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Rare cyclone in Gulf of Aden brings flooding to Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti

Bob Henson & Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Sat, 19 May 2018 06:39 UTC
gulf aden cyclone sagar
© weather.comThe highest cloud tops, corresponding to the most vigorous convection, are shown in the brightest red colors in this infrared satellite image. Clustering, deep convection around the center is a sign of a healthy tropical cyclone.

Tropical Cyclone Sagar is making a rare journey into the western Gulf of Aden between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and is expected to unleash dangerous flash flooding in parts of Yemen, Somalia and Djibouti into the weekend.

Tropical Depression 1A was named Sagar by the Indian Meteorological Department, the agency with primary responsibility for tropical cyclone forecasting in the North Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea. Locally, it is known as Cyclonic Storm Sagar.

As of Friday evening, local time (Yemen is 7 hours ahead of U.S. EDT), Sagar is a small, compact tropical cyclone with winds estimated at tropical storm force, according to both the Indian Meteorological Department and the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

At least one elderly woman was killed near Aden, Yemen when her house caught on fire caused by Sagar, according to the Associated Press.

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'Rare' sun halo spotted over Philippines

M G Martin
Philippines Lifestyle News
Wed, 16 May 2018 20:58 UTC
Sun halo over the Philippines
© Rey Tubo
Residents of a Bohol town were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun appeared surrounded by a halo of light.

The rare sight was reported in Ubay town today (Wednesday, May 16).

Local government worker Rey Tubo spotted the sight, and posted a number of photographs on his Facebook account. He wrote: "That's what God is. Wonders man."

Engineer Riche Cutamora Ibale also uploaded a photo and captioned it with a succinct scientific explanation: "Called as 22 degree halo or a sun halo, the ring is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the earth's atmosphere."
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Attention

Wild elephant tramples a man to death in Jharkhand, India

Jessica Green
Daily Mail
Fri, 18 May 2018 13:56 UTC
the giant animal rapidly charges towards the group and in no time the elephant catches up with the limping man and brutally tramples him to death
The giant animal rapidly charges towards the group and in no time the elephant catches up with the limping man and brutally tramples him to death
This is the terrifying moment a wild elephant chases a man swimming in its watering hole before trampling him to death after he twists his ankle and falls over.

The horrific footage shows the man paddling in the water while the angered beast moves towards him in the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand in east India.

As the man tries to get out of the lake and flee the scene, he twists his ankle and falls to the ground.

His friends endeavour to lift and carry him away from the encroaching male elephant.

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Cloud Precipitation

Entire Washington DC area under flood watch through Saturday morning

Jack Pointer and Jennifer Ortiz
wtop.com
Fri, 18 May 2018 13:18 UTC
This photos posted to Twitter on May 15 shows cars submerged in a Frederick County neighborhood as heavy downpours trigger flooding in the area.
© Melvin SalinaThis photos posted to Twitter on May 15 shows cars submerged in a Frederick County neighborhood as heavy downpours trigger flooding in the area.
Heavy rain is exacerbating conditions around the region, especially in already-waterlogged Frederick County, Maryland, which remains under a flood warning. An additional 2 - 5 inches of rain are possible through Saturday.

After days of heavy rain, the entire D.C. region now has a concern greater than big puddles and wet commutes.

The region is under a flood watch through 8 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

And in already-waterlogged Frederick County, Maryland, a flood warning remains in effect through Sunday evening.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 5 in SW Cambodia


Xinhua
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:44 UTC
lightning
Five villagers were killed by a lightning strike on Thursday during a torrential rain in southwestern Cambodia's Koh Kong province, according to the National Police's website.

The incident took place at 3:00 p.m. local time in Prolay village of Thmor Baing district when the victims, including two women, were constructing a wooden house under the rain, the website said.

"Five people were killed immediately and another one got injured by the lightning strike," Koh Kong Provincial Governor Mithona Phouthorng was quoted as saying.

Comment: Elsewhere in Asia over the last few days lightning strikes have killed 4 in Bangladesh, 7 in West Bengal, India with another 2 in the latter country in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Wolf

Woman killed by 2 pit bull terriers in Gulfport, Mississippi

Alexa Knowles
weny.com
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:32 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
Gulfport Police said an elderly woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls Wednesday morning.

