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Mysterious earth crack nearly a kilometer in length terrifies residents of Aponte, Colombia


Strange Sounds
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:24 UTC
mysterious crack in Colombia
© Entorno Inteligente
What started with a small fissure in early 2015 is today a giant mysterious earth crack nearly a kilometer in length that crosses the village of Aponte, Colombia. The crack has caused enormous damage to roads and houses in the village of Aponte in Nariño. At least 210 families are affected by this geological anomaly.

The gigantic crack is growing and devastating Aponte, Colombia, but nobody knows its origin.

The unexplained crack in the ground is 1,200 meters long and 50 centimeters wide. At some points its depth reaches up to four meters.

The enormous crack has caused large damage to roads in Nariño. Only in Aponte 170 houses are cracked and have to be evacuated.

At least 210 families are currently affected by the growing fissure.

Comment: Another sign of earth 'opening up'? See also:

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28 inches of snow, floods, emergency in New York: Deadly snowstorm 'Jonas' hits US East Coast


RT
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:46 UTC
A bulldozer clears snow on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol
© Alex Wong / Getty Images / AFP
A bulldozer clears snow on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC.
A huge snowstorm has struck the US East Coast, causing heavy floods and paralyzing cities with a record amount of snow. Governors of ten states have declared a state of emergency, with New York being among the latest. At least 19 storm-related deaths have been reported.

Snowstorm 'Jonas' caused six meter waves, as well as hurricane-force winds with speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour in the town of Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. Town beaches have overflowed. Water in Lewes - another Delaware city - rose to its second-highest record level, beating that witnessed during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.


Comment: Less than a month ago the eastern states of the US were experiencing record warmth - indeed it was warmer on Christmas Day in Boston and New York City than it was on July 4th! For more information on these extreme weather events and much more, check out our monthly Earth Changes Summary:

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - December 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Bright halo seen around the sun in Stockholm, Sweden

The Economist
Explore Instragram
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:17 UTC
Stockholm sun halo
© Reuters/Marcus Ericsson
A halo is seen around the sun in Stockholm, Sweden on January 22nd 2016.
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Rescuers fail to save stranded sperm whale on beach in Hunstanton, UK

Chris Bishop
Eastern Daily Press
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:44 UTC
The dead sperm whale washed up on the beach at Hunstanton.
© Ian Burt


The dead sperm whale washed up on the beach at Hunstanton.
Battered and bruised, it came to rest on the beach as its life ebbed away with the tide.

First light today revealed the giant of the deep that washed up on Hunstanton Beach.

Overnight, the tide had moved the creature towards Old Hunstanton, washing it onto the rusting remains of a shipwreck close to the cliffs.

Hundreds of sightseers walked the half mile from the prom steps to see it.

The 30ft bull sperm whale was one of four seen swimming off the resort yesterday afternoon

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Comment: See also these other January reports of dead sperm whales from around the North Sea coast: Update: 2 more sperm whales found dead on Dutch beach

5 sperm whales die on Texel beach, Netherlands

Unusual stranding of 2 giant sperm whales on same beach at Wangerooge, Germany

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Pastor killed by lightning bolt at church camp in Adelaide Hills, Australia

Nelson Groom
Daily Mail, UK
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:26 UTC
Kris Guglielmucci was working at a church camp when he was fatally struck by a bolt of lightning

Kris Guglielmucci was working at a church camp when he was fatally struck by a bolt of lightning
A young pastor and father has been killed by lightning during a freak storm at a church camp.

Kris Guglielmucci, 39, from Adelaide, was struck and killed by lightning at Cornerstone College oval as a wild storm battered the city just after 2:30pm on Friday, reports The Advertiser.

The father of four has been honoured in a touching tribute from the Victory Church, which is offering counselling to the 100 high school students and 20 leaders who attended the camp.

'Kris was a much loved member of our staff and church and our hearts go out to Lisa and the children during this time,' the statement reads.

'Our priority now is to care for the children who attended Summerfest, the amazing youth leaders of Victory Youth and our church family.'

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Beautiful sun halo seen in Inner Mongolia


en.people.cn
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:09 UTC
Mongola sun halo
© Xinhua/Zou Jianpu
Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2016 shows a view of solar halo over Jinhe Township, Genhe City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The temperature dropped to minus 48 degrees Celsius in Jinhe Friday.
Mongolia sun halo
© Xinhua/Zou Jianpu
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Large sinkhole appears at Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls


Herald and News
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:17 UTC
Sinkhole at Oregon Tech campus
© Kevin N Hume
Sinkhole at Oregon Tech campus
Staff at Oregon Institute of Technology were surprised to find a large sinkhole on campus Tuesday night.

Located in a median near Parking Lot E in the southwest, the sinkhole is believed to have been caused by a leak in a storm drain and worsened by recent rain and snow storms.

"With as wet as it is and as much snow as we've had, it's not to be expected but completely understandable," said school spokeswoman Ashley Van Essen.

She said campus staff are keeping an eye on the sinkhole to ensure it does not pose a threat to persons or property. She said repairs are not likely until warmer weather dries the area later this year.

An email to faculty and students was sent Wednesday morning and said the sinkhole was "of no threat to the campus community."
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Loud mysterious boom rumbles across Tracy, California


Tracy Press
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:55 UTC
Downtown Tracy
© Adiaz9710/ Wikimedia Commons
Downtown Tracy
A loud boom heard across Tracy rattled windows and nerves Wednesday evening.

Social media reports began appearing shortly after 8 p.m., describing a muffled boom that reportedly shook local homes.

Residents from Linne to Grant Line roads, as well as in Mountain House and Lathrop, reported the sound.

Tracy Police Department dispatch records include three reports from residents who heard a bang. One caller on Finale Way said it sounded as if someone had come up and hit their living room window.

Tracy police Sgt. Dean Hicks said the department did not receive any calls explaining the sound heard across town. He said nothing had been reported from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Site 300 test site southwest of Tracy.
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Surreal tower-like lenticular cloud captured in Lakewood, Colorado


Strange Sounds
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:44 UTC
Lenticular cloud
© Mike Herman via VK
The tower-like strange cloud formation was photographed by Mike Herrman at Lakewood, Colorado, USA on January 18, 2016.
Lenticular cloud Lakewood, CO
© Mike Herrman via VK
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Winter storm Jonas: Massive U.S. East Coast blizzard advances north


BBC news
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 02:59 UTC
winter storm jonas
© US National Weather Service/Graphics/AFP
A massive blizzard bringing more than 2ft (61cm) of snow and punishing winds is advancing up the US East Coast.

More than 50 million people across more than a dozen states have been warned to stay at home as it moves north.

The nation's capital, Washington, could lie under a record 30in (76cm) of snow by the time the storm passes on Sunday.

Eight people have been killed, six states have declared states of emergency and thousands of flights have been cancelled.

The weather system affects a huge swathe of the country, from Arkansas in the south to Massachusetts in the north-east.

Supermarkets ran out of food amid a rush for supplies before the first snowflakes fell on Friday.

In summary:
  • More than 6,000 flights have been cancelled for Friday and Saturday
  • The US federal government closed down at noon on Friday
  • President Barack Obama is remain at the White House, officials said
  • States of emergency declared in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and parts of other states
  • Eight people have been killed in car crashes in Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky and elsewhere
  • Washington's transport system - the second busiest in the US - will close all weekend
  • Many events, including two sold-out concerts by singer Garth Brooks in Baltimore, have been postponed
Washington's mayor, Muriel Bowser, said this was a major storm with "life and death implications".

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