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Giant snowbanks draw sightseers to North Mountain in Nova Scotia


CTV News
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:29 UTC
Cape Breton's towering snowbanks are drawing selfie-takers to North Mountain.

Cape Breton's towering snowbanks are drawing selfie-takers to North Mountain.
The amount of snow on North Mountain in Cape Breton is drawing crowds, but it's also resulting in a lot of highway closures -- at times cutting off one community from the next.

After the latest snowfall, Cape Breton looks more like the Arctic and there are sheer walls of the white stuff as you reach the top of North Mountain on the Cabot Trail.

For many, it's a photo opportunity not to be missed.

"They're taller than I am, that's for sure," Jessica Martin said of the snowbanks. "It's crazy. I've never seen that before. And we do get a lot of snow in Montreal."

Some banks tower four metres high -- about the height of a typical office building.

CTV meteorologist Kalin Mitchell says the weather station at North Mountain is reporting 217 centimetres of snow on the ground.

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Snowflake Cold

From China to Russia, world is blanketed in white - in pictures


The Guardian
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:36 UTC
Snow is piled up outside the Hotel Saentis
© Gian Ehrenzeller/AP
Snow is piled up outside the Hotel Saentis in Schwaegalp, Switzerland.
Heavy snowfalls in Europe, Asia and the Middle East have left a world of white across thousands of kilometres

A villager walks through deep snow in Disbudak
© Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
A villager walks through deep snow in Disbudak village of Bingol province in Turkey
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Cloud Precipitation

South East Africa - Deadly storms and floods in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:39 UTC
flood
Violent storms and flash flooding triggered by heavy rain have affected the south east African countries of Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique over the last few days. Over 20 people have reportedly died since 09 January, 2019.

Malawi

Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) reported on 11 January that flash floods in the capital Lilongwe, Central Region, have caused severe material damage, affecting around 600 people. No fatalities have been reported.

The floods were triggered by 3 hours of heavy rain on 10 January. DoDMA said that flooding had affected the areas of "Biwi, Area 22, Kaliyeka, Chipasula, Mchesi, Kawale and Area 36 in Lilongwe City, " and that "parts of Chipasula, Chidzanja and Kawale bridges have been damaged."

Further damage assessments are being carried out to form the basis for the provision of relief assistance. Malawi's Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, was expected to visit the affected areas on 11 January.

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Seismograph

Is this normal? 81 significant earthquakes have rattled Alaska so far in 2019

Michael Snyder
End of the American Dream
Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:17 UTC
Earth and moon
Something is happening to our planet. The mainstream media is not talking much about this, and the experts assure us that everything is going to be just fine, but the truth is that we have been witnessing an unusual amount of seismic activity all over the world. Up until just recently, most of the shaking has been elsewhere on the globe, and so it has been easy for most Americans to ignore. But now North America is rattling, and that isn't going to be so easy to brush aside. In fact, 2019 has barely even gotten started and the state of Alaska has already been hit by 81 significant earthquakes...
Alaska notoriously experiences a lot of seismic activity, and in the first nine days of 2019 has been shaken by 81 earthquakes of a magnitude 2.5 or higher according to the United States Geological Survey. Of these, five have been magnitude 4.5 or higher, with one reaching magnitude 6.1. This huge quake took place 54km south-southwest of Tanaga Volcano on January 5.
Is this normal?

No, of course it is not normal. And the heightened seismic activity that has been taking place all along the Ring of Fire is not normal either. Just ask the people that were devastated by the massive tsunami that just hit Indonesia.
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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snow in the Balkans - State of emergency declared for some parts of Serbia


novinite.com
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:04 UTC
snow
Heavy snowfall this week in the Balkans has closed down schools, left remote villages cut off and disrupted traffic and power supplies in many areas in the region.

Serbia's state TV said Friday that four municipalities in the southwest of the country have introduced emergency measures, warning of snow piling up on the roads and sealing off mountain villages. Most schools there have closed down and emergency crews have distributed supplies to some residents.

In Montenegro, three towns on the Adriatic coast remain without electricity after a snowstorm on Thursday hit a key power distribution line. Meteorologists say the first 10 days of January have been the coldest in the country in years.

