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Meanwhile in northern Sweden - 4 metres of snow and more on the way

Catherine Edwards
The Local (Sweden)
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:17 UTC
Four metres of snow has fallen at Sweden's
© Riksgränsen
Four metres of snow has fallen at Sweden's most northerly resort.
Spring and milder weather might have arrived to most of southern Sweden, but it's a different story in the far north. At the country's most northerly ski resort, an unexpected four metres of snow has already fallen, with even more of the white stuff forecast.

"It is more snow than average for sure, and we've had lots of snowfall combined with storms over the last couple of days adding to the massive buildup and snowdrifts," Magnus Ormestad from the Riksgränsen ski resort, close to the northern border with Norway, told The Local in a message.

"As an example, the road passing us to Narvik was closed for at least two days due to an avalanche closing the road adding to the massive amounts of snow.

"But this is the Arctic so people here take it with ease."

Comment: Tromso in nearby northern Norway is also seeing heavy spring snowfall:




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Over a metre April snowfalls in the Alps in 48 hours

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:42 UTC
Monterosa

Monterosa
Huge snowfalls forecast for the Alps and Dolomites over the latter half of this week are starting to mount up.

Several resorts in France, Italy and Switzerland have reported up to 110cm (nearly four feet) in the past 48 hours, and some as much as a metre of new snow in the past 24 hours.

Italy's Monterosa region (pictured top this morning), France's Auron (pictured below) and Switzerland's Bellwald have all reported a metre of fresh snow.


Comment: Meanwhile in northern Sweden - 4 metres of snow and more on the way

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Over 200 migratory birds found dead at lake in Maharashtra, India - bird flu ruled out


One India
Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:07 UTC
redshanks

Redshanks
Over 200 migratory 'shank' birds of red and green variety, were found dead in a lake at Gandheli near here in Central Maharashtra even as the animal husbandry department ruled out any symptoms of bird flu in them.

A post-mortem report, conducted by the Animal Husbandry department (AHD), has revealed that the birds died of pneumonia, AHD Deputy Commissioner J M Doiphode said adding ''no symptoms of bird flu were found in the migratory birds.'' However, samples of their viscera have been sent to the disease investigation section of the state government laboratory, he said.

A sample of live bird is also being sent to the Bhopal laboratory, Mr Doiphode added. The AHD team has also collected water samples to verify the doubts whether the birds died of contaminated water, he said.
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Third gray whale in 3 weeks washes up dead on San Francisco Bay area shores

Alix Martichoux
SF Gate
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:32 UTC
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A gray whale washed ashore Wednesday near Rodeo, along the San Pablo Bay shoreline not far from the Carquinez Bridge.

The whale is the third in three weeks to wash up on Bay Area shores.

"The death of a third gray whale in San Francisco Bay this year is a cause for serious concern as it speaks to the broader challenges this species continues to face in its ocean home," Dr. Padraig Duignan, chief research pathologist at the Marine Mammal Center, said in a statement.

More whales have been spotted hanging out in the San Francisco Bay since early March, and scientists fear it's a sign of trouble with the species. They suspect it's because the whales are starving.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: USA border shutdown = Food shortages !?


Ice Age Farmer
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:01 UTC
no food
The media is alight with stories of FOOD SHORTAGES and price increases in the USA if Trump is to close the border. These threats mirror the UK's Brexit narrative, and it is no coincidence -- media is "shepherding" people into a new era of food scarcity as we enter the Grand Solar Minimum. Christian is joined by Richard, an organic farmer from Indiana, to pick it apart.


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Mount Agung erupts in Indonesia, spewing out 2,000-meter high column of ash

Ni Komang Erviani
The Jakarta Post
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:42 UTC
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Mount Agung, the highest mountain on Bali, erupted early morning on Thursday, spewing out a massive column of smoke and ash 2,000 meters high, causing panic among residents praying at a local temple.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) maintained the volcano's alert level at siaga (stay on alert), the third level of the four-tiered alert system. The center also set the danger zone at a 4-kilometer radius from the crater.

The latest eruption occurred at 1:31 a.m. on Thursday, the Mount Agung observatory post reported. A seismograph recorded an eruption amplitude of 25 mm and a duration of 3 minutes and 58 seconds, with a thundering sound that could be heard from the post.

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Huge waterspout spotted near tourist hotspot in the Canary Islands - Video

Freddie Jordan
Daily Express (UK)
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:09 UTC
WATERSPOUT
A huge waterspout was spotted on Wednesday morning churning just out to sea near the Canary Islands - a major tourist hub for UK holidaymakers.

The dark, watery vortex was seen speeding along the coast off Las Marañuelas, Gran Canaria. The incident was captured in a short clip which depicts the towering mass in the background of a tranquil port.

It is the second such natural hazard seen in the Canaries in the past week.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 women in Nepal

Niroj Koirala
The Himalayan Times
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:50 UTC
lightning
© Johannes Plenio
Police said two women died after being struck by a bolt of lightning in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal on Tuesday.

District Police Office Sankhuwasabha identified the deceased as Sukmaya Limbu (50) and Sita Bishowakarma (45) of Panchkhapan Municipality-9 in the district.

According to the DPO, the injured duo succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Wana Health Post in the district this evening.

Comment: Elsewhere recently a strike killed 2 individuals in Bangladesh.

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Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Connemara, Ireland

Briain Kelly
Galway Daily
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:23 UTC
dead whale
© Neasa ní Chualáin
One of the world's largest predators, the sperm whale, washed ashore at Mace Head in Connemara on Sunday.

The 40ft sperm whale was reportedly already dead when it beached at Mace Head, Moyrus near Carna.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group have said that it is most likely the same one that was spotted floating by commercial fisherman out of Ballyconneelly and filmed by Brendan Conneely.

The stranding at Mace Head was reported to the IWDG by Seamus MacDonnacha of Cill Chiaráin, and Rónán Ó Conghaile.

This is the third sperm whale to wash ashore so far this year, which a spokesperson for the IWDG said is "unusual but nothing sinister".

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Whale shark washes ashore on beach near Cape Town, South Africa

Ishani Chetty
capetownetc.com
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:11 UTC
The whale shark found on the beach this morning.
© Cape RADD, Facebook
The whale shark found on the beach this morning.
A whale shark was found washed ashore on a local beach in the Kommetjie area this morning.

Cape Research and Diver Development (RADD), a marine field station that serves as platform for research in the Cape Town and False Bay Area confirmed the incident on social media.

"This morning we were alerted to a washed up whale shark on a local beach along the peninsula (Kommetjie)."

As the organisation aims to conserve the underwater environment, they expressed that they were "very sad" to hear the news of the washed up whale shark.
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