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Mexico's Colima volcano erupts twice, spewing ash and smoke


International Business Times
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:48 UTC
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Mexicos Colima volcano erupted twice - at 9.46am and 11am - on 15 October, spewing ash and smoke into the air, authorities reported. The plume of gas reached a height of 2,000m in the southern direction, with moderate ash content, the head of Mexico's emergency services, Luis Felipe Puente, said on Twitter.

Located in the south-western Mexican state of Colima, the Fire Volcano has been exhibiting activity since 9 July. Over the past months, nearby villages have been blanketed with thick coats of ash, prompting evacuations.

Officially known as the Colima Volcano, it was previously active in January and February of 2015 and is part of the Pacific's Ring of Fire. Mexico contains more than 3,000 volcanos but only 14 are considered active.

Major eruptions have included the 1953 eruption of the Paricutin Volcano in Michoacan, the 1982 eruption of Tacana Volcano in Chiapas and the 1986 eruption of the Colima Volcano.

The Colima Volcano has erupted more than 40 times since the 16th century and local authorities have an emergency plan that includes continuous observation of the volcano and mandatory evacuations, if needed.

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Waterspout spotted off shores of Lake Huron, Michigan


Presque Isle Newspaper
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:10 UTC
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© Heidi Witucki
A waterspout was spotted in Lake Huron off the shores of Huron Beach Thursday afternoon.
Weird weather day in Presque Isle County on this Thursday afternoon.

The weatherman is predicting rain, thunderstorms and possible hail.

This image of a waterspout in Lake Huron was captured in the Huron Beach area off U.S.-North by Heidi Witucki, advertising representative for the Advance, on her way back from Cheboygan.
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Waterspout captured over Lake Superior in Michigan

Clay Moden
WYRK
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 05:28 UTC
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© Jamie00/YouTube
A waterspout swirls over Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
I have yet to see a waterspout in person. This is incredible video of a perfectly formed spout in Michigan.

Lake Erie was under a waterspout watch near Buffalo most of Thursday and the forecast calls for conditions to be good for them through Saturday.

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Cloud Precipitation

Extreme weather brings heavy rain, severe flooding to parts of Balkans, Italy

Elena Ugrin
The Watchers
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:34 UTC
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© Metro Europe
Strong thunderstorms accompanied with heavy rains and strong winds swept several regions across southern and central Italy, Sicily, western and northwestern Balkans during October 14 and 15, 2015. Rough weather has caused floods and landslides across affected areas, especially in central and southern Italy.

A low pressure system situated over the Gulf of Genoa affects the weather of central and southern Italy, Sicily, western and northwestern Balkans, Meteo Europe reports. The weather system has wreaked havoc across the areas in the period of October 14 and 15, bringing severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfalls and strong winds.

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Synoptic situation over Italy, W and NW Balkans, October 15, 2015.
Heavy rains have caused severe flash floods across central and southern Italy, southern Croatia and northern areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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72-hr rainfall accumulation as observed by GPM Core Observatory.
Severe weather particularly affected Sicily, which was hit by one of the most intense storms in the last couple of months. Floods have swept the provinces of Messina and Trapani, while Agrigento and Palermo were hit the hardest, as over 100 mm (4 inches) of precipitation fell in only a few hours, on October 14.

At the same time, approximately 75 mm (3 inches) of rainfall was observed in Pisa, Tuscany and 135 mm (5 inches) in Venice in Veneto region. The streets and roads of Campania and Puglia have also been hit by severe floods. It has been estimated that over 150 mm (6 inches) of rainfall fell in a few hours in water-inundated town of Benevento.

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Romania floods leave motorists stranded


Euronews
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 03:55 UTC
More than 20 people had to be rescued from stranded vehicles after flash floods hit a town in eastern Romania late on Monday.

