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Ambae volcano in Vanuatu rumbling again, fresh ashfall


RNZ
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:05 UTC
The volcano on Ambae erupting in 2017.
The volcano on Ambae erupting in 2017.
Volcanic activity on Vanuatu's Ambae island has picked up again, with fresh ashfall reported across the island's west and south.

The entire island was evacuated late last year when the volcano at the island's centre erupted, blanketing the island in ash, suffocating crops and contaminating water.

The population returned when the eruption settled down after a month, but last night, the volcano's alert level was raised from level 2 to 3 -- what's called a "state of minor eruption."
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Horse rescued from sinkhole in Brazil


YouTube
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:57 UTC
Horse rescued
Horse rescued
On Saturday morning (17-March) a horse felt in a sinkhole of about 3 meters deep opened for unknown reasons in a street of Muriaé, Brazil. The horse was wounded and trapped. Fire Brigade soldiers worked to rescue the injured animal, with the help of residents who supplied a backhoe machine.

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Two dead whales wash up on the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada

Cassie Williams
CBC News
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:59 UTC
Observers at the scene told Reid the whale is about 12 metres long, though the Marine Animal Response Society has not yet had the opportunity to measure the whale.
© Jenny Osburn/Meagan OsburnObservers at the scene told Reid the whale is about 12 metres long, though the Marine Animal Response Society has not yet had the opportunity to measure the whale.
It's too soon to say what's behind the death of a humpback whale that washed up on Nova Scotia's Fundy Shore near the community of Ogilvie, N.S.

The humpback is one of two large whales found washed up along the Nova Scotia coast this weekend.

"It would definitely take a pretty thorough examination to find out what might have killed it," said Andrew Reid, response co-ordinator for the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS).

He said his organization got the call about the carcass on the Bay of Fundy beach late Sunday. "On first appearance it does look relatively thin-ish but that's something that we'd have to confirm with closer inspection."
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Dead sperm whale found at beach in Bali, Indonesia

Krishna Arisudana and IMB Andi Purnomo
Antaranews.com
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:22 UTC
sPERM WHALE
A sperm whale carcass, with a length of about 15 meters and a weight of 10 tons, was stranded at the Bungkulan Village Beach, Sawan Sub-District, Buleleng District, Bali.

"Hundreds of local people came to see the carcass of the female sperm whale stranded on the coast of Bungkulan Village Beach, Sawan Sub-district, Buleleng District, at around 09.30 a.m. local time," Resort Police of Buleleng AKP I Putu Aryana said here on Monday.

He stated that the giant sperm whale was a spectacular sight for the people, because they had not succeeded in rescuing or evacuating the large mammals.

The police and the local district government responded quickly on the news of the dead sperm whale being stranded on the beach with its skin peeled off and entrails scattered out.
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Incredible images after trio of nor'easters batter New Brunswick, Canada (VIDEO,PHOTOS)

Pam Wright
The Weather Channel
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:16 UTC
snowdrift in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
© Ashley RicardUnreal snowdrift in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, after 3 Nor’Easters in a row.
Canada's New Brunswick province was slammed this month by a triple trio of nor'easters, and photos emerging from the area have been incredible.

More than 5,500 residents in the province found themselves without power Wednesday after the third nor'easter, Winter Storm Skylar, targeted eastern Canada and dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region, according to the Canada Broadcast Corporation.

Like many in the northeastern United States, residents in Canada are as eager as their southern neighbors for spring to arrive after these back-to-back storms. However, a fourth nor'easter in 14 days now looks possible.

Ashely Ricard captured these stunning photos of her Bathurst neighborhood as they attempted to dig out from the snow.


Comment: For more information on extreme weather from around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summaries. The latest video: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - February 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Huge 100ft wide sinkhole drains canal in Cheshire, UK

Connor Boyd
Daily Mail
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:16 UTC
Cheshire canal sinkhole
© Cheshire police/Mercury pressThe sailing boat was just metres away from the sinkhole when it opened up at 11.40pm last night (pictured) on the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire.
A sailor was nearly sucked down a 100ft-wide sinkhole that opened up on a canal while he was boating.

