Typhoon Hits Philippines & China, Heat Hits Europe & Russia
Aftermath of Typhoon Ketsana in Manila, Late September 2009
The weather has been wet in Asia and dry in Europe and Russia:
July 16, 2010
Typhoon Conson hits southern China
Typhoon Conson has arrived in southern China after hitting the Philippines where 38 people were killed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10658360
Europe wilts in heat waveAP – July 16, 2010A heat wave across much of Europe also is causing crops to wither, forest fires to ignite and roads to melt…
From Russia’s Urals mountains to western Germany, a week of temperatures hovering stubbornly in the mid-30s C (mid-90s F) has baked northern parts of Europe…
Russia’s worst droughts in a century have destroyed almost 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of crops in central and European areas, authorities said…
Germany’s Potato Industry Union, meanwhile, says it expects losses of 30 percent in this year’s harvest…
The Chamber of Agriculture of the Czech Republic estimates the grain harvest could by down by 10 percent…
Meanwhile, drowning deaths were up in Eastern Europe as people flocked to seas, lakes and rivers in search of a break from the blistering heat. More than 230 people died in the last week alone across Russia, with 21 perishing over two weeks in Latvia…
. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqozKZn-hoPbN-a2ScCXk_Aedh6AD9GVN0M00
Russia Aims to Prevent Slaughter of Cattle as Drought Worsens
Bloomberg – July 13, 2010
Russia’s government aims to prevent cattle breeders from slaughtering livestock as a worsening drought cuts into feed supplies by damaging plants and threatens to curb sowing…
The drought is the worst since records began 130 years ago, according to the Grain Union, representing Russia’s largest producers and traders.
Weather-related problems can greatly disrupt many lives.
LCG has long had a booklet of possibly related interest titled “Who Controls the Weather? ” that is available for those interested in more on the weather and Bible prophecy.
Jesus foretold on a time of natural disasters as “the beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:7-8), but the Book of Revelation (16:8-11) tells of a time of even greater disturbances during “the Day of the Lord”.
Now there is good news as ultimately, God’s kingdom will come and those issues will be gone (Revelation 7:16).
Some articles of possibly related interest may include:
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God was the Emphasis of Jesus and the Early Church Did you know that? Do you even know what the gospel of the kingdom is all about? True religion should be based upon the true gospel.
Islands and Bible Prophecy What’s ahead for islands? What does the Bible prophesy about them?
Asia in Prophecy What is Ahead for Asia? Who are the “Kings of the East”? What will happen to nearly all the Chinese, Russians, Indians, Japanese, and others of Asia? Who has the 200,000,000 man army related to Armageddon?
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe?
Russia: Its Origins and Prophesied Future Where do the Russians come from? What about those in the Ukraine? What is prophesied for Russia and its allies? What will they do to the Europeans that supported the Beast in the end?
Is Russia the King of the North? Some claim it is. But what does the Bible teach?
Does God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End? Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? When does the six thousand years of human rule end?
Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2010, 2011, or 2012? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord?
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