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24 landslides in 24 hours caused by incessant rainfall across the Indian state of Kerala - 22 killed, 22,165 moved

Rejimon Kuttappan
Down to Earth
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:59 UTC
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Kerala, which is been hit by incessant rainfall, witnessed 24 landslides in the last 24 hours spiking the death toll to 22 on August 9, 2019. Nearly 22,165 people have been shifted to relief camps.

Heavy rains have been battering the coastal state since August 7 and have thrown normal life out of gear. This is after the 2018 floods — the worst in the state's history — that killed nearly 500 people and incurred a loss of Rs 31,000 crore worth damages.

Of the 14 districts in Kerala, nine in the north have been put on red alert; three in central on orange alert, while two in south on yellow alert.

Across the state, 315 flood relief camps have been opened, according to an update from Kerala chief minister's office.

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Waterspout filmed in strait between Denmark and Sweden


Yahoo News
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:39 UTC
Katrin Kimming filmed the phenomenon from her home in Grå Läge north of Helsingborg.
© Katrin Kimming
Katrin Kimming filmed the phenomenon from her home in Grå Läge north of Helsingborg.
A waterspout was spotted in the strait between Denmark and Sweden as rain showered the area on August 8.

Danish media said that waterspouts are common late-summer phenomena and that they have caused damage historically.

This footage was taken by Kenneth Schou Svendsen at Dronningmølle beach near Gilleleje, Denmark.


Credit: Kenneth Schou Svendsen via Storyful
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Ferocious lightning bolt kills 8 cattle in Tipperary, Ireland

Peter Gleeson
Irish Farmers Journal
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:29 UTC
Gerry Larkin discovered eight out of 10 cattle dead after being struck by lightning in Ballintemple, Moneygall.
© Odhran Ducie
Gerry Larkin discovered eight out of 10 cattle dead after being struck by lightning in Ballintemple, Moneygall.
A ferocious thunderstorm in Moneygall last Sunday evening resulted in the apparent sudden deaths of eight cattle who were struck by lightning.

The cattle, eight in-calf heifers, owned by local farmer Gerry Larkin were sheltering under a bush when the lethal bolt of lightning hit at around 6.30pm.

Mr Larkin discovered the calamity the following day when he went to see his stock at a farm he holds on a long-term lease at Ballintemple, Moneygall.
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Fata Morgana? 'Ghost City' mirage filmed over lake in China


Sputnik
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:33 UTC
hongze china fata morgana
© Photo: YouTube/People's Daily, China
The video elicited a mixed reaction from social media users, with people wondering whether it was some kind of elaborate optical illusion or merely a hoax.

A strange sight was recently observed near Hongze Lake in China when a whole row of buildings was seen seemingly hovering over the water's surface on the horizon. The sighting was captured on camera by onlookers.

A video subsequently uploaded on YouTube by the People's Daily channel shows what appears to be "a mirage of traditional Chinese buildings," according to the description, along with a working wind turbine.

Comment: This isn't the first suspected instance of Fata Morgana in China:

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash floods kill at least 12 in Yemen


Floodlist
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:51 UTC
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At least 12 people have died in flash floods after heavy rainfall in the northwestern Al Mahwit governorate of Yemen, according to local media.

Several victims died after flash flooding and a mudslide caused buildings to collapse in a mountainous area of Milhan district.

Torrential rains and flash floods have affected several other provinces over the last few days. On 31 July flash floods and landslides displaced around 120 families in Ibb governorate. There were no reports of casualties.


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Snowflake Cold

Cold records shattered in Moscow - 'Dangerous for gardeners'

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:32 UTC
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"August frosts, it's dangerous!" reads the headline.

On the night of August 5 the air temperature in the metropolitan area decreased in some places to record values. In Cherusti, in the east of Moscow region, the minimum air temperature was +1.9°C, and in the herbage was -2°C.

Cold record shattered

Thus, for this area a new minimum temperature record was set. Prior to that, it belonged to the years 2001 and 2002 and was +4.9°C.
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Already freezing in Finland

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:04 UTC
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"We have had plenty of frost during recent nights in Finland," says reader in Finland.

Frost was present in the west and north with clear weather.

Also in the south, frost was -2.8 degrees in Kiikala, 2.1 in Kemiö, -2.2 in Jokioinen, -1.9 in Kokemäki and -0.8 in Niinisalo.

Thanks to Super-electric for this link
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Underwater volcano eruption & Typhoon Lekima same day Taiwan


Adapt 2030
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:55 UTC
typhoons Taiwan
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
At 5:30 am a 6.0 earthquake hit off the Taiwan coast under a stratavolcano beneath Turtle Island (GuiShan Island). Interestingly that seemed to signal an underwater volcanic eruption at the same time Typhoon Lekima neared the island. Is it an Earth - Sun electrical connection? The Ionosphere Map shows nothing unusual but when three typhoons form over the western Pacific and earthquakes are popping off all over the place at he the same time perhaps we should look to the electromagnetic coupling between the Sun and Earth for causation. Check out the Disaster Prediction App.

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Floods in India kill at least 33, displace thousands


The Straits Times
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:40 UTC
In this picture taken on Aug 6, 2019 people wade through a flooded street in Sangli, Maharashtra. The tally of dead in the floods was 25 in the western state of Maharashtra.
© AFP
In this picture taken on Aug 6, 2019 people wade through a flooded street in Sangli, Maharashtra. The tally of dead in the floods was 25 in the western state of Maharashtra.
Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes of western and southern India have killed at least 33 people and forced the evacuation of 180,000 from their homes, officials said on Thursday (Aug 8).

Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September cause deaths and mass displacement across South Asia every year, but they deliver more than 70 per cent of India's rainfall, crucial for farm output and economic growth.

The tally of dead in the floods was 25 in the western state of Maharashtra by Thursday, officials said, while government data in the neighbouring southern state of Karnataka showed eight dead.

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'Mystery illness' strikes Dutch wild boar


BBC News
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:43 UTC
Wild boars
© ERIK VAN 'T WOUD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
The boar are popular with visitors
As many as 70 wild boar have died of an unexplained illness at a nature reserve in the eastern Netherlands.

Only about 20 boar die of disease in the Hoge Veluwe reserve annually, but the figure so far this year is more than triple that, the Omroep Gelderland public broadcaster reports.

Erik Koffeman of the Gelderland Wildlife Management Department says the death rate is "unprecedented - experts have never seen anything like this before".

Wild boar are allowed to live in only a few parts of the country, in case they cause damage or disrupt traffic, and the Hoge Veluwe reserve alone has a population of more than 6,000, according to the local De Stentor newspaper.
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