Earth Changes

◄ Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 3826 3827 Next ►

Volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, floods and wildfires in March 2020

Chave Weather
YouTube
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:14 UTC

The best weather videos of March 2020, including videos from:

Nashville, Tennessee
Mt Merapi, Indonesia
Cariacica, Brazil
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Snaith, Yorkshire, England
Republic of Ireland
Esquel, Argentina
Mann, California
Charleston, South Carolina

Heavy April snowfall closes roads on Mount Hortiatis in Greece - foot of snow overnight

Ekathimerini.com
Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:25 UTC

Eleven snow ploughs were dispatched by municipal authorities in northern Greece to clear roads on and around Mount Hortiatis, which received more than 30 centimeters of snowfall overnight and on Thursday morning.

Heavy snowfall in the highlands and strong downpours at lower altitudes continued to cause problems on the roads between the village of Hortiatis and Agios Vasilios, Oraiokastro and Melissohori, and also between Langada and Iraklio, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) reported.

Lightning strike on high-voltage power line kills 20 in Congo

Daily Sabah
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:40 UTC

Twenty people were killed Wednesday when a lightning strike damaged a high-voltage power line in a suburb of the Congolese capital Brazzaville, the local mayor and witnesses said.

The mayor of Kintele, Stella Mensah Sassou Nguesso, told state radio that seven bodies had been sent to a nearby morgue and another 13 to a mortuary in the capital.

Spring snowfall covers northern Albania

K. Kote
Albanian Daily News
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:17 UTC

As the saying goes, 'April showers bring May flowers'. But many areas around the world just enjoyed an unexpected April treat-snow showers! Over the past few weeks, the weather fluctuated from chilly and damp to warm and spring-like. With a few recent days of sunshine and warmer temperatures, a handful of plants responded to Nature's call for Spring. But clearly, Winter was not ready to let go.

Heavy falling of snow has been recorded this Wednesday in many counties of Albania.

As a result of this blizzard, 5 cm of snow have accumulated in different districts of northern and 20 cm in mountainous areas, but other remote areas have sustained a thickness of 60 cm and lower areas of 20 cm.

Snow hits Portugal during spring

Patrick Schmitt
Time24News
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:49 UTC

A mass of polar air from Central Europe brought snow to the interior of the country. A help to those who also stay at home there.

The snow "started out weak on Monday afternoon, it looked like it was going to disperse", tells NiT Carlos Andrade, who lives in a village near Guarda. But on Tuesday, March 31, the villages in this and other districts in the interior woke up to an image that was already a little out of season: completely covered in white.

Even for the thousands of Portuguese who are at home, it was impossible not to notice that the last day of March started, all over the country, colder. It is to blame for a mass of polar air coming from Central Europe that has led to a drop in temperature, rain and even snow in several places. There are cut roads and snow-covered villages, which facilitates the common goal these days: to avoid going as far as possible.

Another storm in Murcia and Alicante, Spain results in muddy conditions delaying crop harvest

Fresh Plaza
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:29 UTC

This is already the third heavy storm recorded in Murcia and Alicante since the start of the autumn and winter season, which accounts for the largest volumes of vegetable production in Europe. These climatic adversities come at a bad time for the field, which for about two weeks has been adapting to the limitations and difficulties derived from the spread of the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.

In some areas of Murcia, more than 100 liters per square meter of rain have been recorded in less than 24 hours, while in the province of Alicante, the regions of Marina Alta and Vega Baja recorded more than 50 liters per square meter. There has also been a lot of rain in the province of Valencia and in Almería, but the rivers have not overflowed.

Heavy snowfall, strong wind and coronavirus isolate northernmost Norway

Thomas Nilsen
The Barents Observer
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:20 UTC

No spring in the north: European route E6 to Finnmark is closed due to snowy storms and alternative drive through Finland is not allowed with closed borders.

Bad weather with heavy snowfalls and low viability have stopped traffic at the only road to Finnmark over Kvænangsfjellet mountain.

Organized convoy driving behind a snow-plow and even fully closed roads are nothing new for drivers inside the Arctic Circle in wintertime. This March, though, has been exceptional with record amounts of snow, and one storm followed by the other.

