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Igloo

With Arctic sea ice disappearing, who needs icebreakers!

Paul Homewood
Not a lot of people know that
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:14 UTC
As we know, Arctic sea ice is rapidly disappearing. That is why China is building a new icebreaker.
China Building Icebreakers
© The DiplomatChina Begins Construction of Polar Icebreaker
This will join at least 14 new Russian ones:

Russia's New Icebreakers
© The Barants ObserverThese are Russia’s new icebreakers

Comment: Mini Ice Age Took Hold Of Europe In Just Months

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills two children on way to school in Jaipur, India


The Indian Express
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:34 UTC
LIGHTNING
In the first incident, two students of a government-run primary school, who had taken shelter under a tree due to heavy rains, died when lightning struck it.

On the way to their schools to attend the Republic Day function, two students were killed and three others suffered grave injuries as lightning struck them in two incidents in Bassi town near Jaipur. In the first incident, two students of a government-run primary school, who had taken shelter under a tree due to heavy rains, died when lightning struck it.

"The students were on the way to school to attend Republic Day event when it suddenly started raining. The duo took shelter under a tree. Lightning struck and they were left grievously injured," investigating officer in the case Mohan Lal told PTI.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 school pupils at assembly in Zimbabwe; 30 others injured


Bulawayo 24
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:07 UTC
lightning
Two school pupils died today after being struck by lightning while at an assembly at Chinatsa Secondary School in Macheke today.

The two pupils died from injuries sustained after being hit by the lightning bolt which also injured 30 other students.

It is reported that they were 60 pupils at the assembly during the incident.

According to a local resident, Mr Steven Musengeyi, the two pupils died on arrival at Wenimbe Clinic where they had been ferried for treatment after sustaining serious burns.

Some of the pupils in serious condition have been referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital.
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Arrow Down

10 soldiers dead in 2 avalanches in Gurez, India after heavy snowfall

Peerzada Ashiq
The Hindu
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:58 UTC
Representative image
© ReutersRepresentative image
The Army has retrieved ten bodies of the soldiers who went missing after being hit by two avalanches at separate locations in Bandipora's Gurez valley, 200 km from Srinagar. Seven soldiers have been rescued so far.

"The avalanches had hit an Army camp and an Army patrol in two separate locations between January 25 and 26 in Gurez," said an Udhampur-based Army spokesman.

He said ten bodies have been recovered so far.

"The Army is working in extreme bad weather and heavy snowfall. The rescue operations were on immediately after the avalanches were reported," said the spokesman, without identifying the exact location.
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Attention

Signs and Portents: Bizarre footage shows a snake with two heads in India

Abe Hawken
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:46 UTC
During the short clip, the reptile's head are even looking in opposite directions as a forked tongue protrudes from each mouth
During the short clip, the reptile's heads are even looking in opposite directions as a forked tongue protrudes from each mouth
A man was filmed holding a two-headed snake as it slithered across his hand.The creepy footage, filmed in India, shows the reptile - which has two heads - slowly crawl over the man's hand. The snake's heads join on to one body but this did not seem to constrict it at all as it moved during the video.

A man was filmed holding a two-headed snake as it slithered across his hand.

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Wolf

Family dog attacks boy in Ormond Beach, Florida

Kelly Joyce
fox35orlando.com
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:59 UTC
Dog attack
Miles Haefner's family and friends say he will likely have a scar down the side of his face for the rest of his life.

The 2-year-old Ormond Beach boy had plastic surgery Tuesday night after his family dog, a pit bull, attacked him in his home. Maryann Robles heard Haefner's screams and ran to help.

"It's bad all the way down his cheek, and I'm pretty sure some parts were all the way through," said Robles. "It was as deep as it could have gone. He was bleeding everywhere, screaming -- a mom's worst nightmare, really."
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Cloud Precipitation

Over 9,000 people evacuated due to floods in Johor, Malaysia


The Straits Times
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:44 UTC
Floodwaters hit houses in a Perak village as three days of relentless rain in Malaysia brought floods to nine of the country's 13 states.
© BERNAMAFloodwaters hit houses in a Perak village as three days of relentless rain in Malaysia brought floods to nine of the country's 13 states.
Johor state was the worst hit as three days of relentless rain in Malaysia brought floods to nine of the country's thirteen states. More than 9,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Johor as at noon yesterday, mainly from Segamat and Kota Tinggi, as anxious residents hoped they would not see a repeat of the severe state floods in 2006 and 2011 which affected 40,000 people.

Segamat district, in the northern part of the state and a 21/2-hour drive from state capital Johor Baru, was the worst affected. More than two-thirds of the flood evacuees were in Segamat, and many of its roads were closed to light vehicles.

