Blog note. Jesus indicated that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency, size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation period

… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. (Luke 21:11).

… And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)

… Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken; (Luke 21:26)

… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:1)

Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for as the age of grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such prophecies from throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded history for the intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a large number of severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in unusual places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like a woman having labor pains, growing in intensity, frequency, size and duration.

1,000 extreme rainfall events recorded in the first 12 days of August, India

Posted by Julie Celestial on September 8, 2019 Watchers.news

The Center for Science and Environment (CSE), a research organization in New Delhi, said that there were around 1 000 extreme rainfall events just in the first 12 days of August in India, according to a report released on September 6, 2019.

The data was gathered from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which also showed that the most extreme rain events measure more than 200 mm (8 inches) per day. Meanwhile, very heavy rain events were more than 120 mm (5 inches) per day. 

Sunita Narain, CSE head, explained the high number of extreme weather phenomenon in the country and how it can worsen land degradation in the 14th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The conference is taking place in India from September 2 to September 12, 2019. 

“We are seeing extremely heavy rain in very few number of days. There were 1 000 extremely heavy rain events in the first 12 days of August and data shows rain has been as extreme as up to 3 000% more rain in a day. There were droughts and floods in the same state this monsoon. We have documented unusually high spikes in rainfall for several states. Nature’s revenge is on us,” Narain said.

From August 1 to 12, at least 193 people have been killed in floods and landslides across western India. In addition, the authorities have evacuated around 1 million people into emergency camps.

The continuous rains resulted in high number of fatalities since the start of the monsoon season, with 295 in Maharashtra, 193 in West Bengal, 177 in Kerala, 124 in Gujarat, 122 in Madhya Pradesh, 104 in Karnataka, 94 in Assam, 62 in Uttarakhand, 51 in Himachal Pradesh, and 14 in Punjab according to a report on September 5, 2019.

The states of Maharashtra and Kerala both battled floods and drought this monsoon, and Narain noted that people mismanaging resources is also one of the factors that worsen the impacts.

“Let’s not let leaders blame the extreme events on the inevitable,” she further said.

Pulak Guhathakurta, the head of Climate Application and User Interface, said that “this year has been particularly severe. It supports the pattern we are seeing and have reported in the past that heavy and extremely heavy rainfall events are going up. Stations from Maharashtra reported a lot of extreme heavy rainfall events this August,”

Data from IMD showed that the rains were the strongest in July and August, as compared to the past four years. 914 weather stations recorded heavy rains in July, while 1 629 stations recorded heavy rains in August.

Furthermore, experts believe that soil erosion is affecting the land temperature in India, which also causes the extreme rainfall rise in the country.