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Dozens of birds plummet from the sky in Metro Vancouver


CTV News
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:42 UTC
Canadian wildlife officials are investigating after
© Kevin BeechCanadian wildlife officials are investigating after dozens of birds fell from the sky in Tsawwassen last week.
Canadian wildlife officials are investigating after dozens of birds fell from the sky south of Vancouver.

The troubling incident occurred not far from the BC Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen last Friday.

"It was really creepy," witness Kevin Beech told CTV News.

Beech was driving in the area when something suddenly hit the ground: "I was like, 'What the hell?'"

He looked around and saw dozens of birds suddenly plummet to the ground. The animal lover was shocked when he realized the birds were either dead or dying.

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Snowflake Cold

Winter is here: Snow and sleet in northern Iceland


Iceland Magazine
Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:25 UTC
ICE-SAR posted this photo earlier today, reminding people not to embark on hikes
© Safetravel.isICE-SAR posted this photo earlier today, reminding people not to embark on hikes over Fimmvörðuháls trail.
Yellow weather alerts are in effect for all of Iceland, except the west and south, as the first winter storm of the season delivers snow and sleet and gale force winds in the northern part of the island and the Central Highlands. Travelers are warned to expect winter driving conditions. Drivers should slow down and expect snow on roads, as well as slick patches, due to ice and sleet along the Ring Road where it crosses heaths and mountain passes.

There is no travel or camping weather in the Central Highlands today due to cold weather, drifting snow and sleet. Do not embark on hikes today, unless you enjoy taking up the time of search and rescue units!

The yellow weather alerts are in effect until midnight. ICE-SAR has also issued a travel warning for East Iceland, where the snowfall is expected to be heaviest, warning travelers to expect heavy snow locally in the east, at least until mid-day when the snow will have melted. Wet, melting snow on roads can cause dangerous driving conditions, as the roads become slippery. Drivers should slow down.
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Snowflake Cold

First snow of season falls in the Cairngorms, Scotland at the end of summer

Callum Main
Evening Express (Scotland)
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:15 UTC
Cairngorms
Summer comes to an end on Sunday, but in one part of the north-east there has already been snowfall.

A webcam set up at the Top Station at the Cairngorms has shown a light dusting of the white stuff on the ground after temperatures plummeted to -1C this morning.

And more snow is forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on the range.

With windchill taken into account temperatures will feel like -10C.
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Snowflake

'It's pretty stressful': Snow threatens northwest Saskatchewan harvest

Adam Hunter ·
CBC News
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:46 UTC
This isn't a picture from last winter —
© Devon WalkerThis isn't a picture from last winter — this is what Devon Walker's swather looks like on the last day of summer.
Farmers in region have less than 10% of crops combined after September snowfall

You can hear the frustration in Devon Walker's voice. He wants to be in the field harvesting his crop. The problem is it's under more than inch of snow.

"It's pretty stressful," Walker said from his farm near Lashburn, Sask., about 225 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

While producers in southern Saskatchewan have, on average, more than 80 per cent of their crop in the bin, the northwest is another story entirely.

According to the most recent crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, only 17 per cent of the crop the northwest region has been combined.

Comment: A taste of the future: 'Disbelief' as snow hits and northern Alberta farmers scramble to save crops worth millions

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Towering waterspout filmed off the coast of Malta

David Grech Urpani
Lovin Malta
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:23 UTC
PHOTO FROM A VIDEO SHOT AND UPLOADED BY KURT FITENI
© Kurt Fiteni
Social media has just been lit up with various photos and videos of a towering waterspout over the south of Malta.

While some shots were taken from Marsascala, another video uploaded on popular Facebook forum The Salott at around noon showed what the waterspout looked like from the Xagħjra promenade. At a point, as fast as it appeared, the waterspout dispersed back into the clouds.

Waterspouts can be formed by severe thunderstorms, but are even more commonly associated with developing storm systems. The clouds from which they descend are rarely fast-moving, and that makes waterspouts very easy to spot and film since they are often static.

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Waterspout filmed off Subic, Philippines

Joanna Aglibot
Inquirer.net
Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:06 UTC
Residents near Subic Bay captured photographs
© Kissak Lagseng EspirituResidents near Subic Bay captured photographs and videos of the waterspout formed over the sea.
Residents here were delighted when they spotted a waterspout off the coast of this town on Thursday afternoon.

