s storms prompted a rare Level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rainfall for parts of Arizona and New Mexico, including Phoenix and Tucson. Phoenix had not faced a flood risk that high since 2022.
#flooding #around #wednesday #navajo
2 months ago
Beyoncé's BeyGOOD foundation is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana.
As announced by the foundation on its official website, the Beyoncé-founded organization is donating $200,000 to City Life Center and Angel by Nature, two foundations that are on the ground in Indiana to ***** ist with relief efforts. The recent floods in Indiana have left over 1,000 people without a home, and the donation will help to ***** ist recovery and relief efforts in the worst-affected areas, including the city of Gary.
The organizations are helping to provide food, household supplies, and other essentials to anyone impacted by the flooding.
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On August 11, the state of Indiana was hit with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding. At least seven confirmed deaths have been reported, per CBS News, and Governor Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster. Over one million people were left without power at the start of the flooding.
#city #impacted
As announced by the foundation on its official website, the Beyoncé-founded organization is donating $200,000 to City Life Center and Angel by Nature, two foundations that are on the ground in Indiana to ***** ist with relief efforts. The recent floods in Indiana have left over 1,000 people without a home, and the donation will help to ***** ist recovery and relief efforts in the worst-affected areas, including the city of Gary.
The organizations are helping to provide food, household supplies, and other essentials to anyone impacted by the flooding.
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On August 11, the state of Indiana was hit with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding. At least seven confirmed deaths have been reported, per CBS News, and Governor Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster. Over one million people were left without power at the start of the flooding.
#city #impacted
2 months ago
Coco Gauff returned to the scene of her grand slam breakthrough on a rain-lashed Tuesday night and safely cleared the first hurdle toward another, launching her pursuit of a second US Open ******* le in four years with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 22-year-old American, seeded fourth in New York, arrived with momentum and expectation running particularly high, fresh off her first ******* le of the year in Cincinnati and having shown encouraging signs that the serve which has so often dictated the rest of her game is becoming a more reliable weapon. Now, three years after she first lifted the trophy here, both a third major championship and the world No 1 ranking are within her reach.
Gauff got off to a confident start before a buzzing crowd, crunching a pair of early aces in a love hold, but the 54th-ranked Sonmez held her own in the muscular baseline exchanges throughout the opening five games. Gauff took control in the sixth, breaking her opponent's serve without dropping a point, then steadied herself through an uneven service game to move to the brink of the set at 5-2. Sonmez held to prolong it, but Gauff calmly served it out after 33 minutes as the heavy rainfall pounding the roof overhead reverberated through Ashe like the inside of a bass drum.
The second set was less straightforward. Gauff broke immediately and appeared poised to pull away, but Sonmez responded by attacking the net and taking advantage of a sudden dip in the American's level, breaking back for 2-all with a searing backhand winner. Gauff then had to dig out of a marathon 16-point service game at 2-3, saving three break points before finally escaping with a 115mph ace down the middle to complete the hold for 3-all. "I knew if I could hold that game, I felt confident breaking the next game," Gauff said.
That proved prescient. Sonmez double-faulted twice in the next game to surrender the critical break, before Gauff consolidated for 5-3 and shortly after held at love to close the show after 1hr 20min.
#hold #title
The 22-year-old American, seeded fourth in New York, arrived with momentum and expectation running particularly high, fresh off her first ******* le of the year in Cincinnati and having shown encouraging signs that the serve which has so often dictated the rest of her game is becoming a more reliable weapon. Now, three years after she first lifted the trophy here, both a third major championship and the world No 1 ranking are within her reach.
Gauff got off to a confident start before a buzzing crowd, crunching a pair of early aces in a love hold, but the 54th-ranked Sonmez held her own in the muscular baseline exchanges throughout the opening five games. Gauff took control in the sixth, breaking her opponent's serve without dropping a point, then steadied herself through an uneven service game to move to the brink of the set at 5-2. Sonmez held to prolong it, but Gauff calmly served it out after 33 minutes as the heavy rainfall pounding the roof overhead reverberated through Ashe like the inside of a bass drum.
