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Vermont grapples with historic summer flooding as more rainstorms head for Northeast - 9 inches of rain in 24 hours

Morgan Winsor and Emily Shapiro
ABC News
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:51 UTC
A person in a canoe passes parked cars partially submerged by floodwaters from recent rainstorms in Montpelier, Vermont, on July 11, 2023.
© Brian Snyder/ReutersA person in a canoe passes parked cars partially submerged by floodwaters from recent rainstorms in Montpelier, Vermont, on July 11, 2023.
Flood-ravaged areas in the Northeast could see even more rainfall on Thursday as communities in Vermont and New York try to recover from a historic deluge.

In Vermont, some areas had recorded up to 9 inches of rain over a 24-hour period by Tuesday afternoon as small creeks turned into raging rivers that swallowed roads in the worst flooding to hit the Green Mountain State since Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.

Over 200 people have been rescued in Vermont since the flooding began, including 32 people who were rescued in hard-hit Lamoille County Tuesday night, officials said.

No injuries or deaths have been reported in the state.

Vermont Commissioner of Public Safety Jennifer Morrison said the state is in much better shape Wednesday than it was Tuesday, but rescues are still ongoing.


Comment: A day earlier: At least 1 dead as heavy summer rains set off flash flooding in New York state - up to 8 inches of rainfall

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Attention

Mud volcano makes a mess in Taiwan's Southern Pingtung County


TaiwanPlus News
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:20 UTC
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A mud volcano in the Taiwan's southern Pingtung County has erupted, spewing mud onto a farmer's fields and making a mess of a nearby temple.

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Snowflake

4 feet of summer snow on road to Chandratal lake hindering evacuation of 293 stranded tourists in Himachal Pradesh, India

Dipender Manta
The Tribune (India)
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:52 UTC
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A video grab.
Heavy snow on the way to Chandratal Lake from Losar in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district has proved a major deterrent for the district administration to evacuate the 293 stranded tourists out of the area safely for the past four days.

The tourists were stranded at Chandratal since Saturday due to blockade of road in the region.

On Tuesday, a rescue team comprising the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, local youths and officials led by Kaza ADC Rahul Jain moved towards Chandratal from Losar, but heavy snow on the Losar-Chandratal road disrupted their access to the site.

The BRO started the snow clearing operation on the road on Tuesday and were able to restore only 12km of road from Losar towards Chandratal.

According to officials, 25-km-long road is still covered under thick blanket of snow upto Chandratal, where up to 4 feet of snow has been reported.

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Arrow Down

Gigantic 100 ft sinkhole which swallowed sleeping man in 2013 reopens in Seffner, Florida


Economic Times
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:14 UTC
The sinkhole had reopened and fire crews
© Hillsborough County SheriffThe sinkhole had reopened and fire crews, along with deputies were called out to the site.
A sinkhole that swallowed a man 100 feet in 2013 reopened on Monday, according to officials. It is the third time the hole has opened.

Hillsborough County officials said that they received a call at around 4:30 p.m. about the sinkhole reopening and fire crews, along with deputies, were called out to the site.

The hole is located on a county conservation property at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner. The site is closed to the public and secured with two layers of fencing.

Jeffrey Bush, 36, was asleep in his bedroom when the hole opened in 2013. His brother, Jeremy, said it took only seconds to race to his brother's room and jump into the hole, but the dirt was quickly rising to neck level and Jeffrey was nowhere to be seen.


Comment: Details of the second occasion in 2015: Sinkhole that swallowed Seffner, Florida man in 2013 reopens

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Doberman

Fifteen-year-old girl is mauled to death by two dogs before neighbour stabs them with cleaver in Cordoba, Argentina

Lee Bullen
Independent (UK)
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:07 UTC
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A 15-year-old girl was mauled to death by two large dogs that escaped home and began terrorising the streets in Argentina.

The victim, named only as Trinidad, was walking along the street at around midday on 9 July, Jam Press reports.

The two Dogo Argentino canines, a large breed of the mastiff type of dog, are said to have escaped from their home and attacked her.

They reportedly bit the teenager on her head and neck, causing fatal injuries.

She passed away in hospital in the Argentine city of Córdoba in the early hours of 10 July.
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Cloud Precipitation

Brazil - Severe floods in Alagoas and Pernambuco, 14 killed in building collapse


Floodlist
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:38 UTC
Floods in Alagoas, Brazil, July 2023.
© Government of AlagoasFloods in Alagoas, Brazil, July 2023.
At least one person died and thousands were displaced after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco in northeast Brazil. Also in Pernambuco, a building collapsed in the capital Recife where at least 14 people have died or are missing. Local observers said the collapse may partly be a result of recent heavy rains.

