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Iowa cities set Easter snowfall records with Ringsted receiving 11 inches

Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday

Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday
Several northern Iowa towns saw record amounts of snowfall this Easter Sunday.

Ringsted, Iowa received 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rock Valley received 7 inches. Hull received 6.5 inches. Rock Rapids received 8.3 inches.

Nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota got 5.2 inches, the most snowfall on any date in the city dating back to 1893, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. Sioux City got 3.7 inches, an April 12 record, and the second-most snow in recorded history there on Easter.

Winds gusts also hit more than 50 mph Sunday at airports in Ottumwa, Ames, Marshalltown and Des Moines, according to the NWS.


Arrow Down

10 dead after major landslide in Papua New Guinea

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10 people are dead after a major landslide occurred at Kegesuglo in Kundiawa-Gembog District.

The landslide occurred on the morning of Good Friday, April 10th.

The natural disaster destroyed homes, gardens and livestock and fish farms in the industrious village of Duanigle Gowe, located at the foot of Mt Wilhelm.

Sieland Herman Banda, a physiotherapist with the Kundiawa General Hospital, and who is currently at Kegesugl, said the landslide occurred near the Mt Wilhelm Secondary School.

Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rain causes river to overflow in Quito, Ecuador

Floods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
© Riesgos Ecuador
Floods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
A river broke its banks in Quito, capital city of Ecuador, causing damaging floods in the south of the city on 12 April, 2020.

Flooding was reported in over 20 locations in the south of the city. Two houses collapsed in the flooding in the San Pedro de Guajaló neighbourhood, where the Fire Department were called on to carry out rescues. Around 10 other homes were damaged. No fatalities were reported.

Jorge Yunda Machado, Mayor of Quito, said "All emergency services activated and working in floods south of Quito."


Attention

Ukraine: Chernobyl forest fires now burning dangerously close to Nuclear Reactor

Chernobyl fires 2020 -3
© East2West
Fires in Chernobyl have been ravaging parts of the exclusion zone for over a week, and now there are concerns the blaze is heading dangerously close to its nuclear reactor.

The news comes just a week after Ukrainian officials discovered a huge radiation spike in the area where the first fires began.

As the fires continue to spread, there are growing concerns that if it goes too close to the reactor, which exploded back in 1986, there could be radiation contamination.

Comment: Chernobyl forest wildfire seen from space as radiation spikes


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Easter storm drops up to 15 inches of snow on parts of South Dakota

Some parts of the state got up to 15 inches of snow from an Easter snow storm

Some parts of the state got up to 15 inches of snow from an Easter snow storm
An Easter weekend snow storm made its way across South Dakota, dropping more than a foot of snow in some parts of the state.

The storm is expected to continue through Sunday night across southern South Dakota. Several counties in the southern part of the state have been issued a winter storm warning through the day, including Minnehaha County.

Sioux Falls has received over 5 inches of snow as of 1:30 p.m.


Snowflake Cold

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Mega frosts slam Europe with a looming food crisis

Poland frosts
Late season frosts and snow tore through Europe since the beginning of April destroying all crops that had flowered due to the early warm temperatures for the third year in a row. This year there are labour shortages and supply chain bottle necks to add to the looming food crisis across the globe.


Comment: Severe Spring frosts destroy crops across Europe


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Deadly tornadoes in southern US cause 'catastrophic' damage

Tornado damage
© Twitter / City of Monroe, LA
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused "catastrophic" damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say.

So far, officials say hundreds of structures have been damaged by the storms.

Two people are dead in Lawrence County, Mississippi, according to Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard, saying there were reports of two tornadoes in the area."It's pretty bad," he said "We have downed trees and multiple homes with major damage."

The Mississippi State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the Lawrence County deaths. It said on Twitter that one person had died in Walthall County and there had been three confirmed fatalities in Jefferson Davis County.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency over the storms.

"This is not how anyone wants to celebrate Easter Sunday," Reeves said in a statement. "The state and our first responders are working around the clock and will not rest until this is over. We are mobilizing all resources available to protect our people and their property."


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Unique 'flat rainbow' spotted in Mossel Bay, South Africa

CZ over S. Africa
© Amanda Walden
A rainbow is always a welcome sight, especially in tough times like these. This particular 'flat rainbow' spotted in Mossel Bay yesterday [March 6], however, had many scratching their heads in confusion and wonder.

Photographer Amanda Walden captured a beautiful image of what appeared to be a rainbow over her home in Danabaai. However, the rainbow was without its arc, leaving Walden wondering why it appeared this way.

"I photographed this "flat rainbow" earlier today from my home in Danabay (Mosselbay)," Walden wrote in a Facebook post." A cold front is moving through the area. Could somebody please explain why it isn't arched like "normal" rainbows?"

Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2, injures 9 in Khotang, Nepal

LIGHTNING
At least two persons died and nine others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Khotang district last night.

The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Rajmani Rai and 38-year - old Nirmala Bishwokarma from Kopilasgadhi rural municipality-1 of the district. The lighting along with rain has hurt nine persons.

Nirmala Bishwokarma's daughter Mankala, 14, and son Asan, 6; 45-year-old Dhaniram Rai, 18-year-old Manisha Bishwokarma and 38-year old Man Kumari Rai. They are severely injured.

Attention

Dead whale washes ashore near Florence, Oregon

dead whale
A dead whale has washed ashore several miles south of Florence.

A spokesperson for the Oregon State Parks Department, Chris Havel, says there are no plans to do anything with the carcass.

Havel says they're asking people to stay away.

"People need to stay home to help control the spread of Covid-19," he said.