Earth Changes

Areas of British Columbia receive yearly snowfall average in just 72 hours

The Weather Network
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:12 UTC

Heavy snow continues in B.C. Monday across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, with snowfall warnings still in effect for several parts of the province.

The storm caused tens of thousands of outages over the weekend peaking at 128,000, though fewer than 2,000 remain Monday morning. Some mountain highways remain closed including, Highway 3 in both directions at the B.C./Alberta border due to low visibility. The Alex Fraser Bridge was also closed for a short period of time Sunday afternoon due to poor weather.

Around 43 cm of snow has fallen in Powell River, with an astonishing 77 cm recorded in Chilliwack. It's estimated both communities have received their yearly snowfall average in 72 hours.

Many schools in the Fraser Valley have closed their doors Monday including, the University of the Fraser Valley due to deteriorating road conditions. Langley, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Hope, Mission and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school districts are closed.

Thousands of jellyfish wash up on beach in Deception Bay, Australia

Selena Arias
Essential Retailer
Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:54 UTC

Australian locals and marine experts were surprised to find thousands of blue blubber jellyfish reportedly washed up at Queensland's Deception Bay.

A wallpaper of blue blubber jellyfish were found washed up at Queensland's Deception Bay after locals noticed an unusual color in the water.

Finding the jellyfish

A 24-year-old local, Charlotte Lawson, noticed an unusual color in the water at the Australian beach, when she took a photo of the jellyfish.

"When we got closer we realized it was jellyfish," Lawson told BBC. "It was like bubble wrap across the beach."

Sinabung volcano erupts seven times in less than 24 hours, Indonesia

The Borneo Post
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:31 UTC

Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province erupted seven times on Sunday, local media reported.

"The eruptions occurred from midnight until 4:50 pm (1700 GMT Saturday until 0950 GMT Sunday)," volcanology agency official Arif Cahyo was quoted by Viva.co.id news portal as saying.

The ash spewed from the volcano was carried by winds to Berastagi, a tourist town in the Karo highlands south-east of the volcano, Cahyo added.

Local officials in Berastagi told locals and tourists to wear masks and eye protectors to avoid being exposed directly to the volcanic ash.

More earthquakes than usual shook Switzerland last year

The Local ch
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:01 UTC

Switzerland experienced 880 earthquakes in 2016, slightly more than the 40-year average, according to the Swiss Seismological Service (SED).

The service, which is run by federal technology institute ETH Zurich, said 31 of those registered above 2.5 on the Richter scale, more than the average of 23.

As usual the cantons of Valais and Graubünden were the most affected areas of the country.

Medium-sized earthquakes registering 3 or more on the Richter scale hit Juf in the canton of Graubünden - Europe's highest year-round inhabited village - Saint-Gingolph on the shore of Lake Geneva and an area on the Swiss-French border near Martigny in the Valais.

2 magnitude 5.3 earthquakes rattle Turkey's western Çanakkale province

Daily Sabah
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:50 UTC

Two magnitude 5.3 earthquakes struck the Aegean Sea near Turkey's western Çanakkale province on Monday morning, causing minor damage.

The first earthquake was recorded at 6:51 a.m. local time at a depth of 5.5 kilometers below the surface, according to Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, while the second one was recorded at 13:58 local time.

It was felt in the neighboring Muğla, Aydın, Izmir, Bursa and Tekirdağ provinces, reports said.

No injuries or casualties have been reported, but the earthquake caused minor damage to buildings.

Signs and portents: Kitten born with two heads and three eyes in China

The Star (Malaysia)
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 11:37 UTC

It was reported that the kitten could only eat using one of its mouth.

A man from Shenyang, Liaoning province in China was shocked when his cat gave birth to a two-headed, three-eyed kitten.

Xiao Wei, the cat's owner, claimed that the kitten was still alive and in a healthy condition, The Star's Bahasa Malaysia portal mStar reported.

