Ive seen it all and its a long list of woe believe me including:
Thanks for sharing this list. I've seen much of that in my expat days, the folks back in the U.S. think you are making stuff up if you tell them about it.
Unfortunately, I'm starting to see some of the same trends in the U.S. lately.
To add to the weather discussion, this article from the Malaysian Star tabloid:
Updated: Saturday January 3, 2015 MYT 11:10:53 AM
AirAsia QZ8501: Ice likely culprit in crash
SINGAPORE: Extreme bad weather triggered last Sunday's crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, Indonesia's weather officials said Friday, as Russia became the latest nation to get involved in the search effort for the doomed jetliner.
The 14-page "meteorological analysis" is the first official word from Jakarta on the reasons for the crash and comes close to confirming widespread speculation on the reasons for the disaster.
"The most probable weather phenomenon is that icing caused the plane engines to be damaged," said the report by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
"This is however just one analysis of what likely happened based on available meteorological data, and is not the final determination on the cause of the incident."
BMKG's report, authored by Professor Edvin Aldrian, head of its research and development unit, came as high waves impeded divers from entering the sea.
...BMKG said its preliminary analysis of weather data suggested the AirAsia Airbus A320-200 had flown into storm clouds. It also noted that weather charts issued before the flight showed the plane's scheduled route at cruising level would come across "worrying" conditions, with warnings of a gale. Satellite images also suggested peak temperatures of -80 to -85 deg C, which meant there were grains of ice in the dense clouds, the report added.
AirAsia QZ8501: Ice likely culprit in crash - Nation | The Star Online
The BMKG report, written in Indonesian, is here:
http://data.bmkg.go.id/share/Gambar_...TEOROLOGIS.pdf