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Boy eaten by crocodile in front of family in Balabac, Philippines - 5th attack at the location this year

Anthony Blair
The Star (UK)
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:42 UTC
It is the fifth such crocodile incident in the Filipino town of Balabac this year

It is the fifth such crocodile incident in the Filipino town of Balabac this year
The youngster was on board a small boat with his siblings when the animal pulled him overboard

A dad has recovered the half-eaten remains of his young son after he was grabbed by a crocodile in front of his horrified family.

He searched for the 10-year-old boy overnight, before a fisherman discovered his head and leg in a nearby mangrove swamp.

The shocking attack happened off the coast of the Filipino town of Balabac — notorious for crocodiles.

Police in the Philippines said a search for the boy turned up the grisly remains on Tuesday.

He had been on board a small wooden boat with his two older siblings when the saltwater crocodile struck.
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Cloud Precipitation

Deadly flash floods hit Taiwan - nearly 8 inches of rain in 2 hours


Floodlist
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:19 UTC
Rainfall Taiwan 13 August 2019.
© Central Weather Bureau
Rainfall Taiwan 13 August 2019.
Torrential rain has caused severe flooding in southern and western areas of Taiwan. Some areas recorded around 300mm of rain in 24 hours to 13 August, 2019.

Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that one person died on 13 August after being swept away by floodwaters in Kaohsiung. Classes were cancelled and government offices closed. Almost 4,000 households in the city were left without power.

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued extremely heavy rain advisories (more than 200mm in 24 hours) for Miaoli County, Changhua County, Nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung County early on 13 August.

Water Resources Agency (WRA) issued flood warnings for the Changhua, Yunlin, Kaohsiung and Tainan areas.

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Snowflake Cold

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: China's scientists say publicly 'we are headed into Global Cooling'


Adapt 2030
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:15 UTC
Chinese scientists global cooling
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
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Comment: Global cooling to replace warming trend that started 4,000 years ago - Chinese scientists

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Attention

3km exclusion zone after Mt Merapi spews lava in Indonesia


China Daily
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:12 UTC
lava
Indonesian authorities banned residents and trekkers from doing activities within 3 kilometers from the summit of Mount Merapi as the volcano located between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces spewed hot lava on Wednesday morning.

Mount Merapi spewed the hot lava as far as 950 meters, heading to upstream of Gendol River in the two provinces' border area at 04:52 Jakarta time, Spokesperson of Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Agus Wibowo said.

The hot lava emission from the Merapi crater lasted around 95 seconds was recorded to have maximum amplitude of 50 millimeters, he added.

The volcano that stands at 2,968 meters tall above the sea level has been showing significant escalation of volcanic activities in the last several days with 10 intense land tremors were recorded in various degrees on Saturday.

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Attention

Volcano in Russian far east emits ash to 5 km

xuxin
Xinhua
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:06 UTC
The Karymsky volcano
The Karymsky volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East emitted ash to an altitude of 5 km Wednesday, according to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"A moderate eruptive activity of the volcano continues and ash explosions of up to 6 km could occur at any time," it said in a statement, warning that it could affect low-flying aircraft.

The institute has attributed orange color code to the activity, which under the aviation color code map signifies that a volcano is exhibiting heightened unrest with an increased likelihood of eruption or that a volcanic eruption is underway with either minor ash emission or none at all.

As one of the most active volcanoes on the peninsula, the 1,486-meter-high Karymsky volcano is located 115 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative center of Kamchatka region.
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Attention

Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion Island is erupting for the fourth time this year

Sebastian Kettley
Daily Express (UK)
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:27 UTC
Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion Island)

Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion Island)
The erupting volcano has entered the fourth day of the eruption on Wednesday, August 14, after activity began after 4pm local time on Sunday.

Since the eruption started, two volcanic fissures split the mountain's east flank wide open, spewing rivers of lava towards the coast.

Aerial pictures of the volcano show bright streams of molten rock slowly making their way towards the coastal highway RN2.

Amateur volcanologists and witnesses to the incredible event were photographed watching the eruption along the same road.

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Water

Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in the Arctic

Roger Harrabin
BBC
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:29 UTC
Fragments of plastic are found at high concentrations in Arctic seawater
© ALICE TREVAIL
Fragments of plastic are found at high concentrations in Arctic seawater
Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.

The scientists said they were shocked by the sheer number of particles they found: more than 10,000 of them per litre in the Arctic.

It means that even there, people are likely to be breathing in microplastics from the air - though the health implications remain unclear.

The region is often seen as one of the world's last pristine environments.

A German-Swiss team of researchers has published the work in the journal Science Advances.

The scientists also found rubber particles and fibres in the snow.

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Info

Ice Age Farmer Report: Sept frost vs USDA - SEED shortages - China warns of Cooling Cycles


Ice Age Farmer
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:11 UTC
A team of Chinese researchers says a period of
© Xinhua
A team of Chinese researchers says a period of global cooling could be on the way, but the consequences will be serious.
Analysts warn of a mid-/late September frost threatening late corn crop. Seed shortages loom as 5x the record prevent plant acres need cover crop. A new study out of China warns of cooling cycles with catastrophic consequences. And the USDA's new report signals they will stave off crisis as long as possible -- at the expense of farmers. AN ATTACK ON FARMERS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR FOOD SUPPLY. Christian breaks it all down.

Modern agriculture is unable to cope with the perfect cosmic storm of changes -- START GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD TODAY!


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Comment: Global cooling to replace warming trend that started 4,000 years ago - Chinese scientists

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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstones the size of grapefruits fall in Colorado, including largest ever recorded

Amanda Schmidt
AccuWeather
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:40 UTC
hailstone
Monster hail fell from the sky and hammered areas of the central United States on Tuesday, shattering a state record. Earlier on Tuesday before the storms developed, AccuWeather Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer warned that Colorado's state hail record could be in jeopardy given the intensity of the storms that he saw developing.

His prediction came to fruition on Tuesday afternoon when a hailstone with a maximum diameter of 4.83" fell in Bethune, Colorado, on Tuesday afternoon. The record was confirmed on Wednesday evening by the Colorado Climate Center and the National Weather Service office in Goodland, Kansas. The previous state record in Colorado was 4.5 inches.

As the Colorado Climate Center said on Twitter, photos indicate that the stone could have been even larger than recorded due to the time in between its falling and when it was put in the freezer.

The weight of the record-breaking hailstone came in at 8.5 ounces.

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Snowflake

Fresh snow in the Alps (Yes, it's August)

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:34 UTC
Dachstein
There's mixed news from the high Alps this week. On the one hand another summer ski destinations has been forced to end its 2019 season early following a very hot summer even above 3,000 metres, meaning only six glacier ski areas are currently open - believed to be the lowest number at any point this century.

On the other, a dip in temperatures has led to fresh snow being reported on the glaciers at Dachstein (pictured top) and Stubai (below), neither of which is currently open for snowsports, although they are due to open in about a month's time for 'winter' 2019-20.

Comment: Just last month: Snowfall for the Alps in July!

It's also notable that last year in the month of August unseasonal snow hit the same region: Global cooling: Extreme snowfall in SUMMER hits the Alps with a depth of one foot

Indications perhaps of the beginnings of a much cooler longer-term trend...?

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