Earth Changes

Record-breaking April snowfall blankets parts of Finland - 4 FEET of snow recorded

Helsinki Times
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:33 UTC

THE FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE (FMI) has reported that parts of Northern and Central Finland have received record amounts of snowfall in recent days, with the greatest amounts of snowfall being recorded at Paljakka and Sodankylä in Lapland.

At Sodankylä, the record was broken today when the weather station recorded 125 centimetres of snow in the region. Although March across much of Finland was considerably milder than usual, Northern Finland has received greater amounts of snowfall, as has certain parts of Central Finland. Southern Finland, meanwhile, has experienced one of the mildest winters in recent memory.

Record cold and nearly 18 inches of spring snow in 36 hours hits Boulder, Colorado

Chris Spears
Denver.cbslocal.com
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:23 UTC

Mother Nature hit Boulder with over a foot of new snow during the most recent storm. The city recorded 17.7 inches of snow in a 36-hour period that ended at 7 a.m. Monday morning.

Boulder also experienced record cold including a new record low daily high temperature of 27 degrees on April 13. The previous record was 38 degrees from 1945.

A low of 10 degrees on April 14 broke the daily record low of 14 degrees set in 2014.

Thousands affected by floods in Java, Indonesia

Floodlist
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:04 UTC

Floods in Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia, April 2020.

Thousands of people have been affected by floods in Lamongan Regency of East Java, Indonesia, since 09 April.

Around 7,500 houses have been flooded, directly affecting over 25,000 people across several districts of the regency. According to a report of 14 April by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Local Government has responded by providing basic relief items but hasn't declared an emergency as there was no large displacement.

Local disaster authorities said flooding has affected 67 villages in the districts of Kalitengah, Turi, Glagah, Karangbinangun, Deket, Kecamatan Kota Lamongan, Tikung, Modo, Kedungpring, Kembangbahu, Sukodadi and Babat.

Flooding kills at least 2 after heavy downpours in Iran

Tasnim News Agency
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:31 UTC

Scenes of floodwater rushing into Qom, central Iran

Scene of floodwater rushing into Qom, central Iran

Heavy downpours have caused flooding in several Iranian provinces, mainly in the northeastern and central parts of the country, killing at least 2 people and damaging dozens of houses.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), emergency workers and other organizations have been dispatched to the flood-hit areas and are carrying out rescue and relief operations.

Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near New Zealand - USGS

Sputnik International
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:07 UTC

In November 2019, New Zealand was hit by another quake, which occurred off L'Esperance Rock in the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake happened at 1:07 a.m. GMT in the Pacific Ocean, 1084 kilometres to the north-east of the town of Tauranga, which is located on the country's North Island, USGS reported.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 10 km, 196 kilometres south-east of Raoul Island.

Storm system leaves foot of snow in northern Wisconsin

Star Tribune
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:18 UTC

Southern Wisconsin is under a wind advisory as a powerful storm system that dumped more than a foot of snow in northern Wisconsin leaves the state.

The spring storm Sunday into early Monday left 12.5 inches (32 centimeters) of snow in Merrill, 9.1 inches (23 centimeters) in Rhinelander and 7.5 inches (19 centimeters) in Eau Claire.

Spring storm dumps nearly a foot of snow in southern Minnesota

Chris Nelson
kimt.com
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:48 UTC

A spring storm dumped nearly a foot of heavy, wet snow in southern Minnesota, causing crashes and spinouts for travelers who chose not to stay at home because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The National Weather Service reported nearly 11 inches of snow at Elgin and about 10 inches at Wabasha and Oronoco.

Winds gusts in excess of 35 mph were reported.

Some areas of Michigan's Upper Peninsula got nearly 2 FEET of snow in 24 hours - in April

wxyz.com
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:55 UTC

A winter storm - in April - hit Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Sunday and into Monday, leaving nearly two feet of snow in some areas.

According to the National Weather Service, they have received snowfall reports snowing a preliminary map for the last 24 hours.

As of 8 a.m. Monday, areas between Marquette and Munising saw between 18-24 inches of snow.

Iowa cities set Easter snowfall records with Ringsted receiving 11 inches

Philip Joens
Des Moines Register
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:39 UTC

Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday

Several northern Iowa towns saw record amounts of snowfall this Easter Sunday.

Ringsted, Iowa received 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rock Valley received 7 inches. Hull received 6.5 inches. Rock Rapids received 8.3 inches.

Nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota got 5.2 inches, the most snowfall on any date in the city dating back to 1893, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. Sioux City got 3.7 inches, an April 12 record, and the second-most snow in recorded history there on Easter.

Winds gusts also hit more than 50 mph Sunday at airports in Ottumwa, Ames, Marshalltown and Des Moines, according to the NWS.

10 dead after major landslide in Papua New Guinea

Cedric Patjole
Loop
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:04 UTC

10 people are dead after a major landslide occurred at Kegesuglo in Kundiawa-Gembog District.

The landslide occurred on the morning of Good Friday, April 10th.

The natural disaster destroyed homes, gardens and livestock and fish farms in the industrious village of Duanigle Gowe, located at the foot of Mt Wilhelm.

Sieland Herman Banda, a physiotherapist with the Kundiawa General Hospital, and who is currently at Kegesugl, said the landslide occurred near the Mt Wilhelm Secondary School.

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Earth Changes

Record-breaking April snowfall blankets parts of Finland - 4 FEET of snow recorded

Record cold and nearly 18 inches of spring snow in 36 hours hits Boulder, Colorado

Thousands affected by floods in Java, Indonesia

Flooding kills at least 2 after heavy downpours in Iran

Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near New Zealand - USGS

Storm system leaves foot of snow in northern Wisconsin

Spring storm dumps nearly a foot of snow in southern Minnesota

Some areas of Michigan's Upper Peninsula got nearly 2 FEET of snow in 24 hours - in April

Iowa cities set Easter snowfall records with Ringsted receiving 11 inches

10 dead after major landslide in Papua New Guinea

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