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Snowflake Cold

Atlantic Ocean circulation system is weakest in over 1,000 years - temperatures in Europe expected to drop

Victoria Gill
BBC News
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:15 UTC
Atlantic Ocean circulation system is weaker now than it has been for more than 1,000 years map
© WHOIThe circulation system plays a "significant role" in regulating the Earth's climate by distributing heat around the globe.
A significant shift in the system of ocean currents that helps keep parts of Europe warm could send temperatures in the UK lower, scientists have found.

They say the Atlantic Ocean circulation system is weaker now than it has been for more than 1,000 years - and has changed significantly in the past 150.

The study, in the journal Nature, says it may be a response to increased melting ice and is likely to continue.


Comment: So they can't be sure what's causing it and it began 150 years ago. By most reports, ice accumulation is increasing, below the sea however, appears to be another story entirely:


Researchers say that could have an impact on Atlantic ecosystems.

Scientists involved in the Atlas project - the largest study of deep Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken - say the impact will not be of the order played out in the 2004 Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow.

Comment: As usual the scientists involved are doing mental gymnastics to incorporate their erroneous belief of global warming with the facts they're presented with. What is clear, and surprisingly even they are able to admit it, is that the Atlantic Ocean circulation is slowing down and consequently there will be cooling, which when taken into account with data from elsewhere shows that it's a global trend, as is to be expected as we enter an ice age: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Ice Cube

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Devastating hail across the planet under reported in the media


Adapt 2030
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:01 UTC
Giant hailstone in Argentina
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
The amount of large hail coming from our skies is increasing day by day. Now come in reports of arrow shaped hail. What these accounts have in common is that 2lb hail and arrows from the heavens match with accounts from the Maunder and Sporer Grand Solar Minimums. We have snow storms in Saudi Arabia in April, 23 feet of snow pack in Switzerland, massive injuring hail across India, Bangladesh and Nepal but the media is downplaying it as a one off. Now twice in a month a new world record hail stone is found.


Comment: A small selection of severe hailstorms and giant hail posted on SOTT.net from around the world during the last year include: It is likely that atmospheric dust loading from increased comet and volcanic activity is contributing to these 'intense' or 'freak' hailstorms, the cooling effect of which causes ice crystals to form.

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Bizarro Earth

Billions of purple jellyfish-like creatures wash up on beach in the south of France


The Local France
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:37 UTC
Jellyfish on French beach
© Screengrab France 3/YouTube
A popular beach in the south of France has been invaded by billions of purple creatures and it's made for an impressive sight.

Residents of the southern French seaside town of Palavas-les-Flots, got a shock when they took their usual morning stroll along the beach this week. On Tuesday morning the sand at the town just south of Montpellier on the Mediterranean coast looked a little different. A lot more purple than sandy brown.

That's because billions of jellyfish-like creatures known in French as the "vélleles" (Velella in English), recognised for their oval shape and purple colour had washed up on the shores. "I first thought petrol had spilled in the sea, seeing as all the beaches are covered for miles, but no, these are jellyfish" one resident told FranceInfo radio.

In fact the Velella are not officially jellyfish although they are lumped in the same family of creatures known as Cnidaria. They are often called "by the wind sailors" or "sea-rafts". The strange incident happened because these jellyfish, which usually move together in large groups in the sea, have been pushed for three weeks by heavy winds towards the shores.

It's reportedly the first time an invasion of this type of jelly fish has happened in the south of France. These kind o jelly fish are normally found further north of the coast of Britain and Ireland. A clean-up operation was due to take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Arrow Down

Huge landslide leaves 1 dead and 5 missing in Oita Prefecture, Japan


The Asahi Shimbun
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 20:10 UTC
An early morning mudslide April 11 sent tons of rocks, trees and dirt tumbling down a mountainside in the Yabakei district of Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture.
An early morning mudslide April 11 sent tons of rocks, trees and dirt tumbling down a mountainside in the Yabakei district of Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture.
A section of mountainside here came crashing down in the early hours of April 11, swallowing homes and leaving one person dead and five others unaccounted for.

The victim was identified as Yoshinori Iwashita, 45, by his relatives. His body was pulled from the debris around 1:15 p.m. The landslide swallowed three homes and damaged another.

