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The epicenter, with a depth of 1.0 km, was initially determined to be at 50.924 degrees north latitude and 179.875 degrees west longitude.
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In just one day, a swarm of locusts the size of Paris could eat the same amount of food as half the population of France
In just one day, a swarm of locusts the size of Paris could eat the same amount of food as half the population of France
A United Nations report, cited in a press conference Friday, warns that petrifyingly large swarms of locusts are expected to hit East Africa, and the timeline is no less frightening - in the next few months, making it the worst infestation in Ethiopia for the past 25 years, and in Kenya in 70 years.
The invasion poses "an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods" in the area, says a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), adding that the issue is "extremely" acute in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, where locusts have already descended in eye-watering numbers - up to 150 million jumping critters per square kilometre (0.39 square miles.)
Comment: Another sign of Earth's environmental imbalance? A symbol of the elites' rapaciousness? Out-breaks seem to be increasing in the last five years
- Worst locust swarms in East Africa for 25 years posing an unprecedented threat to food security
- Huge swarm of locusts blight Indian town
- Iran facing worst locust attack in 40 years
- Locust swarm devours grasslands in Sanghar, Pakistan
- Rampant locust swarms appear across Inner Mongolia
- Locust swarms causing damage to crops in New South Wales, Australia
Every day of the past week in the Magadan region the frosts grew stronger, and over the past day the air temperature dropped below the norm by 8.5 degrees.
But in continental areas, temperature set new records. In the village of Talon, on January 24, the temperature dropped to -46.2C (-51.1 F), which is 0.2 degrees below the previous record set in 1978.
Comment: The latest report from the Yakutsk region has the temperature dropping to -70C on the morning of the 25th:
WOW.... Thermometers in Yakutsk, #Siberia, Russia showed temperatures this morning 25th January down to -70c Celsius! Can you just imagine how cold that feels! Image via https://t.co/TldBoHLwss via Meteo reporter storm! #freezing #snowfall #winter pic.twitter.com/vwrI0Vvjau
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) January 25, 2020
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Rescuers work on collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 25, 2020.
Rescuers work on collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 25, 2020.
The earthquake struck at around 7:30pm local time on Saturday, at a depth of 10km, the United States Geological Survey (USGC) reported. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has put the magnitude at 4.9.
Comment: See also: Major 6.8M earthquake strikes eastern Turkey - At least 20 dead, felt as far south as Tel Aviv
Ruptly has released drone footage of the aftermath of the earthquake in the town of Gezin:
Another video shows rescue workers searching for survivors and clearing out the rubble of a collapsed building in the same town situated dozens of miles away from the most-affected Elazig:
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Charging elephant
Charging elephant
Jajpur district education officer Krushna Chandra Nayak said the district administration ordered closure of more than 600 schools in Korei, Danagadi and Sukinda blocks as a precautionary measure after the tusker killed 2 persons on Thursday evening. "The elephant is hiding in a forested area somewhere close to Jajpur town. We do not want to take any chances with the safety of the school children and thus ordered one day shutdown. This could be the first time that so many schools were shut down in the district due to elephant attack," said Nayak.
Odisha forest and wildlife officials said the 10-year-old tusker that strayed from a herd from Keonjhar district few days ago had gone on a rampage through Korei block of chromote-rich Jajpur district on Thursday evening. As the agitated villagers tried to drive it away lighting torches and bursting firecrackers, the tusker ran into Sankachila village where it tossed 62-year-old Chintamani Ram and trampled upon the head of 55-year-old Iswar Das, both of them snacks sellers from a nearby village. Both of them immediately died. At least 10 other villagers were also injured in the stampede as the elephant rampaged through.
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The Rök stone in Sweden bears the longest runic inscription in the world.
The Rök stone in Sweden bears the longest runic inscription in the world.
Many vegetable fields in the Spanish Region of Murcia have been flooded after more than two days of intense rainfall.
The abundant water covering part of the leafy vegetable crops, as well as the broccoli, cauliflower and artichoke fields, is making it difficult to carry out the harvesting tasks. For many producers, it will be impossible to enter the fields in the next few days, so delays in harvests and shipments are expected.
The intense cold and the cloudy days are slowing down the vegetative growth, which is taking a toll on the supply. This is significant, taking into account that Murcia is the main producer for this type of vegetables in Europe during the winter months. Broccoli and cauliflower prices are the ones that have risen the most so far since the temperatures started falling.
Comment: ...for the fourth year running:
- 2019: The worst April storm in 73 years hits Costa Blanca, Spain - Cities of Valencia and Alicante flooded
- 2018: Intense hailstorm hits Valencia, Spain affecting 11,000 ha (27,200 acres) of crops, damage up to €47 million (US$58 million)
- 2017: Hailstorms hammer vineyards, almond orchards in Valencia, Spain
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The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture reported that students were not able to get to schools due to snow on the roads. The snow has reached the height of one meter in Khulo.
The heavy snowfall also caused problems with electricity, the Khulo district Government reports.
Comment: A few days ago a shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Adak, Alaska.