Excess water in the soil may be the cause of geological phenomenon occurred in Marvão in Alto Alentejo, which resulted in the opening of a crater about 100 meters deep and 17 meters in diameter. The geologist Victor Lambert explained this Tuesday that this is "a typical phenomenon" of areas where there is limestone and soil conditions exist, though in Portugal nothing has appeared of this size." The geologist, who develops work for research institutions and ornamental rocks, reported in the local area that has Marvão caves and type of existing rock (limestone) tends to 'dissolve,' forming caves. "Here in Marvão, we had lots of rain a year.
Earth Changes
A weather system moving into Ontario this morning is bringing a combination of rain, freezing rain and ice pellets.
That's the word from the latest Environment Canada forecasts though, as a weather system moves into Ontario this morning, bringing a combination of rain, freezing rain and ice pellets for today, tonight and into Friday morning. As a result, weather warnings have been issued for regions across the southern part of the province.
Freezing rain has already started to fall across areas of southwestern Ontario, with reports of ice build up on roads and sidewalks from the Kitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph area through parts of the Greater Toronto Area. Ice pellets and snow are mixing in with this in some areas, and this mix of precipitation is expected to press eastward throughout the day.
Icy roads along the 401 corridor from east of London, through the Greater Toronto Area are expected to make for a difficult commute this morning, and possibly even a worse time later as the freezing rain continues, sometimes heavy at times, throughout the day.
Overview
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (as amended), an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) has been declared for California sea lions in California from January 2013 through the present.
Beginning in January 2013, elevated strandings of California sea lion pups have been observed in Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties). The area with the highest reported stranding rates is currently Los Angeles County, followed by Orange County, and strandings are increasing in San Diego County.
The increase of sea lion strandings continues and has intensified over the last few weeks. Live sea lion strandings are nearly three times higher than the historical average.
Live California sea lion historical stranding rates for 2008-2012 (admits to rehabilitation facilities from Jan 1-March 31).
Data for 2013 is as of March 24, 2013.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (as amended), an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) has been declared for California sea lions in California from January 2013 through the present.
Beginning in January 2013, elevated strandings of California sea lion pups have been observed in Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties). The area with the highest reported stranding rates is currently Los Angeles County, followed by Orange County, and strandings are increasing in San Diego County.
The increase of sea lion strandings continues and has intensified over the last few weeks. Live sea lion strandings are nearly three times higher than the historical average.
Live California sea lion historical stranding rates for 2008-2012 (admits to rehabilitation facilities from Jan 1-March 31).
Data for 2013 is as of March 24, 2013.
Remains of 8 malnourished stone curlews recently back from Africa and Spain found in Norfolk, Suffolk and Wiltshire
The stone curlew is one of the UK's most threatened birds and has recently returned from their wintering grounds in Africa and SpainRare birds have fallen victim to Britain's prolonged cold weather with the bodies of several breeds found dead across the country.
The remains of eight malnourished stone curlews - one of the UK's most threatened birds, recently returned from their wintering grounds in Africa and Spain - were discovered in fields in Norfolk, Suffolk and Wiltshire in the past few days, the RSPB has reported.
The malnourished creatures, which weighed around 300g each compared to a healthy weight of 450g, are believed to have died after struggling to find enough food to survive following their annual migration to the UK.
A number of puffins and other seabirds including razorbills and guillemots were found dead off the coast of Scotland and North East England two weeks ago as a result of continuous freezing conditions and stormy seas making it hard to find food.
There have also been reports of short-eared owls and barn owls found dead after cold weather hindered their ability to hunt.
The stone curlew is one of the UK's most threatened birds and has recently returned from their wintering grounds in Africa and Spain
The remains of eight malnourished stone curlews - one of the UK's most threatened birds, recently returned from their wintering grounds in Africa and Spain - were discovered in fields in Norfolk, Suffolk and Wiltshire in the past few days, the RSPB has reported.
