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Cow

Lightning strike kills 4 cows in Thailand

Bright Choomanee
The Thaiger
Tue, 06 May 2025 10:52 UTC
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During a storm, four cows from a herd seeking shelter under a tree were killed by a lightning strike, while two others were knocked unconscious but later recovered.

The owner was in shock as she was herding them back to avoid the rain around 2pm yesterday, May 5. The incident occurred at Pranee Songsawat's cattle pen in Baan Takud Rang, Udomsap subdistrict, Wang Nam Khiao district, Nakhon Ratchasima province.

The Hook 21 rescue unit from Udomsap and local administrative officials reported the event, which resulted in the deaths of four cows out of a total of 26. Fortunately, no residents were harmed during the incident.

Wanna Butsamrong, the village head of Takud Rang, Moo 4, Udomsap subdistrict, Wang Nam Khiao district, explained that Pranee, the cattle owner, was herding her 26 cows into an open pen enclosed by barbed wire. As the rainstorm was accompanied by thunder, the herd sought shelter under a tree.

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Lightning

Lightning strike kills 3 schoolgirls, farmer in Bangladesh


bssnews.net
Tue, 06 May 2025 10:48 UTC
Representative photo
Representative photo
Three schoolgirls and a farmer were killed in two separate lightning strikes in pakundia and Mithamoin upazilas of the district today.

The deceased are Irina, 15, daughter of Jalal Uddin, Priya, 15, daughter of Badal Mia and Barsha, 15, daughter of Borhan Uddin, residents of Charteki village under Pakundia upazila. They all are students of class nine of Charteki Girls School and College. Another deceased was Kadu Mia, 35, son of Motaleb Mia, a farmer of Chamakpur Dakshin Hati under Ghagra union of Mithamoin upazila.

Thunderbolt struck the three schoolgirls when they were returning home from school amid a stormy weather at 12 noon.

Later, they were rescued and taken to Pakundia Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared Irina and Priya dead.

"Barsha also died while undergoing treatment at the hospital," said Md. Sakhawat Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pakundia Police Station.

Besides, farmer Kadu Mia was injured in a lightning strike while working on a paddy field in Chamkpur Dakshin Hati area this afternoon.

He was rescued and taken to Mithamoin Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, said Md. Shafiul Alam, OC of Mithamoin Police Station.
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Windsock

Massive dust storm hits Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, triggering travel chaos and flash floods


Gulf News
Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15 UTC
In central Saudi Arabia, residents of Al Qassim province witnessed a rare and dramatic phenomenon described as a
In central Saudi Arabia, residents of Al Qassim province witnessed a rare and dramatic phenomenon described as a "wall of dust" that swept through the region on Sunday
A powerful dust storm has blanketed large parts of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, triggering travel disruptions, flash floods and emergency evacuations.

Authorities in all three countries have issued red alerts and warned of further weather instability in the coming days.

Saudi Arabia: In central Saudi Arabia, residents of Al Qassim province witnessed a rare and dramatic phenomenon described as a "wall of dust" that swept through the region on Sunday, reducing visibility to near zero and prompting widespread safety warnings.

Videos shared on social media showed the sky turning orange as the storm surged forward like a towering wave, blocking out sunlight.


Comment: See also: Flash flood tragedy in Jordan: Belgian tourists found dead, 1,700 evacuated from Petra

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Tsunami

Heavy rains continue to pound Puerto Rico, flooding streets and causing 2nd death


ABC News
Sun, 04 May 2025 17:04 UTC
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Heavy rains continued to lash Puerto Rico and flash flood warnings persisted across the U.S. territory, submerging streets, stranding families and causing at least one death this weekend, authorities said on Sunday.

A 44-year-old man was killed and a 43-year-old woman hospitalized when a tree fell on their car as they were driving in the northern town of Toa Baja at 8:10 p.m. local time on Saturday, police said the next day, as the fierce rains that have pounded Puerto Rico for two weeks triggered a landslide.

That brings the total death toll from the rains over the past weeks to two, after a man who tried to drive his car through floodwaters was swept away and killed last Monday.

Authorities said Saturday's landslide sent a tree crashing into a highway in Toa Baja, and onto the hood of Febus Padilla's car. The woman in the passenger seat, Yesenia Díaz Pacheco, was in stable condition on Sunday, they said.

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Lightning

2 siblings die in lightning strike in Bangladesh


NEW AGE
Mon, 05 May 2025 12:53 UTC
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Representational image
Two siblings were killed when a thunderbolt struck them while catching fish in the River Jamuna in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura district on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Manmat Hawladar and Sabur Hawladar, sons of Kartik Hawladar from Boroitoli village.

Quoting witnesses, Jamirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sariakandi police station, said a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they were catching fish in Debdanga area in the river around 3:00pm, leaving them dead on the spot.

