By Brian Wingfield Aug 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The water level at a key waypoint on the Rhine River is poised to steady at an extremely low level this week, as a…
https://gcaptain.com/rhine-river-at-key-waypoint-set-to-steady-at-low-water-level/
Drought
Extreme Heat Uncovers Lost Villages, Ancient Ruins and Shipwrecks
By Kevin Simauchi (Bloomberg) –Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past—shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental gardens and ancient…
https://gcaptain.com/extreme-heat-uncovers-lost-villages-ancient-ruins-and-shipwrecks/
Low Water on Rhine Threatens Repeat of 2018
By Zoe Schneeweiss (Bloomberg) — Low water levels in the Rhine river may have a similar impact on German economic output as they did in 2018, according to Berenberg. That was…
https://gcaptain.com/low-water-on-rhine-threatens-repeat-of-2018/
USCG Cutter Races To Bring Water To Drought-Stricken Pacific Island
On Friday U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew provided assistance to Kiritimati Island, Kiribati, following their extreme drought. The U.S. Coast Guard provided much-needed assistance by supplying safe drinking…
https://gcaptain.com/uscg-cutter-deliver-water-pacific-island/
Worst Drought in 70 Years Threatens Northern Italy’s Food, Power
By Marco Bertacche Jun 18, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Italy is in the depths of one of its worst droughts, with the country’s largest river, the Po, hitting its lowest level in 70…
https://gcaptain.com/worst-drought-in-70-years-threatens-northern-italys-food-power/
State of emergency declared as New Mexico wildfires rage
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued burning in nearly half of the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties.
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) has classified five of those fires as large. This includes the Hermits Peak fire in northern New Mexico, which started April 6 and then merged with the newer Calf Canyon fire Saturday to form the largest blaze in the state. This led to widespread evacuations in Mora and San Miguel...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-emergency-declared-as-new-mexico-wildfires-rage
High winds rocking the Plains
Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers Thursday in the Plains with high winds likely across a large section of the country.
The winds have been developing behind a cold front stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, blowing over semis this week. The threat will continue until Thursday evening.
Gnarly high wind event ongoing across WY, NE, & far north CO. Several truck blow overs. Tumble weeks are flying, not tumbling. High winds persist through Wednesday PM. Drive safe or avoid...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-winds-rocking-the-plains
Flood threat rising across drought-stricken Southeast
Truckers heading to drought-stricken parts of the Southeast will run into frequent downpours the rest of this week.
While heavy thunderstorms are expected to produce beneficial rain, including in parts of Florida that have been dealing with recent wildfires, the storms will also bring the risk of flooding.
While some cities in the inland Southeast, such as Atlanta, experienced a fairly wet February with 5.29 inches of rain (slightly above average), those along the coasts have been much drier.
Most...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flood-threat-rising-across-drought-stricken-southeast
Brush fire forces evacuation of small Southern California city
Evacuation orders were issued Thursday morning after a brush fire erupted in the Laguna Beach area of Southern California.
The blaze, dubbed the Emerald fire, was reported just after 4 a.m. PT near the Emerald Bay community and had scorched about 145 acres, according to a 9:30 a.m. update from Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy. The fire was 5% contained at that time.
Related: What does ‘containing a wildfire’ actually mean?
Despite winter rain and drastic drought relief, something...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/brush-fire-forces-evacuation-of-small-southern-california-city
Windy weather keeping wildfire crews on their toes
For the second day in a row, windy weather will make it a bit more difficult to keep Northern California wildfires in check.
Crews have been making progress lately controlling the Dixie and Caldor fires, the two largest in the country, which stand at 963,276 and 219,101 acres, respectively. As of Monday evening, they were 90% and 76% contained, respectively.
Related: Wildfire crews battling blazes — and supply chain kinks
The Dixie fire started on July 13, while the Caldor fire began on Aug. 14.
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windy-weather-keeping-wildfire-crews-on-their-toes