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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy hailstorm hits Campos Gerais, Brazil leaving behind thick layer of ice


Taroba.com.br
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:34 UTC
Hail covers streets of Castro after a strong storm this Tuesday (26).
© DisclosureHail covers streets of Castro after a strong storm this Tuesday (26).
On the morning of this Tuesday (26), a heavy hailstorm hit several regions of Paraná, with greater intensity in Castro, Ponta Grossa and Tibagi, in Campos Gerais.

Drivers traveling on the region's highways captured stunning images of the hailstorm, particularly between kilometers 297 and 291 of PR-151, where the ground was covered in a thick layer of ice. Despite the situation, traffic was not interrupted.

There are currently no reports of accidents or damage caused by the hailstorm. Meteorologist Allef Matos of Simepar spoke about the rain.

"The storm in the region is being caused by the movement of a high-level cyclonic vortex across the state. It's a well-developed low-pressure system that forms at an altitude of 5 kilometers, which favors storm formation. Furthermore, the system carries very cold air, and as a result, these storms are developing in a very cold atmospheric environment, ideal for hail formation. Because the temperature is lower at the surface, these icicles are able to conserve and reach the surface . "

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Tsunami

Multiple roads in Imperial County, California closed after flash flooding, severe storms

Anna Ashcraft
fox5sandiego.com
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:28 UTC
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More than a dozen roads throughout Imperial County remained closed Tuesday afternoon after severe thunderstorms swept through Southern California and Arizona on Monday.

Flash floods, downed power poles, and road erosion from monsoonal storms that dumped heavy rain and hail on the region left several roads closed, including parts of Highway 86 that was washed out, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The following roads were still closed as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the County of Imperial.

The California Highway Patrol responded to major flooding on Highway 86 that completely washed out a portion of the road and left debris scattered. Powerlines were also down, making the road impassable to drivers. Caltrans Tuesday night said Highway 86 had fully reopened to traffic.

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Attention

Deer, rabbits and squirrels with horrifying flesh bubbles spotted in multiple US states

Chris Melore
Daily Mail
Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:07 UTC
Deer warts are spread by a virus which is transmitted through mosquito and tick bites
Deer warts are spread by a virus which is transmitted through mosquito and tick bites
Deer across the US have been spotted with tumor-like growths hanging off their bodies, joining rabbits and squirrels as animals showing signs of widespread disease.

From the Northeast to the Pacific Northwest, pictures on social media continue to document cases of strange bubbles growing all over local deer, from their faces to their legs.

Over the last two months, people have photographed deformed deer in New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Wildlife officials have already identified the condition as deer cutaneous fibroma, better known as deer warts.

The condition is due to a virus transmitted between deer in all parts of the US, and experts have warned that it's spreading this summer.

The virus mainly spreads through disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes and ticks, which pass on the blood of infected deer to healthy animals nearby.

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Cloud Precipitation

City of Sialkot, Pakistan records highest-ever rainfall - 15.9 inches in 24 hours


24newshd.tv
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:36 UTC
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Routine life in Sialkot was completely paralyzed after the city received record-breaking 405 millimeters of rain in only 24 hours, forcing the authorities to announce that there would be a public holiday in the district today, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

The rain broke a 49-year-old record as last time it was on August 6, 1976 that the city had received 339.7 millimeters of rain.

On the other hand, dozens of villages in Gujrat risked getting inundated after the water level at Head Marala Barrage rose to an alarming level.

The water storage capacity of the barrage stands at 1100,000 cusecs, while the water flow at the barrage exceeded 900,000 cusecs.

The district administration urged the people to avoid stepping out of their homes unnecessarily.

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At least 30 people killed by landslide in Katra as heavy rains batter northern India


Al Jazeera
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:38 UTC
At least 30 people have lost their lives near Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra
At least 30 people have lost their lives near Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra
At least 30 people have been killed and many more injured after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials and local media report.

Search and rescue operations were under way on Wednesday in response to the landslide, which occurred the previous afternoon near the Vaishno Devi shrine, on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Katra area, police and local media said.

The landslide was the latest disaster caused by heavy monsoon rains in the Himalayan region that have left hundreds dead and missing in India and Pakistan.

Senior Superintendent of Police Paramvir Singh told the Anadolu news agency that at least 30 people had been confirmed dead in Tuesday's landslide.

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Attention

Woman seriously injured after bear attack in Kenai, Alaska

Kristen Durand and Lauren Maxwell
Alaskasnewssource.com
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:25 UTC
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Wildlife officials asked residents in a Kenai neighborhood to be on high alert following a bear attack early Tuesday morning.

According to Alaska Wildlife Trooper David Lorring, the 36-year-old woman was seriously injured when she went for a jog near her home on Chinook Drive, a neighborhood near the Pillars Boat Launch on the Kenai River, sometime between 5 and 5:30 a.m.

"She made it probably 50 yards from her house," Lorring said. "The bear came out of another property, it looks like it attacked her ... and dragged her approximately 100 yards down the road onto this guy's property."

Lorring said the man was a neighbor who had awakened to noises before daylight, which he assumed were coming from a bear. He went outside to inspect once it was light out, about a half hour later.
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Doberman

8-year-old boy dead after attack by family dog in Danville, Virginia

Leslie Johnson
wdbj7.com
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:12 UTC
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An 8-year-old boy is dead after an attack from the family dog, according to Danville Police.

Danville Police responded to the 700 block of Berryman Ave Tuesday, August 26 just after 8 p.m. to an unresponsive child with apparent signs of trauma to his neck consistent with an animal bite.

Police say the boy was in the care of his teenage sister at the time of the attack. The family said the dog was not previously known to be aggressive, according to police.

The 4-year-old dog was found inside the house and was seized and transported to the Danville Area Humane Society, according to police.

Police have not revealed what breed the dog is.

This incident remains under investigation.

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6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Kuril Islands, Russia


breakingthenews.net
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:37 UTC
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A quake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck Russia's Kuril Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Wednesday.

Available data shows that the incident occurred at 2:49 pm local time, 98 kilometers east of the town of Severo-Kuril'sk, home to about 2,422 people. The epicenter was registered at a depth of 53.4 kilometers.

No casualties or material damage were initially reported following the earthquake.
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Tsunami

Mother and child die as flash floods sweep family car in Saudi Arabia

Huda Ata
Gulf News
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:30 UTC
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A mother and her child died on Saturday evening when flash floods swept their family's vehicle off the road in Al Qunfudhah province.

The accident occurred near Thulatha Bani Issa, east of the province, where heavy rains had submerged a low crossing.

The vehicle is said to have slipped off the road as the family attempted to navigate through the torrent.

Mud and erosion along the roadside caused the car to lose balance and fall toward the flood channel.

The father managed to rescue two of his children, but the powerful current pulled his wife and another child away. Their bodies were later recovered.
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Bizarro Earth

Towering wall of dust chokes Phoenix, Arizona as haboob rolls through metro center

Melissa Koenig
The Daily Mail
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:17 UTC
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© City of Phoenix/XThe dust storm caused a temporary ground stop at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, August 25, 2025
Thousands of residents left without power

Phoenix, Arizona was blanketed with a thick wall of dust known as a haboob that darkened the skies and knocked out power to thousands as a major monsoon hit the area Monday night.

The dusty conditions began around 4pm near Interstate-10 in Casa Grande and Eloy, south of Phoenix, according to the National Weather Service.

But the storms quickly made their way north, prompting dust storm warnings just before 5pm that remained in effect until 7pm.
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