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Cloud Precipitation

'Snow' hailstorms hit parts of Gauteng, South Africa

Unathi Nkanjeni
Times Live
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:55 UTC
Hailstorm in Meyersdal that caused traffic jams.
Hailstorm in Meyersdal that caused traffic jams.
Several parts of Gauteng experienced snow-like weather on Tuesday afternoon after warnings about hailstorms.

Gauteng Weather issued an alert warning of "small amounts of hail associated with storms over parts of southern Johannesburg".

According to social media posts, hail hit Meyersdal and surrounding suburbs in Johannesburg, where it covered busy routes and driveways.


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Better Earth

7 BILLION crabs 'disappear' from Bering Straits in last 4 years, industry faces ruin with shortages & price increases already occuring

Paul Farrell
Daily Mail
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:06 UTC
Alaska waters crab
Snow crab are typically found in Alaska waters in the Bering, Beauford and Chuckchi seas. There are around 65 boats fishing those waters
The future of one of the Discovery Channel's most successful franchises is under severe threat following the news that Alaska's lucrative snow crab fishing season has been canceled.

Deadliest Catch has aired on the network since April 2005 and made stars of veteran sea captains such as Sig Hansen, Keith Colburn and Bill Wichrowski. Its 18th season is currently airing.

DailyMail.com has reached out to the stars and producers of the show for comment on its future.

Speaking to KING5, Bri Dwyer, the wife of one of the star's Deadliest Catch, said that the fishermen found out at the same time as everyone else that the season was canceled.

Comment: According to one researcher, who in the following Twitter thread provides a wealth of data to support his theory, it seems that both Earth Changes - sea ice melt - and human activity - poor management and overfishing - are to blame:

One question might be: what was causing the sea ice to melt? Was it a brief warm period that is now giving way to global cooling? And/or is there heating occurring in the depths as has been noted elsewhere? Lake Michigan deep water is warming and scientists don't know why - NOAA

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Cloud Precipitation

Cars get washed away due to heavy rain in the city of Pune, India - 4.5 inches of rain in 5 hours

Ajmal Abbas
Times News Now
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:01 UTC
The flood-like situation has been reported in many parts of the city.
The flood-like situation has been reported in many parts of the city.
All parts of Pune city and adjoining areas are witnessing severe waterlogging and flood-like situations due to the incessant rain that has been continuing since yesterday. Many parts of Pune have submerged in the water bringing the city to a grim situation. Water entered residential areas and roads including Hadapsar, Market Yard, Sinhgad Road, NIBM, B T Kawade Road and Katraj. Several trees were also uprooted. The civic, police and fire departments were carrying out rescue operations in many parts of the city.

Social media is flooded with visuals of the downpour in Pune. Almost all videos and pictures shared online are of a flood-like situation. Among them, a video showing cars being washed away has been shared widely. The video, shot from a high-rise building, shows two cars adrift away in the flood water.

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Cloud Precipitation

Venezuela - Deadly floods strike again in Aragua State

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:57 UTC
Flood damage in Maracay, Aragua State,
© Flood Government of Girardot MunicipalityFlood damage in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela, October 2022.
At least 3 people have died after more flooding in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. This is the second major flood event in the state this month.

Heavy rain on the 17 October caused flooding in northern areas of Maracay, capital city of Aragua State and areas of Girardot Municipality. Mudflows and landslides from the surrounding mountain slopes were also reported.

Girardot government officials said El Castaño, Corozal and Palmarito neighbourhoods have all been severely affected after the Palmarito creek broke its banks. The officials confirmed 3 fatalities and said at least 50 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Roads have been damaged or blocked, impeding access.

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Snowflake

Best of the Web: Up to 16 inches of early snow, fierce gales, pounding surf slap northern Wisconsin, Michigan

Paul Huttner
mprnews.org
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:39 UTC
Photos and video footage taken overnight show the first snowfall in Michigan. The snowfall seen there, normally not expected for another few weeks, was largely fueled by the mild waters of the nearby lakes, creating a localized snow
Photos and video footage taken overnight show the first snowfall in Michigan. The snowfall seen there, normally not expected for another few weeks, was largely fueled by the mild waters of the nearby lakes, creating a localized snow
Severe wintry October storms dumps more than a foot of lake-effect snow

The season's first major lake-effect snow event has dumped more than a foot of snow on Lake Superior's leeward shores.

And up to another foot of snow could fall in some spots.

Parts of northwestern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula picked up more than a foot of snow so far. Marquette set a new daily snowfall record Monday.

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Eye 2

Signs and Portents:Two-headed Honduran albino milk snake welcomed to the world by a breeder in North Carolina

Paw Mozter
Nature World News
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:15 UTC
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© AFP PHOTO / KATYA ABRAMKINA
A North Carolina guy with snake-raising experience recently welcomed a two-headed Honduran albino milk snake into the world.

According to Jimmy Mabe of CBS affiliate WGHP in High Point, the snake has two distinct personalities, one of which looks to be more dominant than the other.

"The right side is more aggressive than the left," Mabe explained. "It wants to bite me even more."

Jeff Beane, herpetology collections manager at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, told Newsweek that he has seen a few two-headed snakes, but it is a relatively rare occurrence.
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Doberman

7-month-old child dies after dog attack in Uttar Pradesh, India


Economic Times
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:33 UTC
dog attack
With an increasing number of dog-related incidents being reported, most recently a seven-month-old child was mauled to death by a stray dog in Noida Sector 100 on Monday evening. The event took place in a high-rise society, Lotus Boulevard, where the child's father was a laborer working at a construction site.

The child was rushed to a nearby hospital and admitted to the ICU. The attack was so severe that the child's intestines were pulled out during the course of the attack and the child has to undergo a surgery, which eventually proved to be unsuccessful.

The child has passed away earlier today, after being in a critical condition the whole night.
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Tornado2

Waterspout formed in Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Stelios Marathovouniotis
in-cyprus.philenews.com
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:19 UTC
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A waterspout formed on Monday afternoon in Ayia Napa.

Police said that the waterspout did not cause damage to the area, besides moving a number of sunbeds on the beach.

Smaller and less intense than tornadoes, waterspouts are columns of cloud-filled wind rotating over a body of water. Despite its name, a waterspout is not filled with water.

Waterspouts fall into two categories: fair-weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills more than 50 sheep in Odisha, India


Pragativadi News Service
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:42 UTC
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As many as 50 sheep have been killed after being struck by a huge lightning strike in Bhānjanagar area of Ganjam district.

According to reports, the incident has been reported from Antarapada village under Buguda police station limits.

The sheep had taken shelter under a tree due to heavy rains when the lightning struck and as many as 50 of them died.
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Snowflake Cold

Ice Age coming: Freak cold to blast US, record-breaking lows expected


Truth Press
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:08 UTC
jet stream cold snap october 2022
© AccuWeatherOn Tuesday, October 18, 2022, a cold front will dive farther southward and cooler weather will arrive along much of the Gulf coast from the Florida Panhandle to far eastern Texas.
A massive wave of cold weather will hit the eastern United States in the coming days, with freezing temperatures forecast for the South and a touch of snow for the Northeast and Midwest.

The extent of the frigid forecast is estimated by Fox Weather to impact 180 million people who will see temperatures of at least 10 degrees below average on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Temperatures will start dropping Monday, then the hammer falls.

"By the time we get to Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be reinforcing shots of cold taking the temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below the average," meteorologist Amy Freeze said.

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