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January is in full swing in the eastern half of the United States, new storm set to slam West Coast

Max Golembo
ABC News
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:13 UTC
Winter storm
January is in full swing in the eastern half of the United States where temperatures and wind chills are below zero in the Northern Plains and New England.

The arctic air spills all the way into the Mid-South where the wind chill is in the teens in Atlanta and Memphis this morning.

By tonight into Tuesday morning, the coldest air moves into central Florida where wind chill alerts have been issued and there are wind chills in the 30's in Orlando.

After this cold blast in the East our attention turns to a new cross-country storm to move from West to East this week with snow, ice and rain.
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Snowflake

Newfoundland 24-hr time lapse video of blizzard

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:42 UTC
storm
Only 30 seconds long, but what a story it tells.

Time lapse, 24 hrs, Snow. Blizzard St. John's, Nest Camera, Newfoundland. January 18, 2020

Thanks to Don Wikening for this video.


Comment: Another impressive time lapse film of the event:



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Cloud Lightning

Giant hail, 'apocalyptic' dust-storms batter bushfire-weary Australia


ABS-CBN News
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:09 UTC

Comment: But don't worry because the authorities have offered you two choices: you can either a.) believe humanity in some general way caused it by producing too much CO2, or b.) believe arsonists caused it. Either way, rest assured that Man is in control and there is still no God...


Child running towards a dust storm in Mullengudgery in New South Wales.
© Marcia Macmillan / AFP handout
This handout photo taken on January 17, 2020 and received on January 20 courtesy of Marcia Macmillan shows a child running towards a dust storm in Mullengudgery in New South Wales.
"Apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas of Australia over the weekend, with thunder and giant hail battering the east coast, as extreme weather patterns collided in the bushfire-fatigued country.

The southern city of Melbourne was lashed by huge hailstones late Sunday and fire-ravaged parts of Victoria state overnight received heavy rainfall, prompting new extreme weather alerts.

Australia has since October been overwhelmed by an unprecedented bushfire season made worse by climate change.

Swathes of the country have burned, hundreds of millions of animals have died, more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed and at least 29 lives have been lost.

Dramatic images captured over the weekend from western New South Wales show a massive wall of dust rolling through outback towns. Locals reported being cast into darkness in the middle of the day.



Comment: Struth: Flash flooding hits Gold Coast, Brisbane as storms sweep Queensland, Australia

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Seven hikers missing in avalanche after heavy snowfall in Nepal

Binja Gurubacharya
The Australian
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:59 UTC
Nepal rescuers call off search for trekkers

Nepal rescuers call off search for trekkers
Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel are searching for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since since an avalanche swept across popular mountain trekking route .

The avalanche hit part of the Mount Annapurna trekking route on Friday after heavy snowfall earlier in the week. All other trekkers who were in the area have been safely rescued and flown to safer areas, Department of Tourism official Mira Acharya said.

South Korea's foreign ministry said the missing trekkers are two women in their 30s and 50s and two men in their 50s and are teachers who were staying in Nepal for volunteer work.

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Avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort kills one

David K. Li
nbcnews.com
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:14 UTC
At least one skier is dead and another is injured

At least one skier is dead and another injured
An avalanche in Northern California killed one skier and seriously injured another Friday, following heavy snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, authorities said.

The disaster unfolded at 10:16 a.m. at the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort's Subway ski run near Lake Tahoe, officials said.

"We have one confirmed fatality, and we have another victim with serious injuries," Placer County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Powers said.

Following an hours-long search by deputies, skiers with the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue and dogs specially trained for avalanche searches, first responders ended their operation about 1 p.m.

"After a thorough search, SAR volunteers and avalanche dogs confirmed no further victims," the sheriff's department said.

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Snowmobiler dies after buried 6 feet by avalanche in Farmington Canyon, Utah

Alyssa Roberts
kutv.com
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:59 UTC
avalanche
An 18-year-old died after being caught and buried in an avalanche in Farmington Canyon on Saturday afternoon.

The male was with his father riding snowmobiles in the Farmington Lakes area when the avalanche was unintentionally triggered, according to sheriff's officials and the Utah Avalanche Center.

His father called 911, sheriff's officials said. Statement from his father can be found HERE.

The Davis County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team found him buried in at least six feet of snow with an avalanche transceiver and probe and with his airbag deployed.

Because there is "no transition from the steep slope above to the flat area of the lake," snow and debris piled up "very deeply," according to the avalanche center's website.

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Seismograph

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands

Armand Vervaeck
Earthquake Report
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:31 UTC
south sandwich
Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.2

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2020-01-20 06:51:29

Depth (Hypocenter) : 94 km
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Nine killed, one missing after flash flood destroys bridge in Bengkulu, Indonesia

Dedek Hendry and Kharishar Kahfi
The Jakarta Post
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:08 UTC
Flash floods caused a bridge to collapse in Kaur regency, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on 19 January 2020.
© BNPB
Flash floods caused a bridge to collapse in Kaur regency, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on 19 January 2020.
Nine people have been confirmed dead in seven villages across Kaur regency in Bengkulu after a suspension bridge in Bungin Tambun III village in the regency collapsed on Sunday afternoon on account of a flash flood hitting the area.

Apart from the casualties, the local search and rescue team also recorded that a local identified as Ipan was still unaccounted for.

"We launch a search and rescue mission today and tomorrow to look for the missing person. We'll look for him at the mouth of the river," Bengkulu Search and Rescue Agency head Abdul Malik told The Jakarta Post on Monday.

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Clock

UK approaches highest atmospheric pressure reading since 1957

Marko Korosec
Severe Weather
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:07 UTC

Numerous stations have recorded around 1050 mbar across southern England and Wales overnight, almost up to 1049 mbar in southeast Ireland. Atmospheric pressure continues rising across central Europe and the Balkans where 1047-1049 mbar has been reported this morning. Very high near record-breaking values also across Benelux!

Here are the night peak pressure readings:

Ireland:

Apparently, the highest surface pressure in Ireland peaked at 1048.7 mbar in Johnstown Castle in the extreme southeast part of the country. The highest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in Ireland is 1051.9 mbar in Valentia, Co. Kerry.

United Kingdom:

Comment: See also:

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash floods, landslides kill 6 in Brazil after a month's worth of rainfall in 24 hours


France24
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 14:34 UTC
floods
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have claimed six lives in southeast Brazil, firefighters said Saturday.

Footage on social media showed streets in Espirito Santo state turned into rivers and cars being swept away by raging, muddy water.

In one clip, the water almost reaches the roof of a gas station.

The fatalities happened in the towns of Iconha and Alfredo Chaves, with three deaths in each town. In the latter, two of the victims were elderly people who died after a landslide engulfed their home in mud.

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