The authority said it had been working to clear roads of snow in recent days. According to local media citing officials, up to four meters of snow was piled up in some areas.
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The authority said it had been working to clear roads of snow in recent days. According to local media citing officials, up to four meters of snow was piled up in some areas.
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Heavy, wet snow weighs down tree branches in Cloquet Thursday morning.
All told, 10.6 inches of snow accumulated at Duluth International Airport, a record for May that also included a single day record of 8.3 on Wednesday alone. It was the snowiest May day on record since 5.5 inches fell in 1902.
Lake freighters and ships were moving all over the east end of Lake Superior but were hesitant on the western tip, where few moved out on the open water as the National Weather Service warning for gale force winds remained in effect.
Gusts up to 40 mph were reported on the lake with waves reaching 9-11 feet.
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As seen in the photo above, people traveling near Kékestető suddenly found themselves in the midst of winter again on May 6th.
On the 2nd of March, snowdrops were spotted in the arboretum of Alcsútdoboz, signaling the start of Spring. Considering the sudden change of weather, however, they might've been too early.
The albino red-eared slider turtle was born with the rare mutation on a farm in Bangkok, Thailand
The albino red-eared slider turtle was born with the rare mutation on a farm in Bangkok, Thailand, and has been valued at £24,000 ($31,500).
Newsflare reports that the turtle's owner, Noon Ausanee, had the creature valued and breeders gave him a price of at least one million Thai baht (US $31,500).
However, she's struggling to find a buyer because collectors are concerned about the unique turtle's life span.
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The red-legged thrush is a non-migratory blue-gray bird, found mostly in the Greater Antilles and Bahamas.
The red-legged thrush is a non-migratory blue-gray bird, found mostly in the Greater Antilles and Bahamas.
"Red-legged Thrush. Lantana Nature Preserve; many birders on it."
That was enough to send birdwatchers flocking to Lantana Nature Preserve recently when the bird, seen only one previous time in North America, was spotted.
The red-legged thrush was seen April 25 by a man from Arizona who photographed it at 7 a.m. At first, he thought it was an exotic species, but confirmation from two other birders revealed what he had found, a news release said.
Word of the sighting was spread through online messaging and the birding website eBird, and birders and photographers lined up to see the bird until the preserve's closing that evening.
Birders arrived the next day, but the bird had moved on and has not been seen since. "You have to try and come as quickly as you can when the alerts go out," said Paul Waller, who was one of the first to respond to the alert.
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"The overwhelming evidence of the IPBES Global Assessment, from a wide range of different fields of knowledge, presents an ominous picture," said IPBES Chair, Sir Robert Watson. "The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide."Almost 150 researchers from 50 countries with inputs from another 310 contributing authors, worked for three years to assess climate change over the last five decades, constructed a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between industrialization and their impacts on nature.
"The report also tells us that it is not too late to make a difference, but only if we start now at every level from local to global," he said. "Through 'transformative change,' nature can still be conserved, restored and used sustainably - this is also key to meeting most other global goals. By transformative change, we mean a fundamental, system-wide reorganization across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values."
"The member States of IPBES Plenary have now acknowledged that, by its very nature, transformative change can expect opposition from those with interests vested in the status quo, but also that such opposition can be overcome for the broader public good," Watson said.
Emergency workers carried out dozens of high water rescues in areas around Houston, Texas, after flooding from 07 May, 2019. Storms have also brought heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of Kansas, where some homes have been evacuated.
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Some areas of Houston recorded almost 10 inches (254 mm) of rain in 24 hours to early 08 May, 2019. National Weather Service (NWS) Houston said rainfall rates in areas over Fort Bend, Brazoria and Galveston counties were around 2 to 3 inches per hour.
Firefighters and police worked to evacuate some homes and rescue people from vehicles on impassable roads, in particular in areas around Kingwood in northeast Houston, and Sugar Land, situated to the southwest of the city in Fort Bend County.
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‘Positive lighting,’ or continuous lighting, is ten times more powerful than a regular bolt and is characterized by its positive charge
‘Positive lighting,’ or continuous lighting, is ten times more powerful than a regular bolt and is characterized by its positive charge
Hite had her camera ready at just the right time to capture the bolt of lightning - which experts said was actually a rare glimpse at an unusual weather phenomena.
The National Weather Service in Miami identified the bolt as 'positive lighting,' or a continuous current, which is up to ten times more powerful than a typical flash.
Positive lightning makes up less that 5% of all strikes and originates in the upper levels of a cloud, meaning that it must burn through more air on its way to the ground, increasing its charge.
