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Snowflake

Summer snowfall hits Tasmania, Australia (VIDEO)

Tom Elliott
3aw.com.au
Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:31 UTC
Great Lake Hotel
Great Lake Hotel
There's no place like Tasmania.

It might be summer in Australia, but that doesn't stop snow from falling in Miena in central Tasmania.

As Victorians enjoys cooler temperatures following last week's heatwave, the Great Lake Hotel in Miena filmed this incredible footage of snow hitting the ground earlier this morning.
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Seismograph

M6.1 earthquake rocks Afghanistan with tremors felt in Delhi, one killed, eight injured

Joe Sommerlad
Independent
Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:25 UTC
M6.1 Earthquake in Afghanistan tremors felt in Dehli
Afghanistan has been struck by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake close to its border with Pakistan, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), killing one and leaving at least five injured.

Tremors from the quake were reported in Kabul and felt in a number of other densely-populated locations in the region including Islamabad, New Delhi, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Kashmir and Abotabbad.

A young girl was killed and five others wounded in the village of Lasbela in Pakistan's Baluchistan province when the roofs of mud-brick homes caved in, according to local government official Izat Nazir Baluch.

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Snowflake

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Snows through North Africa, Canary Islands and Middle East (VIDEO)


Adapt 2030
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:14 UTC
Snow covered camels in Saudi Arabia
© Twitter/B_GaySASnow covered camels in Saudi Arabia
Following the Maunder Minimum cooling pattern of the Northern Hemisphere 400 years ago, we see the same areas of NW Africa that cooled in the 1600's , cooling and receiving more snow again. The Middle East too. Morocco seeing what is called first of its kind near coastal snowfall, Canary Islands brings out a snow plow for roads, Israel and Lebanon blanketed, Saudi Arabia where snow drifts across the roads stops traffic and camels are covered in snow. The signs are here, I hope you are looking.

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Attention

Motorists halted by heavy ash fall from Mayon Volcano, Philippines

Joeal Calupitan
ABC News
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:06 UTC
Molten lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano during its mild eruption as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, southeast of Manila, Philippines Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018
© The Associated PressMolten lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano during its mild eruption as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, southeast of Manila, Philippines Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018
A heavy shroud of ash from erupting Mount Mayon in the Philippines halted vehicles in at least two towns due to poor visibility as the volcano blew more lava and columns of ash from its crater, officials said Tuesday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said one large lava eruption lasted more than an hour and a half late Monday. Mayon belched an ash plume that reached 1.5 kilometers (one mile) above the crater and caused significant ash fall in the towns of Camalig and Guinobatan.

Authorities urged residents to seek treatment for skin irritation and other health issues and immediately clean their roofs and cars because of the corrosive effect of the volcanic ash, Office of Civil Defense regional director Claudio Yucot said.

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Attention

Man bitten by bull shark in Cone Bay, Western Australia

David Baker
The West Australian
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:38 UTC
Bull shark
Bull shark
An 18-year-old man has been flown to Perth today after he was bitten twice by a bull shark off the coast near Derby in WA's north, yesterday morning.

SharkSmart said the man was attacked by the shark at Cone Bay at about 8am on Sunday and was treated at Derby Hospital before the decision was made to transfer him to Perth.

It happened at Cone Bay Barramundi Fish Farm, where the teen had been working.

He is in a stable condition after being bitten twice on his right leg but was sent to Perth for likely surgery on damaged tendons.
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Cloud Precipitation

Floods and landslides affect 13,000 people in Guatemala

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:10 UTC
Floods in Morales, Izabal Guatemala, January, 2018
© ConredFloods in Morales, Izabal Guatemala, January, 2018
Heavy rainfall in Guatemala since 26 January has caused flooding and landslides in the departments of Baja Verapaz, Petén, Alta Verapaz, Quiché and Izabal, according to the country's disaster agency, Conred.

Conred reported landslides in San Jerónimo and Salamá in Baja Verapaz department, one in the municipality of Chajul, Quiché department, Cobán in Alta Verapaz and two in Morales in Izabal department. No fatalities or injuries have been reported.

River levels have increased after the heavy rain, including the San Francisco and San Marcos rivers in Izabal, according to Conred. Flooding has affected parts of Morales, Livingston and Puerto Barrios, which is the worst hit. Almost 90 homes have been damaged.

Flooding has blocked roads in Quiché and left some communities in the north of the province isolated.
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Windsock

Gale force winds batter Gibraltar

Aleesha Hansel
Gibraltar Olive Press (blog)
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:57 UTC
Storm damage in Gibralta
Gale force winds have battered Gibraltar, closing schools, bringing down trees and diverting flights.

Ocean Village saw its upper floor cover torn apart in the early hours of the morning, with steel bolts and scaffolding poles ripped off and bent.

The winds of more than 100km/h also meant that some flights from the Rock were diverted, with passengers transported by coach to Malaga.

Several schools have also been closed following safety concerns, with the playground roof of Notre Dame School partially collapsing, in addition to scaffolding falling on top of St. Anne's gymnasium.

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Arrow Down

Large sinkhole nearly swallows car in San Francisco Bay area

Aja Seldon
KRON
Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:53 UTC
Hayward, CA sinkhole
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Snowflake Cold

Extreme winter weather in China forces thousands of evacuations as heavy snowfall and ice cause chaos across the country

Ryan Butcher
The Independent (UK)
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:32 UTC
Snow scenery across China
© CNSnow across China
Extreme weather conditions have caused havoc in much of central and eastern China over the weekend, with hundreds of flights and trains cancelled due to heavy snow and ice, and rescue operations being rolled out across the country.

More than 4,000 people had to be relocated in the eastern province of Anhui after their homes were damaged by snowstorms, with approximately 481,000 people in the province impacted overall.

Rescue workers were dispatched in Anhui to repair power lines and clean snow and ice from roads, while civil affairs authorities sent quilts, coats and food to the affected members of the public.

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Cloud Precipitation

Mudslide and flood risk high as atmospheric river soaks coastal British Columbia


The Weather Network
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:43 UTC
atmospheric river Canada jan 2018
© The Weather Network
Atmospheric river to bring persistent rain, heavy alpine snow to British Columbia, Canada

Steady rain and high elevation snow will continue through Monday in British Columbia, as a Pacific low lingers off the coast of British Columbia into Tuesday, setting up an atmospheric river directly pointed at the south coast.

Aside from high elevation snow, the heavy rainfall for Vancouver Island and the lower mainland has raised the risk of mudslides and flooding. The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch for eastern Vancouver Island, and a high streamflow advisory for much of the rest of the island, as well as the south and central coast.
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