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Britain sees worrying rise in Asian Hornets - 80 nests found

Henry Holloway
Daily Star
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:00 UTC
Asian Hornets
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KILLER: Asian Hornets can deliver a fatal sting to humans
The insects - which can grow up to 1.6 inches - have powerful stings which can be fatal to humans with just a single strike if the person is allergic.

Record numbers of nests have been found on Jersey as there are fears they will move onto the mainland.

The fight is on-going on the Channel Island and is seen as a crucial battle-ground to stop the spread.

Just one of the foreign menaces can eat up to 50 bees a day and their impact on honey production could be devastating.

Comment: See also: Deadly Asian hornets invading Europe, scientists adding electronic trackers to enable destruction of nests

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Boat

'Atmospheric tsunami' hits the east coast of Malta

Philip Leone Ganado
Times of Malta
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:54 UTC
Stranded boats in Malta
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An 'atmospheric tsunami' struck Malta's east coast early on Monday morning, sweeping small boats onto the rocks in Xemxija and registering on ocean monitoring stations in St Julian's.

An eyewitness in Xemxija told Times of Malta that at about 6am, the sea level began to rise and fall by around 60 centimetres in regular cycles every few minutes. The phenomenon lasted roughly an hour, leaving several small boats stranded on the shore.

Aldo Drago, head of the University of Malta's oceanography research group, said the phenomenon was known as a coastal seiche, or milgħuba, caused by atmospheric changes.

"In the early hours of the day a train of atmospheric gravity waves hit the Maltese islands from the east; their impact on the sea is like a big sea hammer repeatedly hitting the sea surface and producing long period waves in the open sea areas," Prof. Drago said.
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Flash floods cause major damages in Neuchâtel, Switzerland


Floodlist
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:50 UTC
Flooding causes severe damage in parts of Val-de-Ruz district in Neuchâtel Canton western Switzerland from 21 June, 2019.
© Neuchâtel Police
Flooding causes severe damage in parts of Val-de-Ruz district in Neuchâtel Canton western Switzerland from 21 June, 2019.
Flash flooding caused major damage in Val-de-Ruz district of Neuchâtel Canton in western Switzerland from 21 June, 2019.

The villages of Villiers and Dombresson were the worst hit, with some areas under flood water 1 metre deep. Photos of the floods showed cars dragged along roads that had been ripped up by flood water. Roads have been closed and some homes evacuated. Local media reported some injuries to drivers as a result of the flooding. Neuchâtel Police called for witnesses of a road accident that occurred on 22 June but gave no further details.

Val-de-Ruz district authorities and Neuchâtel Police said in a statement of 22 June:

"Since last night, the authorities have been mobilized to deal with major damage suffered by the villages of Villiers and Dombresson as a result of the exceptional weather. The situation is now stabilized but the return to normal will take several days, even weeks."

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Tremors felt in Australia after 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Banda Sea

Joshua Berlinger
CNN
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:38 UTC
quake
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A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near to Indonesia's Tanimbar islands in the Banda Sea Monday, with tremors being felt as far away as northern Australia.

The earthquake hit at a depth of about 208 kilometers (129 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). That's considered an intermediate depth, meaning the quake was less likely to cause shaking on land than one closer to the Earth's surface.

Still, residents in the Australian city of Darwin, approximately 720 kilometers away (450 miles), said they could feel shaking due to the seismic activity.
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Galaxy

Unusually Large Number of Noctilucent Clouds Seen Across Europe on June 21st


Sott.net
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:16 UTC
noctilucent cheshire

Cheshire, UK. Photo Lee Taylor
An amazing outbreak of Noctilucent Clouds occurred across Europe this month of June with displays reported on June 8th, 10th and 11th, with a major display on the night of June 12/13th and another one on June 17/18th. June 21st however was perhaps a record breaking display with NLCs reported in literally dozens of countries.

Another remarkable aspect of the recent displays is that in many locations the clouds were seen across half the sky. NLCs are usually only seen in the northern part of the sky.
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2 feet of snow falls on first day of summer in Colorado

Jared Leone
fox13memphis.com
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 18:56 UTC
Colorado blasted with nearly two FEET of snow on first day of Summer

Colorado blasted with two FEET of snow on first day of Summer
Colorado residents simultaneously celebrated the summer solstice and the falling of snow Friday.

