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Guatemala's Fuego volcano sends ash five kilometres into the sky after 12 eruptions in one hour

Sean Martin
Daily Express (UK)
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:27 UTC
Fuego volcano erupts
© Getty
It has been described as on of “the largest recorded eruptions” in the volcano's history


RESIDENTS of a nearby volcano in Guatemala have been left terrified after it exploded ash 5,000 metres into the air during 12 small eruptions in the space of an hour.

The Fuego Volcano in south Guatemala burst into life on Wednesday plumes of ash blew into the sky in what has been described as on of "the largest recorded eruptions" in the volcano's history.

The volcano, known locally as Volcan de Fuego, which translates as 'Volcano of Fire', is an extremely active volcano, and this is the seventh time this year that it has erupted.

Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) stated that ash has been spread 20 kilometres in east and northeast directions.

Authorities have also warned that ash could spread all the way to Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, some 50 kilometres northwards of the volcano.


Comment: The Pacific Ring of Fire is exploding right now: 32 volcanoes erupting, 33 showing minor activity, and several strong earthquakes.

Ring of fire activity October 2017
© Google
Current erupting volcanoes (red), current volcanoes showing warning or minor activity (orange). and current volcanoes showing unrest (yellow).


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Tube-shaped funnel cloud spotted in Niigat, Japan

Liz Dunphy
Daily Mail ,UK
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:10 UTC
Funnel cloud in Japan
© Screengrab via Daily Mail
An amazing tube-shaped cloud struck awe into witnesses when it was filmed in the sky above Japan.

The tube of pale cloud filmed in the city of Niigata in central Japan's Chubu Region looks only a few inches wide in the clip, snaking down from a sky full of dark grey clouds above, though its apparent size may be an optical illusion.

Japanese media reported that locals who witnessed the tube cloud were 'awe-struck' by the phenomenon.

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe hailstorm hits Hoedspruit, South Africa

Refiloe Matome
Letaba Herald
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:55 UTC
The hails storm is known to have affected Kampusrus and Jonkmanspruit where serious damage to property, vehicles and farms is evident.

The hailstorm is known to have affected Kampusrus and Jonkmanspruit where serious damage to property, vehicles and farms is evident.
The already punch drunk Hoedspruit farmers received another low body blow on Tuesday night when a massive wind and hail storm caused damage worth millions of rands to their farms and, in some cases, destroyed between 80% and 100% of their crops.

The storm damage will not only have another severe negative effect on our farmers, but will also impact severely on the economy of the entire region.

The freak hail storm which occurred on Tuesday, September 26 has caused extensive damage to some farms and property.

It came out of nowhere. It was overcast, the next thing, it was like rocks falling from above on our house,' a resident told the Herald.

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Attention

Thousands of leopard sharks, other sea life mysteriously die in San Francisco Bay

Bigad Shaban, Rachel Witte and Michael Horn
NBC
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:30 UTC
Dead leopard sharks
© Nate Reed
Dead leopard sharks
As many as 2,000 leopard sharks have mysteriously died in the San Francisco Bay over the past few months. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says determining the cause is not a priority for the state since the sharks are not threatened or endangered, however, scientists say additional research and resources are crucial since the threat is now believed to be preying on other marine life.

"This year is unusual in that there has been a large number of other species that have also been dying," said Dr. Mark Okihiro, a research scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "This pathogen can tackle a variety of different species ... we've had a much more diverse group of fish that have been found dead in the San Francisco Bay."

At least 500 bat rays, hundreds of striped bass, 50 smooth-hound sharks and about 100 halibut died in the bay between February and July, according to Okihiro's estimates.
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Attention

Sun bear kills woman and seriously injures husband in Riau, Indonesia


The Sun Daily
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:58 UTC
Sun Bear

Sun bear
A sun bear mauled a couple in a rare attack in Indonesia, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband, officials said Wednesday.

The couple were walking through their rubber plantation in Riau province on Tuesday when the animal lunged at the woman, provincial police spokesman Guntur Aryo told AFP.

The woman, Bunai, died while her husband Saruli has been hospitalised after being severely wounded in the attack.

Doctor Nuzelly Husnedi, director of the Arifin Achmad hospital, said the 6o-year-old man had suffered a serious puncture wound to the back of his head, as well as gashes to his face and neck.

