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While Pakistan has been hit by catastrophic flooding, Russia has endured a lethal heatwave.
Some 1,200 people have been killed in the deluges sweeping Pakistan, but in Moscow more than 30 are reported to have died in wildfires as temperatures have soared to a new record for the region of 38C (100F).
It marks out 2010 as the year of extreme weather – and experts predict the pronounced conditions will continue across the globe.
- Flooding in Pakistan
- Wildfires, in the Verkhnyaya village, 300 km from Moscow
Last month alone the UK was hit by a hosepipe ban, saw tarmac melting on roads and the population was issued health warnings about the dangers of too much sun. Yet despite the heatwave, it was also the wettest July ever recorded.
According to provisional statistics from the Met Office, the country was 46 per cent wetter than average and some areas faced devastating floods.
- 2010 Unprecedented Weather
Britain was not alone. The mercury climbed to its highest point in decades in other parts of Europe, the U.S. and Japan as record temperatures were recorded.
In Russia the army was drafted in to battle the wildfires which threatening dozens of towns and villages. Thick smoke and ash slowed firefighting efforts and thousands of people were being evacuated. A state of emergency was declared after swathes of the country were engulfed in flames and thousands were left homeless. The city has been veiled in acrid smoke causing landmarks to disappear from view and meteorologists expect the scorching temperatures will continue to rise.
More than 2,000 people are said to have died in the region since the beginning of July as they tried to cool down in lakes and rivers.
- Extreme Heat Causes Wildfires in Greece
And in Greece dramatic blazes on the island of Samos have wreaked havoc. Hundreds of tourists were evacuated as the fires spread and helicopters along with more than 150 firefighters were brought in to tackle the flames. The fire, which broke out in a ravine on Monday, is the second to strike the island in a week. But Met Office climate change scientist Peter Stott insisted the extreme weather patterns were not unexpected and in keeping with climate change theories. ‘What we have observed generally is a tendency for more heavy rain fall, a tendency towards a greater risk of flooding and also a greater risk of drought as well.
‘These are consistent with what we know about climate change,’ he said.
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Jesus Said:
Luke 21:25-28 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
As We see these unprecedented weather patterns around the world we are reminded that Jesus said that these types of events would immediately precede His arrival back to earth at the even the Bible calls “The Rapture of the Church” (1 Thessaloninas 4:14-17).
Any day now, those who have loved and believed in Jesus may hear their name called by the Lord and then suddenly find themselves transformed and in the outer atmosphere of the earth, gathered with all those who also love Jesus, standing in the presence of the Lord. He will then take us all back with Him to heaven where there will be a great reunion, a Banquet for all, and the giving of rewards for our faithful life of service to Jesus while in our bodies on earth.
Then, 7 years later, in earth time , Jesus will ride out of heaven (Revelation 19), back to earth with all of us who love Him, and Jesus will set up the 1,000 year kingdom promised in the Old Testament of Righteousness over the whole earth.
Lift up your heads when you see all kinds of strange weather and the perplexity of men over the economy, wars, and evil… Jesus is about to come for you.
Rob Robinson
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