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Monster iceberg A-68 on the move again, satellite imagery shows


Sputnik
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:05 UTC
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In July 2017 a crack in Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf caused a trillion tonne chunk of ice, dubbed iceberg A-68, to break off, sparking fears it could disintegrate into pieces too small to track on satellites and drift into shipping lanes.

Experts tracking one of the world's biggest icebergs, dubbed A-68, that broke off from Antarctica two years ago, claim it has been on the move, covering over 155 miles towards South Georgia after rotating 270 degrees, reports MailOnline.

A geography professor at Swansea University in Wales and glacier expert Adrian Luckman have published an animation of the glacier's movements between 6 January, 2018 and 10 July 2019 on his blog.

"For an object weighing around one trillion tonnes, Iceberg A68 appears to be quite nimble," Professor Luckman wrote.

Comment: Considering that the global climate has been cooling - so much so that the cold is killing Antarctica's summer moss - it's more likely that the unusual behaviour of the ice sheets is due to the rise in volcanic activity worldwide, and that includes those under the sea and near the poles:

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Shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Papua New Guinea

Nick Macfie
Free Malaysia Today
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:19 UTC
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© AFP
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, in an area frequently struck by quakes.

The quake struck 26 km (14 miles) north of Kandrian, in New Britain, at a depth of 33 km.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Nearby Indonesia's Moluccas islands were hit by scores of aftershocks on Monday after an earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.

Source: Reuters
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Tropical Storm Barry washing away US agricultural output


Adapt 2030
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:53 UTC
Storm Barry
© Washington Post
Like many storms that have struck the U.S. in recent years, Barry's biggest threat comes in the form of torrential rain and flooding.
Tropical Storm Barry forecast to be a rainmaker and drop 6-10 inches of rain on already soaked and flooded US farmland. This time though it is happening in the pollination period for rice so that is expected to take a hit as well. Mississippi will hit massive flood stage again delaying barge traffic and this will ruin many fields with newly emerged corn. Another and possibly final blow to US 2019 agriculture.

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Comment: A Global Food Disaster is in The Making

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July snowfall on Mount Mussala in Bulgaria


The Sofia Globe
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:59 UTC
Mount Mussala on July 14, 2019.

Mount Mussala on July 14, 2019.
Snow fell on Mount Mussala, the highest peak in Bulgaria, overnight into July 14 as much of the country faced warnings of potentially hazardous weather because of forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms.

There was enough snow on the peak of Mussala, which has an altitude of 2925m, to make snowmen, reports on July 14 said.

Temperatures at the peak have fallen below zero degrees Celsius in recent days.

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Three tornadoes touch down in southern Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyler Marr
Battlefords Now
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:51 UTC
Screen grab from a video of a tornado near Rockg
© Jared Mysko/YouTube
Screen grab from a video of a tornado near Rockglen on July 12, 2019
Environment Canada confirms three tornadoes touched down during a stormy afternoon across southern Saskatchewan on Friday.

The first was a waterspout tornado over Old Wives Lake near Moose Jaw around 1 p.m.

"Sometimes you can get a special type of tornado that forms over water but in this case, I think it was probably just a tornado that just happened to go over the water," meteorologist Dan Fulton said Saturday morning.

Two more tornadoes touched down near Rockglen. One was northwest of town near 4 p.m. for an unknown length of time, the other was south of the community around 4:30 p.m., lasting for about five minutes.

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4.0 earthquake hits near Manhattan, Montana

Freddy Monares
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:39 UTC
Earthquake map
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake centered about two miles northwest of Manhattan shook the Gallatin Valley Saturday evening.

The United State Geological Services reported the quake happened at about 7:50 p.m., and that tremors could be felt within a 180-mile radius from the center.

"It rattled the dishes pretty good," said Marie Westphal, co-owner of Sir Scott's Oasis Steakhouse in Manhattan. "Nobody hurt, no damage or anything like that, but it was like, 'Holy cow, that was a pretty good jolt.'"

Westphal guessed that the quake lasted five to 10 seconds.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 220 sheep, goats in central Kashmir

Sheikh Nazir
Greater Kashmir
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:57 UTC
dead sheep
Around 220 sheep and goats were killed after lightning struck a pasture in upper reaches of Kangan area in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir.

An official said that lightning struck Ambpathri-Hocksar Wakhalwan pastures of Poshkar Wangat area resulting into death of around 220 livestock including sheep and goats.

He said that no loss of human life was reported in the incident as the shepherds of the flock were putting up away from spot where the incident took place.
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Shallow earthquake with 7.3 magnitude strikes in eastern Indonesia


The Straits Times
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:42 UTC
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A major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday (July 14), sending panicked residents running into the streets, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake struck about 165kms south-south-west of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6.28pm local time, at a depth of 10km, according to the US Geological Survey, Agence France-Presse reported.

"The earthquake was quite strong, sending residents to flee outside, they are panicking and many are now waiting on the roadside," local disaster mitigation official Mansur, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills 14 people in 6 districts of Bangladesh in a day


Dhaka Tribune
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 08:54 UTC
lightning
The separate lightning incidents occurred in Pabna, Mymensingh, Netrakona, Sunamganj, Chuadanga, and Rajshahi on Saturday

At least 14 people have been killed and another injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Pabna, Mymensingh, Netrakona, Sunamganj, Chuadanga, and Rajshahi on Saturday.

In Pabna, at least four people—including three of a family—died by a lightning strike in Bera upazila in the afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Motaleb Sardar, 55, his two sons Farid Sardar, 22, Sarif Sardar, 18, and Raham Ali, 50, of Pachuria village, said Bera Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Asif Anam Siddiquee.

Comment: Sharp rise in deaths by lightning strikes across Bangladesh - at least 126 killed in May and June

Flood hits 10 districts hard in Bangladesh

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Bizarro Earth

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes west of Broome in Western Australia


Sputnik News
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 06:35 UTC
Broome Earthquake
© CC BY 2.0 / ray_explores / Seismograph, San Juan Bautista Mission
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck west of the beach resort of Broome, Australia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The epicentre of the quake was located in the Indian Ocean, about 209 kilometres southwest of Broome, or 1,294 kilometres southwest of Darwin.

There is no tsunami threat, according to the Australian Tsunami warning Centre.
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