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Rare North Atlantic right whale found dead in Gulf of St. Lawrence


CBC News
Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:26 UTC
Pictured in 2011, Wolverine, a male endangered north Atlantic right whale, was found killed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Pictured in 2011, Wolverine, a male endangered north Atlantic right whale, was found killed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fisheries and Oceans Canada currently assessing recovery options

A dead North Atlantic right whale has been found drifting in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada said in a media release the dead whale was spotted during an aerial surveillance flight on June 4.

"We are working with the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS), the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to find the whale and try to recover it," reads the release.
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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rainfall and floods hit Bulgaria


The Sofia Globe
Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:03 UTC
floods
© podtepeto.com
Bulgaria's weather forecasters have issued a warning of a risk of floods in the evening hours of June 3 and the early morning of June 4.

The warning follows recent days of heavy rain that have hard-hit several places in Bulgaria, notably second city Plovdiv.

For June 4, the "Code Yellow" warning of potentially dangerous weather has been issued for 15 districts in Bulgaria because of forecast thunderstorms and heavy rain. The districts include Sofia - both the city and the district - and Plovdiv, and are all in the western half of Bulgaria.

On June 3, a partial state of emergency was declared in Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality because of complications caused by the heavy rain.

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Ladybug

High-flying ladybug swarm 80 square miles wide shows up on National Weather Service radar over Southern California

Jaclyn Cosgrove
LA Times
Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:06 UTC
ladybugs
© Jeff Vendsel / Independent Journal
At first glance, it looks like a rain cloud.

But in reality, the massive blob showing up Tuesday evening on the National Weather Service's radar in San Diego County was just a lot of ladybugs.

Joe Dandrea, a meteorologist with NWS San Diego, said from the radar, the ladybug bloom appears to be about 80 miles by 80 miles, but the ladybugs aren't in a concentrated mass that size. Rather, they're spread throughout the sky, flying at between 5,000 and 9,000 feet, with the most concentrated mass about 10 miles wide.

After seeing it on the radar, Dandrea called a spotter near Wrightwood in the San Bernardino Mountains to ask what they were seeing.
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Arrow Down

5 dead, dozens missing after landslides following heavy rain in eastern Region of Uganda


Floodlist
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:42 UTC
Landslide in Bududa Distric
© Uganda Red Cross SocietyLandslide in Bududa District, Eastern Region, Uganda, June 2019.
At least 5 people have died after a series of landslides in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Uganda Broadcasting Coropration (UBC) said that multiple landslides were reported within Bududa district, 3 serious landslides hit Buwaali Sub-County in the areas of Bunamwamba North, Bunamwamba Main and Bunamwamba South. Around 50 people are believed to be missing and 150 houses destroyed.

The landslides occurred during the night of 04 June to early 05 June, 2019, after a period of about 4 hours of heavy rain. Local media reported that the rain also caused some flooding, with the River Summe breaking its banks in Bunamwamba Main.


Comment: 8 dead as flash floods hit Kampala, Uganda

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Cloud Precipitation

Van Buren County, Iowa hit hard by severe hailstorm

Asia Mitchell-Tabb
ktvo.com
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:52 UTC
hail
Residents in Van Buren County received a damaging hailstorm Wednesday morning.

Homes, buildings, school buses, and just about every other vehicle in Keosauqua was greatly impacted by this storm.

Students at Van Buren County High School said many cars were towed away due to the damages.

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Cloud Lightning

3 family members, 7 goats and 2 dogs killed by lightning bolt in Malaysia


New Straits Times
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:20 UTC
lightning
Three people, including a toddler, were killed and a child injured when they were struck by lightning at Felda Palong Enam near here, late on Tuesday.

The dead in the 4pm tragedy have been identified as S. Elangovan, 38, P. Kaliammah, 36 and their son, E. Vinesh, 3, Bernama reported.

A 9-year-old child survived the incident with injuries to the leg.

The remains of the deceased were discovered in a goat shed late on Tuesday evening, and an emergency call was made to the police at 11.50pm.

Amidst the human remains, police also found seven dead goats and two dead dogs with burn marks on their fur.

