Pirpanjal Mountain received fresh snowfall on Mughal Road. Himachal Pradesh's Keylong also received massive snowfalls.
Roads were covered with a thick sheet of snow.
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Pirpanjal Mountain received fresh snowfall on Mughal Road. Himachal Pradesh's Keylong also received massive snowfalls.
Roads were covered with a thick sheet of snow.
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A winter storm hit Churchilll
A winter storm hit Churchilll
The community was hit with significant snow over night and another five to 10 cm is expected throughout the day.
Environment Canada said winds could hit between 60 and 90 km/hr Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with visibility reduced to less than one kilometer.
Temperatures are expected to fall to -10 C in the afternoon with light snow and blowing snow continuing into Wednesday night.
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A column of thick, reddish-brown ash rises in the air on Friday from Hawaii volcano triggers more evacuations as two new vents appear in the Puʻu ʻŌʻō area after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s big island.
A column of thick, reddish-brown ash rises in the air on Friday from Hawaii volcano triggers more evacuations as two new vents appear in the Puʻu ʻŌʻō area after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s big island.
Around 1,700 people have been evacuated and dozens of buildings, including 26 homes, have been destroyed since the volcano started erupting on Thursday.
On Tuesday, authorities issued a cellphone alert ordering the remaining residents of Lanipuna Gardens to immediately evacuate. The neighborhood is located to the east of Leilani Estates, where many homes have been already devoured by lava.
The small Sardines lined a large part of the 1.6km shoreline
The cause of the mass death was unknown, and the Ras Al Khaimah Environment agency said they are investigating possible causes.
Dr Saif Al Ghais, executive director of the Ras Al Khaimah Environmental Protection and Development Authority EPDA-RAK , said the department met in the evening at around 6pm to discuss the incident and identify its cause.
Thousands of dead fish have turned up at a lake northwest of Rocky Mountain House.
People with cabins along Crimson Lake said they started noticing the dead fish as the ice began to recede this spring.
"Crimson Lake has a history of 'winter kill' as a result of the shallow depth of the lake," Alberta Environment and Parks said in a statement.
However, there were no reports of damage or loss of lives till the report is filed. The department also issued a warning that fresh thunderstorms might strike several parts of India between 5 and 7 May, reported ANI. The home ministry also issued a fresh warning on Friday for possible thunderstorms in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
The IMD stated that light rain to thundershowers might occur at isolated places during next 48-72 hours in Punjab. It also said that Rain/ thundershower activity is likely to increase in intensity and spread between 7-8 May.
Comment: Last week powerful 'freak' dust storms killed over 125 people in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the highest death toll in decades.
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Greenhouse gas reaches alarming new record
By Brandon Miller, CNN
Updated 1626 GMT (0026 HKT) May 3, 2018
(CNN) Carbon dioxide (CO2), the No. 1 greenhouse gas leading to man-made global warming, has reached a dubious new milestone.
The level of the gas in the atmosphere, which is measured by instruments on top of Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory, topped 410 parts per million (ppm) for the month of April.
This is the highest concentration of the heat-trapping gas ever recorded at the Observatory, where direct measurements have been taking place for more than 60 years, giving us the longest detailed record.
Passing 410 ppm "is important because it punctuates another milestone in the upwards march of CO2," according to Ralph Keeling, head of the Scripps CO2 program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.
"At the recent pace, we'll hit 450 ppm in a mere 16 years, and 500 ppm 20 years after that. That's well within dangerous territory for the climate system," Keeling added.
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The quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
The quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) about 97 km (60 miles) south of the town of Rabaul.
Source: Reuters
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Floods and landslides in Karongi, Western Province, Rwanda, May 2018.
Floods and landslides in Karongi, Western Province, Rwanda, May 2018.
Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide in Rwankuba sector of Karongi district in Western Province, late on Sunday, 06 May, 2018. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Rwanda Red Cross says that at least 300 people are homeless. The Red Cross added that around 12 people have been injured.
The country's Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) said that at least 18 people died in Karongi. Minister De Bonheur Jeanne, along with the Governor of Western Province, joined the population of Rwankuba sector for the funeral of 15 victims today, Tuesday 08 May, adding that three other victims were buried yesterday.
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