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Hardhat

Tennis ball-sized hail pummels Cardston, Alberta

Ken MacGillivray & Justin Sibbet
Global News
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:02 UTC
Broken windows, dented vehicles and destroyed crops are just some of the damage caused by a nasty storm that pummeled the Cardston, Ab. area on Sunday with ping pong ball sized hail.
© Global NewsBroken windows, dented vehicles and destroyed crops are just some of the damage caused by a nasty storm that pummeled the Cardston, Ab. area on Sunday with ping pong ball sized hail.
People living in parts of southern Alberta were cleaning up again on Monday, after another nasty storm swept through the area on the weekend.

On Sunday, the Cardston area, about 90 minutes southeast of Calgary, was pummelled by heavy rain and hail the size of tennis balls that smashed windows, dented vehicles, snapped large tree branches and destroyed crops.

The storm began around 8 p.m. and lasted about 20 minutes.

Trevor Jones, manager of operations for Carstar, a local auto repair shop, said a lot of vehicles were so severely damaged they can't be driven until they're repaired.

"Numbers are still climbing as of 10:00 this morning (Monday, July 28). One of the insurers had 50 claims already and that's within a two-hour period. I fully expect that to grow exponentially over the next few days," added Jones.

"A large amount of the town has received damage and outside in surrounding areas, too."

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Seismograph

6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Macquarie Island region - 3rd major quake there in 3 days

Jason Hall
wiba.iheart.com
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:57 UTC
Epicenter of the earthquake in the South Pacific
Epicenter of the earthquake in the South Pacific
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake was reported on Macquarie Island on Monday (July 28), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles). The USGS said it received zero reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

The Macquarie Island earthquake was reported hours after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Indonesia on Monday (July 28), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Sabang at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Indonesia earthquake was reported hours after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Sunday (July 27), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 83 kilometers (about 52 miles).

Comment: Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Macquarie Island region - 2nd there within 30 hours

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Seismograph

Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, no tsunami alert


The Hindu
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:50 UTC
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked India's Nicobar Islands region early Tuesday (July 29, 2025) but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey and Tsunami Warning System said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 12 minutes past midnight local time (18:42 GMT Monday), 259 kilometers west-northwest of Sabang, in western Indonesia's Aceh province, the USGS said.

Aceh was the area most devastated by the magnitude-9.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people in 15 countries in 2004.

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Black Cat

Cougar attack thwarted by one punch from man near Smithers, British Columbia


The News International (Pakistan)
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:12 UTC
A cougar
© DreamstimeA cougar
A Canadian man recently defended himself from a cougar's attack by a mere punch in the animal's face.

The Vancouver resident said he was working near Lake Kathlyn when the mountain lion suddenly attacked him. He claimed that the catamount disengaged after he punched the beast in the face.

The province Conservation Officer Service confirmed the incident in a social media post, saying:
"The attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., nearly 1000 kilometers northwest of Vancouver.

Comment: A week earlier: Mountain lion attacks 4-year-old walking with family at Washington's Olympic National Park

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Snowflake Cold

Cockatoos suffer hypothermia, frozen wings in Victorian Alps, Australia

Coco Veldkamp
abc.net.au
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:57 UTC
Gang-gang cockatoos are Australia's only cool-climate parrot.
© Jo MitlehnerGang-gang cockatoos are Australia's only cool-climate parrot.
Skiers and holiday-makers are enjoying one of the strongest season openings for years as thick snow blankets the Victorian Alps.

But gang-gang cockatoos, who usually prefer cool temperatures, are at risk of dying in the freezing conditions.

The endangered birds are being found grounded in the snow, weak and disoriented, suffering from hypothermia.

Deb Howie, who has been rescuing stricken birds at Falls Creek, said the "cold and windy" conditions were taking a toll.

"This winter has been so brutal ... we're finding that there are quite a few gang-gangs that are actually struggling," she said.

"They're grounded on the snow, and they don't really move.
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Tsunami

At least 23 dead and many missing in devastating flood in Yola, Nigeria (UPDATE)

Saduwo Banyawa
humanglemedia.com
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:32 UTC
The streets of Shagari Phase 2 in Yola, Adamawa State, flooded with water.
© Saduwo Banyawa/HumAngle.The streets of Shagari Phase 2 in Yola, Adamawa State, flooded with water.
Heavy rains have swept through Yola, the Adamawa State capital in northeastern Nigeria, causing a devastating flood that residents have described to HumAngle as the first of its kind.

