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Red River floods in Louisiana at highest levels in 70 years

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:00 UTC

Northern parts of Louisiana, in particular the city of Shreveport and the parishes of Bossier and Caddo, have experienced major flooding after the Red River overflowed.

May 2015 was the wettest month on record in Oklahoma and Texas, where huge amounts of rain fell across the Southern Plains. Since then the water has made its way downstream, swelling levels of the Red River in Louisiana.

Levels of the Red river at Shreveport have been at major flood stage since last week, and are expected to remain so for at least 3 or 4 more days. Hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded, as have wide areas of farmland and several roads in Bossier and Caddo parishes. Louisiana National Guard have been dispatched to help shore up flood defences. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.

The video below shows the Red River swallowing up buildings, trees, and roadways across the Shreveport and Bossier areas.

Landslide death toll reaches 53 in Taplejung, Nepal

ekantipur.com.np
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:19 UTC

The death toll from the landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Taplejung has reached 53. As many as 12 people have sustained injury while some others have gone missing.

The landslides were triggered by rain in the areas, it is learnt.

Of the dead, only five including Chameli Limbu and Manamaya Limbu of Lingtepa, Devendra Liwang of Liwang, Sabin Maden and Basant BK of Khokling have been identified so far, according to District Police Office, Taplejung.

The entire area of Liwang, Thokling, Thinglabu and Lingket VDCs have been reportedly severely hit by the mudslip triggered by rainfall. The number of casualties may rise as some locals are yet to come into contact. Some wards of Khalung and Khokling VDCs have also been affected.

Rare U.S. Auroras and lightning visible side by side

Space Weather
Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:09 UTC

A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of June 7th, sparking a G2-class geomagnetic storm. In the United States, surprised sky watchers from Maine to Washington witnessed a rare display of summer auroras. Outside of Rochester, Minnesota, photographer Marcella Chester recorded the green glow alongside a June thunderstorm:

"I've never seen auroras and lightning visible side by side before," marvels Chester. "These photos were taken between 2 and 3 am on Monday, June 8th."

At about the same time in Hartford, Wisconsin, Jake Stehli witnessed a similar display. "The auroras were visible to the naked eye with lightning in a thunderhead on the horizon as well," he says.

Researchers have long known that geomagnetic storms happen most often in spring and fall. In other words, auroras prefer equinoxes. That's why seeing them so close to the summer solstice is remarkable.

The show is subsiding, but might not be finished. NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on June 10th as the solar wind continues to blow.

Sun halo captured in Maine skies

Jeff Parson
wjbq.com
Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:07 UTC

A lot of people in Maine posted photos on social media on Saturday (June 6) of a ring around the sun. I saw two rainbow rings but didn't go all double rainbow guy. Here's what caused the ring to appear overhead.

According to an article by The University of Illinois, the phenomenon is called a 22 degree halo. The website explains, "Halos form when light from the sun or moon is refracted by ice crystals associated with thin, high-level clouds....A 22 degree halo is a ring of light 22 degrees from the sun (or moon) and is the most common type of halo."

Stephen Lenz

Usually the ring is white but on more rare occasions it has color like a rainbow.

I also saw a second ring on Saturday which it turns out is a 46 degree halo. They're less common than a 22 degree halo, but form the same way.

In even more rare instances, a sun dog will form which looks like a mini sun on each side of the halo. Isn't science fun?

Toba supervolcano showing large emissions of steam and foul smelling gas

Michael Janitch
Dutchsinse.com
Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00 UTC

Photo from Indonesia press showing new activity (June 2015) at Mount Sinabung, prompting evacuations around the area.

Western Indonesia's Mount Sinabung has been placed on high alert for what is being called a "mega-eruption" for several km/miles around the volcano.

Video reports coming out from the region show ash, steam, and eruptive blasts currently occurring.

In addition to the large eruption at Mount Sinabung, we now have other reports that the nearby Toba supervolcano is showing large emissions of steam (from the ground), as well as foul smelling gas.

According to reports from Indonesian press, locals are alarmed by these recent developments.

Toba supervolcano is indeed a "super-volcano" by all measurements. Actually LARGER in eruptive power to the other more well known "Yellowstone" super volcano (located in Wyoming / United States).

