Earth Changes

Powerful winds, large hail strike U.S. Southern Plains

abc13.com
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:30 UTC

Forecasters say strong storms that swept through parts of Texas and Oklahoma are just the beginning of what's expected to be a busy week of severe weather.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the storm system that struck the Southern Plains on Sunday will take aim Monday at Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley states.

Forecasters say damaging winds and large hail are the biggest threats Monday, particularly in western Kentucky, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee, including the Memphis area.

Bad weather is again in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Cyclone Debbie: 'Monster' storm makes landfall in Australia

RT
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 04:33 UTC

Thousands of people have been evacuated as a monster category four cyclone smashed into the coast of Australia, with winds over 260 kilometers per hour (160 mph) ripping off roofs and uprooting trees in Queensland.

The 50-kilometer-wide eye of Cyclone Debbie struck along the north Queensland coastline; starting with Whitsunday Islands and the nearby mainland. The hurricane strong winds are currently packing a force of roughly 185 kilometers per hour, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said, warning that gusts could reach 270kph near the center.

The category four storm has already left more than 30,000 people without power in Airlie Beach, Proserpine, Bowen, Mackay and Cannonvale, Ergon Energy reports.

"We're getting some reports already of roofs starting to lift, including at some of our own facilities in the Whitsundays," the state's deputy police commissioner, Steve Gollschewski, told Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Furthermore, some 25,000 people have already evacuated from Queensland due to the severe weather conditions, where a tidal surge of up to 2 meters is expected.

Endangered species survival: First Florida panther kittens found north of Caloosahatchee River in decades

Tampa Bay Times
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:59 UTC

© Florida Fish and Wildlife

Nursing Female Trail Cam catches the nursing female panther on 1-15-17. This was one in a series of photos that verified the presence of a nursing female and at least two panther kittens north of the Caloosahatchee River in southwest Florida. These kittens are presumed to be the offspring of the first wild female panther documented north of the river since 1973.

Last year, state wildlife biologists said that they had spotted what they believed to be a female panther north of the Caloosahatchee River for the first time since 1973, a promising sign for the future of an endangered species that's been cooped up in the state's southwestern region for decades.

But they said they couldn't be sure unless the panther had kittens.

Now they're sure.

Wildlife biologists announced Monday that they've verified the presence of at least two kittens in that same area where they saw the female panther.

"This is good news for Florida panther conservation," said Kipp Frohlich of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Until now, we only had evidence of panthers breeding south of the Caloosahatchee. These pictures of a female with kittens indicate there are now panthers breeding north of the river."

World Meteorological Organization: Drastic climate change in 2016 will continue this year

RT
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:53 UTC

The impacts of global climate change made 2016 the warmest year on record, and signs point to a continuation of trends and further climate anomalies to come in 2017, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says.

Ahead of World Meteorological Day on March 23, the WMO, a United Nations agency, has released its annual report, 'State of the Global Climate', detailing significant weather and climate trends across the world.

Last year was the warmest on record, the WMO said, at 1.1C (33.98F) above the pre-industrial period and .06C above the record set in 2015.

Furthermore, global average sea surface temperatures hit an all-time high, as sea levels continue to rise and as Arctic sea-ice mass fell much below average for most of 2016, according to WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

"With levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere consistently breaking new records, the influence of human activities on the climate system has become more and more evident," Taalas said.

Mystery 'explosion' rocks Gordonvale, Queensland residents

Daniel Bateman
The Cairns Post
Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:35 UTC

Mystery surrounds the cause of a giant "explosion" in Gordonvale that was so powerful, it felt like a small-scale earthquake.

Several residents in the vicinity of Warner and Crossland roads reported a loud bang and their homes being rocked shortly after 8.30pm on Saturday.

Some suggested it may have been a clandestine drug laboratory exploding, while others who felt the earth shake as far away as Edmonton suggested it may have been a mini-earthquake.

Emergency services do not have any record of explosions, fires or any other such event.

