Earth ChangesS


Cloud Lightning

Cloudburst kills 7 in Hyderabad, India; 5 inches of rain in 5 hours


India Samvad
Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:21 UTC
Flooding in Hyderbad
Flooding in Hyderabad
The rains which started at 5 pm continued till 10 pm. As per the Hyderabad Meteorological Department's (HMD) record, the city received 13 cm of rains in the span 5 hours.

A sudden heavy downpour in Hyderabad on Monday killed seven people in the city and its surrounding areas.

Along with the deaths, the thunderstorm created heavy traffic jams at many places in the city due to waterlogging and failed traffic signals.

The rains which started at 5 pm continued till 10 pm. As per the Hyderabad Meteorological Department's (HMD) record, the city received 13 cm of rains in the span 5 hours.

The HMD called the heavy downpour "cloudburst". It has forecasted similar heavy downpour in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana over the next 48 hours, as reported by HT.

Read More...
Horse

Immigrant megafauna are re-wilding the world

Erick Lundgren, Arian Wallach, Daniel Ramp & William Ripple
The Conversation
Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:33 UTC
wild horses
© Andrea HarveyMost of the world’s wild horses, such as the Australian brumby, are outside their historic native range.
Throughout history, humans have taken plants and animals with them as they travelled the world. Those that survived the journey to establish populations in the diaspora have found new opportunities as they integrate into new ecosystems.

These immigrant populations have come to be regarded as "invaders" and "aliens" that threaten pristine nature. But for many species, migration may just be a way to survive the global extinction crisis.

In our recently published study, we found that one of the Earth's most imperilled group of species is hanging on in part thanks to introduced populations.

Megafauna - plant-eating terrestrial mammals weighing more than 100kg - have established in new and unexpected places. These "feral" populations are rewilding the world with unique and fascinating ecological functions that had been lost for thousands of years.

Today's world of giants is only a shadow of its former glory. Around 50,000 years ago, giant kangaroos, rhino-like diprotodons, and other unimaginable animals were lost from Australia.
Read More...
Snowflake

Dump alert! The Rockies in Colorado gets hit with more snow; 19 inches recorded


Transworld Snowboarding
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:27 UTC
snow
Another day, another early season snowstorm for the Rockies! Mother Nature unleashed more than just a dusting in Colorado, as many of the state's resorts are reporting heavy snowfall. Steamboat seems to be the big winner of the storm and is reporting 19 inches.

Arapahoe Basin and Loveland, who are in a race to be the first resorts to open for the season, both received 17 inches. This was a great addition to their already impressive bases and snowmaking efforts.

This storm also caused one of the first snow-related road closures on I-70, as the slick, wet roads may have caught some people by surprise and caused numerous crashes, according to CDOT's Twitter.
Read More...
Snowflake

Snowstorm creates havoc on Colorado mountain roads, power outages in 45,000 high country homes

Jack Queen
Summit Daily News
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:01 UTC
Summit county resident Ron Gilligan clears snow off his driveway in the Summit Cove neighborhood Monday, Oct. 2 near Dillon.
Summit county resident Ron Gilligan clears snow off his driveway in the Summit Cove neighborhood Monday, Oct. 2 near Dillon.
The first major snowstorm of the season came in force overnight Sunday, battering the mountains with heavy, wet snow that clogged traffic, cancelled school and left more than 10,000 high country homes without power into Monday morning.

Simultaneous closures at major choke points on Interstate 70 at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel and Vail Pass left drivers marooned in Georgetown and at a shelter in Vail, which soon filled to capacity.

"It's been a long morning," said Colorado State Patrol Sergeant Patrick Williams. "Welcome to winter, right?"

Despite the mayhem and lengthy mop-up efforts, which started to wrap up at around 9:30 a.m., Williams said he was not aware of any serious injury or fatality crashes in the Summit County or Vail Pass area.

Read More...
Snowflake

Winter is here: Early snowfall hits western U.S (PHOTOS)


Gear Junkie
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:31 UTC
Snow in Breckenridge on Oct. 2
© Lowell McCoySnow in Breckenridge on Oct. 2
Ready or not, the snowy cold has arrived. Over the last week, snow blanketed parts of the western United States. And last night, storms dumped on Colorado.

