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Ice Cube

Antarctica Sea ice has "slowly increased" since 1979, science paper finds

Chris Morrison
The Daily Sceptic
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:55 UTC
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Sea ice around Antarctica has "slowly increased" since the start of continuous satellite recordings in 1979 with any changes caused by natural climate variation. In a paper published earlier this year, four environmental scientists further state that any sign that humans are responsible for any change is "inconclusive". Not of course for mainstream media that have been crying wolf about the sea ice in Antarctica for decades to promote the Net Zero fantasy. Last year there was a reduced level of winter sea ice and this caused the Financial Times Science Editor Clive Cookson to exclaim that the entire area "faces a catastrophic cascade of extreme environmental events... that will affect climate around the world".

Over the satellite record, the scientists note there was a "prolonged and gradual" expansion of sea ice to around 2014 followed by a short period of sudden decline from 2014-19. Growth was then resumed, although there was a temporary downturn around 2022. These variations, which can also be observed before 1979, were caused by a number of natural atmospheric and oceanic factors. All of this is known of course, with the EU weather service Copernicus admitting recently that sea ice extent as a whole "shows large year-to-year variability and no clear long-term trend since 1979". At the other end of the Earth, Copernicus correctly states that the cyclical decline in Arctic sea ice "has levelled off since 2007".
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Tsunami

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding affects Dutch Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten


Loop News
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:02 UTC
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Screengrab of flash flooding in Sint Maarten on November 17, 2024.
A flood alert is in effect for the Dutch Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten until noon on Monday, with some parts of the island already experiencing flash flooding due to heavy rainfall.

The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure this afternoon confirmed severe street flooding and rockfalls on the road network.

The Ministry said it has temporarily opened the Great Bay Fresh Pond channel. This decision was made to reduce Pond Levels as part of its water management effort, aimed at preventing hazardous water levels in the Salt and Fresh Pond.

The Ministry strongly discourages any water-related activities, including boating, swimming and fishing until further notice.

The Meteorological Department of St Maarten on Sunday said moist and unstable conditions persist as a trough continues to affect the region.

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White Smokers - Sinkhole sentinels discovered in the Dead Sea

Carmen Leitch
Labroots.com
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:17 UTC
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Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes. These 'chimneys' are usually about one meter (3.28 feet) in height, and they form as minerals spontaneously crystalize from the groundwater that flows out of the floor of the lake, bringing extremely high levels of salt with it. These vents were shown to be an indicator of sinkholes, which are a hazard to the communities that live around the Dead Sea. These findings have been reported in Science of the Total Environment.

"These bear a striking similarity to black smokers in the deep sea, but the system is completely different," said Dr. Christian Siebert, a hydrogeologist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Siebert has been studying groundwater dynamics in the region for many years.

The black smokers on mid-ocean ridges are at a depth of several thousand meters, and release hot water that contains sulfides. But extremely salty water is coming from the white smokers on the bottom of the Dead Sea.

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Incredible images captured of Madeira waterspout


The Portugal News
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:23 UTC
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Images of a waterspout over the sea in Madeira have been circulating on social media.

This meteorological phenomenon — which "consists of a whirlwind of wind, often violent, whose presence is manifested by a nebulous column or inverted funnel-shaped nebulous cone", according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) — was recorded on the island of Madeira, on the morning of Sunday, November 17th, shortly after 11am, in Ponta do Sol.

Although it is not unheard of on the island of Madeira, it is not exactly common. In March this year, a waterspout was also seen in Lisbon, over the Tagus River.

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Seismograph

Shallow 6.1 magnitude earthquake off Kagoshima, Japan


Earthquake Track
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:27 UTC
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6.1 magnitude earthquake 187 km from Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan

UTC time: Sunday, November 17, 2024 12:16 PM
Your time: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 12:16 PM GMT
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.1 - 155 km SSE of Koshima, Japan
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 3 people

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Cloud Precipitation

43% of Singapore's average November rainfall fell in under 2 hours (4.2 inches)

Jeremy Lee
Mustsharenews.com
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:26 UTC
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On Saturday (16 Nov), Singapore experienced a sudden heavy downpour that caused flood risk warnings to be issued across the island.

One of the locations affected was Bukit Timah Road, where a flash flood occurred.

