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Severe drought affecting 40% of Inner Mongolia, China - Plague of rats take over 4 million hectares


Channel News Asia
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:25 UTC
Mongolian township.
© ReutersFile photo of a Mongolian township.
Persistent drought in the remote northwestern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has caused a rat plague now affecting more than 4 million hectares of grassland, an area the size of the Netherlands, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Rodents are a common problem throughout Inner Mongolia's huge and sprawling prairies, and adapt relatively well to dry weather.

Comment: This follows extremely harsh winters in Inner Mongolia which have resulted in mass deaths of cattle. And we're seeing similar erratic patterns all over the planet so, while the overall trend is towards global cooling, there's also an increase in droughts, wildfires, heatwaves, and violent storms bringing increased wave heights, microbursts, deadly hail and epic flooding: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made? as well as SOTTs' monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - May 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Bizarro Earth

Rare Texas heat burst sends temperatures soaring to 99 degrees overnight

Sean Breslin
The Weather Channel
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 07:57 UTC
temp gauge
Two North Texas towns experienced a rarity early Sunday morning: a heat burst that sent temperatures soaring to nearly 100 degrees at a time when temperatures are usually in decline.

The heat burst was observed in the Texas towns of Breckenridge and Eastland, according to the National Weather Service. At the Stephens County Airport just outside Breckenridge, temperatures fell to 85 degrees at 12:15 a.m. CDT, but by 1:35 a.m., it was 99 degrees, and the heat burst was to blame.

"A heat burst occurs when precipitation from a dying thunderstorm evaporates and a strong downdraft accelerates toward the ground," said the NWS. "Air warms and dries as it is compressed near the ground."

In addition to the temperature spike, wind gusts to nearly 50 mph were reported and humidity levels plummeted as low as 13 percent. Five hours later, temperatures were down to the daily low of 80 degrees.

Breckenridge, a town of about 6,000, is located 100 miles west of Fort Worth.
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Sun

Water shortage warnings and hosepipe ban as UK heatwave intensifies

Tom Barnes
The Independent
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:04 UTC
People fill their bottles from a water fountain
© Yui Mok/PAPeople fill their bottles from a water fountain in Green Park, west London, during the hot weather.

Utilities companies struggling to keep up with demand as billions of extra litres are pumped into system

Utilities companies have warned of potential water shortages across the UK and a hosepipe ban has been introduced in Northern Ireland as temperatures were forecast to remain high over the weekend.

Britain saw the record for the hottest temperature of the year broken for the fourth-consecutive day on Thursday, as the mercury reached 33C in Porthmadog, Wales.

Forecasters expect the heatwave to continue on Saturday and Sunday, when northwest England, northeast Wales, western Scotland and possibly Northern Ireland could hit around 30C.

However, the conditions have left water companies concerned, with some warning potential supply problems could be around the corner after "significantly more" usage than normal in recent days.

Comment: A few months ago the UK experienced the hottest April day for nearly 70 years, which was preceded by up to 4in (10cm) of snow in parts of Scotland, northern England and north Wales and Scotland faced its coldest spring for 39 years. Extreme weather is becoming the new norm!

See also: Heatwaves, storms, wildfires and droughts: Experts issue warnings over extreme weather in Europe this summer

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Cloud Precipitation

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Summer snow and floods in Europe, noctilucent 'tornado' cloud and waterspouts


Adapt 2030
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:13 UTC
Flooding in West Attica, Greece, June 2018.
© Greece Civil Protection / Fire ServiceFlooding in West Attica, Greece, June 2018.
As forecast with the unusual "Winter Storm in Summer" to dump floods on Greece and Italy, oh my, Athens is under six feet of water, other cities, nine feet. More snow across Romania, record cold Slovakia, feet deep hail in Serbia and EF-3 waterspouts off Italian beaches. Noctilucent clouds with a strange blue tornado pattern in the upper atmosphere. Major Typhoon directed at North Korea that will alleviate the drought there. Signs in the Skies.


Comment: See also:

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Mars

Heatwaves, storms, wildfires and droughts: Experts issue warnings over extreme weather in Europe this summer

Joe Wallen and Jay Akbar
The Sun
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 22:32 UTC
Europe's extrem weather
Europe could be struck with heatwaves, thunderstorms and even droughts this summer. This temperature map shows how hot countries could get over the coming months.
The heatwave cooking Ireland could spread into the rest of Europe, sparking wildfires, thunderstorms and even droughts.

Irish people face temperatures exceeding 31C and it could get even hotter on the continent, with the mercury topping a blistering 38C in the coming months.

