Welcome to Sott.net
Sat, 16 Oct 2021
The World for People who Think

Earth Changes
Map

Tornado1

Tornado with a speed of 200 km / h sweeps through village in Slovakia


Novinky.cz
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21 UTC
A picture of a tornado in eastern Slovakia
© iMeteo.sk / Matúš Kokinda
A picture of a tornado in eastern Slovakia
Several houses in the East Slovak village of Petkovce in the Vranov nad Topľou district were damaged by a tornado that hit the area on Thursday evening. Meteorologists estimated the wind speed at 200 km / h. For comparison - the tornado, which raged in southern Moravia in June, had a speed of 219 km / h.

According to the Slovak media, no injuries occurred. There are 20 professional and volunteer firefighters on site, who mainly remove fallen trees and parts of roofs from local roads.

"The wind carried the sheets from the roofs about a hundred meters," the mayor of the village Pavol Hybala told the Korzár server. "You could see the vortex spinning and rising. It passed only the lower part of the village. It took a minute, but it caused a trigger, "he added.

      Read More...
Eye 2

Signs and Portents: Rare double-headed snake born in Germany


Daily Sabah
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:10 UTC
Two headed-snake eats two mice simultaneously

Two headed-snake eats two mice simultaneously
A boa constrictor born with two heads is causing a stir in the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

The snake was born three months ago at the home of reptile breeder Stefan Broghammer in the town of Villingen-Schwenningen.

A snake with two heads is very rare. According to the breeder, the male is healthy and already a YouTube star.

In a video, Broghammer shows how both heads eat as they are each fed a white mouse.

For many people, the two-headed snake is reminiscent of Hydra, a many-headed snake-like monster in Greek mythology.

The boa species originally comes from South America.

      Read More...
Tornado2

'That's pretty big': Waterspout spotted off the Bahamas' Great Guana Cay


Yahoo! News
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:54 UTC
waterspout
A massive waterspout was spotted off Great Guana Cay of Great Abaco, Bahamas, on August 5.

William South filmed this video that shows the waterspout twirling in the distance for a few minutes before disappearing.

"Dude, that's pretty big," South said in the video.

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology forecasted showers and thunderstorms with a special warning of waterspouts in the region on Wednesday. Credit: William South via Storyful

      Read More...
Doberman

Woman killed by pit bulls she was watching in Perry County, Pennsylvania

Samantha York
cbsaustin.com
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:13 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A family is mourning the loss of a mother, a sister and a best friend after a dog mauling incident in Perry County.

"Rhoda was a special person that would do anything for anybody and she loved her animals," Carla Mae Snow, the victim's best friend, tells CBS 21 News' Samantha York. "She loved her animals."

The Pennsylvania State Police Newport Station reports 60-year-old Rhoda Wagner was found dead on the front lawn of her Miller Township home in Perry County with three Pit Bull Terriers running in the yard. Officials' investigation determined Wagner was alone at the time. The report continues to say she was attacked by the dogs for an unknown reason.

"We are actually under the impression the two dogs got into a fight and she was trying to break them up," Snow continues. "I just want the whole world to know what she was and who she was, I just want everybody to know that she was a really, really heartfelt, special person."

      Read More...
Fire

Greece fires: Thousands more flee to safety as wildfires continue to rage


ITV
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:49 UTC
People watch the wildfire next to a highway in Afidnes area, northern Athens
© AP
People watch the wildfire next to a highway in Afidnes area, northern Athens
Thousands of residents have fled to safety from a wildfire that burned for a fourth day north of Athens as firefighters tried to stop the flames reaching populated areas, power stations and historic sites.

On the nearby island of Evia, the coast guard mounted a massive operation with patrol boats and private vessels to evacuate hundreds of people by sea.

With a protracted heatwave scorching the country, the blaze tore through forest areas 12.5 miles north of the capital, destroying more homes.

      Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Evacuations after more flooding in areas around Lake Como, Italy

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:30 UTC
Flooded underpass Como Province, Italy, 05 August 2021.
© Vigili del Fuoco
Flooded underpass Como Province, Italy, 05 August 2021.
Heavy rain has once again caused flooding and landslides in areas around Lake Como in northern Italy.

Streams and small rivers overflowed in Como Province, Lombardy Region. Italian Fire Service Vigili del Fuoco said they carried out 115 interventions in Appiano Gentile, Bulgarograsso and Villa Guardia for landslides, flooded underpasses and damaged homes between 04 to 05 August. Landslides in the area closed several roads.

In Lecco Province, around 120 people were evacuated from a campsite in Dervio Commune after flooding from the Varrone River. A landslide blocked a roads in Taceno Commune. Lecco Commune recorded 94.2 mm of rain on 04 August.


Comment: Evacuations after floods and landslides near Lake Como, Italy

      Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

North Korea floods damage more than 1,000 homes, state media reports - Almost 2 foot of rain over 3 days


The Guardian
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:39 UTC
floods
Fears of crop damage and impact on food supplies rise as forecaster reports more than 500mm of rain has fallen in three days

More than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated and farms and roads washed away after days of heavy rains brought flooding, state media reported.

The reports come as concern grows about damage to crops and the possible impact on food supplies in North Korea, which is cut off from most foreign imports and aid by self-imposed border restrictions aimed at preventing a coronavirus outbreak, as well as by international sanctions.

Heavy rain struck several areas on the east coast, including North and South Hamgyong provinces, state broadcaster KRT reported on Thursday.

Television footage showed homes flooded to their roofs, and bridges and dikes washed away.

      Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Wettest July in Belgium for more than 40 years

Lauren Walker
The Brussels Times
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:13 UTC
Raindrops falling
© Belga
This July, marked by the deadly floods which affected many areas in Belgium, is the wettest in more than 40 years, according to the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI).

No less than 151 millimetres of rain has already fallen in Uccle, where the headquarters of the RMI is located, making this month the wettest July since 1980, according to David Dehenauw, head of its forecasting department.

"This is the sixth wettest July since 1833, whilst the most rainfall in July in Uccle was recorded in 1942: 196 mm (or l/m2)," Dehenauw said on Twitter.

The wettest month ever recorded at the headquarters was August 1996, when 231 millimetres of rain fell, whilst the most rain recorded in any 30-day period in Uccle was between 21 June and 20 July 1980, when RMI measures 241 millimetres.

Comment: Death toll exceeds 150 as Germany and Belgium hit by devastating floods

      Read More...
Fire

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire, homes burn

Fred Greaves
Reuters
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:48 UTC
A home is consumed by flames in the River Fire,
© REUTERS/Fred Greaves
A home is consumed by flames in the River Fire, a wildfire burning in Grass Valley, California, U.S., August 4, 2021.
A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.

The so-called River Fire scorched 1,400 acres (566 hectares) in Placer and Nevada counties, with 1,000 acres burnt within the first two hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.

The River Fire was less than 100 miles (160 km) south of the enduring Dixie Fire, which according to Cal Fire has consumed 278,000 acres and was only 35% contained three weeks after it started.

Social media images showed the Dixie Fire on Wednesday had destroyed multiple structures in one section of Greenville, a town of about 800 people in Plumas County.

      Read More...
Fire

Athens: Major fire prompts evacuation of residential areas


Euronews
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:12 UTC
A major blaze threatened northern suburbs of the Greek capital

A major blaze threatened northern suburbs of the Greek capital
A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in Varybobi, a northern suburb of Athens.

The Greek national road, which runs from Athens to Lamia has been closed due to the blaze.

The fire is thought to have started in the nearby heavily forested area of Kryoneri, but has spread significantly throughout the afternoon.

Evacuation of Varibobi was ordered short after 4:30 p.m.

As the blaze is near some power substation there are reports of problems in the power surge and thus on the hottest day in the Greek capital where over 42 degrees Celsius are being recorded.

      Read More...
Amazon Smile
Revolt! T-shirts