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Snowflake

Up to a metre of early snowfall in 72 hours in the Alps

Patrick Thorne
snow-forecast.com
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:14 UTC
Les Arcs has had 50cm (20
Les Arcs has had 50cm (20") of snowfall so far
The Alps have been transformed by a wave of heavy snowfall in recent days, setting up excellent early‑season conditions for skiers and snowboarders. Resorts across France, Switzerland and Austria are reporting accumulations that have rapidly improved slopes ahead of the busy December period.

However, avalanche warning levels are also up - widely at level 3 (considerable) and in parts of the Western alps in France and Switzerland up at level 4 - high.

The biggest 72-hour totals so far came from resorts preparing to open in the coming weeks, including Chamonix (1 metre), Val d'Isere (81cm), Courchevel (80cm), Alpe d'Huez and Les 2 Alpes (70cm each) and Crans Montana (60cm) and As well as these high slopes totals, snowfall has also reached valley floors for the first time this autumn. There's been less snowfall in the Central and Eastern Alps so far but Austrian ski areas are reporting 20 - 40cm accumulations, with more snow forecast through the week.

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Bizarro Earth

Japan suffered deadliest month of bear attacks in history, with 7 deaths and 88 maulings in October

Shane Galvin
NY Post
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:17 UTC
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© GUNMA PREFECTURAL POLICE VIA JIJI PRESS/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty ImagesA bear roamed into a supermarket in central Japan on the evening of October 7, injuring two men, according to officials
It's bearly believable.

Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks, with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month for such incidents in the nation's history, according to reports.

The Land of the Rising Sun's Environment Ministry reported the record-high October figures that capped off a six month period, beginning in April, that saw a total of 12 people killed and 196 mauled by bears, NHK reported.

The incidents have occurred in 21 of the country's 47 prefectures and have spread from mostly rural areas to now plaguing urban centers.

One shocking video taken by a security camera in Daisen, a city of 76,000 people, showed an 82-year-old woman attacked from behind while casually crossing the street on a morning walk on Oct. 11, according to NTV News.
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Windsock

Tropical Cyclone Fina brings 205km/h winds to Australia's north and record November rainfall of 5.8 inches (UPDATE)


RNZ
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:27 UTC
Tropical Cyclone Fina
Tropical Cyclone Fina
Australia's north is bracing as Tropical Cyclone Fina has intensified to a category three system and its winds have begun to be felt in Darwin.

ABC News said serious damage was being felt, including increased reports of trees going down across Darwin, blocking roads.

A number of suburbs had lost power, across Darwin, Palmerston, rural areas and the Tiwi Islands.

Emergency shelters had been opened in Darwin.

Locals were expecting a heavy cleanup day after the cyclone passes, on Sunday, but for now authorities called on residents to focus on staying safe, and indoors.


Comment: Update November 24

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Volcano

Best of the Web: Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts for the first time in over 10,000 years, sending massive ash plumes toward Oman and Yemen


Economic Times
Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:42 UTC
Hayli Gubbi volcanic eruption.
Hayli Gubbi volcanic eruption.
Hayli Gubbi, Ethiopia's long-dormant volcano, located in the Erta Ale Range, has erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, spewing towering ash columns that drifted across the Red Sea toward Oman and Yemen. Scientists say the eruption marks one of the most extraordinary volcanic awakenings in the region's recorded history.

The explosive eruption began around 8:30 a.m. UTC on Sunday, according to VolcanoDiscovery, citing an advisory from the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). Satellite data later confirmed the presence of a massive ash cloud rising an estimated 10 - 15 km into the atmosphere.


Comment: Also pertinent: Russia: Kamchatka's Krasheninnikov volcano erupts for the first time in 600 years

When something unexpected happens, people respond in different way. To the article, there was just one comment from a person recommending, essentially, that people surrender to Islamic fundamentalism. In a certain perspective, is such a statement different from fear based policies imposed by secular Governments that then lead to poorer health, reduced wealth and increased control?

Further up the tectonic fault lines, there was in early 2023:
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The eruption may have been unexpected, but there were still signs. From the Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volanic Activity Report, there was:
According to the UK Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET) response reports, explosive activity at Erta Ale (12 km NW) on 15 July was accompanied by an intrusion of magma along a dike that propagated SE towards Hayli Gubbi. Sentinel satellite imagery on 16 July showed a line of fissure vents that produced lava flows outside the S caldera of Erta Ale (6 km S of the northern pit craters). Another group of four fissure vents opened further along the rift to the SE, with the most distant only 2 km from the Hayli Gubbi crater. No lava lakes were seen in the pit craters after 18 July, but satellite data indicated uplift in the region during 21 July-3 August, and an anomalous white cloud within Hayli Gubbi's crater was observed on 25 July. Satellite data showed that the white plume covered the crater floor in most of the images (several per month) at least through 18 November.


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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall in Hungary causes disruptions across regions and cuts off multiple settlements

Hetzmann Mercédesz
Daily News Hungary
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:21 UTC
Snowplough working in Dobogókő
© MTI/Kocsis ZoltánSnowplough working in Dobogókő on 21 November 2025. Cloudy, rainy weather is expected over the weekend, with snowfall in many areas.
Saturday's intense snowfall caused major disruptions across western Hungary, leaving several settlements inaccessible, closing roads, and prompting firefighters to assist stranded vehicles. In many areas, more than 10 - 15 centimetres of snow fell, significantly hindering transport.