Comment: Mount Sinabung blows its top, sending lava and thick plumes of volcanic ash into the sky

Flood alert following heavy rain in Assam, over 80,000 affected

Samudra Gupta Kashyap
The Indian Express
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:53 UTC

Thousands of people across Assam have been affected after incessant rains over the last week caused several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow. The overflowing rivers have breached embankments, inundated villages and damaged standing crop, affecting over 80,000 people, according to a report by the state disaster management body.

Eighteen revenue circles in 10 districts have been badly affected by the relentless rains, stated the daily flood report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Tuesday. The districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji in eastern Assam, where nearly 45,000 people were affected by the overflowing rivers, were the worst hit.

In Tinsukia, another district hit hard by the relentless rains, authorities have already set up three relief camps. A sizeable portion of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in the district has been submerged by the rising levels of the Brahmaputra.

Hail storm in Gatlinburg, Tennessee looks like a nightmare

Gatlinburg,Tennessee
Las Vegas Review Journal
Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:37 UTC

Summer hasn't officially started, but severe thunderstorms in the midwest and south didn't get the memo.

An intense (to say the least) hail storm hit the town of Gatlinburg, Tenn., last week for about 10 minutes, according to YouTuber irishgurrier, who uploaded video of the June 2 storm.

The video shows hail coming down so hard you can't see past the house he's standing by, as it pounds nearby vehicles, creating a massive pile of ice.

In an aftermath video, the person recording is seen walking through the piles of ice ... in flip flops.

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile hit with magnitude 6.0 earthquake

USGS
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:52 UTC

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2015-06-10 13:52:08 (UTC)
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57km (35mi) NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
62km (39mi) E of Calama, Chile
195km (121mi) E of Tocopilla, Chile
252km (157mi) ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
654km (406mi) S of La Paz, Bolivia

Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of South America (Nazca Plate Region)

The South American arc extends over 7,000 km, from the Chilean margin triple junction offshore of southern Chile to its intersection with the Panama fracture zone, offshore of the southern coast of Panama in Central America. It marks the plate boundary between the subducting Nazca plate and the South America plate, where the oceanic crust and lithosphere of the Nazca plate begin their descent into the mantle beneath South America. The convergence associated with this subduction process is responsible for the uplift of the Andes Mountains, and for the active volcanic chain present along much of this deformation front. Relative to a fixed South America plate, the Nazca plate moves slightly north of eastwards at a rate varying from approximately 80 mm/yr in the south to approximately 65 mm/yr in the north. Although the rate of subduction varies little along the entire arc, there are complex changes in the geologic processes along the subduction zone that dramatically influence volcanic activity, crustal deformation, earthquake generation and occurrence all along the western edge of South America.

Waterspout seen on Lake Moultrie, South Carolina

Ray Rivera
live5news.com
Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:14 UTC

A waterspout formed on Lake Moultrie Tuesday afternoon giving some excitement to some nearby workers and vacationers.

Workers at the Cross Generating Station noticed the waterspout around 2 p.m., and took pictures and video as it formed on the lake.

Randy Taylor shot video of it around 2:20 p.m. as it moved slowly along the water.

Several people in surrounding areas also submitted pictures of the waterspout.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigating fish kill on Panhandle beaches

Katie Tammen
newsherald.com
Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:33 UTC

© Nick Tomecek | GateHouse Media Services
Lauren Denny of Springfield, Mo., moves dead fish out of her way as she wades into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday near a public beach access on Okaloosa Island.

Multiple agencies, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), are looking into why hundreds of fish are washing up on some Panhandle beaches.

Reports began rolling in over the weekend from people on beaches across Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, according to Catalina Brown, the Fish Kill Hotline coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

"It's too early for us to know what it could be," Brown said.

Katy Krueger was out walking on Navarre Beach on Monday morning when she encountered the dead fish.

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Earth Changes

Red River floods in Louisiana at highest levels in 70 years

Landslide death toll reaches 53 in Taplejung, Nepal

Rare U.S. Auroras and lightning visible side by side

Sun halo captured in Maine skies

Toba supervolcano showing large emissions of steam and foul smelling gas

Flood alert following heavy rain in Assam, over 80,000 affected

Hail storm in Gatlinburg, Tennessee looks like a nightmare

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile hit with magnitude 6.0 earthquake

Waterspout seen on Lake Moultrie, South Carolina

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigating fish kill on Panhandle beaches

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