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Debunking the latest WaPo Antarctic ice propaganda piece

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That?
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:12 UTC
WaPo ice story
Ice loss from Antarctica has sextupled since the 1970s, new research finds.

An alarming study shows massive East Antarctic ice sheet already is a significant contributor to sea-level rise

Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis

January 14 at 3:00 PM (Washington Post)

Antarctic glaciers have been melting at an accelerating pace over the past four decades thanks to an influx of warm ocean water - a startling new finding that researchers say could mean sea levels are poised to rise more quickly than predicted in coming decades.

The Antarctic lost 40 billion tons of melting ice to the ocean each year from 1979 to 1989. That figure rose to 252 billion tons lost per year beginning in 2009, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That means the region is losing six times as much ice as it was four decades ago, an unprecedented pace in the era of modern measurements. (It takes about 360 billion tons of ice to produce one millimeter of global sea-level rise.)
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Snowflake Cold

Turkey hit by harsh winter, snowfall


Anadolu Agency
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:30 UTC
SNOW TURKEY
Roads to thousands of villages covered by thick snow

Harsh winter conditions dominate many parts of Turkey, affecting daily life.

An old woman in eastern Bingol province was killed when an avalanche of snow fell over her from the roof of her house.

The roads to thousands of villages across Turkey were covered with snow. In Ovacik district of eastern Tunceli province, the height of snow reached three meters (10 feet).

Roads between Ankara-Izmir, Afyonkarahisar-Usak and Afyonkarahisar-Kutahya cities in western Turkey were blocked early Wednesday due to heavy snow.

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Attention

Red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles around Florida

Carlos R. Munoz
Herald-Tribune
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:50 UTC
Sea turtles washing up dead on FL islands

Sea turtles washing up dead on FL islands
Wildlife officials say manatee deaths are not far behind.

A Florida red tide outbreak close to 16 months old has killed more sea turtles than any previous single red tide event on record, and manatee deaths are not far behind.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission attributed 589 sea turtles and 213 manatee deaths to this episode of red tide, which began in late 2017. It had killed 127 bottlenose dolphins as of Dec. 20, leading the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to declare an unusual mortality event.

Because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, NOAA has not provided updates for dolphins on its UME website. Dolphin strandings spiked in August and November, but have begun to slow down as red tide shows signs of weakening along the Southwest Florida coast.
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Snowflake

ENORMOUS 'spinning ice disk' appears on river in Maine - Largest one yet?


wwlp.com
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:45 UTC
maine ice disk
A very unusual and impressive sight took shape in Maine this week, a nearly perfect disc of ice -- forming in the Presumpscot River.

The massive ice disc drew curious onlookers to the banks of the river. It's not clear how or exactly when it formed.

According to an official with the city of Westbrook, the disc is roughly 100 yards across and is spinning in a counter clockwise direction.

That same official captured this breathtaking drone footage of the amazing sight.


Comment: That thing's almost 100m across!!!

It is an unusual sight, and so why are these ice disks, and a number of other out of the ordinary but related phenomena, suddenly occurring all over the globe?

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Cloud Precipitation

California storms bring fear of devastating mudslides in fire-ravaged areas

Keith Griffith
The Daily Mail
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:29 UTC
mud flow block highway
© California Dept. of Transportation
Mud flows obstructed parts of the Pacific Coast Highway (above) near Malibu on Monday
Residents of hundreds of homes in three California counties have been ordered to to pack up and leave as a Pacific storm threatens potential mudslide catastrophe.

Mandatory evacuation orders went into effect on Tuesday at 8am in parts of Los Angeles County and 10am in parts of Santa Barbara County that were devastated by the Woolsey Fire.

In Riverside County, mandatory evacuation orders for dozens of areas around the Holy Fire were downgraded to voluntary early on Tuesday, but authorities urged people to stay alert because of continuing rain forecasts.

It come a year after a mudslide swept through a fire-devastated California town, killing 23 people.
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Compass

'Weird loud noise' heard in Upstate South Carolina


Sott.net
Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:07 UTC
Strange sounds stock
On January 8, 2019, YouTube user 'Autumn Clark' posted a video recording of weird noises she heard in skies of Upstate South Carolina:
Loud noise continued for several minutes. Never heard a sound like this around here in the almost year I've lived here. Btw it's not a plane.

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Snowflake Cold

Snow Report: Latest conditions in the Alps - metre and a half fell in parts of Austria over weekend

Roger Fulton
Snow Magazine
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:25 UTC
snow
The Alps came up for air today (Tuesday) after another weekend of record-breaking falls, which cut off some Austrian resorts and saw the avalanche risk hit 5 - the highest level.

Up to a metre and a half fell in parts of Austria, in particular the Arlberg region around Lech and St Anton, which were both cut off completely, as were Stuben and St Christoph. Only six lifts in St Anton - out of a possible 39 - were turning yesterday, due to high winds.

Obergurgl was also inaccessible because snow was overwhelming efforts to clear the roads and some lifts in nearby Ischgl were stopped because they were completely buried in places.

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Seismograph

No tsunami following M-6.8 earthquake off Vanuatu


West Hawaii Today
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:52 UTC
earthquake
No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that struck Tuesday morning in waters north of Vanuatu.

The earthquake, recorded at 8:07 a.m. Hawaii time, had a registered depth of 29 miles.

Based on all available data, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no threat of tsunami to Hawaii.

EARTHQUAKE
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Arrow Down

Landslide caused by heavy rains engulfs Pakistani bus with workers, killing 8


The Express Tribune
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:34 UTC
landslide
At least eight labourers were killed and several others went missing after a passenger van got buried by a landslide at Karakoram Highway in Kohistan district.

The landslide completely buried the van late Monday night, and the rescue operation started early Tuesday morning by authorities and volunteers.

Police said that the van was carrying about 12 labourers of Dasu Hydro Power project, who were on their way home from work.

Rescue teams recovered eight bodies after digging through the piles of mud and rock manually, and efforts were underway to rescue the remaining people by removing the debris with heavy machinery summoned at the site by the rescue officials.
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Snowflake Cold

Cold wave intensifies in North India: Pahalgam witnesses coldest January night in 5 years at minus 14.6 degrees Celsius


First Post
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:47 UTC
A view of a snow covered hut in Gulmarg, 55 kilometers north of Srinagar,

A view of a snow covered hut in Gulmarg, 55 kilometers north of Srinagar.
Cold wave conditions continued across North India on Monday with fresh bouts of snowfall reported in the Kashmir valley, Ladakh region and Himachal Pradesh. Several places also witnessed a sharp drop in minimum temperatures at night. The Valley, however, saw a sunny Monday morning despite the cold conditions.

Kashmir

Kashmir is under what is known as the 'Chillai-Kalan' — the 40-day harshest period of winter when snowfall is frequent. Chillai-Kalan ends on 31 January and is then followed by a 20-day-long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and the 10-day 'Chillai Bachha' (baby cold).


Comment: See also this report from early January: Heavy snowfall disrupts life in Kashmir - up to 3 feet measured.

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