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Evacuation advisories issued for over 1.2 million as heavy rain lashes Japan


The Mainichi
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:15 UTC
Houses are seen buried in mud in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
© KYODO
Houses are seen buried in mud in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Monday after heavy rain triggered landslides.
Heavy rain from a seasonal rain front has continued to lash southern Kyushu in southwestern Japan and other areas, killing one person and sparking evacuation advisories for over 1.2 million people and triggering at least one landslide.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned of heavy rain in eastern Japan on July 1 and in western Japan through July 4, with a possibility of localized downpours and thunderstorms. The agency is calling for people to be on their guard against landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, lightning and other extreme weather.

By 9 a.m., evacuation advisories were in place for more than 1.21 million people in 558,715 households in 21 municipalities in the three southwestern Japan prefectures of Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kumamoto. The advisory for the city of Kagoshima covered almost the entire municipality.

In the town of Honjo in Kagoshima Prefecture, a hillside gave way, resulting in a landslide that hit the home of a 78-year-old woman. She was rescued by her husband and neighbors and admitted to hospital, but later died.

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Extremely rare, large tornado hits southern Taiwan

Lee Shien-feng and Emerson Lim
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:57 UTC
Taiwan tornado damage
Two people were hurt, several houses were destroyed and more than 7,000 households were left without power in two villages in southern Taiwan after a tornado ripped through the area at around 3 p.m. Monday.

The tornado left plenty of damage in its wake, including uprooted electric posts, a collapsed scaffolding and several destroyed houses built with light materials in Zhen'an village in Linbian Township and Wanhua village in Nanzhou Township in Pingtung County, 390 kilometers south of Taipei.

Around 7,400 households in those villages lost electricity due to the downed electric posts or damaged transmission lines, Taiwan Power Co. said.

Local disaster response units were still assessing the damage as of 5 p.m., the Pingtung Fire Department said.

Big tornadoes are extremely rare in Taiwan, and people in the area had never seen a tornado as strong and powerful as this one, according to Linbian Township chief Chen Chun-chi (陳俊吉).

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Fire

More record-breaking heat and wildfire smoke forecast for Alaska

Michelle Theriault Boots
Anchorage Daily News
Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00 UTC
Sunset obscured by wildfire smoke in AK
© Marc Lester/ADN
The sunset view is obscured by smokey air in Anchorage in this view from Flattop Mountain Saturday, June 29, 2019. Smoke from the Swan Lake wildfire near Sterling has affected the air quality in Anchorage in recent days.
After a brief cooldown Sunday night, a new wave of hot, dry weather is expected to stoke the Swan Lake wildfire burning on the Kenai Peninsula -- with continued smoke and record-breaking temperatures forecast for the Fourth of July holiday week across Southcentral Alaska.

And in Interior Alaska, a wildfire burned close to cabins and homes in the Fairbanks area Sunday.

Residents of a handful of subdivisions in the Murphy Dome area northwest of Fairbanks were told to evacuate early Sunday morning due to the 5,000-acre Shovel Creek Fire. About 52 homes are in the evacuation area, according to Fairbanks North Star Borough Emergency Operations. Three other subdivisions are under evacuation alert.

The Swan Lake fire has been burning in an area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge since June 5.

As of Sunday, the fire was at 68,060 acres with 17 percent contained, said Jonathan Ashford, a spokesman for the Alaska Incident Management Team. There are now 487 firefighters and other personnel working the fire.
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Cow Skull

Devastating crop losses are being reported all over the globe

Michael Snyder
The Economic Collapse Blog
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:43 UTC
crop losses 2019
© Google Maps
Crop losses world wide in 2019
Let me warn you right up front - the information in this article might freak you out. If what some experts are telling us is true, a global food crisis appears to be inevitable. Even during good years we have a really difficult time feeding everyone on the planet, and now a major climate shift appears to be happening. Our sun has become exceedingly quiet, and many experts believe that this is a sign that a solar minimum is now upon us. Of course we have seen solar minimums happen quite regularly in the past, and if this is just a normal solar minimum then conditions should begin to return to normal after a couple of years. Unfortunately, evidence continues to mount that we have entered what is known as a "grand solar minimum". In fact, Professor Valentina Zharkova says that what we are facing is a "super grand solar minimum", and if that is true we are going to be facing climate chaos like we have never seen before. During previous "grand solar minimums" the globe was gripped by devastating famines and vast numbers of people died. Could a similar scenario potentially be in our future?