The giant crevice appeared on a stretch of the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire, at 11.40pm last night.

As the sinkhole opened it sucked the water from the canal causing the sailor and his boat to be dragged back before coming to a halt just feet away from the crack.

The canal was left completely drained and the water flooded down onto a lower embankment.

Police found the man aboard the nearby boat and he was plucked to safety.

A dramatic picture of the scene this morning shows the vessel just feet away from plunging down the hole.

An officer who attended the scene tweeted: 'Seeing the Middlewich sinkhole in the light of day highlights just how lucky the man in the boat was. Think he'll be picking some numbers this evening.'
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Cloud Precipitation

Extreme hailstorm pounds Brazos Valley, Texas (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)


kbtx.com
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:05 UTC
Hailstones
An aggressive hail storm hit parts of the Brazos Valley Sunday afternoon leaving some golf ball and baseball size hail behind.

KBTX received reports and photographs of dented cars and broken windows on vehicles across the Brazos Valley.

Caldwell and northern Walker County were especially hit hard, with many residents seeing larger than baseball sized hail in their yards.

The storms that blew through packed a ton of wind, too. Emergency management in northern and northeastern Walker County reported several trees down, some of which had fallen on homes. Wind gusted near 80 mph, but it is unclear if a tornado caused the damage.

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Avalanche kills 2 skiers with another 2 missing in Valais, Switzerland


The Local (Switzerland)
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:47 UTC
The aftermath of the avalanche that swept away four people in Vallon d’Arbi.
© AFP/Getty ImagesThe aftermath of the avalanche that swept away four people in Vallon d’Arbi.
Poor weather conditions meant rescue workers were unable on Sunday to continue their search for two skiers still missing and feared dead after an avalanche in Valais on Friday.

Police stated on Saturday that two bodies had already been recovered from the site of the avalanche in the Swiss ski area of Vallon d'Arbi. Those found dead are both French nationals aged, 20 and 25, the police statement said.

"The bodies were found underneath some six metres of snow", it added.

A 32-year-old French citizen and a Swiss national, 57, from the canton of Vaud, have not yet been found.
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Snowflake

Winter in Switzerland makes March comeback


The Local (Switzerland)
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:02 UTC
snow
It's a case of "now you see me, now you don't" as the Swiss spring takes a break in the north of the country.

After a snowy weekend in some places, much of Switzerland is set for a cold and grey start to this week with maximum temperatures in the north of the country only just above freezing.

While Geneva can expect to bask in a decidedly more spring-like maximum temperature of 8C on Monday, in Zurich, Bern and Basel the mercury is set to top out at 3C. Meanwhile, in St Gallen it will be a decidedly cold -1C.

There isn't much relief in sight either: weather in the north of Switzerland is expected to remain on the chilly side until the weekend. Night time temperatures will be between -3C and -6C up until Friday. On the plus side, skies should brighten from Tuesday onwards.
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Idaho ski resorts receive late winter dollop of snow - up to 18 inches in 24 hours


ktvb.com
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:38 UTC
Brundage has plenty of fresh powder after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of new snow on the mountain this weekend.
© Photo: Brundage MountainBrundage has plenty of fresh powder after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of new snow on the mountain this weekend.
The official start of spring is just a couple days away, but several Idaho ski resort are reporting prime winter skiing conditions after a storm dropped a big helping of fresh snow on the mountain this weekend.

Brundage Mountain received 18 inches of snow in just over 24 hours, the resort said in a news release on Sunday.

"This was a nice surprise and nicely timed," said resort spokesperson, April Whitney. "The forecast had us hoping for six inches and to get a foot and a half of light, January-style powder is always a pleasant surprise."

Brundage Mountain now has a snowbase ranging from 65 to 99 inches.

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