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Cloud Precipitation

A taste of the future? Hailstorms damage crops in several districts of Bihar, India

Ayesha Hassan
The Times of India
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:26 UTC
crop damage
Crop damage
Hailstorm accompanied by moderate rain lashed several districts in north Bihar on Friday.

Certain blocks of Sitamarhi, Madhubani, East and West Champaran, Araria, Kishanganj and Darbhanga witnessed hailstorm along with thundershowers during the day. Thunder squalls occurred in some districts in north Bihar, such as Purnia and Motihari.

Satellite observations of Doppler Weather Radar on Friday morning showed severe thunderstorm, hailstorm, lightning accompanied with light to moderate rain and winds at a speed of 60-80km per hour lashing Bettiah, Motihari, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Supaul, Araria and Saharsa from 10am to 1pm on Friday.

The snow pellets during the hailstorm caused damage to standing wheat, sugarcane and maize crops in many north Bihar districts. Litchi and mango blossoms also sustained damages.

Comment: Similar events in Asia have also occurred recently in Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

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Attention

Mud volcano erupts in Garadagh, Azerbaijan

Laman Ismayilova
MENAFN
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:08 UTC
mud volcano
The "Ayrantokan mud volcano in Baku's Garadagh district erupted on March 29 at around21:10.

The eruption lasted up to seven minutes and was accompanied by flames, which reached a height of about 100-150 meters above the volcanic crater.

The eruption covers an area of up to 2 hectares and varies from 0.3 to 1.2 meters in thickness.

There are no settlements around the mud volcano. Radial cracks have formed in the volcanic area.

Comment: Other mud volcanoes have erupted in the past year:

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Wolf

Video of pit bull lunging at seven-year-old boy and breaking his wrist in savage attack in Taiwan

Keiran Southern
Daily Mail
Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:31 UTC
Money, a pit bull pup, is said to have felt threatened by a seven -year-old boy who was throwing treats in his direction in south-western Taiwan
Money, a pit bull pup, is said to have felt threatened by a seven -year-old boy who was throwing treats in his direction in south-western Taiwan
CCTV footage captured the heart-stopping moment a pit bull pup attacked a young boy who tried to feed it biscuits and broke his wrist.

The months-old pit bull mix named Money is believed to have felt threatened when the seven-year-old child who lives next door threw the snack in its direction.

Security video from the alleyway in Kaohsiung City's Hunei District in south-western Taiwan shows the boy trying to back away from the pooch, which continues to charge at him.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills two, crops damaged by large hailstones in Rangpur, Bangladesh

Liakat Ali Badal and Mohammed Serajul Islam
Dhaka Tribune
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:37 UTC
A significant number of crops were devastated by the storm
© Ariful Islam/Dhaka TribuneAriful Islam/Dhaka Tribune
A huge storm and hailstones passed over Rangpur city and surrounding districts on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least two deaths and significant damage to crops. The most affected areas were different areas of Pirganj and Mithapukur upazila.

Meanwhile, one person was killed in Sylhet as a result of flying debris in the storm.

In Rangpur, at least two people have died, and about 50 others were injured, while significant damage was done to trees and households .The two deceased were Shamim of Badarganj and Nayan Miah of Taraganj, both day labourers who were struck by lightning.

Besides Rangpur city, the tornado hit several parts of Gangachhara, Pirganj, Mithapukur, and Taraganj upazilas.

Comment: On the same day in Pakistan a lighting bolt killed 3 farmers in Pabna while a man died after being hit on the 23rd of March in Netrakona. Elsewhere across the world an angler was fatally struck in Malayasia on the 24th and a woman died in India on the 22nd due to the same cause.

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Snowflake

Chaotic situation due to snow on the Gotthard in Switzerland

20 minutes.ch
Sott.net
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:44 UTC
Gothard snow
Heavy snowfalls fell on the plain. However, vehicles can only use the Gotthard Tunnel in dropper mode.

31.03 Night snowfalls in the plain of the canton of Uri made the A2 unusable on Saturday morning.

31.03 Night snowfalls in the plain of the canton of Uri made the A2 unusable on Saturday morning. The highway had to be closed in both directions by the time the snowplows were cleared. The important North-South road link was partially reopened around 8.00 am. However, vehicles could only use the Gotthard Tunnel in dropper mode.