Flash flood in Bukit Timah subsided at 3.30pm: PUB

In a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon, national water agency PUB said the flash flood along Bukit Timah Road was located near King Albert Park MRT station.

It developed at around 3.20pm "due to high water levels in the adjacent drains and Bukit Timah Canal", PUB added.

A PUB Quick Response Team was deployed to direct traffic away from floodwaters before the flash flood subsided at 3.30pm.

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Large sinkhole develops outside police station in Malacca, Malaysia

Jeremy Lee
Mustsharenews.com
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:27 UTC
"This incident could have happened anywhere," said a local politician.
A sinkhole has developed outside a police station in Malacca, the latest one to emerge in our neighbouring country.

According to a Facebook post by local politician Kerk Chee Yee, this happened sometime between 3am and 4am on Saturday (16 Nov) morning in Ayer Keroh, which is a town in Malacca state.

A photo he shared showed that the road had caved in at a traffic junction across from Ayer Keroh Police Station.

In other photos posted on social media, water can be seen flowing through a drain inside the sinkhole.

They also showed that the authorities had cordoned off part of the road around the sinkhole to prevent accidents.

Workers were also seen measuring the sinkhole.

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Cloud Lightning

Super Typhoon Man-yi fells power lines, causes tidal surges in Philippines, at least 7 dead in landslide - 6th major storm in less than a month (UPDATE)


Al Jazeera
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:50 UTC
Residents walk past destroyed houses in Panganiban town in the islan
© John Marshal AquinoResidents walk past destroyed houses in Panganiban town in the island province of Catanduanes after the Category 5 Super Typhoon Man-yi hit overnight, November 17, 2024
Super Typhoon Man-yi has uprooted trees, bringing down power lines and triggering tidal surges as it made its second landfall on the northeastern Philippine coast - the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

As of 3:20 pm (07:20 GMT) on Sunday, Man-yi made its second landfall in the northern province of Aurora.

Ahead of the the landfall, it had maximum sustained winds of up to 185km/h (115mph), according to the national weather agency PAGASA. Its gustiness meanwhile picked up strength from 230km/h (143mph) to 305 km/h (189.5mph) late Sunday afternoon.

Images posted on social media by various Philippine TV outlets on Sunday showed large waves lashing the coast of Aurora amid howling winds and heavy rain. PAGASA also continued to warn of a "potentially dangerous and life-threatening" situation as Man-yi moves closer to land.

Man-yi is the 16th typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2024.


Comment: Update November 18

AP reports:
Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed scores of houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms.


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Doberman

Elderly woman mauled to death by stray dog in Odisha, India


New Indian Express
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:39 UTC
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A 65-year-old woman was on Thursday morning mauled to death by a stray dog while she was alone at her house in Jayanarayanpur village of Balasore's Bhograi area. Irate family members later beat the animal brutally leading to its death on the spot.

The deceased was identified as Basanti Sahu. Sources said Basanti was alone at home while her family members had gone to a nearby temple. She was sitting in the verandah when the dog entered the house through the window and pounced on her. On returning from the temple, her family members saw the dog attacking her while the woman was screaming for help. The elderly woman subsequently died.

Peeved, her family members chased the dog and beat it to death. On being informed, police reached the spot and sent the woman's body to Bhograi hospital for postmortem. A case was also registered in this connection.

Tehsildar Himanshu Giri said a team will be sent to the spot for further inquiry.

Villagers, meanwhile, complained that stray dogs had been creating havoc in the locality so much so that they feared going out of their homes. They demanded that the local administration takes appropriate action to curb the dog menace.
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Waterspout spotted near Penang International Airport, Malaysia on November 13


The Star (Malaysia)
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:18 UTC
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A waterspout was spotted near the hillside of the Penang International Airport earlier this week.

According to a video circulating on social media, it is said that the incident occurred at around 11:15am on Wednesday (Nov 13).

Sin Chew Daily reported that the video was taken by an employee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) from the traffic control tower at the airport.

The waterspout only lasted for a short time, about 30 seconds, before it shrank into a thin strip and disappeared into the clouds.

Internet users were all abuzz and commented that waterspouts often appear in Penang, but it is the first time they have seen one so close to Penang International Airport.

Some people are concerned that the appearance of the waterspout may affect aircraft takeoffs and landings.

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