Comment: The signs are all around. Are you paying attention?

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Snowflake

Intense snowfall in northeastern Italy a day after summer solstice

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 20:02 UTC
snow
Snow has returned to the Dolomites . Intense snowfall on the Marmolada with -2 ° C . At the beginning of summer.

The Marmolada, the highest peak in the Dolomites at 3,343 meters, has been whitened by a heavy snowfall, as shown by the video.


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Seismograph

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits east of Vanuatu


Today
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:32 UTC
quake
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck around 35 kilometers east of Vanuatu on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake was initially measured at a magnitude of 6.1.

Source: Reuters
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Doberman

Man killed by 2 pit bull terriers in Gilbertsville, Kentucky


wkyt.com
Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:02 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A preliminary diagnoses from an autopsy revealed that Brian Butler's cause of death was sharp force trauma from a dog attack.

On Sunday Butler's body was taken to the Western Kentucky Regional Medical Examiners Office in Madisonville, KY.

On Saturday two pit bulls were located in the area where Butler was located. The dogs have been taken by Marshall County Animal Control as the investigation continues.

State police are urging the public in the Gilbertsville community to be cautious of any loose dogs.

The investigation by Kentucky State Police is ongoing.
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Attention

Seven dead & thousands lose homes as severe flooding hits Russia's Siberia


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:22 UTC
Flood
© Sputnik
View on flooded village in Irkutsk region, Russia, June 28, 2019.
Seven people have died in floods that have devastated the Russian Siberian region of Irkutsk. The water also drove several thousand people from their homes.

"According to the latest data, seven people fell victim to the flood. Nine are missing, a child is among them," TASS news agency reported on Monday, quoting a source at the regional emergency services. Some 153 more people have been injured and are currently in hospital, with over 600 more seeking medical help.

Severe flooding has been caused by torrential rains that hit the region last week. Water levels of some rivers quickly rose to more than two meters. A state of emergency was declared with about 3,300 homes in 55 settlements flooded and nearly 10 thousand people affected so far, according to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Up to 30,000 people were cut off from electricity supplies. The floodwater also damaged roads and limited traffic on part of the federal highway.
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Sun

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: The real story of French record heat temperatures 2019


Adapt 2030
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:18 UTC
paris
French temperature records date back to 1851, and during 1921, the all time hottest temperatures ever set stood until this week, but with the temperature gauge on top of an exposed roof on tiles no less, brings the all time hottest in 2019 into question, especially methods for collecting data and where temperature stations are located.

The Climate Revolution is a 'Must Read' for understanding our Sun driven climate as we progress deeper into the new Eddy Grand Solar Minimum. Weather extremes leading to Global food scarcity and high food prices are here now, and this book describes the expected changes, how to survive & thrive during future challenging times with practical preparations.


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Ladybug

Insect apocalypse: German bug watchers sound alarm

Daphne Rousseau
Phys.org
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:01 UTC
bee wasp insect


Insects, which comprise two thirds of all terrestrial species, have been dying off at alarming rates, with disastrous impacts on food chains and habitats, amateur German researchers have found.

For almost 30 years they passed as quirky eccentrics, diligently setting up their insect traps in the Rhine countryside to collect tens of millions of bugs and creepy crawlers.

Now the group of German entomology enthusiasts can boast a world-class scientific treasure: evidence of what is described as one of Earth's worst extinction phases since the dinosaurs vanished.

Comment: Love them or hate them, insects play a massive role in the ecosystem of the planet. If they disappear, all planetary life won't be far behind.

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