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Giant jellyfish sprites recorded over Europe


Spaceweather.com
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:05 UTC
Red Sprites from MCS storm over Slovakia
© Daniel Ščerba
Red Sprites from MCS storm over Slovakia.
Sprite season is underway in Europe. On June 13th, Czech photographer Daniel Ščerba-Elza recorded these giant jellyfish over a mesoscale convective thunderstorm.

"My camera was set up in the Jeseniky mountains," says Ščerba-Elza. "The sprites were more than 200 km away, across over border with Slovakia." Considering the distances involved, the jellyfish must have been nearly 50 km tall, measured from heads to tentacle-tips.

"The storm was very active," continues Ščerba-Elza. "During my observing session, I observed more than 30 clusters like this."

This kind of hyperactivity may be boosted by Solar Minimum, happening now. During this low phase of the solar cycle. cosmic rays from deep space flood into the inner solar system, allowed in by the sun's weakening magnetic field. Some models hold that cosmic rays help sprites get started by creating conductive paths in the atmosphere. That would make the summer of 2020 a good time to look for jellyfish in the sky.

Comment: Extremely bright 'jellyfish' sprites easily visible with naked-eye over Colorado

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes NE Taiwan

Keoni Everington
Taiwan News
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:33 UTC
Taiwan earthquake map
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northeast Taiwan at 4:19 a.m. this morning (June 14), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The epicenter of the temblor was located 85.3 kilometers southeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 54.8 km, according to CWB data. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.

The quake's intensity registered as a 3 in Yilan County, Hualien County, Nantou County, Hsinchu County, Taitung County, Yunlin County, and Chiayi County. An intensity level of 2 was registered in Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Keelung City, Taichung City, New Taipei City, Miaoli County, Changhua County, Chiayi City, Kaohsiung City, and Tainan City.

A lesser intensity of 1 was felt in Hsinchu City, Pingtung County, and Penghu County. No injuries resulting from the quake had been reported at the time of publication.
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Waterspout filmed in Tekir Göleti, Turkey

Infotainment
YouTube
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:43 UTC
waterspout
Waterspout, marine tromba spotted in Tekir Göleti - TURKEY, June 12, 2020.

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Summer flood hits Anduze, France

Infotainment
YouTube
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:36 UTC
flood
Severe flood hits Anduze - FRANCE, June 12, 2020.

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits near Japan's Ryukyu Islands


RT
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:24 UTC
earthquake Japan June 2020
© European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
6.7 magnitude earthquake near the southern Japanese islands of Ryukyu.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has occurred at sea, near the southern Japanese islands of Ryukyu. So far, no tsunami warning has been issued. A powerful tremor was detected off the coast early on Sunday, the country's weather agency said. The epicenter is estimated to be around 160 km below the surface.

Despite the depth, the quake was felt in Okinawa, as well as Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, according to local media. No information on possible damage or casualties was immediately available.
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Baby dies after being attacked by family dog in Hartford, South Dakota

Danielle Ferguson
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:45 UTC
dog attack
A 6-week-old child died Thursday after being bit by a dog, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office.

The call came from the 900 block of Trojan Avenue in Hartford around 5:40 p.m., according to a release from the sheriff's office. Hartford Area Fire and Rescue arrived first and found a 6-week-old boy with "several bite wounds" from a dog.

The child was taken by helicopter to a hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to the release.

The dog, a Belgian Malinois, was a family pet, according to the sheriff's office, and was taken by the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society.

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Cloud Precipitation

Floods in Veracruz, Mexico after storm dumps nearly 9 inches of rain in 24 hours


Floodlist
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:18 UTC
floods
At least 1 person has died after severe weather in Veracruz State, Mexico on 11 June.

Mexico's met agency Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) reported 221.2 mm of rain in 24 hours in the city of Veracruz on 11 June. Flooding was reported in areas around the city, and in the north of the state, in particular the municipality of Papantla, where some areas were cut off.

According to local media reports, flood waters of up to 1 metre deep were reported in parts of Veracruz City, where houses were damaged and around 900 families were affected. One fatality was reported in Ignacio de la Llave municipality.

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Cold temperatures in the Netherlands hits blueberry production: "Frost means at least 30-40% fewer Dutch blueberries"


Fresh Plaza
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:04 UTC
frost blueberry
The Dutch blueberry season is set to start in less than two weeks. "Most growers in the south of the Netherlands will harvest in week 26," says the Coöperatie European Blueberry Growers U.A.'s Harm Valckx. "They had night frost, mostly in mid-May. I, therefore, expect 30 to 40% lower regional production."

"The temperature of about -2ºC has been disastrous. Many of the berries froze. There will be large differences between companies. Some have no damage at all, while others have a 70% loss. The same is true for northern Germany and Poland. This has made an easy start impossible. The market is currently almost empty. The Spanish season is ending and volumes and quality aren't entirely satisfactory."
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Cloud Precipitation

Severe hailstorm in Alicante, Spain hits Vinalopó grape production


Fresh Plaza
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:57 UTC
grapes
As reported recently by sources of the Young Agricultural Producers Association (Asaja) of Alicante, the severe hail storm recorded on Monday, June 8 in the Alicante region of Medio Vinalopó has taken a toll on table grape crops in this area. The hail, which fell mostly in the municipalities of Aspe, Monforte del Cid and Novelda, has caused damages estimated at between 30% and 40% of the production in some specific areas, as is the case of the Paraje de Monteagudo, in Novelda.

By varieties, the most affected grapes are the early ones, such as the Red Globe, Ideal and Victoria, since the fruit's development was at a more advanced stage. However, in the case of the Aledo, no "damages due to hail" have been reported.
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Hail is wreaking havoc on crops in Spanish region of Aragon: "This year, hailstorms are causing a lot of damage in Spain"


Fresh Plaza
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:47 UTC
Vineyards damaged by the storm that fell in early May in the Campo de Borja region.

Vineyards damaged by the hail that fell in early May in the Campo de Borja region.
30,000 hectares have already been damaged in Aragon

Although the Spanish region of Aragon is usually hit by storms, this year, hail is wreaking havoc. In total, some 30,000 hectares of fruit, vines and cereals have already been damaged so far.

The territorial director of Agroseguro in Aragon, Juan Cruzán, says that in little more than five months, the compensations for claims in Aragon already amount to around 20 million Euros. "This year, hailstorms are causing a lot of damages," he said.
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