It is not unusual for a month to go by with a natural disaster. A typhoon, an earthquake, maybe some eruption. But the magnitude of the disasters and phenomena of this past September 2017, has left us multiple images, news and videos worthy of a review.
So today, we are going to dedicate this writing, listing some of the phenomena that have been experienced. The most transcendent and that have shocked the world the most. The questions about, if they will be related, if any of them have favored someone else, and the role that the Sun or climate change may have had ... It is something that may even vary depending on the source you look at. Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions.
Hurricane Harvey
It started on August 17 and ended on September 3. In view of its proximity in the month and the importance it had, we have included it. Had about maximum winds 215km / h. It caused 60 deaths and economic losses of 25.000 million dollars. Its great impact was in the Eastern Caribbean and the United States.
Hurricane Irma
It originated on August 30 and lasted until September 15. One of the most powerful hurricanes and one that broke historical records. Irma was one of the worst disasters this month. Maximum winds of 295km / h, 127 deaths and economic losses of 118.000 million dollars. The Caribbean with the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Española Island, Cuba, and the United States with a Florida crossed from end to end.
Hurricane Mary
From the 15 from September to the 1 from October. It had maximum winds of 280km / h, 243 deaths and economic damages of 75.000 million euros. This hurricane has caused more deaths than the other two combined, and reached many highly affected areas such as Puerto Rico, the Windward Islands, Dominica, Martinique. He also passed through territories that were recovering from the previous hurricane, and without a breath of respite, he ended up devastating the areas.
2 Mexico Earthquakes
On the night of September 7, an earthquake in the 8,2 magnitude Pacific Ocean in the State of Chiapas with a few dozen deaths, the epicenter was 133km from Pijijiapan. And on October 19 the Central Mexico shook with a 7,1 magnitude earthquake. As of today, there are more than 360 deaths as the numbers continue to increase, 220 of which were in Mexico City itself. Taking into account both earthquakes, the figure reached 400 deceased.
The eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano
Although the community of experts doubted whether the strong earthquakes in Mexico were related to the eruption, it was finally ruled out. Once again, Mexico was the protagonist of another story from Mother Nature. Popocatepetl, it has been erupting on a regular basis during September. At the end of the month it began to emit incandescent material.
Typhoon Talim
Although it was not much echoed, it was another episode of great winds that was experienced in Japan. Despite this we wrote a report about him on the blog on September 17th. It forced the evacuation of more than 640.000 people. The final human balance was charged a deceased victim and 42 injured. Apart from the countless floods that were seen in the area.
Solar Flares
Earth's Magnetic Field
Among several flares that occurred throughout the month, the day 6 and September 10 the Sun emitted the most abrupt of the last decade. There were several failures in GPS and radio signals. Apart from a terrestrial magnetic field that was hit hard. The emissions were 1000 km per second in the star. The magnetic storm came to impacting and even registering speeds of up to 700 km per second.
Agung volcano, Bali, Indonesia
The alert level of the volcano increased throughout September. On the 20th there were 12.000 evacuees. On the 26th the evacuees were 75.000 after seismic activities that were being registered, a radius of 12km. This area, which receives 200.000 tourists a month, already had the effects of Agung in 1963. The eruptions lasted almost a year, and 1.100 people were killed.
We say goodbye to this September, where nature has left its great mark, in so many families and areas.
Hello Goodnight. The information on your blog is very interesting. I only have one clarification: the earthquake that occurred in Mexico City was on September 19, 2017 and not on October 19. Regards.