In Alagoas, Federal Civil Defence said over 20,000 people across 37 cities and municipalities have been affected by heavy rains that began around 07 July 2023. As of 10 July a total of 3,578 people were displaced. Among tha hardest hit areas are Matriz de Camaragibe (3,548 people affected), Marechal Deodoro (3,004), São Miguel dos Milagres, (2,860), União dos Palmares (2,302), Rio Largo (2,108), Atalaia (1,624), Cajueiro (1,336), Murici (1,200) and Jacuípe (1040). One person died in flood waters in Joaquim Gomes.

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Better Earth

Massive marine bird deaths in North America revealed by citizen science surveys

Ellen Phiddian
Cosmos Magazine
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:55 UTC
puffins bird die off
© Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation OfficeTufted puffins in October 2016.
Marine heatwaves off the coast of North America cause huge seabird die-offs, according to a study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series.

The study draws on data from four citizen science projects to examine coastal birds from central California, US, to Alaska, US, between 1993 and 2021.

"This is truly a global data set that asked a global-sized question: Does a warming world significantly impact marine birds, among the top predators in the nearshore marine environment?" says paper co-author Julia Parrish, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the University of Washington, US.

"We find a dramatic delayed effect," she adds.

Comment: The data is showing that Earth isn't warming, it's cooling; but there are indeed marine heatwave events occurring, alongside a variety of other unusual and rare phenomena, that reveal our planet - and the solar system at large - is undergoing a significant, and potentially catastrophic, shift:

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Cloud Precipitation

Hundreds of dead and injured birds were found across Oklahoma City after hailstorm

Christopher Lane II
Oklahoman
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:34 UTC
Hundreds of birds dead after OKC storm
Hundreds of birds dead after OKC storm
After a week of storms and Saturday night's torrential rain and hail, residents across Oklahoma City woke up Sunday morning to hundreds of dead birds in the street.

WildCare Oklahoma, a nonprofit animal rehabilitation center in Noble, received numerous calls about hundreds or more purple martins downed from the storm and hail, including near the shopping area north of I-40 in Oklahoma City.

"Thanks to the public's support, we were able to save a small number of birds from the colony," said WildCare Oklahoma Executive Director Inger Giuffrida.

On Sunday, WildCare received 174 wildlife patients, with birds accounting for the majority of the cases. Among them were 121 purple martins, great-tailed grackles, doves, pigeons and European starlings, with many of the juveniles spending time on the ground with their injured parents.

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Cloud Precipitation

'Heaviest rain ever' causes deadly floods and landslides in south-west Japan - nearly 16 inches of rainfall in 24 hours

Justin McCurry
Guardian
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:17 UTC
Flood debris in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu island.
© Kazuhiro NogiFlood debris in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu island.
Six people died and three others were missing after the "heaviest rain ever" triggered floods and landslides in south-west Japan.

The Japan meteorological agency warned residents in Kyushu - one of the country's four main islands - to stay alert for more landslides, a common hazard in mountainous areas after heavy rainfall.

However, the agency on Tuesday downgraded an earlier special warning for heavy rain covering more than 1.7 million people in northern parts of the island.

Japan has been hit by unusually heavy rain and powerful typhoons in recent years, raising fears about its vulnerability to the climate crisis.

"This is the heaviest rain ever experienced" in the region, said Satoshi Sugimoto, a meteorological agency official. "The situation is such that lives are in danger and their safety must be secured."

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash floods hit Black Sea provinces in Türkiye - one person missing, over 1,000 landslides


Hurriyet Daily News
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:51 UTC
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Flash floods have struck several provinces in the Black Sea region, killing at least one person and triggering more than 1,000 landslides, with the Turkish State Meteorological Service once again issuing an "orange alert" for the region.

Following the bureau's "orange alert," which signifies a possibility of damage and loss in a dangerous weather situation on July 9, heavy rainfall paralyzed life in central and western parts of the Black Sea region. Several cities, notably Zonguldak and Bartın, experienced flooding in homes and businesses, with streets and roads turning into waterlogged areas.

The authorities urged citizens to heed the orange warning that would remain in effect till July 10, advising them to stay away from high-risk areas such as creek beds.

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