In the central Bosnian municipality of Kladanj, the snow has disrupted power supplies and cut phone lines.

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Snowflake Cold

World Snow Wrap, January 11 - Heavy snowfalls continue in Europe, Canada, the US and Japan

Reggae Elliss
Mountain Watch
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:50 UTC
Parts of Austria buried in deep snow - more on the way!

Parts of Austria buried in deep snow - more on the way!
USA

It has been a pretty good couple of weeks in the US western states with regular snowfalls in resorts in the Pacific north-west, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Last weekend saw some big snowfalls in the Californian Sierras with the Tahoe resorts and Mammoth receiving huge totals, Squaw Valley receiving a massive 122cms on the upper mountain in two days last Saturday and Sunday, although the upper lifts were on wind-hold at times. Mammoth also got the goods with a solid 167cms at the Summit in a week, taking the Summits season total to 4.8 metres.

There were also good falls in Jackson Hole which received 64cms from Jan 5-7 and by all reports the snow was classic Jackson "Cowboy Powder". Utah hasn't missed out, Brighton and Snowbasin picking up 25-30cms overnight on January 6.

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Attention

Dozens of stranded seals cut off from ocean by ice in Roddickton, Canada


BBC
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:27 UTC
One on its way to the gas station
© Brendon FitzPatrick ‏
One on its way to the gas station
Dozens of seals have become stranded in a Canadian town, blocking traffic and the entrances to homes and businesses.

Two of the animals in Roddickton-Bide Arm, Newfoundland, died after being struck by a car. There are concerns others will starve to death.

It is against Canadian law to interfere with marine mammals such as seals.

The creatures became stranded after nearby waters suddenly froze over last week, preventing their return to the ocean.

Experts say the speed at which the bay froze over may have disorientated the animals and caused them to move inland instead of towards open waters.

Images posted on social media show the seals stranded on roads and large banks of snow.

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Snowflake Cold

Israel sees record snowfall - meter of snow hits Mt. Hermon


ynetnews.com
Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:32 UTC
Snow on Mt. Hermon
© Mt. Hermon management
Snow on Mt. Hermon
Sea of Galilee water levels rise by almost 20cm and a meter of snow hits Mt. Hermon's lower parts as the storm system enters it final stage before tapering off over the weekend.

As the storm system that hit Israel at the beginning of the week enters its final stage, the cold temperatures plummeted Wednesday to this winter's record low. Nearly a meter of snow has accumulated on Mt. Hermon and the water levels in the Sea of Galilee have risen by at least 19.5 cm over the past 48 hours, according to meteorological services.

The waterline in Sea of Galilee currently stands at -214 below sea level and 1.10 meters (3.6 feet) below the lower red line (the intermediate warning signal indicating a crisis).

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Attention

Woman and child bitten by shark in shallow waters in Queensland, Australia


The Guardian
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:35 UTC
Shark attacks
Girl to be transferred from Hamilton Island to have bite on foot treated, while woman was bitten on leg

A girl and a elderly woman have been bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays, continuing a spate of attacks in the popular north Queensland region.

The pair had been in shallow waters at Catseye Beach on Hamilton Island when they were attacked about 9.30am on Thursday, a Queensland ambulance spokesman says.

The woman was treated at Hamilton Island Medical Centre for a wound on her right leg, while the girl has been transferred to Proserpine Hospital for further treatment to a bite to her foot.

Neither injuries are life-threatening, with Hamilton Island operators believing the shark was less than a metre long.

Comment: Also recently (on the 8th of January) a surfer was attacked by a great white shark off Montaña de Oro State Park in California, his subsequent leg injuries required 50 stitches.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 6 in Zimbabwe


Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:25 UTC
lightning
Tragedy has hit Chipinge after six people were struck to death by lightning bolts this evening.

Four people died at Carta farm while two others met the same fate at Watershed farm near Mandikise Prison in Chipinge.

Meanwhile, heavy rains have destroyed part of the roofing at Beitbridge border post.

Immigration officials have, however, confirmed that operations have not been affected.

This also comes amid reports that homes in nearby Mtetengwe village, staff houses at clinic have also been destroyed.

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