Earth Changes

Deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Floodlist
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:35 UTC

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have caused widespread damage in Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province.

Disaster authorities report at least 1 person has died and 3 are missing after a landslide struck in Jeneponto Regency late on 12 June. Three houses were buried in the landslide and 6 others severely damaged. Search and rescue teams, assisted by local volunteers, are still looking for 3 missing.

Meanwhile in the neighbouring Bantaeng Regency, floods have affected almost 12,000 people and displaced around 200 in the districts of Bantaeng and Sinoa. A young person was reportedly swept away in the flooding and is still missing.

Flooding struck on 12 June after heavy rain caused the Calendu river to break its banks. Flood water was up to 1.5 metres deep in some areas, causing damage to 2,339 houses and destroying a bridge which has left some areas isolated.

Landslide after heavy rain leaves 8 dead in Parbat, Nepal

Floodlist
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:47 UTC

At least 8 people have died in a landslide in Parbat District, central Nepal.

The landslide struck on 13 June after a period of heavy rain. Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army have been conducting search and rescue operations, which recovered 3 bodies on 13 June and 5 more the next day. According to district police, the search continues for at least one missing person.

The landslide occurred after a period of heavy rain, destroying a road and two houses in a small community in Kushma Municipality.

Rare fire rainbow appears in northeast Taiwan

Lyla Liu
Taiwan News
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:50 UTC

A circumhorizontal arc, also known as a fire rainbow, appeared in the sky over Yilan County on Sunday (June 14).

The curator of the Lanyang Museum, Chen Bi-ling (陳碧琳), captured the natural phenomenon at 5 p.m. near Yilan Interchange and Toucheng Interchange, reported CNA.

According to Chen's Facebook page, three of the fire rainbow pictures were taken by her mobile phone and a drone. The rainbow can be seen clearly in the photos, which quickly drew the public's attention.

Some netizens connected the optical phenomenon with the earthquake that rocked northeastern Taiwan early Sunday morning. However, the director of the Central Weather Bureau in Hsinchu, Tang Shuen-Ran (湯舜然), said the forming of fire rainbows have nothing to do with earthquakes.

Tang told CNA a fire rainbow is the refraction of sunlight or moonlight and only can be formed in the sky up to 6000 meters high, which makes it a very rare occurrence — mostly happening during summer.

Talk about fire in the sky! Monster thunderstorm sparks unusually massive red sprite burst over Slovakia

Strange Sounds
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:41 UTC

My first reaction was Oh My God...My second, how amazing... My Third, let's talk about fire in the sky!

My first reaction, oh my God...

Signs and Portents: Two-headed calf born in Winnindoo, Australia

Gippsland Times
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:03 UTC

A MAFFRA veterinarian has delivered a two-headed calf.

Dr Chris DaSilva from Animal Clinic Maffra was recently called to help with a difficult calving in a healthy cow in the Winnindoo area.

The cow hadn't been due to calve for another two months, and when he examined her he discovered the abnormality.

Sadly, the calf was deceased.

Fellow Animal Clinic Maffra vet Dr Mark Neilan said although the condition was not common, vets usually delivered at least one two-headed calf annually.

Signs and Portents: Buffalo gives birth to two-headed calf in Andhra Pradesh, India

Times of India
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:54 UTC

Buffalo gives birth to two-headed calf

A buffalo in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district gave birth to a two-headed calf recently. The rare phenomenon has stunned the villagers. Plenty of people from nearby villages are flocking the site to see this miracle.

Venkateswara Rao, the owner of the buffalo is a farmer in the Rudravaram village of Redikuda Zone. The family later informed the officials of the veterinary department.

Reportedly, the veterinarians came to visit and have been experimenting and researching why this calf was born with two-heads.

Rare, deep water King-of-the-Salmon discovered near Port Angeles, Washington

Emily Molina
South Sound Magazine
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 13:12 UTC

During one of many beach walks in recent months, Harbor WildWatch of Gig Harbor was treated to the discovery of a rare species of fish known as King-of-the-Salmon, found by a paddleboarder at Salt Creek Recreation Area near Port Angeles.

