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Huge crop losses expected as Hurricane Florence battered North Carolina just before harvest

Cotton damage crop
© Josh McGinty, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Cotton damaged by Hurricane Harvey, 2017.
With rainfall totals in parts of North Carolina reaching as much as 36 inches since Thursday due to Hurricane Florence, a big chunk of rural North Carolina was largely marooned Monday with more than 1,000 roads closed in the state.

Still, North Carolina Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten noted the sun was shining in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon and he expected recovery would begin soon.

"We're seeing some blue skies, and that makes everybody's spirits a little better and that old Flo (Florence) has gone on north somewhere," Wooten said. "We don't wish it on anybody, but we're just glad it's off the coast of North Carolina."

The North Carolina Farm Bureau is also a major insurer in the state, and people with personal property and business damages were trying to call offices to file claims. But phone lines were down and travel remains nearly impossible in parts of the state because of flooded roads and bridges.

Comment: Crop and cattle losses are on the rise everywhere, whether it be due to extensive drought, massive hail, epic flooding, unexpected frosts, and even epidemics, see: Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world


Ice Cube

Scientists observe ice thickening above 'inactive' volcano in Antarctica

Unusual iceberg
© Andrew Shepherd, University
Unusual iceberg at Rothera Research Station, Antarctic Peninsula.
A region of West Antarctica is behaving differently from most of the rest of the continent: A large patch of ice there is thickening, unlike other parts of West Antarctica that are losing ice. Whether this thickening trend will continue affects the overall amount that melting or collapsing glaciers could raise the level of the world's oceans.

The track hidden in the middle of the ice sheet suggests that the current thickening is just a short-term feature that may not affect the glacier over the long term, the new study indicates. It also suggests that similar clues to the past may be hiding deep inside the ice sheet itself.

SHUTTING IT DOWN

"What's exciting about this study is that we show how the structure of the ice sheet acts as a powerful record of what has happened in the past," says first author Nicholas Holschuh, a postdoctoral researcher in Earth and space sciences at the University of Washington.

The data come from the ice above Mount Resnik, a 1.6-kilometer (mile-high) inactive volcano that currently sits under 300 meters (0.19 miles) of ice. The volcano lies just upstream of the thickening Kamb Ice Stream, part of a dynamic coastal region of ice that drains into Antarctica's Ross Sea.

Comment: The likely scenario is that the undersea volcano is waking up from it's dormancy, see: NASA study finds volcanic magma plume under Antarctica may explain ice sheet instability

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100 presumed dead after Typhoon Mangkhut triggers landslide in Philippines

Philippines Typhoon Mangkhut
Almost 100 people are presumed dead after a landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut enveloped a small mining town in the Philippines, burying homes and a chapel where dozens of people had taken shelter.

By Monday night 36 bodies had been recovered in the remote town of Itogon, with 12 pulled from the ruins of the chapel. The area's death toll was expected to rise with more than 50 people missing.

Mangkhut, a category five typhoon, swept through the Philippine region of Luzon on Saturday, wreaking destruction on homes and crops and causing massive flooding.

At the height of the storm, dozens of people in Itogon - mostly miners and their families - took refuge in a chapel housed in a former bunkhouse in the belief they would be protected. However, part of a mountain collapsed on top of the building.

Comment: Sky News reports more on the carnage wrought by Mangkhut:
At least 40 people, mostly gold miners, are missing after part of a mountain slope collapsed on houses in Itogon town in Benguet province.

Sky's Asia correspondent Tom Cheshire, who is the only UK broadcaster at the rescue site, said one worker had voiced fears that none of those missing would be found alive.

At least 66 people are confirmed to have died in the Philippines since Mangkhut made landfall on Saturday with the equivalent strength of a category five Atlantic hurricane.

Another four deaths have been reported in China as winds of up to 125mph and storm surges as high as 10ft hit Guangdong province.

