Volume 2015, Issue No.10, Dated: 1st October 2015, Time: 8 A.M.
October 1st, 2015
Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
(Retd. Prof. of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004)
17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,
Maharanipeta.P.O., Visakhapatnam 530002, AP.
ABSTRACT
The fabric is made up of photosensitive material designed by Kunihiko Morinaga for the Paris fashion week, a spring/summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection. Japan has several India Temples. An exercise school, for Atharva Veda learning started in Tirupati along with modern education of Mathematics, Science and Computers at a duration of seven years, called Veda-Vibhushan course equivalent to Intermediate Education. The AU need to create a separate Department of Water Flow studies, along the beach coast, because it requires a newer thought of study, in view that the under ground current levels are imminent which developed during last 25 year Oceanography experts are immune to such studies.s. From 1931 to 1972 Andhra University, was an Historic Mark of Higher Education development, under the guidance and patronage of Late Professor Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao. Time and Tides have changed drastically since then. The stakes are high as the Himalayas are home to at least 10,000 plant species, 300 mammal species, 977 bird species, 176 reptiles, 105 amphibians and 269 types of freshwater fish. In addition to this, between 1998 and 2008 in the Eastern Himalayas, at least 354 new species were discovered. At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, 4th Oct., three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation. Violent storms and flooding have hit south-eastern France, 4th Oct 2015, killing at least 16 people with three more missing, officials say. Typhoon Mujigae lashed China’s southern coast on Sunday, 4th Oct, with winds up to 112 miles an hour, killing at least six people and 215 people injured. Dwaraka needs to be excavated further. Similarly in Zimbabwe, we can see Massive Shiva Ling and the lost local emperors worshiped them, Andaman has the oldest Human Origin find. The recent under water in the Ocean find of Temples in Mauritius, is assertive of the ancient Ocean creation, viz., the Bay of Bengal. A rickshaw fellow, in Visakhapatnam, converted using his brains, his vehicle using a discarded Engine and an handle from a brokers shop, and with scrap material made his rickshaw literally motor driven just with Rs. 5000/- investment. 22 glaciers in Patagonia caused more erosion than those in Antarctica, as warming and melting ice helped lubricate the glacier beds. The apparent Red Glow throughout the day in Visakhapatnam sky on the 10th October 2015 is due to the dust accumulated due to the massive eight volcano eruptions of the Indonesia. On the 12th Monday, unlike the last year's devastating HUDHUD rain slash, there was only a mild and pleasant wind blow through out the day. The last week of October 2015, i.e., prior to the 15th of this month, turned to be very hot, with temperature increase by 3 to 6 degrees (over the last year). Surprisingly, wind blow favoured on the 12th Oct. The separating lobe seems to be a diffusion from the interior of the big comet and three material pieces need to be studied intimately, of the Rosette 64P comet. Slight rain showers graced the Visakhapatnam at 9h30mPM on the 13th Oct and again around 8h35mPM on 14th evening that lasted hardly half-an-hour. But the day time on these days were full of Sun heat in spite of the cloudy weather.
INTRODUCTION
Japan has several India Temples and The Ramayana has no mention of the Bay of Bengal indicating the History that the Ocean was created only after the days of Ramayana. The movement of the land and the shifting of the boundary of India in the Indian Ocean needs a special concentrated study. The recent under water in the Ocean find of Temples in Mauritius, is assertive of the ancient Ocean creation, viz., the Bay of Bengal.
28 Septmber2015
Typhoon warnings as well as warnings for heavy rainfall, which will bring with it the risk of landslides and flooding, have been issued for much of Taiwan, where mountainous terrain squeezed more than 50 inches of rain out of a typhoon earlier this season. The strongest winds and worst coastal flooding is expected to occur along and to the north of where the storm's centre comes ashore, while flooding rains can be expected across the entire island. As of Sunday morning, the storm was the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, or 63 meters per second. It was still intensifying, and may peak near 150 miles per hour in intensity, which would make it a super typhoon. The storm is likely to weaken to Category 3 or back to Category 4 intensity before it hits the northeast coast of Taiwan, with the potential to produce widespread wind damage, mudslides and flooding from heavy rain as well as a powerful storm surge, depending on the angle with which it approaches the coast and the timing of landfall.
Japan innovation photosensitive dress
As Paris on Tuesday Sept. 29th a Japanese put up a fashion dress model wore a grey or black striped resembling origami as the geometric lines played tricks on the eyes of onlookers. The fabric is made up of photosensitive material designed by Kunihiko Morinaga for the Paris fashion week, a spring/summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection.
JAPAN HAS SEVERAL INDIA TEMPLES
October 1st, 2015
From 28th to October 2nd, the weather was extremely warm with maximum Sun heat, and temperatures were almost 4 degrees higher to the normal. All of a sudden the rain showers favoured but with a difference that the morning hours continues to be hot, with afternoon and evening time with clouds and slight showers. Cumulonimbus clouds gathered to rain coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, and in Telangana districts. On 1st Oct., it rained in Palakoderu 12cm, Marderu 11cm, Bhimavaram & Baljipeta 4cm.
VISAKHAPATNAM
Two woman and teenage girl were killed and nine others seriously injured in lightning strike at Avusulonipally village of Utkoor m Mandal on Saturday 1st while they were working in cotton fields.
1st October 2015
It rained on the 1st Morning of Oct 2015 from 2Am to 5.30AM at Muralinagar, Visakhapatnam and later throughout the day it was pretty hot till late night when it rained in the night with a slight drizzle, again throughout the morning as well and it was cloudy till 10.30AM.
About Tibet, Japan China and Korea
Ancient Flourishing Hindu Goddesses and Gods
Spread of India culture to China, Central Asia, West Asia, Tibet and Roman Empire:-
From 2nd century BC onwards India commercial contact with China, Central Asia, West Asia, and Roman Empire. Central Asia is a land mass bounded by China, Russia, Tibet, India and Afgnisthan. The route opened by them became world famous Silk Route. China developed intimacy with India in the second century B.C., and in A.D.67 Kashayappa Martang and Dharmarakshita by Chiese Emperor Ming Ti entered China. Continuous flow of scholars from China and India to and fro was a great mark of Globe History. A schola Bodhidharma went to China from Kanchipuram. Hewent to Nalanda, studied there, left for China, carrying with him thePhilosophy of Yoga, and popularised practice of Dhyana, later referred in China as Chán. Ín fourth century AD Wei dynasty came to power. Thousands of Sanskrit Books were translated into Chinese language. China built cave temples and monastic complexes on a large scale. Two way traffic was responsible for cultural contacts and mutual respect among the citizens of the two great powers of knowledge and Science.
