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Waterspout over Lake Michigan filmed

Mark Torregrossa
mlive.com
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:19 UTC
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© Jenny Pearsall
A waterspout near Charlevoix on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015.
A waterspout outbreak over northern Lake Michigan on Thursday, Sept. 10, showed the wonder of these Great Lakes spectacles.

One waterspout was seen by many off the coast of Charlevoix, as this video shows.

A second waterspout formed near Leland.

The main reason for the waterspouts is cool air aloft over the warmer water of the Great Lakes.

Waterspouts should get more numerous Saturday and Sunday, as even colder air aloft moves over the Great Lakes.

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Cloud Precipitation

Large hailstones, strong winds and heavy rain strike Central Nebraska

Harold Reutter
Star Herald
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:17 UTC
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Large hail, wind, rain blow through Central Nebraska
Numerous areas in Central Nebraska were hit with large hail, as well as damage from straight-line winds, late Wednesday afternoon and early evening as several severe super-cell thunderstorms tracked from northwest to southeast through the area.

According to the National Weather Service in Hastings, golf-ball size hail of 1.75 inches in diameter hit Arcadia, Loup City, Dannebrog, Kearney, Riverdale and one mile north of Elyria.

Loup City resident Lois Molt said she drove from her home to Ravenna on Thursday morning and noticed hail damage to cornfields south of Loup City. Molt said she also heard reports of broken windows in Aradia, although she was not in Arcadia and could not personally confirm that damage. She said that screens on the windows in her home in Loup City received damage.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 women in Telangana, India


The Times of India
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:58 UTC
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Two daily wage labourers died and one person was injured when they were hit by lightning in Peddapoor village of Nagarkurnool mandal on Friday.

The deceased were identified as K Bakamma, 55 and M Ishwaramma, 42 of the village. According to eye witnesses, the two women were hit by a lightning strike while working in a field in the rain.

The injured was shifted to the Nagarkurnool government hospital and his condition is said to be critical. Revenue and police officials rushed to the village to take stock of the situation.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill two people in Saurashtra, India


The Times of India
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:31 UTC
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Two persons died after being struck by lightning on Friday afternoon in Saurashtra region.

According to the district flood control room officials, Bhagat Bambhaniya (30), a native of Khapat village near Una, died in the field after lightning struck him in Zarkhadi village of Una taluka of Gir-Somnath.

In another incident, Mesuben Merani (34), a farm labourer, died after being struck by lightning in Vasantpur village of Jamjodhpur taluka of Jamnagar.

Meanwhile, heavy rains were reported at some villages of Savarkundla, Liliya, Dhari of Amreli district and villages of Talala and Gir-Gadhada of Gir-Somnath.
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Fish

Rare shoal of 500 bluefin tuna appears off coast of Cornwall, UK

Lucy Clarke-Billings
The Telegraph, UK
Sat, 22 Aug 2015 12:28 UTC
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© ALAMY

A bluefin tuna shoal
A shoal of bluefin tuna potentially worth millions of pounds has appeared off the coast of Cornwall - but local fishermen will not be able to touch a single fish.

The record price for a single tuna on the Japanese market is about £1 million, and the shoal, of around 500 fish, is believed to be the largest sighted off the county in over a century.

Duncan and Hannah Jones, the owners of a tourist cruise company in Penzance who discovered the fish, said it was as though the sea was "exploding".

But EU fishing regulations prevent British boats from catching bluefin tuna. Protection rules mean that only eight countries, including Greece, France and Spain, can land tuna, and even they are restricted to a short season of fishing.
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Arrow Down

Driver cheats death after his car is swallowed by a six foot deep sinkhole in Lanzhou, China

Tracy You
Daily Mail, UK
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:07 UTC
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Photos taken at the scene show Mr Wang's car is stranded in a sinkhole measuring about six feet deep
A Chinese driver narrowly escaped death when a sinkhole opened up on a flooded street this week.

The motorist was driving in Lanzhou city, north-western China, in the early hours of September 10 when he felt the ground was shaking.