Officials are investigating the incident and trying to find the bear.
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Cloud Precipitation

Floods and landslides strike southern Norway


The Nordic Page
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:26 UTC
flood

Many people have had to leave their homes because of landslides and flood in Southern Norway. The Road Administration has lost the track of the number of closed roads.

Several places in southern Norway report serious incidents associated with the storm and heavy rain. In Lyngdal, around 20 people were evacuated after a river flooded on Monday.

Agder police published a warning on Monday to drivers about very difficult driving conditions in the region.

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Attention

Dead pygmy right whale discovered near Port Vincent, South Australia

Lucy Short
York Peninsula Times
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:44 UTC
DISCOVERY... Ashlee and Kady Schwertfeger, of Barmera, came across this pygmy right whale while walking near Port Vincent last week.

DISCOVERY... Ashlee and Kady Schwertfeger, of Barmera, came across this pygmy right whale while walking near Port Vincent last week.
A whale has been collected for research after being found dead on a local beach.

Barmera twins Ashlee and Kady Schwertfeger were walking along the Walk the Yorke trail north of Port Vincent when they spotted the whale about noon last Thursday, September 28.

They went onto the beach for a closer look and discovered the pygmy right whale, a species rarely seen and not usually found in gulfs.
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Attention

Ship brings dead whale on its bow into Port of Tauranga, New Zealand

Michael Daly
Stuff
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:36 UTC
A dead whale carried into the Port of Tauranga on a ship's bulbous bow was thought to be a Bryde's whale.

A dead whale carried into the Port of Tauranga on a ship's bulbous bow was thought to be a Bryde's whale.
A dead whale estimated to be 12-metres long has been carried into the Port of Tauranga jammed onto the bulbous bow on the front of a cargo ship.

Department of Conservation staff thought it was a Bryde's whale and more than 12m long, although not all of the animal was visible out of the water when it was moved on Wednesday, DOC Tauranga Rotorua area operations manager Jeff Milham said.

"We are talking about a big whale."

DOC and port staff and tangata whenua had been at the scene during the afternoon to work out what to do with the whale.
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Ice Cube

Massive hole in Antarctica's ice appears after 40 years

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:45 UTC
Weddell polynya
© Jan Lieser, ACE CRC, Australia
Aerial view of the Weddell polynya in the Southern Ocean.
Currently, winter has still a firm grip on Antarctica. At this time of the year, the Weddell Sea usually is covered with a thick layer of sea ice. In spite of the icy temperatures in the region, satellite images depict a large ice-free area in the middle of the ice cover. The area of the hole in the ice is larger than The Netherlands and it fascinates climate and polar researchers worldwide. Scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel are closely monitoring the developments. "For us this ice-free area is an important new data point which we can use to validate our climate models. Its occurrence after several decades also confirms our previous calculations," says Dr. Torge Martin, meteorologist and climate modeler in the GEOMAR Research Division "Oceans Circulation and Climate Dynamics".

Polar researchers refer to a large ice-free area in otherwise frozen seas with the Russian word "polynya". In the Arctic and Antarctic, polynyas occur regularly, but typically in coastal regions. They play an important role in the formation of new sea ice and deep water. In the open ocean, however, polynyas are rare. The so-called Weddell Polynya only once has been observed during the satellite era, namely in the mid-1970s. "At that time the scientific community had just launched the first satellites that provided images of the sea-ice cover from space. On-site measurements in the Southern Ocean still require enormous efforts, so they are quite limited," says Dr. Martin.
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Attention

Unusual swarm of 600 earthquakes hit Llaima volcano, Chile


Sott.net
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 05:23 UTC
Llaima volcano, Chile
© Wikipedia
The snowy cone of Llaima volcano, Chile.
An unusual swarm of more than 600 earthquakes - never seen in years - has struck below Llaima volcano in Chile reports rio bueno noticias.

According to Sernageomin (Chilean National Geology and Mining Service) reported through Ovdas (Volcanological Observatory of the South Andes), a series of LP-type low frequency tremors, commonly associated with the dynamics of fluids inside the volcanic system, have been recorded at the volcano since Sunday 1 October.

Ovdas reported that despite the increase in seismic activity at the volcano, the accumulated energy is still considered low and the alert level remains at green. Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile.

Volcanic and seismic activity appears to be increasing in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Comment: See also: Pay attention to the Pacific Ring of Fire as major geo events trigger concern

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