From seventh to seventeenth century more than ninety-six thousand books were translated into Tibet language. In Korea, the monk Sunddha, in AD 352 carrying Bhuddha image, an Indian monk built two temples in the Pyongyang city in AD 404 and practiced Yoga. Japan has Indian culture in AD 553, sutras and instruments for worship. Thousands of Japanese became monks and nuns. Sanskrit syllables and mantras written in Shittan (possibly Siddham) the script gives accomplishment. Emperor Shotokutaishi in seventh century credited with extensive literary work.
News Paper publication in The HANS INDIA,
Dated: 29th September 2015 in Young Hans page III.
The Himalayas include the highest mountains in the world, with more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet (7,300 metres) or more above sea level. One of these peaks is Mount Everest (Tibetan: Chomolungma; Chinese: Qomolangma Feng; Nepali: Sagarmatha), the world’s highest, with an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 metres height of Mount Everest). The mountains’ high peaks rise into the zone of perpetual snow.
HIMALAYA'S ABOVE 200 BIOLOGICAL FINDS
A new species of dwarf snakehead fish
(Channa andrao) that can wriggle on wet land for up to a quarter of a mile in
order to reach another body of water.
The Eastern Himalayas is one of the most biologically rich areas of
the world, stretching across Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim, North Bengal, Bhutan and
North-East India. It’s the natural habitat of Bengal tigers, snow leopards, red
pandas, the greater one-horned rhino and golden langur monkeys. Recent research
also suggests that 50% of the region's small mammals have not yet been
discovered. As if that didn’t highlight the importance of this environment, it
is also a source of water for 1 billion people.
Despite this, only 25% of the Eastern Himalayas remain intact. The area is under massive threat, with climate change estimated as being the most severe risk. Also threatening this lush landscape is mining, illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, construction of roads and dams, as well as the development of gas and oil projects. Described by WWF as "one of the biologically richest areas on earth", the region encompasses Nepal, Bhutan and the northern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Sikkim. It also includes areas of north Bengal, Myanmar and southern Tibet.
Despite this, only 25% of the Eastern Himalayas remain intact. The area is under massive threat, with climate change estimated as being the most severe risk. Also threatening this lush landscape is mining, illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, construction of roads and dams, as well as the development of gas and oil projects. Described by WWF as "one of the biologically richest areas on earth", the region encompasses Nepal, Bhutan and the northern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Sikkim. It also includes areas of north Bengal, Myanmar and southern Tibet.
A
sneezing monkey, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake are just some of a
biological treasure trove of over 200 new species discovered in the Eastern
Himalayas in recent years. scores
of new species found by scientists from various organizations including 133
plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one
mammal.
The volume and diversity of
discoveries, 211 in total between 2009 and 2014, highlight the region as one of
the most biologically diverse places on Earth; the discoveries listed equating
to an average of 34 new species discovered annually for the past six years. The stakes are high as the Himalayas are home to at least
10,000 plant species, 300 mammal species, 977 bird species, 176 reptiles, 105
amphibians and 269 types of freshwater fish. In addition to this, between 1998
and 2008 in the Eastern Himalayas, at least 354 new species were discovered.
ROCKS IN HIMALAYAS
October 7, 2015
Geological Influences
Igneous rocks form as a result of lava or magma cooling and solidifying. There are two main types of igneous rocks. Volcanic, or extrusive, igneous rocks form from lava that has been released above the Earth’s surface, while plutonic, or intrusive, igneous rocks form from magma underneath the ground. Two of the Himalayas’ major rock zones are comprised primarily of igneous plutonic rocks. Specific plutonic rock types in these zones include granite, diorite, gabbro, tonalite, monazite and pegmatite. Alunite is among the few extrusive igneous rocks found in the Himalayas.
Sedimentary Rocks
As their name implies, sedimentary rocks form when
loose sediments on the Earth’s surface become compressed and bonded together.
Many of the rocks found in the Himalayas are sedimentary, and actually once
laid on an ocean floor millions of years ago when India was an island. Types of
sedimentary rocks found in the Himalayas include marl, dolomite, greywacke,
siltstone, shale and limestone. Within some of the Himalayas’ sedimentary
rocks, fossils of ancient plants and animals can be found.
Metamorphic Rocks
EVEREST DATA
1. Everest - (Sagarmatha/Qomolangma) - 8850 - Nepal-Tibet
2. K2 - (Godwin Austen) - 8611 - (Pak./China occupied Kashmir)
3. Kanchenjunga - 8598 - Nepal-India
4. Lhotse - 8501 - Nepal/Tibet
5. Makalu - 8463 - Nepal/Tibet
6. Cho Oyu - 8201 - Nepal/Tibet
7. Dhaulagiri - 8167 - Nepal
8. Manaslu - 8163 - Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat - 8125 - Pak. occupied Kashmir
10. Annapurna - 8091 - Nepal
11. Gasherbrum I - 8068 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
12. Broad Peak - 8047 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
13. Shisha Pangma - (Xixabangma Feng/Gosainthan) - 8046 - Nepal/Tibet
14. Gasherbrum II - 8035 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
**** Multiply by 3.25 to get values in feet.
Source of Rivers
In order to understand why certain rocks are found
in the Himalayas, it helps to be familiar with the basics of the Himalaya’s
geologic history. The Himalayas were produced by the motion of tectonic plates,
which essentially brought India -- which was once an island -- crashing into
Eurasia. This motion, which is still occurring today, is responsible for the
uplifting of the different rock layers that constitute the structure of the
Himalayas. Geologists recognize six distinct rock zones in the Himalayas,
separated by fault zones. Some zones are composed primarily of one rock
classification, while others feature a more diverse mixture.