More than 2.4 million were evacuated as the typhoon moved on to southern China and densely populated Hong Kong, smashing windows and forcing the cancellation of 889 flights. [...]

Mangkhut has now weakened to a tropical storm but rain and strong winds are expected to continue in southern China until Tuesday.

About 87,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas of the Philippines, where they were advised not to return home until the danger had passed.

Hong Kong's home affairs department said it had opened 48 temporary shelters and was currently housing more than 1,200 people displaced by the storm.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong's hospital authority reported that 213 people had sought medical treatment as a result of the typhoon.
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Microscope 2

Mysterious microbes turning the world's ice pink

polar pink ice
© Liane G. Benning, GFZ
Hidden microbes turn the ice pink around the world.
Algae are currently turning parts of the Greenland ice sheet pinkish-red and contribute more than a little to the melting of one of the biggest frozen bodies of water in the world. The discolored snow isn't just an Arctic phenomenon. It's actually a global occurrence.

In order for them to form visible blooms and increase the melting of the snow and ice, they just need the right conditions, which at a minimum involve basic nutrients and melting. Right now, the availability of liquid water from snow and ice becomes higher, favoring the growth of snow and ice algae.

This is an increasing problem in the Arctic, Alpine, and Himalayan glaciers. Blooms of red snow and brown ice are turning up in Antarctica, too.

Comment: What is changing in our environment to cause this sudden increase in algae blooms? Also check out SOTTs monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs


Info

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Robert Felix - Onset of crop losses, cosmic rays and cold climate (2 of 3)

NZ growing glaciers
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
David DuByne from ADAPT 2030 and Robert Felix of Iceagenow.info and the author of Not by Fire but by Ice and Magnetic Reversals & Evolutionary leaps discuss:
  • Cosmic Rays increases
  • Cosmic rays triggering volcanoes
  • Magnetic reversals
  • Increased volcanism and underwater volcanoes effecting the climate
  • 3 million underwater volcanoes heating the oceans
  • Declining sea levels
  • Global crop yield declines
  • Which countries will lose crop production
  • Not by Fire but by Ice
  • Crater Glacier in Mt St Helens grows
  • Antarctic glaciers grow
  • The climate of Chicago moved to Atlanta during the last glaciation
  • You are on your own to grow food as governments are not acknowledging the problem

Comment: Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Robert Felix - Onset of crop losses, cosmic rays and cold climate (1 of 3)

For more information check out SOTT's latest monthly summary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.


Cloud Precipitation

Florence death toll rises to 31 as flooding continues

A street sits submerged in flood water n Wilmington, North Carolina
© Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg
A street sits submerged in flood water n Wilmington, North Carolina.
As flooding continues to inundate North Carolina, the death toll from Florence has risen to at least 31, with 24 deaths confirmed in North Carolina.

The state's governor, Roy Cooper, said on Monday that the "epic storm" was still an immediate danger as rivers reach major flood levels.

The coastal city of Wilmington became an island amid heavy floods following the storm.

Officials have warned evacuated residents to stay away.

At a news conference on Monday, Gov Cooper said "catastrophic flooding and tornados are still claiming lives and property" across the state.

"For many parts of North Carolina the danger is still immediate," he said. "Some areas have not seen the worst flooding yet. This is a monumental disaster for our state."

An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics puts the cost of Florence between $17bn (£13bn) and $22bn, making the storm one of the 10 costliest hurricanes in US history, according to NPR.

Most of the monetary damage is due to property loss, and the company said these figures could rise as inland flooding continues.


Comment: "State of Emergency" called for North Carolina's Brunswick Nuclear Plant


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China evacuates millions after Typhoon Mangkhut leaves Hong Kong in tatters

commercial building in Hong Kong damaged by Typhoon Mangkhut
© Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images
Windows of a commercial building in Hong Kong damaged by Typhoon Mangkhut.
More than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region.

