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Tropical Storm Ivo leaves two dead, widespread flooding in Mexico


Mexico News Daily
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:20 UTC
Flooding in Comondú, Baja California Sur.

Flooding in Comondú, Baja California Sur.
The storm closed schools, downed power lines and collapsed bridges

Tropical Storm Ivo left two dead and communities across the country ravaged by floods, sinkholes, hailstorms and damaged infrastructure over the weekend.

The deaths, a minor in Ahome, Sinaloa, and an adult male in Monterrey, Nuevo León, were both caused by electrocution. The seven-year-old child was electrocuted when lightning struck as he touched a refrigerator.

Sinaloa Governor Quirino Ordaz Coppel urged the federal government to send aid to victims in the affected municipalities of Guasave, Elota, Mocorito, El Rosario and Mazatlán, all in a state of emergency.

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Strange 'jet sounds' heard in the skies of Iasi, Romania


Sott.net
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 12:35 UTC
Strange sounds in Romania
© YouTube/Alexandru V. Diaconu
On August 11, 2019, YouTube user 'Alexandru V. Diaconu' heard strange 'jet noises' in the skies of Iasi, Romania. He uploaded video footage of the event:
It's the second time today that these jet engine sounds are blasting. It is strange because the airport isn't near my location and the planes that fly here are always high enough to not make so much noise.

This time I happened to see some smoke and a new sound following the engine sounds. I am located in Iaşi, Romania and the last time I heard these jet sounds was a couple of years ago, I have a clip posted here from then [June 26, 2014] as well.


Comment: On April 20 of this year YouTuber user 'Dumitru Daniela' posted similar footage of strange noises she heard in the skies of Tulcea, Romania, about 300 km away from Iasi:



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Signs and Portents: Mutant cow born with two heads in Argentina

Simon Green
Daily Star (UK)
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:47 UTC
The calf could move both its heads independently
© CEN
The calf could move both its heads independently
A poor calf born with two heads has been filmed lying on the ground next to its mother moments after being born.

The deformed cow, born at the Los Chimagons Farm near the town of Hilario Ascasubi in the eastern Argentine province of Buenos Aires, is able to move both its heads and can breathe through them as well in the clip.

But tragically, the creature died just 12 hours after birth.

Fernando Dumrauf, the farmer who discovered the animal, said its mum was unable to breastfeed it because "half of the body answered to one head while the other half responded to the other".

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Waterspout swirls across Lake Huron


Yahoo! News
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:09 UTC
Waterspout over Lake Huron

Waterspout over Lake Huron
A waterspout spun across Lake Huron on the morning of August 23, amid several local news reports warning of possible waterspout and cold air tunnels in Michigan's Thumb.

According to the National Weather Service, late summer into early fall is the time to expect waterspouts over the Great Lakes.

Brian Thompson was able to capture footage of one without even leaving home. He told Storyful he "never expected to see one outside my living room."

Thompson's footage shows the rope-like spout moving across the water and eventually onto land.

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Strange trumpeting sounds heard near Heidelberg, Germany


Sott.net
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:00 UTC
Trumpeting sounds in Heidelberg, Germany
© YouTube/Daniel Jetschin
On August 6, 2019, YouTuber 'Daniel Jetschin' shared a clip of trumpeting sounds he heard near Heidelberg, Germany:
After years to come, I finally witnessed the strange unknown phenomenon myself! Happened near Heidelberg around 9 AM. Repeated 3 times.

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The great failure of the climate models

Patrick Michaels and Caleb Stewart Rossiter
Washington Examiner
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:08 UTC
global warming
Computer models of the climate are at the heart of calls to ban the cheap, reliable energy that powers our thriving economy and promotes healthier, longer lives. For decades, these models have projected dramatic warming from small, fossil-fueled increases in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, with catastrophic consequences.