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks form as a result of lava or magma cooling and solidifying. There are two main types of igneous rocks. Volcanic, or extrusive, igneous rocks form from lava that has been released above the Earth’s surface, while plutonic, or intrusive, igneous rocks form from magma underneath the ground. Two of the Himalayas’ major rock zones are comprised primarily of igneous plutonic rocks. Specific plutonic rock types in these zones include granite, diorite, gabbro, tonalite, monazite and pegmatite. Alunite is among the few extrusive igneous rocks found in the Himalayas.
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic rocks are rocks whose composition has
been changed by heat, pressure or chemical processes. Metamorphic rocks present
in the Himalayas include schist, migmatite, phyllite, gneiss and amphibolite.
Additionally, metamorphosed forms of some sedimentary rocks occur in the
region, such as quartzite, a metamorphosed type of sandstone; slate, a
metamorphosed form of shale; and marble, a metamorphosed limestone. Some metamorphic
rocks in the Himalayas have even been found to contain garnets.
SOIL IN INDIA
The
north-facing slopes generally have a fairly thick soil cover, supporting dense
forests at lower elevations and grasses higher up. The forest soils are dark
brown in colour and silt loam in texture; they are ideally suited for growing
fruit trees. The mountain meadow soils are well developed but vary in thickness
and in their chemical properties. Some of the wet deep upland soils of this
type in the eastern Himalayas—for example, in the Darjiling (Darjeeling) Hills
and in the Assam valley—have a high humus content that is good for growing tea. Podzolic Soils (infertile
acidic forest soils) occur in a belt some 400 miles (640 km) long in the
valleys of the Indus and its tributary the Shyok River, to the north
of the Great Himalaya Range, and in patches in Himachal Pradesh. Farther east,
saline soils occur in the dry high plains of the Ladakh region. Of the
soils that are not restricted to any particular area, alluvial soils (deposited
by running water) are the most productive, though they occur in limited areas,
such as the Vale of Kashmir, the Dehra Dun, and the high terraces flanking the
Himalayan valleys. Lithosols, consisting of imperfectly weathered rock
fragments that are deficient in humus content, cover many large areas at high
altitudes and are the least-productive soils.
Soil is one
of the major natural resources, like air and water. It is the topmost layer of
the earth's crust and is a mixture of fine powdered rocks, organic matter,
liquids, myriad organisms and other minerals. It acts as an interface between
hydrosphere, lithosphere, earth's atmosphere and biosphere. The proportion of
the key ingredients determines the type of soil. But, factors such as
vegetation, climatic conditions, human activities for e.g. grazing, farming,
gardening etc., also influence soil formation. In India, various types of soils
are found and their formations are influenced by certain factors such as
altitude, climate disproportionate rainfall and many others. The type of soil
differs in different areas of the country.
2. K2 - (Godwin Austen) - 8611 - (Pak./China occupied Kashmir)
3. Kanchenjunga - 8598 - Nepal-India
4. Lhotse - 8501 - Nepal/Tibet
5. Makalu - 8463 - Nepal/Tibet
6. Cho Oyu - 8201 - Nepal/Tibet
7. Dhaulagiri - 8167 - Nepal
8. Manaslu - 8163 - Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat - 8125 - Pak. occupied Kashmir
10. Annapurna - 8091 - Nepal
11. Gasherbrum I - 8068 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
12. Broad Peak - 8047 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
13. Shisha Pangma - (Xixabangma Feng/Gosainthan) - 8046 - Nepal/Tibet
14. Gasherbrum II - 8035 - Pak./China occupied Kashmir
**** Multiply by 3.25 to get values in feet.
TEN
SIGNIFICANT HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS
Climatic Influence
Source of Rivers
DEFENCE
HYDRO ELECTRICITY
Fertile Soil
Tourism & Pilgrimage
10 Minerals
The 10 Significance of the Himalaya Mountains to India are as follows: 1.
Climatic Influence, 2. Defence, 3. Source of Rivers, 4. Fertile Soil, 5.
Hydroelectricity, 6. Forest Wealth, 7. Agriculture, 8. Tourism, 9. Pilgrimage,
10. Minerals ! The Himalayas comprise the
most dominating geographical feature of India. No other mountain range anywhere
in world has affected the life of people and shaped the destiny of a nation as
the Himalayas have in respect of India.
SANSKRIT AND HUMAN MIND
SANSKRIT AND HUMAN MIND
Sanskrit
is the greatest language ever created by human mind. The Sanskrit alphabets
were discovered by the rishis in deep meditation, those alphabets are acoustic
roots of chakras of human body.so while speaking Sanskrit the sounds we
pronounce will create vibration in our chakras which control our vrittis
creating mind calm and of good thoughts. Grammar is also one of the most
scientific. Unfortunately most of the old texts on grammars are lost only
maharishi Panini grammar survived. Modern western linguistic took Sanskrit
model of Grammar for western languages but to understand the grammar of Sanskrit
you need a subtle mind. you need to have knowledge of universe, mind, soul
which comes from deep meditation. Now this divine language is dying we need to
revive it. Sanskrit has directly or indirectly influenced most of the language
around the world.
Published Oct 2 2015 06:26 AM EDT
Mike Seidel Gets Slammed by Wave
While covering a coastal storm in Virginia Beach, VA, The Weather Channel
meteorologist Mike Seidel got a little too close to the Atlantic. Hurricane
Joaquin intensified to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm
Thursday afternoon, and continues to hammer the central Bahamas with
hurricane-force winds, storm surge flooding and torrential rain. For the latest
updates on Joaquin's future from the Bahamas. Virginia beach heavy winds. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JOAQUIN NOW MOVING NORTHWARD AS IT BATTERS THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS, HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TODAY, as of 11:00 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 the centre of JOAQUIN was located near
23.5, -74.8 with movement N at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 939mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
Oct 2nd to Oct 8th it might exist.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)
While spared the
full fury of Hurricane Joaquin, parts of the East Coast saw record-setting rain
Saturday 3rd October that
shut down roads, waterlogged crops and showed little sign of letting up. Much
of the drenching was centred in the Carolinas, but coastal communities as far
away as New Jersey were feeling the effects of unrelenting rainfall. Rain and
flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through
Sunday. At least five weather-related deaths have been reported. President
Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered
federal aid to help state and local efforts. Three people died in three
separate weather-related traffic incidents in South Carolina since the heavy
rains began, the state's highway patrol said, including two motorists who lost
control of their cars and a pedestrian hit by a car. Once the rain ends, the flood threat persists
because the ground is too saturated to absorb water, meteorologists say. And
high winds could topple trees like the one that hit a vehicle near
Fayetteville, North Carolina, killing a passenger. The storm also has been
linked to a drowning in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala:
At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, 4th Oct., three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation. "Unfortunately, a new count shows that there are 131 confirmed dead and recovered," and still about 300 people missing and unaccounted for.
Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala:
At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, 4th Oct., three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation. "Unfortunately, a new count shows that there are 131 confirmed dead and recovered," and still about 300 people missing and unaccounted for.
Floodwaters in Biot, near Cannes, France (4 October)
Violent storms and flooding have hit south-eastern France, killing at least 16 people with three more missing, officials say .Three elderly people drowned when their retirement home near the city of Antibes was inundated with flood water. Others died trapped in their cars in tunnels and underground car parks as the waters rose. French President Francois Hollande announced a state of "natural disaster" in the affected region
October 4, 2015
Typhoon Mujigae
lashed China’s southern coast on Sunday with winds up to 112 miles an hour,
killing at least six people and 215 people injured. As of Monday morning,
strong winds and high tides whipped up by the typhoon caught dozens of fishing
boats stranded out at sea, leaving 16 fishermen missing in Zhanjiang, the city
hardest hit by the strong storm. Television reports and images circulating on
China’s popular social media site Sina Weibo showed flooded streets, trees
uprooted and vehicles overturned by the fierce winds. The typhoon had prompted
coastal provinces in southern China to order fishing fleets to stay ashore and
to cancel scores of flights and rail services.
FRANCE
Oct 2015: CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP):
While spared the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin, parts of the East Coast saw record-setting rain Saturday that shut down roads, waterlogged crops and showed little sign of letting up. Much of the drenching was centered in the Carolinas, but coastal communities as far away as New Jersey were feeling the effects of unrelenting rainfall. Rain and flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. At least five weather-related deaths have been reported. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to help state and local efforts. Three people died in three separate weather-related traffic incidents in South Carolina since the heavy rains began, the state's highway patrol said, including two motorists who lost control of their cars and a pedestrian hit by a car. Once the rain ends, the flood threat persists because the ground is too saturated to absorb water, meteorologists say. And high winds could topple trees like the one that hit a vehicle near Fayetteville, North Carolina, killing a passenger. The storm also has been linked to a drowning in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Published Oct 4 2015 07:29 AM
It is also important to note that the strongest winds will be on the
immediate east side of Joaquin, which will almost certainly pass directly over
Bermuda. Hence the reason for the hurricane warning. Since Joaquin is a
fast-moving storm, heading northeast at 20 mph, it should be quickly moving
away from the island on Monday. Joaquin had another bout of intensification
early Saturday. Utilizing an instrument for estimating surface winds, the
stepped frequency microwave radiometer (SFMR), a Hurricane Hunter
reconnaissance mission Saturday estimated surface winds of around 135 knots, or
155 mph just before noon.
Visakhapatnam Tragedy 24th Oct. 2015
Loss of an infant girl in a dirty and stinking water stream.
Her name is Ch Sai Lavanya Aditi aged barely six years, her body washed nearly 50km away from Vizag, with drain water found in her body. She fell it into the drain around 6.P.M, with slight showers of rain, as she was returning from tuition classes on September 24th at HB colony. Body recovered after five days of drifting in stinking water flow to a distance of 50km.
The tragedy took place, in my opinion, as the heavy water of house hold, Industry, and other Ware Houses commercial, is relatively heavy and formed a low lying stream flow, underneath the Ocean waters of Visakhapatnam beach coast and, the dead body of the girl, has been literally carried away to the 50km distance to the Dibbalapalem, showed in the above picture with red line.
Scenario of Visakhapatnam coast line changed after the 1972, the year of demise of Late Prof K R Rao, ex-principal of AU, especially the row of beach coast India wells of ancient time, along the beach sands, now occupied and heavy houses and buildings have sprung up. The row of drinking sweet water wells, located every 20 feet along the coast, up to the Bheeminipatnam coast. In the Bheeminipatnam one well was still exiting near the beach shore reminding one of the past glory of Vizag-Bheemil coast. (see my blogpost made earlier).
OCEANOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
"It is wondered by Oceanography experts, how the body got moved away to such a long distance along the coast, while some feel rip currents below the surface could be responsible, for the drifting of the dead body to such a long distance. It shows that Oceanography Scientists at Visakhapatnam, in spite of huge grants and vast machinery at hand are not able to assess the flow patterns of Visakhapatnam, dirty water inside and near to the shore, though they suspect why the big boulders (boulder thought!!) in the Ocean couldn't prevent the flow of the body to such a log distance. Underwater currents are not properly studied by the experts, since this flow is phenomena that developed only in the last 25 years, prior to that Scientists were able to understand the flow patterns of the currents in the Sea. This clearly establishes the fact that our Scientists should exercise more, about the newly developed under water currents near the shore, of heavy, dirty and stinking water flows".
Department of Water Flow Studies
May be the Universities and Colleges affiliated in India, may create a separate Department of Sanitation, specifically the nature of water flow studies. Especially along the beach coast and River flows (preventing the debris' and dirty water flow into the beach eventually). It requires a newer thought of study, in view of the under ground current levels are imminent that developed during last 25 years, since 1972. Oceanography experts are immune to such studies. The new Department shall have staff all from Sanitation and Sweeper communities of various cities, based on work experience and result oriented success. It may be, to begin with, a diploma or certificate study to promote them.
