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Major wildfire engulfs forest in Chernobyl's EXCLUSION ZONE


RT
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:39 UTC
Sign warns about high levels of radiation
© AFP / Genya Savilov
A sign warns about high levels of radiation in a forest located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
A major blaze has broken out in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history. The fire hit a forest some 20 kilometers away from the ill-famed nuclear power station.

The blaze inside Chernobyl's 'dead zone' in northern Ukraine started on Sunday when dry grass caught fire, the Ukrainian emergency service said in a statement. The blaze then reached a forest near the abandoned village of Bychki located some 24km (15 miles) away from the damaged nuclear reactor.

Some 5 hectares (12 acres) of forest went up in flames. Three firefighting vehicles and 18 emergency crew members were dispatched to tackle the blaze, according to the emergency service's statement.

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, an area heavily contaminated by the disaster, has repeatedly witnessed wildfires over recent years. A large fire broke out there in June 2018. Another blaze, which scorched 25 hectares (60 acres) of land, hit it in 2017.
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Strange metallic 'shrieking' noises heard in Virginia skies


Sott.net
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:18 UTC
Strange sky sounds (stock)
On January 22, 2019, YouTube user 'Kevin Compton' posted footage of strange noises he heard in the skies of Virginia:
Loud shrieking noise coming from sky in Virginia. Went on for a minute before I started recording.

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Ice Cube

Hundreds of fishing boats stranded in frozen port in northeast China


CCTV
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:37 UTC
Boats are stranded in frozen sea at a port in Dalian City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province

Boats are stranded in frozen sea at a port in Dalian City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province amid a cold front. A fisherman had to break ice to transport supplies to a marine fish culture zone
Hundreds of fishing boats were stranded in a frozen port in the coastal city Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Due to strong cold waves, sea ice continued to increase on Liaodong Bay which freezes in December annually.

By Wednesday, over 40 percent of the bay was covered with ice, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.

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Snowflake

NASA releases image of massive February snowpack in the Sierra Nevada compared to that of same month in 2018

Mark Saunders
10news.com
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:04 UTC
Satellite images released by NASA this week put the massive amount of snow in California's mountains into perspective.

Winter storms this year have produced incredible levels of snow in the Sierra Nevada, and more rainfall is expected.

A photo from NASA showed the mountain region in February of 2018 and February this year. The side-by-side snapshot shows extensive snow this year covering the western slopes of the region:
February of 2018 and February this year
© NASA
February of 2018 (left) and February this year (right)
"The Sierra Nevada is really living up to its name 'snowy mountain range' this year. With snow reports coming in feet & snow storms still moving in, it's now home to the snowiest ski resort in the U.S.," NASA tweeted.


Comment: Also pertinent: Mammoth Mountain in California has received 37 feet of snow for the season so far - with further heavy falls forecast

HUGE amounts of snow on Mammoth Mountain, California
© John Kassell
HUGE amounts of snow on Mammoth Mountain, California
Squaw Vallley in California sets February snowfall record before the month is over at 17 feet

Lake Tahoe weather: Season snow totals near 400 inches

As regards that last report (dated the 11th of February) a total of 8 feet of new snow can be added after taking into account these subsequent reports:

Storm snow totals surge to 5 feet at some Lake Tahoe area ski resorts in 48 hours

Lake Tahoe ski resorts hit by another 3 feet of snow in 24 hours

Which would take the season snowfall total thus far for some of those resorts to 41 feet.

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Cloud Precipitation

Four missing in Heraklion, Greece after their car swept away by flood


The National Herald (Greece)
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:52 UTC
FILE
© AP /Petros Giannakouris
A search operation currently underway in the area of Mires, Heraklion region on Crete, to locate four persons that were passengers in a car that was swept away by flood waters at the passage of Geropotamos.

According to police in the car were three women and a man. The rescue team started searching the area at 01:00 on Sunday.

A strong force of firemen and an army helicopter are searching the area assisted by a drone and a Disasters Special Unit (EMAK) vessel.

