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Hailstorm, rain wreak havoc on vegetable crops and orchards in Kashmir

Ishfaq Reshi
Kashmir Reader
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:22 UTC
Damaged Apple crop due to hailstorm
Damaged Apple crop due to hailstorm
Heavy rain and a massive hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Budgam here in central Kashmir on Wednesday night. Reports of damage to vegetable crops and orchards of cherry, apricot, walnut and apple were received from areas of Charar-e-Sharief, Chadoora and other parts of the district.

Orchardists told Kashmir Reader that the massive overnight hailstorm caused damage to vegetable crops and fruit trees. "This year we expected a good crop as our orchards seemed to be abundant in apples, apricot, cherries and walnuts, but the hailstorm has dashed our hopes," said Bashir Ahmad Dar, a farmer in Charar-e-Sharief.


Comment: It was a similar situation on the same day in another district:
Hailstorm wreaked havoc in Bhadarwah area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, damaging standing crops and orchards.

Hailstorm, which lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, caused huge damage to crops and vegetables in Bhadarwah town, Bharoa, Chinchira, Jatani, Athkhar and other areas.

Bhadarwah is second largest producer of fruits in the state after Kashmir valley. The damage to crops and fruits has left farmers in distress over expected losses.

The orchardists told Greater Kashmir that the brief hailstorm caused damage to crops like maize, apple, apricot, pears, vegetables and other fruits.

The farmers have appealed the authorities to compensate them for the losses.


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Cloud Lightning

17 killed in 24 hours due to dust storms, lightning and rain in Uttar Pradesh, India


News18
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:57 UTC
DUST STORM
Seventeen persons have died in separate incidents of dust storms, lightning and rain in various parts of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours.

According to reports, four persons died in Siddharthanagar, three in Deoria, three in Basti, two in Ballia and one each in Azamgarh, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Lakhimpur and Pilibhit.

In Siddharthanagar, a tin-shed collapsed, killing a labourer Rahim and leaving two women injured.

In Basti district, Brijbhan Yadav died when lightning struck. He was working in his fields despite heavy rains.

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Windsock

Rain and winds devastate plantain and cassava plantations in the Dominican Republic


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:43 UTC
Damaged crop
The recent heavy rain and gusts of wind registered in El Cibao have affected plantain and cassava plantations in the region. According to data provided by the Northcentral Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, 32,000 tasks of plantains were affected, 13,997 of which were totally destroyed, and some 373 cassava fields were damaged.

The affected communities include Rancho Viejo, Maguey, Tablon de Villa Tapia, Barranca, Bacui, Sabaneta, and Yerbas.

Producers told the agricultural authorities that went to Cibao that the natural phenomena had caused great losses. In the coming days, the Minister of Agriculture, engineer Osmar Benitez, is expected to give aid to the aforementioned parties.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.do
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Snowflake

Summer snowfall for Chitral, Pakistan - at least 7 inches


Dawn
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:20 UTC
snow
A number of villages situated at the foothold of Hindukush mountain range forming the Upper Chitral district and Lot Koh valley of Lower Chitral received snowfall here on Wednesday.

Five to seven inches of snow fell in villages of Shagrom Terich, Rech, Khot, Melp, Oveer, Yarkhoon, Laspur valley and Baroghil in Upper Chitral, and Begusht, Sha Arkari and Gobor in Lower Chitral.

The snowfall dropped the mercury considerably and people were seen wearing warm clothes.

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Cloud Precipitation

Lombardy in Italy to request state of emergency following wild weather


IL Globo
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:49 UTC
Flooding at Pagnona in the province of Lecco
Flooding at Pagnona in the province of Lecco
Violent storms on the night of June 11 have caused 800 people to be evacuated from Dervio, in the province of Lecco in Lombardy, plus flooding in Lake Como.

Evacuations have also been carried out in Premana and Primaluna, in the upper Val Varrone and in the northernmost area of ​​Valsassina, where the rivers Varrone and Pioverna are flooded at various points.