Comment: Yale's Two Climate Bombs Point to Impending Ice Age

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Ice Cube

Long cold winter continues for western Canada


Sott.net
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 10:18 UTC
Icy lashes
© ReutersTemperatures have dipped more than 10 degrees lower than normal in many parts of Saskatchewan.
Several stories appearing in local media this week highlight changing environmental conditions in western Canada, and suggest a continued overall pattern of cooling and not warming, as some climate change pundits still maintain.

From The Weather Network spring forecast...
Much of Canada has struggled to maintain any consistent warm weather, and that struggle will continue through most of April as winter will still have a few more parting shots for most Canadians. The coldest weather (relative to normal) will be found across western and central Canada.
British Columbia

The arrival of consistent spring weather will be delayed this year across the province. Cooler than normal temperatures are expected, especially during the first half of the season across most of B.C.
Prairies

Consistent spring weather will be delayed this year as we expect a colder than normal March and April across the region.
Ontario and Quebec

A sluggish start to spring is expected as colder than normal temperatures will dominate during the second half of March and much of April. In addition, we have a higher than typical threat for winter-like storms, especially for central and northern regions.
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Newspaper

For the first time in 20 years: Turtles return to nest on a Mumbai Beach

Josh Davis
IFLScience
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:53 UTC
Mumbai sea turtles
© roxybrownfoxy/shutterstock
For the first time in nearly two decades, a beach in Mumbai - one of the most populated cities in the world - is crawling with tiny baby turtles, proving that life truly does, uh, find a way.

Versova beach stretches along the eastern side of Mumbai, looking out onto the Arabian Sea. While olive ridley turtles are known to nest on other beaches around India, this is the first time in close to 20 years that they have done so in Mumbai, with around 90 hatchlings making their way into the sea.
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Cloud Precipitation

Rivers overflow flooding areas of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:14 UTC
Floods in Erdine Province, Turkey, late March 2018.
© Government of Erdine ProvinceFloods in Erdine Province, Turkey, late March 2018.
Several rivers in the Balkans have broken their banks over the last few days, causing flooding in parts of northern Greece, southeastern Bulgaria and northwestern Turkey.

Greece

In Greece, the Evros (Meriç / Maritsa) river which forms the border with Turkey, has been at dangerous levels in the Evros Region since 25 March, 2018.

Local media said that officials have called upon the government to declare the region in a state of emergency after the river swelled above danger levels in Didymoteicho, Evros Region.
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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstorm damages crop and property in Bhutan


Kuensel
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:13 UTC
Stock photo
Hail and windstorm in several gewogs in Sarpang yesterday afternoon damaged crops and property.

No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.

Preliminary disaster assessment report found damage in three gewogs of Shompangkha, Dekiling and Gakidling. Shompangkha is the most affected gewog.

As of late evening yesterday, assessment could be carried out in just half of Darjaythang and Kencholing chiwogs. Roofs of six houses were blown away and over 10 poultry farms were damaged. The disaster left over 400 poultry birds, six goats, and a cow dead.
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Cloud Precipitation

Massive storm with hail the size of tennis balls damages crops, house roofs in Nepal

Prabhat Kumar Jha
The Himalayan Times
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:58 UTC
Piles of hailstones deposited in Matsari area of Durga Bhagawati Rural Municipality, in Rautahat district, on Friday, March 30, 2018.
© Prabhat Kumar JhaPiles of hailstones deposited in Matsari area of Durga Bhagawati Rural Municipality, in Rautahat district, on Friday, March 30, 2018.
A massive hailstorm has severely damaged crops and tiled roofs of more than 200 houses in around a score of villages in Rautahat today.

Most of the hailstones, as big as lawn tennis balls, weighing about 500 grammes hit the villages of the municipalities — Madhav Narayan, Devahi Gonahi, Gadhimai, Gajura, Rajdevi and Garuda — including Durga Bhagawati Rural Municipality for 35 minutes since 8:00 am on Friday morning.
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