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Date: Fri Jun 13 2003 - 11:12:44 EDT
June 13, 2003 9:24 a.m.
Lately, smoke has been widely observed over the Asian hinterland
in areas ringing Russia's Lake Baykal. Within the last few days, for
instance, weather reports posted in the Siberia districts of Irkutsk,
Buryatiya and Chita have showed persistently low visibility, at times
down to a few hundred yards. Likewise, smoke has also cropped up in
observations from northern and eastern Mongolia. Vast evergreen
forests -- the Taiga -- in this part of Asia are prone to burn when
spring brings below-average rainfall. Such wildfires are notoriously
smoky.
Thanks to off-shore winds, Morocco waxed uncharacteristically hot
Thursday. Amongst hot spots were Marrakech and Nouasser with 109 and
110 degrees, respectively. For Marrakech, this was about 20 degrees
above average. More strikingly, Rabat, the capital, also hit 109
degrees. This near-shore city would normally be cooled by the Atlantic
Ocean, so the mean daily high is only about 74 degrees.
Thursday was hot across much of western and central Europe as
well. High temperatures in the 90s were registered over wide areas
from the Iberian Peninsula right through the heart of the continent.
In Portugal, Evora soared to 101 degrees and Lisbon climbed to 99. In
Lisbon, this high was 25 degrees above average. Cordoba was the hot
spot in Spain with its 105-degree top mark; this was nearly 20 degrees
above average. In France, Strasbourg surged to 97 degrees and many
other sites peaked in the middle 90s. Southern Germany had 96 degrees
at both Karlsruhe and Konstanz. Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland
and the Balkan Peninsula shared in this heat -- many locations reached
the lower and middle 90s. The 100-degree mark was breached in Italy at
Firenze (Florence) and Marina di Ginosa; these readings were a full 20
degrees above the daily mean highs.
Friday, a tropical storm ("07W") gathered over tepid waters east
of southern Philippines. As of early morning, EDT, the storm, as yet
unnamed, was about 670 miles east-southeast of Manila, Philippines,
or somewhat more than 300 miles east of Samar Island. The storm was
headed towards the west-northwest at 12 to 13 mph with highest
sustained winds of more than 50 mph. The storm was forecast to swing
gradually towards the northwest and the north over the next few days
while building to a typhoon. Were "07W" to follow this path, it would
steer well clear of eastern and northern Philippines.
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