Mangkhut made landfall in Guangdong, China's most populous province, late afternoon Sunday, killing four people before heading west into neighboring Guangxi province around midnight.

The decision to evacuate towns and cities in southern China came as Hong Kong was left reeling by ferocious winds of up to 173 kilometers per hour (107 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 223 kph (138 mph).

The storm tore off roofs and scaffolding from skyscrapers, shattered windows, shook high-rise buildings and caused serious flooding in low-lying areas as waves of more than three meters (9.8 feet) lashed the coast.

Across the Pearl River Delta in the gambling hub of Macau, hundreds of households were left without power amid extensive flooding, which reached head-height in places close to the shoreline.


Comment: Watch as Super-typhoon Mangkhut wreaks havoc in Philippines, Hong Kong and southern China


Attention

Two elk hunters attacked by bears in Teton Wilderness, Wyoming - guide found dead (Update)

bear
Two hunters were involved in a bear attack Friday, September 14, in the Teton Wilderness while field dressing an elk near Terrace Mountain, approximately 5.8 miles northeast of the Turpin Meadow Trailhead.

Florida resident Corey Chubon shot an elk during a guided bow hunt late Thursday afternoon. He and his guide, Mark Uptain of Martin Outfitters, were unable to locate the wounded animal before nightfall. The pair returned Friday morning to locate and remove the elk. They found the undisturbed carcass in the early afternoon and were preparing to pack out the elk when they were aggressively charged by two large bears.

Chubon was able to run to his pack a few yards away and retrieve a pistol but was unable to safely fire a shot at the bear that had pounced upon Uptain. The attacking bear then spun, charged Chubon, grabbed his foot and dragged him to the ground. He sustained injuries to his leg, chest, and arm, but was able to throw the gun to Uptain and get loose before running from the scene to phone for help.

Comment: Update: On the 17th September this news site reports that the body of the missing guide has now been found:
A man was discovered dead on Saturday at around 1:15 pm by Teton county search and Rescue personnel.

According to a press release, on Friday two hunters were involved in a bear attack in the Teton Wilderness while field dressing an elk near Terrace Mountain.

Florida resident Corey Chubon shot an elk during a guided bow hunt late Thursday afternoon with his guide, Mark Uptain.

They could not locate the wounded animal before dark, so they returned Friday morning. They found the undisturbed carcass in the early afternoon and were preparing to pack out the elk when they were aggressively charged by two large bears.

The attacking bear then spun, charged Chubon, grabbed his foot, and dragged him. He was then able to run from the scene to phone for help.

Chubon suffered from injuries to his leg, chest, and arm. He was taken to St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyo. for treatment.

Initial reports indicate that the second bear did not engage either Chubon or Uptain. Officials say an inter-agency helicopter was dispatched to the scene to assist with transport of the injured hunters.

Search and Rescue personnel were not able to locate Uptain before the search was suspended Friday evening.

The search resumed at 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Uptain was found later Saturday afternoon around 1:15 p.m.




Cloud Precipitation

Nigeria floods kill more than 100

Residents paddle through of Lokoja town in Kogi State
© AFP
Residents paddle through of Lokoja town in Kogi State
More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say.

The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy rains caused the Niger River and Benue River to overflow.

It has resulted in a series of floods across the country over two weeks, with rural areas most vulnerable.

The government is urging residents along waterways to relocate to safe places.

Thousands of people have been displaced and vast swathes of farmlands have been destroyed by the floods in central and southern Nigeria


Doberman

Man dead after pit bull attack inside his home in Baker City, Oregon

PIT BULL ATTACK
Authorities say a 53-year-old Oregon man was killed when he apparently tried to break up a pit bull fight in his home.

Idahonews.com reports that Mitchelle Dean Segerdahl was found dead in his home in Baker City on Sept. 9.

The cause of death was listed as a dog bite to the neck.

Two pit bulls were also dead in the house, while Baker City police impounded and destroyed four others found there.

Source: AP