Syracuse at its Coldest

It has been at most fifty years since Syracuse had experienced a time in which it had experienced some of its coldest temperatures, but this day brings a resurgence to the shivering cold. Of course, such weather brings with it complications for the plant life in the area as well as record breaking results.

As the months pass, new information arises with the developing weather. As it is said in the Halloween forecast, "Lake effect rain and higher elevation snow showers will continue into Tuesday evening for areas east-northeast of the Great Lakes. These bands of precipitation will likely contain on-again, off-again bouts of precipitation that last anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes each with a similar amount of time between individual cells." This is not including the November forecast that differentiates the weather from its predecessors.

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$405 Million To Protect Water Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather Events In Fiji

At COP 23 in Bonn, the EIB announced new support to better protect water infrastructure against extreme weather events in Fiji. The $405 million 20-year EIB loan aims to strengthen the resilience of water distribution and wastewater treatment following Cyclone Winston, the world’s second strongest storm ever recorded, that hit Fiji in February 2016. It is the EIB’s largest ever loan in the Pacific and largest ever support for water investment in a small island state by the world’s largest water financier.

“This welcome financing will be used with funding from the Green Climate Fund, the Asian Development Bank and the Fijian Government. A great many people in Fiji will benefit from this project, which will cost a total of approximately USD 400 million, and I am grateful to the EIB for its support and its foresight. Financing of projects to build resiliency in developing countries is critical, and I sincerely hope that this project can serve as a model for other developing countries that wish to access blended financing on behalf of their own people,” said Frank Bainimarama Prime Minister of Fiji and President of COP23.

Source:

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/12/03/405-million-protect-water-infrastructure-extreme-weather-events-fiji/

Flood warnings downgraded

Victoria and parts of southern New South Wales have received more than their average December rainfall in two days but authorities say the worst of the weather has passed.

Flood warnings have been downgraded across Victoria and evacuation warnings lifted from some north-east towns as the steady rainfall that has dumped more than 200 mm in some catchments gradually begins to ease.

Photograph: Brendan Mccarthy/AAP

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2017/dec/03/flood-warnings-downgraded-after-record-rain-in-south-east-australia