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Cloud Precipitation

Severe flooding after a month of rain falls in a day in Gisborne, New Zealand

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:16 UTC
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© Te Hira PereFlooding in Gisbourne
Parts of north-eastern New Zealand are experiencing severe flooding after one month of rain fell in one day.

During the last 24 hours, 97.2 mm of rain was recorded at Gisborne Aerodrome, according to WMO figures. Typical monthly averages for the whole of September stand at around 75 mm.

Flooding has been reported in Gisborne city, closing several roads in the area. Gisborne Civil Defence officials report that State Highway 2 north of Ormond is closed and anyone unable to return to their homes outside of Gisborne would need to find alternative accommodation.

Many rural areas of the East Coast have also seen severe flooding, in particular the small settlement of Te Karaka, where at one point during the day the Waipaoa River was rising at 0.8 metre an hour. Earlier today, civil defence authorities said that evacuation is being considered for Te Karaka residents as further rainfall of around 50 to 70 mm was expected during the evening.


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3rd big quake in a week: Probable 6.3 quake strikes offshore Coquimbo, Chile


RT
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:09 UTC
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© earthquake.usgs.gov
A 6.3-magnitude jolt has shaken Chile, which is still recovering from a deadly earthquake last week.

The new quake hit off the Chilean coast 230km north of the capital Santiago, about 50km west of the coastal city of Illapel in the Choapa Province, according to USGS.

A powerful 8.3 earthquake shook Chile on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami and the evacuation of over 1 million people.

The quake was the sixth-strongest in Chile's recorded history and was felt thousands of kilometers from the center as far away as California.

Comment: 2010 saw 3 major Chilean earthquakes over 6.0; 2011, 2012 and 2013 each brought 1 such quake. In 2014 there were 7 (3 of which occurred on the same day, April 1). This latest quake makes for the 5th in 2015. By contrast, there were apparently no such quakes from 1987 to 1994, or in 1996, 1999-2001 and 2006. See: For more detailed data on Chile's earthquakes for the past 100 years, see the USGS data.

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash flood warnings in Hong Kong after more than 90mm of rain falls in just two hours


South China Morning Post
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:36 UTC
Hong Kong rainstorm
© Sam Tsang/SCMPPeople queue for public transport in Ma On Shan during today's rainstorm.
Flooding hit parts of the New Territories today after more than 90 millimeters of rain fell in just two hours in some places - almost double Hong Kong's total monthly rainfall for September.

Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning at 6.15am and warned residents of the chance of flash flooding in some places.

Pat Heung, Kam Tin and Sheung Shui in the northern New Territories were particularly badly hit after about 90 millimetres of rain fell in just two hours.

In Yuen Long rainfall exceeded 40 millimeters, while many other parts of the New Territories recorded 20 millimeters.

Comment: All around the world flooding, in particular flash flooding following torrential rainfall, is becoming more common and intense with new records being broken.

Keep informed on these increasingly chaotic and 'unprecedented' events by viewing the monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summary.

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Attention

Hunter stabs black bear in self-defense in Clare County, Michigan

Brad Devereaux
mlive.com
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 19:42 UTC
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© Michigan DNRThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources is setting live traps, like the one in the picture, to catch a black bear that attacked a porcupine hunter. The hunter told the DNR he stabbed and injured the bear during the Thursday, Sept. 17, incident in Clare County.
A 46-year-old man was injured in what the Michigan Department of Natural Resources suspects was a black bear attack.

The man was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released, the DNR said.

About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, the man was hunting for porcupine and alone in a ground blind. He reported to police that a black bear came from behind, knocked him over and attacked him.

"Using his hunting knife, the man stabbed the bear, which scared it off. The bear is thought to be injured," the DNR said in a news release. "The DNR was informed about 45 minutes later."


Sgt. Jon Wood spoke with the hunter and advised him to seek medical attention. The DNR's Law Enforcement Division is continuing to investigate the incident.
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Snowflake Cold

Blizzard-like conditions strike Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand


The New Zealand Herald
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:06 UTC
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Mt Ruapehu , Whakapapa ski area.
A dose of severe spring weather has snowed in skiers on Mt Ruapehu.

