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Stacks of rare blue ice form 30ft high on shores of the Great Lakes (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Mary Kekatos
Daily Mail
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:35 UTC
Stunning photographs have capture the epic natural phenomenon known as blue ice forming on Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas

Stunning photographs have capture the epic natural phenomenon known as blue ice forming on Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas
Stunning photographs have captured the epic natural phenomenon known as blue ice forming on Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas over the weekend

Photographers flocked to The Great Lake State's shoreline to capture the irregular rectangles towering with the iconic Mackinac Bridge in the background.

Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. Air bubbles are squeezed out and ice crystals enlarge, preventing the passage of light and making the ice appear blue.

In the middle of her work shift Sunday morning, mother-of-three Tori Burley received a text message from her father that excited her: 'The blue ice is back!'

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Attention

Bosavi volcano in Papua New Guinea dormant for centuries shows recent signs of activity

Kevin Teme
Post Courier
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:34 UTC
Mt Bosavi

Mt Bosavi
For centuries, Mt Bosavi in Nipa-Kutubu electorate in Southern Highlands Province has never shown signs of volcano existence.

However, the recent earthquake which destroyed many of the villages including food gardens and an environment in both the Hela and SHP has strike Mt Bosavi to show shines of its volcano existence.

Former PNG basketball representative player Colin Pine speaking from Kutubu said Mt Bosavi is showing signs of the volcano and the entire villages along the mountain are in fear it can blow anytime.

"Mt Bosavi is showing signs of a volcano and as we speak we are seeing smoke building up at the top of the mountain. We had never seen Mt Bosavi as a volcanic mountain but now it's showing signs," Pine said.
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Wolf

Woman's death 'likely caused' by dog bites in Paphos, Cyprus

Annette Chrysostomou
Cyprus Mail
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:24 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
The death of Petrana Mihailova Milkova, found dead in a field last Thursday in Paphos, was "likely caused by dogs", medical examiner Nicholas Charalambous said on Tuesday.

He added that the results of new samples taken from the woman's body would help to determine the exact cause of Milkova's death, which has remained unclear since the time she was found injured in a field.

Asked, if the previously suspected cause of death from a machine was ruled out, Charalambous said that based on the new evidence from the scene and the new samples that were taken, "we are being led in the direction that the woman's death was caused by dog bites."

It is thought the woman could have been attacked by the dogs while walking in the Yeroskipou area of Paphos.
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Seismograph

Fresh shallow earthquake of magnitude 6 rocks Papua New Guinea


India Blooms
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:25 UTC
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An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, officials said.

The fresh earthquake was felt just two days after 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the area.

The earthquake triggered landslide which left at least 31 people dead and another 300 injured.

As per the US Geological Survey (USGS) website, the fresh earthquake hit at a depth of 10 kms.

The earthquake was felt at 2:45 local time.

No casualty has been reported so far.

This region is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.

This region is known for intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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Snowflake Cold

Deep freeze kills 8 people in Poland


novinite.com
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:09 UTC
ice ice
At least eight people have died in cold weather over the weekend in Poland, officials say.

The deaths bring the total number who have died due to the cold since November to 48.

Temperatures sank to -20C in some parts of Poland. The frosty conditions are set to continue, and authorities have called on citizens to help the elderly and homeless, who are particularly vulnerable in winter.

Meanwhile in Moscow temperatures have dropped to this winter's low despite the approaching spring.

The Meteorological Office said on Monday the mercury in the Russian capital dropped to nearly -20C on Sunday night, the coldest night this winter.
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Seismograph

3.2 magnitude quake rocks Northern England shaking houses - the second to strike in 2 weeks

Andrew Griffin
Independent
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:30 UTC
MAPPED: The quake's epicentre was on the edge of Cumbria's famous Lake District park

MAPPED: The quake's epicentre was on the edge of Cumbria's famous Lake District park
An earthquake has hit Cumbria, shaking the north of England.

The tremor had a magnitude of 3.2, the British Geological Survey said. While that is relatively weak, it can be enough to cause some damage to buildings.

Today's tremor is the second earthquake to hit the UK in as many weeks. Earlier this month, an earthquake near Swansea caused some confusion and problems, with shakes and noises spreading across the south-west.

Comment: As noted in: UK struck by 21 earthquakes in 50 DAYS including biggest in 10 years
Following last week's 4.6 magnitude earthquake in the UK, which was felt from Cornwall to Liverpool, a British Geological Survey tweet stated that, "Events of this magnitude only happen in the UK every 2-3 years."

Actually, there have been about 7 similar-strength quakes in the UK in the last 3 years alone...

