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Snowflake

Rare snowfall in southern China as deep freeze grips the north

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FILE: A new round of cold air has arrived in the south, and it will snow again in the central and eastern parts of the country.
The cold weather sweeping China brought rare snowfall on Monday as far south as the province of Guangdong, while temperatures in the chilly north plunged to near historic lows for the month.

In a week of unexpectedly frigid weather, temperatures have fallen to lows below zero in northern areas, disrupting road, rail and air transport and even causing a brake failure in a commuter train in Beijing, the capital.

Forecasters early in November had predicted a warmer winter this year due to the El Nino phenomenon, while warning that temperatures could fluctuate after one of the warmest Octobers in decades.

On Monday in Guangdong, where snow is generally limited to the northernmost areas, snowfall blanketed the top of a mountain in a city just 80 km (50 miles) north of the provincial capital Guangzhou by the coast.


Cloud Precipitation

Best of the Web: Australia summer floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain in Queensland - 7 FEET of rainfall dumped from Cyclone Jasper

Floods have inundated many places in far north Queensland, including Cairns Airport
© Joseph DietzFloods have inundated many places in far north Queensland, including Cairns Airport
Flash floods have inundated parts of northern Queensland - with the heavy rain thwarting attempts to evacuate a settlement hit by rising water.

Extreme weather driven by tropical cyclone Jasper has dumped a year's worth of rain on some areas.

Images show planes stuck on Cairns airport runway, a crocodile captured in Ingham, and people fleeing in boats.

Authorities called off the evacuation of Wujal Wujal's 300 residents due to adverse conditions.

No deaths or missing people reported have so far been reported.


Comment: Report from 4 days prior: Tropical Cyclone Jasper dumps 2 feet (624mm) of rain in 24 hours in North Queensland, Australia - 2nd heaviest daily rainfall on record for country


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Tropical-storm-like system soon to slam US eastern seaboard

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© weather.comConditions as of December 14, 2023
Hurricane season ended two weeks ago, but meteorologists on X forecast a strong area of low pressure developing in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend that will roar up the Eastern Seaboard with high winds, flooding rain, and severe thunderstorms.

The storm's path might parallel Interstate 95 this weekend, causing traffic disruptions to millions across major cities on the East Coast - at a time when AAA is calling for a busy Christmas travel season. Most of the disruptions are expected between Sunday and Monday.

Meteorologists expect the storm conditions to arrive late Saturday in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and even the Mid-Alantic area into Sunday and Monday.

Attention

Argentina Storm: Heavy rainfall, wind & 13 dead in Bahia Blanca after sports club roof collapsed

Argentina’s port city, Bahia Blanca, is engulfed in a severe storm which caused heavy rainfall. Further, it caused the roof of a sports club to collapse resulting in the death of 13 people—here’s all about the Argentina storm.
Argentina’s port city, Bahia Blanca, is engulfed in a severe storm which caused heavy rainfall. Further, it caused the roof of a sports club to collapse resulting in the death of 13 people—here’s all about the Argentina storm.
Authorities in the port city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, reported that a strong storm on Saturday. It caused the roof of a sports club to fall, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 persons. Sources from the mayor's office claim that the roof of a building hosting a skating competition collapsed due to the intense wind and rain that pounded Bahia Blanca.

The municipality announced in a statement that firefighters arrived at the scene where individuals were still buried beneath debris. Regretfully, the emergency service confirms the deaths of 13 people at the Bahiense del Norte club. Several areas of the city lost power due to wind speeds of over 140 km/h (87 miles per hour).


Snowflake

New Mexico ski resorts buried by 2+ feet of snow in 48 hours

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The snow gods delivered.

Angel Fire Resort, New Mexico, has picked up 26 inches of snow in the past 48 hours.

The Resort recently shared an Instagram video depicting its hardworking ops team shoveling the fresh snow.


Better Earth

Best of the Web: 'Unprecedented' ice mass gain over Antarctic sheet between 2021 & 2022, outpaced mass loss

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Comment: The information below is the abstract from a scientific paper published November 4th 2023 that has yet to receive much, if any, mainstream coverage - unsurprisingly - however the conclusion of their findings are stated fairly clearly.


Abstract and Figures

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is susceptible to global climate change, and its mass loss has been 92 ± 18 Gt/yr between 1992 and 2020. Given the current intensive global warming, we investigate the AIS mass changes from January 2003 to December 2022, using the newly released satellite gravimetry and atmospheric datasets.

