China Power Crisis Climate-Based: New Record Rainfall Closing Mines In Shanxi; 1.75 Million At Risk

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Villages were inundated by water, trapping residents and causing the collapse of some dams, China Global Television Network reported. Aerial footage showed railway bridges washed away, leaving tracks hovering in the air, and sections of an ancient wall around the Unesco-listed ancient city of Pingyao were also eroded. Details on casualties or injuries have not been released. The Global Times reported last week that four police officers had died in a landslide on Tuesday.

Among the more than 400 suspended mining operations, 60 were coal-producing. China is experiencing crippling electricity shortages, reportedly caused by coal shortages and record high prices, which have prompted authorities to order increased coal production elsewhere in the country.

According to state media, 59 national meteorological stations reported the highest ever recorded daily rainfall, and 63 their highest accumulative total over the period. The Fen River reached its highest level in four years, they said.

Torrential rains fell for several days last week across the province. In 12 hours overnight to Thursday morning, Shanxi, which ordinarily has an average of 31.3mm for the month, had an average 119.5mm across the province. Eighteen counties recorded more than 200mm, with a maximum of 285.2mm. Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, recorded rainfall of 185mm, about seven times the pre-2010 average for October. More rain and colder weather were expected, the state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/11/flooding-in-china-forces-120000-to-flee-homes-amid-record-rainfall

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1. MidMichigan has had a pretty good weather year.

A little warmer and a little wet, but not bad. Corn and bean crops have looked good. Corn looked like a record crop up until 2 weeks ago. Some hybrid corn has been hit with "tar spot" fungus and is being harvested early before any big winds can knock the stocks down. Seeing a lot of it already harvested.
Now if winter could be a few degrees warmer than average and snowfall a little lower, we could call it a very good year.