The blizzard-conditions have dumped more than 20 centimetres of snow on the mountain side but has confined a number of skiers to their digs high on the Whakapapa ski fields.

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts commercial executive manager Simon Dickson said about 20 or 30 people were this morning taken in two convoys of snow grooming trucks back to their cars at the ski field's main car park. Many of these had to get back home for work or school tomorrow.

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Early-season snowfall for Hatcher Pass, Alaska


Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:55 UTC
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© Matt TunsethIndependence Mine State Park in Hatcher Pass.
The snow line crept down to about 3,000 feet last week, as heavy rains in the Valley made for wintry conditions in the mountains.

Hikers and berry pickers have been flocking to Hatcher Pass to check out the early-season snowfall, which dumped a couple inches at the Independence Mine State Historical Park. Although the area is still a ways off from being skiable, the park access road is now closed. However, the parking lot below the park is open year-round, and hikers need only walk about a half-mile to access the park, which contains mine ruins and abandoned out-buildings that remain from the 20th century gold mining operations.
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Attention

4.8 earthquake in Papua New Guinea


NewsRoom America
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:22 UTC
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This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:37.54km20 Sep 2015 03:01:04 UTC524964 people within 100km

Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert.

See the GDACS website for live news coverage (including OCHA Situation Reports), the full earthquake report

For information on emergency response, please consult the GDACS Virtual OSOCC.
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4.5 earthquake in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, followed by 2 others in the country


hawkesbay.co.nz
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:15 UTC
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There was a decent-sized earthquake in Hawke's Bay overnight - but those who felt it rated it as "light".

New Zealand has experienced a couple of earthquakes above magnitude four within minutes of each other.

A magnitude 4.5 quake was recorded in Hawke's Bay at 11.47pm on Saturday night, centred 10 kilometres west of Porangahau. It was at a depth of 47km.

More than 500 people, mostly living in the North Island, registered with the GeoNet website that they felt the quake, but most said it had a light intensity.
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Magnet

Electric Universe: Spectacular 'Northern lights' show captured by International Space Station


RT
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:20 UTC
Northern lights from ISS
© RT Ruptly / Ruptly
Where would be the best place to observe the northern lights if not from the International Space Station? Watch the ethereal display of colored lights shimmering across the Earth's night skies, captured from the Cupola observatory module.

The stunning time-lapse footage of the aurora lights is the product of the Cupola - an observatory module with seven illuminators that open up a 360-degree view - which has allowed for the recording of incredible footage from between September 7 and 12.


Comment: Aurorae occur when charged solar particles reach local magnetic field lines, where they enter the planetary atmosphere and excite its atoms and molecules. As they deactivate, the particles produce light emission.

The Aurora Borealis, the so called 'Northern lights' have been observed recently heading 'south', providing a spectacle even in parts of England. While the Aurora Australis, or the 'Southern lights' have been seen further north in New Zealand than usual. Researchers have also recently identified increased electrical activity moving towards equatorial regions.

With the increasing comet/volcanic dust loading of the atmosphere (an indicator of this dust loading is the intensification of noctilucent clouds we are witnessing) which is accentuating electric charge build-up, we can expect to observe more awesome light shows and other phenomena.

The winning Electric Universe model, and much more related information, are explained in the book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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Intense tornado wreaks havoc across Charente-Maritime, France

Elena Ugrin
The Watchers
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:07 UTC
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© Axel GuibourgTornado in the Charente-Maritime region, France, September 16, 2015.
An intense tornado formed in the south of Charente-Maritime in Poitou-Charentes region, France in the afternoon hours on September 16, 2015, causing extensive damage across the affected areas.

The remnants of the former Tropical Storm "Henri" have been passing across France on September 16, bringing strong rainfall, winds and thunderstorm on its way.​
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© Dragon 17 via SouthwestOne of the first pictures of tornado damage in the Sonnac town, France, September 16, 2015.
The tornado has swept several localities between Chaniers and Sonnac, in central-east and northeastern department of Charente-Maritime, while strong winds battered the region of Burgundy, as well. The strongest damage so far was reported in the town Sonnac where complete roofs were torn off houses.

Severe weather event uprooted trees and severely devastated homes across the area, French Observatory of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms reported. No causalities have been reported so far.

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