Cody Peak on 28 August, 2018
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Cody Peak on 28 August, 2018
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Meteo France has issued weather alerts in light of the storm
Meteo France has issued weather alerts in light of the storm
Storm warnings have been issued for nine regions in the south west of France, including the Dordogne, with national weather agency Meteo France advising people to stay at home and ensure their shutters are down.
BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood said an incredible 100,000 lightning strikes had been recorded in France over 12 hours.
She said on Twitter: "The system bringing rain into S and E England has produced 100,000 lightning strikes in the last 12 hours across France.
"40,000 of those in N France. Low risk of lightning across our shores from this."
Ryen L. Browning was found dead at the City Reservoir after being struck by lightning while fishing from the bank, according to Maryville Public Safety.
Maryville Public Safety received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 12:30 p.m. and Browning was pronounced dead at the scene.
Maryville Public Safety was assisted by the Nodaway County Sheriff's Office and the Nodaway County Coroner.
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Two earthquakes have hit La Verne, east of Los Angeles
Two earthquakes have hit La Verne, east of Los Angeles
The temblor struck about 7:33 p.m. and was centered about three miles north of La Verne, a San Gabriel Valley city about 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.4 quake.
The quake was about four miles deep, but it was felt sharply near the epicenter.
Vickie Carillo and her son were sitting on the couch of their La Verne home, watching "Jaws 2," when the quake struck. "It was like if somebody had grabbed it and was shaking the house," Carillo told the Los Angeles Times.
Carillo said she screamed. Her family picked up their two Jack Russell terriers and ran outside, where they joined about a dozen neighbors.
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The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 km (six miles) some 372 km (230 miles) east of the New Caledonian capital Noumea. It was initially reported as magnitude 7.
The center said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat but added that waves 17 cm (7 inches) high reached the shores of the Loyalty Islands, 250 km (155 miles) east of the epicentre.
No damage was reported.
"We felt it and they felt it more strongly on the Loyalty Islands," Civil Defense spokesman Olivier Ciry told Reuters by phone from Noumea.
"But there is nothing to say. There is no damage, no tsunami and we don't expect anything else," he said.
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Wednesday morning's earthquake was centered east-northeast of Northern Mariana Islands, Aug. 29, 2018.
Wednesday morning's earthquake was centered east-northeast of Northern Mariana Islands, Aug. 29, 2018.
The 6.4 magnitude earthqauke struck about 33 miles deep at about 99 miles east-northeast of Anatahan, the agency states. USGS downgraded the magnitude, which was initially assessed as 6.6.
The earthquake could was felt on Guam and lasted about 30 seconds, with two strong jolts.
The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense, in a release, said there were no reports made to 911 of damages or injuries from the earthquake.
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The Hunger Stones stories making media rounds this week, but not too much analysis on the subject except the Physics.org article. I found a PDF that goes back 1000 years in the Czech Lands with droughts and my conclusion is a repeat of 1770s type event happening now based on the last 1000 years of drought data and the water levels lower than at any period on the Hunger Stone.
Also August winter warnings in the USA & Canada for multiple feet of snow and 20F below normal temperatures.
"Arctic air, bitter winds, widespread snow": Farmers almanac predicting another brutal winter for US
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Baffling pictures emerged of August snow in Austria and Germany
Baffling pictures emerged of August snow in Austria and Germany
"Contrary to some stories floating around on the internet, our time-tested, long-range formula is pointing towards a very long, cold and snow-filled winter," Farmer's Almanac editor Peter Geiger said in a statement. "We stand by our forecast and formula, which accurately predicted most of the winter storms last year as well as this summer's steamy, hot conditions."
Utilizing its mathematical and astronomical formula that Geiger said was developed in 1818, the winter of 2018 and 2019 will feature "arctic air, blustery, bitter winds, sharp drops in temperatures, and widespread snow showers and squalls," with a particularly nasty snowstorm predicted for March 20-23.
Geiger said it's likely that snow will begin in December and wintry conditions will delay the onset of spring into late March.
Comment: In an ominous sign of what's in store this winter in the Northern hemisphere, communities from Austria to America are already seeing the first signs of snow:
- Snow follows record breaking May heatwave in northern Sweden
- Parts of Austria and Germany covered in 40cm of snow as temperatures drop 15 degrees after August heatwave
- Global cooling: Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming gets its first glimpse of winter... in August
- Global cooling: August snowfall for Canmore, Banff and other Alberta mountain communities
- Areas in Australia recording coldest temps in more than a decade
- 'Intense' cold and snow in southern Brazil
The Wyoming ski area received several inches of snow at the top of the mountain leaving resort employees fully bundled in winter jackets and snow goggles.
According to JHMR, those closely watching the storm are excited by predictions "for another pulse of the storm... showing potential snow totals of 4-8 inches in the mountains into Tuesday morning."
The blue line shows Greenland ice-mass balance as of today. It is far, far greater than the mean - the average, if you will - from 1981 to 2010 (dark grey line).
I doubt that you'll see this reported by the mainstream media.
Comment: 69 massive earthquakes hit the Pacific's Ring of Fire in 48 hours sparking fears of 'the Big One' in California