The second set was less straightforward. Gauff broke immediately and appeared poised to pull away, but Sonmez responded by attacking the net and taking advantage of a sudden dip in the American's level, breaking back for 2-all with a searing backhand winner. Gauff then had to dig out of a marathon 16-point service game at 2-3, saving three break points before finally escaping with a 115mph ace down the middle to complete the hold for 3-all. "I knew if I could hold that game, I felt confident breaking the next game," Gauff said.
That proved prescient. Sonmez double-faulted twice in the next game to surrender the critical break, before Gauff consolidated for 5-3 and shortly after held at love to close the show after 1hr 20min.
#hold #title
3 months ago
By Norihiko Shirouzu
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without power across the state as the National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening" conditions.
The poweroutage.com website showed 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. HST (0014 GMT on Sunday) in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai.
An advisory from the hurricane center at 2 p.m. HST predicted 10 to 20 inches (25.4 to 51 cm) of rain on the Big Island, and possibly up to 25 inches there, as well as 8 to 12 inches in eastern Maui and 4 to 6 inches in western Maui.
"This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain," the center said.
#inches #Rain #customers
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without power across the state as the National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening" conditions.
The poweroutage.com website showed 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. HST (0014 GMT on Sunday) in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai.
An advisory from the hurricane center at 2 p.m. HST predicted 10 to 20 inches (25.4 to 51 cm) of rain on the Big Island, and possibly up to 25 inches there, as well as 8 to 12 inches in eastern Maui and 4 to 6 inches in western Maui.
"This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain," the center said.
#inches #Rain #customers
3 months ago
TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring over two dozen others and stranding thousands, authorities said Friday.
As the deluge subsided, the **** an Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe heavy-rain warning in more than a dozen municipalities in the prefecture of Chiba while forecasting more rain later Friday.
The prefecture saw unprecedented rainfall levels Thursday, with 1.5 centimeters (4.5 inches) in just one hour in Chiba City and 9.7 centimeters (3.8 inches) fell in one hour in the city of Sakura, JMA said.
Photos and television footage showed widespread damage, with homes, cars and parts of railway tracks filled with muddy water. Roads and dozens of homes were also flooded and some areas remained without power.
Chiba prefecture officials said the five deaths included a man found floating on a flooded road in Ichikawa city and a woman who had been stuck in a flooded car in Sakura. Two others were presumed dead after being pulled from flooded cars in the cities of Kashiwa and Chiba.
#chiba #flooded #tokyo #rainfall
As the deluge subsided, the **** an Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe heavy-rain warning in more than a dozen municipalities in the prefecture of Chiba while forecasting more rain later Friday.
The prefecture saw unprecedented rainfall levels Thursday, with 1.5 centimeters (4.5 inches) in just one hour in Chiba City and 9.7 centimeters (3.8 inches) fell in one hour in the city of Sakura, JMA said.
Photos and television footage showed widespread damage, with homes, cars and parts of railway tracks filled with muddy water. Roads and dozens of homes were also flooded and some areas remained without power.
Chiba prefecture officials said the five deaths included a man found floating on a flooded road in Ichikawa city and a woman who had been stuck in a flooded car in Sakura. Two others were presumed dead after being pulled from flooded cars in the cities of Kashiwa and Chiba.
#chiba #flooded #tokyo #rainfall
3 months ago
The Prince and Princess of Wales moved into their 'forever home', Forest Lodge, in November 2025, with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Similarly to many other UK households, the family will be struggling to keep their garden thriving due to the extreme heatwaves and imposed hosepipe ban.
They undoubtedly have a gardening team on hand to work on their outdoor ****** e, but they too will be banned from using any hosepipes to water the lawn, hedges and flowers.
However, if when the family moved in they planted new trees, these could be excluded from the ban. As "trees planted within the last three years" are permitted to be watered with a hosepipe, according to the Thames Water website.
Forest Lodge, formerly known as Holly Grove in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, 2018. (Getty Images)
Many parts of the UK are facing a hosepipe ban due to the unprecedented dry weather during the summer months. The UK has seen record temperatures and a significant lack of rainfall, causing droughts.
#princess #lodge #many #family
They undoubtedly have a gardening team on hand to work on their outdoor ****** e, but they too will be banned from using any hosepipes to water the lawn, hedges and flowers.