He managed to escape from the passenger's side before the front of the car was submerged in water, reported the People's Daily Online.
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Attention

5.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Tokyo


Manila Bulletin
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:01 UTC
Tokyo Bay map
© Google Maps
Tokyo Bay map
A moderate earthquake hit Tokyo early today (September 12, 2015), waking residents and shaking buildings in the Japanese capital, but there was no immediate report of any damage.

At least 11 people were injured in the capital in connection with the jolt, "but no one was seriously injured," said an official of the Tokyo Fire Department.

The 5.4-magnitude quake, with its epicentre located in Tokyo Bay, struck at 5:49 am (2049 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami warning had been issued, and that the quake was 70 kilometres (43 miles) deep.

But the agency warned sizable aftershocks could strike in Tokyo at least in a few days, while calling on residents to stay vigilant against possible landslides in the wake of heavy rain that hit the region earlier this week.
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Alarm Clock

Two Mexican volcanoes erupt, shooting ash, smoke into sky


RT
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 07:23 UTC
Colima Volcano
© Stringer / Reuters
Smoke rises from Colima Volcano, also known as the Volcano of Fire, near the town of Comala

Two of Mexico's most active volcanoes are erupting, sending a spectacular mix of ash, smoke, and gas thousands of meters into the sky.

Comment: See also: The number of volcanoes erupting right now is greater than the 20th century's YEARLY average!

Keep informed on the increasingly chaotic events from all around the world by viewing the monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summary.

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Fire

California wildfire burns 65,000 acres, threatens 6,000 structures; 5% contained


RT
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 02:09 UTC
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© Noah Berger/Reuters
A firefighter works to save a residence as the Butte fire burns in San Andreas, California September 11, 2015.
Roughly 2,700 people were ordered to evacuate the town of San Andreas, California as a wildfire rages in the surrounding area, the Associated Press reported on Friday, but that order has now been lifted. A state of emergency has been declared.

Other areas remain under evacuation, however, according to state fire officials, and those in San Andreas have been told to remain prepared.

Images posted online show the fire creeping closer towards the town, with smoke filling the air.

The "Butte Fire," as it's been called, was described as "extremely dangerous" by California state fire spokeswoman Nancy Longmore, the AP stated.

"It's expanding like a balloon," she said. "It's moving very fast. There's many homes threatened."

Though it began Wednesday, the Butte Fire only burned through a few hundred acres earlier through Thursday. On Friday, it had engulfed 65,000 acres after being prodded by temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

It's now only five miles away from San Andreas, according to AP, and only 5 percent contained, according to state officials.

Comment: Just this morning, 14,000 acres were reported burned, ten percent of the fire contained.

California wildfire triples in size forcing evacuations

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Bizarro Earth

El Niño has reached strong levels, may eclipse monster El Niño of 1997-1998

Andrew Freedman
Mashable
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:59 UTC
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Sea surface temperature anomalies along the equator, showing telltale stripe of above average ocean waters, a hallmark of El Nino.
The periodic climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean known as El Niño has reached "strong" levels, according to scientists at the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in College Park, Maryland. The event commenced in March and is forecast to have its peak influence on U.S. weather this winter, before subsiding next spring. It ranks as the 2nd- to 3rd-strongest such event on record for this time of year, as measured by the ocean temperature departures from average and other metrics, forecasters said Thursday.

It's possible that the ongoing event, which should peak in the next several months, will eclipse the mother of all El Niño events, which occurred in 1997-98, as well as another monster El Niño that occurred in 1982-83.

That is not assured, however, as it's not quite there yet.

"By any measure, '97 is stronger" so far, said Mike Halpert, the deputy director of the CPC, during a conference call with reporters.

Comment: According to this report from the NOAA, the 1997/98 El Niño, was one of the most significant climatic events of the century, and produced extreme weather worldwide. During this El Niño, temperature and precipitation records were broken across the United States. Many areas suffered heavy flooding, and the U.S. experienced a series of severe tornadoes. Elsewhere around the world, El Niño contributed to major droughts and wildfire in Mexico, Indonesia and Brazil; devastating floods in South America; and massive coral bleaching from Panama to Africa to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

'Double El Niño? Rare weather phenomenon about to change our world?

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