#guam — Public Fediverse posts

Guam government websites show disruption in cyber incident #Guam #CPanel #ZeroDay #Ransomware #GovernmentWebsites #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/guam-cyber-incident-websites/

Guam government websites show disruption in cyber incident #Guam #CPanel #ZeroDay #Ransomware #GovernmentWebsites #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/guam-cyber-incident-websites/

Japanese Triathletes Defend SuBIT Crowns

Takuto Oshima and Manami Hayashi, both from Japan, take a crack at extending their hold on their respective titles in the NTT Asia Triathlon Cup Subic Bay, more commonly known as the Subic International Triathlon (SuBIT), at Subic Bay Freeport Zone on May 2 (Saturday).

SuBIT’s 33rd staging carries with it the NTT Asia Triathlon Junior Cup for first time and henceforth the official Philippine National Triathlon Championships and qualifier for National Training Pool.

While Oshima (ranked #88 male in the world) and Hayashi (#36 female) will enjoy strong support from their compatriots, Oshima will face the strongest challenge from Canadian Liam Donnelly who is ranked higher by 15 notches.

Hayashi on the other hand is top-ranked among the female entries and the closest to her who are non-Japanese are Turkey’s Sinem Servera (#87) and USA’s Michelle Magnani (#91).

Organized Triathlon Philippines in cooperation with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, the oldest and longest running triathlon event in Southeast Asia is sponsored by Philippine Sports Commission, NTT, Gatorade (official hydration partner), Western Guaranty Corporation, C-Vitt and Subic Bay Travelers Hotel (official race hotel).

One of the more popular triathlons in Asia, this year’s SuBIT drew 92 elite triathletes and 31 elite juniors from 24 countries including Australia, Brazil, Bahrain, Canada, Cambodia, Guam, Hongkong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Qatar, Thailand, Taipei, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Singapore, UAE, Bangladesh, Samoa and Philippines.

Looming as top bets from Southeast Asia include 2025 Southeast Asian Games champion Indonesian Rashif Amila Yaqin, also 2023 SEAG silver medalist, in the male division.

French Cambodian Margot Garabedian, 2023 SEAG gold medalist and runner-up in the 2026 Asian Beach Games aquathlon last April 24, lead the ASEAN campaign in the distaff side.        

The non-elite athletes in the field of nearly 500 will display their wares in the second day of action.

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Note: This post was sourced from the official press release of the event from Triathlon Philippines.

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Japanese Triathletes Defend SuBIT Crowns

Takuto Oshima and Manami Hayashi, both from Japan, take a crack at extending their hold on their respective titles in the NTT Asia Triathlon Cup Subic Bay, more commonly known as the Subic International Triathlon (SuBIT), at Subic Bay Freeport Zone on May 2 (Saturday).

SuBIT’s 33rd staging carries with it the NTT Asia Triathlon Junior Cup for first time and henceforth the official Philippine National Triathlon Championships and qualifier for National Training Pool.

While Oshima (ranked #88 male in the world) and Hayashi (#36 female) will enjoy strong support from their compatriots, Oshima will face the strongest challenge from Canadian Liam Donnelly who is ranked higher by 15 notches.

Hayashi on the other hand is top-ranked among the female entries and the closest to her who are non-Japanese are Turkey’s Sinem Servera (#87) and USA’s Michelle Magnani (#91).

Organized Triathlon Philippines in cooperation with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, the oldest and longest running triathlon event in Southeast Asia is sponsored by Philippine Sports Commission, NTT, Gatorade (official hydration partner), Western Guaranty Corporation, C-Vitt and Subic Bay Travelers Hotel (official race hotel).

One of the more popular triathlons in Asia, this year’s SuBIT drew 92 elite triathletes and 31 elite juniors from 24 countries including Australia, Brazil, Bahrain, Canada, Cambodia, Guam, Hongkong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Qatar, Thailand, Taipei, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Singapore, UAE, Bangladesh, Samoa and Philippines.

Looming as top bets from Southeast Asia include 2025 Southeast Asian Games champion Indonesian Rashif Amila Yaqin, also 2023 SEAG silver medalist, in the male division.

French Cambodian Margot Garabedian, 2023 SEAG gold medalist and runner-up in the 2026 Asian Beach Games aquathlon last April 24, lead the ASEAN campaign in the distaff side.        

The non-elite athletes in the field of nearly 500 will display their wares in the second day of action.

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Note: This post was sourced from the official press release of the event from Triathlon Philippines.