And Geoscience Australia has no record of any major tremors in the area, with the closest recorded earthquake in the past 24 hours as far away as the Solomon Islands.

Spring snow falls in Madrid, Spain

Rafael New
YouTube
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:26 UTC

Fuerte nevada a mediodía en Madrid el 23 de marzo de 2017.

Strong snow blizzard in Madrid March 2017...Springtime!! :)

Comment: Spain experiences its heaviest snowfall in 35 years

Earthquake Magnitude 5.0 - 28km E of Shimen, China

US Geological Survey
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:36 UTC

Magnitude: 5.0 mb± 0.0

Location: 25.901°N 99.710°E± 7.7 km

Depth: 28.8 km± 4.6

Origin Time: 2017-03-26 23:55:06.860 UTC

USGS data

Comment: Almost 9,000 suffer from 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan, China

Almost 9,000 suffer from 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan, China

Sputnik
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:28 UTC

About 8,960 people suffered from an earthquake that shook the province of Yunnan in the southwest of China earlier in the day, local media reported on Monday.

According to the CCTV broadcaster, about 2,000 households suffered in the earthquake, with some of local residents wounded lightly, but the exact number of the injured was not reported.

Many buildings reportedly showed cracks after the earthquake and lessons were canceled in schools.

According to other media reports, the earthquake had impacted 15,800 people and the consequences are still being addressed.

The earthquake of a 5.1 magnitude was registered at 7.55 a.m. local time (23:55 GMT on Sunday), with several weaker shocks following shortly after.

Mystery bang shakes houses, baffles residents in Bodmin, UK

CG Mike S
Cornwall Live
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:18 UTC

Residents in Bodmin were baffled after hearing a loud bang which left houses shaking and led to armed officers being called out.

People living mainly in the Fair Park end of the town say they were left frightened by the mysterious bang that was heard at around 5pm on Sunday afternoon. The source of the noise caused a debate on social media, with a firework, sonic boom and rook scarer among the theories.

Writing on the Bodmin Voice community page on Facebook, some residents said the bang left their houses shaking, while others said the noise was so loud that they thought a car crash had occurred outside their properties.

The bang could be heard by residents living in places including Burden Close, Broomfield Drive, Foster Drive, Trelawney Road, Flamank Park, Monument Way, Whitestone Crescent, Old Market Place, Kinsman and Treningle View.

Adam Freeman believes the cause of the bang was a firework after seeing one go off near his house. "It was right outside my place, not sure why anyone would want to let them off in the day though," he said. "I was in the garden and saw what either looked like a firework or a tiny rocket exploded above me in a cloud of smoke. It was so loud and scared the dogs." Others appeared to disagree, claiming such a loud bang couldn't have been caused by a firework.

Ottawa, Ontario breaks 145-year snow record

Ottowa Sun
Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:06 UTC

Yes, the fresh blanket of snow in the morning can be a soulful experience.

But, at some point, it must be said, the beauty disappears, and a snowy vista prompts a negative response.

We would venture to say that moment has been reached in the capital area. We're getting more than a little tired of setting records.

More than 20 cm of snow fell across the region Friday, more in some places, making it the snowiest March 24 in history, according to one veteran observer.

The "YOW Weather Records" Twitter account said it was Ottawa's snowiest Mar 24 since records began in 1872.

Meanwhile...If the forecasters are to be believed, we're finally going to get some TRUE spring-type weather. Or, at least warmer.

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Earth Changes

Powerful winds, large hail strike U.S. Southern Plains

Cyclone Debbie: 'Monster' storm makes landfall in Australia

Endangered species survival: First Florida panther kittens found north of Caloosahatchee River in decades

World Meteorological Organization: Drastic climate change in 2016 will continue this year

Mystery 'explosion' rocks Gordonvale, Queensland residents

Spring snow falls in Madrid, Spain

Earthquake Magnitude 5.0 - 28km E of Shimen, China

Almost 9,000 suffer from 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan, China

Mystery bang shakes houses, baffles residents in Bodmin, UK

Ottawa, Ontario breaks 145-year snow record

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