22 May 2015 - A 4.2 magnitude earthquake 'causes homes to shake' in Kent, UK
25 May 2015 - Magnitude 3.0 earthquake recorded in North Wales
29 Jan 2015 - Britain's second earthquake in 48 hours strikes in East Midlands
7 Mar 2016 - Earthquake 'shook houses' in south-east England
3 Jan 2017 - 3.9 magnitude tremor strikes off UK coast - biggest quake for nearly a decade
4 July 2017 - Earthquake recorded off Shetland was largest in UK for nine years
5 Aug 2017 - Scottish Highlands are rocked by their biggest earthquake for 30 years

We are seeing a marked increase in seismic activity around the world lately, could it be related to scientists' predictions that major earthquakes for 2018 due to slowdown in Earth's rotation?
Whether earthquakes, volcanoes, sinkholes or landslides, there appears to have been a surge in activity recently:

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Snowflake Cold

At least 50 dead as 'Beast from the East' blasts Europe (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)


Sputnik
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:56 UTC
Rome snow
© EPA
The Colosseum in Rome was blanketed in snow for the first time in years on Monday
A bitterly cold snap, already nicknamed "The Beast from the East," has caused widespread travel disruptions and school closures as far south as Italy, where the mercury dipped as low as minus 4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning, according to the local meteorological service, AFP has reported.

At least 50 people have died across Europe as a blast of icy Arctic weather sweeping in from Siberia has dragged temperatures to as low as minus 27 degrees Celsius.

One of Europe's coldest spots is Dolina Campoluzzo in northern Italy, where air temperatures have plummeted to a shivering minus 40 degrees Celsius.

With dozens of people having died across the continent as "The Beast from the East" has sent temperatures plunging and rough sleepers, the elderly being seen as the most vulnerable to the bitterly cold snap, some local authorities in Europe have ordered officials to find shelters for the homeless.

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Snowflake

Scientists are stunned as the North Pole surges above freezing

Jason Samenow
Washington Post
Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:36 UTC
temperature map
© University of Maine Climate Re-analyzer
GFS model analysis of temperature difference from normal (in Celsius) on Sunday over the Arctic. The temperature is above freezing at the North Pole.
The sun won't rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it's normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend. Analyses show that the temperature warmed to the melting point as an enormous storm pumped an intense pulse of heat through the Greenland Sea.

Temperatures may have soared as high as 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) at the pole, according to the U.S. Global Forecast System model. While there are no direct measurements of temperature there, Zack Labe, a climate scientist working on his PhD at the University of California at Irvine, confirmed that several independent analyses showed "it was very close to freezing," which is more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) above normal.

The warm intrusion penetrated right through the heart of the Central Arctic, Labe said. The temperature averaged for the entire region north of 80 degrees latitude spiked to its highest level ever recorded in February. The average temperature was more than 36 degrees (20 degrees Celsius) above normal. "No other warm intrusions were very close to this," Labe said in an interview, describing a data set maintained by the Danish Meteorological Institute that dates back to 1958. "I was taken by surprise how expansive this warm intrusion was."
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Rainbow

Awesome sun halos sighted in Brazil and Slovenia (PHOTO, VIDEO)


Space Weather
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:00 UTC
SUMMER SUN HALOS Florianópolis
© Andujar


SUMMER SUN HALOS: Yesterday's high temperature in Florianópolis, Brazil, topped 90 degrees F, typical of the region's warm summer days. Nevertheless, when Cristiano Andujar looked up from the steps of the City Cathedral, he saw definite signs of freezing air. "There were two beautiful ice halos around the sun," he says. "People on the sidewalk were stopping and pointing."

In this photo, which Andujar took, the big ring around the sun is a common 22-degree halo, caused by sunlight shining through hexagonal ice crystals in cirrus clouds. Floating almost 10 km high, these clouds were freezing despite scorching temperatures on the streets of Florianópolis.
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Snowflake Cold

Siberian cold hits France leaving two people dead


RFI
Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:40 UTC
walking in the snow
© PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP
Snow in a forest in Corsica last week.
Two homeless men were found dead in France this weekend as temperatures plummeted to their lowest at this time of year since 2005. There were snow and ice warnings in the Alps as the cold front that originated in Siberia crossed Europe and hit France.

A 35-year-old homeless man was found dead by his companions in the south-eastern city of Valence on Sunday and on Friday the body of a 62-year-old who lived in a cabin in the woods near Paris was also found.

Both probably died because of the cold, officials said.

As temperatures drop to as low as -10°C in the east of the country, the authorities have ordered 3,100 emergency accommodation places to be opened, 500 of them in Paris.
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