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Drivers surprised by heavy spring snowstorm in the Cascades, Washington - more snow to come

Nick Popham
komonews.com
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:23 UTC
Drivers surprised by spring snow storm
Drivers surprised by spring snowstorm in
Heavy snow fell in the Cascades Sunday morning making for tough driving across the Cascades passes. Snow is expected to continue falling through Monday. There could even be some lowland snow in spots in the south Sound and above 500 feet early Monday morning.

Tania Salazar was just heading back from a wedding in Cle Elum.

She's a make-up artist and finished up her work there in the early afternoon.

"It is crazy," she said. "I had a party, a birthday party so I was trying to get there."

But mother nature had other plans for early April in western Washington.


Comment: Just a week earlier: Heavy spring snowfall across the Cascades, Washington

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Snowflake Cold

Parts of Alberta just got some heavy spring snow - up to a foot deep

Laine Mitchell
Daily Hive
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:36 UTC
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Albertans know we usually aren't out of the snowy woods until we get past the May long weekend, and parts of Alberta just got a heavy dump of spring snow.

Let's just say the Easter bunny may have a heck of a time navigating Fort McMurray next week, thanks to a hefty amount of snow they got overnight Saturday into Sunday, April 10.

The northern Alberta city can expect a further five centimetres of the white stuff to fall today according to Environment Canada, on top of the already large amount they've already received.

It's set to be cold too thanks to strong winds tonight pushing the temperature to feel like -19°C overnight. Not very spring like at all!

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Snowflake

Nearly 30,000 lose power on Vancouver Island amid rare spring snow - up to 8 inches deep

Simon Little
Global News
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:14 UTC
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BC Hydro said nearly 30,000 customers on Vancouver Island lost power Sunday morning in an area just north of Nanaimo.

Most of the outages affected Qualicum Beach and Parksville, a region that saw rare spring snow Sunday.

BC Hydro cited several causes for the outages, including failed transmission circuits, downed wires and the snowstorm itself.

"The outage on #VancouverIsland was caused by heavy, wet snow bringing down several trees," the Crown corporation.

"Crews are working to complete repairs but customers may still experience an outage once the line is restored due to smaller, localized damage."

By 5 p.m., BC Hydro said it had reduced the number of outages to about 1,000.

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Fire

This week in Volcano News: Eruption report at Agung, new eruption at Poas

GeologyHub
YouTube
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:48 UTC
Poas volcano
Poas volcano
There are currently 51 volcanoes actively erupting on the planet. While the Karangetang volcano is continuing to produce viscous lava flows, several developments have occurred at other regional volcanoes.

In Japan, the Kirishima volcano is continuing to show signs of unrest as a series of volcanic earthquakes expanded to a group of 2 vents.

In Indonesia, the Agung volcano was widely reported by news outlets to have erupted when in fact no such eruption ever occurred. Meanwhile, in Costa Rica, the Poas volcano produced its first eruption since 2019.

This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.

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Snowflake Cold

The first 2022 snow is here! Lesotho in South Africa wakes up to stunning snowfall


The South African
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:55 UTC
Snow on the Lesotho mountains.
Snow on the Lesotho mountains.
It is cold. It is very very cold. While we're not quite in winter yet, parts of the country feel absolutely freezing this weekend. While flood warnings and rain pours down in parts of Gauteng, Lesotho has been blessed with some beautiful snowfall. Even though some snow was also expected in Drakenberg, it seems those mountains have remained snow-free as of Sunday morning.

Pictures sent to local storm watchers Snow Report SA, show that residents and visitors to the AfriSki lodge in the Lesotho mountains, woke up to some beautiful scenes. The snow in the area is also expected to continue to fall throughout the rest of the day.

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Fire

Ebeko volcano eruption Kuril Islands, Russia

Earth Update
YouTube
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:42 UTC
Ebeko volcano eruption today Kuril Islands.

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Seismograph

Strong shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake off Vanuatu


Volcano Discovery
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:14 UTC
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes near Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu

According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.

A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 6.3, and France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.7.

Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
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Fire

2 firefighters injured, 2 homes destroyed, 24,500 acres burned at Beaver River, Oklahoma

Jamie Burch
abc7amarillo.com
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:07 UTC
Beaver River Fire
Beaver River Fire
New video released by Oklahoma Forestry Services shows the massive size of the Beaver River Fire.

As of Wednesday morning, it had destroyed two homes, consumed 24,537 acres and was only 15-percent contained.

Two volunteer firefighters were injured battling the fire. They are being treated in the burn unit at University medical Center in Lubbock.

Oklahoma Forestry Services said the fire also destroyed 10 outbuildings.

Crews from three states and eight counties continue to fight the fire.

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Windsock

Dozens hospitalised as Iraq engulfed by dust storm


The Guardian
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:49 UTC
A street in Erbil. Dust storms are
© : Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed/Andalou/GettyA street in Erbil. Dust storms are becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis, according to Iraq’s meteorological office.
Baghdad and other cities covered in ghostly orange dust, causing respiratory issues

A dust storm has swept through much of Iraq, leaving dozens of people in hospital with respiratory problems, a health ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.

The storm formed in the north of the country on Thursday, prompting the cancellation of flights serving Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region.

As the storm swept south, it shrouded Baghdad and cities as far south as Nasiriyah in a ghostly orange.

In the capital, buildings and vehicles were covered in ochre-coloured dust, Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists reported.

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Cloud Precipitation

Parts of Accra, Ghana flooded after 1-hour downpour


myjoyonline.com
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:32 UTC
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Some areas in Accra have flooded after a heavy rainfall on Friday, April 8.

The one-hour heavy rainfall, obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Weija Barrier - West Hills Mall stretch of the Kasoa Highway, Central Business District, Sahara and Odawna, among other areas.

While many commuters parked their cars for the rain to subside, others carefully drove through the flood which covered most part of the road.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency had already predicted a thunderstorm on Friday, a few hours before the rain.

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