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Uttar Pradesh Dust Storm

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G7×3: Uttar Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh ranks third in GDP among Indian states, and is positioned at the 7×3 slot within the G8x8. In 2015, Uttar Pradesh contributed a GDP of 163.7 billion USD, which was 8.4% of the total of India. It was almost as high as the national GDP of Qatar, Algeria, or New Zealand.

More than 100 people died in dust storms and lightning strikes in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in the first days of May 2018. More parts of India will witness thundershowers accompanied by gusty winds, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned. Weather analysts said there is a fair amount of moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal and from North India, which will lead to the formation of storm clouds and widespread thundershowers across East India, Gangetic plains, southern India and Central India.

Ten people were killed as heavy rains lashed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, officials said. While five people were killed in various rain-related incidents in Telangana, an equal number of deaths were reported from Andhra Pradesh. Delhi on the other hand may see strong surface winds during the day time towards Sunday, the IMD said. Delhi, that saw 14.4 mm rainfall over past 24 hours, recorded a mximum temperature of 35.2 degrees on Thursday, three notches below the season’s average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 19.8 degrees, five notches below the season’s average.

Rajasthan, which that saw at least 31 dead, with causalities reported from Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur districts,may see another spell of duststorm and rains over next few days. The regional weather office in Jaipur had issued a warning for dust storm, light rain and thunderstorm for Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Dausa and Bhilwara.

Information and image source: WeForNews

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Florida Evacuates Seven Cities

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According to the Florida Department of Emergency Management, Governor Rick Scott ordered an estimated 6.3 million Floridians to evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Irma. The governor ordered mandatory evacuations in the cities surrounding the southern half of Lake Okeechobee from Lake Port to Canal Point in Hendry, Palm Beach and Glades counties. He made this decision due to his focus on life safety as the hurricane approached. The seven cities affected by these orders are as follows:

  • South Bay
  • Lake Harbor
  • Pahokee
  • Moore Haven
  • Clewiston
  • Belle Glade
  • Canal Point

The National Hurricane Center re-classified Irma as a category 4 cyclone before it reached the Everglade State. Category 4 is the second highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale and includes maximum sustained winds of 200 to 250 km per hour. Irma had the strength of category 5 twice before. It is the only tropical cyclone on record with sustained winds of 295 km per hour for 37 hours.

Source and more information at http://www.flgov.com/. Image source: ABC News.

Florida ranks 4th in GDP among US states and is thus located on the 1×4 field of the G8x8 chess board. The state’s 2016 GDP amounted to $ 926.8 billion. This was 5.0 percent of the USA total, and more than the national production of countries such as Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, or Turkey.