The Oita prefectural government requested assistance from the Self-Defense Forces to search for the missing people in the Yabakei district of Nakatsu.

An evacuation order has been issued for eight nearby households comprising 19 residents.

The missing people range in age from 21 to 90.

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Snowflake

16 inches of snow accumulation in 24 hours in the Pyrenees - And it's not finished yet

Fred Berlic
lindependant.fr
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:34 UTC
Fontpédrouse, snow
© DRPanic on the roads in Fontpédrouse, for example, where motorists are trapped.
Translated by Sott.net

Snow has been falling in large quantities since Wednesday morning in the upper canton. The southern massifs, the Canigou and the Conflent are the most affected by this depression which should last until the end of the week.

Winter is back. It even seems to be settling permanently this week in the department where snowfall is announced in the upper canton until Friday included, according to Météo France. It must be said that in the mountains, this new snowy episode is not surprising given the significant drop in temperatures in recent hours.


Comment: Cassandra said: 'Forget global warming, prepare for Ice Age'

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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall expected in Morocco until Friday

bladi.net
Sott.net
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:08 UTC
Morocco snow 2018
© jbdodane - FlickrThe Middle Atlas under snow.
The weather in Morocco is raging. Heavy snowfalls, heavy rains and strong winds are forecast until Friday in several regions of the kingdom, says the National Meteorological Directorate (MND) in an alert bulletin.

Major snowfalls from 1,500 m are scheduled from Thursday from 18:00 to Friday at 24:00 in the provinces of Ifrane, Beni Mellal, Midelt, Khenifra, Azilal, Al Haouz, Sefrou, Boulemane, Taza, El Hajeb, Ouarzazate, Tinghir and Taroudant.
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Windsock

'Unprecedented' 200,000 homes without power as major storm hits Auckland, New Zealand


TVNZ
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:11 UTC
New Zealand storm
© EMELYN MCHARDY/STUFFThe storm caused widespread damage in Franklin downing many trees, including this one in Reynolds Rd, Pukekohe.

Vector says around 110,000 home and businesses in Auckland are still being affected by ongoing power outages after last night's storm.

In a tweet today Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says winds "caused outages for up to an unprecedented 200,000 properties".


Comment: While this major storm hit New Zealand's North Island, a 'very unusual' April snowfall surprised many on the South Island.

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Butterfly

UK's butterflies have one of their worst years on record following gloomy wet summer in 2017


Daily Mail
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:00 UTC
A grizzled skipper butterfly displays its stunning wings. It is one of the species of butterfly under threat
A grizzled skipper butterfly displays its stunning wings. It is one of the species of butterfly under threat
Two species of butterfly that were already in decline suffered their worst year on record last year as they struggled in difficult weather conditions.

Conservationists had hoped that butterfly numbers would bounce back after the summer of 2016, the fourth worst year in 42 years of records.

Many spring species emerged earlier than usual following a warm start to 2017.
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Wolf

Baby boy mauled to death by family dog in Bad Koenig, Germany

Allan Hall
Daily Mail
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:41 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A seven-month-old baby has been savaged to death by his family's Staffordshire-cross dog.

The infant received huge bite wounds on his head at his home in Bad Koenig near Frankfurt.

His 23-year-old father raced him to hospital where he died hours after the Monday evening attack.

The child is the third person to die following a dangerous dog attack in Germany in the past few days.

Comment: See also: Mother and son found dead at home in Hanover, Germany after mauling by dog

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Snowflake

Early full-on winter storm slams New Zealand with up to 19 inches of snow in 24 hours reported

Reggae Elliss
Mountainwatch
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:03 UTC
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
50cms and road closures in April

A full-on winter storm hit New Zealand yesterday with freezing levels down to 600 metres in the far south and 1000 metres over the central North Island.

"The bulk of the storm passed over the South Island yesterday and it worked its way across the North Island overnight," said the Grasshopper, Mountainwatch's snow forecaster. "The forecast was for 40-50cm in the Canterbury ski fields with about 15 cm on the Southern Lakes ski fields. Looking at webcams and observations, this looks to be the case."
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