The small team, who work during low tides, left very early on the morning of June 7 to explore somewhere new. For several months, the beach walks have been streamed and made virtual as a part of Harbor Wildwatch's online offerings in light of COVID-19. Met with a perfect weather day, the group spent more than five hours exploring the area in and around Tongue Point, checking out marine animals and taping vignettes for their Facebook and Insta pages.

As the day was winding down, exhausted and ready for the drive back to headquarters, paddleboarder Scott Herning called out to the group, "Are you biologists?" after coming upon a very large dead creature with a huge eye. Rachel Easton, biologist and education director at Harbor WildWatch, described the experience as a biologist's dream come true: "No matter how tired we were, that's definitely something we want to see!"

The fish found on June 7 measured 53 inches in length, but the species is known to grow to 6 ½ feet long and stays primarily in deep ocean areas. Only five have been recorded as washing up on the shore between British Columbia and Washington.

Comment: Also pertinent: Creatures from the deep signal major Earth Changes: Is anyone paying attention?

Fishermen catch rare, 6-meter oarfish off Cozumel, Mexico - normally a denizen of deep water

Mexico News Daily
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:03 UTC

Cozumel fishermen with their oarfish.

The fish, which appeared to have been injured, is normally found in deep water

Fishermen from Cozumel, Quintana Roo, encountered a rare, six-meter-long oarfish this week.

In a video posted to Facebook, the fishermen filmed the bizarre-looking fish they found swimming close to the surface before they gaffed it and brought it on board. It appeared to have suffered a bite wound, the fishermen said, suggesting that was the reason it had left deep water.

According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, the oarfish, whose scientific name is Regalecus glesne, can grow to 10 meters long, and weigh up to 270 kilos. It is the longest bony fish in the world.

Comment: Read in addition: Creatures from the deep signal major Earth Changes: Is anyone paying attention?

Severe summer flood hits Karabağlar-İzmir, Turkey

Infotainment
YouTube
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:18 UTC

Severe flood hits Karabağlar-İzmir - TURKEY, June 12, 2020.

New Zealand has coldest June temperature in five years

Aaron Goile
Stuff.co.nz
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:58 UTC

State Highway 8 covered in snow

New Zealand has recorded its coldest June temperature in five years, but some in the south should keep their shorts on hand for the next few days.

The tiny Otago town of Middlemarch was far from the middle of March on Sunday morning, registering the bone-chilling -12.3 degrees Celsius.

According to Niwa, that marks the country's coldest June temperature since 2015, while it was Middlemarch's lowest since 2001.

The second-coldest spot - the -9.9C a couple of hours west in Clyde - was that town's chilliest since 1978.

MetService, meanwhile, have weather stations in different areas to Niwa, and had Pukaki Airport at -9C, Alexandra Airport at -8.6C, Dunedin Airport at -7.8C, Mt Cook Airport at -6.5C and Christchurch Airport at -5.5C.

It was a second successive shivery night, as a cold front moved slowly up the country, bringing clear skies, light winds, but chilly overnight air temperatures.

Comment: Check out our 'extreme temperatures' topic section for more related articles.

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Earth Changes

Deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Landslide after heavy rain leaves 8 dead in Parbat, Nepal

Rare fire rainbow appears in northeast Taiwan

Talk about fire in the sky! Monster thunderstorm sparks unusually massive red sprite burst over Slovakia

Signs and Portents: Two-headed calf born in Winnindoo, Australia

Signs and Portents: Buffalo gives birth to two-headed calf in Andhra Pradesh, India

Rare, deep water King-of-the-Salmon discovered near Port Angeles, Washington

Fishermen catch rare, 6-meter oarfish off Cozumel, Mexico - normally a denizen of deep water

Severe summer flood hits Karabağlar-İzmir, Turkey

New Zealand has coldest June temperature in five years

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