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Russian Arctic town suffers polar bear invasion

RT
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 20:48 UTC

A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, as locals face a massive "invasion" of polar bears, with over 50 predators seeking food and harassing residents in the urban landscape.

The move was announced Saturday after several weeks of close encounters between locals and the fearsome furry beasts.

"People are fearful, they are afraid to go outside, daily life is in turmoil, parents are wary of letting children to go to schools and kindergartens," deputy head of the local administration, Aleksandr Minayev, said in a statement.

The town of Belushya Guba seems to be the most affected by the polar bear problem, with at least 52 specimen roaming around the vicinity. A bunch of videos have emerged online showing the bears strolling down the snowy streets, digging through food waste - and even trying to invade homes.

Comment: And it's not just in Russia that this unusual behaviour of animals venturing into populated areas is occurring:

Blizzards in western China leave thousands of livestock dead and roads covered in deep snow

news.com.au
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 20:23 UTC

Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45cm of snow.

Local authorities had sent veterinarians, medicine and animal feed to the hard-hit areas in Qinghai Province's Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Villages in the area are above 5,000 metres and workers are seeking to clear roads to ensure the delivery of supplies, a task made more difficult by high winds and drifting snow.

Mainly ethnic Tibetan villagers in the area depend heavily on livestock, mainly Yaks, goats and sheep, for their livelihoods and to feed their families.

Heavy snowfall damages over 50 percent of fruit orchards in Bhadarwah, Jammu and Kashmir

Financial Express
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 20:01 UTC

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About 50 per cent fruit orchards were damaged due to recent snowfall in this picturesque valley and adjoining areas in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Saturday.

Bhadarwah, along with Kellar, Bhallesa, Dessa, Chatroo and Marmat, experienced heavy snowfall between Wednesday and Friday.

"Nearly 50 percent of the fruit trees have suffered irreparable losses in the latest snowfall," Bhadarwah horticulture development officer Rohan Kumar said, quoting preliminary information received from the field staff. Putting the loss suffered by the orchards in the snow-bound areas to about 100 crore, Kumar asked the farmers not to let snow accumulate on trees.

"We appeal to the farmers not to let snow accumulate on trees and remove it as early as possible," he said.

The meteorological department has predicted another spell of snowfall from February 12.

After Kashmir, Chenab valley comprising Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban is the leading fruit producer in the state with Bhadarwah contributing 65 per cent of the yield, including apple, pears, walnut and persimmon.

Comment: Related article: Heavy rains and hailstorms lead to massive crop damage in Punjab and Haryana, India

Record cold of minus 24.4 C grips Hokkaido, Japan

Japan Today
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:38 UTC

A cold wave brought by an air mass of record-low temperatures gripped Hokkaido on Friday, causing traffic disruptions on the northernmost Japanese mainland.

As temperatures plunged below minus 20 C in some parts of the region, the Japan Meteorological Agency also predicted snowfall on Saturday in eastern Japan, with central Tokyo expected to see 5 to 10 centimeters.

The agency said a cold air mass of minus 24.4 C, the lowest since it began compiling data in 1957, was hovering about 1,500 meters above Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, where the mercury dropped to minus 12.5 C in the morning.

Child killed in attack by family pit bull mix in Guthrie, Kentucky

kfvs12.com
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:32 UTC

Police in Kentucky say a 1-year-old boy has died after being mauled by the family pit bull mix dog.

WBKO-TV in Bowling Green reports Guthrie police responded to a home Thursday to find the boy unresponsive but breathing. Police said the child had deep abrasions on his head, chest and neck, and his grandmother also had injuries from trying to pull the dog off the boy.

The child had been on the floor playing with a ball. Police believe a thunderstorm may have triggered the dog.

The woman and boy were taken to a hospital, but the boy died of his injuries. The woman was treated and released.

Source: AP

Erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia spews ash, lava

Pakistan Today
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:23 UTC

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has spewed a plume of grey ash into the sky as fiery red molten lava streamed down from its crater.

Authorities did not raise the rumbling volcano's alert status after the eruption on Thursday evening.

But any activity at Merapi raises concern and local residents have previously been ordered to stay outside a five-kilometre (three-mile) no-go zone around the crater near Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta.

Volcano spews lava in fresh eruption on Indonesia's Siau island

Euronews
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:12 UTC

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Siau sent lava and searing gas out of its crater on Thursday, prompting evacuation preparations.

Authorities expanded the danger zone around Mount Karangetang to 4km from its crater in response to the eruption.

Just hours later, Mount Merapi on the island of Java shot out hot clouds and lava.

No casualties or damage were reported and the volcanoes' alert levels were not raised, officials said.

Heavy rains and hailstorms lead to massive crop damage in Punjab and Haryana, India

skymetweather.com
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:50 UTC

Massive crop damage was reported across northwestern plains, particularly Punjab and Haryana, as heavy rains and thundershowers wreaked havoc. These showers were also accompanied with strong winds and hailstorm.

Wheat, maize, peas, mustard are the major Rabi crops have reported major losses. Accurate figures are yet to be ascertained. Rains had started during the early morning hours and continued throughout the day.

According to Skymet Weather, an active Western Disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir had induced a cyclonic circulation over Northwest Rajasthan. Both the systems were strong in nature and thus, resulted in widespread rain and thundershowers. However, it was intense hailstorm that has caused the major damage to the standing crop.

'Weird' sounds heard in southeastern Netherlands

Sott.net
Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:24 UTC

On February 6, 2019, YouTube user 'Danny's Cafe' uploaded footage of strange sounds he heard (again) in the skies of Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands:

Comment: Please excuse the foul language.

Avalanches, landslides kill 11 people in Himalayan Kashmir

Beloit Daily News
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:12 UTC

Rescuers battled Friday to reach the site of an avalanche that buried 10 people in Indian-occupied Kashmir following two days of heavy snowfall.

Heavy snow caused avalanches and landslides that killed 11 people and trapped another in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, officials said Friday.

Rescuers cut through mounds of snow to reach 11 people — seven policemen, two firefighters and two prisoners — who were trapped in a fire station in the southern Banihal area overnight, said top police officer S.P. Pani.

They found the bodies of three of the policemen, the two firefighters and the two prisoners, and three policemen were rescued alive, Pani said. He said the rescued men were hospitalized while efforts to find the missing policeman continued.

Pani said the policemen had taken shelter in the fire station because it had not been damaged by past avalanches in the mountainous area, where landslides are common.

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Earth Changes

Russian Arctic town suffers polar bear invasion

Blizzards in western China leave thousands of livestock dead and roads covered in deep snow

Heavy snowfall damages over 50 percent of fruit orchards in Bhadarwah, Jammu and Kashmir

Record cold of minus 24.4 C grips Hokkaido, Japan

Child killed in attack by family pit bull mix in Guthrie, Kentucky

Erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia spews ash, lava

Volcano spews lava in fresh eruption on Indonesia's Siau island

Heavy rains and hailstorms lead to massive crop damage in Punjab and Haryana, India

'Weird' sounds heard in southeastern Netherlands

Avalanches, landslides kill 11 people in Himalayan Kashmir

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