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Hailstorm kills 'several thousand birds' in Narail, Bangladesh


UNB
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:28 UTC
The park authorities have gathered the dead birds and will bury those, said the Erfan Ahmed

The park authorities have gathered the dead birds and will bury those, said the Erfan Ahmed.
Several thousand birds, mostly migratory birds, were killed in 'Anurima Eco Park' at Panipara village of Kalia upazila in hailstorm accompanying rain that ripped through the country in last three days.

Erfan Ahmed, the managing director of the Ecopark, said that heavy rainfall accompanied by stormy wind and hailstorm lashed Narail like other parts of the country on February 25 and February 26.

After the storm, they found carcasses of several thousand birds lying scattered in the park, he said.
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Fire

2nd wildfire in 24 hours hits UK: Arthur's seat in Edinburgh ablaze

Ella Wills
Independent
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:42 UTC
arthurs seat fire
© Holyrood Park, Edinburg PA
Scene of a gorse fire below Salisbury Crags inHolyrood Park, Edinburg
PA
Firefighters are battling a large gorse fire on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Around 800 square metres of gorse is ablaze on the Salisbury Crags.

Two fire engines from Edinburgh went to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 6.30pm on Tuesday.

Comment: See: Major moorland fire in Yorkshire, UK - In February?

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Snowflake Cold

Global Warming? Los Angeles experiences coldest February in 60 years

Joel B. Pollack
Breitbart
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:08 UTC
Los Angeles
© Mario Tama / Getty
Los Angeles is officially experiencing the coldest February in nearly 60 years, according to the National Weather Service, as the city has endured a series of storms and is bracing for more later this week.

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday evening:
This month is the coldest February in downtown Los Angeles in nearly 60 years, with the average high temperature at 60.6 degrees as of Sunday. That's a full 8 degrees below the normal average temperature, the National Weather Service said in a news release announcing the record lows.

It hasn't been this cold since 1962, when the average high temperature for the month in downtown L.A. was 59.8 degrees, the weather service said.
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Fire

Major moorland fire in Yorkshire, UK - In February?


ITV
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:15 UTC
Yorkshire moorland fire
A major moorland fire has broken out above Marsden in West Yorkshire.

Around forty fire fighters are at the moment tackling the blaze next to the Great Western Inn on Manchester Road.

Four appliances from West Yorkshire are there and one from Greater Manchester is tackling the fire from their side.

200 square metres of moorland are ablaze and the fire service say it's likely that they'll be there throughout the night. No cause is yet known.

Comment: Whatever the cause, a wildfire in February in Yorkshire is certainly unusual. It could be related to the record heat much of the UK has seen in recent days: UK: Hottest February day ever as temperatures soar to 20C/68F

It's also notable that the summer drought and heatwave of 2018 brought about an unprecedented number of wildfires to the UK: Wildfire the size of 50 football pitches breaks out in "tinder dry" New Forest, UK



And check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Cloud Precipitation

1 dead after record rainfall on the island of Crete, Greece


Floodlist
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:18 UTC
The historic bridge over river Keritis near Chania, Crete collapsed in major floods yesterday, Feb 25

The historic bridge over river Keritis near Chania, Crete collapsed in major floods yesterday, Feb 25
The Greek island of Crete has experienced torrential rainfall and flooding for the second time in 7 days. Some areas of the island have now recorded over 1 metre of rain so far this month.

A weather front, known locally as "Oceanis" brought heavy rain, hail and strong wind to the island from 23 February, 2019.

Greek New Agency ANA-MPA said that authorities in Crete are searching for a man went missing on 24 February after his vehicle was swept away by flood water in Apokoronas municipality. A body has since been recovered.

Local reports say that emergency teams have rescued others from flood water and from vehicles trapped in landslides. Schools and roads have been closed.


Comment: See also these other recent reports of the wild weather in southeast Europe:

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Snowflake Cold

Hurricane-strength winds create bizarre 'ice tsunami' in Great Lakes region (VIDEO)


RT
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:08 UTC
ice tsunami great lakes
© Town of Hamburg Emergency Services
High winds haranguing the eastern seaboard of the US are also launching vast sheets of ice off the Niagara River onto dry land in what has been dubbed an 'ice tsunami,' much to the consternation of local residents.

Wind speeds of up to 75 mph, hurricane strength, have damaged power lines and felled trees in some parts of the Great Lakes region, including both the Canadian and US sides of Niagara Falls.

"Strong winds blowing ice over the retaining wall from the lake," local police warned. "Drive with caution."
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Snowflake Cold

Phoenix, Arizona shatters 122-year-old LOW temperature record

Chris Coppola
Azcentral.com
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:01 UTC
Phoenix

Phoenix
Sure there's snow and rain all around Arizona, but it's been darn cold outside, too.

How cold was it Friday?

So cold, that Phoenix smashed a 122-year-old record for the lowest high temperature ever recorded in the city on Feb. 22, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

And it wasn't even close.

The official high temperature on Friday was a frigid (well, for Phoenix) 47 degrees.

Comment: Also pertinent: Flagstaff, Arizona digs out from a 36-inch snowfall that shatters 126 year record - UPDATE

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Fish

Millions of fish have been dying in Australia's major rivers

Ruby Prosser Scully
New Scientist
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:50 UTC
Australian fish are dying in their millions
© Robert McBride
Australian fish are dying in their millions
Fish have been struggling to breathe and dying by the millions on the banks of Australia's largest river system. Experts say that without serious change, it will continue to happen.

Poor management, excess upstream irrigation and drought led to three mass deaths of endangered fish species during December and January in the Murray-Darling Basin. These deaths included Murray cod fish that were decades old, according to an investigation by the Australian Academy of Science that was published last week.

Craig Moritz at the Australian National University in Canberra, who chaired the investigation, says the sight of millions of dead fish should be a wake-up call. He described the mass fish deaths as a mainland equivalent of the coral bleaching events that have been hitting the Great Barrier Reef.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 3 brothers in Pir Mahal, Pakistan


Dunya News
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:20 UTC
lightning
© Johannes Plenio
Three real brothers were killed when lightning struck them in Pir Mahal, capital city of Pir Mahal tehsil in Punjab province, on Monday, Dunya News reported.

According to details, three sons of Anwar Rehmani, a resident of Lower Colony area of Pir Mahal, were working in the fields when lightning struck them as a result they died on the spot.

The deceased were identified as 20-year-old Nadir, 14-year-old Sajid and 12-year-old Haider.
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Attention

Dearth of worms blamed for dramatic decline in UK songbird population

Adam Lusher
Independent (UK)
Sun, 24 Feb 2019 17:54 UTC
Song thrush numbers were found to have declined by more than 50 per cent between 1970 and 1995
© Getty/iStock
Song thrush numbers were found to have declined by more than 50 per cent between 1970 and 1995
Britain's first farmland worm survey has revealed that nearly half of English fields lack key types of earthworm and may help explain the alarming decline of one of the country's most loved songbirds.

The citizen science project, in which farmers dug for worms in their own fields, has prompted 57 per cent of them to pledge to change their soil management practices - a move that may benefit the song thrush, for whom worms are a vital food source.

The English population of the song thrush, popular for both its voice and its habit of using stones as an "anvil" to smash the shells of its other favourite food - snails - declined by more than 50 per cent between 1970 and 1995, leading to it being listed as a species of conservation concern.
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