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'It's gut-wrenching': Summer storm pulverizes Taber corn crops near Lethbridge, Alberta

Bill Kaufmann
Calgary
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:05 UTC
An image of the destroyed corn crop at Molnar Taber Corn and Pumpkins.
An image of the destroyed corn crop at Molnar Taber Corn and Pumpkins.
What would have been a bumper Taber corn harvest has been reduced to mush by a vicious hailstorm.

Jenn Molnar and other family members took shelter in the basement of their home when the nine-minute onslaught descended on their farm at Barnwell east of Lethbridge on Tuesday night.

They emerged to a scene of total devastation that will mean a near-total loss for them and frustration for corn-lovers who crave their sweet cobs every August and September.

"We were completely wiped out," said Molnar.

"The Taber corn crops are gone, there's nothing left for this year."
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Huge waterspout filmed on Lake Erie


Yahoo News
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:43 UTC
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A waterspout was spotted moving over Lake Erie, near Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio, in the early afternoon of August 7.

Amanda Briggs de Lavini of the Geneva-on-the-Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau shot this video from Township Park at the eastern edge of town.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland later tweeted her video, having earlier reported a chance of showers and thunderstorms in Geneva-on-the-Lake in the afternoon.

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Credit: Amanda Briggs de Lavini via Storyful
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Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Turkey's southwest


Yeni Safak
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:03 UTC
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An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rocked Turkey's southwestern city of Denizli, the country's earthquake observatory said on Thursday.

It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties. The Kandilli observatory said the earthquake took place 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) underground. The USGS said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8.

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Shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Taiwan, leaves one dead

Yu Hsiao-hand and Evelyn Kao
Focus Taiwan
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:57 UTC
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An elderly woman in New Taipei apparently died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan at 5:28 a.m. Thursday, according to the city's fire department.

The earthquake, with its epicenter at sea about 36.5 kilometers southeast of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 22.5 km, also caused delays to five south-bound trains operated by Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp., affecting 2,500 passengers.

Shortly after the temblor, President Tsai Ing-wen activated the emergency response mechanism set up after she took office in 2016.

After receiving briefings from the National Security Council, Tsai posted a message on her Facebook and other social media platforms reassuring the public that no major damage or casualties had been reported as a result of the earthquake.

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Cloud Precipitation

Evacuations after floods and landslides hit Lombardy, Italy - 4 inches of rain in 2 hours


Floodlist
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:25 UTC
Floods and landslides in Casargo, Lombardy Italy, 06 August 2019.
© Government of LombardyFloods and landslides in Casargo, Lombardy Italy, 06 August 2019.
A landslide and flooding has forced 146 residents and tourists to evacuate homes and hotels in the commune of Casargo, Lecco Province in the Lombardy Region of Italy.

Heavy rain in the region triggered the landslide and flooding of the Varrone river on 06 August, 2019. Local media described an avalanche of debris and mud that has left homes, roads and vehicles damaged. The SP 67 road was completely blocked for some time.

Antonio Leonardo Pasquini, mayor of Casargo, said there were no fatalities. However the material damages are severe and the mayor has called for the government to declare a state of disaster.

According to ARPA Lombardia, the region's weather and environment agency, the weather station at Premana, about 2 km north east of Casargo, recorded 176mm of rain in 48 hours to 07 August, with 105mm of that total falling in around 2 hours during the evening of 06 August.


Comment: See also: Hundreds evacuated near Lake Como after landslide triggered by heavy rain hits Italian town

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Volcano erupts near Tokyo for the first time in 4 years


Channel News Asia
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:51 UTC
Screengrab captured by Jiji Press from a Japan Meteorological Agency surveillance camera on Aug 7, 2019 showing an eruption of Mount Asama in central Japan.
© AFP / Jiji PressScreengrab captured by Jiji Press from a Japan Meteorological Agency surveillance camera on Aug 7, 2019 showing an eruption of Mount Asama in central Japan.
A volcano near Tokyo erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and smoke nearly 2km into the sky and sparking warnings not to approach the mountain.

Mount Asama, about 140km northwest of the Japanese capital, exploded overnight and prompted the national meteorological agency to raise its alert level to three out of five, meaning people should avoid the crater.

The agency warned that large rocks and fast-moving flows of hot gas could affect a radius of 4km from the crater and that nearby towns could be hit by smaller rocks and ash depending on prevailing winds.

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Taiwan braces for typhoon hours after M5.9 earthquake strikes


CNA
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:24 UTC
Keelung, Taiwan
© AFP/Hsu Tsun-HsuA bird's eye general view of the port of Keelung, where wind and rain warnings have been issued.
A powerful typhoon will hit Taiwan later on Thursday (Aug 8), bringing the risk of landslides and high seas, weather forecasters said, hours after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island.

Typhoon Lekima, categorised at the strongest typhoon level by Taiwan's weather bureau, was expected to approach off the island's northeastern coast late on Thursday.

It was moving across the ocean in a north-northwesterly direction at 15kmh, weather officials said.

Lekima was carrying maximum winds of 227kmh, as it approaches Taiwan, the weather bureau said.

The bureau issued wind and rain warnings for greater Taipei, the northern port city of Keelung and other northern counties. It also put out a warning to seafarers off the south and east coasts.
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Hundreds evacuated near Lake Como after landslide triggered by heavy rain hits Italian town


Irish Examiner
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:21 UTC
Overturned cars in Casargo, Italy
© Daniele Bennati/Ansa/APOverturned cars in Casargo, Italy
About 200 people have been evacuated after a landslide cascaded through an Italian mountain town, overturning cars in its path, firefighters said.

Images released by the firefighters show the chaos wrought by the mud that came down the steep streets in the town of Casargo, above Lake Como in the northern Lombardy region.

The landslide was triggered by heavy rain on Tuesday evening.

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Bangladesh floods to slash 400,000 tonnes from rice harvest

Ruma Paul
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:08 UTC
Houses flooded
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Floods have washed away crops in Bangladesh that would have yielded nearly 400,000 tonnes of rice, according to estimates from the agriculture ministry.

This could be a major blow to the South Asian country, which has historically relied on imports to cope with shortages caused by natural disasters such as floods or drought.

The nation's farmers, though, have recently been struggling to secure fair prices for their produce amid a surplus of the grain, with no overseas deals in sight since the country lifted an export ban in May to support the market.

The flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains has killed at least 108 people and affected more than 6 million people in Bangladesh and damaged other crops, mostly in the northern region.


Comment: Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world

Crop and cattle losses are on the rise everywhere, whether it is due to extensive drought, massive hail, epic flooding, huge dust storms, unexpected frosts, and even epidemics.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Opposing powers complicit to hide crop losses from both societies


Adapt 2030
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:03 UTC
African swine flu in China
© Reuters/Hallie Gu.jpgWorkers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint near a farm where African swine fever was detected in Hebei province, China on February 26, 2019.
Chinese duck farmers become millionaires as 50%+ of China's pig population is culled at the same time Beijing forbids any state owned enterprises from importing USA agricultural products. This presents a problem as Russia curtails exports, French and Bulgarian corn decreased and China itself loses 35%+ of its corn crop, so with the USA being a major exporter to China, where is the food going to come from??? Unless excuses are being generated on both sides to distract from the largest crop losses in almost a century.

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Comment: Food prices across the planet are already rising because of the increasingly erratic seasons and extreme weather events, animal pandemics could result in a catastrophe for our food supply:

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