Earth Changes
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An example of crop damage: Blueberry blooms damaged by frost in April 6th 2016.
An example of crop damage: Blueberry blooms damaged by frost in April 6th 2016.
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Volcanic heat source discovered under Pine Island Glacier
Via Eurekalert KINGSTON, R.I. - June 22, 2018 - A researcher from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography and five other scientists have discovered an active volcanic heat source beneath the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica.
The discovery and other findings, which are critical to understanding the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, of which the Pine Island Glacier is a part, are published in the paper, "Evidence of an active volcanic heat source beneath the Pine Island Glacier," in the latest edition of Nature Communications.
Assistant Professor Brice Loose of Newport, a chemical oceanographer at GSO and the lead author, said the paper is based on research conducted during a major expedition in 2014 to Antarctica led by scientists from the United Kingdom. They worked aboard an icebreaker, the RRS James Clark Ross, from January to March, Antarctica's summer.
Officials said it happened around 6:16 p.m. Monday. Lightning struck a communications center near a water trailer.
The four soldiers struck were near the trailer, and two of them were touching it, officials said.
Three of the paratroopers were released from the hospital later Monday. The fourth was released Tuesday afternoon.
CBS 17 will update this story when more information becomes available.
A seven-year-old boy was killed in a lightning strike at Bhomragora village in Bandwan block of Purulia district, while two other deaths due to lightning strikes was reported from Rajendrapur of Basirhat II block and Keutepara of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district, he said.
A woman from Basanti block of Charpara village and a man from Namkhana block of Uttar Chandanpiri village of South 24 Parganas districts were also killed in lightning strike, he said.
Technically, it's neither a rainbow nor fire.
The National Weather Service says it is actually called a circumhorizontal arc that forms when you have ice crystals in high clouds.
Sundogs often form in pairs on either side of the sun, looking like detached pieces of rainbow
This is the moment a rare sundog appeared in the sky, making it look like there was a halo over Cornwall .
People across the duchy were sharing their photos of the phenomenon last night which created a 'second sun' in the sky.
The halo effect appeared over St Ives , while in Newquay it looked like a streak of rainbow alongside the sun.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, and forecasters say it could get hotter, with no sign of a let up in the sun for the next few days.
The Met Office has issued a heatwave warning with an 80 per cent chance we could see potentially dangerous levels of hot weather between today, Tuesday, and Thursday.
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People across the duchy were sharing their photos of the phenomenon last night which created a 'second sun' in the sky.
The halo effect appeared over St Ives , while in Newquay it looked like a streak of rainbow alongside the sun.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, and forecasters say it could get hotter, with no sign of a let up in the sun for the next few days.
The Met Office has issued a heatwave warning with an 80 per cent chance we could see potentially dangerous levels of hot weather between today, Tuesday, and Thursday.
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Blowing snow conditions at a camp site near Vostok Station in Antarctic summer.
Blowing snow conditions at a camp site near Vostok Station in Antarctic summer.
Tiny valleys near the top of Antarctica's ice sheet reach temperatures of nearly minus 100 degrees Celsius (minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter, a new study finds. The results could change scientists' understanding of just how low temperatures can get at Earth's surface, according to the researchers.
Scientists announced in 2013 they had found the lowest temperatures on Earth's surface: Sensors on several Earth-observing satellites measured temperatures of minus 93 degrees Celsius (minus 135 degrees Fahrenheit) in several spots on the East Antarctic Plateau, a high snowy plateau in central Antarctica that encompasses the South Pole. But the researchers revised that initial study with new data and found the temperatures actually reach minus 98 degrees Celsius (minus 144 degrees Fahrenheit) during the southern polar night, mostly during July and August.
When the researchers first announced they had found the coldest temperatures on Earth five years ago, they determined that persistent clear skies and light winds are required for temperatures to dip this low. But the new study adds a twist to the story: Not only are clear skies necessary, but the air must also be extremely dry, because water vapor traps some heat in the air.
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Coldest June 23rd ever
On Saturday in Slovakia the cold was primarily manifested in higher mountain climates. On Lomnicki peak the temperature reached a high of only -2.8 C. This is the coldest high for June 23 in the history of observation, says the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute.
The peaks of Krivan (2495 m) saw a weak snow cover, while Sedielka (2376 m) saw ankle-deep snow on Sunday.
Thanks to Peto Kuchar for this link
Balea Lake, Romania, 24 June 2018
24 June 2018 - On Saturday morning the snow measured 2 cm at Balea Lake, at 2,000 meters above sea level in the Fagaras Mountains.
And it was cold, with the temperature only zero degrees, according to meteorologists.
Access to the area can only be done by cable car, Transfagarasan being closed to traffic until 1 July.
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis in the Netherlands for this link
Comment: Volcanic activity around the world is on the rise, so it's no wonder that the West Antarctic ice sheet is seeing a similar increase in activity: