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North Korea drought: Lowest rainfall in 100 years leaves millions at risk of starvation

David Brennan
Newsweek
Fri, 17 May 2019 12:15 UTC
North Koreans have been told to protect farm fields after crops were affected with record lows in rainfall
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North Koreans have been told to protect farm fields after crops were affected with record lows in rainfall
North Korea's worst drought in decades is being driven by the lowest rainfall in a century, according to the country's official state newspaper.

The South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that on Friday, North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper—the official publication of Kim Jong Un's ruling party—blamed the ongoing drought on lower than expected levels of precipitation, which the United Nations said has put millions in urgent need of food aid.

The Rodong Sinmun said North Korea received just 56.3 millimeters (2.21 inches) of rain or snow from January to May 15, the lowest amount since 1917.

"We expect rain to fall twice by the end of May due to low pressure in the northern area, but we don't think it will rain enough to overcome drought," a weather expert told the newspaper. "Such weather conditions will likely continue into early June."

The newspaper noted that water was running out in the country's lakes and reservoirs, and explained the lack of rainfall "is causing a significant effect on the cultivation of wheat, barley, corn, potatoes and beans," according to Al Jazeera.

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Spring storm dumps 7 inches of fresh snow overnight on California ski resort


Yahoo! News
Sat, 18 May 2019 11:28 UTC
Squaw Valley Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows reported 11 inches of snow in the past 24 hours at Squaw’s upper mountain, bringing the resort’s season total to 700 inches, which is third highest in resort history.
© Ben Arnst / Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
Squaw Valley Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows reported 11 inches of snow in the past 24 hours at Squaw’s upper mountain, bringing the resort’s season total to 700 inches, which is third highest in resort history.
Up to seven inches of snow fell on Squaw Summit in California's Squaw Valley overnight into Thursday, May 16, according to the National Weather Service.

While many Californians might lament snowfall in May, employees at the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort rejoiced, writing, "‪Our kind of May Showers!" Footage filmed by Kurt Wilhelmy shows thick snow covering snowmobiles and plows at Squaw Valley on Thursday morning.


Credit: Kurt Wilhelmy/Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows via Storyful
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Signs and Portents: Two-headed calf stillborn at farm in Western Australia

Jon Daly
abc.net.au
Mon, 13 May 2019 11:04 UTC
Former president of the Australian Cattle Veterinarians Association, Dr Enoch Bergman, says the occurrence is at least one-in-one-hundred-thousand
© MJ Blyth
Former president of the Australian Cattle Veterinarians Association, Dr Enoch Bergman, says the occurrence is at least one-in-one-hundred-thousand
At a glance, this calf could be mistaken as a double-headed cow, but it, or they, are rare conjoined twins born on a farm on Western Australia's south coast last week.

The pure-Angus heifer was a stillborn with two heads, hearts, stomachs and spines and one tail.

It is believed to be caused by a condition called dicephalic parapagus, which is a rare form of partial twinning when the embryo does not split properly during pregnancy.

Another theory points to an inherited genetic condition that causes extra limbs and is passed through certain lines of Angus cattle.
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Attention

Mount Agung in Indonesia belches ash 2,000 meters skywards in new eruption


antaranews.com
Sat, 18 May 2019 09:58 UTC
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Gunung Agung in Karangasem District, Bali, erupted again on Saturday (May 18) at 2:09 a.m. local time, spewing ash two thousand meters into the air from its peak, which is 5,142 meters above sea level.

Made Rentin, the head of Bali's Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Chief, stated in Denpasar on Saturday morning that according to data obtained from the Agung volcano monitoring post, the volcanic ash column was thick and gray and leaning in the east and southeast directions. The seismogram recorded this eruption as having a maximum amplitude of 25 mm and lasting for two minutes and 57 seconds.

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Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Xiaoxia
Xinhua
Sat, 18 May 2019 09:49 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has struck 12 km south-west of Taron, in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, according to U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake which occurred at 8:37 am local time was initially determined to be at 4.579 degrees south latitude and 153.006 degrees east longitude at a depth of 27 km.

No Tsunami warning has been issued at this time.
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Waterspout appears off Amelia Island, Florida


First Coast News
Fri, 17 May 2019 18:23 UTC
waterspout
Check out this cool video of a waterspout that a First Coast News viewer captured at Amelia Island in Fernandina. Thanks for sharing Bob Eger!

