after a small mental breakdown--easily gathered along with all this material--i stopped keeping track of the crazy weather.

but it's catching up anyway.


i live in new york:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/31/us/20121031_HP_AERIAL_SANDY.html?ref=politics#6

Earthquake Chile

Magnitude-7.1 quake shakes southern Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile – A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground amid fears it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the area last year.

Rare Tornado in Missouri and Arkansas

Multiple Deaths in Rare Tornado Outbreak

Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm winter air sliced through parts of the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least half a dozen people, injuring dozens of others. (Dec. 31)

Flooding in Australia and Bizarre heavy precipitation in Arizona and the western U.S.

200,000 people effected in australia in a flood greater than the size of france and germany combined

"More than 200,000 people have been affected by relentless flooding in northeast Australia, with the flood zone now stretching over an area bigger than France and Germany combined, officials said Friday."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101231/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_flooding

nyc blizzard and aftermath

High Wings Cause Unusual Damage

Several injured as chairs drop from Maine ski lift

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – A chair lift has derailed on Maine's tallest ski mountain in high winds and injured several people who plummeted as far as 30 feet to the slope below.

Officials at the Sugarloaf resort say that there are about six injuries from Tuesday's accident and that patrols evacuated the lift.

Winds were about 40 mph at the time and there were about 220 people were on the lift.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101228/ap_on_re_us/us_ski_lift_accident

Tennessee Flooding and Mudslides

Storm heads to Washington after snowing in South

video:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/holiday-weather-disasters-23618251