Comment: Elsewhere parts of mainland Greece and some of the islands have variously experienced storms, waterspouts, heavy snowfall, a landslide and flash floods over the last few days as the following posts on social media demonstrate:














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Wolf

Attacks on livestock increased: Return of wolves to Germany pits farmers against environmentalists

Emily Schultheis
The Guardian
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:17 UTC
Wolf
© Picture-Alliance/Barcroft Images
More than a century ago, wolves were hunted to extinction in Germany. These days, they're back - and their presence is a source of political strife.

Wolf attacks on livestock increased drastically in 2017, according to government statistics released at the weekend: they carried out 472 attacks, an increase of 66% over the previous year. The number of killed, injured or missing livestock - mostly sheep and goats - rose 55%, to 1,667.

The issue of how to deal with wolves is pitting farmers who want to protect their livestock against environmentalists who priorities the protection of vulnerable species.

Julia Klöckner, the agriculture minister, said the latest figures proved the government needed to act. Germany should shift its regulations to make it legal to remove individual wolves from a pack, she told the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.
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Snowflake

Squaw Vallley in California sets February snowfall record before the month is over at 17 feet

Justin Scacco
Sierra Sun
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:09 UTC
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows set a record for snowfall in February with 205 inches for the month.

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows set a record for snowfall in February with 205 inches for the month.
The latest storm to hit the Truckee-Tahoe area dropped another 30 inches of snow at Squaw Valley's upper mountain, breaking the record at the resort for most snowfall in February.

This month, Squaw Valley has been hit with 205 inches of snow at its upper mountain and more is currently coming down. The previous record was set in February 2017 when Squaw received 196 inches of snow.

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has also received more than 462 inches of total snow at Squaw this season, according to the resort, which is 171% of its average snowfall for this date, and already more than the season average of 450 inches at the mountain.

"We're about halfway through the season and already past our average," said Liesl Hepburn, public relations director for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. "Based on that, we're projecting a long spring ski season."
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Snowflake

Storm snow totals surge to 5 feet at some Lake Tahoe area ski resorts in 48 hours


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:23 UTC
Skiers enjoy the fresh powder Saturday at Sierra-at-Tahoe
© Sierra-at-Tahoe
Skiers enjoy the fresh powder Saturday at Sierra-at-Tahoe
With an additional 2 feet on Friday, snow totals from an ongoing winter storm have surged to 5 feet at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts.

An additional 2 feet could fall Saturday and early Sunday morning before a winter storm warning expires at noon Sunday.

A winter storm that started Wednesday brought rain to elevations up to 8,000 feet. By Thursday morning snow levels dropped to lake level. On Friday morning resorts reported receiving nearly 3 feet of snow in 24 hours.
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Camera

Farmer snaps rare 'ghost apples' in Michigan orchard

Miranda Aldersley
Daily Mail
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:15 UTC
ghost apple
© Andrew Sistema
Apple-shaped ice casing created in an orchard following an ice storm are pictured in Michigan
The 'once in a generation' freeze hit that the Midwest of the country earlier this year saw frozen lakes, record breaking temperatures and large-scale travel disruption.

But a Michigan farmer also captured one of the weather's more beautiful phenomenons - the 'ghost apple'.

Andrew Sistema said that while pruning his apples trees on his Kent County farm, he noticed a perfect shell of ice coating the fruit.

A peculiar and rare product of the recent influx of cold weather from the polar vortex, ghost apples form when rain freezes perfectly around the skin of the fruit.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: Retail food prices pop - Meat as taboo - Hawaiian snow - Decentralized food!


Ice Age Farmer
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:33 UTC
Rare snowfall on low elevation area of Hawaii

Rare snowfall on low elevation area of Hawaii
"Eat your meat outside, earth-killer!" Former UN calls to banish meat eaters.

Historic snow in Hawaii.

150 homes destroyed by hail in India.

1,600 cattle lost in Yakima.

Whole Foods raising prices. Start growing your own food and forming resilient communities today.


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