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The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 61.2936 degrees south latitude and 154.063 degrees east longitude.
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The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 61.2936 degrees south latitude and 154.063 degrees east longitude.
More than 40 major hail storms have come through the province each summer, and over the last decade, these storms have caused billions of dollars' worth of damage.
"In the last decade, the number has been about $1 billion that the insurance industry has paid in severe weather damages across the country," Insurance Bureau of Canada director of consumer and industry relations Rob de Pruis told Global News in an interview.
Pruis added that in 2018 alone, the insurance industry paid in excess of $1.9 billion for severe weather damage claims.
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The corellas were found mysteriously bleeding from their beaks and eyes.
The corellas were found mysteriously bleeding from their beaks and eyes.
Bleeding from their eyes and beaks, more than 50 gravely ill birds began falling from the sky at a soccer oval in One Tree Hill, a suburb on the outskirts of Adelaide, about 2.30pm yesterday.
Volunteers from Casper's Bird Rescue, founded by Sarah King, desperately tried to help the long-billed corellas, running to the oval and calling out for extra help on Facebook.
Ms King originally received a tip the birds had been shot, but vets working on the birds suspect they may have been poisoned.
Comment: While it's possible these birds may have been poisoned, there have been numerous reports over recent years where other flocks of bird species have mysteriously fallen dead from the sky, as well as numerous other animals that have died suddenly, in large numbers and often without explanation. It's also notable that, while extinction appears to be a threat to some animals, there are a number of native animals in Australia whose numbers have exploded:
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- What is causing the mass die-off of Russian seals and other animals around the world
- The terrifying phenomenon plummeting species towards extinction
- World's biggest bee feared extinct found alive on island in Indonesia
- Hundreds of birds dead during 5G cell phone tower experiment in The Hague, Netherlands
- Super-colony of 1.5 Million Adélie penguins discovered on Danger islands, Antarctica
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FILE PHOTO: A farmer plants rice in a paddy field in Thailand's Nakhonsawan province, August 16, 2015.
FILE PHOTO: A farmer plants rice in a paddy field in Thailand's Nakhonsawan province, August 16, 2015.
Farmers in the world's second-biggest rice exporter usually plant their main crop in May, the beginning of the rainy season, for harvest between August and October.
But this year, the rain has been sparse and drought has been declared in more than a dozen provinces in northern and northeastern rice regions.
The government is considering measures such as cloud seeding to try to bring rain but in the meantime, farmers have been asked to hold off.
"We would like to ask farmers not to grow new crops of rice because there may not be enough water," Irrigation Department official Sanya Sangpumpong told Reuters.
The pumping of water to keep crops alive had led to a serious depletion of reservoirs, he said.
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In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (pictured) states cut off because of flooding
In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (pictured) states cut off because of flooding
More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.
In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam states cut off because of flooding.
In Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, lightning strikes killed 37 people in separate incidents, a disaster management official told AFP. The latest fatalities took the northern state's toll to 228 dead.
TRAGIC: Whale in waters of Marbella port
A whale has been found dead in the waters of Marbella.
The body of the huge mammal was discovered at around 10am on Friday.
Comment: Other dead whales have washed up in recent days off Argyle in Scotland and Cape Cod in Massachusetts with 2 found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
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FILE PHOTO: Lightning strikes over Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
FILE PHOTO: Lightning strikes over Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Lightning claimed the lives of at least 32 people across 10 cities and districts in Uttar Pradesh in northern India, the authorities reported Sunday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and ordered the district administrations to provide compensation to the relatives.
The strongest summer jet stream ever observed over the Pacific Northwest.
The jet stream is a narrow current of strong winds in the upper troposphere (roughly 25,000 ft to 35,000 ft above sea level). It is often the conduit for storms and is associated with a large temperature gradient (change in temperature with horizontal distance) in the middle and lower troposphere. Winds in the jet stream are westerly (from the west) and aircraft like to fly in the jet stream going east, while avoiding it going west. You are now Jet Steam certified!
The ECMWF 12-h forecast for 5 AM this morning for the wind speed at the 250 hPa pressure level (about 35,000 ft) clearly shows the jet stream, with the orange/red colors being the strongest winds.
Comment: View in addition: Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Record jet stream as Earth's atmosphere shifts to Grand Solar Minimum pattern
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Birds splash in a fountain during the summer heatwave in Boston, Massachusetts, US, July 19, 2019
Birds splash in a fountain during the summer heatwave in Boston, Massachusetts, US, July 19, 2019
The extreme temperatures, reaching as high as 95F (35C), have been plaguing large parts of the US from the Midwest to the East Coast over the past few days. At least six deaths have already been blamed on the extreme heatwave - four in Maryland and one each in Arizona and Arkansas.
In some places, thermometers have hit triple digits, prompting the authorities and meteorological services to release numerous advisories on how to stay cool, open dedicated cooling centers and hold water parties of all sorts.
Comment: This follows an extremely wet spring in the US which could lead to significant crop shortages. Similar weather patterns are also occurring throughout Europe with many parts already exceeding the average number of wildfires: Although these unprecedented heatwaves can be deceptive because cold records are also being broken:
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Global volcanic feedback loop now causing unusual cold temperatures
- Russian city breaks 107-year-old cold record
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- Record cold in Brazil
Nine injured as 1,000 firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal
At least eight people have been injured, one seriously, a civilian apparently suffering 1st and 2nd-degree burns. The civilian has been airlifted to hospital in Lisbon.
Today, Sunday, the situation was still "far from under control", said early reports.
Strong winds have been fanning flames, increasing difficulties.
Comment: A couple of the more notable reports from the province this July: 'Nothing left but the crying': Powerful hailstorm destroys pea crops on 20 farms in Mannville, Alberta
Calgary hit by huge hailstorm