Earth Changes

10 new islands formed in the last 20 years

Sidney Stevens
Mother Nature Network
Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:54 UTC

These newly minted lands are part of Earth's amazing life cycle.

Yes, islands are disappearing — most recently the five Solomon Islands lost to rising sea levels. But don't despair just yet. For every island that goes the way of the dodo bird, the Earth is busy creating new islands.

Some erupt into being through volcanic activity. Others grow from ocean sandbars. Still others reveal themselves after glaciers retreat. A few are only temporary, while some materialize and erode on a regular basis. However they're birthed and however long they last, island-building is part of the amazing mystery of our living, breathing planet.

Here are 10 of Mother Nature's newest islands formed in the past two decades (and one still in the embryonic stage).

1. Hunga Tonga

Cape Verde evacuates 300 people for fears of volcanic eruption following 'intensifying seismic activity'

Ismail Akwei
Africanews
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:15 UTC

Cape Verde has evacuated 300 people from Brava in the south of the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean for fear of a volcanic eruption after an earth tremor on Tuesday.

There were low intensity tremors on Tuesday morning on the coastal parts of Brava, which is the smallest island of the country, causing no injuries or damage, according to the weather service.

It was felt at Cova Joana where, as a precaution, authorities began the evacuation operation targeting some 300 people, the Interior Minister, Paulo Rocha announced at a press conference in Praia.

"Data from the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics demonstrate the intensifying seismic activity on the island of Brava. If this activity continues, we can possibly have a volcanic eruption in the coming hours," Rocha said.

Two dolphins die after stranding on the coast of Mayo, Ireland

TheJournal.ie
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:25 UTC

Rescuers in Mayo have described an incident that saw three dolphins saved after becoming stranded on the coast of Mayo.

At the end of last month, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) was called by a local resident and marine biologist Machiel Oudejans who could see the dolphins from his house on the Mullet Peninsula.

Arriving at the scene, the team set about helping the animals which had become stranded in ankle deep water.

"It is a lot more common than people think for something like this to happen. There are a lot of strandings, especially off the east coast," Aoife Foley, an IWDG member who attended the scene told TheJournal.ie.

Along with the help of a local man, the team were able to move the animals back out to deeper waters.

Out of the five dolphins, one appeared to be in worse health than the others.

When the beach was checked a short time later none of the five had made their way back onto the shore.

Man killed by lightning on Okaloosa Island, Florida

Wendy Victoria
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 20:53 UTC

A 22-year-old beach vendor died Friday after he was struck by lightning on Okaloosa Island, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Zachary Fordem, who was working behind the Island Princess condominium when he was struck, was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center with CPR in progress, according to Rich Huffnagle, Okaloosa County's beach safety division chief.

Fordem, of Freeport, was pronounced dead at the hospital later, the Sheriff's Office said.

Okaloosa Island firefighters got the call about 3:26 p.m., according to department officials. They arrived to find bystanders carrying the victim to the pool area.

"They thought they were doing all the good to carry him to the Island Princess," Capt. John Brinkerhoff said.

Breathtaking dashcam footage shows incredible lightning storm in Manitoba, Canada

Harvey Day
Daily Mail
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:41 UTC

Impressive dashcam footage has emerged of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Manitoba, Canada

Impressive dashcam footage has emerged of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Manitoba, Canada.

The shocking video was filmed on a highway on Wednesday night.

In the video the driver can be heard screaming as he cruises into the path of the lightning storm.

A low pressure system tracked across Manitoba throughout the day bringing severe thunderstorms.

The storm also delayed the Blue Bombers game, Winnipeg's Canadian football team, until late into the evening.

The shocking video was filmed on a highway on Wednesday night

Wildfire torches 30 square miles, destroys structures in Utah

Fox News
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 19:11 UTC

Utah authorities say a rural wildfire near the Idaho border has torched about 30 square miles and destroyed three structures.

Box Elder County Fire Marshal Corey Barton said Friday the fire has burned a ranchers' cabin as well as a camp trailer and a mobile home.

