Earth Changes

Rare blue auroras seen over Calgary, Alberta

Space Weather
Sun, 12 May 2019 20:47 UTC

Northern Lights are usually green, sometimes red. Those are the colors we see when oxygen is hit by electrons raining down from space during a geomagnetic storm. On Friday night, however, Harlan Thomas of Calgary, Alberta, witnessed a different color: deep-blue.

"To see these incredible blue pillars was out of this world," says Thomas.

In auroras, blue is a sign of nitrogen. Energetic particles striking ionized molecular nitrogen (N2+) at very high altitudes can produce a blue glow rarely seen during auroral displays. In this case, it was the afterglow of a CME impact.

Surfer killed by shark off Réunion Island - 24th attack in 8 years,11 of which fatal

BBC
Thu, 09 May 2019 17:19 UTC

A surfer has been killed in a shark attack off the coast of the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

The man, reported to be in his late 20s, was surfing off the small fishing town of Saint-Leu when the attack took place on Thursday.

The local government confirmed that a surfer had been killed as it called for vigilance in the sea.

Surfing and other water activities are heavily restricted on Réunion due to the high risk of shark attacks.

The attack took place at about 16:30 local time (12:30 GMT) off the coast of Saint-Leu, on the west of the island.

Comment: Shark attacks are on the rise in the US and Australia

Train derails in Mississippi during flash floods

Weather Nation
Sat, 11 May 2019 21:57 UTC

Heavy rain in Mississippi leads to multiple water rescues, washed out roadways and a train derailment on Saturday.

The flooding has been most severe in the Hillsdale community, in southwest Mississippi, where the train derailment occurred. A flash flood warning was also issued for the area Saturday afternoon after several inches of rain fell in a short period of time.

Flooding is believed to be the cause of the train derailment, according to the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's department confirmed to WeatherNation that there is not believed to be a hazmat situation at the scene. In addition, there have been no reports of injuries, according to the local sheriff's office.

WeatherNation has a crew on scene who documented the aftermath of the derailment. Watch the video below:

Large waterspout spotted off Singapore's coast

The Straits Times
Sat, 11 May 2019 21:46 UTC

A large waterspout was spotted off Singapore's shores yesterday morning, near the Tanjong Pagar Terminal. The weather phenomenon was captured by eyewitnesses in the area, who posted photos and videos of it on social media.

Mr Justin Lim, 31, an economist, said he spotted the waterspout from his condominium at about 9am.

"It was about to rain and the skies were quite dark, and then I saw a line in the horizon, which started coming closer. The waterspout was weak at the start, but it became bigger as it came closer," Mr Lim told The Sunday Times.

According to the National Environment Agency, waterspouts are seen occasionally over Singapore's coastal waters, although they usually dissipate rapidly on reaching the coast.

They typically form beneath cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds over warm coastal waters just before showers begin. The "funnel" is formed by water droplets in a rotating vortex of air. The lifespan of a waterspout can vary from a few minutes to half an hour.

Wildfires scorch over 44,000 hectares across Russia

TASS
Sat, 11 May 2019 11:01 UTC

Wildfires have scorched over 44,000 hectares in 18 Russian regions, the Federal Aerial Forest Protection Service (Avialesokhrana) said in a statement on Saturday, adding that 155 forest fires had been extinguished in the previous 24 hours.

"As of May 11, 2019, a total of 54 forest fires are active in Russia, which engulf 44,245 hectares, active efforts are underway to extinguish the fires," the statement reads.

As many as 17 forest fires have been registered in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region, while the number of wildfires active in the Kurgan, Irkutsk and Trans-Baikal region ranges from four to six. Firefighting activities involve 3,600 personnel and 835 pieces of equipment.

The fire season has begun in 77 Russian regions. A state of emergency has been declared in six regions, namely the Kurgan, Trans-Baikal, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk and Tuva regions, as well as in certain districts of the Chelyabinsk region, the Federal Aerial Forest Protection Service pointed out.

Comment: Raging wildfires in Russia's Trans-Baikal region have killed thousands of animals; national parks and conservation sites threatened

Unseasonable weather brings over 18 inches of snow to northern part of New Mexico

Scott Turner
Albuquerque Journal
Fri, 10 May 2019 19:37 UTC

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An unseasonable and wet weather system has dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas of the northern mountains, nearly 2 inches of rain in some parts of the state and record-low high temperatures in Albuquerque in the past couple of days.

And the below-average temperatures and moisture won't be going away until the early part of next week.