A two-year-old child was among those pulled to safety in Corbu on the Black Sea coast amid downpours that caused significant damage.and flooded many homes.
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Fire

Texas wildfire explodes in size


ABC News
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 03:43 UTC
A rapidly growing wildfire is burning across 4000 acres in Texas and has forced 400 families from their homes. There is a state of emergency tonight and several homes have already burned to the ground. Military helicopters are helping to take on a blaze. The fire exploded in size overnight burning at least nine homes to the ground with Governor Greg Abbott declaring a state of disaster.
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Cloud Precipitation

Powerful storm system brings 'life threatening' flooding, mudslides to Southern California


RT
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:08 UTC
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© Fox11
Vehicles stuck in mudflow in the LakeHughes area.
A powerful storm system in Southern California has caused flash flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles County, stranding some drivers and triggering a variety of severe weather warnings.

Flash floods and mudslides have been reported in the Lake Hughes area, with some drivers getting stuck in the mud.


Interstate 5 north of Santa Clarita Valley was also shut down as a result of the mud, according to the Valley Signal newspaper.
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"Our biggest concern is people getting caught in mud and debris," LA County Fire Department Inspector David Dantic said. "We want people to know that overflows are not very safe."

So far, no injuries have been reported.
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State of emergency declared in central Texas county hit by wildfires

Jon Herskovitz
Reuters
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:53 UTC
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© Rodolfo Gonzalez, AP
Firefighters work with heavy machinery to contain the fire near Smithville, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster on Thursday in a central Texas county hit by a wildfire that has destroyed 34 structures, sent scores of people fleeing for safety and scorched nearly 7 square miles.

Abbott said he has authorized the deployment of military helicopters for the fire that has hit Bastrop County, east of Austin. He also sought a fire assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was immediately approved.

"So far, we have been very fortunate in this fire in that no person has lost their life. We want to conclude this fire by being able to say the same thing," Abbott told a news conference.
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Brown bear breaks into Russian shopping mall, shot dead at local kindergarten


RT
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:17 UTC
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© Yves Herman/Reuters
Police in the Russian city of Khabarovsk near the Chinese border were forced to shoot a bear when it made its way into a kindergarten after being chased away from a shopping mall.

Locals first spotted the bear on a parking lot near a sporting arena called Erofey late in the evening. By the time the police had arrived the bear had already moved to a shopping mall nearby.

The police managed to shoo the scared animal out of the shops, but the bear made a run straight to a local kindergarten and was shot at the scene.

The head of the state hunting monitoring agency, Andrey Mamayev, estimated that the bear was young, about one year old, and had probably just started living without his mother.

"We can conclude that the inexperienced bear decided to swim across the Amur River in search of a den," Mamaev added.

This could be the case as brown bears hibernate through winter, so the young male could have been looking for a suitable spot. Or he might have been hungry.

Because brown bears have an enormous food palate - they will try anything and eat anything if it's accessible - they are often attracted to human-created food sources. They usually opt for meals that are easily obtained though. Not worth a marathon swim like what the bear in question had to supposedly go through. The Amur's width near where the bear was first spotted is 1.16 km.

Brown bears are known to attack humans, they are large animals that can weigh up to 680kg and commonly live to 25 years in the wild.


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Snowflake Cold

Powerful El Niño forecasted to bring significant rain to California, increased storminess to eastern U.S.

Jillian MacMath
Accuweather
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:14 UTC
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Since the first indication that a powerful El Niño was set to develop, there has been significant speculation about what impacts it would have within the United States.

El Niño is defined by above-normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Occurring every two to five years, El Niño's most significant effects on North America occur during the wintertime.

However, the resulting weather varies depending on where the warm water temperatures are centered.

"Confidence continues to grow that this El Niño will be one of the strongest El Niños over the past 50 years," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Anderson.

Comment: According to this report from the NOAA, the 1997/98 El Niño, was one of the most significant climatic events of the century, and produced extreme weather worldwide. During this El Niño, temperature and precipitation records were broken across the United States. Many areas suffered heavy flooding, and the U.S. experienced a series of severe tornadoes. Elsewhere around the world, El Niño contributed to major droughts and wildfire in Mexico, Indonesia and Brazil; devastating floods in South America; and massive coral bleaching from Panama to Africa to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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