However, if when the family moved in they planted new trees, these could be excluded from the ban. As "trees planted within the last three years" are permitted to be watered with a hosepipe, according to the Thames Water website.
Forest Lodge, formerly known as Holly Grove in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, 2018. (Getty Images)
Many parts of the UK are facing a hosepipe ban due to the unprecedented dry weather during the summer months. The UK has seen record temperatures and a significant lack of rainfall, causing droughts.
#princess #lodge #many #family
3 months ago
Mother Nature struck hard in Nashville over the weekend.
Cobra Kai actor Martin Kove had to evacuate his home amid flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall on Saturday, August 8.
"Quite the experience," the 79-year-old tells In Touch exclusively. "Most importantly, my friend and my new puppy, Winston the bulldog, are safe. The house is fine."
Martin Kove
The Karate Kid star posted a video of the fast-moving waters on his Instagram reel, and revealed that the rescue team had to bring a boat up to his front door.
#mother #saturday #august #quite
Cobra Kai actor Martin Kove had to evacuate his home amid flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall on Saturday, August 8.
"Quite the experience," the 79-year-old tells In Touch exclusively. "Most importantly, my friend and my new puppy, Winston the bulldog, are safe. The house is fine."
Martin Kove
The Karate Kid star posted a video of the fast-moving waters on his Instagram reel, and revealed that the rescue team had to bring a boat up to his front door.
#mother #saturday #august #quite
3 months ago
BEIJING, Aug 7 - Multiple districts in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening with authorities warning residents of disasters including floods in the city centre and also mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas.
• The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
• Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou and Pinggu districts all issued heavy rain warnings expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
• The highest rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
• Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around Beijing.
#districts #issued #millimeters
• The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
• Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou and Pinggu districts all issued heavy rain warnings expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
• The highest rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
• Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around Beijing.
#districts #issued #millimeters
3 months ago
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube River in an attempt to redirect water downstream toward a nuclear power plant, to buy more time before its second reactor is likely forced offline due to record-low water levels.
Extreme heatwaves and low rainfall across the region have left the Danube at record lows over the past week, forcing the shutdown of a reactor at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear plant last week. The state-owned nuclear power plant accounts for about 20% of the country's electricity generation when fully operational and uses river water to cool its reactors.
The four barges were loaded with rock that Romania's military blasted from the river this week using explosives near the Danube's Bala Canal. Once submerged, the barges will create an underwater barrier to redirect the water down the river's main channel and toward the Cernavoda plant.
Speaking to local news channel Digi24, the plant's director Romeo Urjan said Thursday the Danube's water level had decreased about two centimeters (0.7 inches) from Wednesday to Thursday and that, without sinking the barges, the plant's second reactor would likely have to be shut down in five to six days.
"If the installed barges bring surplus water ... instead of five to six days, we will talk about nine to 10 days of operation from today onward," he said.
#plant
Extreme heatwaves and low rainfall across the region have left the Danube at record lows over the past week, forcing the shutdown of a reactor at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear plant last week. The state-owned nuclear power plant accounts for about 20% of the country's electricity generation when fully operational and uses river water to cool its reactors.
The four barges were loaded with rock that Romania's military blasted from the river this week using explosives near the Danube's Bala Canal. Once submerged, the barges will create an underwater barrier to redirect the water down the river's main channel and toward the Cernavoda plant.
Speaking to local news channel Digi24, the plant's director Romeo Urjan said Thursday the Danube's water level had decreased about two centimeters (0.7 inches) from Wednesday to Thursday and that, without sinking the barges, the plant's second reactor would likely have to be shut down in five to six days.
"If the installed barges bring surplus water ... instead of five to six days, we will talk about nine to 10 days of operation from today onward," he said.
#plant
4 months ago
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak.
Most of the deaths were related to the breach of a dam in the city of Nanning, which claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the city's vice mayor, at a news briefing.
Maysak brought record rainfall to in Guangxi region, breaching reservoirs and stranding people for days in homes and other buildings. The previously announced death toll was six people.
Drones and thousands of boats have been used in a massive relief and rescue operation to reach people trapped by the waters. About 130,000 people have been evacuated.