As early snowstorms go, the latest round in the west is hefty. More than 12 inches fell in Breckenridge, Colo., last night. Check out the porch above, and town shot below!


Read More...
Snowflake

Colorado mountains are expecting up to 2 FEET of snow in what might be the first major storm of the season

Abigail Miller
Daily Mail
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:15 UTC
Satellite images show the heavy snow cover that has already accumulated in the mountains
Satellite images show the heavy snow cover that has already accumulated in the mountains
Colorado is bracing itself for the first serious snowstorm of the coming winter season - with as much as two feet of snow expected in some areas.

The National Weather Service issued storm warnings and advisories for most of the central and northern Colorado mountains starting on Sunday and lasting through Monday at midnight.

Satellite images show the heavy snow cover that has already accumulated in the mountains.

The most buildup expected in places with elevation above 10,000 feet.

The mountains along Interstate 70 are expected to get some of the heaviest snowfall - and are predicted to have between eight and 18 inches of accumulation.

Mountains south of the highway are expecting between five and 10.

Comment: See also: Dump alert! The Rockies in Colorado gets hit with more snow; 19 inches recorded

Snowstorm creates havoc on Colorado mountain roads, power outages in 45,000 high country homes

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Two killed by flash flood in Silver City, New Mexico


krqe.com
Sun, 01 Oct 2017 18:30 UTC
map silver city
Police have identified the two people killed in flooding in southwestern New Mexico.

Early Saturday morning, Silver City Police say 47-year-old James Morales and 57-year-old Laura Ortega were driving back from a concert at the Flame Convention Center when they were swept away by floodwaters on 19th Street at an arroyo.

Police say it is unclear who was driving.

They were not found with the car.

KRQE News 13 weather center reports areas around Silver City picked up one to three inches of rain Friday.
Read More...
Info

Picket fence auroras and plasma ropes, electrical phenomenon in Earth's skies intensifies

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:18 UTC
© JB Hawkins PhotographyA photo of "Steve" as seen from Darrington, Wash. on Sept. 27, 2017
With the geomagnetic storm on September 28-29, 2017 Earths skies were filled with plasma arcing bows stretching horizon to horizon, reforming into what was previously only ever seen twice before as a single strand. Now the amplification is an aural plasma bow. Earlier in the month there were picket auroras, and more red sprites and back in July 2017, incredibly rare ball lightning.


Sources
Read More...
Arrow Down

Rolls-Royce falls into large sinkhole in Harbin, China

Tiffany Lo
Daily Mail
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:21 UTC
A Rolls-Royce Phantom fell into a massive sinkhole in northern China's Harbin on October 1
A Rolls-Royce Phantom fell into a massive sinkhole in northern China's Harbin on October 1
An unfortunate driver had his luxurious Rolls-Royce swallowed up by a sinkhole in northern China.

The driver claimed that an enormous pit appeared when he was about to start his car at a traffic junction on October 1.

The driver was reported to have no injuries and the car was pulled up by a crane later.

The driver told Pear Video that he was driving his Rolls-Royce Phantom on the road in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province.

'I was waiting for the green lights and the second I manoeuvred, the road surface started to collapse,' said the driver.

He also admitted that his Rolls-Royce Phantom cost about 5,000,000 yuan (£565,000).

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Monthly rainfall record smashed in one day in Bundaberg, Australia; 339mm (13inches) in 24 hours

Toby Crockford
Brisbane Times
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:54 UTC
Major flooding reaches the heart of Bundaberg.
© Melbourne Hotel BundabergMajor flooding reaches the heart of Bundaberg.
Severe weather has drenched and damaged the Queensland coast with power outages, flooding, intense rainfall and what locals in one city believed to be a "tornado" striking on Monday.

Bundaberg was battered by wet and wild weather resulting in the all-time rainfall record for October being knocked out of the park in just one day.

The city recorded 286mm in the six hours to 6.30pm with a total of 339 millimetres falling in the 24 hours prior, smashing the October rainfall record of 280 millimetres.

In addition, more than 3000 properties were without power in Bundaberg and significant flooding had taken hold across the city.

Emergency services in the area had responded to more than 90 calls for help by the early evening, including roof damage, minor house flooding and fallen power lines.
Read More...