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Record October snowfall total of 44 inches at Steamboat ski resort in Colorado

Arapahoe Basin
Colorado's 2019 ski season is gaining ground rapidly after heavy October snowfall.

Arapahoe Basin (pictured top earlier this month), then Keystone (pictured below), were the first resorts in North America to open a fortnight ago and Loveland became the third this weekend.

Two more areas have announced openings in the next week, Wolf Creek, which was the first to open last year, will open on Halloween this Thursday and Eldora this Friday, November 1st, a fortnight ahead of their planned opening date.

All are benefiting from some good early snowfalls which have seen Steamboat, although not yet open, claim it has had record October snowfall already of 1.1 metres (44 inches). A further winter storm is expected in the area over the coming 48 hours.

Comment: October snowstorm hits Colorado with up to 20 inches of snow


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Rarely seen 'upside down rainbow' captured over Macclesfield, England

Circumzenithal arc over Macclesfield, England
© Graham Brinkhurst
A baffling phenomenon was spotted above the Macclesfield skies - an upside down rainbow.

The bizarre sighting, which, to use its scientific name, is a 'circumzenithal arc,' was captured by resident Graham Brinkhurst over Craig Road.

He was left puzzled by the rainbow and quickly took a snap of it - with the top of houses also included to prove it was real.

His research then told him that although circumzenithal arcs are not uncommon, they are rarely seen.

Graham said: "My photos were taken very quickly before the phenomena disappeared.

Fire

California wildfires ravage state: 2 million face blackouts - 100,000 people ordered to evacuate

The Kincade fire consumed homes in Geyserville, California
© Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe Kincade fire consumed homes in Geyserville, California.
Power cuts expected to affect more than two million people have begun in California as fires continue to surge.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) initiated the precautionary blackout - expected to be the largest in state history - due to forecasts of extreme winds, which it said could damage facilities and cause new fires.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the outages were "unacceptable".

Some 90,000 people have been ordered to evacuate towns in northern California.

The new evacuation order encompasses a huge area of Sonoma County, where the Kincade Fire has already burned through 25,455 acres (10,300 hectares) of land.

A state of emergency has been declared in Los Angeles and Sonoma counties, and thousands of firefighters are battling the blazes.


Comment: Tens of thousands evacuated as 70mph winds fuel California wildfires


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'Sky trumpets' heard in the skies of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

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YouTube user 'Shandleyman' heard strange trumpeting sounds outside his home on the evening of October 14, 2019. He reports that 'trumpet/flutes-like' noise lasted 6-7 minutes:
I was in my washroom drying off after a shower and I heard something funny outside. It was a chilly night so I didn't open the window to investigate further.

About 5 minutes later, I noticed the funny noise was changing pitch as if through a chorus effect. I pulled out my phone and started recording. I only caught the tail end of it but the noise lasted a good 6 or 7 minutes.

The chorus effect is barely noticeable in this video but what you can hear is individual trumpets/flutes coming in and going out. If this was a prank, someone had quite the amplifier because this surrounded my city of Port Coquitlam.

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Strange trumpeting sounds heard in the Sabah, Malaysian sky

Kokol Haven Resort
© Sem LeeFile photo
On October 3, 2019, strange trumpeting sounds were heard at the Kokol Haven Resort in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. YouTuber 'lolman 20077' recorded the bizarre sounds on his cellphone:


Fire

Ice Age Farmer Report: California burning - From PG&E's ashes arise "Smart" MicroGrids (& coming to you)

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© Reuters / Stephen LamA structure burns during the Kincade fire in northern California, October 24, 2019.
Wildfires rage across California, including the Kincade fire, where PG&E has admitted a fault in energized transmission lines. Nightmarish fire conditions exist with stronger winds yet on the way, and a deeper agenda is at play as municipalities look to "MicroGrids" to save them -- this "smartgrid," "renewable" phoenix to rise from the literal ashes of PG&E is actually a mechanism of your enslavement. Christian breaks it down.


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Arctic wildlife's breeding season ruined by last year's extreme snowfall

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© Pixabay/CCRecord snows in parts of Greenland prevented many plants and animals from breeding, according to a new study.
These days, the Arctic is usually in the news for extreme heat and melting ice. But last winter, the region was buried by extreme snowfall, and new research suggests the deep drifts thwarted the reproductive success of plants and animals in northeast Greenland.

Scientists at the Zackenberg Research Station have been studying plants and animals in Northeast Greenland National Park for the last 20 years, which allowed them to compare this year's breeding season patterns -- which followed record snows -- to those that came before.

Because the thick blanket of snow in the region failed to melt by summer, many plants and animals were prevented from breeding.

Most studies have focused on long-term climate and ecological changes in the region, but climate models suggest that the Arctic is likely to experience short-term volatility and extreme weather, in addition to rising air and water temperatures.


Comment: The above 'short term volatility' has been added following the numerous other failed predictions by global warmist models.


Comment: Meanwhile colder summers are killing Antarctic mosses and polar bear populations are booming, none of which were part of the global warmists predictions. In fact, their erroneous models have gotten them into trouble more than once: Uh oh! Climate Change Warriors evacuated from ice-bound ship near Svalbard

See also: Greta Thunberg: False Prophet of the Children's Crusade

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Propaganda

Academic purged over rising polar bear populations

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A Canadian researcher was ideologically purged for telling the truth about the rising polar bear populations.


Comment: Read in addition: University dumps professor who found polar bears thriving despite climate change


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Rare medicane threatens deluge in Israel and Egypt

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A rare hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean threatens Egypt and Israel
Egypt and Israel are preparing for the onset of heavy rains and strong winds as a rare "medicane" barrels toward them.

Medicanes are named for a combination of "Mediterranean" and "hurricane" due to their blend of tropical and extratropical cyclone characteristics.

Up to 200 mm (nearly 8 inches) of rain is possible locally from Friday to late Saturday as the storm moves through the region, raising concerns for flash flooding.

Comment: Are medicanes becoming part of the new normal?

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Lightning kills at least 150 people in 2 months across the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

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Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of lightning deaths in the country in August-September this year. At least 150 people were killed in these two months, and there were over 6.25 lakh lightning flashes across the state — twice as many as second-place UP.

This is in addition to the 102 lightning deaths between April 1 and July 1, which means 250 people were struck dead by lightning in six months, coming to an average of one a day.

Weather experts believe the unprecedented heat and record rainfall this year were partly, or perhaps jointly, responsible. "The land gets hotter due to the excessively hot summer. When monsoon rain comes in contact with the baking earth, heat is transferred and lighting strikes begin within half an hour to three hours," said a weather expert.