Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Latest COLA-GFS predicts a Depression/Cyclone for Andhra coast on 18-Nov. Today morning it was predicted to hit Orissa. http://ow.ly/i/5mqL
6:30pm, Heavy isolated T. showers over N-W and central Tamilnadu , And over central and N. Kerala... http://ow.ly/i/5mq3
6:30pm, Heavy showers along S. Gujarat, isolated T.showers over W-N-W maharastra, Central and N-E Andhra.. http://ow.ly/i/5mq3
Eruption at Mount Merapi, Indonesia , 5-Nov-2010 ... http://ow.ly/37pPH
RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia, Baroda 5.15pm, Eventhough it is heavily clouded, not had much rain.. only slight dizzles...
Rainfall from Cyclone Jal ... http://ow.ly/37pNF

Rainfall from Cyclone Jal



Cyclone Jal brought heavy rains to the Bay of Bengal and the southeastern coast of India in early November 2010. This color-coded map shows total rainfall over the region from November 1–7. The heaviest rainfall—more than 600 millimeters or nearly 24 inches—appears in dark blue. The lightest rainfall—less than 75 millimeters or 3 inches—appears in light green. Superimposed on the map is the storm track, with darker shades of orange corresponding with greater storm intensity.
A band of heavy rainfall ran parallel to the November 5–7 storm track. Especially heavy rain occurred south and west of where Jal made landfall on India’s southeastern coast. The Press Trust of India attributed 11 deaths in Andhra Pradeshstate to heavy rains from Jal.
This image is based on data from the Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis produced at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which estimates rainfall by combining measurements from many satellites and calibrating them using rainfall measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite.

Eruption at Mount Merapi, Indonesia , 5-Nov-2010


Signs of the eruption at Mount Merapi managed to puncture the persistent cloud cover over Java on November 5, 2010. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image the same day.
The volcano’s plume formed a V shape, fanning out to the west from the summit and casting shadows on the surrounding clouds below. According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin, Australia, the ash plume rose to at least 55,000 feet (16 kilometers) in altitude and stretched 220 miles (350 km) to the west and southwest, as of 12:13 a.m. local time on November 6 (17:13 UTC, Nov 5).
The Eruptions volcanism blog and the Associated Press reported a death toll of at least 122 people, more than 100,000 people evacuated, and homes and fields covered in volcanic ash. The Indonesian government declared the event a national emergency and extended the “danger zone” for the eruption to 12 miles (20 kilometers), including the ancient capital of Yogyakarta.
Among Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, Merapi sits in one of the world’s most densely populated areas. Recorded eruptions have included multiple pyroclastic flows—searing avalanches of ash, gas, and rock fragments—and lahars—flows of water, rock debris, and mud caused by rainwater mixing with ash and other volcanic material. These eruptions have repeatedly devastated nearby communities and croplands.
Biofuels 'will cause significant damage to climate' ??? ... http://ow.ly/37iso
COLA-GFS, now predicts that upcoming Bay cyclone will hit N. Andhra and S. Orissa on 17-Nov ... http://ow.ly/i/5lUX
GFS predicts that showers will clear off for entire Tamilnadu starting from 14-Nov.
RT @rameshyanthra: Unexpected rain here.. Chengalpattu (12:12pm)
10:30am, Heavy showers over S. Gujarat ... and showers along Chennai, S. Andhra ... http://ow.ly/i/5lSr
Cyclone Jal 2.0 is now a marked LOW pressure system, south of Gujarat... http://ow.ly/i/5lRJ
RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia, Baroda 10.50am, fully overcast sky with slight drizzling at the moment.