Snow began to blanket areas west of Denver, where some cities saw more than 2 feet of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

About 20 inches fell in Steamboat Springs, KCNC reported.

More snow is expected to fall throughout the weekend.

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M5.6 earthquake hits California - Follows seismic swarm of 400 quakes this month


Sputnik
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 07:34 UTC
quake
© AP Photo
- USGS © / US07:34 23.06.2019(updated 10:45 23.06.2019) Get short URL3152

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck just several kilometres from the small community of Petrolia, located over 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the city of San Francisco.

A 5.6-magnitude tremor was registered in Humboldt County in northern California late Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, adding that the estimated depth of the earthquake was 9.4 km (5.8 miles).

At the moment, there is no official information about damage or casualties in the region.

Comment: Other recent quakes of note from USGS:
M 4.5 - 11km W of Plainville, Kansas Time 2019-06-22 08:50:24 (UTC) Location 39.219°N 99.431°W Depth3.0 km
M 5.0 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2019-06-22 12:43:42 (UTC) Location 43.851°N 128.487°W Depth10.0 km
M 5.4 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2019-06-22 12:52:04 (UTC) Location 43.836°N 128.175°W Depth10.0 km
M 5.4 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2019-06-22 13:00:17 (UTC) Location 43.939°N 128.402°W Depth10.0 km
M 4.7 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2019-06-22 13:40:13 (UTC) Location 43.783°N 128.503°W Depth10.0 km
M 4.6 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2019-06-22 14:26:44 (UTC) Location 43.845°N 128.295°W Depth10.0 km
See also:

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Teen girl describes harrowing attack by sea lion

Mark Ssborne
ABC News
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:14 UTC
Megan Pagnini
© Pagnini family
Megan Pagnini, 13, was attacked by a sea lion on Friday, June 14, 2019, and suffered a deep gash to her leg.
Hanging out and taking selfies on the beach is hardly an unusual pastime for a 13-year-old girl. But Megan Pagnini never expected a day at the shore to turn into the nightmare of being attacked by a sea lion.

The teen was in Pismo Beach, California, along the state's central coast, last Friday evening when her and a friend walked down to the water after dinner.

"I was at the water, I was just playing around, jumping -- having fun," Pagnini told "Good Morning America" in an interview airing Friday. "And I was taking silly pictures, when all of a sudden, it came out of nowhere and bit my leg."

The "it" she was referring to was a very angry sea lion.

The animals are common in the region, and Pagnini said she thought nothing of the animals swimming in the area.
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Snowflake

Snowstorm shuts down roads to Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks on first day of summer


The Denver Channel
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:24 UTC
Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park
A snowstorm has temporarily shut down a popular mountain roadway leading to Yellowstone National Park as well as the scenic road through Rocky Mountain National Park on the first day of summer.

Beartooth Pass has been closed at the Montana-Wyoming state line since Thursday night. The winding Beartooth Highway reaches nearly 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) in elevation as it runs from the town of Red Lodge to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone, which is entering its busy season.

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed Friday, just over two weeks after it opened late for the season because of heavy snow this winter.
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Snowflake

First day of summer and this part of Canada woke up to 25cm of SNOW


The Weather Channel
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:02 UTC
snow
These snowy scenes may be difficult to digest, especially since it's the first day of SUMMER!

We're thinking Mother Nature may have our seasons confused as parts of western Canada face a HEAVY swath of snow right on the first day of summer.

Instead of abundant sunshine and pleasant temperatures more reminiscent of the favoured season, snowfall warnings have stretched across the higher elevations of the Rockies and into parts of the B.C. Interior this week. That's as an extremely slow and moisture-packed system dumps heavy, flooding rains on other parts of the Prairies.

While this early summer snow isn't completely unheard of for the region, more than 20 cm this late in June seems to be pretty excessive even by the heartiest of standards. Up to 25 cm had already fallen over higher terrain near Banff and Jasper by early Friday morning with another 10 cm expected before all's said and done for the Icefield Parkway Highway 93.


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