The results show that the continuous mass loss in the AIS between 2003 and 2020 was 141.8 ± 55.6 Gt/yr. However, the AIS showed a record-breaking mass gain of 129.7 ± 69.6 Gt/yr between 2021 and 2022. During this period, the mass gain over the East AIS and Antarctic Peninsula was unprecedented within the past two decades, and it outpaced the mass loss in the Amundsen sector of the West AIS from 2003 to 2022. Basin-scale analysis shows that the mass gain mainly occurred over Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, and the Antarctic Peninsula due to anomalously enhanced precipitation.

Comment: This seems to be further evidence showing that the apparent brief period of warming that our planet underwent in recent decades is fast being replaced with significant global cooling.

It also seems to support research showing that, whilst increased undersea volcanic and geothermal activity has led to a reduction of ice in some regions, it's being countered by the increasingly extreme cold temperatures from above: And check out SOTT radio's:


Doberman

'No bite history' for dog suspected to have killed 65-year-old woman in Spokane, Washington

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A pit bull mix suspected of attacking 65-year-old Carol Streit, who was found dead in a field Wednesday, was adopted by the victim from Spokane County's animal shelter but had "no bite history," according to a county spokesperson.

Streit was located with her dog shortly after 4 p.m. in a field southwest of East Buckeye Avenue and North Custer Road, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. A caller reported a woman lying face down next to a dog "with blood on its body."

The dog, which was not on a leash, was acting "protective" and "aggressive," which prevented medical personnel from assessing the unresponsive woman's condition, the sheriff's office said.

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Child fatally attacked by stray dog in Al-Masayel, Kuwait

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In a distressing turn of events, social media platforms are abuzz with news of a child's tragic demise following a brutal attack by a stray dog in the Al-Masayel area. The incident has raised concerns about the growing threat posed by roaming dog packs to the safety of residents in the region.

A circulating video clip captures the alarming scene of stray dogs surrounding an individual in one of the dirt squares in the Jahra area, shedding light on the pressing issue at hand.

Expressing their distress, citizens have directed a plea to authorities, emphasizing the imminent danger these dog groups pose to human lives. The tragic incident has ignited a call for swift and decisive action to address the issue before another innocent victim becomes prey to these stray dogs.

As the community grapples with the aftermath of this heartbreaking incident, residents and concerned individuals are urging authorities to implement a rapid and comprehensive solution to curb the menace of stray dogs and safeguard the well-being of the local population. The incident serves as a poignant reminder of the urgency to address the stray dog issue and prevent further tragedies from occurring.

Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills 17 cattle in Katete, Zambia

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Lightning and rains in the Katete District claimed the lives of 17 herds of cattle on Friday. The cattle belonged to seven families living in the community.

Currently, Zambia Is in the middle of the rainy season and many areas are struggling with heavy downpours, struggling with winds and even lightning.

The weather conditions have caused a lot of damage to the many building infrastructures. The authorities of the Katete District Disaster Management have shared some details about the incident.

Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Kondwani Banda shared that the domestic animals met their demise while grazing along the Katete River. According to the officer, the incident happened around the Kavulamungu area of Dole Ward.

Attention

NOT satire: 'Human breathing contributes to global warming' - British scientists


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Methane and nitrous oxide found in human exhalations are worse for the environment than carbon dioxide, scientists say.
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Human breathing contributes to global warming, according to a study published Wednesday in PLoS One. The authors argued that human respiration's contribution to climate change has been underestimated and merits further study.

After measuring the gas composition in the exhaled breaths of 328 study participants, the researchers concluded human breath comprises 0.05% of the UK's methane emissions and 0.1% of its nitrous oxide. Both of those gasses "have a much higher global warming potential than carbon dioxide," the study notes.

"Exhaled human breath can contain small, elevated concentrations of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), both of which contribute to global warming," the researchers, led by atmospheric physicist Nicholas Cowan of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, wrote. "We would urge caution in the assumption that emissions from humans are negligible."

While Cowan explained that "CO2 contribution in human breath to climate change is essentially zero" because plants absorb nearly all the carbon dioxide humans breathe out, the other two gasses are left in the atmosphere. Methane traps 80 times the amount of heat as carbon dioxide during its first 20 years in the atmosphere, though this potency decreases over time.