Danilo Macamay, head of Subic Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said the waterspout was formed over Subic Bay around 3:30 p.m.

To the casual observer, waterspouts look like tornadoes. The phenomenon is actually a vortex of rotating water.

Some residents captured the waterspout on video which went viral on social media.

Macamay said the waterspout quickly dissipated.

Residents in nearby Olongapo City also reported seeing the waterspout after experiencing strong gusts of wind that lasted for about a minute.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstorm wreaks havoc on crops in North Kashmir

Sabreen Ashraf
Rising Kashmir
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:17 UTC
hail

Over 35 per cent crop damaged in Sopore: officials

Nearly 45 per cent of fruits and paddy crops have suffered damage due to the recent hailstorm that hit areas of Sopore and Handwara in north Kashmir.

The Apple rich town Sopore has suffered around 35 per cent damage to fruit and paddy crops due to the hailstorm, according to officials. According to official assessment, some 7 to 9 per cent fruit crop and 15 to 25 per cent paddy crop has been damaged in hail storm that hit areas of Handwara in Kupwara district.

In Sopore, Goomahmadpora, Kitchilora, Waripora, Lalpora, Malmu, Agrikalan, Dangerpora, Noripora, Malbuchan, Tunjihearan, Tantrepora, Kongamdara, Nowlari areas were badly affected by the hailstorm.

"More than 35 per cent damage has been caused to the crops in these areas. Mostly apples were affected by the hailstorm," Chief Agricultural Officer Sopore, Farooq Ahmad told Rising Kashmir.

He said that the agriculture department has issued an advisory to farmers regarding the crops that were less affected by hailstorm.
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Cloud Precipitation

Dozens killed by flooding in northern regions of Ghana

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:52 UTC
flood
Long-term heavy rainfall combined with water releases from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso, have caused severe flooding in northern Ghana over the past few weeks.

Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) said that at least 34 people have died. The country's northern regions - Upper West, Upper East and Northern - have all been affected. Local media reported that as many as 100,000 people have been displaced.

Much of the flooding is a result of the overflowing White Volta river. Releases from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso over the last few weeks have increased levels of the river in northern Ghana. SONABEL, the power utility in Burkina Faso with responsibility for the Bagre Dam, started releases in late August after heavy rainfall in catchment areas had increased dam levels.

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Cloud Precipitation

Deadly flash floods in Constantine and Tebessa, Algeria

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:35 UTC
FLOOD
At least 3 people have died in flash flooding in Algeria during the past week.

Heavy rain caused flash floods in the city of Constantine, Constantine Province in north eastern Algeria on Wednesday 19 September, 2018.

Algeria Press Service (APS) reported that 2 people were found the dead after their vehicle was swept away by flooding on the N27 road between Constantine and Hamma Bouziane. APS said the Ziad wadi had flooded the road after heavy rain.

Civil Protection units were deployed to affected areas and have rescued at least 11 people who were stranded in their cars. Several roads have been closed and material damage also reported.

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Cloud Precipitation

Seven dead after major flash floods hit Culiacan, Mexico - Los Mochis receives 40% of its annual rainfall in ONE day


Mexico News Daily
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:35 UTC
Flooded streets yesterday in Sinaloa, Mexico
Flooded streets yesterday in Sinaloa, Mexico.

In just one day, Los Mochis saw 40% of its annual rainfall

At least seven people have died due to flooding caused by torrential rain in the states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua, authorities reported.

Sinaloa Civil Protection chief Juan Francisco Vega Meza said that at least four people had died in that state following heavy rains brought on by tropical depression 19-E.

Three deaths occurred in the state capital Culiacán, where three people are missing.

Another person died in the municipality of Ahome, where as much as 359 millimeters of rain have fallen over the past 24 hours.

Streets of the municipal seat of Los Mochis were inundated and access to parts of the neighboring municipality of El Fuerte have been cut off.

"It has been a complex situation because we were presented with an atypical phenomenon; we hadn't received a quantity of rain like this before. In just one day, [the rain that fell in] Los Mochis represented 40% of the rain it has received in the whole year and in Culiacán, it was 30%," Sinaloa Governor Quirino Ordaz said in a television interview.

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