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Japanese Triathletes Defend SuBIT Crowns

Takuto Oshima and Manami Hayashi, both from Japan, take a crack at extending their hold on their respective titles in the NTT Asia Triathlon Cup Subic Bay, more commonly known as the Subic International Triathlon (SuBIT), at Subic Bay Freeport Zone on May 2 (Saturday).

SuBIT’s 33rd staging carries with it the NTT Asia Triathlon Junior Cup for first time and henceforth the official Philippine National Triathlon Championships and qualifier for National Training Pool.

While Oshima (ranked #88 male in the world) and Hayashi (#36 female) will enjoy strong support from their compatriots, Oshima will face the strongest challenge from Canadian Liam Donnelly who is ranked higher by 15 notches.

Hayashi on the other hand is top-ranked among the female entries and the closest to her who are non-Japanese are Turkey’s Sinem Servera (#87) and USA’s Michelle Magnani (#91).

Organized Triathlon Philippines in cooperation with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, the oldest and longest running triathlon event in Southeast Asia is sponsored by Philippine Sports Commission, NTT, Gatorade (official hydration partner), Western Guaranty Corporation, C-Vitt and Subic Bay Travelers Hotel (official race hotel).

One of the more popular triathlons in Asia, this year’s SuBIT drew 92 elite triathletes and 31 elite juniors from 24 countries including Australia, Brazil, Bahrain, Canada, Cambodia, Guam, Hongkong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Qatar, Thailand, Taipei, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Singapore, UAE, Bangladesh, Samoa and Philippines.

Looming as top bets from Southeast Asia include 2025 Southeast Asian Games champion Indonesian Rashif Amila Yaqin, also 2023 SEAG silver medalist, in the male division.

French Cambodian Margot Garabedian, 2023 SEAG gold medalist and runner-up in the 2026 Asian Beach Games aquathlon last April 24, lead the ASEAN campaign in the distaff side.        

The non-elite athletes in the field of nearly 500 will display their wares in the second day of action.

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Note: This post was sourced from the official press release of the event from Triathlon Philippines.

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Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport - Hagåtña, Guam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_B._Won_Pat_International_Airport
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/13.483400/144.796005

#PGUM #GUM #Hagåtña #Guam #airport #aviation #avgeeks #GIS

Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoon

Some h…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BernardVillagomez #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Disasterplanningandresponse #DomesticNews #EdPropst #Floods #Generalnews #guam #Hawaii #HIStateWire #Hurricanesandtyphoons #MathewMasga #Oceans #PacificOcean #PowerOutages #RedCrossandRedCrescent #Saipan #StephanieFox #Storms #SuperTyphoonSinlaku #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Weather #Worldnews
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https://www.europesays.com/news/16922/ Super Typhoon Sinlaku batters remote US islands #APTopNews #DonaldTrump #EdPropst #GeneralNews #GlenHunter #Guam #Hawaii #Headlines #HIStateWire #Hurricanes #HurricanesAndTyphoons #JadenSanchez #JasonNicholls #KenKleeschulte #News #Oceans #PacificOcean #RamonJoseBlasCamacho #Saipan #StephanieFox #Storms #SuperTyphoonSinlaku #TopStories #USNews #weather #WorldNews

Super Typhoon Sinlaku batters remote US islands

A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with f…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #APTopNews #DonaldTrump #EdPropst #generalnews #GlenHunter #Guam #hawaii #HIStateWire #hurricanes #hurricanesandtyphoons #JasonNicholls #KenKleeschulte #océans #pacificocean #saipan #storms #SuperTyphoonSinlaku #U.S.News #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USTopics #USAnews #Weather #WorldNews
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#3goodThings #disabledWorkout #back #lats #threeGoodThings

#typhoon #sinlaku #guam

#jouRapNal #book18 day 122

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#3goodThings #disabledWorkout #back #lats #threeGoodThings

#typhoon #sinlaku #guam

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#typhoon #sinlaku #guam

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “METAR PGUM 282254Z 34005KT 10SM SCT013 SCT020 28/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02830244” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 220054Z 05018G26KT 10SM SCT026 BKN033 BKN045 30/23 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 05026/0054 SLP113 T03000228 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 030154Z 08011KT 10SM FEW025 30/23 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP080 T03000228” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 072254Z 11010KT 10SM FEW013 28/24 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB24E35 SLP120 P0000 T02780244 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 062254Z 08008G23KT 10SM -RA SCT008 BKN015 OVC024 26/25 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE2156B2158 SLP128 P0064 T02610250 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 302354Z 09012KT 10SM SCT019 SCT027 BKN038 29/24 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE12 SLP136 P0000 60001 T02890239 10289 20244 51014 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Retour sur ces territoires annexés ou achetés par les Etats-Unis dans leur histoire
https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c5y27gd4z9vo
#BBC #USA #histoire #territoire #acquisition #achats #annexions #Louisiane #Floride #Alaska #Texas #Californie #Guam #Cuba #Philippines #Hawaï