Heavy rain battered southern Guangxi for days, with ****** ulative rainfall of 10 to 40 centimeters (4 to 16 inches) in some areas and more than 90 centimeters (35 inches) in hard-hit areas, the national meteorological center said.
Most of the deaths were related to the breach of a dam in the city of Nanning, which claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the city's vice mayor, at a news briefing.
Maysak brought record rainfall to in Guangxi region, breaching reservoirs and stranding people for days in homes and other buildings. The previously announced death toll was six people.
Drones and thousands of boats have been used in a massive relief and rescue operation to reach people trapped by the waters. About 130,000 people have been evacuated.
Heavy rain battered southern Guangxi for days, with ****** ulative rainfall of 10 to 40 centimeters (4 to 16 inches) in some areas and more than 90 centimeters (35 inches) in hard-hit areas, the national meteorological center said.
4 months ago
Justin Verlander’s right arm was a gift to the game. And most notably to the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.
The former drafted him and threw him into Major League Baseball’s deep end shortly thereafter, while the latter became his second home after a late-career trade that saw him refine his craft, ratchet up his dominance and become a World Series champion.
The 266 wins, 3,554 strikeouts and three Cy Young Awards are more than enough evidence his Cooperstown case is airtight. Yet Verlander, who announced Wednesday, July 8 that he will retire after this season, was so much more than just the numbers.
Sure, he had his share of big-game failings — 556 career starts and 10 trips to the postseason will bring its share of rainfall — but Verlander also stood tall when it mattered most countless times.
Here’s five moments that defined Verlander’s nearly peerless career:
The former drafted him and threw him into Major League Baseball’s deep end shortly thereafter, while the latter became his second home after a late-career trade that saw him refine his craft, ratchet up his dominance and become a World Series champion.
The 266 wins, 3,554 strikeouts and three Cy Young Awards are more than enough evidence his Cooperstown case is airtight. Yet Verlander, who announced Wednesday, July 8 that he will retire after this season, was so much more than just the numbers.
Sure, he had his share of big-game failings — 556 career starts and 10 trips to the postseason will bring its share of rainfall — but Verlander also stood tall when it mattered most countless times.
Here’s five moments that defined Verlander’s nearly peerless career:
4 months ago
By Sethuraman N R
NEW DELHI, July 3 (Reuters) - India's coal-fired power generation surged to a near-three-year high in June because of increased cooling demand from higher temperatures from an extended heatwave and below-average monsoon rainfall, government data showed.
India's total electricity generation in June rose 10.4% from a year ago to 178.31 billion kilowatt‑hours, according to Reuters calculations of daily data from federal grid regulator Grid-India.
Coal-fired power generation rose about 14% year-on-year to 120.20 billion kWh in June, the highest since November 2023, the data showed.
Last month, India logged its fifth-driest June since 1901 due to a strong El Nino pattern, with searing heat driving demand for cooling, according to weather office data. The El Nino is a weather phenomenon caused by a warming of the Pacific Ocean waters off South America that tends to cause hot, dry weather in South and Southeast Asia.
NEW DELHI, July 3 (Reuters) - India's coal-fired power generation surged to a near-three-year high in June because of increased cooling demand from higher temperatures from an extended heatwave and below-average monsoon rainfall, government data showed.
India's total electricity generation in June rose 10.4% from a year ago to 178.31 billion kilowatt‑hours, according to Reuters calculations of daily data from federal grid regulator Grid-India.
Coal-fired power generation rose about 14% year-on-year to 120.20 billion kWh in June, the highest since November 2023, the data showed.
Last month, India logged its fifth-driest June since 1901 due to a strong El Nino pattern, with searing heat driving demand for cooling, according to weather office data. The El Nino is a weather phenomenon caused by a warming of the Pacific Ocean waters off South America that tends to cause hot, dry weather in South and Southeast Asia.
4 months ago
El Niño has formed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to intensify in the coming months, meteorologists say.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and could "strengthen rapidly".
"El Niño conditions are already underway and are forecast to strengthen rapidly into a strong event, as accurately anticipated by WMO forecasts," said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo. "This will intensify the chances of drought and heavy rainfall and the risk of heatwaves on land and marine heatwaves in many regions of the world."