1930 to 1972 Andhra University under
Patronage of Prof K R Rao D.Sc.(Madras) D.Sc. (London)
Earlier 40 years from 1931 to 1971 was one of a smooth and enchanting Ocean resort in RK beach with old cement seats of Maharaja style, that have been dismantled away with new double road construction and beautification of the Double Roads beach coast from Shipyard to the Temple Hill of Shiva and Parvathi. Staff mostly from the town Visakhapatnam and Official colony, used to walk along the beach shore to reach the AU. The weather has changed drastically and newer methods are to be devised to safe guard the people and the public as well.
ATHERVANAVEDA SCHOOL 7 Year COURSE
An exercise school for Atharva Veda learning started in Tirupati along with modern education of Mathematics, Science and Computers at a duration of seven years called Veda-Vibhushan course equivalent to Intermediate Education, in Navajeevan Vedapatasala. There are 30 inmates from MP, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Assam and Telangana states. Athervaveda is about environmental science and Astronomy & Astrophysics rues Professor Gangadhar Panda of Puri, Odisha state. Sadly enough 98 of the 100 branches, Sakas, of Atharvaveda hve been lost and only Shownik and Pippala shakas are practised! These are practiced only in Odisha and Gujarat.
RAINS
Rayalseema having rains along with Telangana area, on Saturday October 3rd till morning in Koduru,Nagari, 9cm, Srikalhasthi, Tirupathi, Venkatagiri, and Amalapuram7cm rain fall recorded. Saturday intense heat wave prevailed with Ramagudem recording 36C.
October 4th till Sunday morning Palkonda, Thimmarajupeta 8cm, Kurupam, Nagarkurnool, Kothagudem 7cm, Manchala, Guduru, and Madnur 6cm, rainfall recorded while Ongole registered 35.3 temperature. Four people died in Krishna Zillah on Sunday hit by thunders due to the rain with thunder showers and heavy lightning. Rajahmundry in East Godavari district also had the heavy rains on Sunday.
RICKSHAW FELLOW MECHANIZATION
A rickshaw fellow converted using his brains, his vehicle using a discarded Engine and an handle from a brokers shop, and with scrap material made his rickshaw literally motor driven just with Rs. 5000/- investment. Photo can be seen below. He is from Visakhapatnam.
MELTING GLACIERS ERODE THE LAND
22 glaciers in
Patagonia caused more erosion than those in Antarctica, as warming and melting
ice helped lubricate the glacier beds.
WINTER MIST ARAKULOYA SCENARIO
Visitors are
enchanted with the scenario of the winter mists surrounding Araku Valley
thrilled by Girijan Bazar, Museum, and several tall trees around along with the
road side Silver Oak trees that dazzle various golden colors from its leaves.
Since last ten days (to day 5th Oct 2015) the Chilly Mist is
enthralling visitors reminds one of Kashmir and other hilly zones.
Girijans for marketing with their produce and catch in Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam on a misty and chilly day to sell their groceries.
CHITTOOR WATER FALLS October 5th 2015.
Due to good rains in the last
week of 5th October 2015, the Kapilatheertham at Tirumulla and Kailaskona,
Moolakona, and Sadasivalam falls, in Puttur division received good inflows from
surrounding hills. The Ubblamadugu water falls known as Tada falls, too is a
hot destination for people, especially from Tamil Nadu almost numbering 5
lakhs. The Eguvaseetha falls is now barred for public the dangerous location on
the water falls view on the top of Siddulaiah Hill. The location has several
whirlpools regular visitors forbidden. Sadashivakona
falls especially guarded for visitors.
TWO OBJECTS FUSED TO FORM ROSETTA’s
67P comet
and the present author’s theory
Gentle low-velocity collision occurred between two fully formed km-sized cometesimals in the early stages of the Solar system with a middle neck. Using high resolution imaging from Optical, Spectroscopy, and Infrared Imaging systems, taken between August 6th, 2014 and March 17th, 2015 to study layers of materials seen all over the nucleus, scientists have unequivocally affirm that the peculiar shape due to the combination of the two separate two fully grown comets.
A CONJECTURE ON THE COMET SHAPE FORMATION
The present author feels that the two portions are the creation of dislodged bigger comet, due to the presence of completely different materials in the two parts of the comet. (Similar to the recent findings of Earth’s terrestrial Moon its appearance to the Earth and its back side traced by Satellites) The separating lobe seems to be a diffusion from the interior of the big comet and three material pieces need to be studied intimately. The middle has very silently exploded releasing away the two lobes and the connecting mass strayed away from the interior of the big-comet.
Gentle low-velocity collision occurred between two fully formed km-sized cometesimals in the early stages of the Solar system with a middle neck. Using high resolution imaging from Optical, Spectroscopy, and Infrared Imaging systems, taken between August 6th, 2014 and March 17th, 2015 to study layers of materials seen all over the nucleus, scientists have unequivocally affirm that the peculiar shape due to the combination of the two separate two fully grown comets.
A CONJECTURE ON THE COMET SHAPE FORMATION
The present author feels that the two portions are the creation of dislodged bigger comet, due to the presence of completely different materials in the two parts of the comet. (Similar to the recent findings of Earth’s terrestrial Moon its appearance to the Earth and its back side traced by Satellites) The separating lobe seems to be a diffusion from the interior of the big comet and three material pieces need to be studied intimately. The middle has very silently exploded releasing away the two lobes and the connecting mass strayed away from the interior of the big-comet.
Santa Catarina Pinula,
Guatemala:
At least 131 people were killed in mudslides
that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday,
three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation.
"Unfortunately, a new count shows that there are 131 confirmed dead and
recovered," and still about 300 people missing and unaccounted for Violent
storms and flooding have hit south-eastern France, killing at least 16 people
with three more missing, officials say .Three elderly people drowned when their
retirement home near the city of Antibes was inundated with flood water. Others
died trapped in their cars in tunnels and underground car parks as the waters
rose. French President Francois Hollande announced a state of "natural
disaster" in the affected region.
