The A6 between Bakewell and Buxton was closed for a while earlier this morning
by a fallen tree. It has certainly been a very gusty morning.

Heavy snow is forecast for tomorrow.

Still no warnings for anything in this area.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org
@TideswellWeathr

On Wednesday, 11 January 2017 10:35:12 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
The A6 between Bakewell and Buxton was closed for a while earlier this morning
by a fallen tree.

Wow.

It has certainly been a very gusty morning.

Heavy snow is forecast for tomorrow.

Still no warnings for anything in this area.

"There are no active systems as of 11 Jan, 2017 10:50 GMT"
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

That makes conditions identical to those of July 16 1990 when a large earthquake struck the Philippines. Still no warnings for anything in that area from anybody else but me. I wonder if they would listen more carefully if I was not cantankerous?

Sadly, I don't suppose they would.
Luzon is for losers like me obviously.



The 1990 Luzon earthquake left some valuable lessons. Have we learned them yet?
http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/...zon-earthquake


'WAR ZONE'. The aftermath of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Photo from PHIVOLCS

'WAR ZONE'. The aftermath of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Photo from PHIVOLCS

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is the third most disaster-prone country in the world. Located along the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire� and having 5 major fault lines, it is vulnerable to disasters such as earthquakes.

The country is no stranger to earthquakes, but one of the most memorable to hit it is the quake that hit the island of Luzon 26 years ago. That powerful quake resulted in a number of collapsed buildings and thousands of lives lost.

At around 4 pm on July 16, 1990, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Northern and Central Luzon. Its epicenter was recorded in Nueva Ecija, and the shaking lasted for about a minute.

Among the hardest hit areas were the cities of Baguio, Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, and Dagupan in Pangasinan.

In Baguio City, several structures collapsed, burying people alive. Some establishments destroyed included hotels like the Hyatt Terraces Plaza, Nevada Hotel, Baguio Hilltop Hotel, Baguio Park Hotel, and FRB Hotel.

Because of shocks and fear of possible aftershocks, thousands of residents slept on the streets.

The quake left an estimated US$369-million worth of damages, and a total of 2,412 people dead.

Lessons

The 1990 earthquake left not just massive damage and casualties, but also lessons about disaster readiness.

Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Director Renato Solidum said the great earthquake left us with 4 valuable lessons.

Wait until you read the rest of it. What they tend to do is sack anyone who sounds the alarm about tidal waves if they don't get one. that way they can be sure to remove as many experts as possible before any such event is likely to happen next time. And those remaining will likely be emasculated.

Here in the civilised world we behave in exactly the same way in case you have forgotten about Clinton and the various scandals involving those less inept.

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message
...
The A6 between Bakewell and Buxton was closed for a while earlier this
morning
by a fallen tree. It has certainly been a very gusty morning.

Heavy snow is forecast for tomorrow.

Still no warnings for anything in this area.


Perhaps they think you are used to it Norman!
That is what I was patronisingly told a year ago when I enquired about the
lack of fog warnings on Dartmoor when they will happily warn of 200 metre
vis. fog lower down.
Snow warnings are often under-played up here too, the road out of Princetown
rises almost to 500 metres and can get quite tricky sometimes.
Hail can also be a big hazard anywhere in the SW but do they issue warnings
for ice?

Will
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" Some sects believe that the world was created 5000 years ago. Another sect
believes that it was created in 1910 "
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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On Wednesday, 11 January 2017 11:35:36 UTC, wrote:
"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message
...
The A6 between Bakewell and Buxton was closed for a while earlier this
morning
by a fallen tree. It has certainly been a very gusty morning.

Heavy snow is forecast for tomorrow.

Still no warnings for anything in this area.


Perhaps they think you are used to it Norman!
That is what I was patronisingly told a year ago when I enquired about the
lack of fog warnings on Dartmoor when they will happily warn of 200 metre
vis. fog lower down.
Snow warnings are often under-played up here too, the road out of Princetown
rises almost to 500 metres and can get quite tricky sometimes.
Hail can also be a big hazard anywhere in the SW but do they issue warnings
for ice?

Will
--
" Some sects believe that the world was created 5000 years ago. Another sect
believes that it was created in 1910 "
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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It will be breezy and cold, some will get snow, others wont. Just a usual winter scenario, and it will get milder again one day and we will be talking about other stuff no doubt.

Been nippy in E Europe and E USA too hasn't it?

Pity about the giant redwood demise in the US this week too.