It said latest data indicated a "rapid development" into a strong El Niño event during July–September 2026
Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño, a prolonged period of warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, which affects weather patterns across the globe.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and could "strengthen rapidly".
"El Niño conditions are already underway and are forecast to strengthen rapidly into a strong event, as accurately anticipated by WMO forecasts," said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo. "This will intensify the chances of drought and heavy rainfall and the risk of heatwaves on land and marine heatwaves in many regions of the world."
It said latest data indicated a "rapid development" into a strong El Niño event during July–September 2026
Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño, a prolonged period of warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, which affects weather patterns across the globe.
4 months ago
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket ****** ociation (UPCA) is likely to shift the upcoming Uttar Pradesh T20 League from Green Park Stadium in Kanpur to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, barely weeks after announcing Kanpur as the host venue.
The UPCA had, during a press conference in Kanpur on May 13, declared that the fourth edition of the league would be held at Green Park.
However, the decision was reviewed following a technical ****** sment of the venue ahead of the tournament, scheduled to be held in Aug.
UPCA sources claimed that the stadium’s ageing infrastructure, inadequate floodlighting, limited spectator capacity and concerns over rain-related disruptions have prompted the change of venue.
“Since the conclusion of the India-Afghanistan international match, UPCA officials have been carrying out a comprehensive technical ****** sment of the playing conditions at Green Park Stadium in view of the proposed three-week-long tournament,” a source said.
The ****** sment found that the existing floodlighting system falls short of the standards required for televised matches. “The broadcasting team requires a minimum illumination of 1,700 lux for high-quality telecast, whereas the existing floodlights at Green Park generate only around 1,400 lux,” he said.
The ****** ociation also cited a recent report by the public works department restricting the stadium’s spectator capacity to around 14,000, significantly lower than its earlier capacity, creating operational and commercial constraints for the organisers.
Another major concern was the stadium’s vulnerability to waterlogging during the monsoon. Green Park has been struggling with inadequate drainage, resulting in delays in restoring playing conditions after heavy rain.
With the tournament scheduled during the peak monsoon season and forecasts indicating prolonged rainfall in Aug, officials fear repeated interruptions over the three-week tournament.
UPCA sources said the combination of technical, infrastructural and weather-related challenges left the organisers with little option but to relocate the tournament to Ekana Stadium, which offers superior drainage, modern floodlighting and significantly higher seating capacity.
The UPCA had, during a press conference in Kanpur on May 13, declared that the fourth edition of the league would be held at Green Park.
However, the decision was reviewed following a technical ****** sment of the venue ahead of the tournament, scheduled to be held in Aug.
UPCA sources claimed that the stadium’s ageing infrastructure, inadequate floodlighting, limited spectator capacity and concerns over rain-related disruptions have prompted the change of venue.
“Since the conclusion of the India-Afghanistan international match, UPCA officials have been carrying out a comprehensive technical ****** sment of the playing conditions at Green Park Stadium in view of the proposed three-week-long tournament,” a source said.
The ****** sment found that the existing floodlighting system falls short of the standards required for televised matches. “The broadcasting team requires a minimum illumination of 1,700 lux for high-quality telecast, whereas the existing floodlights at Green Park generate only around 1,400 lux,” he said.
The ****** ociation also cited a recent report by the public works department restricting the stadium’s spectator capacity to around 14,000, significantly lower than its earlier capacity, creating operational and commercial constraints for the organisers.
Another major concern was the stadium’s vulnerability to waterlogging during the monsoon. Green Park has been struggling with inadequate drainage, resulting in delays in restoring playing conditions after heavy rain.
With the tournament scheduled during the peak monsoon season and forecasts indicating prolonged rainfall in Aug, officials fear repeated interruptions over the three-week tournament.
UPCA sources said the combination of technical, infrastructural and weather-related challenges left the organisers with little option but to relocate the tournament to Ekana Stadium, which offers superior drainage, modern floodlighting and significantly higher seating capacity.
5 months ago
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain and possible flooding were forecast for the area around MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where Norway and Senegal were scheduled to meet in a World Cup match on Monday night.
The U.S. National Weather Service issued a flood watch for parts of New York City and New Jersey that included Bergen County, where MetLife Stadium is located.