"This is part of an El Niño pattern that is continuing into spring," National Weather Service meteorologist Sharon Sullivan said. "We're (the Albuquerque area) off to the wettest start since 2007."

The high temperature at the Albuquerque International Sunport was 51 degrees Friday, shattering the record for the lowest high temperature of 55 degrees for May 10 set in 1932. The temperature on the date in 2018 was 92 degrees.

6 inches of late snowfall closes historic Mughal road in Kashmir

The News Now
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:57 UTC

The 86-km-long historic Mughal road, which connects south Kashmir with Jammu region was closed for vehicular traffic movement on Saturday due to fresh snowfall during night, a traffic police official said.

"Traffic was suspended on the historic road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region", official told TNN.

There was about five to six inches of fresh snowfall on the highway, including at Pir-Ki-Gali, he said adding snow clearance operation has been launched from both sides to put through the road which is seen as alternative to Srinagar-Jammu national highway, closed for the past three days due to landslides.

He said today traffic was to ply from Shopian to other side of the Gali as only one-way traffic will continue till further orders.

300 Himalayan yaks died of starvation in India's northeast due to heavy snowfall

Daily Mail
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:36 UTC

Over 300 yaks starve to death

At least 300 rare Himalayan yaks have died of starvation in the high mountains in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, close to the border with China, authorities said Saturday.

A team of local administrators and veterinarians visiting the heights of Muguthang and Yumthang in northern Sikkim discovered the animals' corpses on Friday, said government official Raj Yadav. He said the semi-domesticated animals became trapped in December after their passage to the nearest village got blocked due to heavy snowfall.

Yadav said authorities tried several times to drop feed for the Yaks by helicopter but failed due to inclement weather. "The passage was cleared five days ago, after which our team trekked to the area to discover the tragedy," he said.

The areas of Muguthang and Yumthang are favorite grazing grounds for yaks in the region.

Fresh spring snowfall in Kedarnath, India

Times of India
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:20 UTC

Kedarnath, one of the most revered places in India, has received fresh snowfall. Part of the famous Chardham Yatra, Kedarnath in Uttarakhand holds immense religious significance and people from across the globe visit here to pray at the ancient Shiva temple in the region. The Chardham Yatra began just a few days back and the temple a Kedarnath was reopened for the devotees.

According to a tweet by ANI, the Kedarnath and nearby region is witnessing fresh snowfall. In the picture shared,one can see the sheet of white snow covering the roads and people with open umbrellas standing in a queue.

Wettest 12 months in U.S. history

Bob Henson
Wunderground
Wed, 08 May 2019 12:07 UTC

© NOAA/NCEI.
Annual precipitation across the contiguous U.S. has increased by about 7% over the past century. Blue bar shows the linear increase since 1895, while the red curve is a smoothed version of the year-to-year numbers in green. When averaged over running four-year periods (not shown), the past four years are the wettest on record for the contiguous U.S.

The 12 months ending in April 2019 were the wettest year-long period in U.S. records going back to 1895, according to the monthly U.S. climate summary issued Wednesday by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Averaged across the contiguous U.S., the total of 36.20" made the period from May 2018 to April 2019 the first year-long span ever to top 36". The old record for any 12-month period was 35.78", from April 2015 to March 2016.

Given the fierce drought-related impacts of the 2010s—including multiple deadly wildfire disasters from Tennessee to California—it may seem a bit counterintuitive that the nation has actually been getting wetter overall. Across the contiguous U.S., average yearly precipitation has risen by about 2" over the past century, from around 29" to just over 31" (see Figure 1). For the entire nation, including Alaska and Hawaii, precipitation increased by about 4% in the period from 1901 to 2015, according to the U.S. National Assessment.

Comment: For additional information on the seasonal and regional details read more here . The article does however does include some rather tiresome man-made global warming propaganda.

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Earth Changes

Rare blue auroras seen over Calgary, Alberta

Surfer killed by shark off Réunion Island - 24th attack in 8 years,11 of which fatal

Train derails in Mississippi during flash floods

Large waterspout spotted off Singapore's coast

Wildfires scorch over 44,000 hectares across Russia

Unseasonable weather brings over 18 inches of snow to northern part of New Mexico

6 inches of late snowfall closes historic Mughal road in Kashmir

300 Himalayan yaks died of starvation in India's northeast due to heavy snowfall

Fresh spring snowfall in Kedarnath, India

Wettest 12 months in U.S. history

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