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At Route 6 and 29, Mossville, IL.
At Route 6 and 29, Mossville, IL.
Earth Changes
Viewers from across the region are sending us stunning shots of "sun dogs" in the sky.
The phenomenon is caused by the refraction of sunlight off ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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According to the Weather Network, the phenomenon is known as a "fallstreak hole," named after the fact that water in that particular region of the cloud is falling to earth, producing pronounced streaks as a result, and leaving behind a "hole" in the cloud.
The results made for some pretty epic scenes from the sky.
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Among them, two are siblings.
Deceased were Rokyia Begum, 6, daughter of Mohammad Yunus of Block 2 Tajanirmarkhola Rohingya camp, her younger brother Mohammad Rohan, 4, and Asma Begum, 5, daughter of Obaidullah of the same block.
According to Rubel Islam, assistant in-charge of the camp, a large chunk of mud fell upon the trio at Thaingkhali Khal area.
The heavy rain flooded roads in Madinah.
Heavy rainfall and sandstorms in the Kingdom have led to flooding, school closures and poor visibility, authorities said Monday as they urged people to take precautions during the bout of bad weather.
Rain hit northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday, while sand swept through major population areas to bog down the skyline.
Schools shut in Tabuk, Arar and Al-Jawf because of flooding and there was low visibility in Riyadh among other places.
"Riyadh, Makkah, the northern border region, Hail, Tabuk, Qassim, Madinah, the eastern province, Asir, Jazan and Al-Jawf are experiencing unstable weather and the General Directorate of Civil Defense calls on citizens and residents not to risk themselves and their families, and avoid going to valleys or dangerous areas," Maj. Mohammed Al-Hammadi, Civil Defense spokesman, told Arab News.
Comment: Update: Al Jazeera on the 30th of January reported:
At least 12 people have been killed as heavy rain wreaked havoc in Saudi Arabia this week, according to the kingdom's civil defence authority.
The heavy downpours hit mainly the western and northwestern parts of the country close to the border with Jordan.
Ten people died in the northwestern city of Tabuk and one each in the holy city of Medina and the northern border areas, the official SPA news agency reported the defence authority as saying on Wednesday.
In a statement, the authority said a total of 271 people had been rescued across the country since Sunday. Civil defence teams have also evacuated 137 people in the northwestern Tabuk region.
Local media reports said light to moderate rain caused power outages in the capital Riyadh as well as Jeddah.
A number of committees have been set up to assess the damage caused by the bad weather, the agency said.
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Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority said a total of 271 people had been rescued across the country since Sunday
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According to the police, the four were busy harvesting grapes on the farm Sador in Louisvale when they were hit by the lightning. They were declared dead on the scene.
Police spokesperson Colonel Mashay Gamieldien said about five other farmworkers were also transported to a local hospital to be treated for shock.
She added that those who were taken to hospital were not injured.
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For eight brief minutes early Wednesday, it was -10° in Chicago. It might not get that "warm" again until around noon Thursday, and those eight minutes prevented the city from breaking at least one record for cold, though we've already broken another one.
The -10° high for Wednesday is one degree shy of the record for the coldest high temperature ever at O'Hare, the -11° mark set on Jan. 18, 1994, and Dec. 24, 1983.
However, Chicago has easily broken the Jan. 30 record low, which was -15° (Jan. 30, 1966). As of 7 a.m., it was -23° at O'Hare, the coldest it's been in Chicago in 34 years, and tied for 5th coldest temperature on record in Chicago.
The all-time record cold mark for Chicago was on Jan. 20, 1985, when it was -27°.
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Very strange sound. To us it sounds like a dragon breathing.
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The Captain JP III cruise ship is wedged against the Livingston Avenue train bridge that spans the Hudson River, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 in Albany, N.Y.
The Captain JP III cruise ship is wedged against the Livingston Avenue train bridge that spans the Hudson River, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 in Albany, N.Y.
New York State Police said in a series of posts on Twitter that the boats broke loose from their moorings in Troy before floating south down the Hudson River towards Albany.
State police were forced to close several bridges between Troy and Albany during the morning rush hour as a precaution as the boats drifted south.
State police posted an aerial image on Twitter showing the boats floating downriver.
The dog, an American Stafford, was usually kept in the garage of the small house. Apparently the infant, somehow, crawled into the garage.
The parents of the only child took her to the nearby clinic in Tibas, where after administering first aid, transferred to her to the Children's Hospital in San Jose, where she died.
The dog, an American Stafford, was owned by the family. It was one one of six dogs that were without proper conditions and a parrot, whose possession is prohibited.
The dog typically ran loose in the small garage. Apparently, the baby crawled from the house into the garage and was attacked. The mother was also injured while trying to rescue the infant.
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PHOTO: The heavy rain caused a land slip that cut this road west of Townsville.
PHOTO: The heavy rain caused a land slip that cut this road west of Townsville.
Multiple swift-water rescues were conducted to reach people in the area who were trapped by the rapidly rising flood.
Police placed Bluewater under a safety and preservation declaration, urging residents to avoid the area until it is safe to return.
Late on Wednesday, SES northern regional manager Daryl Camp told the ABC they were still checking on trapped residents.
"All the people we know about in Toolakea and Bluewater have been helped," he said.
Comment: A continuation of the deluge for the region noted a few days prior: Rivers at record levels after 620mm (2 feet) of rain in 48 hours in Queensland, Australia
Comment: In recent times this rare cloud phenomena has appeared over Southern California, UK, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Other strange cloud anomalies seem to be appearing globally with higher frequency and intensity. Factors which may contribute to these 'strange skies' are atmospheric dust loading from increased comet and volcanic activity and changes in the layers of the atmosphere. See also:
- Spectacular Sun Halo Seen by Skiers in Sweden
- Rainbow appears in Taiwan for 9 continuous hours as experts claim it has broken record
An indicator of this dust loading is the intensification of noctilucent clouds we are observing. As explained in Pierre Lescaudron's book, Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection: See also: Chemtrails? Contrails? Strange skies