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Large sinkhole opens at Wickiup Reservoir in Oregon


The Bulletin
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:54 UTC
Wickiup sinkhole
© KRAL
Officials warn that the ground is 'highly unstable'

A sinkhole opened up on the edge of Wickiup Reservoir over the weekend — possibly due to a collapsed lava tube — but officials say water levels at the reservoir just west of La Pine are expected to remain stable.

Photos shared by the Deschutes National Forest earlier in the week showed water draining into the sinkhole. During a visit to the area on Tuesday, the hole was just above the water line. Crews with the North Unit Irrigation District, which operates the Wickiup Dam, placed sandbags to keep water from spilling in to the hole on Tuesday.

Dave Walsh, spokesman with the Bureau of Reclamation, said the hole is roughly 10 to 12 feet across and about 4 feet deep. He said a geologist who examined it on behalf of the bureau on Monday estimated water was flowing down the hole to parts unknown at around 900 gallons a minute.
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Brilliant display of light pillars surprises trekking Malaysian photographers

Yi Shu Ng
Yahoo! News
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:15 UTC
Light pillars in Malaysia
© Andrew JK Tan
This brilliant display of lights looks like it came from the North Pole, but it was actually shot in Malaysia.

Last Thursday, a group of photographers were out on a trek to capture shots of the Milky Way, when they were surprised by these light pillars.

The multicoloured light pillars are a natural phenomenon that occurs when light reflects off the mirror-like surfaces of ice crystals. They are usually found in the polar regions, but have appeared at lower latitudes before.

Photographer Andrew Tan, was with a group of 11 at the northernmost tip of Sabah, Borneo. He told Mashable he only realised the light pillars were in the picture when he checked his camera later.

He used a 30-second long exposure to capture the phenomenon, and it picked up the colours of the light pillars. "It was magnificent," Tan told Malaysian paper The Star. "It is definitely a moment to treasure in our lives."
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Bizarro Earth

Crews fight lightning-caused wildfires across Southern Idaho

Keith Ridler
US News & World Report
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:15 UTC
idaho wifeire 6 2017
© Bureau of Land Management
A helicopter drops water via a bucket system on lightning-caused fire burning near Malad.
Fire officials say quick responses by ranchers and others in Idaho to more than 20 wildfires sparked by lightning have kept the small fires from becoming major blazes like those that scorched the region in recent decades. About 10 wildfires remained active Wednesday in grass and brush in southern Idaho, with one of the largest just north of the Utah border.

The 6-square-mile (16-sq. kilometer) blaze temporarily closed Interstate 84 on Tuesday but traffic resumed a few hours later. "The fire jumped into the median," Idaho State Police spokesman Tim Marsano said. The fire was burning about 11 miles (18 kilometers) from Grandview and was expected to be controlled later Wednesday.
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Snowflake Cold

Record cold in USA during Summer in Dakotas and Great Lakes, media ignores

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:33 UTC
snow map
Record Cold USA During Summer in Dakotas & Great Lakes with dozens of cold records set and temperatures at least 10-15F below normal temperatures and the media remains silent. Last week all you heard was so hot the ariplanes cant take off, but now with record cold during summer and 1/4 of the northern and N.E USA below normal , not a peep. Also global temperatures arent rising as expected this summer, which is another indication of the intensifying mini ice age. Snows in Russia the days earlier, meters of snow in South America and atmospheric compression events at dozens of locations planet wide, the changes are indeed beginning to themselves. We are entering a mini ice age.


Sources

Comment: The U.S. has had more record lows since 1937 than record highs

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Snowflake

Summer snowfall in two regions of Russia

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:27 UTC
snow russia
Two inches of snow fell in Tatarstan and an inch fell in Murmansk Russia during the first week of summer. I love how the US media focuses on heat in Arizona during the summer, but never spoke about summer snow in Russia, far south near Central Asia. This is definitely a sign of the intensifying Mini Ice Age.


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Bizarro Earth

There have been four earthquakes in Maine so far this week


Bangor Daily News
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:18 UTC
earthquakes Bangor ME
Geologists say there have been four earthquakes recorded in Maine so far this week, according to Portland ABC television affiliate WMTW. That brings this month's total to five, more than double the monthly average for Maine over the past year. All four this week have been very minor quakes, with three of the four — two at a 1.4 on the moment magnitude scale and one 1.7-magnitude near Lincoln — taking place Sunday, WMTW reported.

The fourth, at a magnitude of 1.3, was recorded near Livermore around 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to the station. According to Michigan Technological University, earthquakes under 2.5 in magnitude are "usually not felt, but can be recorded by a seismograph," and about 900,000 such quakes are estimated to take place around the world every year.

Earlier this month, residents of Monroe took to social media to report feeling the ground shake in what was recorded as a 2.1-magnitude earthquake there.
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Question

Mysterious boom rattles St. Helens, Oregon

Cody Mann
The Chronicle
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:00 UTC
boom
A sound resembling a thunderous explosion was heard around 8 p.m. on June 25 in the St. Helens area. Curious citizens flooded social media with questions about the origin of the boom that some said shook homes and rattled windows.

According to St. Helens Police Chief Terry Moss, the first reports of the sound came in at 8:22 p.m. Moss said his department fielded 11 calls regarding the boom, mainly from residents on the west side of town.

The cause of the sound has not been determined. Moss said this time of year is marked by frequent firework and "loud boom" reports. Without more definitive information, Moss said the matter would be considered closed.
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Cloud Lightning

Five killed by lightning bolt in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh, India


Outlook India
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:51 UTC
LIGHTNING
Lightning strike killed a woman and four girls at Bharothi village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh today.

The victims were identified as Maheshwari Paraste (26), her daughter Sharda (9), Punam Barmai (13), Sushma Uladi (13) and Nan Bai Marko (14).

Inspector Anil Patel of local police station said the incident took place when they were returning after bathing in the village river.

Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department's Bhopal Centre has forecast possibility of heavy rainfall in Balaghat, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Narsinghpur and Raisen districts during the next 48 hours.
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Bizarro Earth

Mandatory evacuations ordered for wildfire in San Luis Obispo County, CA

Joseph Serna
LA Times
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:28 UTC
Hill Fire CA 6 2017

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County made significant gains against a wildfire burning east of Santa Margarita that has forced residents to evacuate about 100 homes, officials said Tuesday. The Hill fire is burning in an area dotted with secluded homes surrounded by hills. Many areas are blanketed in 12-foot high grass and dried-out vegetation, said Chris Elms of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The blaze has scorched about 1,500 acres and was 40% contained Tuesday morning thanks to a dip in temperatures overnight and increased humidity, Elms said. "Last night was about getting in as many resources as we could and taking advantage," Elms said. About 1,200 firefighters are expected to be in the area by the end of Tuesday, Elms said.

The fire is burning in steep terrain and in light vegetation that burns easily and quickly. The flames ran southeast Monday afternoon and destroyed one structure though authorities can't say whether it was a home or smaller building, Elms said.
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Ice Cube

The U.S. has had more record lows since 1937 than record highs

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:52 UTC
Extremes US temperatures
At least 30 states had their lowest recorded temperatures on or after 1937. This means there have been more record lows since 1937 then there have been record highs.

Also, more than half of all U.S. states had their highest recorded temperatures prior to 1937.

So where's the global warming?

Thanks to Jim for this link
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