Experts at AccuWeather say southern France and northern Italy will experience the most intense heat, raising fears this summer could be even worse than the "Lucifer" heatwave last year.

Temperatures are expected to soar well past 32C in Lyon and Toulouse, France, and the Italian city of Florence and Berlin, Germany.

The Spanish capital of Madrid is expected to reach 35C as early as next week while Athens, in Greece, could get as hot as 34C.

Alarmingly, the likes of Germany, France and the Alps could face the same terrifying fate as Saddleworth Moor in the UK which has been devastated by wildfires since Sunday.
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Second quake in 2 days strikes Surrey, UK - M2.4 rattles houses


Sky News
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:09 UTC
surrey cricket
An earthquake has rocked Surrey for the second time this week with reports of a house shaking as if "a truck had crashed into it".

Researchers from the British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor, with a magnitude of 2.4, struck shortly before 7am in Newdigate near Dorking, at a depth of three miles.

The organisation said it hit in the same area as the 2.6 magnitude quake on Wednesday.

There were reports of "a loud bang and the whole house shook like a truck had crashed into it" for about two seconds, the BGS said.

Classic car parts owner Roy McNeill and his wife Judy, from nearby Beare Green, both felt the effects of the tremor.

Comment: The UK is considered relatively seismically quiet and yet it seems no where is being spared from the dramatic increase in earth movement:

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Ice Cube

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Global grain production drops, beer shortages in Europe and Arctic gains ice


Adapt 2030
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:16 UTC
chart
The Arctic is still nearly 100% covered with ice, most of it 1.5 feet or thicker with thickness over the North Pole at 13 feet thick. Water temperatures follow suit at below freezing.

CO2 shortages in Europe have led to beer and soft drink rationing amid the world cup, and now the USDA 2081-2019 carry over stocks are forecast at a decline of 40 MILLION tons over today's totals, that seems to be conservative as well. This should be front page news, along with no sea level rise and Greenland gaining ice.

But its all about the World Cup.


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Attention

Peeved pachyderm: Elephant attacks moving car in Karnataka, India injuring 6


The Siasat Daily
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:40 UTC
elephant attack
An elephant attacked a moving car at Kidu near Bilinele in Subramanya of Dakshina Kannada district, on Saturday leaving six injured. The family had a miraculous escape when their vehicle was hit in the middle with its trunk.

Prabhu Kumar, an agriculturist, along with his family was going on a pilgrimage. Recalling the incident, Prabhu Kumar said, "Around 7 am, a car overtook us two minutes before the attack, and missed the elephant by just a few seconds. The elephant, which was crossing the road, felt stuck and started moving towards the car. The car was parked near a light pole for the elephant to cross the road."

In order to give way to the pachyderm, the driver started reversing the car. The elephant, which was frightened, reached the vehicle and hit the middle of the car with his trunk. One of the women sustained minor injuries, while the driver had hurt his hand as the steering was crushed by the tusker.

Comment: A day later in the same state: Wild elephant attacks bus in Karnataka, India

See also: Man on motorbike trampled to death by 5 elephants in Thailand

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Attention

Wild elephant attacks bus in Karnataka, India

Sania Dhirwani
Latest LY
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:28 UTC
Elephant attacks a bus in Calicut.
Elephant attacks a bus in Calicut.
The passengers travelling from Karnataka's Chamarajanagar and Calicut in Kerala were attacked by an elephant when their bus entered the Bandipur Forest area on Sunday morning, as reported by NDTV . The driver of the bus had reportedly gone close to a herd of elephants. The video of the attack was captured by one of the passengers and others can be heard screaming.

One of the elephants came rushing towards the bus forcing the driver to drive backwards for over 500 metres. In the video, the elephant can be seen charging towards the bus. It attacks the vehicle, pushes it with the trunk damaging the windshield.

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Attention

Man on motorbike trampled to death by 5 elephants in Thailand


The Star (Malaysia)
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:17 UTC
A Thailand man was trampled to death by 5 wild elephants in on Friday (Representational)
A Thailand man was trampled to death by 5 wild elephants in on Friday (Representational)
A Thai man was trampled to death by five wild elephants near a rubber plantation Friday (June 29), police said, the latest deadly encounter in a country where pachyderms are both venerated and feared.

Masaree Samae, 40, was killed in the early morning attack in southern Yala province, home to many of Thailand's sprawling rubber plantations.

"The victim was riding his motorbike on the way to tap rubber... and was circled by five elephants," police captain Sathit Woonchoom told AFP by phone.

"I conducted the autopsy with a doctor and found wounds on his back and head," Sathit said.
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