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Dolomites ski resort in Italy reports 4 feet of snow in 24 hours; huge dumps of 80cms on other European mountains

Patrick Thorne
In The Snow
Thu, 28 Dec 2017 14:06 UTC
Arabba in the Italian Dolomites

Arabba in the Italian Dolomites
Arabba in the Italian Dolomites has reported 120cm (four feet) of snowfall in the past 24 hours.

It's the biggest accumulation in a list of hundreds of big totals across Europe with up to 80cm of snow reported in the Pyrenees and the same in the Alps.

The snowfall at Arabba appears to be the biggest snowfall in the region for nearly four years since the village was cut off by snow in early 2014 when a state of emergency was declared when roads were blocked and power cut off.

This is the snow falling last night:
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Attention

Dead whale discovered near Port of Long Beach, Califorina


losangeles.cbslocal.com
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:47 UTC
whale
A whale estimated at 20 to 30 feet long was found dead in a shipping channel near the Port of Long Beach Wednesday night.

The whale has been tied to a dock until scientists arrive to investigate the cause of death and determine what type of whale it is. A port spokesperson said this is a rare occurrence and can't recall a whale ever being trapped in shipping traffic.

The whale was discovered by the Coast Guard near Nimitz Road at Pier T and Bert 140 around 6 p.m., Long Beach Fire Dept. spokesperson Brian Fisk said.

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Snowflake Cold

Record December low of -36F for International Falls, Minnesota


fox9.com
Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:19 UTC
ice ice
International Falls, Minnesota woke up to a temperature of -36F at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning breaking the previous record low for Dec. 27 of -32F set in 1924, according to the National Weather Service office in Duluth. That -36 is the actual temperature, not a wind chill!

According to state records, the -36 morning in International Falls is only about halfway to the state record low temperature of -60 in Tower, Minnesota on Feb. 2, 1996. The all-time record low for International Falls is -55F, set in January 1909.
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One dead and dozens hurt as 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tehran, Iran

Tom Embury-Dennis
The Independent
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:55 UTC
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One person has died of a heart attack and at least 56 people were injured after a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck 50km west of Tehran, according to state media.

Most of the injured were trying to escape buildings and were released from hospital after treatment, Iran's Emergency Medical Services said.

The earthquake, which struck at 12.54am local time, was an aftershock of a bigger 5.2 magnitude quake on 20 December, which left two people dead.
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Cloud Lightning

Storms bring hail the size of cricket balls to Queensland, Australia

Clare Armstrong
news.com.au
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:56 UTC
Cricket ball-sized hail fell at Athol, near Toowoomba, Tuesday afternoon
© News Corp Australia
Cricket ball-sized hail fell at Athol, near Toowoomba, Tuesday afternoon
Residents reported seeing a storm cell that looked like a "miniature tornado" tearing through Queensland's south as strong winds and heavy showers wreaked havoc.

Residents have reported seeing a storm cell that looked like a "miniature tornado" tearing through Queensland's Darling Downs region as strong winds and heavy showers wreaked havoc on Boxing Day.

Kingaroy locals described a "large wind tunnel" wreaking havoc, lifting roofs from houses and uprooting trees in the area on Tuesday afternoon.

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Ice Cube

Scientists predict 'mini ice age' may hit UK by 2030


Sky News
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:41 UTC
Frost fairs were once held on the River Thames.

Frost fairs were once held on the River Thames.
A model of the Sun's magnetic activity suggests the River Thames may freeze over within two decades, experts say.

A mini ice age that would freeze major rivers could hit Britain in less than two decades, according to research from universities in the UK and Russia.

A mathematical model of the Sun's magnetic activity suggests temperatures could start dropping here from 2021, with the potential for winter skating on the River Thames by 2030.

A team led by maths professor Valentina Zharkova at Northumbria University built on work from Moscow to predict the movements of two magnetic waves produced by the Sun.
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Snowflake Cold

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Baby elephants freeze in Myanmar - Record snows hit Switzerland - Record cold in Australia (VIDEO)


Adapt 2030
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:26 UTC
snow
Baby elephants freeze in Myanmar as local elephant camps are asking locals to donate blankets to keep them warm.

Ossetia in Caucuses crushed with a blizzard knocking out power to 70,000 homes.

Switzerland record snow and skiing in the streets.

Queensland Australia coldest ever temps in December, but media includes a thermometer reading 90F in the article.
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Binoculars

Austria: Strange funnel-shaped luminescent cloud visible for 15 minutes in night sky

Sacha Dobler
Abrupt Earth Changes
Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:52 UTC
austria light
This light display appeared between 04:30h and 4:45 h on Tuesday morning 12-26-2017, over the Soboth in South-west Steiermark province Austria, the view in towards the East.

Gerald Reczek reported on twitter, as he was walking his dog in the early morning hours, he saw a light rise up from the horizon and and disperse within 15 minutes.

Severe Weather Europe responded and speculated is likely be the Russian Fregat upper stage burn on the launch of AngoSat communications satellite, Angola's first satellite, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngoSat_1

According to SWE similar sightings were made in Romania.
No reason is given why a Russian rocket from Kazakhstan would be seen in Austria. Similar explanations were produced when the Norway Spiral appeared over Oslo in 2009.

Comment: The Russian rocket explanation seems unlikely. Whatever the immediate cause, perhaps this has something to do with the luminescence:
As we've theorized in Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection, the atmosphere has become more electrically charged these days as it accumulates increased levels of comet dust (more generally termed 'meteor smoke') and volcanic dust. The atmospheric dust captures electrons that circulate from the (relatively) negatively-charged Earth to the positively-charged ionosphere, creating atmospheric regions with varying electric potential.

The atmosphere is not one homogeneous space - its electric potential varies according to elevation (as a general rule; the higher, the more positive) and to dust concentration (negatively-charged regions). The combustion particles in the rocket trail become electrically-charged (ionized) and when the electric potential difference between the ionized combustion particles and the surrounding space is sufficiently high, it glows.
See: SpaceX rocket launch spooks Californians with eerie glowing trail (VIDEOS)

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Attention

Dead humpback whale found at Point Reyes, California

Rhea Mahbubani
nbcbayarea.com
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:00 UTC
A juvenile male humpback whale was stranded at North Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
© The Marine Mammal Center
A juvenile male humpback whale was stranded at North Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
A dead humpback whale washed up on the Point Reyes National Seashore on Christmas Eve.

According to a report in the SF Gate, the Marine Mammal Center said the body found on the shore of North Beach was that of a 30-foot-long male whale.

The cause of the whale's death remains unknown.

"A team from California Academy of Sciences went out yesterday [Christmas Day] to get some samples, and a larger team is going out today for a necropsy," Laura Sherr, a spokesperson for the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center told the SF Gate.
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Attention

Dead humpback washes up on beach in Long Island, New York

Ruth Brown
New York Post
Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:19 UTC
A dead humpback whale washed ashore in Atlantic Beach, Long Island, was reported to police on Dec. 26, 2017.
© Nassau County Police Department
A dead humpback whale washed ashore in Atlantic Beach, Long Island, was reported to police on Dec. 26, 2017.
The carcass of a humpback whale washed up on a Long Island's East Atlantic Beach on Tuesday morning.

The mammoth mammal's body is around 30 feet long and it likely was already dead when it came ashore, an expert said.

"Usually when it's orientated dorsal-side down, an animal has washed up dead on the beach," said Rob DiGiovanni, chief scientist of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society.

"It was called in by the public, [but] photos we have when the police showed up was of the animal dorsal-side down," he said.
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