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Heat wave breaks records in Iran, across the Caucasus

RFE/RL
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 04:00 UTC

An intense heat wave is shattering temperature records in Iran and the Caucasus nations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, causing power shortages that are adding to discomfort in the region.

Weather experts on July 6 said the heat wave is the result of a high-pressure dome or heat dome that formed over the Eurasian region and reaches as far north as southern Russia, where temperatures hit a record high for June on June 28.

In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, temperatures soared to a record of 41 degrees Celsius on July 4, contributing to unhealthy air pollution levels reported by the National Environmental Agency.

Earlier in the week, on July 1, temperatures hit a record 43 degrees in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, prompting heavy use of air-conditioning that the government said caused an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant and a nationwide power outage.

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Wildfire in Spring Creek, Colorado burns over 94,000 acres - 3rd largest in state history

Eric Ruble
ktvq.com
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:33 UTC

This photo, taken on June 27 around 8 p.m., show the beginning of the Spring Fire.

The Spring Fire burning in southern Colorado continued to explode in size as acreage reached 94,125 as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. This makes it the third largest wildfire in state history after the Hayman Fire in 2002 and the West Fork Fire complex (technically three separate fires that merged) in 2013.

986 people are fighting the fire, which is 5 percent contained. Crews are dealing with hot, dry and windy weather conditions.

A tweet posted by officials posted Monday night said that 104 homes have been destroyed by the fire and 61 are intact.

Twin waterspouts filmed off Dekle Beach, Florida

Ben Hooper
UPI
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:54 UTC

A Florida woman captured video of a rare sight off the state's coast -- twin waterspouts swirling side by side in the water.

Stephanie Morgan English captured video Tuesday showing a waterspout pulling water high up into the air off Dekle Beach in Taylor County.

The video shows a second waterspout form to the side of the first.

"So cool!" English exclaims in the video.

Dead baby whale found in waters off Albay, Philippines

Michael B. Jaucian
inquirer.net
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:40 UTC

© BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
A Bryde’s whale calf found dead in the waters off Barangay Namanday, Bacacay, Albay.

A baby whale was found dead by residents in the seawaters off a village in Bacacay town, Albay province Tuesday.

Nonie Enolva, spokesperson of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol, said the female Bryde's whale calf was found off Barangay Namanday. It was 4.2 meters long and weighed about 700 kilos.

Enolva said the cause of death, based on a necropsy conducted by the BFAR, was "starvation secondary to drowning."

At least 10 killed by floods in Nigeria

Sahara Reporters
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:26 UTC

Eight bodies were recovered and many others feared dead on Tuesday following a downpour in Rafi-Gora village and Gangare Saji in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger state.

Confirming the number of casualties from the downpour, Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ibrahim Inga, told newsmen in Minna that seven teenage girls were washed away by the flood in Rafin-Gora market while three children also died in Anguwan Gangare Saji.

Narrating the incident, Inga said the girls were inside a shop in Rafi-Gora market while the three children in Gangare Saji fell inside a pit toilet while attempting to remove a flip flop that fell inside.

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits off the east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia

eturbonews.com
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:10 UTC

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at 01:40:08 UTC on July 6, 2018 at depth of 79 kilometers.

There has been no reports of damage or injuries.

No tsunami warning was issued.

UK heatwave: Welsh farmers 'fighting to survive'

BBC News
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 06:52 UTC

Farmers have brought in emergency water tankers

Farmers in Wales are warning that they could be fighting to survive if the summer's dry weather continues.

Many say the grass they feed their cows effectively stopped growing weeks ago, prompting concerns about the food available to herds in the longer term.

The weeks of scorching weather follow heavy snow storms in late winter.

NFU Cymru has also warned farmers that they have "a duty of care" to animals, as forecasts predict two more weeks of soaring temperatures.

The warm weather reached a record high of 32.6C in Porthmadog in Gwynedd at the end of June and the heatwave has continued this week.

