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Brutal cold follows rare April snow in Beijing
The spring snowstorm dropped the first April snow in Beijing since 1988, with accumulated snow 10-13 cm thick in most areas.
The snow affected transportation during rush hours. On Wednesday afternoon, neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province were also hit by snow.
Affected by freezing air, the snow also hit parts of Heilongjiang province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as well as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with strong wind and sandstorm in some areas of Xinjiang.
Beijing's meteorological authorities issued a blue alert for a heavy snowstorm on Wednesday afternoon.
© YouTube/SnippinsStrange trumpet sounds in the skies of Hawaii
A user nicknamed Snippins has published a video on YouTube showing the Hawaiian sky with "unusual and unexplained noises," which many described as sounding like trumpets.
Most users remain at loggerheads over the origin of the sounds, with some suggesting that "Jesus Christ is coming soon."
© SMN ArgentinaFloods in Río Gallegos, Argentina
Evacuations have been carried out and schools and roads closed. The Santa Cruz provincial government said the flooding has "paralysed the city of Río Gallegos."
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Over 50 people were evacuated and dozens of streets closed after flooding in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
The floods came after a period of heavy rain between 03 to 05 April, 2018. Local media reported that the city received 3 times the amount of rain it would normally see for the whole of April.
The very shallow quake was only 2 kilometres deep and 93km southwest of Porgera in the Enga province, the EMSC said.
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.
This is the second powerful earthquake to hit the region in the last few months.
© AFPMount Sinabung erupted on April 6, 2018, spewing a massive volcanic ash column up to 5km into the air and sending hot clouds as far as 3.5km in different directions.
The eruption took place at 4:07 pm (5:07 pm Singapore time), shocking local residents living around the volcano. Mt Sinabung had been relatively quiet for the past month.
"There was no eruption recorded in the past month. This quiet condition has been disrupted following the big eruption today," Pelin Depari, resident of Gurukinayan village said.
The park says all campgrounds and visitor lodging in Yosemite Valley will be closed to visitors beginning at 5 p.m. Friday and reservations through Saturday have been cancelled.
Campgrounds will remain open I other areas, including El Portal.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Yosemite area beginning late Friday night into Sunday.
Authorities say the storm could dump several inches of rain and flooding may be possible.
The Department of Water Resources is also monitoring the Oroville Dam, where the partially rebuilt spillway may be used for the first time since its near-collapse in February 2017.
© YouTube/Dominik Walter
I am pretty sure there is an atmospheric explanation for this strange phenomenon. I assume its construction site noise or the highway that gets distorted by different temperature layers in the air . Still it is a very eerie sound that occasionally occurs. It is also not the first time i heard it, however this time i had my phone with me and was able to record.
Comment: He might not be far off in his conclusion that these strange sounds may be atmospheric in nature. See:
- Strange Noises in the Sky: Trumpets of the Apocalypse?
- Strange sky sounds: Metallic, groaning, trumpet-like noises heard worldwide in 2016
Comment: This is the second major eruption of this volcano within 2 months. See also: