Earth ChangesS


Music

Mystery over loud bangs heard in Leith, Scotland


Edinburgh Evening News
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:05 UTC
Leith
© Ian Georgeson A number of people were woken by loud bangs in Leith. Did you hear it?

Alarmed Leith residents have been left puzzled after being awoken by the sound of loud bangs in the early hours of this morning.

The noise in the Lindean Place and Primrose Street areas was reported to police - but officers are still trying to work out the source of the noise.

Some witnesses described the noise as being like a machine gun, however it is understood that police have not found any evidence to suggest that a gun was fired.

A spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh received reports of loud bangs heard in the Lindean Place and Primrose Street areas around 4am this morning.

"Officers continue to conduct extensive local enquiries and anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
Read More...
Bizarro Earth

Puerto Rico suffers from combined drought and debt disaster


RT
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:01 UTC
puerto rico drought
© Alvin Baez-Hernandez / Reuters A man and a boy try to fish on almost empty La Plata reservoir in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican residents are now receiving tap water just twice a week, because of severe rationing imposed due to a months-long drought and crumbling infrastructure. Tourist areas and resorts remain unaffected, drawing criticism of double standards.

Rationing measures in place since May are already affecting some 1.3 million of the island's 3.5 million residents. With less than 2 inches of rain recorded in July, normally one of the wettest months, households in San Juan and along the island's north coast will have water on tap just twice a week, Telesur reported.
Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 4 woman within 24 hours in Maharashtra, India


The Siasat Daily
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:51 UTC
Image
Lightning killed four woman in villages of Adilabad district's Bejjur and Jannaram mandals during the last 24 hours, the police said.

According to Bejjur and Jannaram police sources, Padma (45) and Durgabai (35) of Krishnapally village died while one person was injured in Bejjur mandal.

Gummula Bimakka (38) and Kalleda Sattavva (22) of Darmaram village died, while two others were injured in Jannaram mandal, the police.

Another person was injured at Kortaguda village in Bejjur mandal, the police said.
Read More...
Sun

Double sun halo appears over New Jersey shore

NJ Fish
thehulltruth
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 07:50 UTC
From the Jersey shore Saturday afternoon. I've never seen this before. It was two complete "rainbow" circles around the sun.

Image
© NJ Fish
Read More...
Cloud Grey

Noctilucent clouds seen over Norway

Helge Anderson
Space Weather
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:32 UTC
Image
© Helge Anderson
Noctilucent clouds captured by Helge Andersen on August 10, 2015 in Norway.
Read More...
Stop

10-foot sinkhole opens overnight in Colorado Springs

Deb Stanley
thedenverchannel.com
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:44 UTC
Image
© thedenverchannel.com
A sinkhole opened up on Chestnut Street in Colorado Springs Monday night.

The sinkhole was the size of one entire driving lane forcing officials to close Chestnut between Vondelpark Drive and Ellston Street. That's near I-25 and Fillmore Street, by the Douglas Creek Open Space.

Colorado Springs Police told KRDO-TV the sinkhole was about 10 feet deep.

Colorado Springs Utilities said no gas or water lines were damaged by the sinkhole.

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Five missing after flash flood in Morocco


emirates247.com
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:11 UTC
Image
Flash flood in Morocco
Five people have gone missing after torrential rain hit Morocco's central region of Azilal, the authorities said.

"Three women and two little girls were reported missing Monday following the floods... caused by torrential rain and storm winds," official news agency MAP quoted the authorities as saying.

The victims had been inside one of three houses swept away by a flash flood in a valley known as Wadi Alfet.

Residents and authorities are still looking for missing persons.

Flash floods are common in Morocco's valleys, and storms have hit several locations around the country in recent days, in some cases causing material damage.

The country witnessed record rain levels twice in 2014. Some areas, including southern coastal city Agadir, recorded more than a year's worth of rain in just 10 days.

The heavy downpour killed some 50 people and affected thousands of others in the regions of Agadir, Guelmin and Ouarzazate.


Source: AFP
Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Argentina's 2015-16 wheat crop threatened by flooding


The Western Producer
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:53 UTC
Image
Floods in several of Argentina's key wheat-growing areas threaten to damage recently planted crops and could reduce the 2015-16 harvest, crop and weather experts said on Tuesday.

A series of storms, some dumping as much as 200 millimeters (four inches) of water, have lashed wheat fields in southern Santa Fe and northeast Buenos Aires provinces.

"All crops in this area are at risk due to excess moisture," said Germán Heinzenknecht, meteorologist with the Applied Climatology consultancy

"We are in a part of the year when it is not so easy to get rid of that water once it is on the ground. It is not going to evaporate quickly," Heinzenknecht added.

The government forecasts the 2015-16 wheat planting area at 11.9 million acres, but has warned that the heavy rains could yet reduce that forecast. Argentina is a major wheat exporter to neighbouring Brazil.
Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Death toll rises from floods in Buenos Aires province, Argentina


Buenos Aires Herald
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:35 UTC
Image
A man places his dogs in the car before leaving his flooded house in Lujan, Buenos Aires province.
At least three people killed by rising waters that have forced thousands to evacuate homes

Floodwaters continued to wreak havoc in north and northwest of Buenos Aires province yesterday with at least 10,000 evacuated from their homes despite a brief break in bad weather that has caused chaos since last week and has killed at least three people.

Yesterday's respite from the heavy rainfall and high winds failed to abate the widespread flooding affecting residents in Buenos Aires and Santa Fe provinces, with more winds and rain projected for the next few days.

The highest estimates of evacuees continued to rise throughout the day, reaching 10,000 by press time, although the numbers fluctuated as the water mark for rivers increased and decreased and some residents returned home. There were reports that as many as 20,000 people had been affected by the rising waters.

The National Meteorological Service (SNM) forecast strong winds from the south-east over the River Plate and Paraná Delta that will slow the process of floodwaters receding. In addition, another five to 50 millimetres of rainfall has been predicted to fall and tomorrow on the water-logged areas of the east and south-east of Buenos Aires province.

Read More...
Fish

Carcasses of fish, pelicans and dolphin wash up for miles along shoreline of La Brea, Trinidad

Kevon Felmine
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:54 UTC
Image
Dead fish at La Brea, Trinidad
As the carcasses of fish, pelicans and even a dolphin washed up on the beaches of La Brea last weekend, president of the La Brea Fisherfolk Association Alvin La Borde is pleading with the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to conduct comprehensive studies on toxicity levels of the Gulf of Paria.

Speaking by telephone yesterday, La Borde said although many people blame Petrotrin's oil spill in December 2013, the washing up of dead fish in La Brea has been going on long before that incident.

However, he said it had been increasing in recent times and it was becoming extremely worrying as they feared the gulf may be contaminated.

Yesterday, Point Sable, Carat Shed Beach and Coffee Beach were feasting grounds for corbeaux as carcasses littered the shoreline for miles. A few beachgoers who gathered at Carat Shed Beach said they dared not enter the water as they were not sure if the beach was safe.
Read More...