The attack happened just before 8 a.m. on Deidra Court. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 75-year-old victim dead.

"We heard a cry, a scream...There was pieces of clothing and stuff all in the front yard... I hit the floor when I found out it was her," said next door neighbor Diana Jones. "She had a lot of love in her heart."

Investigators said the woman was on a walk when she opened a gate into a fenced yard of a neighbor. While in the yard, police said two pit bulls attacked her.

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Shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near New Zealand coast

Thomas Mackie
The Express
Fri, 18 May 2018 03:37 UTC
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near the coast of New Zealand
© USGS6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near the coast of New Zealand
A MAJOR 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast near the coast of New Zealand, 599km from Tauranga at 1:45pm local time (2:45am BST).

The quake was recorded South of the Kermadec Islands.

It has a depth of 10.6 km.

The earthquake occurred after a series of 15 other quakes hit New Zealand in quick succession, sparking fears that there could be a 'big one' on its way.

Four of the 15 had a magnitude of four or higher when they struck Seddon, on the south island over the weekend and are believed to be aftershocks from the destructive Kaikoura earthquake in 2016.

Government body GeoNet Science Tweeted "It's been a shaky weekend for the top of the South Island.

"These are likely to be aftershocks from the Kaikoura Earthquake."
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Attention

Thar She Blows! Summit of Kilauea Volcano erupts - Hawaii's biggest eruption in 100 years


RT
Thu, 17 May 2018 20:07 UTC
Kilauea volcano
© Terray Sylvester / ReutersAsh erupts from the Halemaumau crater
After over a week of threatening to blow, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has finally erupted, sending a plume of ash 30,000ft into the air.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the eruption happened at 4:15am (local time), producing a volcanic cloud that reached as high as the cruising altitude for a jumbo jet.

The volcano is still spewing ash into the sky, with some emissions still reaching 12,000ft.

"At any time, activity may again become more explosive, increasing the intensity of ash production and producing ballistic projectiles near the vent," the USGS said in a statement.

The eruption comes just one day after authorities issued an aviation red alert, warning pilots to steer clear of the erupting shield crater which was already shooting ash and fiery projectiles into the air.

Prior to eruption, Kilauea had opened more than two dozen fissures miles to the east of the volcano, spilling lava into neighborhoods and forcing people from their homes. Over 1,500 people have been evacuated and dozens of homes and buildings destroyed since volcanic activity at the Halemaumau crater was first observed last week.


Comment: Ken Rubin, who heads the department of geology and geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, told AFP:
"The last time the volcano near the summit was in the same condition as now was in 1924 and in that year, we had about a two-week period of large explosive eruptions out of the summit."
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Monster tornado leaves a trail of destruction and injures two in western Germany

TW
Watchers
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:00 UTC
Tornado germany May 2018
Tornado in western Germany on May 16, 2018.
A rare tornado for this part of the world swept through a populated area in western Germany on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, leaving a trail of destruction and 2 people injured. The storm that produced the tornado also dropped large hail on the region.

The tornado formed just before 18:00 local time (16:00 UTC) and moved through Lower Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia, just west of Düsseldorf.

According to local police reports, the twister lasted between 10 and 15 minutes and passed through districts of Viersen-Boisheim, Nettetal-Schaag, Schwalmtal-Dilkrath, Schwalmtal and Niederkrüchten.

It damaged some 40 to 50 homes, some of them so badly that they are temporarily uninhabitable.

Comment: Tornadoes aren't actually that uncommon in Germany and, surprisingly, the UK clocks up the most touchdowns every year, however the intensity of them does appear to be increasing, all the while global wind speeds are decreasing: Also check out SOTT's monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Snowflake

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Several feet of snow in Europe in late May


Adapt 2030
Thu, 17 May 2018 13:55 UTC
snow
From spring to winter again across the peaks and valleys of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria. Snow depths are measuring in at 2 feet with seven day snow totals at 3.5 feet. It seems late spring snows are becoming a thing of now and the future now. I thought our children would never know what snow was. Arctic temperatures are back to the 1969-2002 base line and new images of glaciers advancing in Norway.


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