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Lightning bolt kills two and maims another in Odisha, India


Prameya News7
Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:39 UTC
lightning
In yet another incident, two persons died while one was maimed for life in Sundergarh district on Thursday.

The tragic incident occurred at Mangaspur village under Tangarpalli block in the district as the persons were working in the farmland. Lightning struck them as they were ploughing the field.

While two of them yet to be identified, died on the spot the other one with critical injuries was rushed to the hospital.

Lightning incidents have become frequent in State especially during thunder storms which is claiming more lives in Odisha more than any natural disasters.
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Snowflake

June snowfall for Mauna Kea in Hawaii


UPI
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:19 UTC
Mauna Kea
An unusual combination of conditions brought snow to the peaks of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's big island, forecasters said.

Hawaii's tropical weather doesn't extend to the state's highest peak, but late Monday, a cold pool of air made temperatures drop below freezing. About the same time, thunderstorms moved over the island, high enough to bring Mauna Kea a dusting of snow.

The unusual event -- it does occasionally happen in winter -- provided some unique pictures of the mountain's observatory for June.

Forecasters said the wetter than usual trade winds will continue through Wednesday with rain expected.

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rain causes flash floods and landslides in south China; at least 10 dead and 13 missing


xinhuanet.com
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 22:20 UTC
mudslide in south China
© YouTube/CCTV+ (screen capture)
At least 10 people have died and 13 remain missing after heavy rain caused flash floods, mudslides and landslides in south China's Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

In Hunan, continuous rain resulted in swollen rivers, landslides and mud-rock flows. Three people died in Hengshan county, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters on Wednesday.

Three residents of Xiangtan County have been reported missing after their home was buried by a landslide around 7 a.m. Wednesday, while in Longhui county one person was reported missing. About 530 houses collapsed, and 11,900 people were evacuated, said the headquarters.

In Guangxi, one person was killed by collapsing house in torrential rain, said the regional civil affairs department on Wednesday. Two people ware missing--one swept away by floods while another was buried in a landslide.

The rains and ensuing disasters also destroyed 754 houses, seriously damaged another 408, ruined 20,200 hectares of crops, forced the evacuation of 5,900 people and inflicted a direct economic loss estimated at 150 million yuan (about 22.8 million U.S. dollars).

In Jinping County in Guizhou, five people have died and four are still missing, according to the county's publicity office.

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Cloud Precipitation

Large egg-shaped hailstones pound Shanxi, China; over 18,000 cars damaged

New China TV
You Tube
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:58 UTC
Hail Damage
A heavy hailstorm struck Changzhi in northwest China's Shanxi Province on Monday.

The storm lasted for over half an hour and the largest hailstones are more than 45mm in diameter, which caused huge damages to cars that parked outdoors.

Large hail
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Attention

Man loses finger in latest bear attack in Japan


Daily Mail
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:29 UTC
Japan has seen a number of bear attacks in recent weeks
Japan has seen a number of bear attacks in recent weeks
A Japanese man lost his little finger after being attacked by a bear in western Japan on Wednesday, police and reports said, the latest attack by the animals on humans.

It came two days after human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people in northern Japan who apparently died from such assaults.

On Wednesday morning, a bear believed to be 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) tall, attacked a 63-year-old man who was at a river in Shimane prefecture, area police told AFP.

"His face and left hand were injured," police spokesman Masuhiko Ito said, without giving details of the injury.

But the Asahi Shimbun daily reported that the man had his little finger severed in the attack. He was conscious and sent to hospital, it added.

"The injury isn't life-threatening," Ito said, adding the bear ran away after attacking the man.

Comment: See also: String of likely bear attacks claims fourth victim in Japan

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Better Earth

Unusual seismic activity continues around Yellowstone and California

Michael Snyder
The End of the American Dream
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:33 UTC
earthquake map
Over the past few days the mainstream media has been fixated on the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, but meanwhile there has been highly unusual seismic activity along major fault lines in California and near the Yellowstone supervolcano. Let's talk about Yellowstone first. In recent months, the big geysers have been behaving very strangely and this is something that my wife and I covered on our television show. And now, just over the past week there have been three very significant earthquakes in the region. On June 9th, there was a magnitude 3.7 earthquake, on June 13th there was a magnitude 4.3 earthquake and earlier today there was a magnitude 4.0 earthquake. Yes, the area around Yellowstone is hit by earthquakes all the time, but most of them are extremely small. For earthquakes of this size to be striking right around Yellowstone is highly unusual and more than just a little bit alarming.

The map below comes directly from the USGS, and it shows all of the earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater that have hit the western portion of the United States over the last week. The three big earthquakes that struck southwestern Montana are visible on the map, although they are hard to see because the dots all overlap. But the main reason why I am showing you this map is because I want you to see all of the earthquakes that have been happening along the major fault lines in southern California in recent days...
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Attention

Dead whale washes up near Crete, Greece


ekathimerini.com
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:44 UTC
Dead whale carcass
Dead whale carcass
Authorities in Crete were trying to remove the carcass of a dead whale that washed up on the shores of Chrissi, a small island south of Ierapetra.

The whale, estimated to weigh 4 tons, was stranded on Vougiou Mati beach, on the southern coast of the island.

A necropsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death.
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Snowflake

Snow in June for Mount Hood in Oregon


katu.com
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:07 UTC
Photos from the National Weather Service (left) and Timberline Lodge (right)
Photos from the National Weather Service (left) and Timberline Lodge (right)
Mount Hood saw some late spring snowfall Tuesday, which is a very rare occurrence for the mountain.

KATU Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby said we can expect at least two inches of snow at around 4,500 feet.

"A cold, winterlike upper-level air mass over the region will create snow in the Cascades. Maybe up to 6 inches in the Cascades back country by the end of the night," Shelby said.

The snowfall isn't likely to cause problems for the major roadways.

The cold air on Tuesday could cause hailstorms in the Portland-metro area. Showers and thunderstorms are still likely in the evening hours, Shelby said.
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Snowflake Cold

June snowfall hits Mount Washington in New Hampshire

Meagan McGinnes
boston.com
Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:58 UTC
Although the 2015-16 snow season atop Mount Washington ends June 30, Mother Nature dropped 3.7 inches of the stuff on Sunday which allowed staff at the Mount Washington Observatory make this pair of snowmen
Although the 2015-16 snow season atop Mount Washington ends June 30, Mother Nature dropped 3.7 inches of the stuff on Sunday which allowed staff at the Mount Washington Observatory make this pair of snowmen
"It is June not January...right?" Mount Washington Observatory officials asked from on their Twitter account.

The comment may seem out of place with summer weather in the forecast for Massachusetts this week, but on Mount Washington, the seasons are easily confused.

According to The Boston Globe, the mountain, which stands at 6,288 feet, received 5.5 inches so far this June—with almost two of those inches falling Sunday night.

With the additional snowfall, the summit is on track to have one of its top five snowiest Junes since 1932, the observatory said.

Chris Legrow, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told the Globe that Mount Washington typically gets about an inch of snow during June due to its high altitude.

The mountain's record for June is 8.1 inches of snow in 1959, the Globe reported.
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Map

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Brawley, California

Quakebot
Los Angeles Times
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:58 UTC
Brawley California
© Bing MapsA map showing the epicenter of Tuesday afternoon's quake near Brawley.
A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon 1 mile from Brawley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:23 p.m. PDT at a depth of 6.8 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 8 miles from Imperial, 12 miles from El Centro and 20 miles from Calexico.

In the last 10 days, there have been 10 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
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