Record snow dump blizzard with 3+ feet of snow paralyzing the East Coast, but Maine is effectively cut off from re-supply as Canadian truckers stop driving and roads are impassable with six feet in that state recorded. Already emptied store shelves, the most reliant state in the US on food imports couple this with supply chain breakdowns. THE MILITARY WILL NEED TO BE CALLED IN TO DELIVER FOOD IN MAINE USA.
Two people have died while another person has been injured after being struck by lightning in Dedza.
The incident happened on Saturday afternoon January 29, 2022 at Ngononda Village in Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza in the district.
Some people in the area have since demolished houses belonging to one family on allegation that the family was behind the lightning strike.
Dedza Police Deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the victims as Silvester Samalani Mthunzi, 30, and Peter Majiya, 50. They all hailed from Ngononda Village in Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza in Dedza.
Rebecca Carey Messenger Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:28 UTC
A nine-year-old boy has died and a man is in hospital after Storm Malik caused a tree to fall on them in Winnothdale, Staffordshire, Police have confirmed.
The tragic news comes after a 60-year-old woman was confirmed to have died earlier after being hit by a fallen tree blown over in Aberdeen.
Storm Malik has caused power cuts of more than 130,000 homes and businesses.
Winds have reached over 100mph in parts of Scotland, and there has been widespread disruption to travel.
Thousands of flights had been cancelled throughout the region, as had high speed train services between Boston and Washington DC - some states even resorted to banning cars from roads as the storm passes over.
More than 2ft of snow has fallen in some areas of the US East Coast as New York declared a state of emergency after "historic" blizzards struck the area.
The powerful nor'easter, which are common for the region at this time of year, has flooded coastlines and blocked roads across 10 states, leaving treacherous conditions in its wake.
Nearly 11 million people remained under blizzard warnings from the Nor'easter, according to the National Weather Service.
Record snow dump blizzard with 3+ feet of snow and eight foot high snow drifts in 100 MPH winds emptied store shelves to zero. Couple this with supply chains halted out of Canada with the truckers convoy and the states already empty rely on Canada for restocking, looks like a problem from here.
Esther Marshall Daily Express Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:14 UTC
A downpour of heavy rain in the centre of Palm-Mar in Spain's Tenerife caused several incidents yesterday. An underground car park was completely flooded on the popular tourist island.
Streets were also flooded and local media reported that some residents and tourists' cars suffered damage.
One Facebook user posted a video of the flood of water gushing down into the underground carpark in Palm-Mar.
Kasia Karkowska said: "All the year's worth of rain just falls down at once and has it over with!"
Michael Keating said: "Who said it doesn't rain in Tenerife."
Levi Parsons Daily Mail Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:02 UTC
The empty meat section at Coles supermarket in Alice Springs after a flood blocked trucks and rail freight
Residents in outback Australia have been forced to drive hundreds of kilometres for basic groceries after a 'once in a lifetime' desert storm blocked off their communities.
One woman said she drove 330km from her home to Alice Springs to stock up on supplies at Coles only to find empty shelves and 'food running out fast'.
The supply chain chaos was sparked by a 'once in a lifetime' desert storm this week which flooded the transcontinental freight line linking the Northern Territory and South Australia.
There were 73 unprovoked shark bites and 11 shark-related fatalities reported last year
Unprovoked shark attacks rose year-over-year in 2021, according to the International Shark Attack File. The annual report is put together by the Florida Museum of Natural History. The organization's researchers investigated more than 130 alleged shark-human interactions worldwide in 2021. A mix of species, including great whites, bull sharks, and tiger sharks, were the leading culprits in unprovoked shark attacks.
2021 Shark Attacks By the Numbers
Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the project:
Thermal waterfall in Toplita, central Romania, frozen for the first time in recent years. Although this rarely happens, the recent negative temperatures during the night had led to the freezing of the thermal waterfall. Water curtains turned into unreal lacework.
A monument of nature, the Toplita thermal waterfall is a unique geological ecosystem, stretching over 500 square meters in the Mures river meadow.
Famous for its beauty, the waterfall was formed by limestone and travertine deposits, brought in by the thermo-mineral waters over hundreds of years.
The road to the waterfall is not easy at all, but tourists say that the stunning scenery created by the waterfall is worth the effort.
The Toplita thermal waterfall was declared a natural monument, a protected area of national interest and a biological and landscape nature reserve 22 years ago.
A Kowloon Motor Bus Company double-decker plunged into a sinkhole that opened up at a depot in Tseung Kwan O early on Thursday morning.
The rear of the bus plunged into the five-meter-deep hole, while the front was lifted above the ground three to four meters high. Another bus adjacent to the double-decker also tilted.
KMB staff reported the incident at around 4.30am today and no one was injured in the incident.
The bus company said the sinkhole at the depot measures six meters long, eight meters broad and five meters deep.