The bodies were later handed over to the family members of the deceased.
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Tsunami

Flash flood tragedy in Jordan: Belgian tourists found dead, 1,700 evacuated from Petra

Khitam Al Amir
Gulf News
Mon, 05 May 2025 12:26 UTC
More than 1,700 tourists were evacuated on Sunday after heavy rainfall caused sudden flooding in parts of the archaeological site.
More than 1,700 tourists were evacuated on Sunday after heavy rainfall caused sudden flooding in parts of the archaeological site.
Jordanian search and rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Belgian mother and her son who went missing during flash floods in the Shoubak district, in southern Jordan.

The Public Security Directorate confirmed that the bodies were located and evacuated after hours of continuous search efforts by rescue teams operating under challenging weather and rugged terrain.

The authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The search operation involved coordinated efforts from civil defence, local police directorates and gendarmerie forces working across the southern region.

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Cloud Lightning

Storm kills 10 in China as tourist boats capsize


Al Jazeera
Mon, 05 May 2025 12:04 UTC
An aerial photo shows search and rescue
© EPA-EFEAn aerial photo shows search and rescue operations at the site where boats capsized in southwest China's Guizhou province, May 4, 2025
A sudden storm in southwestern China's Guizhou province has capsized four boats, killing 10 people and injuring 70.

More than 80 people fell into the water, state media reported on Monday, when the rain and hailstorm struck the vessels on a stretch of the Wu River near Qianxi City on Sunday afternoon.

Rescue operations ran overnight. Initial reports said nine people had died, with one person missing. However, rescue personnel discovered the missing person, who "showed no signs of life", around noon, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

In one video shared by state media, a man could be seen performing CPR on a person, while one of the vessels drifted upside-down.

Initial reports suggested two tourist vessels had capsized. However, CCTV later confirmed that four boats were involved - two of which were not carrying passengers at the time - in the incident, which occurred on the upper reaches of the waterway, which is a tributary of the Yangtze River, China's longest.

The seven crew members on board the two vessels, carrying no passengers, managed to swim to safety, the broadcaster said.

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Lightning

Lightning strike kills 8 sheep in Jordan


MSN
Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00 UTC
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Eight sheep owned by a local resident died Sunday evening in the Al-Ghweir area, south of Karak Governorate, after being struck by lightning during heavy rainfall across the region.

Karak Agriculture Director, Ma'moun Adaileh, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that an investigation is currently underway to examine the incident. The sheep owner reported that the animals perished after a lightning bolt struck a nearby power line.

Adaileh noted that lightning strikes are among the natural hazards that can lead to property damage and loss of life, particularly during the winter season and periods of weather instability.

Petra
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Seismograph

Shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake - Southern East Pacific Rise


Volcano Discovery
Mon, 05 May 2025 09:36 UTC
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Earthquake details
Date & time May 5, 2025 03:55:40 UTC
Local time at epicenter Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 08:55 pm (GMT -7)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.0
Depth 10 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude 35.2752°S / 107.4288°W Chile
Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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Umbrella

Global Climate Database fed with Junk Data from RAF airbase where helicopters hover over the thermometer

Chris Morrison
dailysceptic.org
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00 UTC
RAF Shawbury
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is one of the most important climate monitoring networks in the world. It is co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and numerous UN, EU and scientific bodies and its collects information that is used for scientific research within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Ultimately, it forms the basis for promoting and implementing global Net Zero plans. Given its importance and the need to keep to the highest standards of scientific reporting, it is a surprise that the UK Met Office seems to take its temperature reporting duties rather lightly. It provides information from eight sites, four of which are rated junk class 4 with international 'uncertainties' of 2°C. Barely beyond belief, another site is based slap bang in the middle of RAF Shawbury, where pilots in military helicopters make frequently low fly-pasts at all hours of the day and night.

The picture above is taken at the air base, the main RAF helicopter training centre, and it shows a helicopter next to the white Stevenson box containing the measuring device. Other clips - you couldn't make it up - show helicopters hovering over the screen.

Comment: If one so happened to have ever set up field weather stations, a very rudimentary location selection criteria looks something like this.

Note, that this example is not a full-on Stevenson Screen type of weather station:

HOBO Weather Station
HOBO Weather Station
Site Selection

Use the following guidelines to help you choose an appropriate site for setting up the Station and protecting against field hazards.

- When possible, select a location away from trees and buildings, particularly if you will be using the rain gauge or wind speed sensors. Place the rain bucket at a distance away from obstructions that is equal to at least three times the height of the nearest tree, building, or other obstruction, and the wind speed sensor at a distance away from obstructions that is equal to at least five times the height of the obstruction.
There are 13 more location criteria listed, including electromagnetic interference - like radar. The location list never said anything about a helicopter hovering and its downwash effects (see wind speed sensor), wherein they create longlasting vortex patters. They never said, simply because who in their right mind sets up a critical IPCC end-use weather station under conditions like this?

Downwash
Unbelievable: Weather records are a state secret in the UK

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