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Super Cyclone Amphan and the aftermath of Typhoon Vongfong

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A powerful cyclone named Amphan that formed in the Bay of Bengal  on May 16th  is headed directly for the India-Bangladesh border, bringing with it the potential for major destruction and upheaval in two countries that are still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/18/asia/cyclone-amphan-india-bangladesh-intl-hnk/index.html Cyclone AMPHAN is expected to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday. Source Super Cyclone Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, after intensifying with sustained wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour (165 miles per hours), according to data from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Amphan has weakened slightly since, but the storm is still the equivalent of a strong Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, or a super typhoon in the West Pacific, with winds speeds up to 240 kph (150 mph). Amphan is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours. The US Pacific Disas...

Portugal and Spain wildfires

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Over the weekend, there were over 300 wildfires in Portugal and Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41634125 http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/16/portugal-pm-vows-to-implement-fire-prevention-reforms https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/portugal-spain-wildfires-forest-fires-ophelia-villages-evacuated It is believed that Hurricane Ophelia (which is now hitting the UK) helped to spread the fires by bringing strong winds from the Iberian coast. Please also include this in the Natural Disaster Meditation if you feel so guided: https://www.facebook.com/events/491247927927877

Hurricane Ophelia

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In the next few days, UK will be hit by Hurricane Ophelia. In particular, it is expected that Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland will be hit particular hard. The hurricane, which will become a storm when it arrives across the Atlantic Ocean, is set to feature gusts of up to 80mph and could pose a ‘danger to life’, forecasters are warning. It is currently equivalent to a Category-1 storm. However, it is still expect to cause significant damager. According to the Irish Met Office, "Violent and destructive gusts are forecast" Therefore, please include this in the Natural Disasters Meditation if you feel so guided. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hurricane-ophelia-rages-towards-ireland-met-eireann-warns-it-could-be-as-bad-as-debbie-which-killed-15-and-broke-weather-records-36227943.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41627442 http://m.met.ie/weather-warnings.aspx?t=National

Natural disasters meditation now at 3 PM UTC

Our Meditation for Natural Disasters https://welovemassmeditation.blogspot.de/2017/10/new-general-meditation-for-natural.html https://www.facebook.com/events/491247927927877 will take place at 3pm UTC (instead of 3:30pm UTC) starting on Monday October 16. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Meditation+for+Natural+Disasters&iso=20171016T15&p1=1440 So during weekday and Saturday, every full hour there will be a meditation starting at 2pm UTC until 4pm UTC : https://welovemassmeditation.blogspot.de/p/blog-page.html More information can be found in the link above.

Hurricane Nate

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A new Category-1 Hurriance Nate is formed at the Gulf of Mexico. https://www.cyclocane.com/nate-storm-tracker/ http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/07/us/hurricane-nate-forecast/index.html Strong winds from Hurricane Nate is expected to affect population centers from New Orleans to Panama City, Florida. Biloxi, Mississippi. These places could experience gusts of 100 mph. Please include this in the Natural Disasters meditation if you feel so guided.

New general meditation for natural disasters

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UPDATE ON NOVEMBER 25: The time of this meditation will change to 4 PM GMT. Details can be found here . UPDATE ON OCTOBER 21: The name of this new meditation has changed to "Natural and Man-made Disasters Meditation" and is now at 3 PM GMT everyday. Details can be found in the Meditations Update here .  Up-to-date focus of this meditation can be found in the Active Meditations page . ----------------------------------------------------- Due to a number of different active meditations we have at the moment, it has been decided that a new general meditation for natural disasters will be held daily in the place of all other meditations regarding weather or tectonic activity. We will be doing the new meditation daily at 3:30 PM GMT. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Meditation+for+Natural+Disasters&iso=20171005T1530&p1=1440 You can convert GMT time zone to your local time zone here: http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ A F...