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 280154Z 10008KT 10SM SCT017 29/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02890239 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “PGUM 172254Z 06009KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02780239 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Antonio B. Won Pat International airport in Hagåtña area (Guam) is “SPECI PGUM 110120Z COR 07016G22KT 10SM SCT022 SCT028 30/24 A2990 RMK AO2” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/pgum/en #antoniobwonpatinternationalairport #airport #hagatna #guam #pgum #gum #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

https://www.europesays.com/ee/73832/ Dark Eagle – USA ülihelikiirusraketi üksikasjad nüüd teada #AmeerikaÜhendriigid #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #DarkEagle #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Guam #Headlines #HüperhelikiiruselineRelv #Katar #LatestNews #LatestNews #Maailm #maavägi #MandriHiina #Moskva #News #Pentagon #PeteHegseth #PopulaarseimadLood #Redstone'iArsenal #spacecom #TopStories #TopStories #ÜldisedUudised #Uudised #ViimasedUudised #World #WorldNews #WorldNews

@stribs.bsky.social

( bad metaphor warning..)

In the game of dodgeball you don't win by hiding in the back..you step up, catch some balls & smack the bully in the face with one of them..

If #Dems ever regain power we must;

- #Expand #SCOTUS to at least 19, but the case has been made for as much as 27.

- Enact #Statehood for #PuertoRico, #Guam, and #WashingtonDC

- Quickly - indict #45 and #Accomplices for #january6 like we should have done the 1st time.

@bettycjung.bsky.social

#Evil But #stupid
is still very #Dangerous

#Fascism
#Belligerence
#Ignorance
#Hate
#incompetence
#Racism
#Colonialism

It all feeds the furnace of #noise and #chaos in which the fires of #totalitarianism and #oligarchy #rage

#CivilSociety if it ever claws back a toehold - MUST adjust the rules.

#ExpandTheCOurt ( should be 27 - not 9)
#Statehood for #DC #Guam and #PuertoRico

Thats it.

The rest will work itself out.

https://www.annapost.com/496019/ 【海外旅行ランキング】2025年上半期最新！人気の売れ筋ツアー5選をご紹介✈️ 下半期の旅行選びの参考に！ #Announcers #FemaleAnnouncers #guam #NEWT #NEWTトラベルリポーター #travel #Vlog #アクティビティ #お土産 #グアム #グアムVlog #グアム旅行 #グアム最新情報 #グアム観光 #グルメ #タモンビーチ #ツアー #ニュート #ホテル #モデルコース #一人旅 #令和トラベル #円安 #国内旅行 #大木優紀 #女子アナ #女子旅 #恋人岬 #旅行 #海外旅行 #物価 #観光 #費用

Decolonization, citizenship, and identity: An overview of the relationship between the #UnitedStates and its territories
#USTerritories #BackInTheUSColony #PUERTORICO #Guam #AmericanSamoa #USVirginIslands #decolonization

https://pasquines.us/2025/07/14/decolonization-citizenship-and-identity-an-overview-of-the-relationship-between-the-united-states-and-its-territories/

Twelve years ago today, Pasquines began with a mission: to make sense of the #UnitedStatesTerritories through contextual, nuanced journalism. Since then, we’ve chronicled the moments that have shaped the past, reflected the present, and hinted at the future for #PuertoRico, #Guam, the #USVirginIslands, #AmericanSamoa, and the #NorthernMarianaIslands.

https://pasquines.us/2025/06/05/a-dozen-years-of-the-context-of-islands/

In other news...

Meet the 2024-2026 #NDN #Changemakers

By Jordynn Paz • March 5, 2025

"In October, NDN Collective announced the recipients of the 2024/26 Changemaker Fellowship, a cohort of 21 #Indigenous leaders from throughout #TurtleIsland, Islands of #Hawaii, #Borikén / #PuertoRico, the U.S. territories of American #Samoa, #Guam, the Northern #Mariana Islands, and the U.S. #VirginIslands. These incredible fellows are transforming their communities, defending Indigenous lands and waters, developing solutions for #regenerative and #sustainable futures, and revitalizing #IndigenousLanguages, #governance, #ceremonies and ways of being.

"We are honored to support the important and necessary work of each of these changemakers through this two-year fellowship program. With the NDN Changemaker Fellowship, individuals will focus on education, skill building, networking, community building, theory of change mapping, and mentorship."

