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Loud 'sky sounds' heard in New York

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© YouTube/Charity Oswald
On July 30, 2018, YouTube user 'Charity Oswald' heard and recorded 'loud sounds' she heard in the sky outside her New York home.


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Massive landslides after incessant rain destroy army camp in Arunachal, India

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Landslides, owing to incessant rain in the last couple of days, have left a trail of destruction in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, while an Army transit camp located at Sessa was totally damaged, official sources today said.

However, there were no reports of any casualty.

The stretch of Bhalukpong-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) Road has been the worst-affected with reports of landslides in several portions of the road, the sources said.

The Kimi-Khupi road has also been badly hit.


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Landslide kills at least 5 miners in Hidalgo, Mexico

Rescue workers at the site of today's rockslide in Hidalgo.
Rescue workers at the site of today's rockslide in Hidalgo.
Hundreds of tonnes of rocks buried workers and machinery

At least five miners were killed today in a landslide at a marble mine in Francisco I. Madero, Hidalgo.

The slide occurred without warning at about 1:00pm in Dengantzha, when hundreds of tonnes of rocks fell, burying workers and heavy equipment beneath the rubble.

The cause has yet to be identified.

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Extreme heat forecast to bake southern and western Europe; thermometers could reach up to 48C in Spain

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© Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty ImagesA tourist bus drives in Seville past a thermometer showing 45C.
Large parts of southern and western Europe are expected to experience high temperatures this weekend with forecasters warning that thermometers could reach up to 48C in Spain.

Holidaymakers bound for the Iberian peninsula have been warned to expect extreme heat, with the chance of the hottest temperatures ever recorded in continental Europe.

The current record of 48C in Athens, Greece, in 1977, could be broken as waves of blisteringly hot air sweep in from Africa.

Temperatures around the Mediterranean are expected to rise and peak at the weekend, with the highs expected inland rather than in coastal areas, after edging into the low-40s on Wednesday and Thursday.

"These sorts of temperatures are not only exceptional for the locals but people from the UK will never really have experienced them," said Luke Miall, a UK Met Office meteorologist.

"Especially with it being the school holidays, and the very young and old being susceptible to heatstroke, we're advising tourists to keep out of the midday sun and protect themselves."

Comment: Weather extremes are plaguing the entire planet - everything from record heat to record cold, hail, flooding, wildfires, etc. A few examples:


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Haunting, 'life-threatening haboob' completely envelops Phoenix, AZ

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© Kirstenfinally1 / TwitterThe storm encroaching on Phoenix, Arizona.
A massive dust cloud descended on Phoenix, Arizona, this week, completely engulfing the Valley region and beyond. The monsoon storm hit the area Thursday evening, bringing high winds and a foreboding wall of dust.

The epic rolling dust storm made its way to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where planes were forced to land in the crazy conditions. Flights were delayed at one point to allow the worst of the bad weather to pass.

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Flash flood in canyon kills five in Corsica, France

The Zoicu canyon is near Soccia, a mountain village
© AFPThe Zoicu canyon is near Soccia, a mountain village
A flash flood in a canyon has killed a father, his seven-year-old daughter and three other people on the French island of Corsica.

Rescuers found the body of the fifth victim in the French hiking group - a 22-year-old woman - on Thursday at the remote site near Soccia.

Seven tourists were canyoning with a guide when a wave about 3m (10ft) high hit them, a Corsican prosecutor said. The guide was among those killed.

Two were rescued from the torrent.


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Flash floods barrel through Austrian villages following heavy rain

Austria news: Dramatic footage shows major flood barrel through a Tyrol town
Dramatic footage shows major flood barrel through a Tyrol town
Heavy thunderstorms in Tyrol caused mudflow and floods causing dramatic scenes as streams overflowed their banks and barreled through towns and villages.

Terrifying online footage recorded the terror felt by a woman whose house was surrounded by the powerful flooding.

The woman can be heard reacting with horror as gallons of water shoot down the road in front of her eyes. The woman can be heard saying: "Oh my God."

Pettneu am Arlberg, near the border with Liechtenstein, and the fraction of Schnann were the most affected areas.


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Mysterious rumble heard, felt in Norfolk, England

Map of Norfolk rumble
© Google MapsThe rough area affected by the possible sonic boom or earthquake on Thursday evening.
Mysterious rumblings have been felt by residents of mid, south and west Norfolk on Thursday evening.

People from Swaffham to Narborough to Watton and Hingham reported feeling their houses shake at about 7pm.

Kim Newman from Santon Downham said: "Not sure if there was a sonic boom this evening around 7pm.

"I heard a slight noise but thought it was my kids banging upstairs, also my whole house vibrated.

"Slightly puzzled to what it was."

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Extreme climate: Hail and massive temperature drop strikes Sardinia - 30cm of 'snow' falls during 35C heatwave

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Comment: There is no such thing as 'the end', but we're certainly going through a climate shift.


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Heavy rains bring flooding to Grenada

Heavy rainfall led to minor landslides and flooding in coastal regions and other parts of the island, including the capital St. George’s.
Heavy rainfall led to minor landslides and flooding in coastal regions and other parts of the island, including the capital St. George’s.
A tropical wave interacted with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on 1 August, bringing heavy rains to Grenada for more than seven hours, causing landslides, flooded homes and flooded and blocked roadways.

According to the Met Office, the tropical wave was expected to continue until the evening of 2 August.

Damage to houses and agriculture are still being assessed. The National Emergency Advisory Council has declared parishes of St. George and St. David (two parishes out of a total of six) as disaster zones. Nine houses had been damaged in Garraway and the residents have been relocated. Also the national stadium has been damaged and the Ministry of Forestry had to be relocated.