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Footage sent to Lovin Malta shows the natural phenomenon appearing before the horizon. This comes as the island braces itself for a possible thunderstorm later today.
Waterspouts fall into two categories: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.
Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water. They have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning.
Karki was struck by lightning when he went to a shed near his house on Monday evening. He was seriously injured and rushed to the District Hospital Salyan for treatment. Unfortunately, the doctor declared him dead.
Karki was also the principal of the Kali Devi Secondary School.
It's not very often that the Sahara desert experiences these rainfall events. They are very rare, less than once per decade on average, but they are usually a sign that something is perhaps changing in the Earth's weather system, indicating an unusual state of the Atmosphere.
The driest place on Earth
Sahara is called the driest place on Earth because it receives little to no yearly precipitation. It is the world's largest and hottest desert, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It covers over 9.2 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles).
Killer whale.
It wasn't known exactly how many orcas — also known as killer whales — were involved in the attack near O Roncudo along the rocky cliffs of the Spanish province of Galicia. Spain's maritime rescue service said two people on board the boat, called the Amidala, sent out a mayday at around 4 p.m. GMT to the dispatch center in Cape Finisterre, an area also marked by rocky shores and, at the time, rough seas.
The man and woman who crewed the Amidala haven't been identified by name, but the rescue service described them as Belgian nationals. Their boat sailed under the Finnish flag.
Comment: Other cetaceans also seem to becoming quite aggressive of late, see:
- Dolphin attacks on rise at beaches in Fukui, Japan -18 injured so far in 2024 - man attacked on August 13
- 4 injured by dolphin attacks in single day on Japan beach
- Rogue dolphin attacks swimmers in Japan
Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin said the Khostinsky district, located on the foothills of the western Caucasus mountains, received around 12.5 centimeters (4.9 inches) of rain between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
"After midnight, the water level in the Khosta River reached dangerous levels, and the basement of a hospital was flooded," the mayor said, referring to one of the rivers that flows through the district.
Proshunin said emergency responders pumped water overnight to clear the worst-hit areas.
Comment: Update August 27
Anadolu Ajansı reports:
The death toll in Nigeria due to devastating floods since Aug. 16 has risen to 49, with at least 470 people injured, the country's emergency management agency said Monday.Further details in these earlier reports for the month:
A flood dashboard by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) updated on Monday showed that the northern states of Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba were hit hard by the flood after days of intense rainfall.
A total of 43,519 people have been displaced by the flood, according to the agency.
- Many killed, 2,000 houses affected by flood in Zamfara, Nigeria
- Four killed in flood in Bauchi, Nigeria
© REUTERS/Abdul GoniVolunteers rescue people on a boat after several districts flooded at Chhagalnaiya in Feni, Bangladesh, August 23, 2024.
The disaster management and relief ministry was quoted as saying by the language daily that Cumilla and Chattogram districts saw four deaths each, three died in Cox's Bazar, and one each in Feni, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, and Lakshmipur districts.
The floods, which began on August 20, has impacted Feni, Cumilla, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Chattogram, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur, and Cox's Bazar districts.
Road and rail communications between Dhaka and Chattogram have been halted as various sections of the railway lines and highways remain submerged.
Comment: Update August 27
En.prothomalo.com reports:
The death toll in the devastating flood has risen to 27 as the deaths of four more people in Cumilla were reported Tuesday.Related: Bangladesh flood breaks 3 decades' record
Among the deaths, 10 were in Cumilla, five each in Chattogram and Noakhali, one each in Feni, Khagrachhari, Brahmanbaria, Lakshmipur and three were in Cox's Bazar districts. Besides, two persons are missing in Moulvibazar district.
The disaster management and relief ministry gave updates on the flood situation this afternoon.
Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur and Cox's Bazar districts have been affected in the ongoing flood since 20 August.
As many as 5,619,375 people have been affected by the flood in 541 unions and municipalities under 74 upazilas in 11 districts.
Cuneo, Italy.
The effects of this extreme weather event were devastating, with numerous floods and severe disruptions for the population. The province of Brescia was among the hardest hit areas, suffering significant damage due to unusually large hailstorms. Cars, structures, and crops were severely damaged.
In particular, valuable crops were seriously compromised, with negative impacts on the local economy.
Even Malpensa Airport experienced considerable problems: a heavy hailstorm caused water infiltration, leading to further difficulties and flight delays, with numerous inconveniences for passengers. This extreme weather event adds to a series of similar phenomena that have hit Italy in recent months, demonstrating a clear trend towards increasingly unstable and dangerous climatic conditions.
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