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Amateur astronomer films extremely rare space lightning over Australia

Fiona Connor
Daily Mail
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:48 UTC
A novice astronomer from New South Wales couldn't contain his delight when he captured a rare space lightning phenomenon on camera

A novice astronomer from New South Wales couldn't contain his delight when he captured a rare space lightning phenomenon on camera
A novice astronomer from New South Wales couldn't contain his delight when he captured a rare space lightning phenomenon on camera.

David Finlay, 44, believes he is the first to film one of the only instances of the breathtaking red flashes, known as 'lightning sprites', could be seen from earth in Australia.

'I set my camera up, and literally within minutes - almost no time at all - I started to see the sprites flashing on the horizon,' he said.

'I couldn't believe it. I thought I would be lucky to capture one or two, which would have been fantastic, but they just kept happening.

'I lost count, but it must have been at least 30. It could be the first time they have been captured from the ground on video in Australia, and I don't think anyone else has ever captured so many at once in one go anywhere.'

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Cloud Precipitation

Storm continues to sweep south in New Zealand, residents evacuated as state of emergency declared


Stuff
Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:58 UTC
Flooding in Allenton, Ashburton.
© JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/
Flooding in Allenton, Ashburton.
A state of emergency has been declared in Dunedin, Timaru, Waitaki and the wider Otago region, and many residents are leaving their homes with river levels continuing to rise "significantly".

About 100 homes were evacuated in Outram, a rural town west of Dunedin, in the early hours of Saturday morning as water flowed into the township.

Civil Defence said the evacuations impacted on "effectively everything below Orme St", and that evacuations in the rest of Outram may follow.

"It is not safe to drive on roads in and out of Outram. As a result, residents in these streets are being moved to higher ground," Civil Defence said in a statement.

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New York state tornadoes cause destruction lifting cars into the air


RT
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:32 UTC
New York tornado
© @seidways22 / Instagram
The tornadoes reportedly lasted roughly 20 seconds.
Two tornadoes hit New York state on Thursday, destroying property across the Hamburg area. Video from the brief but violent tornadoes shows a car being lifted into the air as debris hurtles through the air.

"Out of nowhere, all the vision out of the window was erased. It was white, just pure white, and the house started to shake," Sam Wright, whose house in the town of Hamburg, western New York state was hit by the tornadoes, told WGRZ.

The tornado lasted no more than 20 seconds, according to Wright. It struck at 12:30pm local time, followed by another hitting the nearby town of Holland, 19 miles away, reported the National Weather Service of Buffalo.
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Blue Planet

Two dead as earthquake sparks tsunami off the coast of Turkey and Greek islands

Tom Batchelor
The Independent
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:03 UTC
Earthquake

The epicenter of the earthquake which caused a massive tsunami and up to 160 aftershocks
Two people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Greek islands and Turkey, triggering a tsunami.

Greek authorities confirmed the victims of the 6.5-magnitude quake, both men, were from Turkey and Sweden.

The 6.5-magnitude quake struck at around 1am local time on Friday morning, rattling the Greek holiday resort of Kos, damaging buildings and the main port.
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Attention

Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia, causes earthquakes


Antara News
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:17 UTC
eruption
Mt Sinabung, located in Karo district, North Sumatra province, Thursday erupted at 7.20 a.m. local time, causing 386 seconds of tectonic earthquakes in some nearby areas.

Chief of National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said here that following the eruption, the volcano spewed ashes 3.5 thousand meters into the air, while discharging lava 1 thousand meters to the mountains southern region.

Earlier on Wednesday, the volcano spewed ashes 1.5 thousand meters into the air and causing six tremors, 20 volcanic earthquakes, and one tectonic earthquake.

In Wednesdays eruption, since 12 p.m. local time, the volcano spewed ashes 700 meters into the air, while releasing lava 1 thousand meters to the east and the southeast.
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Attention

8th right whale discovered dead in Gulf of St. Lawrence since June

Elizabeth Fraser
CBC News
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:00 UTC
Eight endangered right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since June.
© Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Eight endangered right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since June.
After the death of an eighth right whale on Thursday, Fisheries and Oceans has closed the snow crab fishery in part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to try to keep whales from getting tangled up in fishing ropes.

A necropsy for the eighth whale to be found dead in the gulf since June was scheduled for Miscou Island on Friday morning, and how it died is not known.

Another whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear in the gulf, but the federal department has backed away from rescue attempts.

Deaths 'unprecedented'

But the closure of the snow crab fishery in Area 12 off northern New Brunswick was a response to the latest whale death, Fisheries and Oceans said.

The harvest was already 98 per cent complete, the department said, adding the early closure would still have an impact on fishermen.
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Cloud Lightning

Two killed by lightning bolt in Madhya Pradesh, India


Catch News
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:49 UTC
lightning
A 60-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law were today killed after being struck by lightning in a village, some 65 km from district headquarters, police said.

Lightning struck Bherki Bai and Pappudi Bai (20) when they were working in their agriculture field under Petlawad police station area in Chhayanpada village, Sarangi outpost Inspector Bhim Singh Sisodia said.

Two others, who were injured have been admitted to a hospital, he said, adding a case has been registered.

Source: Press Trust of India

Comment: Another fatality caused by lightning occurred in Nepal a day earlier than the above incident.

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Tornado2

Multiple tornadoes cause widespread damage in eastern China


TVNZ
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 05:47 UTC
China tornado damage
© YouTube/CCTV+ (screen capture)
Tornadoes hit parts of east China provinces over the weekend, damaging houses and cutting off power supplies to thousands of houses in the neighborhood, though no casualties were reported.

In Youxi County of east China's Fujian Province, the devastating tornado with a speed of more than 20 meters per second lasted for about half an hour yesterday.

The tornado accompanied by short thunderstorm snapped more than 100 trees in Xibin Township, affecting more than 200 families and caused waterlogging in many areas.

Thirteen high-voltage power lines were reported to be damaged in the county, affecting nearly 10,000 residents.

Tornadoes also hit Baoying County of east China's Jiangsu, with more than 3,000 trees and dozens of utility poles being blown away in two worst-hit townships.

In addition, about 5000 houses were out of power.

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Seismograph

2 fatalities, flooding from tsunami after powerful shallow 6.7 quake in Mediterranean Sea (UPDATE)


RT
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 00:41 UTC
Turkey earthquake map
© earthquake.usgs.gov
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea off the Turkish coast has triggered a mini tsunami. Photos and footage shared online shows beachfront hotels flooded and terrified people running.

The quake struck at an estimated depth of 10km some 12km off the Turkish resort city of Bodrum in Mugla Province, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported. It was followed by several less powerful aftershocks.

The tremors caused a tsunami wave, apparently large enough to reach some hotels located on the coastline, as photos shared online indicated.


Comment:

Update (21 July):

RT reports that two people have been killed and dozens more injured after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea early Friday morning. The quake hit close to Turkey and the Greek island of Kos, triggering a mini tsunami which flooded some areas.

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Sun

Solar halo seen over Zhejiang, Anhui provinces in China


Guangming Online
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:40 UTC
Solar halo in China
© Chen Dengke/Guangming
Ningbo City, China's Zhejiang Province
Solar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by refraction of sunlight by tiny ice crystals in clouds.

In folk culture, people believe if a solar halo view appears in day, rain will come at night. So we can regard solar halo as a basis of the weather changes.
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