Earth ChangesS


Attention

Mount Bulusan spews ash 1.5 kilometer high in the Philippines


news.abs-cbn.com
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:10 UTC
Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon spews a 1.5-kilometer high ash column in a steam-driven or phreatic explosion
© Crisanto GamisMount Bulusan in Sorsogon spews a 1.5-kilometer high ash column in a steam-driven or phreatic explosion
Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon, Bicol spewed a 1.5-kilometer- high ash column Friday afternoon, in a steam-driven explosion.

According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in Sorsogon, the phreatic explosion occurred at approximately 4:54 p.m. Friday, and lasted for close to four minutes.

The dark gray ash plume expelled by the volcano drifted towards the northeast, causing ash to fall in Casiguran, Juban, Barcelona, and Gubat.

Alert Level 1, indicating abnormal activity, remains over Bulusan Volcano, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in its 6 p.m. notice.

This indicates that hydrothermal processes are underway beneath the volcano, which may lead to more steam-driven eruptions, the agency said.

It also reminded the public not to enter the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ).
Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Hail to the size of baseballs batter Goodland, Kansas

Matt Miller
ksnt.com
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:38 UTC
Hailstones
While not unheard of in September, an unusually strong hail storm hammered the northwestern part of the state Thursday evening. Damage in Goodland was particularly bad. The National Weather Service office in Goodland reported hail to the size of baseballs in the Northwest Kansas town.

As our evening anchor, Brooke Lennington, has mentioned on-air before, her family is from Goodland and still lives there. She passed along a photo from her mother's home in Goodland that suffered serious damage from the hail that combined with high winds.

Damage at the home of Brooke Lennington's mother in Goodland Thursday evening.
Damage at the home of Brooke Lennington's mother in Goodland Thursday evening.
Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Two killed by lightning bolt in Bihar, India


NDTV
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:27 UTC
lightning
Two persons were killed when lightning struck their hutment at Orahi East village in Bihar's Araria district last night, polie said today.

Imraha police outpost incharge Rajiv Kumar said Ramanand Yadav and his son Bikash Yadav were sleeping at their house near the police outpost when lightning struck their little dwelling, killing both on the spot.

The bodies have been sent to the Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.

Source: Press Trust of India
Read More...
Attention

Dead humpback whale found in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

Monica Antonio
Nature World News
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:53 UTC
A whale washed up in Sea Isle City on Friday.
© Jacqueline L. UrgoA whale washed up in Sea Isle City on Friday.
The carcass of a young humpback whale washed up in Sea Isle City on Friday afternoon, 3.p.m.

According to Press of Atlantic City, the whale was previously spotted off the coast of Strathmere earlier in the day. The humpback whale's cause of death is still unknown, but Bob Schoelkopf said that the animal could not have been attacked by a shark or any predator because there were no visible bite marks.

Schoelkopf believes that the young animal may have been ill or its mother died. Officials say that the young male humpback whale could have been dead for four or five days before it washed up on the beach, Ocean City Patch reports.


Closer view of whale pic.twitter.com/AaShWxz7zW

— Brian Ianieri (@BIanieri) September 16, 2016
Read More...
Cow

Farmer found dead, likely gored by bull in Verona, Kentucky

Alex Suckow
wlwt.com
Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:34 UTC
bull attack
A man found dead in Northern Kentucky appears to have been gored by a bull, authorities said.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office said fire officials were called just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday to the 13000 block of U.S. 42 in Verona for reports of a dead man in a field.

Major Tom Scheben said Ricky Miller, 53, had been working on the family farm during the morning when he was probably attacked by the bull on a hillside.

Officials said it is up to the family to determine what to do with the bull.

The Boone County coroner was called to the scene and will determine the official cause of death.

Read More...
Attention

Second dead dolphin found in Penang, Malaysia


The Star
Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:19 UTC
Sad fate: The carcass of the dolphin that washed up on the Teluk Bayu beach.
Sad fate: The carcass of the dolphin that washed up on the Teluk Bayu beach.
A dead dolphin washed ashore at the Teluk Bayu beach in Teluk Kumbar, the second such incident in the area within a month.

Beach-goers spotted the carcass, took pictures of it and uploaded them on social media. The images have since gone viral.

The first case occurred last month in which a dead dolphin, believed to have choked on plastic, was found along the beach off Pulau Jerejak.

It was not clear how the dolphin in the latest incident had died.

According to Universiti Sains Malaysia marine biologist Dr Aileen Tan, it was common for turtles to choke on plastic refuse, thinking that these were jellyfish.
Read More...
Ice Cube

Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest level ever


RT
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:52 UTC
Arctic Sea ice
© Francois Lenoir / Reuters
The ice layer of the Arctic Sea has reached its minimum extent last week, the second lowest point in the satellite-tracked record, just above the absolute minimum recorded back in 2012.

The lowest point of ice coverage was reached on September 10, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) revealed after studying satellite data. The frozen layer on that day stood at 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles), compared to the lowest record reached on September 17, 2012 when the satellites registered 3.39 million square kilometers (1.31 million square miles).

The September 10 reading was the second lowest recorded level of Arctic ice in the 37-year satellite record bookkeeping. The third lowest reading was recorded on September 18, 2007, at 4.15 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles).
Read More...
Cloud Lightning

World's longest-lasting lightning bolt was recorded in France


Phys.org
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:59 UTC
longest-lasting lightning bolt
The UN World Meteorological Organization announced that France held the record for longest-lasting lightning bolt, with a flash of 7.74 seconds

At a little over seven seconds France's lasts the longest but America's is by far the biggest.

The UN World Meteorological Organization on Friday announced that France held the record for longest-lasting lightning bolt, with a flash on August 30, 2012 in the southeast of France lighting up the sky for a full 7.74 seconds.

The horizontal bolt travelled 200 kilometres (125 miles), the WMO's Rapporteur of Weather & Climate Extremes, Randall Cerveny, told AFP.

"It was a "cloud-to-cloud" discharge," Cerveny said.

France was bested, however, in the distance stakes by the US.

A lightning strike on June 20, 2007 in the state of Oklahoma covered a distance of 321 kilometres, the WMO said.

Comment: Electric universe: Lightning strength and frequency increasing

Read More...
Info

MSM 'global warming' damage control as temperatures drop, clouds increase and Arctic snows intensify

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:42 UTC
global warming scam
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Damage control as clouds increase, snow storms intensify and now to explain it all away new stories stating global warming will result in more snow in the arctic, stronger snow storms and a cease to Greenland Ice cap melting. Matches exactly with the effects of galactic cosmic rays, but the explanation from IPCC is increased ocean evaporation producing more clouds.


Comment: As the global warming hoax spirals out of control, evidence suggests that the world is on the brink of a new ice age. See also:

Read More...
Seismograph

USGS: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu


Sputnik International
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 07:31 UTC
Vanuatu
© Flickr/ eGuide Travel
The earthquake hit about 7 kilometers (4 miles) northeast of Norsup at 02:31 GMT on Saturday; its epicenter was located at a depth of about 37 kilometers (23 miles).

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. No tsunami warning was issued. The Vanuatu Islands are part of the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire quake zone, where about 90 percent of the world's earthquakes occur.
Read More...