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Cloud Precipitation

Devastating storm ravages Australia's eastern coast leaving 3 dead and several missing


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 23:32 UTC
Australia heavy rains
© David Gray / ReutersOfficials stand near a swimming pool and houses that suffered damage after severe weather that brought strong winds and heavy rain to the east coast of Australia at Collaroy beach in Sydney, Australia, June 6, 2016.
A massive storm sweeping across Australia's eastern coast has led to the deaths of at least three people and the evacuations of thousands of residents. Dramatic photos and videos show terrifying waves, raging waters, and widespread destruction.

The devastation hit New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory.
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Cloud Precipitation

'We're swimming in our car!' Flash floods strike Russia's Black Sea coast


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 21:43 UTC
Flooding in Russia
© Андрей Иванов / YouTube
Several hours of downpours was enough to immerse the heart of the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk in fast-moving, waist-high currents, leaving bystanders to record small acts of heroism and collect the fish that washed up once the waters receded.

In one video, a preternaturally unperturbed girl sings "We are swimming!" as her father's car floats through the splashing water. She is similarly blasé when the vehicle then comes upon a group of panicked citizens who are worried that a cyclist knocked unconscious by the drift is trapped in the flood.

"Is he at least alive?" asks the girl, once the lycra-clad man is extracted and given first aid. "Come on man, don't die." Local media later reported that the cyclist did, indeed, make it out alive.
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Cloud Precipitation

Severe Flash Floods Hit Belgian Town of Dison


Sott.net
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 21:19 UTC
Severe flooding has hit the Eastern Belgian town of Dison. Flood waters coursed through the streets of the town, carrying away cars, household items and even a shipping container. The floods come on the back of major flooding in Paris and northern France, Germany, Ukraine and Romania. Simultaneous severe flooding has occurred in the USA in Texas, Australia, Russia, Mexico and China.
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Bizarro Earth

Sydney storm - Government bans unauthorized sandbags


JoNova
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:10 UTC
Massive storm across Australia's East Coast — 3 dead, 3 missing. Nearly half a meter of rain fell on Wooli (469mm) in 24 hours. Record rain and flooding occurred in NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania. Sympathies to victims and their families.
Sydney Floods
© ABC 7:30 ReportHouses left hanging as gardens and a pool disappear.
There is a lot we could say, but for the moment, marvel at the government brain that bans unauthorized sandbags, but taxes people to stop the storms.

The Big-gov solution — fine residents a quarter of a million dollars if they use sandbags.
Families whose multi-million-dollar Sydney homes were last night beginning to break away in another king tide could have faced fines of up to $250,000 if they even used sand bags to try to protect their properties.

Houses at Collaroy have been under threat since at least 1974 but the council has failed to build a sea wall or pump sand on to the beach because of environmental concerns and a belief that it was spending public money for the benefit of private landholders.
Or make that a million dollar fine:
Planning Minister Rob Stokes is proposing to increase fines to $1 million for residents who use sandbags to try to protect their properties as part of a new coastal management bill before parliament.

The council has been considering the issue of sea walls since at least 1992. A proposal in 2002 to build a sea wall was shelved after thousands of residents in the area protested. One concern was that sea walls could cause loss of sand.
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Igloo

More than 10,000 Argentinians isolated by worst snowfall in 30 years

Robert Felix
Ice Age Now
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:12 UTC
Guatemala snow
© mdzol.com
Worst snowfall in 30 years - up to 4½ meters (14 ft) in the mountains.

According to Government Secretary of the Department of Las Heras, Raul Villafane, the area involved is from Uspallata to the tunnel mouth, where more than 10 thousand people are affected.

Uspallata, Polvaredas, Punta de Vacas, Mundo Perdido (Lost World), Penitentes, Puente del Inca and Las Cuevas, are all towns that under the snow.

The nívea (snow) accumulation ranges from 35 cm to 4½ meters in Las Cuevas, said Villafane. It has been 30 years since it snowed so much.
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Airplane

Dozens injured after severe turbulence hits Malaysia Airlines flight over Bay of Bengal


ITV News
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:32 UTC
Malaysia Airlines plane
© Reuters
Passengers on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur had to be treated for injuries sustained from "severe turbulence".

Around 34 passengers and six crew members are believed to have been hurt on board the Airbus A380, according to Malaysian newspaper The Star.

A statement released by the airline said that the flight landed on time, and that the incident happened over the Bay of Bengal. It added: "Due to a brief moment of severe turbulence some passengers suffered minor injuries."

Comment: Some other incidents of severe turbulence injuring passengers during flights in the past month include:

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Attention

Texas man hospitalized, two dogs killed by swarm of killer bees


RT
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:35 UTC
killer bees
© Adrees Latif / Reuters
A Texas man was hospitalized and his two dogs were left dead after a swarm of killer bees attacked them, stinging the Texan over 50 times and his dogs over 1,000.

James Roy thought his dogs were fighting, but when he stepped into his yard in the city of Midland on Thursday, he could see they were being attacked by a swarm of bees.

"He opened the door and a swarm of bees just came towards him" Roy's son told KWES.

Luckily for Roy, his neighbors were nearby and managed to spray him with a hose, dispersing the bees.

His two dogs, Sammy and Susie, were not so lucky, however, and died the following day, having suffered over 1,000 stings. The dogs had been rescued by Roy and his family in 2015.
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Snowflake

Northern hemisphere crop losses for Spring 2016: Cherry 80%, apricot 60%, wheat 6% and more

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 15:40 UTC
Frost damage
Frost damage
Northern hemisphere crop losses covering Europe, North American and Asia are staggering.

In several European countries - such as Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, France and Belgium - apples, pears, cherries and grapes were frozen. 80% of Cherries, 60% of Apricots, 6% of Wheat, 13% of Austrian wine production. North America sits in the 50% losses for fruit. Australian wheat is down.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstorm pounds ground with tennis ball-sized stones in Vladikavkaz, Russia

Simon Green
Daily Star (UK)
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:12 UTC
The hailstones were as big as tennis balls
© LIVELEAKThe hailstones were as big as tennis balls
Incredible footage has emerged of a Biblical hailstorm pummelling the ground while people shelter for cover.

The huge balls of hail, which could be larger than tennis balls, hit a car which undoubtedly would have suffered lasting damage.

What appears to be an umbrella is practically destroyed with the hail ripping through its material.

It is thought to have occurred in Vladikavkaz, in Southern Russia near the border with Georgia.

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Cloud Lightning

At least 5 houses struck by lightning within an hour in Walton County, Florida

Kayla Gaskins
wjhg.com
Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:00 UTC
Lightning strike
Thunderstorms rolled though the southeast Saturday morning bringing plenty of rain and lightning. At least five residential structures in South Walton were reported to be hit by lightning, all within one hour. The first call to emergency services came in at 9:23 a.m and the last one was reported at 10:27 a.m.

The houses were located in Santa Rosa Beach, Rosemary Beach and Freeport. In two instances the same lightning bolt hit and damaged numerous structures. Damages have not been estimated yet, but all are considered minor according to Emergency Management.

"I wouldn't consider it significant damage because the structures, they're still able to live in them," said Jeff Goldberg with Emergency Management. "But it is definitely going to be an inconvenience for the folks that live there."

Santa Rosa Beach resident Gale Sheehan was out by his pool when a lightning bolt stuck the ground just a few feet away.
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