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Odisha state in India sees 473 lightning deaths during 2017 monsoon season; compares with about 400 for each of the 2 previous years

Sanjeev Kumar Patro
The Pioneer
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:34 UTC
LIGHTNING
Odisha for third year in succession has topped the country with highest deaths owing to lightning during this year's monsoon. The State recorded almost three deaths every day. Notably, while Odisha has emerged as the country's lightning graveyard, Jharkhand has come to be known as top thunderstorm cemetery.

As per the available data with the Met Office, Odisha recorded a total of 173 lightning deaths in just the first two months of the 2017 monsoon period and alone accounted for nearly 49 per cent of lightning deaths in the country. Jharkhand alone accounted for half of the total thunderstorm casualties nationally.

The worry for Odisha is deaths due to lightning have been the highest this monsoon as the lightning casualties touched the 300-mark during June to September, and the deaths were reported from as many as 25 districts. For this, the Indian Met Office has put Odisha on the climate change watch list by labelling it as a 'significant' weather event observed in State.
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Volcanic eruptions and atmospheric compression events increasing

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:25 UTC
A view of the Mount Agung volcano erupting in Karangasem, Bali, on Monday
© AP
A view of the Mount Agung volcano erupting in Karangasem, Bali, on Monday
Volcano awakens after 290 years of silence in Iceland, Mexico and Bali eruptions continue sending ash to 30,000 ft. Atmospheric Compression events in Jamaica and Saudi Arabia and a balmy -55C in Siberia.


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Dead whale found in Chesapeake Bay near Lynnhaven, Virginia


wtkr.com
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:47 UTC
dead whale
A dead whale was spotted floating in the water in Chesapeake Bay west of the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier Sunday.

The whale was brought ashore by members of the Virginia Aquarium's Response Team earlier this afternoon, but the reason for the whale dying and other details are not known at this time.

The Virginia Aquarium did confirm that is would be performing a necropsy at the beach the whale was brought ashore on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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Strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Papua New Guinea

Christine Younan
The Star (UK)
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:27 UTC
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
© USGS
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
The huge quake was recorded 6.0-magnitude and measured 57.8km in depth.

It hit 78 miles east of the town of Rabaul at 7.11am UTC.

The country is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire - at the point of collision of several tectonic plates.

In the region, a number of active volcanoes and eruptions are frequent.
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Powerful Bering Sea storm undergoes incredible bombogenesis, producing 90 MPH winds in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Sun, 26 Nov 2017 22:25 UTC
Bering Sea storm
© CIRA/RAMMB
Visible satellite image of the powerful storm on Saturday.
A rapidly intensifying storm has brought wind gusts in excess of 90 mph to Alaska's Aleutian Islands this weekend while also presenting spectacular views on satellite imagery.

The storm easily met the criteria for what meteorologists call bombogenesis, which is an atmospheric pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. In general, a lower atmospheric pressure correlates with a more intense low-pressure system.

In the case of this weekend's storm, the pressure dropped an incredible 55 millibars in 24 hours (1002 millibars 10 p.m. Friday Alaska time to 947 millibars 10 p.m. Saturday Alaska time). The pressure reading continued to drop and was at 944 millibars as of early Sunday, making it the strongest storm on Earth based on pressure at that time.

Winds gusted up to 92 mph and 91 mph at Atka Island and Adak Island, respectively, as the storm swept into the Bering Sea late Saturday into early Sunday. The winds on Atka Island gusted in excess of 70 mph at least once per hour for 12 consecutive hours (11 p.m. Saturday Alaska time to 11 a.m. Sunday Alaska time).
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Rare waterspout filmed near the island of Aruba

Kyle D'Amato
You Tube
Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:29 UTC
waterspout
Rare sighting of a waterspout in the Caribbean Island Aruba.

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Man badly bitten in shark attack off Monterey Coast, California


CBS San Francisco
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:23 UTC
shark attack
A man was bitten by a shark Friday when fishing in Stillwater Cove near Pebble Beach in Monterey County, sheriff's officials said.

The man was spear-fishing when he was attacked by the shark, suffering massive blood loss, sheriff's officials said. Two off-duty sheriff's deputies luckily were also fishing in the cove and they took care of the man, as did an on-duty deputy summoned to the scene.

One of the deputies on the scene, trained in emergency field medicine, applied a tourniquet to the man's leg, stopping the blood loss, sheriff's officials said.

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Plasma filament eruption 11/25/2017, Earth facing, space weather news update

Oppenheimer Ranch Project
You Tube
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:10 UTC
discharge
The earth-facing plasma filament erupted overnight. This morning we are tracking the eruption and will have updates on potential earth impacts coming up... As we descend into the Grand Solar Minimum many people are worried about a colossal CME erupting from the sun. In recent weeks it is becoming quite evident that plasma filaments on the spotless sun are just as ominous and dangerous as sunspots. Additionally, it appears that Earth facing plasma filament destabilization is increasing as we enter this uncharted territory.


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Eleven passengers aboard 13-hour flight injured as severe turbulence violently shakes plane

Adam Smith
Metro (UK)
Sun, 26 Nov 2017 11:30 UTC
Eva Air turbulence
© Beijing Youth Daily
The flight crew struggled to stand during the turbulence.

Severe turbulence injured 11 passengers and wrecked inside a plane's cabin during a 13 hour flight this week. Pictures of the aftermath of the Eva Air flight from Taiwan to Chicago show bags, belongings and food scattered across the floor and in the galley.

When the Boeing 777 plane landed in Chicago, eight flight attendants and three passengers were taken directly to hospital with injuries including sprained ankles and bruises.

The pictures also show flight crew struggling to stand as the turbulence rocked the plane.

The Mirror reported turbulence started an hour and twenty minutes into the flight.

Comment: A lot of heavy turbulence being reported of late. From Fasten your seat belt - severe turbulence is on the rise:
"It is predicted there will be more and more incidents of severe clear-air turbulence, which typically comes out of the blue with no warning, occurring in the near future as climate change takes its effect in the stratosphere," Dr Paul Williams, a Royal Society research fellow at Reading University, said last week.
Has something changed in the stratosphere? See also:

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Six-metre long whale washes near Portballintrae, Northern Ireland

Andrew Madden
Belfast Live
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 11:23 UTC
The animal is roughly six metres long

The animal is roughly six metres long
Those out for a stroll along the Causeway coast yesterday afternoon were in for a shock, after a six-metre long whale washed up on the beach.

A member of the public reported the sighting to the Coleraine Coastguard on Friday afternoon at Runkerry Strand, near the town of Portballintrae.

Personnel from the coastguard investigated the sighting and unfortunately, on arrival, the animal was already dead.

The whale carcass will now be examined by the Environment Agency before it is removed by the council.

There are unconfirmed reports that the mammal may be a Minke Whale.
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