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Beached humpback whale found in South Africa

Lauren Beukes
The Citizen
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:32 UTC
The beached whale.
© South Coast Sun
The beached whale.
Authorities are on their way to deal with a beached whale that was discovered by beach-goers in Amamzimtoti.

Amanzimtoti beach-goers were in for a shock when they discovered a beached whale on Pipeline Beach on Tuesday morning.

The sight of gill plate remnants indicated that the four-ton sub-adult humpback whale was already dead, a beach official told South Coast Sun.

Parks department law enforcement is currently on the beach dealing with the whale, while they wait for the arrival of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and NSRI, who are said to be tasked with bringing a Tractor Loader Backhoe (TL) truck to dispose of or bury the carcass.

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Dead fin whale found on beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Chris Ciaccia
Fox News
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:23 UTC
dead whale
© Duxbury Police Department
A large, dead fin whale washed ashore in Duxbury, Mass. on Monday morning, with the local police department urging citizens to stay away.

Duxbury Police Department tweeted out the image of the whale.

"A whale has washed ashore on Duxbury Beach this morning," the police department wrote in the tweet. "Immediate area of the first crossover is closed. Please stay away so Marine Biologists and Duxbury officials tend to the matter."
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Cloud Precipitation

At least 10 hikers are killed with more missing as 'avalanche of water' sweeps down gorge in Italy after heavy rain

Bridie Pearson-Jones
Daily Mail
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:46 UTC
Rescuers work at the Raganello Gorge in Civita, Italy today: TV images show rescuers scaling down the side of a steep rock face to bring hikers to safety

Rescuers work at the Raganello Gorge in Civita, Italy today: TV images show rescuers scaling down the side of a steep rock face to bring hikers to safety
At least 10 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when they were hurled over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge that swelled suddenly after heavy rainfall upstream, officials said.

At least another five are missing, including one believed to be a local guide.

Another 23 people were rescued from the flash flood in the Raganello Gorge, five of whom were hospitalised, including a 10-year-old boy who was being treated for hypothermia.

Powerful lights were being used to help rescuers work under cover of darkness, regional civil protection chief Carlo Tansi said.

A Dutch hiker, quoted in local media, said: 'A real avalanche of water came unexpectedly. We did not have time to do anything. I was lucky, it was an incredible thing.'

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Attention

Ice Age Farmer Report: 'Seismic' geopolitical changes as Ring of Fire explodes in activity


Ice Age Farmer
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:26 UTC
crops
Powerful seismic activity around the Ring of Fire, as Russia offers 2.5mil acres to China for growing soybeans. What a nice gesture..? Meanwhile, New Zealand is trying to keep China (and others) OUT of their farmland. Temps have dropped but the drought in East Australia persists - it's big news, and has kids emptying their piggy banks to feed cattle. Christian breaks it down.


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Snowflake

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Earliest ever recorded August snow in Japan


Adapt 2030
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:51 UTC
An area near the peak of Mount Kurodake in central Hokkaido is covered with the first snow of the season in the early morning of Aug. 17, the earliest snowfall recorded since 1974.
© Rinyu Kanko Co.
An area near the peak of Mount Kurodake in central Hokkaido is covered with the first snow of the season in the early morning of Aug. 17, the earliest snowfall recorded since 1974.
Earliest ever recorded snow in August in Japan. Old record was Aug 21, 1974. Also 125 locations recorded all time record low and frost during the same days. Tokyo Times silent. Barrow Alaska barely above freezing forecast for the next week. Cold comes early to the Northern Hemisphere.


Comment: Global cooling: Record-setting early snowfall covers the top of Hokkaido mountain in Japan

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Snowflake Cold

Mt Buller receives most snow at the resort in 14 years with 30cm recorded overnight as icy cold snap hits Melbourne and Canberra

Brittany Chain and Charlie Coe
Daily Mail
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 10:02 UTC
Mount Buller snow
© Rhylla Morgan
The resort's communications consultant, Rhylla Morgan confirmed the blankets of snow seen were unprecedented, even for the resort.
Parts of Victoria have woken up to snow on Sunday morning after shivering through a brutal cold snap.

Mt Buller recieved 30cm of snow overnight, recorded as the most the resort has seen in more than 14 years.

The resort's communications consultant, Rhylla Morgan confirmed the blankets of snow seen were unprecedented, even for the resort.

It has been snowing steadily in the region, with expectations of hail, strong winds and a thunderstorm throughout the night.

Other areas of Victoria have also been hit with extreme weather conditions.

There have been reports of snow in the Macedon Ranges in central Victoria, while motorists travelling near Warragul, south-east of Melbourne, were warned about ice and snow on the road.
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Snowflake Cold

Rare snow falls in Uruguay; Graupel covers parts of Argentina

Eric Leister
AccuWeather
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:58 UTC
rare snow in Uruguay
© Met Uy Estacion bcp @Estacion_bcp
Rare snowfall was seen across parts of Uruguay on Sunday while graupel resulted in an icy coating across parts of eastern Argentina.

Below are several different videos and photos from twitter showing the incredible snowfall in Uruguay.

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Fire

Smoke from British Columbia's raging wildfires turns day into night

Brian Kahn
Gizmodo
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00 UTC
wildfires prince george BC Aug 2018
© Richard Zussman (Global News)
Freaky orange skies have been the norm as a result of BC's raging wildfires, the smoke became so thick on Friday that it turned the morning sky inky black well after sunrise.
Just when you think this wildfire season can't get worse, something new comes along to remind you this year is truly one of rare horrors.

Residents of Prince George, British Columbia-a small city 325 miles north of Vancouver-awoke to a sky seemingly devoid of sunlight. The city sits just to the east of British Columbia's raging wildfires, which have sent smoke all the way across the Atlantic. To get there, the smoke has to pass over Prince George. Freaky orange skies have been the norm as a result, but the smoke became so thick on Friday that it turned the morning sky inky black well after sunrise.

Residents turned their headlights on for the morning commute as the halogen glow of streetlights continued to illuminate the road. Even for a town that has been blanketed in smoke for more than a week, the scene was a first of its kind. In my years of covering climate change and the wildfires that accompany it, I can't recall seeing anything quite like it myself.
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Tornado2

Tornado filmed in New Plymouth, New Zealand


tvnz.co.nz
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:36 UTC
tornado
A tornado has torn through a Taranaki road, lifting roofs off houses and downing powerlines this evening.

The incident occurred on Belt Road, in New Plymouth, at 5.30pm today, police have confirmed.

Police say a number of properties have been reported damaged, however it is too early at this stage to confirm exactly how many.

Shaun Hill, from New Plymouth, told 1 NEWS he was on his way home from work when "there was a big rumble and everything went black".

"It got a bit scary as it got closer but at first thought I might as well get a video," Mr Hill said.


Comment: Large water spout filmed in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Tornado2

Large water spout filmed in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand


tvnz.co.nz
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:15 UTC
watersout
An eyewitness says he watched a water spout "sucking water up" as it travelled along the Bay of Plenty coast this evening.

Once the water spout hit land it turned into a tornado which struck Ohope, in Whakatane, just after 5.30pm, tearing roofs off homes and downing powerlines.

A Ohope resident told 1 NEWS his main concern was keeping his child safe as he watched the water spout move for five minutes before "picking up speed" as it approached the sand dunes, taking roofs off the houses in its path.

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