In parts of Germany we have a flood disaster. It has rained for three days, the soils were so dry that they could not absorb any water. Streams have become raging rivers, houses and railroad lines have been washed out and swept away, currently at least 20 dead and many missing, people must be rescued from their roofs, we can only pray that it does not get worse; hugs Maria

by bemara 17 Jul 2021

Hi Maria... because the jet stream no longer works as it used to due to polar warming, our weather is changing. The extraordinary drought of the last few years is still having an effect, and the summer of 2021 is already changing to the other extreme. Violent thunderstorms and heavy rain with flooding thunder across the country. There is a trend towards more stationary weather conditions - especially in the summer months. One of the reasons for this is that the polar regions of the earth are warming up faster than the temperate regions or even those near the equator. This means that our weather-controlling current - the so-called jet stream - is increasingly running out of air. So it is all slowed down, which in turn has fatal consequences for our weather. This means that as long as we do not reverse global warming and the temperature continues to rise, we will suffer many more and stronger weather extremes, all man-made. - You have to think globally, Maria

by bemara 17 Jul 2021

We have always thought that it only affects other continents - thought wrong. Most people help each other and move closer together in these times, and neighborhood is lived, unfortunately, there are also those who try to exploit the situation and have already looted empty houses. From all-clear we can not talk yet, because the water masses are looking for their way while still devastate some and moved in the direction of neighboring countries, where it is then also worse. Maria

by bemara 16 Jul 2021

Thank you Maureen, with the cleanup can be started in many parts, fortunately the willingness to help is great, many are faced with nothing because they were not properly insured. Who expects a century of rain, rain masses in three days that otherwise fall in four months. Hugs Maria

by bemara 16 Jul 2021

Hi Chris, I'm lucky enough to live in the highest part of my town so the water couldn't do any damage. 30 km in one direction, 60 km in the other, people and cities were damaged. Fortunately, it has not rained tonight as feared. The current problem is that the water has washed out foundations and houses collapse, and dams threaten to break. The same in Belgium and the Netherlands. As the rainforests are cleared and the polar ice caps melt, we will unfortunately get these disasters more often. Hugs Maria

by mops 16 Jul 2021

In the Netherlands the problems are caused by the Maas and its tributaries, and the problems are moving North. Fortunately it stopped raining. Latest news is there is a dike has been breached, so more flooding.
In Germany the Rhine is causing havoc. The hourly news is showing horrific pictures. That same Rhine enters the Netherlands further north - the peak of it will reach us tomorrow or the day after. So there might be some time left to take precautions.

by bemara 16 Jul 2021

Hi Martine, I hope everything is ok with you !? hugs Maria

by mops 17 Jul 2021

I live in the north of the country, near Groningen. No major rivers here. And today the sun is shining

by bemara 17 Jul 2021

Ok, I see, just before the North Sea, we both live 250 km away and had a nice sunny day today.

by bemara 15 Jul 2021

In a few minutes a dam will overflow so new flooding in Düren . . Meanwhile in NRW and Rhineland-Pfalz already 60 dead, the water has taken many their existence, what a madness. Our neighbor the Netherlands is also affected.
Even worse will be the pollution, the full basements have torn open oil tanks, parking garages are full and cars lost their gasoline, our drinking water is polluted .....

by bemara 15 Jul 2021

I would so love to send you masses of water over here

by bemara 15 Jul 2021

Oh yes, meanwhile more than 30 people have drowned in flooded houses and outside, 60 people are missing, several houses have collapsed. I listen to the radio all day and am stunned what the rain does. When I look in the sky, I see rain coming again :-( , In our country the rain devastates everything..... on the other side of the world the heat devastates everything, what a turbulent time we live in.

by bemara 15 Jul 2021

I am lucky and live 50 km from a disaster area, in my garden only the lawn is under water. Unfortunately, the rivers are still rising and there is no end in sight and dams can still break.