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The massive cyclone that walloped Alaska’s Bering Sea coast in November was one of 2011’s most significant weather events across the globe. NOAA published a preliminary report last week highlighting weather anomalies and record-setters. The map above shows the most significant U.S. weather of 2011. More: Preliminary 2011 weather report for the U.S. NOAA - Map of most significant 2011 weather

The massive cyclone that walloped Alaska’s Bering Sea coast in November was one of 2011’s most significant weather events across the globe.

NOAA published a preliminary report last week highlighting weather anomalies and record-setters.

The map above shows the most significant U.S. weather of 2011.

Source www1.ncdc.noaa.gov

A 2011 US weather year in review exposes a laundry list of billion dollar disasters. Groundhog Day Blizzard - Affected many central and eastern states, with Chicago recorded its biggest 24-hour snow total with 20 inches April Thunderstorm Outbreak - A massive wind damage event with tornadoes swept from the Ohio Valley to the South and mid-Atlantic April 9-10 Tornadoes - Included an EF3 tornado that leveled Mapleton, Iowa, on April 9, and another on April 10 in Merrill, Wis. 3-Day April Tornado Outbreak -  Ranging from the central and southern Plains to Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia and the Carolinas, with over 175 tornadoes April 25-28 Tornadoes - Massive outbreak with estimated 343 tornadoes, including several EF4s and EF5s Mississippi River Flooding - Record- and bank-breaking in April, with over 3 billion dollars in damages Southern Plains & Southwest Drought - Massive impacts carried from the spring into the summer in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, southern Kansas, and western Arkansas and Louisiana Wildfires (Spring-Fall) - Drought conditions and extreme heat fueled a series of wildfires across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona May Tornadoes - Over 180 twisters, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Mo., and an EF5 that cut 75 miles across Oklahoma June Tornadoes - Outbreak of 81 tornadoes over central states (OK, TX, KS, NE, MO, IA, IL), with additional wind/hail damage over TN, GA, NC and SC Upper Midwest Flooding - Estimated 11,000 evacuated from Minot, N.D. where an estimated 4,000 homes flooded Hurricane Irene - Made its initial landfall over coastal North Carolina and moved northward along the Mid-Atlantic Coast before making a final landfall over New York City as a tropical storm More: NOAA - Extreme weather 2011 2011 billion-dollar disaster tally continues to climb Record number of weather disasters in 2011

A 2011 US weather year in review exposes a laundry list of billion dollar disasters.

  • Groundhog Day Blizzard - Affected many central and eastern states, with Chicago recorded its biggest 24-hour snow total with 20 inches
  • April Thunderstorm Outbreak - A massive wind damage event with tornadoes swept from the Ohio Valley to the South and mid-Atlantic
  • April 9-10 Tornadoes - Included an EF3 tornado that leveled Mapleton, Iowa, on April 9, and another on April 10 in Merrill, Wis.
  • 3-Day April Tornado Outbreak -  Ranging from the central and southern Plains to Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia and the Carolinas, with over 175 tornadoes
  • April 25-28 Tornadoes - Massive outbreak with estimated 343 tornadoes, including several EF4s and EF5s
  • Mississippi River Flooding - Record- and bank-breaking in April, with over 3 billion dollars in damages
  • Southern Plains & Southwest Drought - Massive impacts carried from the spring into the summer in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, southern Kansas, and western Arkansas and Louisiana
  • Wildfires (Spring-Fall) - Drought conditions and extreme heat fueled a series of wildfires across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
  • May Tornadoes - Over 180 twisters, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Mo., and an EF5 that cut 75 miles across Oklahoma
  • June Tornadoes - Outbreak of 81 tornadoes over central states (OK, TX, KS, NE, MO, IA, IL), with additional wind/hail damage over TN, GA, NC and SC
  • Upper Midwest Flooding - Estimated 11,000 evacuated from Minot, N.D. where an estimated 4,000 homes flooded
  • Hurricane Irene - Made its initial landfall over coastal North Carolina and moved northward along the Mid-Atlantic Coast before making a final landfall over New York City as a tropical storm

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Texas is baking under exceptional drought levels. 98 percent of the state is ranked as D4 - the highest category from NOAA’s drought monitor. The remainder of the state is listed as D3. Over 90 percent of neighboring Oklahoma has extreme drought. Georgia is also under heavy drought. Areas most impacted by the drought include agriculture, wildlife, public health, water supply and, as evidence by the Texas wildfires, fire. Forecasters have said the drought could last up to a decade. More: From drought to floods, September of extremes NOAA: US Drought Monitor

Texas is baking under exceptional drought levels.

98 percent of the state is ranked as D4 - the highest category from NOAA’s drought monitor. The remainder of the state is listed as D3.

Over 90 percent of neighboring Oklahoma has extreme drought. Georgia is also under heavy drought.

Areas most impacted by the drought include agriculture, wildlife, public health, water supply and, as evidence by the Texas wildfires, fire.

Forecasters have said the drought could last up to a decade.

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The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is almost out of fresh water. A state of emergency was declared for the group of low-lying coral atolls north of Fiji. The country has a population of around 11,000 people. Various nations, including the US, are working with the Red Cross to deliver emergency water. Neighbors New Zealand and Australia will provide desalination equipment to keep the islands from running dry in the future. Sadly, Tuvalu is not the only island in the Pacific suffering due to extended drought this year. More: Just three days water left in Tuvalu Tuvalu mercy dash ‘falls short’  US responds to Tuvalu emergency USGS: Pacific island drought watch

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is almost out of fresh water.

A state of emergency was declared for the group of low-lying coral atolls north of Fiji. The country has a population of around 11,000 people.

Various nations, including the US, are working with the Red Cross to deliver emergency water. Neighbors New Zealand and Australia will provide desalination equipment to keep the islands from running dry in the future.

Sadly, Tuvalu is not the only island in the Pacific suffering due to extended drought this year.

Source commons.wikimedia.org