The rain began around 1 a.m. and intensified as the hours passed. By 3 a.m., walls and houses had begun to collapse, with water sweeping into homes in the Shagari and Sabon Pegi areas.

HumAngle visited the affected communities and found locals carrying their luggage and children so they could reach the highlands.

While some residents blame the flooding on heavy rainfall, others argue that it was caused by water released from a dam in the Bole area, located just a few kilometres away from the affected communities.


Comment: Update July 29

The Nation (Nigeria) reports:
Deaths in Yola flood hit 23

The number of deaths in the floods in the Adamawa State capital on Sunday, has risen to 23.

The number was put at between two and five by the evening of Sunday after the rains earlier on that day.. But many were declared missing.

By the time Governor Ahmadu Fintiri visited scenes of the floods in the late afternoon yesterday, however, the number increased drastically, according to officials who received the governor.


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Snowflake

Summertime replacement of snow-covered rail track in China's Qinghai


Xinhua
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:35 UTC
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Over 130 workers recently carried out a track replacement operation on a snow-covered railroad in Qinghai, China. A 946-meter-long section at an altitude of 4,484 meters was upgraded in less than four hours.


Comment: Also recently in northern China: Qilian Mountains in China glisten with summer snow

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Igloo

July snow forecast in Alps shocks Europeans...Up to 30 cm as global temps plummet!

P.Gosselin
NoTricksZone
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:12 UTC
Here's what the ECMWF is forecasting for Europe the next 7 days:
Snow Forecast
© ECMWF via Snowfan.
Earlier this year, the usual suspects were putting out horror scenarios of a summer of heat and drought across Europe in 2025. The most extreme model runs, with temperatures soaring to 45°C, were presented as serious forecasts and as being worrying evidence of runaway climate change.

But now the opposite has occurred and the fear-mongers are now either quiet or simply distorting the facts.

Especially in Central Europe, like across Germany, the weather has turned cool and rainy.

Germany's Das Wetter.com here recently has since warned of 30cm of snowfall in the Alps - in July!:
Anyone who thought the last few weeks had been cool and changeable should dress warmly. Because from Monday, temperatures across Germany will continue to plummet. This is due to a wave of cold Arctic air rushing in from the far north. Highs of under 20 degrees will then be the reality in many places - in July!"
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Tsunami

Flash floods and landslides devastate Northern Vietnam - up to a foot of rain within 24 hours - 5 killed (UPDATE)


english.vov.vn
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:48 UTC
Flash floods and landslides devastate former Song Ma district of Son La province
Flash floods and landslides devastate former Song Ma district of Son La province
Heavy rain have triggered flash floods in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, leaving four people dead and dozens of homes destroyed.

From the afternoon of July 26 to the early morning of July 27, the province experienced moderate to heavy rain, with some areas seeing extremely high volumes. Rainfall ranged from 15 mm to 146 mm, and even exceeded 290mm in some areas.

At the Xa La Hydrological Station on the Song Ma River, floodwaters rose sharply with a fluctuation of 3.15m. The peak occurred between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m., reaching 146cm above Level 3 flood alert, and 232cm below the historic flood level recorded in September 1975.

In Chieng So commune, flash floods and mudslides killed 2 people, while 2 others were reported missing. Across other communes, 35 homes were either destroyed, swept away, or severely damaged, requiring urgent evacuation.


Comment: Update July 29

AFP reports:
A weekend flash flood in Vietnam's mountainous north killed five people, authorities said Tuesday, while another person remains missing after the deluge.

Heavy rains triggering flash floods were reported Saturday night in Son La province, destroying 22 houses, damaging scores more and forcing dozens of families to evacuate, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.

Three bodies were recovered on Monday, a ministry statement said, adding to two others already found dead in the aftermath, with the search for another person still continuing.

More than 180 hectares of crops and 2,600 cattle and poultry were also swept away.
Further south 4 days earlier: Severe floods triggered by storm Wipha kill at least 3 in Vietnam's Nghe An

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Tsunami

Flash flood hits Ruidoso, New Mexico again: roads closed, people rescued on July 24

Julia Shramko
unn.ua
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:28 UTC
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Heavy rains caused a flash flood in the mountain village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, leading to road closures and the rescue of at least five people. This is not the first flood this summer, caused by wildfires that left the slopes without vegetation.

Another strong rain caused a flash flood in the mountain village of Ruidoso in the American state of New Mexico on Thursday, leading to road closures and the rescue of at least five people trapped by raging water, writes UNN with reference to AP.


Comment: Details of the first episode: At least 3 dead in New Mexico flash flooding - Rio Ruidoso rose to record-breaking 20 feet

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