October 4, 2015
Typhoon Mujigae
lashed China’s southern coast on Sunday, 4th Oct, with winds up to 112 miles an hour,
killing at least six people and 215 people injured. As of Monday morning,
strong winds and high tides whipped up by the typhoon caught dozens of fishing
boats stranded out at sea, leaving 16 fishermen missing in Zhanjiang, the city
hardest hit by the strong storm. Television reports and images circulating on
China’s popular social media site Sina Weibo showed flooded streets, trees
uprooted and vehicles overturned by the fierce winds. The typhoon had prompted
coastal provinces in southern China to order fishing fleets to stay ashore and
to cancel scores of flights and rail services
October 5, 2015
In Nellore thunder strike killed a coolie in the field hailing from Kothapalli Dalithwada by name Bullaiah 45 years old. Kurnool Zillah Venkatapuram village lady Kundhur Lakshmmam 52 years old struck by lightning bolt died and eight others were injured when halted below a tree to escape the heavy rain. In Kadapa Zillah Rajamapeta while working in the fields ryot M. Narayana 60yrs died and his wife Jayamma 55yrs old felt strong injuries. West Godavari Nallazarla Mandalam Pothavaram the fall of a thunderbolt killed ryot named, Pilliboyana Venkataramana aged 40 yrs. Eastern Godavari district Rajahmundry had heavy rain with big thunders and lightning for nearly an hour and Kambala Lake bus stand is in doldrums.
VISAKHAPATNAM
The city is experiencing scorching Sun light with practically simmering heat for the last four days. Till Tuesday 6
Oct 2015, Gorintla 7cm, Plakonda , Sitarampuram 6cm, Jiyammavalasa 5cm,
Palasamudram 4cm rain fall was recorded. On 7th Oct the sky was cloud cast but no rain and temperature slightly reduced.
A REVIEW OF HOT SEASON OF VISAKHAPATNAM
a. HOT WEATHER IN VISAKHAPATNAM
During the month of August normal average temperatures in the city were 31C and at the airport it was 36C. In September it was 33.4 and at airport 36.4 while normal is 31C and 33C respectively. Increase is solid thrust through out the year. Due to lack of green cover in Visakhapatnam, the entire city became hot due to direct exposure to heat of the Sun.
b.THUNDER SHOWERS
The humidity levels have fallen down by about 7 to 10%. Lack of water vapour in the air and resulting in more thunder showers which are very to the city. Global warming raised the temperature by 2C the land temperatures have spurred up by 2 to 3C. This resulted in the creation of depressions and cyclonic weather. The monsoon weather of the city has totally changed and during the last few days from Oct 4th to Oct 8th it was extremely hot in the city. Prolonged dry spell over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from the last week of June to the first week of August has put the cultivation of farm out put completely out of gear. An agricultural drought has resulted in the state of RICE BOWL OF INDIA. Maharashtra and Karnataka also added to the misery of the people of those states, and restricted inflows to Godavari and Krishna Rivers. Ground water in Telangana was minimal.
Interlinking of Rivers is a very significant step to safe guard the available water for drinking purposes and minimal field cultivation.
Archaeologists in Indonesia
Archaeologists in Indonesia have uncovered a 1,000-year-old temple that could shed light on the country's Hindu past. The intricately carved statues and reliefs are some of the best preserved in Indonesia, but the dig is being conducted under tight security to protect the site from well-organised relic thieves. The temple was found on the grounds of Yogyakarta's Islamic University as workers probed the ground to lay foundations for a new library, and they realised the earth beneath their feet was not stable. Digging soon revealed an extraordinary find: three metres underground were still-standing temple walls. Heavy rains then exposed the top of a statue of the god Ganesha in pristine condition. A few weeks into the excavation, archaeologists are declaring the temple and its rare and beautiful statues an important discovery that could provide insights into Indonesia's pre-Islamic culture. "This temple is a quite significant and very valuable because we have never found a temple as whole and intact as this one," said archaeologist Dr Budhy Sancoyo, who is one of the researchers painstakingly cleaning up the temple. "For example, looking at where the statues are placed in this temple, they are in their original positions, unlike the other temples. "This temple is important for understanding the culture of our ancestors." A volcanic eruption is thought most likely to have covered the temple around the 10th century, about 100 years after it was built. The eruption preserved its statues and reliefs in better condition than almost everything else discovered in Indonesia from that period, including the Borobodur and Prambanan temple complexes. But now that they are exposed, the temple's contents need to be protected with 24-hour security.
VOLCANOE
Volcanoes Today, 8 Oct 2015: Fuego volcano, Ijen, Batu Tara, Aso, Alaid Thursday Oct 08, 2015 11:00 AM. A huge volcanic eruption in Indonesia has covered the region in a vast cloud of ash, grounding flights in Australia and south east Asia. Sangeang Api, a volcano off the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, which lies in one of the most active areas of the Pacific ‘ring of fire’, has erupted at least three times since Friday 9th Oct.
STORM
The storm on Thursday 8th Oct 2015, brought more than 7 inches of rain to Ketchikan, a scenic town in Alaska's coastal rainforest. Gusts of up to 80 mph were forecast for Friday, and more rain was expected across the region. While it's not unusual for Alaska to feel the remnant effects of tropical storms from the west, it's rare for the remnants of a central Pacific tropical storm to reach this far because tropical systems north of Hawaii often fall apart rapidly as they reach cooler water temperatures, said meteorologist Shaun Baines of the weather service's Anchorage office. The storm is the latest unusual weather event to hit Alaska in 2015: sparse snowfall pushed the start of the Iditarod sled-dog race 400 miles to the north; dry conditions fueled one of Alaska's worst fire seasons; and rain made for an especially wet summer in Juneau.
9th and 10th Oct 2015
Visakhapatnam was extremely hot on the 9th and the 10th Oct 2015 the Sun rays in the morning were quite reddish and expected the day would be quiet hot.
FIRST HUMAN
GENOME FROM AFRICA SEQUENCED
The genome of a 4500 year old man
in Africa, using his skull of the man buried face down in a cave in the
southern Ethopian highlands. The cave was cool and dry enough to preserve his
DNA for thousands of years. Miami report
dt: 10th Oct 2015.
UNDERWATR INDIA CITY
The setting Sun and its amazing red glory
due to the dust emitted by the volcanic hills of the Indonesia.
Saturday 10 October 2015, Volcano Mount Sinabung in Sumatra, Indonesia erupted spewing lava and Locals flee as Indonesia volcano erupts eight times volcanoes.
