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Temperatures in Siberia dropping to -79°F/-60°C and winter is just beginning

Brian Donegan
The Weather Channel
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 08:48 UTC
-60 °C reported in Oymyakon, Eastern Siberia, Russia last night
© Konstantin Velikikh / Клуб Любителей Метеорологии
-60 °C reported in Oymyakon, Eastern Siberia, Russia last night. Pretty cold! [This, of course is unofficial; the official figure at the same time is -55 °C - still very cold]
As mild temperatures encompass a large swath of the contiguous United States this week, parts of Siberia are experiencing temperatures colder than minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit - and it's only November.

A low temperature of minus 69 degrees [fahrenheit] was recorded early Tuesday in Delyankir, Russia. This is colder than the all-time record lows in every U.S. state except Utah (-69 degrees), Montana (-70 degrees) and Alaska (-80 degrees).

If that wasn't incredible enough, the daytime high in Delyankir Tuesday failed to rise above -60 degrees.


Comment: Siberian snow theory points to early, frigid winter in U.S.

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Earth moves for residents of Darwin, Australia as earthquake strikes in the Banda Sea more than 700km away

JUDITH AISTHORPE
NT News
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 04:57 UTC
Banda Sea quake
© twitter/BOM_NT (screen capture)
TERRITORIANS felt the earth shake under them today as an earthquake struck in the Banda Sea - more than 700km away.

The 5.7 magnitude quake was felt in Darwin just before 10am.

Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Phil Cummins said the quake was about 160km below the earth's surface and did not pose a tsunami threat.

"It's too small and too deep to be concerned about a tsunami. And we never know about other earthquakes. There might be aftershocks," he said.

He said there had been up to 30 reports from people in Darwin having felt the tremors.

He said it was unusual for an earthquake to be felt hundreds of kilometres away.

However, he said it was not unknown for the effects of earthquakes' to 'carry' in this region.

"It would be surprising for an earthquake to be felt that far away but we know the path between the Banda Sea and Darwin appears to be particularly efficient for the transmission of the seismic waves," he said.

He said he had not heard of any damage to towns in the area in Indonesia where it had hit.
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Mauna Kea in Hawaii covered with up to 8 inches of unseasonal snow

Dana Dovey
Newsweek
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:26 UTC
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Hawaii has experienced an unseasonal snowstorm, covering the top of Mauna Kea, one of the tallest volcanic mountains on the islands, with up to 8 inches of white flurries. Although snow on the Hawaiian mountains is not as uncommon as it sounds, the timing of the snowfall is earlier than meteorologists would expect.

A quick Google of Hawaii weather reveals that today's average temperature is a mild 75 degrees Fahrenheit, (24 degrees Celsius) but up on the Mauna Loa, the highest peak on the "Big Island" of Hawaii, it's close to freezing with with winds whipping up to 25 miles per hour, a statement from Mauna Kea weather center in Hawaii reported. As of yesterday morning, Mauna Kea was completely saturated with icy rain and snow. The rain and snow is expected to carry on until the end of the week.

The statement also advised that there is a high risk for a mixture of snow and rain and perhaps on the mountaintop at virtually anytime this week, but especially Wednesday and Thursday night.

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Wrong place, wrong time: Nazca Booby from the Galapagos Islands turns up at Dana Point, Califorina

Laylan Connelly
The Mercury News
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:03 UTC
In this Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 photo provided by Mark Girardeau and Dana Wharf Whale Watching, a rare Nazca Booby is seen at the harbor in Dana Point, Calif

In this Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 photo provided by Mark Girardeau and Dana Wharf Whale Watching, a rare Nazca Booby is seen at the harbor in Dana Point, Calif
At Dana Point on Monday, Robin Lowe was on a mission — to get a glimpse of a rare bird said to be hanging out near local waters far from its home on the Galapagos Islands.

"I'm still smiling ear to ear," she said after seeing the Nazca Booby casually hanging out with pelicans on a jetty. "To be able to see it today, it's hard to grasp the words. I'm just so thrilled to be able to see this. It's once in a lifetime. Here it was in our backyard, in the Dana Point harbor."

Bird-watching enthusiasts flocked to the Orange County harbor clutching binoculars and long lenses hoping to see the Nazca Booby.