Snowfall leaves several settlements inaccessible by bus

According to the MÁV Group, multiple settlements in four counties - Baranya, Somogy, Veszprém, and Zala - were already unreachable by bus on Saturday evening due to deteriorating road conditions. In Baranya, Liget became inaccessible; in Somogy, Kaposdada and Zsippó; while in Veszprém County, Bakonybél, Hidegkút, Jásd, Kislőd, Lókút, Öcs, and Tés could no longer be reached, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported.

The situation was particularly severe in Zala County. Bagod, Becsvölgye, Csapi, Kustánszeg, Milejszeg, Nemeshetés, Nemespátró, Vaspör, Zalacséb, Zalaháshágy, and Zalaújlak all became unreachable by regional bus services. In several districts of Zalaegerszeg - including Szenterzsébethegy, Bazita, and Ebergény - local bus services also came to a halt.

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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snowfall blankets northern Spain after Arctic cold snap rolls in - with temperatures plummeting to as low as -10c

Ben Pawlowski
Olive Press
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:03 UTC
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HEAVY snowfall has blanketed large swathes of northern Spain this weekend after a teeth-chattering Arctic blast plunged temperatures across the peninsula.

Earlier this week, the state weather service Aemet issued an orange weather alert warning that flakes would fall - and the predictions proved correct with much of Spain feeling the freeze.

With temperatures up to ten degrees lower than normal for mid-November, the snowline in elevated areas dropped as low as 500 metres.

Temperatures plunged to -10C near the Pyrenees as the wintery weather set in, with snow causing widespread disruption on elevated roads.

To make matters worse, gusts of over 60km/h have added an extra chill to the cold conditions.

From Sunday, the mercury is forecast to finally climb back towards levels more normal for late autumn.

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Tsunami

Deadly floods in Albania after days of torrential rain hit region


Independent (UK)
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:42 UTC
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At least one person has died after days of torrential rain brought heavy flooding across Albania, police said Saturday.

Conditions remain difficult in rural regions, including the southern village of Dushar, where 30 families are reportedly stranded because flooding has made access roads impassable.

Police said the body of a 76-year-old woman was found after water levels receded in the flooded southeastern municipality of Devoll. Her son had reported her missing and a search conducted by soldiers on Friday failed to find her. Authorities believe she may have been swept away by strong currents.

The rainfall caused the Vjosa and Seman rivers to burst their banks and flood large tracts of agricultural land. The Vjosa river runs through southern Albania while the Seman flows through the low-lying Myzeqeja plain.

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Tsunami

Heavy rainfall causes flooding and disruptions across southwest Bulgaria


bta.bg
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:47 UTC
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© Iva Antonova
Southwest Bulgaria was hit by intense rainfall over the past 24 hours, triggering localized flooding, drainage overflows, alerts and emergency responses in several towns, including Sandanski, Petrich, Rupite, Razlog, and Blagoevgrad.

In Sandanski, the municipality processed around ten flooding reports, Mayor Atanas Stoyanov told BTA. Local authorities and fire service teams responded with heavy machinery, including excavators. The most affected areas were the Melnik region and the villages of Slave and Novo Delchevo. Fire crews are clearing mud and debris from main streets as conditions begin to normalize.

The Petrich region was also severely impacted. More than ten reports of flooded basements were filed with the fire service, said chief inspector Stoyan Tilev. According to local meteorological data, 50 liters per square meter of rain fell in the last 24 hours, accompanied by hail and intense thunderstorm activity. In the Podgorie area, rainfall reached 70 liters per square meter.

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Tsunami

Western Greece faces massive destruction after torrential rains

Kosta Papadopoulos
Greek City Times
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:13 UTC
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Western Greece is facing widespread destruction after torrential rains triggered severe flooding, landslides, and massive disruptions across Epirus, the Ionian Islands, and parts of Thessaly. Emergency crews are conducting ongoing rescue operations as multiple regions remain under a state of emergency.

Intense rainfall has inundated Philippiada, where streets have turned into rivers and the municipal stadium has become a mud-filled lake. The road between Old and New Philippiada has been cut off, while EMAK rescue teams continue extracting residents trapped in flooded homes.

Authorities have closed the "Tsitos" bridge due to dangerous water levels. In Aspropotamos, landslides have severed roads and left several areas without power.

The Hellenic Fire Service received 367 emergency calls between Friday morning and 4:30 p.m. for water pumping, fallen trees, and assistance operations.

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Seismograph

Shallow 5.5-magnitude earthquake kills 9, injures hundreds in Bangladesh


channelstv.com
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:59 UTC
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A powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka, on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 300, authorities said.

The 5.5-magnitude quake struck at 10:38 am (0438 GMT) near the city of Narsingdi, about 33 kilometres (16 miles) from Dhaka, according to the US Geological Survey.

The tremor sparked fear and chaos, with many in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people at home on their day off.

AFP reporters in Dhaka saw people weeping in the streets while others looked shocked.

The interim government's press office said at least nine people were killed and more than 300 people injured.

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