Philippines Flooding Vs. World Records
UPDATE: This is non-weather-related, but there has been a major earthquake in Samoa that may have spawned a tsunami.
UPDATE: You can see some incredible photos from the New York Times and the Washington Post also has video.
The New York Times says that 240 people have now been killed by the flooding in Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana. Below is a map showing the rainfall from NASA TRMM. Some are calling it the "Katrina of Filipinos". Local meteorologists are also blaming the storm's rain on climate change.
NASA says:
The climate change article states:
So how do these records (410.6 mm in 9 hours & 585.5 mm storm total) compare to world record rainfall? Well, they are impressive but still fall short of the records (42.79" in 9 hours &72.62" in 24 hours on Reunion Island).
Here's our latest video on the subject:
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