The Independent - 12/15/12, Andy Philip

Residents of sheltered housing were among those evacuated after coastal flooding.

High tides and severe weather led to 25 people being taken from complexes at Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.

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Weather.com - 12/14/12

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.  — A winter storm system that dropped rain and snow across much of Arizona is starting to move east while a second storm is expected Saturday.

"A strong upper-level system is responsible for the rain and mountain snow moving across the Southwest on Friday," said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce. "The storm system gave San Diego their first 1+ inch soaking of rain in more than a year. The current storm will depart on Friday night as a new disturbance arrives on Saturday with more rain and high elevation snow."

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 12/14/12

Figure 1. People walk over a destroyed bridge in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed. (AP Photo/Seti Afoa.)

December 14, 2012 – FIJI - Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Evan is finally done pounding Samoa and American Samoa, after spending two days meandering over the islands. Evan made landfall on the north shore of Samoa near the capital of Apia on Thursday as a Category 1 cyclone with 90 mph winds, and intensified into a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds after the eye wandered back offshore late Thursday. Media reports indicate that Evan has killed four and brought heavy damage to Samoa. “Power is off for the whole country… Tanugamanono power plant is completely destroyed and we might not have power for at least two weeks,” the Disaster Management Office (DMO) said in a statement. Satellite loops show a well-organized storm with plenty of intense heavy thunderstorm activity.

Source: Volcano Discovery - 12/15/12, By T

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