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31 landslides in a week hit Brunei

Izah Azahari
Borneo Bulletin
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:15 UTC
Canvasing an area to prevent further landslide.
© FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENTCanvasing an area to prevent further landslide.
Statistics from the Fire and Rescue Department reveal that it received two emergency calls for landslides in November 2017, which then increased to 34 in December 2017.

In January 2018, the calls slowed down to 20, before picking up again from February 1-7, with 31 calls in just one week.

No damage to property was reported in the last three months.

Meanwhile, one of the calls received this month involved a 10-metre landslide in the Brunei-Muara District. The matter has since been referred to the Public Works Department (JKR) for further action.

In relation to this, the department is advising members of the public to be on the alert for any warning signs of landslides in their surroundings.
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Huge sinkhole opens up on street in Fairfax, Virginia (VIDEOS)


nbcwashington.com
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:45 UTC
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A water main break left a massive sinkhole in the middle of a neighborhood road in Fairfax, Virginia.

Chopper4 footage shows the sinkhole is the size of at least five mid-sized cars.

A resident saw the beginning of the sinkhole overnight and warned his neighbors to move their cars.

A water main break occurred in the 4500 block of Twinbrook Road and caused the sinkhole, police said.

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Hail larger than softballs pummeled Cordoba, Argentina (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Matthew Cappucci
Washington Post
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:18 UTC
Hail larger than softballs pummeled an Argentina city Thursday
Huge hail hit Cordoba, Argentina earlier this month
The hail started around 4:30 in the afternoon in Cordoba, Argentina. At first, it was "tiny and fun," but then it changed. Hailstones larger than tennis balls began to fall from the sky, eventually growing to mammoth size.

Victoria Druetta hurriedly snagged one giant stone that fell in her neighborhood of Carlos Paz, snapped a photo of it and placed it in her freezer.

"The hail lasted 20 minutes. It was kind of scary," Druetta recalled. "It hit and then exploded and then melted some. It was probably even bigger."
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Fin whale washes up dead at Caravia, Spain


Latin American Herald Tribune
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:27 UTC
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Work got under way on Friday to remove an 18-meter (59-foot) fin whale that washed up dead on a beach near the northern Spanish town of Caravia.

Because of the whale's size, the task requires sectioning the carcass into portions.

Area residents gathered to watch the team remove the tail and loading it onto a truck for transport to facilities run by Proygrasa, a company specializing in the collection and disposal of carcasses.
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Lightning bolt kills 89 farm animals in South Africa

Siphelele Nketo
News 24
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:05 UTC
The livestock killed by lightning in Matatiele
The livestock killed by lightning in Matatiele
Sheep, goats and cattle died on the spot after being struck by lightning in an unfinished house in Zwelitsha village outside Matatiele on January 24.

It is alleged that stock ran to the house to shelter from the strong winds, rain and hailstorm.

Ward 6 councillor Skhumbuzo Vikwa said a total of 89 livestock were killed by lightning and 14 small-scale farmers are left with empty kraals.

"This thing happened for the first time in our village and many rural people depend on farming for a living," said Vikwa.
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Up to 1.5 meters of snow falls in central Japan (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)


KYODO News
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:11 UTC
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Heavy snow continues to bombard Fukui and neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan for the third day after havoc began Feb. 6, which left two people dead and left around 1,500 vehicles stranded on a main road at one point.

The line stretched for about 10 kilometers on Route 8 in Fukui Prefecture. About 900 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel were mobilized to remove snow, but many people were stuck for two nights in a row in their car.

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Snowy howl: Fast moving arctic storm brings plunging temperatures, record seasonal snowfall totals in Montana

David Murray
Great Falls Tribune
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:47 UTC
Snow hits Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
Snow hits Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
A fast moving arctic cold front swept into central Montana Thursday morning bringing with it a dramatic drop in temperatures and near whiteout conditions along the Rocky Mountain Front.

"It is just reaching the Helena Valley now," meteorologist Christian Cassell said at noon on Thursday. "Down in that area they've had rain and temperatures in the 40s and they're going to see a 30-degree drop in an hour with flash freeze conditions. Wolf Creek's already plummeted into the teens from 46-degrees earlier."

Some areas extending south of Wolf Creek Canyon along Interstate 15 were reporting wind gusts of up to 30-miles-per-hour with near zero visibility.

"In addition to the flash freeze, which will occur in the next couple of hours ... the snow could become quite heavy at times," Cassell added. "Helena did just cancel their classes early today, and have canceled for tomorrow too."

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Severe winter conditions grip Northern Hemisphere as globe cools

P Gosselin
No Tricks Zone
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:48 UTC
Snipers hold their position on the roof of a hotel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018
© Denis BalibouseSnipers hold their position on the roof of a hotel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018
Never mind the severe cold hitting the Super Bowl this year, or scientists lecturing us on global warming while their host resort Davos got buried in snow.

There's been a lot of cold gripping all over the northern hemisphere this winter - much more than many of us expected. Europe has also joined in on the freeze-fest as the harsh winter spreads across the old continent and even into Africa:

Cold is forecast to keep Europe shivering this week. Image cropped from wetter.online.de.
Cold is forecast to keep Europe shivering this week. Image cropped from wetter.online.de.
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Over a meter (3.5 feet) of snowfall in 3 days for the Pyrenees, France

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:27 UTC
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There's been heavy snowfall over the past few days in the Pyrenees leading to powder snow conditions.

The snow has been especially heavy on the French side of the southern European mountains, where resorts have reported up to 105cm (3.5 feet) of snowfall over the past three days.

It is still snowing today but the rest of the week is expected to be cold and sunny with great conditions.
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2.2 magnitude earthquake, loud boom rocks eastern New York counties

Matt Spillane
The Journal News - lohud
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:54 UTC
Earthquake in NY State
© Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Many residents of Putnam and northern Westchester counties woke up with a bang this morning, and not because of the impending storm.

A 2.2-magnitude earthquake was reported about three miles northwest of Mohegan Lake in Yorktown, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake, which was reported at 6:14 a.m., was in Putnam Valley, according to the USGS.

People throughout the area posted on social media about feeling the quake, including residents of Chappaqua, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mahopac and Putnam Valley, and even Monroe in Orange County.

Erik Contzius said he felt the earthquake at his home in Peekskill.
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