Earth Changes
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Least Bittern: bird only lived for 30 minutes after it landed from America in John O’Donoghue’s back garden near Tralee.
Least Bittern: bird only lived for 30 minutes after it landed from America in John O’Donoghue’s back garden near Tralee.
The unexpected arrival on Irish shores of the Least Bittern earlier this week was tinged with sadness, however, when the bird died of exhaustion shortly afterwards.
Lorenzo delivered several US-based birds to Irish shores, but none as rare as the Bittern. It is only the 10th time one has been found on this side of the Atlantic.
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Super Typhoon Hagibis late on October 9th local time.
Super Typhoon Hagibis late on October 9th local time.
A decision on whether to go ahead with Japan's do-or-die Pool A showdown against Scotland, set for Sunday in Yokohama, will be taken on the morning of the game.
The Pool B game between New Zealand and Italy in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and the Pool C match between England and France in Yokohama have both been canceled — the first time games have been called off in Rugby World Cup history. All fans with tickets will receive a full refund.
The Pool D game between Australia and Georgia in Shizuoka on Friday is expected to go ahead as scheduled, as is the Pool A fixture between Ireland and Samoa in Fukuoka on Saturday.
Typhoon Hagibis is predicted to be the biggest typhoon of the 2019 season and is expected to cause widespread disruption throughout Saturday, with public transport shut down in some areas.
Rugby World Cup tournament director Alan Gilpin said the decision to cancel the matches was made on safety grounds, following extensive consultation with independent weather experts.
"As you can imagine, the decision to cancel these matches has not been taken lightly," he said. "It's been made with the best interests of team, public, tournament and volunteer safety as a priority, based on the expert advice and the detailed information we have available.
Officials said that Veeraiah and Seshaiah were rearing the sheep. Lightning struck on sheep herd killing them on the spot. Rain occurred accompanied by thunders and heavy gales in the wee hours in the area.
The sheep rears told media that the lost over 150 sheep worth about Rs 7 lakh and appealed the government to extend them financial assistance.
Rohtang pass receives nearly 10 inches snowfall
Around 150 buses, tourist taxis, private cars and military vehicles going towards Manali from the Lahaul side on Sunday had got stuck near the pass after the area received over 25cm of snow, Manali sub-divisional magistrate Raman Gharsangi said. "A fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles was deployed to bring back the stranded. All are safe now," he said.
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Snow falls along Stevens Pass on Oct. 8, 2019
Snow falls along Stevens Pass on Oct. 8, 2019
Scattered showers moved into the Puget Sound region Tuesday as a potent Puget Sound Convergence Zone slowly moved through the region. Some of these showers brought small hail and a few bolts of lightning.
A small hail storm coated the ground on the Eastside, with photos from the area showing rather wintry scenes.
Hail reports came in from Bellevue, Renton and the Issaquah Highlands.
In Seattle, the rains brought January-like temperatures to those caught outside. The thermometer at Sea-Tac Airport registered 44 degrees at 1 p.m. -- a 10 degree drop in 33 minutes. At that moment, Seattle was 7 degrees warmer than Reykjavik, Iceland despite it being late evening in Iceland.
Meanwhile, it was all snow up in the mountains where 7-10 inches have already fallen at Stevens Pass.
Even though in some parts of Greece people are still swimming, up north the temperature dropped to minus four degrees Celsius and the slopes and peaks of Mount Olympus were filled with snow.
A few days ago, the first snowflakes had fallen onto the highest mountain in Greece but yesterday there was a great amount that turned the entire area white!
A foot of snow is forecast to bury crops in Great Plains, Canada
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Baltimore Oriole: