Hurricane Kirk

2024 - 10 - 9

Myrskyn ihme: Miten Hurrikaani Kirk teki uimahyppyjä Ruotsissa!

Espanja - Hurricane Kirk - Ilmastonmuutos - Myrskyt Euroopassa - Ranska - Säähavainnot

Hurrikaani Kirk toi jännitystä ja sadetta Ruotsiin, mutta ei täyttä katastrofia!

Hurrikaani Kirk, tuo pelottavan kuuloinen myrsky, on saanut osansa huomiosta mediassa. Sen ennustettiin päätyvän Ruotsiin, ja paikalliset asukkaat valmistautuivat niin sadetakkeihin kuin korkeisiin aaltoihin. Monilla oli mielessään kuvat hurjista myrskyistä ja kaatuneista puista. Kuitenkin, kun Kirk lopulta päätti saapua maahan, se ei ollutkaan niin dramaattinen kuin monet olivat pelänneet.

Myrsky toi tullessaan vain kevyttä sadetta ja tuulenpuuskia, kaukana niistä katastrofaalisista olosuhteista, joita oli ennustettu. Asukkaat saattoivat huokaista helpotuksesta ja monet päättivät, että tämä olikin vain pieni skripti myrskyeepokselle. Kirk oli lyhyenä vieraana, ja sen saatuaan Ruotsi ei ollut kokenut kaasuaskelista otettaan enää myrskyyn, vaan sai sen sijaan kokemuksen vesipisaroista treenien välissä.

Hurrikaanin saapuminen toi myös mukanaan kevennystä elämään. Nettikansalaiset alkoivat jakaa kuvia siitä, miten he viettivät aikaa sateen keskellä - oli sitten kyseessä mukavasta teekupposesta tai iloisesta tanssista sadekelillä! Kirk ei ollut vain Kymmenen Tuulen Sankari, vaan myös sattui olemaan onnellinen tilaisuus sukeltaa huumoriin ja jokapäiväiseen elämään. Kuka sanoi, ettei myrskylle voisi nähdä myös valoisampaa puolta?

Kun Kirk on jättämässä jälkensä Ruotsiin, on tärkeää muistaa, että myrskyt ovat kuin elämän myrkkylöitä - ne tulevat ja menevät, mutta tarinat, jotka jäävät, elävät ikuisesti. Ja mikä parasta, eteen tulevissa myrskyissä voimme aina luottaa suomalaisten ja ruotsalaisten kykyyn nauraa jopa hurjimpien olosuhteiden keskellä. Ja kuten sanotaan: jokaisen myrskyn jälkeen tulee aurinko, ja se tuo mukanaan lämpöä vesisateen sijaan!

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What happened to Hurricane Kirk in Sweden? (The Local Sweden)

“The latest forecasts for Storm Kirk indicate that there will be a bit of rain and wind when it reaches Sweden, but far from the levels of warnings, according ...

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Watch: Storm Kirk wreaks havoc in Spain as howling hurricane ... (Olive Press)

LARGE parts of Spain woke up to dramatic scenes on Wednesday as the worst of Storm Kirk arrived to the Iberian Peninsula. Almost the entire country has.

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Tail-End of Hurricane Kirk Hits Europe, Threatens Floods in France (U.S. News & World Report)

PARIS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Kirk churned across western Europe on Wednesday, ripping up trees in Spain and Portugal and drenching France.

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Hurricane Kirk arrives in Europe: Dangerous Winds are coming ... (Sarajevo Times)

Hurricane Kirk has reached Category 4 status, with maximum wind speeds of 233 km/h, and is moving northeast toward Europe, leaving warm waters behind.

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One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France (CBS19 News)

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at ...

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More than 300000 without power as tropical storm Kirk bowls across ... (Portugal Resident)

As a result of the bad weather, particularly super strong winds (we're talking 'peak gusts of up to 140-150km/h' in some places), the National Emergency and ...

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Countries on alert as tail-end of Storm Kirk reaches Europe (Euronews)

The storm was a major hurricane as it moved between Bermuda in the Caribbean and the Azores in the mid-Atlantic over the weekend, peaking at a category four ...

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Urgent Spain tourists warning over 75mph Hurricane Kirk winds and ... (Gloucestershire Live)

Amber and yellow weather alerts have been issued across several regions of Spain, with the northwest expected to face the worst of the storm's wrath.

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One Dead As Storm Kirk Tears Through Spain, Portugal, France (Barron's)

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at ...

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Storm Kirk puts all of Spain on high alert for hurricane-force winds (Murcia Today)

Before 9am, several flights had to be diverted from Bilbao airport, unable to land due to the driving winds. One flight from Alicante had to turn around and ...

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Tail-end of Hurricane Kirk hits Europe, threatens floods in France (Reuters)

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk churned across western Europe on Wednesday, ripping up trees in Spain and Portugal and drenching France.

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Europe weather maps turn purple as Spain set for 135kmph ... (Daily Express)

Spain's weather agency has warned of high winds for mainland Spain on Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Kirk arrive in Europe.

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One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France (FRANCE 24)

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at ...

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One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France (Phys.Org)

The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at ...

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British tourists warned to brace themselves as Hurricane Kirk ... (ChronicleLive)

Spain's national weather agency has issued a storm alert for UK tourists, as the remnants of Hurricane Kirk are set to make landfall.

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Hurricane Kirk remnants reach France, leaving at least one dead (FRANCE 24)

After leaving power cuts and uprooted trees in its wake throughout Western Europe, Hurricane Kirk reached Southern France, producing torrential rain that ...

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France on Alert as Remnants of Hurricane Kirk Move Across Europe (Bloomberg)

Kirk, which has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, has triggered orange rain and flood warnings for Oise, Aisne and Mayenne in the north, according to Météo- ...

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Remnants of Hurricane Kirk leaves at least one dead in France (Al Arabiya English)

Gusts off the port city of Sete, in southern France, overturned three boats, killing one person and leaving another in critical condition, the Herault ...

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Tail-end of Hurricane Kirk leaves at least one dead in France (Deccan Herald)

Gusts off the port city of Sete, in southern France, overturned three boats, killing one person and leaving another in critical condition.

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Deadly storm Kirk leaves thousands in France without power (The Local France)

Authorities put the Seine-et-Marne département in the Paris suburbs on red alert for flooding – the highest weather warning level – as heavy rain swelled the ...

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Northwest Spain jolted by Hurricane Kirk (Euro Weekly News)

The tail end of Hurricane Kirk knocks northwest Spain for 6 with flash floods, landslides, and some of the strongest winds on record.

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Will Hurricane Kirk affect the weather in the UK? (Evening Standard)

While Florida is bracing for impact from Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Kirk is fast approaching Europe.

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Hurricane Kirk, From North Carolina to New England (Surfline.com Surf News)

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