“Showers and potential thunderstorms with high amounts of moisture are expected to move through the area this afternoon and tonight,” the NWS said. “These showers will have the potential to produce up to around 2 inches of rainfall per hour. These rates could result in flash flooding mainly over urban and poor drainage areas.”
The open-air venue, which opened in 2010 and seats about 80,000, was constructed over steel pilings in New Jersey marshlands. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT..
New York City Emergency Management issued a travel advisory.
The U.S. National Weather Service issued a flood watch for parts of New York City and New Jersey that included Bergen County, where MetLife Stadium is located.
“Showers and potential thunderstorms with high amounts of moisture are expected to move through the area this afternoon and tonight,” the NWS said. “These showers will have the potential to produce up to around 2 inches of rainfall per hour. These rates could result in flash flooding mainly over urban and poor drainage areas.”
The open-air venue, which opened in 2010 and seats about 80,000, was constructed over steel pilings in New Jersey marshlands. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT..
New York City Emergency Management issued a travel advisory.
5 months ago
Flash floods and severe weather could batter New Jersey and New York City on Monday, causing potential chaos ahead of a major World Cup match.
Senegal and Norway will face off at NYNJ Stadium on June 22, but experts have warned that rain will begin late in the morning and intensify into the afternoon. According to a message from the New York City Mayor’s Office, the downpour could even continue overnight.
Meanwhile, New York City could also experience severe thunderstorms with isolated wind gusts reaching up to 50 mph.
“New Yorkers should take this weather seriously and make plans now to stay safe during potentially dangerous conditions,” the Mayor’s Office said in the release.
According to NBC 4 New York, heavy rainfall rates could reach up to 1-2 inches an hour. New York City’s sewer system is only built to withstand 1.75 inches per hour.
Senegal and Norway will face off at NYNJ Stadium on June 22, but experts have warned that rain will begin late in the morning and intensify into the afternoon. According to a message from the New York City Mayor’s Office, the downpour could even continue overnight.
Meanwhile, New York City could also experience severe thunderstorms with isolated wind gusts reaching up to 50 mph.
“New Yorkers should take this weather seriously and make plans now to stay safe during potentially dangerous conditions,” the Mayor’s Office said in the release.
According to NBC 4 New York, heavy rainfall rates could reach up to 1-2 inches an hour. New York City’s sewer system is only built to withstand 1.75 inches per hour.
5 months ago
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26) on Tuesday closed up +0.14 (+1.02%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed up +7.50 (+1.70%).
Sugar prices erased early losses on Tuesday and settled higher on concerns over India's sugar crop. Short covering emerged in sugar after India's Meteorological Department reported that India's ****** ulative monsoon rainfall was 32% below normal as of June 15. India's monsoon season runs from June through September.
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Sugar prices erased early losses on Tuesday and settled higher on concerns over India's sugar crop. Short covering emerged in sugar after India's Meteorological Department reported that India's ****** ulative monsoon rainfall was 32% below normal as of June 15. India's monsoon season runs from June through September.
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6 months ago
What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, in Tampa, Florida, said Friday.
An El Nino event is expected to develop from the middle of this year, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, according to the World Meteorological Organization. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
El Nino is a cyclical and natural warming of patches of the equatorial Pacific that then alters the world’s weather patterns. Its counterpart, La Nina, is marked by waters that are cooler than average.
Berardelli said an El Nino event essentially redistributes heat on Earth. Currently, the subsurface heat in the Pacific is moving east across the ocean and ascending to the surface from the deep waters, the initial stages of El Nino.
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Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, in Tampa, Florida, said Friday.
An El Nino event is expected to develop from the middle of this year, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, according to the World Meteorological Organization. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
El Nino is a cyclical and natural warming of patches of the equatorial Pacific that then alters the world’s weather patterns. Its counterpart, La Nina, is marked by waters that are cooler than average.
Berardelli said an El Nino event essentially redistributes heat on Earth. Currently, the subsurface heat in the Pacific is moving east across the ocean and ascending to the surface from the deep waters, the initial stages of El Nino.