Yet, the real-world data aren't cooperating. They show only slight warming, mostly at night and in winter. According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there has been no systematic increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, and the ongoing rise in sea level that began with the end of the ice age continues with no great increase in magnitude. The constancy of land-based records is obvious in data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Should we trust these computer models of doom? Let's find out by comparing the actual temperatures since 1979 with what the 32 families of climate models used in the latest U.N. report on climate science predicted they would be.
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Monster eruption at Kamchatka volcano (Shiveluch), Russia - ash fired 70,000 ft (21.3 km) into stratosphere

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:18 UTC
Shiveluch volcano eruption

The recent strong explosive activity at Kamchatka (Shiveluch) volcano, Russia climaxed over the weekend as a VEI 5/6 monster of an eruption rocked the mountain, and there's likely more to come.

The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage reported on a volcanic ash plume rising to a staggering 70,000 ft (21300 m) and moving at 10 kts in NNE direction — particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10km), and into the stratosphere, have a direct cooling effect on the planet.

This eruption at Shiveluch produced a "huge stratospheric injection" says Diamond, of the Oppenheimer Ranch Project. "We're talking Plinian, Ultra-Plinian — one of the largest eruptions of the last decade."


"This baby is not over."

Shiveluch is an unstable stratovolcano with a recent eruptive history littered with VEI 4s and 5s. But even still, this year's activity, culminating with this weekend's big boom, represents a tremendous uptick.

Stay tuned for updates.

Comment: Vast 'pumice raft' found drifting through South Pacific Ocean - Likely from underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga

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Powerful storm hits Madrid, Spain - Cars swept away by rivers of hail. In August


RT
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:42 UTC
madrid hail storm
Madrid is under a torrential downpour of rain and hail as floods sweep over the city's streets, washing away cars and anything else in their path. The storms were captured in incredible footage.

The immense storm passed over Madrid on Monday afternoon, with footage emerging from the city's Arganda district detailing its destructive power. Cars, trash cans and benches, among other debris, could be seen swept up in the flash floods.


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Vast 'pumice raft' found drifting through South Pacific Ocean - Likely from underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga


BBC
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:59 UTC
pumice volcano tonga
© NASA Earth Observatory / Joshua Stevens
Is it an island? No it's a floating volcanic eruption!
A vast "raft" of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 sq km (58 sq miles) is drifting through the Pacific Ocean, scientists say.

The sea of pumice - the size of 20,000 football fields - was first reported by Australian sailors earlier this month.

Experts say the mass likely came from an underwater volcano near Tonga which erupted around 7 August according to satellite images.

Sailors have been warned to stay clear of the potential hazard.

Pumice is a lightweight, bubble-rich rock that can float in water. It is produced when lava goes through rapid cooling and loss of gases.

Comment: People are weird. If it's something ambiguous, like maybe the planet warmed 0.2 degrees over the last decade, they say this definitely spells doom (unless people pay 'green' taxes, which will magically prevent the doom from happening), but when it's a clear sign of significant geological activity taking place right now, they brush it off as being a welcome positive?!

Pumice islands the size of small countries forming from recent undersea volcanic eruptions are not a good sign. Not for civilization anyway. And certainly not for coral reefs, which have been acidified to death by all the outgassing that has accompanied these eruptions...

See also: Underwater eruption discovered near Fonualei Island, Tonga

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Cooling atmosphere: Circumzenithal arc shines over Brighton, England

Charlotte Ikonen
The Argus
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:10 UTC
circumzenithal arc over brighton
© Sherrie Fox
A natural phenomenon usually seen at the North and South Poles has been spotted in the sky over Brighton.

A circumzenithal arc, shaped like an upside-down rainbow and giving the appearance of a smile in the sky, was seen above the city at around 4pm yesterday. It is shown in the pictures, sent to The Argus by reader Sherrie Fox.

According to the Met Office, circumzenithal arcs are formed when sunlight refracts through horizontal ice crystals at an angle where the light enters the crystal through its flat top face and exits through a side prism face. This is what causes the distinctive upside-down rainbow effect.
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