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New activity notice issued for Kilauea volcano in Hawaii


Big Island Video News
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:33 UTC
USGS: Lava within the west pit at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has continued to rise since HVO’s previous overflight (March 27) and has formed a perched lava pond (center) contained within a levee.
USGS: Lava within the west pit at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has continued to rise since HVO’s previous overflight (March 27) and has formed a perched lava pond (center) contained within a levee.
Observations suggest that the magma system beneath Puʻu ʻŌʻō has become increasingly pressurized. A new vent could form at any time.

On Tuesday, scientists issued a new Volcanic Activity Notice for Kilauea on Hawaii Island.

According to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, observations suggest that the magma system beneath Puʻu ʻŌʻō has become increasingly pressurized. If this activity continues, USGS says, a new vent could form at any time. The new vent could be on the Puʻu ʻŌʻō cone, or along adjacent areas of the East Rift Zone.

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Snowflake Cold

Coldest and snowiest April on record around the Great Lakes

Jason Samenow
The Washington Post
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:20 UTC
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The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes have never seen an April like this. Extreme winter conditions have refused to relent even into the month's second half, testing the patience of local residents.

Scores of records for both snow and cold have fallen. Minneapolis; Madison, Wis.; and Marquette, Mich., are among the many towns and cities experiencing their coldest-ever April. And Minneapolis; Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Green Bay, Wis., were recently dealt record snowfalls for the month.

And, with the wintry pattern lingering for a few more days, more records for extreme winter weather are likely to fall.
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Snowflake Cold

Chicago records its coldest start to April in 137 years

Taylor Hartz
Chicago Sun Times
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:14 UTC
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No one alive today has experienced the start of an April in Chicago as cold as this one.

It has been 137 years since the first 17 days of April have been as cold and snowy as they've been in 2018, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Gino Nizzo.

This April is the second-coldest on record, trailing only April 1881, Nizzo said.

Snow is forecast to continue Wednesday night into early Thursday, making for slippery driving as a slushy mix accumulates. About an inch can be expected on grassy areas and elevated surfaces, according to the weather service.
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Music

'Strange trumpet sounds' heard in the skies of Osijek, Croatia


Sott.net
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:54 UTC
Trumpeting sounds in Croatia
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On April 13, 2018, YouTube user 'FCHollywoodFCB' recorded strange trumpeting sounds in the the skies of Osijek, Croatia. A commenter on the video reported they heard the same sounds in Germany the same day.

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Snowflake

Otherworldly 17-meter-deep snow corridor in Japan

Maggie Hiufu Wong
CNN
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:34 UTC
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: The 90-kilometer sightseeing route, which stretches along the Japan Alps, opens every April to November.
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: The 90-kilometer sightseeing route, which stretches along the Japan Alps, opens every April to November.
One of the world's wildest mountain drives, Japan's Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route has reopened to tourists for another season.

Stretching across the Toyama and Nagano prefectures north of Tokyo, the 90-kilometer sightseeing route -- dubbed the "Roof of Japan" -- offers incredible views of the 3,015-meter Mt. Tateyama and 2,478-meter Mt. Akazawa-dake peaks, while providing access to everything from Japan's highest altitude hot spring to the country's highest waterfall.

But the route's biggest attraction is the unbelievable Snow Wall Walk, located along the pathway in Yuki no Otani (or Great Valley of Snow).

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Cloud Precipitation

Disasters caused by heavy rains kill 41, injure more than 160 in Rwanda since March


Xinhua
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:11 UTC
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At least 41 people were killed and more than 160 others were injured across Rwanda by disasters triggered by heavy rains since March, Rwanda's Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs said on Monday.

The disasters also killed more than 600 animals, destroyed property including school structures, more than 3,000 houses and more than 1,700 hectares of plantations, said Philippe Habinshuti, director of disaster response and recovery of the ministry.

The destruction and deaths were mainly caused by floods and lightning, Habinshuti told media.

Comment: Lightning bolt kills 16 at Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda

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Arrow Down

More cracks reported in Kenya as Africa's geographical divide deepens

Ismail Akwei
Face2face Africa
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:01 UTC
Crack on the outskirts of Naivasha town in Nakuru County, Kenya.
© Daily NationCrack on the outskirts of Naivasha town in Nakuru County, Kenya.
A month after a huge crack was reported in Kenya's Rift Valley, another two-kilometre fault line has cracked open on Monday on the outskirts of Naivasha town in Nakuru County where farms have been swallowed.

Local media reports say at least 16 families have moved to safe grounds as several acres of crops were destroyed by the crack that was filled with water believed to be from rains in other parts of the country, reports Daily Nation.

"The heavy rains pounding this region have contributed in a way to the fault line ... It's a 20-foot deep fault line that runs across several agricultural farms. The families were asked to leave primarily for their safety," said Naivasha assistant county commissioner Joseph Opondo on Tuesday.

Comment: Miles-long crevice opens up overnight near Nariobi in Kenya's Rift Valley

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rain causes major New York City subway station flooding


The Weather Network US
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:42 UTC
NYC subway flooding
© @DANGBATTLESHIP; @BRETHYDE VIA TWITTERWater poured into the 42nd Street Bryant Park subway station on Monday.
Normally the labyrinthine New York City subway system can be counted on for shelter from the rain at the very least.

For many commuters, however, heavy rain sent water flooding into the subway system itself to start the week -- and in full torrents rather than just the occasional drip here and there

"As happens during heavy storms like today's, water is entering some stations from the street. We're sending emergency maintenance teams and customer service staff to locations where they're needed," subway administrators tweeted Monday morning.

Monday's rain is part of a system that has brought snow, freezing rain and heavy rain across much of the Northeast and Midwest. New York City was under a flash flood warning until the early afternoon, followed by a flood advisory.

The subway flooding became so severe that trains on some routes bypassed some stations for a time Monday. Below is a sample of what subway riders had to endure for their morning commute.

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe flooding and mudslides hit the Caribbean island of Martinique - up to 9 inches of rain in 6 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:35 UTC
Floods and landslides in Martinique, 16 April 2018.
© Prefet MartiniqueFloods and landslides in Martinique, 16 April 2018.
Heavy rain, lightning strikes and hail struck the Caribbean island of Martinique, causing landslides and major flooding.

The severe weather hit on on Monday 16 April, 2018. The communes of Le François, Rivière-Pilote, Le Lamentin and Le Robert were the worst affected.

Meteo France issued orange level warnings for the island. In just a 6 hour period, 175 mm of rain fell in Saint-Joseph, 160 mm in Le Robert and 250 mm in Le François, with 125 mm of that falling in just 1 hour, according to Meteo France.

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Car falls into large sinkhole in central North Carolina

Janine Bowen
WRAL
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:09 UTC
Sinkhole in North Carolina
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A car became trapped after a sink hole opened up on a Southern Pines road Sunday night.

Authorities said crews arrived at West Wisconsin Avenue and Southeast Service Road just before 8 p.m. and found a car that had fallen several feet into a large sinkhole.

According to officials, water had undermined a large pipe running underneath the road and caused the roadway to sink as the car attempted to drive across it.

Two occupants in the car were not injured, authorities said.
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