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10 months ago
In early November, a massive storm hit farmers and residents in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions of Australia. Unfortunately, the damage to crops, roads, and buildings has been extensive.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, heavy rainfall and hail caused extensive flooding and damage across multiple towns. Farmers, in particular, faced partial or total crop loss, interrupting the grain harvest.
Some towns reported over 100 millimeters of rainfall during the "unbelievable" storm. Meanwhile, farmer Murray Hall was on the road at the time and wondered whether the large
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, heavy rainfall and hail caused extensive flooding and damage across multiple towns. Farmers, in particular, faced partial or total crop loss, interrupting the grain harvest.
Some towns reported over 100 millimeters of rainfall during the "unbelievable" storm. Meanwhile, farmer Murray Hall was on the road at the time and wondered whether the large
11 months ago
This lake vanished from Death Valley 10,000 years ago. It's started reappearing.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley since the Ice Age, but recently, it has reappeared.
Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient lakebed.
The lake sits in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
A deluge of record rainfall has turned North America’s lowest point back into the lake it was during the Ice Age—even if just for a short moment in time. T
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley since the Ice Age, but recently, it has reappeared.
Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient lakebed.
The lake sits in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
A deluge of record rainfall has turned North America’s lowest point back into the lake it was during the Ice Age—even if just for a short moment in time. T
11 months ago
Floods and cyclonic storms across Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia leave over 900 dead and hundreds missing
The death toll from the devastating floods across several Asian countries has surpassed 900, with storms and cyclones battering Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and bringing their heaviest rainfall in decades.
Millions of people across Southeast Asia have been affected as the exceptionally rare Cyclone Senyar has swept through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, while the powerful Cyclone Ditwah has pounded Sri Lanka and India.
Over four million people have been impacted
The death toll from the devastating floods across several Asian countries has surpassed 900, with storms and cyclones battering Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and bringing their heaviest rainfall in decades.
Millions of people across Southeast Asia have been affected as the exceptionally rare Cyclone Senyar has swept through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, while the powerful Cyclone Ditwah has pounded Sri Lanka and India.
Over four million people have been impacted
11 months ago
Echoing a familiar fate shared by many farmers globally this year, grape farmers in India have projected at least a 50% decline in grape production due to adverse weather, the Times of India reported.
The Maharashtra region, one of India's largest grape-producing states, experienced a wetter-than-average monsoon season this year. Since June, Maharashtra has received 996.7 millimeters, or about 39 inches, of rain this monsoon season, which is 104% above average, according to a Humanitarian Aid International fact sheet.
The excessive rainfall has submerged 94 villages across 7 blocks, impacted
The Maharashtra region, one of India's largest grape-producing states, experienced a wetter-than-average monsoon season this year. Since June, Maharashtra has received 996.7 millimeters, or about 39 inches, of rain this monsoon season, which is 104% above average, according to a Humanitarian Aid International fact sheet.
The excessive rainfall has submerged 94 villages across 7 blocks, impacted
1 yr. ago
1 yr. ago
Mumbai Rains-Weather Forecast: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall Likely at Isolated Places in City and Suburbs Today, Says BMC
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1 yr. ago
Friday 13 June 2025
Kalamunda today: Min 10.4°C Max 16.8°C
Rainfall to 9.00 am 1.6 mm Month 94.2 mm
How hot was it in the Ferrets Shed 23.9°C.
The Indoor temperature right now is 24.0°C
Kalamunda today: Min 10.4°C Max 16.8°C
Rainfall to 9.00 am 1.6 mm Month 94.2 mm
How hot was it in the Ferrets Shed 23.9°C.
The Indoor temperature right now is 24.0°C
1 yr. ago
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1 yr. ago
9:00 PM River Levels Across Trinidad
The Caroni River continues to overtop with its tributaries also at threshold levels following today’s rainfall.
Other major rivers are elevated but contained at this time. Additional rainfall over the next 24 hours will likely push smaller
The Caroni River continues to overtop with its tributaries also at threshold levels following today’s rainfall.
Other major rivers are elevated but contained at this time. Additional rainfall over the next 24 hours will likely push smaller
1 yr. ago
At least four people have died amid torrential rainfall and flash floods that swamped parts of Texas. Authorities found 13 vehicles in floodwaters.