The malnourished creatures, which weighed around 300g each compared to a healthy weight of 450g, are believed to have died after struggling to find enough food to survive following their annual migration to the UK.
A number of puffins and other seabirds including razorbills and guillemots were found dead off the coast of Scotland and North East England two weeks ago as a result of continuous freezing conditions and stormy seas making it hard to find food.
There have also been reports of short-eared owls and barn owls found dead after cold weather hindered their ability to hunt.
The carcasses of more than 8,000 sheep that died in snow blizzards last month have been collected from NI farms.
The Department of Agriculture has agreed an aid packaged for farmersAgriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill told the assembly of the consequences of the weather on farmers.
She said farmers' losses were "greater than anticipated", adding that 8,153 dead sheep and 240 cattle had been collected from 440 farms.
The executive has agreed a £5m aid package to help those who lost livestock.
Mrs O'Neill said the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development would pay for the collection and disposal of animals that had died in the snow.
The Department of Agriculture has agreed an aid packaged for farmers
She said farmers' losses were "greater than anticipated", adding that 8,153 dead sheep and 240 cattle had been collected from 440 farms.
The executive has agreed a £5m aid package to help those who lost livestock.
Mrs O'Neill said the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development would pay for the collection and disposal of animals that had died in the snow.
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Temperatures plunge across the Prairies.
Temperatures plunge across the Prairies.
Many residents in the Prairies are dealing with what seems to be like a never ending winter.
After temperatures climbed to nearly 20°C in parts of southern Alberta last week, freezing rain, slick road conditions and even record breaking cold weather made a comeback over the weekend.
"I'm ready to get on with spring and do my spring planting, so this colder weather is putting a hold on everything," said one Calgarian we caught up with Monday.
"Both camera operator Shawn Legg and I wore our long john's Monday morning after already putting them away a few weeks ago," laughed Calgary reporter Kelsey McEwen. "So that just shows the wild swings we've had."
A dead puffin washed up on the east coast of England
The "mass mortality" has been put at an estimated 150,000 velvet swimming crabs, 10,500 edible crabs, 2,000 common lobsters and a staggering 635,000 mussels in just one 10-mile stretch from Barmston to Bridlington along the Holderness Coast - in all around 800,000 individuals.
Cuttlefish bones have been recorded along the length of the East Coast, as well as increased numbers of dead harbour porpoises on Lincolnshire beaches.
The death of hundreds of seabirds, found washed up on beaches from Aberdeenshire to North Yorkshire, has also been blamed on the weather, with over 200 dead or dying puffins recorded on Yorkshire beaches alone between Scarborough and Withernsea.
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2013-04-09 11:52:50 UTC
2013-04-09 16:22:50 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
Location
28.500°N 51.591°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
89km (55mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
92km (57mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
103km (64mi) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran
124km (77mi) S of Kazerun, Iran
272km (169mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain
Technical Details
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Joe Bastardi
Joe Bastardi
Here's the problem globally: We continue to dwell on temperatures in the Arctic and ignore the fact that it's a natural cyclical distortion because the planet wobbles on its axis and has much more water in the southern hemisphere, and more land in the north. So there is an eternal search for a balance that can never be attained. It can only go back and forth. Think about it. While CO2 warmists are yelling and screaming about the Arctic melting, the southern hemisphere ice is expanding. We are now told the deep water is warming (what bullocks, it does this every time the PDO has been warm. What will happen over the next 20 years is the southern hemisphere sea ice will retreat and the northern hemisphere will advance once the AMO turns cold. We just can actually observe it now from above with satellites.
There is so much lunacy in their argument, they don't even realize global ACE drop is because of the distortion; instead they scream about warming causing increased activity, when in reality globally it has gone the other way. Until such time someone can show me that there is less OUTGOING RADIATION than incoming, there is no "warming" going on. There is no trapping of heat. Physically all CO2 can do is add its 0.4 to 0.7°C to the 33°C of the blanket gases that were wonderfully placed there and made the Earth's temps reasonably livable, in spite of the variations that have to happen because of the system's design.
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