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Cloud Precipitation

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: ARK Storms intensify rainfall shifts across the globe


Adapt 2030
Fri, 17 May 2019 18:03 UTC
flood
ARK storm intensity is being given a new category of 5+ as the west coast of both North and South America is experiencing incredible changes in rainfall patterns. Great Lakes fill to record high in all five bodies of water, record feet of May snow in Corsica, Slovakia and Italy.


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Question

Residents of Cleveland, Ohio's Slavic Village report unexplained booms, flashes of light - city has no comment

Joe Pagonakis
ABC News 5 - Cleveland
Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:51 UTC
Booms, flashes of light in Cleveland, OH
© WEWS
Some residents living in Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood are reporting and recording unexplained booms and flashes of light in the nighttime sky at all hours of the evening.

Some of the light flashes and explosions have been recorded by home outdoor security cameras and are being posted on YouTube. Some are posting comments on Facebook.

In recent weeks, the phenomenon has left residents guessing and speculating.

Community activist Edward McDonald said the sonic booms are shaking both homes and the nerves of homeowners in the area of Fleet Avenue.

"What I've heard is like a loud bang, like a boom," McDonald said. "It shakes houses, it rattles windows. It hasn't caused any destruction yet, or it hasn't caused any property damage, but it's definitely noticeable."


Comment: On May 16th, Victor Williams of 19News in Cleveland reported:
People living in the Slavic Village Community can't seem to figure out what caused the bursts of light and loud booms that have been seen and heard recently.

"I hear bang noises like boom, boom. Some parts of the sky will be lit up like florescent. Chemicals in the air maybe? Are they hiding something?" asked Victor Diaz, who lives in the area.

Initially neighbors thought the explosive sounds may have been coming from the Harvard Bridge construction right around the corner.

"I thought it was that, but there's nobody working around here and on the highway. I keep hearing these explosions. They'll wake you up," recalled Diaz.

Either way the speculation is building by the day.

19 News looked into the unexplained explosion and found out that several states all over the country have appeared to experience the same exact events.

"You start to imagine what it is and people start speculating. We never know," said Melba Cullen who also lives in the Slavic Village Community.

We know that city officials are aware of the complaints made by many of the people who have heard those noises, however the city is not commenting at this time regarding this matter.


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Cloud Precipitation

Total catastrophe for U.S. corn production: Only 30% of U.S. corn fields have been planted - 5 year average is 66%

Michael Snyder
The Economic Collapse
Wed, 15 May 2019 12:06 UTC
flood
2019 is turning out to be a nightmare that never ends for the agriculture industry. Thanks to endless rain and unprecedented flooding, fields all over the middle part of the country are absolutely soaked right now, and this has prevented many farmers from getting their crops in the ground. I knew that this was a problem, but when I heard that only 30 percent of U.S. corn fields had been planted as of Sunday, I had a really hard time believing it. But it turns out that number is 100 percent accurate. And at this point corn farmers are up against a wall because crop insurance final planting dates have either already passed or are coming up very quickly.

In addition, for every day after May 15th that corn is not in the ground, farmers lose approximately 2 percent of their yield. Unfortunately, more rain is on the way, and it looks like thousands of corn farmers will not be able to plant corn at all this year. It is no exaggeration to say that what we are facing is a true national catastrophe.

According to the Department of Agriculture, over the past five years an average of 66 percent of all corn fields were already planted by now...

Comment: Spring's record-late arrival in parts of the U.S. has a serious consequence

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Cloud Precipitation

Spring's record-late arrival in parts of the U.S. has a serious consequence

Linda Lam
The Weather Channel
Wed, 15 May 2019 11:06 UTC
crop snow
The calendar might've said it was spring more than a month ago, but the physical signs of it around us told a much different story.

Spring and its typical green growth arrived later than usual in much of the U.S., save for parts of the South, thanks to a stubborn weather pattern that most noticeably affected parts of the central and southern Plains, Northwest and northern New England.

Spring was more than 10 days later than usual in those areas, according to data from The USA National Phenology Network, which tracks the physical arrival of spring by looking at when leaves and other growth appears and blooms.

Using data that dates back to 1981, the group also examined how unusual this spring's lateness was compared to previous years.

Comment: Total catastrophe for U.S. corn production: Only 30% of U.S. corn fields have been planted - 5 year average is 66%

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