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@althecat
Apr 28, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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This thread will provide updates on the progress of the #WestAfricaWaterPlume as they come to hand. Sometimes animations, sometimes threads/commentaries....

The presentation of this Sahara water transit event this morning..... /1
And the presentation of the #WestAfricaWaterPlume tonight. It has got a lot bigger.
@zoom_earth has a nifty measurement tool which can probably be used to estimate the quantity of water in transit. At this stage the plume is being fed both directly off the Atlantic and also by the West African Monsoon through Mali. Image
A 10 day global model Access-G (Aus/UK) of precipitable water. Access-G, like GFS and ECMWF expects the plume over Africa to take a more northerly trajectory. [Note: At present CMC and KMA models have it turning more easterly towards the ME.]
During the 17th April event the moisture went in a straight line north over the Black Sea and resulted in the very large rainfall event you see still playing out now over Russia. And this appears to be happening again. If it does it may strengthen this system further. Image

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From the inside the global forum of all of the UN Building.
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The best outcome of this would be if it turned into a Dunkirk result for the injured and wounded of Gaza to be taken to Europe for medical treatment.
There is a lot of concern about evacuations of civilians from Gaza in the flotilla as anyone leaving may not be able to return any time soon. /2
But the moral hazard here is palpable. There are thousands of injured and starving mostly women and children. And we saw the young babies dying in the hospitals in the early stages of this war. /3
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More and more naval vessels from Europe and the Middle East are being deployed to protect the Global Samir Flotilla as it moves slowly but surely towards Gaza where it intends to deliver aid and global attention. /1
Attacks from drones on the flotilla have resumed and Israel is presumably responsible for this. It is because of this that naval vessels from Europe are now joining the flotilla to protect their citizens rights of travel in international waters. /2
The escalation appears fairly slow at present and the flotilla is still within Greek waters at present /3
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The #Samud #GazaFlotilla is currently sailing across the Ionian Sea towards the island archipelago south east of Athens in the Western Mediterranean. Conditions appear good for this leg that departed from Sicily after leaving Tunisia. The Flotilla set off from Barcelona. Image
2/ this current leg is 860 kms roughly and lead boats in the 51 vessel flotilla are currently approaching south western Greece. You can follow the flotillas progress here >> flotilla-orpin.vercel.appImage
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3/ After two drone attacks on flotilla boats in Tunisia the flotilla sailed first to Sicily where it was joined by several more boats. And this map shows the path of the flotilla so far. The numbers in the dots indicate more vessels joining #GazaFlotilla Image
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The weakness of the uk prime minister is palpable. Astonishing. Pathetic.
Posting my reply again after X just quarantined my first draft by some digital voodoo
The uk is the primary transporter of materiel to Israel. And has been continuously since October 7th
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