Read more:
https://ndncollective.org/meet-the-2024-26-ndn-changemakers/

#TraditionalKnowledge #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #SocialJustice #IndigenousHealth #IndigenousWellBeing #FoodSecurity #Decolonize #ProtectMotherEarth #LanguagePreservation #CulturePreservation #NDNCollective #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Eyes on Earth Episode 123 – Bathymetry Mapping
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/eyes-earth-episode-123-bathymetry-mapping <-- shared link to podcast
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregcocks_gis-spatial-mapping-activity-7214045947876581377-4zcm <-- my earlier overview post
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #research #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #satellite #water #hydrology #marine #hydrospatial #bathymetry #topobathy #elevation #seafloor #Landsat9 #LandsatNext #resolution #PuertoRico #Guam #oceanoptics #atmosphere #coast #coastline #podcast #interview
@USGS @EROS

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @grrlscientist

#extinct #birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #conservation #translocation #Guam #PalmyraAtoll #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/05/extinct-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island/

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @GrrlScientist

#extinct #birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #conservation #translocation #Guam #PalmyraAtoll #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/05/extinct-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island/

Video footage of launch operations of one of the two #Thunderhead balloons performed by Aerostar at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, during exercise Valiant Shield 2024.

The launch occurred on June 10, 2024.

Both balloons are expected to be recovered in the continental US in the coming weeks.

#Balloon #ValiantShield2024 #Aerostar #DoD #USArmy #Guam #Defense #Technology #LTA

‘The hottest year’: 10 #ExtremeWeather events in 2023

Record-breaking #HeatWaves swept across much of #Asia, #Europe and #NorthAmerica. Scientists confirm that 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history.

By Raja Aiman
Dec. 27, 2023

It is official: 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history.

The confirmation comes after an “extraordinary” November which smashed previous records, pushing the year’s global average temperature to 1.46 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to Europe’s climate monitor #Copernicus #ClimateChange Service.

Prior to the COP28 summit held in Dubai early this month, the United Nations had already declared 2023 the warmest year on record. Just based on the first 10 months of the year, global temperatures were around 1.4°C above the pre-industrial average, according to data from the World Meteorological Organisation.

This year, the return of El Niño conditions after three years of the cooling La Niña weather pattern has also sparked a chain reaction of extreme weather events, including bringing supercharged heat to cities across the world.

According to The World Weather Attribution group, an international coalition of climate scientists, the heatwaves experienced in South and Southeast Asia in 2023 was made 30 times more likely due to human-caused climate change.

Eco-Business tracks the impact of the heat waves on Asia and beyond, and looks back at the biggest extreme weather events of the year:

1. Record breaking heat scorches Asia

Beginning in April this year, countries across Asia was hit by brutal heatwaves, setting records as temperatures soared.

Many parts of #Bangladesh, #India, #Thailand and #Laos saw record high temperatures in April. Temperatures were as high as 45.4°C in the city of #TakThailand, for example. Casualties and hospitalisations due to heat stroke were reported in #MaharashtraIndia.

On 6 May, #Vietnam recorded its highest temperature ever at 44.1°C in #ThanhHoa province, south of #Hanoi. The heat wave forced Vietnamese authorities to turn off street lights and ration electricity to avoid overwhelming the power grid, especially as cities saw a surge in the demand for airconditioning.

With the arrival of summer in the Northern hemisphere, large swatches of #China saw blistering temperatures that triggered public health warnings. Temperatures at #Sanbao, a remote township in #Xinjiang’s Turpan Depression reached a national record high of 52.2°C at one point. China’s capital Beijing suffered through 27 consecutive days of temperatures above 35°C, leading to a temporary ban on outdoor work.

Globally, 2023 saw the warmest June, July, August, October and November on record since scientists began keeping track in the mid-19th century.

2. #Floods destroy neighbourhoods in #Libya

On 10 September, #StormDaniel swept across north-eastern Libya, bringing ferocious winds and massive rainfall that led to catastrophic floods that broke dams near the eastern city of #Derna and wiped out entire neighbourhoods in the African country.

More than 4,300 people were killed by the storm. Significant damage was done to buildings, bridges, roads, electricity grids and other infrastructure, affecting thousands of families.

3. Heavy snow blankets #LosAngeles

Los Angeles is synonymous with sunshine, but in February this year, areas around the city were covered in snow after a powerful winter storm descended upon southern California in the United States, bringing icy temperatures, fierce winds, heavy snowfall and causing rivers to swell dangerously. The Los Angeles Fire Department rescued four homeless people stranded in a major flood control basin of the Los Angeles River, and two of them were taken to hospital with hypothermia.