The apparent Red Glow throughout the day in Visakhapatnam sky on the 10th October 2015 is due to the dust accumulated sequel to the massive eight volcano eruptions of the Indonesia.
The city recorded sweltering heat wave that lasted till late night beginning with the early Sun rise.
UNDERWATR INDIA CITY
This looks minimum 40 meters below the water in totality. Underwater temple means before the end of Ice age, that is anywhere before 9,000 years. Now I start to believe, in many Hindus scripts, once entire land was Dharmic Land and believers. Dwaraka needs to be excavated further. Similarly in Zimbabwe, we can see Massive Shiva Ling and the lost local emperors worshiped them, Andamas has the oldest Human Origin found.
10th October 2015
Prakasam recorded 38.8C, Guntur 37.5C, Vijayawada 36.6C, Hyderabad 35C, Rajahamundry 35C, Euluru 34C and Visakhapatnam 33.2 while Eluru night was quite hot on Saturday with temperature as 29C. On Saturday, 10th Oct. 2015, two big boulders have fallen down on the hill road in Tirupati.
11th Oct 2015
The rainfall occurred at Vempalli 5cm, Koduru, Royachotti, Pakala, and Garividi about 4cms. In Tirupati entire last week, (news 11th Oct. 2015), irregular rains for the last few days making the big stones from hill tops are falling down, big cranes are being used to shift them away.
12th Oct 2015
RAYALSEEMA HAS RAINS
Till Sunday Oct. 11th, morning Mandapall 9cm, Pulivendala, Arogyavaram 7cm, Gurramkonda 6cm, Thaidipatri 5cm it rained. Sweltering heat gripped the coastal Andhra and Telangana areas. Nizamabad, Ongole, Machilipatnam registered 37C. From ordinary temperatures 2 to 5C excessive heat noted.
Monday the hot weather prevailed in Andhra and Telangana reminiscent of the Summer heat, with the absence of rainy clouds, the day temperatures have enormously increased. About three to six degrees they have increased. On Monday Oct 12th, Machilipatnam recorded 37.4C. Guntur recorded 39.5C, Vijayawada 36.7C, and Prakasam 36.3C.
Surprisingly on Monday, 12th Oct 2015, (The day last Year Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram faced the brunt of the devastating HUDHUD cyclone at 175km speed gale and minimal rain) there was normal circulating winds, a respite from the previous few days with no wind blow at all.
It rained in the night and 13th Oct was a hot day.Oct 13th was also a gripping hot weather in Visakhapatnam till night 9.30PM, when all of a sudden there was a light shower of rain that lasted just an half hour.
ANCIENT KERALA MEDICINE MAN OF AYURVEDA
Kollatt Itti Achuthan’s vaidyar, renowned for contributions to Ayurveda during the years 1678 to 1693, his contributions to the Botanical compendium Hortus Malabaricumn (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 12 volumes lived in Kadakkarapally, north-west of Cherthala town. His property, see the photo below, of land of 60cents where a palm leaf-thatched Kuriala (hut) stands in his memory. Eighth generation descendant, Harikrishnan (Unni), of his father Pushkaran, unable to repay a loan of Rs. 2 lakhs, who father, killed himself, in April 2012. His daughter Aishwarya aged 22 years, works in a private firm. The illustrated treatise on the plants of Kerala, originally published in Latin, was compiled over a period of 30 years by Hendrik van Rheede, a naturalist and Governor of Malabar between 1670 and 1677.
14th Oct 2015
Visakhapatnam has cooled somewhat due to a few minutes rain Y'Day night around 9.45PM. The rain fell on the night of 14th Oct as well but twice during the night and in the cities Nizamabad 38C and in Nellore, Ongole, Kurnool 37C,
THUNDERSTORM IN THE NORTH INDIA
The rainfall occurred at Vempalli 5cm, Koduru, Royachotti, Pakala, and Garividi about 4cms. In Tirupati entire last week, (news 11th Oct. 2015), irregular rains for the last few days making the big stones from hill tops are falling down, big cranes are being used to shift them away.
12th Oct 2015
PROTRUSION OF THE STEM OF BANANA
TREE TO ALMOST 11FEET AND THE FRUIT
EDIBLE, PINK IN COLOR AND QUIET SWEET.
Andamans yield a sweet BANANA with ORANGE pulp in a tropical rain forest, species Musa indndamanesis located 16km inside Krishna Nalah forest in the island. Has unique green flowers, published in Taiwania journal, an edible variety, and vry sweet. The fruit pulp is ORNGE in color, distinct from the regular banana. Its flowers are conical flowers ar cylndricl. Species requires conservation the plants are limited. It has a relatively big fruit lux,almost 11feet protruding out from the banana fruit bunch. Approximately 52 species of banana are reported, to occur in wild, across the world and 15 such species are reported occur in India.TREE TO ALMOST 11FEET AND THE FRUIT
EDIBLE, PINK IN COLOR AND QUIET SWEET.
RAYALSEEMA HAS RAINS
Till Sunday Oct. 11th, morning Mandapall 9cm, Pulivendala, Arogyavaram 7cm, Gurramkonda 6cm, Thaidipatri 5cm it rained. Sweltering heat gripped the coastal Andhra and Telangana areas. Nizamabad, Ongole, Machilipatnam registered 37C. From ordinary temperatures 2 to 5C excessive heat noted.
Monday the hot weather prevailed in Andhra and Telangana reminiscent of the Summer heat, with the absence of rainy clouds, the day temperatures have enormously increased. About three to six degrees they have increased. On Monday Oct 12th, Machilipatnam recorded 37.4C. Guntur recorded 39.5C, Vijayawada 36.7C, and Prakasam 36.3C.
Surprisingly on Monday, 12th Oct 2015, (The day last Year Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram faced the brunt of the devastating HUDHUD cyclone at 175km speed gale and minimal rain) there was normal circulating winds, a respite from the previous few days with no wind blow at all.
It rained in the night and 13th Oct was a hot day.Oct 13th was also a gripping hot weather in Visakhapatnam till night 9.30PM, when all of a sudden there was a light shower of rain that lasted just an half hour.