NFU Cymru President John Davies said he had heard farmers were already using their winter supplies of fodder because the lack of rain had stunted grass growth while the "intense" heat was "burning off crops".

Mr Davies said: "We've heard of farmers who are already using their winter supplies of fodder to feed livestock and with fodder already at a premium this could become a real problem later in the year."

The union has now relaunched its free fodder bank service to help members find animal feed or sell any surplus.

Comment: The present UK heatwave has already caused the earliest harvest in 40 years for farmers, with a significantly reduced yield. The heatwave seems to be extending towards the end of July, with the Met Office predicting that "the last third of July, dry, sunny and warm weather will probably dominate across the bulk of UK, especially in the south."

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan after 'historic' rainfall, 2 dead

The Straits Times
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:25 UTC

© REUTERS
A kimono-clad woman taking photos of swollen Kamo River, caused by a heavy rain, from Shijo Bridge in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 5, 2018.

Hundreds of thousands of people across a wide swathe of western and central Japan were evacuated from their homes on Friday (July 6) as torrential rains pounded the nation, flooding rivers, setting off landslides and leaving at least two people dead.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainfall was"historic" and warned more rain was set to batter already saturated parts of the nation through Sunday.

By Friday morning, one part of the main island of Honshu had been hit with twice the total amount of rain for a normal July.

At least two people were killed, one when he was sucked down a drainage pipe and another an elderly woman toppled by a gust of wind. Several more people were missing, including one whose car was swept away as he delivered milk in the early morning hours, NHK national television said.

A middle school boy was missing after he was swept away by flood waters in a ditch, NHK added.

"The situation is extremely dangerous," wrote a Twitter user in Kochi, a city on the smallest main island of Shikoku, where the rain has been especially intense.

Car drives into sinkhole in southwestern Minnesota

Molly Rosenblatt
CBS News- Minnesota
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:40 UTC

A 16-year-old driver in southwestern Minnesota had to climb out his car's back window Tuesday morning after heavy rains washed out the road and he drove into a sinkhole.

The Renville County Sheriff's Office says the sinkhole was formed after a culvert beneath the township road was washed out.

The driver wasn't hurt, thanks to his seat belt and the car's airbag.

Candace Leopold, the driver's grandmother, says the teen was on his way to work at a farm north of Redwood Falls. After falling into the sinkhole, the teen escaped by climbing out of the car's back window, she said.

Four hit by lightning during Fourth of July fireworks events at 2 locations in Illinois

Joshua Rhett Miller
New York Post
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:10 UTC

Four people, including a 4-year-old girl, were struck by lightning in two separate Fourth of July gatherings for fireworks on Wednesday, authorities said.

The young girl and an 18-year-old man were first hit by a bolt of lightning as people gathered to watch a fireworks show at Robertson Field in Sheridan, Illinois, about 65 miles southwest of Chicago. Sheridan's fire chief, Kurt Tirevold, told WLS-TV that both victims were critically injured, with the girl receiving a direct hit and the teen suffering a ground shock.

A physician and two off-duty firefighters performed CPR on the girl before emergency responders arrived. They likely saved the girl's life, Tirevold said.

Witnesses told the station that even at several yards away, they felt the lightning strike, which scattered tree bark throughout the field.

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Earth Changes

Heat wave breaks records in Iran, across the Caucasus

Wildfire in Spring Creek, Colorado burns over 94,000 acres - 3rd largest in state history

Twin waterspouts filmed off Dekle Beach, Florida

Dead baby whale found in waters off Albay, Philippines

At least 10 killed by floods in Nigeria

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits off the east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia

UK heatwave: Welsh farmers 'fighting to survive'

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan after 'historic' rainfall, 2 dead

Car drives into sinkhole in southwestern Minnesota

Four hit by lightning during Fourth of July fireworks events at 2 locations in Illinois

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