The provincial highway between Cortenova and Parlasco has been blocked by a fallen tree, while the provincial road in Introbio and the railway between Bellano and Delebio has also been obstructed.

Bad weather also struck part of the province of Brescia, particularly in the Valcamonica area, with 70 people evacuated from their homes.

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Doberman

Dog mauls owner in 'horrific' attack in Nowra , Australia


Cairns Post
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:39 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Detectives believe a man found dead in a Nowra unit earlier this week was mauled by his own dog after he had a medical episode.

NSW Police initially treated the 51-year-old's death as suspicious when his body was discovered with "horrific" injuries in the unit on Monday, a spokesman told AAP on Thursday.

Multiple police crews had swarmed the quiet neighbourhood, some in forensic suits, as the unit block on Douglas Street was declared a crime scene.

However, a post-mortem examination of the man's body has since ruled out homicide, AAP understands.
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Rainbow

'Rainbow colored clouds' seen over northern Virginia

Josh Knight
WJLA
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:00 UTC
Circumhorizontal arc over VA
© Nora Lee Henderson
There wasn't any rain midday Wednesday, so you know it's not a rainbow. But some of the clouds did turn a vibrant!

These rainbow colored clouds are called a circumhoriztional arcs, or rather part of the arc.

While they're not exactly rare around our area, the circumstances have to be just right.

They can only happen certain times of the year (late spring through early fall) and during the midday because the sun has to be high enough in the sky.

The sunlight has to enter clouds made of flat, plate-shaped ice crystals at a steep angle. The ice crystals have to be oriented horizontally for this to work.
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Cloud Grey

Circumhorizontal arc lights up southwestern Ontario sky

Cheryl Santa Maria
The Weather Network
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:30 UTC
Circumhorizontal arc over ON, CA
© Lori DunnChatham, Ontario
This particular arc only lasted a few minutes before disappearing completely.

Southwestern Ontario was graced with a rare treat Wednesday afternoon when a circumhorizontal arc, or 'fire rainbow', lit up the sky.

Social media erupted with images of the rainbow, with many people asking for clarification on what they were seeing. The phenomenon - dubbed a "fire rainbow" by a Washington journalist in 2006 - is formally known as a circumhorizontal arc and while rare in Canada, it isn't unheard of.

The conditions have to be just right for the arcs to appear. The effect can occur when the sun travels through tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere, but the sun has to be high in the sky -- at least 58 degrees -- which is why they're most likely to occur in the afternoon.
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'Fire rainbows' appear across central Pennsylvania

Drew Anderson
WJAC
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:31 UTC
Circumhorizontal arc over central PA
© Laurie Makie
Folks across Pennsylvania caught a glimpse of a rare colorful spectacle in the sky Wednesday - a "fire rainbow."

The textbook name for a "fire rainbow" is circumhorizontal arc, the colors in the sky have nothing to do with fire.

This rare view happens when sunlight hits thin, wispy white clouds at just the right angle.

In order for this to happen, the sun has to be high in the sky, which happens midday.

Sunlight enters ice crystals, which are tiny pieces of ice that make up a cloud, and then gets bent.
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Cloud Precipitation

Over 35,000 affected by floods in Samarinda city, East Kalimantan, Indonesia


Floodlist
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:09 UTC
Floods in Samarinda, East Kalimanta, Indonesia,
© Government of SamarindaFloods in Samarinda, East Kalimanta, Indonesia, June 2019.
Flooding has affected over 35,000 people in Samarinda City in East Kalimantan Province in Indonesia, according to local disaster authorities.

According to the country's disaster management agency BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana) flooding began around several days ago and has affected a total of 11,652 families or 35,684 people.

Samarinda City is situated on the Mahakam river in the east of the island of Borneo. The river overflowed after heavy rain on 09 June. Over 600 houses have been flooded. BNPB said that flood water was 1.25 metres deep in some areas.

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