More than 120,000 California utility customers were without electricity due to the storm and multiday measurements saw an astounding 205 centimetres of snow recorded at the Mountain High resort in the northeast of Los Angeles. Snowfall was seen at elevations as low as 305 metres.

4. #CycloneFreddy devastates south-eastern #Africa

After developing off the coast of Australia, Cyclone Freddy travelled more than 8,000 kilometres across the South Indian Ocean before making landfall in Madagascar in February. For over a month, the cyclone tore through #Madagascar, #Malawi, #Mozambique and #Zimbabwe, killing over 1000 people and leaving over half a million displaced. By damaging water and sanitation facilities, it also played a part in the worst outbreak of cholera in Malawi.

Cyclone Freddy holds both records for the most accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) – which is a measurement of a storm’s strength over its lifetime – and for the longest lasting tropical cyclone.

5. Severe #sandstorms strike 3Beijing

On 22 March, the largest sandstorm of the year hit #BeijingChina, engulfing the capital in sand and dust. Particles with density of PM10 – which are particles of pollution that are smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter and can travel to the lungs – reached a peak concentration of 1,667 micrograms per cubic metre according to the Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Centre. This far exceeds the daily average guideline of 45 micrograms per cubic metre set by the World Health Organization.

The sandstorm caused the city’s parks to suspend operations of cruise boats and cable cars, while people were urged to stay indoors. Beijing is often hit by sandstorms in the spring, and this has been worsened by industrial activity and rapid #deforestation in northern China.

6. #CycloneMocha ravages #Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc in Myanmar in May, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The cyclone, characterised by 250-kilometre-per-hour winds, is the strongest cyclone in the #BayOfBengal in the last 10 years.

An estimated 5.4 million people were in the path of the cyclone across the state of #Rakhine and north-western Myanmar, and the cyclone killed 145 people and inflicted severe damage to public infrastructure including hospitals, banks and religious buildings. Approximately 80 per cent of schools and educational infrastructure were damaged ahead of the new school term in Myanmar, affecting the education of many students.

7. #Australia bakes in spring #heatwave

In September, much of Australia’s southeast region, was hit by a spring heatwave. Temperatures in #Sydney reached 34.2°C a staggering 12 degrees higher than the September average.

The Bureau of Meterology called the heat “very uncommon for September”.

Soaring temperatures caused 26 participants at the Sydney marathon to be taken to hospital and another 40 runners treated for heat exhaustion.

8. #TyphoonMawar pummels the #Philippines, #Japan, #Guam and #Taiwan

In May, Typhoon Mawar hit Guam and the Philippines, then lashed Taiwan and southern Japan. The Category 5 Super Typhoon, with winds of up to 180 miles per hour (289 kilometres per hour) is the strongest storm in 2023.

Guam was flooded and most of the island’s residents were left without power and electricity for weeks. The government of Guam estimated the commercial sector of the US territory suffered $112 million of damage.

In the #Philippines, thousands of people in the coastal areas were evacuated, while schools closed and flights were cancelled.

Greenpeace Phillipines campaigner Jefferson Chua said: “The Philippines is in a constant state of emergency. #SuperTyphoons are the Philippines’ new normal, even as we are already experiencing longer-term, slow onset impacts such as drought, sea level rise, and diminishing resources.”

9. #Europe and US swelter under #ExtremeHeat

Europe experienced some of its hottest temperatures in July, bringing with it heat advisories, raging wildfires and massive evacuations.

The Italian island of #Sardinia saw temperatures push to 47°C and the #Palermo airport in Sicily had to close after being encircled by #wildfire.

#Wildfires also caused more than 20,000 people to flee the Greek island of #Rhodes. It was the largest wildfire evacuation in #Greece.

The heat extended to the oceans, with sea temperatures rising to unsafe levels around Greece, #Spain, #Turkey and #Italy.

In America, temperatures in California’s #DeathValley reached 53.3°C, coming close to breaking the global record. The US National Weather Service issued a warning of a “widespread and oppressive” heatwave in the southern and western states. More than 80 million people were affected.

10. Record heat brings deadly wildfires to #Chile

Record summer temperatures soared to more than 40°C in Chile in February, sparking wildfires in the South American country that killed 24 people and burnt 270,000 hectares of land. A state of emergency was declared in three regions in the country.

Chile’s interior minister Carolina Toha said: “The thermometer has reached points that we have never known until now. The evolution of climate change shows us again and again that this has a centrality and a capacity to cause an impact that we have to internalise much more.”

Source:
https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-hottest-year-10-extreme-weather-events-in-2023/

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