A Labis resident, Mr Chia, 59, said he hopes that this Chinese New Year will not be reminiscent of that in 2011, when he spent the festive period at an evacuation shelter.



Flooded roads in Segamat, Johor. The state, which was the worst hit, faces more thunderstorms over the Chinese New Year weekend.
© CHINA PRESS Flooded roads in Segamat, Johor. The state, which was the worst hit, faces more thunderstorms over the Chinese New Year weekend.
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Wolf

2 pit bull terriers attack 96-year-old woman in Philadelphia

David Chang
nbcphiladelphia
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:58 UTC
Dog attack
The woman is currently in critical condition.

A 96-year-old woman is in the hospital after she was attacked by two dogs in the Germantown section of Philadelphia Wednesday.

Police say two pit bulls, ages 3 and 10, attacked the woman on the 5800 block of Brush Road around 3:40 p.m. Officers responded to the location and found the woman unresponsive with multiple dog bites on her head, face and arms. She was taken to the hospital where she is currently in critical condition.

Both of the dogs were taken into custody. Police are currently interviewing neighbors to find out what happened. One witness told NBC10 at least one of the dogs belongs to the victim's neighbor.
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Binoculars

Heavy snowfall in Europe and Asia brings 60% increase in winged visitors to bird sanctuary in India

Aakanksha Mathur
Meri News
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:22 UTC
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Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram has lately been receiving an unprecedented number of winged visitors from all over the world.

Owing to heavy snowfall in Siberia, eastern Europe, Mongolia, and northern China, migratory birds have been flocking at the sanctuary in large numbers. Gurugram's wildlife department has recorded a 60 per cent increase in number of these long-distance fliers, including rare varieties which have been spotted for the first time.

This year the national park has broken all records in terms of the number of domestic and migratory birds. The previous highest recorded figure was of 60,000, while this year the count has more than doubled with at least 1.25 lakh birds visiting, including the 40,000 that have flown in from abroad.

In an interview to Mail Today, Shyam Sundar Kaushik, divisional forest officer (DFO) of wildlife Gurugram range said that migratory birds have been flocking at the park since the onset of the winter season and arrivals will continue if the chill in the air remains the same for the next few days.

He was quoted as saying, "We had registered 25,000 migratory pelicans of 40 varieties last season and the figure in this category has reached 40,000 already with at least 35 more varieties of birds this season. This is an encouraging sign for us and it is also an indication of good air quality in the region."
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Tornado2

US tornado outbreak: Deadliest January since 1969 and exceeded entire 2016 death toll in two days

Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:15 UTC
US tornado fatalities Jan 2017
© The Weather ChannelLocation of tornado-related deaths Jan. 21-22, 2017. (4 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; 7 in Cook County, Georgia; 4 in Dougherty County, Georgia; 2 in Brooks County, Georgia; 2 in Berrien County, Georgia)
Following last weekend's severe weather outbreak, this month is already the deadliest for tornadoes in any January since 1969. The number of tornado-related deaths in those two days also exceeds what was seen in all of 2016.

A preliminary 19 people were killed by tornadoes Saturday and Sunday - 15 in south Georgia and four in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Those figures could change as more information is collected by authorities.

No other January has had more tornado deaths since 1969, when 32 were killed, according to the Storm Prediction Center. More recently, 18 fatalities were caused by tornadoes in January 1999, which 2017 now exceeded.

There was an additional storm death near Lake City, Florida, on Sunday, which is currently not blamed on a tornado, but rather strong thunderstorm winds downing a tree on a house.

2017 Already Deadlier Than Last Year

In just two days this month, the death toll from tornadoes in 2017 topped what was seen all of last year.

2016 was a below-average year for both tornadoes and tornado deaths. A total of 17 people were killed by tornadoes during the entire calendar year, the SPC says. That was the second-fewest tornado deaths in a year on record dating to 1940.

Comment: Study: Tornado outbreaks are increasing - but scientists don't understand why. A coauthor of this paper states "What's pushing this rise in extreme outbreaks is far from obvious in the present state of climate science."

The climate scientists have not considered the importance of atmospheric dust loading and the winning Electric Universe model in their research. Such information and much more, are explained in the book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.
The accumulation of cometary dust in the Earth's atmosphere plays an important role in the increase of tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes and their associated rainfalls, snowfalls and lightning. To understand this mechanism we must first take into account the electric nature of hurricanes, tornadoes and cyclones, which are actually manifestations of the same electric phenomenon at different scales or levels of power.
Increasing cometary and volcanic dust loading of the atmosphere (one indicator is the intensification of noctilucent clouds we are witnessing) is accentuating electric charge build-up, whereby we can expect to observe more extreme weather and planetary upheaval as well as awesome light shows and other related mysterious phenomena.

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