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Aircraft experiencing 37% increase in turbulence over last 40 years

Ryan Hathaway
Weather Radar
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 18:00 UTC
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Worried about flying? Things may be getting bumpier for you, a new study suggests aviation turbulence is worsening with climate change.

Research from the University of Reading shows that the skies that aircraft fly through today is much more unstable than 40 years ago.

Over the North Atlantic, one of the busiest flight paths in the world, the time spent in severely turbulent air has risen from 17.7 hours in 1979 to 27.4 hours in 2020, a 55% increase.

The data focused on clean-air flights, where other forms of turbulence were not present.

Moderate bouts of turbulence rose by 37% while light turbulence is up by 17%.

Comment: There are a variety of other signs that a significant shift is occurring on our planet, including, but not limited to the jet stream, atmospheric phenomena, geomagnetic storms, as well as at ground level with a seeming uptick in sinkholes, subsidence and uplift - to name but a few; and the driver of this shift is evidently not CO2, but something much more powerful: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Fire

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hits Norway and flows to southern Europe

Dani Anguiano
Guardian
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:49 UTC
Sudbury 17 wildfire burns east of Mississagi
© AP
Sudbury 17 wildfire burns east of Mississagi provincial park near Elliot Lake, Ontario, on 4 June 2023.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires that has descended upon parts of the eastern US and Canada in a thick haze has drifted over Norway and is expected to hit southern Europe, Norwegian officials said on Friday.

Using a climate forecast model, atmosphere and climate scientists with the Norwegian climate and environmental research institute (NILU) predicted how the smoke would travel through the atmosphere, flowing over the Scandinavian country before moving further south. The smoke was not expected to pose a health risk there.

"Smoke from the forest fires in Canada is still drifting in over Norway. It will also reach other parts of Europe over the next few days," the institute said on Twitter.
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Cloud Lightning

Boy, 8, killed by lightning strike in Suriname


Loop
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:26 UTC
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An 8-year-old boy was killed on Thursday in Suriname after being struck by lightning.

Surinamese police said the boy, who has not been identified, was at the Axwijk Sportcentrum (SOSIS) located on Marowijnestraat, Paramaribo, during a thunderstorm when the freak accident occurred.

Bystanders attempted to resuscitate the boy but their efforts were unsuccessful.

A doctor, who arrived at the scene shortly after the incident, pronounced the boy dead.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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Massive sinkhole opens up near Scott Lake in Polk County, Florida


fox13news.com
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:55 UTC
Large sinkhole forms near Scott Lake in Polk County

Large sinkhole forms near Scott Lake in Polk County
Authorities with Polk County are monitoring a 75-foot sinkhole that formed off of Scott Lake Road, just south of Fitzgerald Road in southern Lakeland Friday afternoon.

More: https://www.fox13news.com/news/massiv...

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Sinkhole swallows front-end of SUV in Calgary, Alberta


iheartradio.ca
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:47 UTC
A sinkhole along Silver Ridge Close N.W. as seen on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

A sinkhole along Silver Ridge Close N.W. as seen on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
Members of the Calgary Fire Department were called to a sinkhole that opened up in the community of Silver Springs on Thursday.

The sinkhole along Silver Ridge Close N.W. was reported just before 4 p.m.

Upon arrival, crews found the front-end of a Ford SUV inside the crevasse.

According to a spokesperson for the fire department, the driver of the SUV had to climb out through the back with help from witnesses in order to escape.


The Canadian Press
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills two, injures five in Assam, India


The Sentinel
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:42 UTC
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Lightning killed two persons and injured five others in Sivasagar district on Friday. The incident took place at Chenimora Mishing village under Panbecha GP in the district on Friday morning when they were working at a paddy field, said officials of district administration.

The two killed in the lightning were identified as Ajoram Yein and Diganta Mili, while the injured who were rushed to the Sivasagar Civil Hospital were identified as Bikram Singh Yein, Rumi Mili, Ganesh Mili, Putala Yein and Urmila Yein.

According to locals, they were hit by a lightning strike at around 7 in the morning on Friday when they were working at the paddy field of Prabhat Mili.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills two women in Kolkata, India


The Telegraph (India)
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:36 UTC
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A lightning strike. (File)
Lightning killed two women ragpickers who were standing out in the open at the Dhapa dumping ground on Friday evening, police said.

Dhapa, off EM Bypass in the Pragati Maidan area, is one of Kolkata's largest dumping grounds where garbage from across the city is disposed of.

The police said Palani Mondal, 24, from Chandipur in Bhangar, and Kajla Naskar, 58, from Sonarpur, were struck by lightning around 5.30pm.

"We received information about the women and took them to the NRS Medical College and Hospital, where they were declared dead," said an officer at Pragati Maidan police station.
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Fire

'A situation that's unprecedented': Quebec confronted with more than 150 wildfires

Jacob Serebrin and Sidhartha Banerjee
CTV News Montreal
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:46 UTC
Premier Francois Legault
As one Quebec city that had been threatened by wildfires lifted an evacuation order Tuesday, authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes.
"We're following all of this from hour to hour, obviously," Premier Francois Legault told reporters in Sept-Iles, Que. "If we look at the situation in Quebec as a whole, there are several places where it is still worrying."

Comment: See also:

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Massive avalanche hits mountains around Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand, India


Mint
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:58 UTC
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A massive avalanche on 8 June hit the mountains around the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand, however, no damages or injuries were reported.

A video clip shared by news agency PTI shows fumes of snow descending the mountains. The pilgrims and visitors standing in front of the temple were gazing at the snowslide as it took place.

Earlier on 4 June, a similar snow avalanche took place in the state that hit a group of pilgrims en route to Hemkund Sahib. The State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) rescued five of them while recovering the body of one pilgrim on June 5 after the rescue operation resumed.

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Cloud Precipitation

Softball-sized hail, strong wind gusts reported in Manitoba storm

Danton Unger
CTV News
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:47 UTC
The aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that battered the community of Oak River, Man., with large hail on June 7, 2023.
© Jamie Dowsett/ CTV News Winnipeg
The aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that battered the community of Oak River, Man., with large hail on June 7, 2023.
A close-knit community is picking up the pieces a day after a severe thunderstorm battered parts of southwestern Manitoba with softball-sized hail, leaving a trail of destruction and debris in its wake.

The storm that hit Oak River and Rivers, communities located northwest of Brandon, was unlike any storm resident Debbie Neely has ever seen before.

A close-knit community is picking up the pieces a day after a severe thunderstorm battered parts of southwestern Manitoba with softball-sized hail, leaving a trail of destruction and debris in its wake.

The storm that hit Oak River and Rivers, communities located northwest of Brandon, was unlike any storm resident Debbie Neely has ever seen before.

"It was pretty scary," she said. "The wind was crazy. The trees were bending over. There are no leaves left on the trees, and hail hitting the house - you just knew that it wasn't going to be good when you went and looked after."

The storm flattened farmers' fields, felled trees, smashed windows and damaged homes as hail pummelled the community. Pictures from the hard-hit areas show homes with siding that's been shredded by the downfall.

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