"We have very demanding driving conditions and have many closed roads both in recent days and throughout this winter," says Siril Veiåker Nilsen with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to news-agency NTB.

This isn't an April Fool's joke - snow in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Mark Thomas
The Dubrovnik Times
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:46 UTC

A bitterly cold northerly wind, freezing temperatures and snow, yes snow, greeted Dubrovnik this morning as April opened with extreme weather.

The hills and mountains in the wider Dubrovnik region have a dusting of snow, like icing sugar on a birthday cake, and still the sleety snow start to fall. The current temperature in Dubrovnik is a chilly 3 degrees and with the northerly wind the real feel is unbelievably minus 6 degrees!

Comment: Further north in the same country on March 31st much deeper snow was evident:

Lightning bolt kills two in Rwanda

Régis Umurengezi
The New Times (Rwanda)
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:22 UTC

Residents of Nyabihu District on Monday evening discovered bodies of two persons who are suspected to have been struck by lightning during the weekend heavy downpour.

The bodies were found in a cow barn where the victims had sought shelter during the downpour.

According to accounts by some residents from Basumba cell in Bigogwe Sector where the incident took place, they had experienced heavy downpour notably on Saturday in which thunder would be heard.

The executive secretary of Basumba Cell, Justin Gashegu said that the incident took place over the weekend, however, noting that the bodies were not found on time due to the lockdown that the country is currently observing amid coronavirus pandemic.

Ongoing drought in Brazil, Argentina threatens crucial crop harvests

Courtney Spamer
AccuWeather
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:32 UTC

© Gary C. Caskey/UP
FILE PHOTO: Although not as extreme, parts of northern Argentina, only recorded 30 percent to 65 percent of their normal rainfall during the month of March.

An unusually dry end to the summer season across parts of South America is expected to impact the harvests of important crops in the region.

"Rainfall averaged below normal across much of southern Brazil, including [the states of] Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catarina, for the month of March, and in many instances the entire summer season," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.

Some major cities in these states include Porto Alegre, Santa Maria and Florianopolis, although even Curitiba in Parana had a drier-than-normal month of March.

Comment: All over the planet erratic seasons and extreme weather are devastating harvests and have been for a number of years resulting in depleted stocks, this, coupled with the draconian and unfounded coronavirus lockdown measures means there's a good chance many countries could be looking at significant food shortages in the near future: UK's empty supermarket shelves: Panic is not the problem

It's also worth noting that there is good evidence the Americas are subject to cyclical megadroughts during times of planetary cooling, as happens to be the case today: A warning from ancient tree rings: The Americas are prone to catastrophic, simultaneous droughts

◄ Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 3826 3827 Next ►

FEAR is having Faith in Emotions Appearing Real. When we live in our fear we do not want to know the truth, we are incapable of logic, and act...

Joyly

And this is how they treat their friends and allies. True colours.

Joyly

Griffin, thanks for the trivia. I am always suspicious of coincidences.

Joyly

RC, I hope with all my heart that you are wrong, but it certainly is suspect, and it certainly is not because of the defeat of ISIS.

Joyly

B, LM & B.Bub: After the ‘prost just kickin’, came up as it did, I’ve got a strange feeling this too, is also going to work like ‘pjk’.* So,...

Rowan Cocoan

Earth Changes

Volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, floods and wildfires in March 2020

Heavy April snowfall closes roads on Mount Hortiatis in Greece - foot of snow overnight

Lightning strike on high-voltage power line kills 20 in Congo

Spring snowfall covers northern Albania

Snow hits Portugal during spring

Another storm in Murcia and Alicante, Spain results in muddy conditions delaying crop harvest

Heavy snowfall, strong wind and coronavirus isolate northernmost Norway

This isn't an April Fool's joke - snow in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Lightning bolt kills two in Rwanda

Ongoing drought in Brazil, Argentina threatens crucial crop harvests

Latest News

Picture of the Day

Quote of the Day

Recent Comments

Quantum Quirk

Contact Us