ANCIENT KERALA MEDICINE MAN OF AYURVEDA
Kollatt Itti Achuthan’s vaidyar, renowned for contributions to Ayurveda during the years 1678 to 1693, his contributions to the Botanical compendium Hortus Malabaricumn (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 12 volumes lived in Kadakkarapally, north-west of Cherthala town. His property, see the photo below, of land of 60cents where a palm leaf-thatched Kuriala (hut) stands in his memory. Eighth generation descendant, Harikrishnan (Unni), of his father Pushkaran, unable to repay a loan of Rs. 2 lakhs, who father, killed himself, in April 2012. His daughter Aishwarya aged 22 years, works in a private firm. The illustrated treatise on the plants of Kerala, originally published in Latin, was compiled over a period of 30 years by Hendrik van Rheede, a naturalist and Governor of Malabar between 1670 and 1677.
14th Oct 2015
Visakhapatnam has cooled somewhat due to a few minutes rain Y'Day night around 9.45PM. The rain fell on the night of 14th Oct as well but twice during the night and in the cities Nizamabad 38C and in Nellore, Ongole, Kurnool 37C,
THUNDERSTORM IN THE NORTH INDIA
Thunderstorm
hits Chandigarh plunging city into darkness around 1h30mPM today 14th October 2015, with high speed wind
and dust felling trees and traffic signals in various parts of capital Punjab
and Haryana. Peripheral areas like Mohali and Kharar plunged into darkness
throwing life out of gear. Light thunderstorm that dissipated in two hours, moved
over to some parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and then north
eastern parts.
J&K's Bhadarwah in Doda district witnesses season's first snowfall. Sunday, October 4, 2015 - 21:22
SNOW FALLS OF OCTOBER 2015.
Snowfall in Moscow, on 9 October, 2015. Niseko Snow Report, 14 October 2015. Welcome to the first 360niseko daily snow report for the 2015-16 season! *1cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 4°C
J&K's Bhadarwah in Doda district witnesses season's first snowfall. Sunday, October 4, 2015 - 21:22
SNOW FALLS OF OCTOBER 2015.
Snowfall in Moscow, on 9 October, 2015. Niseko Snow Report, 14 October 2015. Welcome to the first 360niseko daily snow report for the 2015-16 season! *1cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 4°C
First snow falls in Germany
11:16am EDT - 00:42 Snow falls in Germany as wintery weather suddenly hits the country. The changes in weather at Visakhapatnam are a sequel to the SUDDEN weather change in the West, especially Germany, which received a bewildering Snow fall all of a sudden. 14-10-2015 · First snow of the season covers chairs and tables of a terrace cafe in Wernigerode in the Harz region, central Germany.
14thOct 8:58AM
I can happily report the
first snow of the season here in Hirafu as temperatures yesterday dropped and
things started to feel rather winter-like. During the morning yesterday we had
sleet falling and by the time it got dark in the evening there was 1cm or so of
snow on the ground here in village areas. Hurray. This morning the snow here in
the village has already disappeared and warmer conditions are ahead of us, but
it is of course always great to see that first bit of snow. Anyway, I'm going
to record that 1cm. It's going to be a lot of fun seeing how much we get this
coming season and comparing it with previous seasons. Do check out the archive
reports from previous seasons to get an idea of how things have gone in the
past.
This is five days earlier than last year
It snowed throughout the
night in Moscow last Wednesday 14th Oct 2015, and snowed on and
off up until yesterday. The late summer warmth that had lingered for so long in
western Russia was swept away dramatically, especially two weeks earlier
than last year. The cold air that caused this sudden change of season for
Moscow had been blowing across northern Europe throughout the past week. The
wind had been cold, but beyond Russia, it had been too dry to bring snow.
Temperatures have, however, dropped dramatically in its wake: Minsk shivered
down to a 4 degree Celsius daytime "high"; Warsaw went down to 6C
with a wind-chill; Berlin managed 9C, but also with a wind-chill. Yesterday,
Amsterdam failed to reach 10C for the first time since April. This week, a big
Mediterranean storm system swept vast amounts of rain into south-eastern
Europe, causing flooding in Italy, Albania and Macedonia. This weather then fed
into the cold air over Slovakia and Poland and surprisingly, rather than rain
the snow started to fall. The Tatras mountains rapidly accumulated 12cm of snow
during Sunday night. Zakopane, with an elevation of about 900 metres, in
southern Poland saw a day of snow on Monday, 12 Oct 2015, accumulating 10cm.
Krakow, only 240 metres above sea level, also saw snow. Many parts of
Poland were blanketed on Monday, 12 Oct 201, causing traffic disruptions, and
in Swietokrzyskie province, at least one fatal accident. In Asia too, snow has
arrived early for some. Amid retreating monsoon rains, now over southwestern
China, cold air has been drawn into the mix. As a result, snow has blanketed
many parts of Yunnan Province, falling about one month earlier than the usual. The
harsh weather hit places like Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qujing,
Lijiang and Zhaotong cities. It accumulated to a depth of 20cm on Cangshan
Mountain, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. "It's a surprise. My tour guide
said at the mountain foot there was no snow, but then it snowed. I am very
excited," said a visitor. Mount Fuji, Japan's picturesque mountain, was
capped by snow on Sunday, 11 Oct, 2015, for the first time this autumn. This is
five days earlier than last year, but eleven days later than usual. Winter is
clearly knocking on the door in Asia and Europe. Though, a little early, it had
arrived fairly. The cold air that caused
this sudden change of season for Moscow had been blowing across northern Europe
throughout the past week. The wind had been cold, but beyond Russia, it had
been too dry to bring snow. Temperatures have, however, dropped dramatically in
its wake: Minsk shivered down to a 4 degree Celsius daytime "high";
Warsaw went down to 6C with a wind-chill; Berlin managed 9C, but also with a
wind-chill. Yesterday, Amsterdam failed to reach 10C for the first time since
April. This week, a big Mediterranean storm system swept vast amounts of rain
into south-eastern Europe, causing flooding in Italy, Albania and Macedonia.
This weather then fed into the cold air over Slovakia and Poland and - rather
than rain - snow started to fall.