Comment: In the last few days lightning strikes have also killed 6 in Uganda, 5 in Karnataka and one person and 8 cattle in Odisha, (the last 2 locations are in India).

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Attention

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Corn price forecast Dec 2019 - I hope you will be able to afford your food


Adapt 2030
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:18 UTC
Water pools in rain-soaked farm fields on May 29, 2019 near Gardner, Illinois
© Scott Olson / Getty ImagesWater pools in rain-soaked farm fields on May 29, 2019 near Gardner, Illinois.
With the worst planting figures ever recorded in the USA and China struggling to get planted I wanted to use historical charts and figures from the USDA to forecast to Dec 2019 prices so that you can see where we are heading with food prices. It doesn't look pretty unless you are corn call long. THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE ONLY A GLIMPSE THROUGH HISTORY TO THINK ABOUT WHERE GLOBAL PRICES ARE MOVING.


Comment: A global food disaster is in the making

It is always best to be prepared. See also: And do have a listen to the SOTT Talk Radio show that was devoted to this subject:

Surviving the End of the World (as we Know it)

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Seismograph

California and Nevada have experienced 240 earthquakes over 24 hours

Michael Snyder
End of the American Dream
Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00 UTC
California earthquakes
The unusual shaking on the west coast continues to intensify. As you can see from this map, 240 earthquakes have struck the states of California and Nevada over the last 24 hours. Yes, the west coast gets hit by quakes every day, but this is definitely an unusually high number. Fortunately, most of the earthquakes have been very small, but a couple of them were greater than magnitude 3.0. The following comes from the Los Angeles Times...
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was felt in parts of Southern California on Sunday afternoon, one in a series of quakes to hit the Riverside County area.

The latest quake occurred at 4:36 p.m. and was centered on Glen Avon, south of Fontana. The seismic activity continued into Monday morning with dozens of new small quakes.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quakes were felt across swaths of the Inland Empire, a region that has had hundreds of small quakes over the weekend, including one that registered a magnitude of 3.1.
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Cloud Precipitation

2 dead, thousands homeless after devastating floods hit south west Libya


Floodlist
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 20:31 UTC
Devastating floods hit Ghat District in south west Libya on 03 June, 2019.
© Government of Ghat DistrictDevastating floods hit Ghat District in south west Libya on 03 June, 2019.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Libya reports at least 2 people have died and many are displaced after major flooding in Ghat District in south-western Libya.

Flooding struck on 03 June, 2019, after a period of heavy rain. Local authorities said that as much as 70% of the city was under flood water, forcing over 500 families to leave damaged or flooded homes.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstorm damages maize fields, vegetables and fruit in Kashmir

Tahir Nadeem Khan Yusafzai
Greater Kashmir
Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:16 UTC
hail damaged
Heavy rains coupled with sudden hailstorm on Monday evening damaged maize crop, vegetables and fruit in different parts of Nalthi Panchayat in additional district Bhadarwah.

In Nalthi Panchayat, 7 kilometres south east of Bhadarwah town, half a dozen villages including Kholra, Nalthi, Swong Pura, Kach, Basti and its adjoining villages in Athkhar area of Additional District Bhadarwah suffered heavy damage to the crops. Hailstorm also hit fruit orchards and vegetable fields.

"The hailstorm continued for about 39 to 40 minutes in many areas and damaged standing maize, fruit and vegetables crop completely," said Mohammad Yasir Wani, Sarpanch Nalthi.

Comment: Adverse weather events with their concomitant negative impacts on all types of food crops seem to be showing an increasing trend in the region lately, for instance over the last 14 months:

Hailstorm devastates north Kashmir's apple orchards

Heavy snowfall damages over 50 percent of fruit orchards in Bhadarwah, Jammu and Kashmir

Early snow damages apple harvest, packaging in Kashmir - Locals say heaviest snowfall for 40 years (UPDATE)

Hailstorm wreaks havoc on crops in North Kashmir

Strong hailstorm wreaks havoc on crops in scores of areas of north Kashmir, India

Massive hailstorm damages crops, wreaks havoc in many areas of Kashmir

Hailstorm devastates apple, peach, walnut and apricot orchards across Kashmir, India

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