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2019 shaping up to be record-breaking noctilucent cloud season in the US

Noctilucent clouds
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If you've never seen a cloud of frosted meteor smoke, now is the time to look. 2019 is shaping up to be the best year for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) ... maybe ever.

Normally confined to near-Arctic latitudes, NLCs have been seen this month in most US states. On Friday morning, June 14th, Don Davis saw them, astonishingly, from the city of Joshua Tree not far from Los Angeles CA:
NLCs over Joshua Tree, CA
"They were dim but distinct," says Davis. "I photographed them easily using a 4 second exposure at ISO 400."

Davis's sighting at +34.1 degrees sets the record for low-latitude observations of NLCs, breaking the previous record set only five days earlier by Brian Guyer at the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico (+35.1 degrees).

"I'm shocked to report that I saw the noctilucent clouds while venturing outdoors for a weather observation shortly after sunset," says Guyer, who is a senior meteorologist. "When I noticed the faint blue wavy tendrils far off to the north, I asked myself, 'am I really seeing noctilucent clouds from here?' I'm happy to see that other folks are also seeing these beautiful spectacles of nature at lower latitudes."


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Boy dies a day after attack by 10 stray dogs in the Philippines

canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A five-year-old boy in Basilan in southern Philippines died a day after being savagely attacked by stray dogs as officials took steps to address feral canine assaults on the local populace.

Reports reaching Manila said the boy was out walking on the streets of Aguada in Isabela City on Sunday evening when about ten stray dogs mauled him. The victim, a Muslim, was later taken to a hospital in Zamboanga City for treatment, but died on Tuesday morning due to his injuries.

The incident drew concern from local officials as it was not the first time that such attacks from feral dogs were recorded in Isabela City.

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Shallow 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocks West Papua in Indonesia

Epicenter
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has been reported in Indonesia's West Papua area. There are no reports yet about the effect.

The powerful quake was picked up by observers in western Latin American countries monitoring for seismic activity, and by the US Geological Survey, which said the quake's epicentre hit what is believed to be a sparsely populated area.

According to reports the quake followed a series of tremors across the Pacific region on Tuesday, including a 6.8 magnitude quake shaking Japan's east coast, and a 6.8 quake striking south of New Zealand's Kermadec Islands chain.

Comment: The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 12 kilometers.


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Flash floods prompt evacuations in the Azores - double June rainfall in 24 hours

Severe storm hits Azores

Severe storm hits Azores
Civil Protection of the Azores Islands (Serviço Regional de Proteção Civil e Bombeiros dos Açores - SRPCBA) reported over 30 incidents of flooding on the islands of Terceira and São Jorge.

Raging flash floods swept through streets on 16 June, 2019, damaging homes and vehicles. The worst hit area was the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island, where 30 of 36 incidents occurred. SRPCBA said that most of the recorded incidents were promptly resolved by Angra do Heroísmo fire service, along with teams from civil protection and other local emergency services. Nine people were evacuated from their homes in the municipality.


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Snow falls on a major British Columbia highway in June

snowy road
© Drivebc.ca
The morning after hot, dry conditions helped build four fires in the south and central Okanagan, there's plenty of rain this morning — and snow on the Coquihalla.

Drive B.C. cameras on Highway 97C connecting the Okanagan to the Coquihalla show snow near Elkhart Drive.


Cloud Precipitation

Over 40,000 displaced by floods in Mindanao, Philippines

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Philippines says that over 45,000 people have been displaced by flooding on Mindanao Island.

Most of those displaced (44,955 people / 8,991 families) are in Datu Salibo and Sultan Sa Barongis municipalities in Maguindanao Province.

DWSD said, "The rapid change of the weather condition including the heavy rain has been experienced in some part of Maguindano Province. On 06 June 2019 and 09 June 2019, Municipalities of Datu Saibo and Sultan Sa Barongis were two of the reported affected municipalities of flooding due to heavy rainfall."


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Greek farmer tragically dies from a lightning strike in Korinthos

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A 37-year-old farmer and father of two young children, sadly died from a lightning strike in Korinthos yesterday afternoon, in front of his own father, who was with him at the time the tragedy took place.

The local community of Gouras, in the mountainous area of Korinthos, have been left shattered by the news of 37-year-old farmer Panagiotis Karadima's death, as the man was in his field collecting hay along with his father and worker when lightning hit.

The farmer went to his field along with his father and an assistant to pick up the hay bales as they feared the torrential rain would destroy them, leaving their farm animals hungry.

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Ice Age Farmer Report: Catastrophic growing seasons worldwide - Grand Solar Minimum "Trainwreck"

Standing water is seen near a tractor in Woodford County, Ill., June 13, 2019.
© Tom Dermody
Standing water is seen near a tractor in Woodford County, Ill., June 13, 2019.

Farmers across the nation--and indeed the world--are calling out in unison about a catastrophic growing season. Many are "cold and wet." Others are suffering from violent hailstorms. All are more volatile as the growing zones shift. Ensure your family's food security going forward: start growing your own food today.


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Propaganda

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Hottest temperatures on the planet but forget the record snow & cold please

polar bear
Global media running with the headlines of "hottest global temperature" , today in this place even though it's not a heat record, then repeats with "hottest global temperature" in that place the next day not a record, all the while forgetting record cold and snow in 13 places in the US and Canada.

A look at the 156 year global temperature record, flat line. Scary.


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Cloud Precipitation

Flash flood kills at least 7 people in Trabzon, Turkey

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A flash flood claimed at least seven lives in Turkey's Black Sea region, the officials said on June 19.

Speaking to reporters about the flood in Araklı in the Trabzon province, Süleyman Soylu said rescue teams are trying to reach the others.

"Search and rescue teams of 280, including Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), and gendarmerie forces are searching the region," Soylu added.