However, Xiao said he was not sure how long the miracle kitten would survive.

It was reported that the kitten could only eat using one of its mouth.

Xiao, who was surprised by his discovery, uploaded a photo of the kitten on Weibo, the Chinese social media site, and it unexpectedly went viral.

Netizens commented that they were relieved that the kitten could eat and hoped it would live longer.

Series of avalanches kill over 100 across Afghanistan

Hindustan Times
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:10 UTC

People remove snow from their house in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Feb. 5, 2017.

More than a 100 people have been killed in a series of avalanches triggered by days of heavy snowfall around Afghanistan, including 50 in one village, officials said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise still further.

The avalanches struck after three days of heavy snow, which has destroyed scores of homes and blocked roads mainly in central and northeastern provinces, making it difficult for rescue workers to reach the stricken villages.

The bulk of the deaths however occurred in remote Nuristan province, where at least 50 people were killed in a single village, Mohammad Omar Mohammadi, a spokesperson for the ministry of natural disaster told AFP.

"Avalanches have buried two entire villages in Bargmatal district, 50 bodies were recovered from one village while rescuers are trying to reach the other village," said the spokesperson.

Elsewhere 54 people were killed in northern and central Afghan provinces, where officials said massive avalanches destroyed 168 houses and killed hundreds of cattle.

Bad weather and deep snow had hampered efforts of rescue workers to reach the isolated villages, raising fears the toll could rise sharply, according to officials.

Dog bites rise by 12% over a year in Charlotte, North Carolina

Mark Boyle
wcnc.com
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:48 UTC

New numbers just obtained by NBC Charlotte show the number of dog bites in Mecklenburg County is on the rise.

From simple bit wounds to deadly attacks, they happen often in the Queen City.

Richard Schmalz lives in the SouthPark area and is now terrified to walk his dog outside.

"Since 2015, my dog and I have been attacked three times by aggressive dogs on the street," said Schmalz.

According to Schmalz he has his dog were almost home, just a few house away when a large dog started charging them.

"Out of the blue a very large 200 plus pound dog came through a gate and charged us. Knocking me down in the street and attacking my dog and myself," he described.

NOAA said in 1974 global cooling to starve the planet; freezing smog engulfs Europe

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:23 UTC

Poking out of the rock-hard ground and covered in snow, these Spanish vegetables haven't made it to our supermarket shelves

NOAA came out in 1974 and said get ready that a new cooling era on Earth will starve the population, then along comes the once in a 3000 year Grand Solar Maximum delaying what was thought a beginning of a new Little Ice Age in the late 1970's. Now its back, the cooling has begun, vegetable rationing in Europe from cold, New Zealand temperatures drop 1C and freezing smog engulfs Europe.

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Floods affect 60,000 and destroy 1,800 homes in Lambayeque, Peru

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:23 UTC

Peru's National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) reports that as many as 1,877 houses have been destroyed by floods in Lambayeque region over the last few days. Over 60,000 people have been affected and one fatality reported.

Heavy rain that began on 31 January caused floods in the districts of Pacora, Jayanca, Illimo, Mochumi, Cayalti and Túcume in Lambayeque province of the region of the same name.

Further heavy rain has fallen since then and on 03 February, the La Leche river overflowed flooding areas of Lambayeque, Chiclayo and Ferreñafe provinces.

Indeci reports that 60,435 people have been affected and 24,755 displaced, including 6,000 in Morrope district, 3,735 in Jayanca, 7,510 in Chiclayo and 1,955 in José Leonardo Orti district, where 1 person has died and 15,000 affected.

The flooding has caused severe damage to houses and buildings in the affected areas. Indeci reports that 1,877 houses have collapsed, with 500 of them in Chiclayo district. A further 3,072 houses are considered inhabitable and 12,089 houses affected.

Desborde de río "la leche" a la altura del Distrito de Mórrope - Lambayeque.
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— Samir Reyes (@SamirBravoR) February 5, 2017