Earth Changes

Lightning strikes woman inside home during storm in Shenzhen, China

Rakini Bergundy
That's
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:51 UTC

Thunderstorms roared all weekend in South China, and one woman was unfortunately struck by lightning in her Shenzhen home.

The incident occurred on Saturday, June 6 around 4.30pm while the victim's daughter was home. The daughter recalled hearing three roars of thunder, seeing lightning flash towards the kitchen and feeling a large vibration throughout the apartment, which sent their front door flying open. She quickly rushed to the kitchen and found her 50-year-old mother on the floor with her face bright red and limbs severely burned.

The window where the lightning entered was smashed and glass littered the kitchen floor of the apartment. Her mother was immediately rushed to Bao'an District People's Hospital for treatment. This just goes to show: While being struck by lightning inside your home is rare, it's still possible.

5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Iran; tremors felt in Qatar

The Peninsula Qatar
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 05:50 UTC

Qatar Seismic Network recorded 5.7 magnitude earthquake at southwest part of Iran on June 9, 2020 at 8:18pm Qatar time.

The Iran news agency IRNA confirmed that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Fars province on Tuesday.

"Tremors were felt in the eastern coast of Qatar and is expected to be felt in many neighbouring countries which are close to the epicentre," Qatar Meteorology Department tweeted.

Ecuador's Sangay Volcano blankets coast with ash

The New York Times
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:26 UTC

The eruption of a volcano in Ecuador's Amazon region left several cities covered in ash on Tuesday, fueling concerns of a potential health impact as the South American nation slowly emerges from a brutal coronavirus outbreak.

The Sangay volcano has had moderate eruptions for over a year that have had little impact because of its remote location, but a recent change in wind patterns has pushed ash toward the coast and affected areas including the largest city, Guayaquil.

"The ash comes out of the Sangay volcano and spreads into the Guayas province, and we see a quantity of ash that is arriving near Guayaquil," Benjamin Bernard of the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador told reporters, referring to the province where Guayaquil is located.

The institute said it expects minor volcanic eruptions to continue in the coming days but does not expect a major eruption.

Driver captures footage of 3 simultaneous waterspouts in the Netherlands

MSN
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:12 UTC

Photographer Jan Carel Hoogendoorn was driving along the Markerwaarddijk highway in the Netherlands when he witnessed a natural phenomenon that transformed the landscape into an apocalyptic wilderness. Fortunately, no damage was done to passing vehicles.

Earlier, further south and 'cooler' than ever before: Noctilucent clouds appear across northern hemisphere

spaceweather.com
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:42 UTC

Noctilucent clouds over Osoyoos, British Columbia, on June 1, 2020

Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) are spilling across the Arctic Circle and descending to mid-latitudes. "During morning twilight, the north was unusually bright with beautiful blue-green clouds," reports Debra Ceravolo of Osoyoos, BC, Canada. "It is rare to see them here at 49 degrees latitude."

NLCs are Earth's highest clouds. Seeded by meteoroids, they float at the edge of space more than 80 km above the ground. The clouds form when summertime wisps of water vapor rise up to the mesosphere, allowing water to crystallize around specks of meteor smoke.

Last summer, noctilucent clouds spread as far south as Los Angeles and Las Vegas, setting records for low-latitude sightings. It could happen again this summer. The clouds are heading south and already within 2 degrees of Seattle in the continental USA.

Comment: The cold temperatures being recorded are interesting, but the other key element in seeding these 'clouds' is meteor/comet dust. Which suggests that a lot more of that is in our atmosphere these days...

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Tornado filmed in Lukšiai, Lithuania

YouTube
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:55 UTC

Tornado hits Lukšiai - Lithuania, June 8, 2020.

Tornado filmed in Trecate, Italy

Infotainment
YouTube
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:49 UTC

Tornado hits Trecate, Piedmonte - ITALY- June 8, 2020.

Heavy snowfall in June!? Photos of Idaho's historic weekend weather - 17 inches of snow at Tamarack Ski Resort!

Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:47 UTC

Snow hit parts of Idaho hard this weekend — yes, in June.

The National Weather Service in Pocatello said it hasn't issued a winter weather product in June in at least 15 years.

"Winter in June is Snow much fun!" the Pocatello forecasters said on Twitter. "We haven't issued a Winter Weather product in June in at least 15 years. And here it is!"

Tropical Storm Cristobal dumps 11 inches of rain on Jackson County, Mississippi

Warren Kulo
Gulf Live
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:52 UTC

Earl Etheridge was right. It rained -- a lot.

Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall along the Mississippi coast Sunday, with the rains arriving well before the storm made landfall and continuing throughout the night and into Monday before abating.

Etheridge, the county's emergency management director, said as much as 11 inches of rain fell in many parts of the county and the highest wind speed recorded at the Emergency Operations Center was 46 mph.

The highest storm surge -- 5.5 feet -- was recorded at the mouth of the Pascagoula River. Etheridge noted the storm arrived in conjunction with astronomical high tide, which already had water levels at two feet above normal.