All three were vacant, and no one has been hurt. A handful of isolated farmhouses and other structures in the mountainous area are threatened.

Barton says investigators believe someone accidentally started the blaze, but he couldn't immediately say exactly what sparked it.

Fire authorities say smoke has drifted into Pocatello Valley in Idaho and the Salt Lake City area, about 85 miles south of the fire.

Firefighters have contained approximately 30 percent of the fire west of Plymouth with the help of aircraft and bulldozers.

Source: AP

Large sinkhole swallows van in Zhengzhou, China

gbtimes
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:03 UTC

A sinkhole opened up on a road in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Thursday evening, swallowing a van in the process.

No casualties were reported and the van has been lifted out of the sinkhole, which was about two metres deep and six metres in diameter, China News Service reported.

The sinkhole came just one day after an even larger one swallowed a section of road and passersby in the city on Wednesday. One person remains missing from the incident.

Initial investigations suggest that Wednesday's sinkhole may have been the result of underground water pipes crumbling due to recent heavy rain.

Multiple similar incidents have been reported in the city, raising questions over the quality of road construction.

Waterspout filmed near Perth, Western Australia

Sophie Gabrielle
PerthNow
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:39 UTC

A water spout has been captured on video this afternoon off the coast in Mandurah.

Lauren Phillips posted the video on Facebook a few minutes after filming the spectacular event just after 4.30pm.

Other Facebook users were quick to post their photos and videos of the same water spout to the Facebook page, Perth Weather Live.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned of possible storms and gusty winds as a cold front moves over the southwest of WA on Saturday night.

Showers are also increasing over the South West.

A stronger front is expected to hit the southwest late Sunday.

Large waterspout filmed off Singapore

Shea Driscoll
The Straits Times
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:10 UTC

A large water spout was spotted off East Coast on Saturday.

A large column of water was spotted off Singapore's East Coast on Saturday (Aug 6), prompting people across the island to share photos and videos of it on social media.

It is likely a water spout, which occurs when a type of cloud, cumuliform, forms during thunderstorms, creating low-pressure pockets.

They are common in tropical waters, and are usually spotted off Singapore once or twice a year. One was spotted in Clementi in October 2014, and reports of water spouts have appeared in local newspapers as far back as 1908.

Water spouts have an average diameter of 50m and has average wind speeds of up to 150kmh, the National Environment Agency said in 2007.

The phenomena can pose a threat to small boats in the water, but usually weaken and vanish when they come nearer to shore.

Saturday's occurrence led to a slew of tweets from about 4pm.

Raging wildfires burn across Western US: California, Utah, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington

Strange Sounds
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:58 UTC

27 large wildfires are currently burning out of control in the West of the USA. Hot, dry temperatures often combined with winds have made firefighting conditions difficult, destroying homes and forcing evacuations. Here is a compilation of the largest and most dangerous as of August 4, 2016.

Wildfires in California

Authorities are considering potential penalties for whoever set an illegal campfire that ballooned into a massive wildfire near scenic Big Sur in California. The fire has charred almost 73 square miles and destroyed 57 homes. A bulldozer operator was killed on the fire lines.

Comment: A study from last year showed that wildfire seasons are more destructive and lasting longer almost everywhere on Earth.

Could a significant factor in the escalation of these events be that they are fueled from outgassing, then possibly 'sparked' by an increase in atmospheric electric discharge events, such as lightning strikes and other 'cosmic' ignition sources?

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Earth Changes

10 new islands formed in the last 20 years

Cape Verde evacuates 300 people for fears of volcanic eruption following 'intensifying seismic activity'

Two dolphins die after stranding on the coast of Mayo, Ireland

Man killed by lightning on Okaloosa Island, Florida

Breathtaking dashcam footage shows incredible lightning storm in Manitoba, Canada

Wildfire torches 30 square miles, destroys structures in Utah

Large sinkhole swallows van in Zhengzhou, China

Waterspout filmed near Perth, Western Australia

Large waterspout filmed off Singapore

Raging wildfires burn across Western US: California, Utah, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington

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