The bird was spotted in Newport Beach two weeks ago, then by a deckhand on the fishing boat Sum Fun on Sunday, and again Monday on the rock jetty where boaters enter and exit the harbor, said Donna Kalez, manager of Dana Wharf Whale Watching.
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Mysterious night flashes seen near erupting Mt. Agung in Indonesia

Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
Dr. Roy Spencer
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:13 UTC
Today I was watching the 10-minute imagery from the Japanese Himawari geostationary weather satellite for the next eruption of Mt. Agung in Bali, Indonesia, and in the last hour or so there have been some distinct flashes in the nighttime imagery, which you can access here. These only show up in the nighttime imagery.
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Nighttime flashes in Japanese weather satellite imagery around Mt. Agung as a new eruption began on 27 November 2017. The flashes occur at 19:50, 20:10, and 20:30 UTC. The city lights have been added separately from previous observations from a different satellite, to assist in nighttime geolocation; the village lights of Besakih, on the southwest slope of Mt. Agung, can be seen within the dashed circle.
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Attention

Over 45 dolphins wash ashore in Tamil Nadu, India; 4 carcasses found


New Indian Express
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:21 UTC
DOLPHINS

Fishermen spent hours trying to rescue over 45 dolphins that washed ashore a beach in Punnakayal
A pod of close to 45 dolphins washed ashore near Punnakayal village, located 30 km away from Thoothukudi town, on Monday. While many of the dolphins were alive, as many as four were dead, according to local sources.

Sources said that each of the dolphins that washed ashore at the Punnakayal beach on Monday evening after dusk weighed at least 100 kilos. The villagers on noticing this immediately tended to the dolphins and tried to put them back into the sea, but the dolphins adamantly returned to the shore again, sources who witnessed the incident said. Four of the dolphins had reportedly died on the shore, sources further said.

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Sunlight drips through clouds and strange arc of dotted light spotted in sky at Missouri River (PHOTOS)


Strange Sounds
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
Missouri river light phenomenon
A strange phenomenon was captured by two friends returning from a boat hunt along the Missouri River. The sun was falling toward the sunset when they noticed a strange group of lights in the sky, and vertical rays falling from the setting sun during a few seconds!
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Attention

Elephant crushes mahout to death in Thailand

Tamar Lapin
New York Post
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:39 UTC
Mr Riangngern was killed by Ekasit (pictured giving rides to tourists at the zoo) in a five-minute attack while his horrified wife watched on

Mr Riangngern was killed by Ekasit (pictured giving rides to tourists at the zoo) in a five-minute attack while his horrified wife watched on
Dumb-no!

A celebrity elephant — who has starred in movies and commercials — crushed its owner to death at a zoo in Thailand on Monday, according to reports.

"The elephant suddenly turned back and used his trunk to grab the victim. Then the elephant used his trunk to crush him," Wuthichai Muangman, acting director of the Chiang Mai zoo, told AFP.

Somsak Riengngen, 54, was unchaining his star mammoth, named Ekasit, so the tusker could drink and bathe, when the 5-ton animal attacked him.

The 32-year-old pachyderm took a couple of steps forward before changing course and hitting his owner with his trunk and tusks.

Witnesses said the attack lasted more than five minutes before handlers were able to restrain the elephant, local outlet Khaosod English reported.
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Snowflake

It's still only November! Snow and freezing temperatures expected in France as polar air heads south


Connexion France
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
Snow to hit most of France this week Cars, pavements and a street in Toulouse covered by a blanket of snow

Snow to hit most of France this week. Cars, pavements and a street in Toulouse covered by a blanket of snow
Météo-France forecasts that most parts of the country - particularly the east - will see some snowfall in the coming days

Snow is expected to cover large parts of France on Wednesday, according to Météo-France.

The national forecaster has predicted that snow showers will hit large swathes of the country from Hauts-de-France in the north to Nouvelle Aquitaine in the southwest as polar air heads south. Even Paris is expected to get its first dusting of the winter.


Comment: Polar vortex or impending ice age?

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Odd lenticular cloud formation over Colorado (PHOTOS)


Strange Sounds
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
colorado lenticular cloud
© Jackie Carpenter via 9News
What is that for a bizarre cloud formation in the sky over Colorado?
Mother Nature loves to demonstrate that, even if you happen to be the most seasoned of outdoors enthusiasts, she still has the ability to blow your mind ... if you're lucky enough to stand in exactly the right spot, at precisely the right time. Now look at the trippy cloud formation captured above Arvada, Colorado on November 23, 2017 and tell me what you see.
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