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NASA releases photo of mysterious 'dragon' aurora over Iceland

Jasper Hamill
Metro
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:48 UTC
A view of the mysterious dragon aurora snapped in Iceland
© Jingyi Zhang & Wang Zheng
A view of the mysterious dragon aurora snapped in Iceland on February 18
Nasa has released incredible pictures of an unusual 'dragon' aurora roaring silently in the sky over Iceland. The stunning natural wonder was caused by particles emited from the sun which smash into the atmosphere to cause a dramatic light display.

Nasa wrote: 'Have you ever seen a dragon in the sky? Although real flying dragons don't exist, a huge dragon-shaped aurora developed in the sky over Iceland earlier this month.

'The aurora was caused by a hole in the Sun's corona that expelled charged particles into a solar wind that followed a changing interplanetary magnetic field to Earth's magnetosphere.

'As some of those particles then struck Earth's atmosphere, they excited atoms which subsequently emitted light: aurora. 'This iconic display was so enthralling that the photographer's mother ran out to see it and was captured in the foreground.

The dragon aurora is strange because it appeared during a time of low sunspot activity, which means our star is not emitting as many charged particles or 'solar wind' as it normally does.

'No sunspots have appeared on the Sun so far in February, making the multiple days of picturesque auroral activity this month somewhat surprising,' Nasa added.


Comment: Grand solar minimum: Data shows this is the lowest cycle since records began


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Video footage from central Ohio shows rare 'thundersnow'


WKBN
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:09 UTC
Thundersnow in OH
© YouTube/Ty's Coins
A rare weather occurrence was caught on camera near Piqua, Ohio -- in the Dayton area -- early Wednesday morning.


That flash of light is called "thundersnow," also known as a winter thunderstorm.

One of the Ohio Department of Transportation's traffic cameras picked it up.

What you didn't hear was the loud boom that went along with it.

Source: CNN


Comment: Footage of the event was also captured 60 miles east in Dublin, Ohio by YouTube user 'Ty's Coins':


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Exploding transformer? Strange blue flash of light seen in northern Wales, UK


Sputnik
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:06 UTC
Flash of light in Wales
© Twitter/NPASHawarden
Conspiracy theorists claim that a strange bright blue light that emanated in the sky over North Wales earlier this month marked the descent of aliens at a secret underground base.

The footage that fuelled this alien speculation was filmed by a member of the Hawarden-based National Police Air Service on 7 February, though some commenters suggested that the eerie phenomenon was caused by a ball lightning or power outage.

However, UFO investigator Russ claims that the light was connected with an underground facility he believes to be lying beneath the North Wales coast.

"I don't know what it was, but it could have been a UFO that came down, something that landed in the area or even something that was brought to the area," he told North Wales Live.

Comment: See also: Exploding Transformers - More than meets the eye?

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Fireballs and Repeating climate cycles


Adapt 2030
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:20 UTC
file
The number of fireballs reported in the USA has continued to increase since 2003 along with Near Earth Objects.

Urban Heat Island study shows that temperatures can rise as much as 4C at low night time temperatures.

Deserts bloom across the Middle East unleashing a locust plague that is unlike anything seen in generations.


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Cold weather movement? Rare vagrant owl found on Shetland, Scotland

Hans J Marter
Shetland News
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:28 UTC
The Tengmalm’s owl in Tumblin.
© John Coutts
The Tengmalm’s owl in Tumblin. The previous sighting of this rare bird in Shetland was back in 1912.
The discovery of a Tengmalm's owl in a Shetland garden on Tuesday is setting the local and national bird watchers community into overdrive.

Named after a Swedish naturalist, there have only ever been four records of the small owl in Shetland, the last being more than 100 years ago in 1912 in Unst.

The bird was discovered sitting on a tree just outside Jackie and Erik Moar's bedroom window in Tumblin, near Bixter.

They put a photo of the bird on Facebook and within a short while local wildlife photographer Dennis and John Coutts, as well as local wildlife guide Hugh Harrop knew that this was something much rarer than the common long eared owls seen in Shetland trees.

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Explosive cyclogenesis in North Atlantic Ocean


Severe Weather Europe
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:41 UTC
Hurricane-force low in the North Atlantic Ocean
© UW-CIMSS, TW
Hurricane-force low in the North Atlantic Ocean at 11:00 UTC on February 20, 2019.
As expected, the impressive cyclone we discussed yesterday has gone through an incredibly rapid intensification and deepened below 940 mbar this morning. A very deep cyclone (a "weather bomb") is moving across the north Atlantic and is expected to pass just west of Iceland tomorrow before it hits south Greenland overnight to Friday.

Mean sea level pressure analysis reveals the central pressure had already fallen below 940 mbar by this morning, into 938-939 mbar range. Notice the incredibly steep pressure gradient through the NW and SW quadrants of the system - this is undoubtedly producing some violent winds, in excess of 150 km/h!

Atlantic cyclone
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Flake news: Sierra ski resort of Squaw Valley hits 503 inches of total snowfall for season

David Caraccio
The Fresno Bee
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:14 UTC
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
Sierra ski resorts are emerging from under a monster storm that pushed Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows past 500 inches of total snowfall so far this season.

That's enough snow to easily cover a standard telephone pole (430 inches) and nearly enough to cover the tallest letter in the iconic Hollywood sign (590 inches).

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows stands at 503 inches. Sierra-at-Tahoe has seen 407 total inches. Heavenly reports 365 inches.

In 2017, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows had 496 inches of total snow.


Comment: Squaw Vallley in California sets February snowfall record before the month is over at 17 feet

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Rain and hailstorms across parts of India cause immense crop damage


RSOE EDIS
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:57 UTC
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Rain and hailstorm across many parts of the country have been wreaking havoc, and the worst sufferers are the currently sowed crops. North and central parts of India have seen immense crop damage in the past few days. Now, as the rain belt also covered the northeastern regions of the country, the crop damage saga continues.

Yesterday, rain along with along with hailstorm activities have caused damage to vast areas furthermore damaging crops in Assam. Areas of Dirak and Kakopathar areas were the ones that suffered the most amount of damage with several acres of tea as well as mustard plantations being on top of the list. As per locals, the hailstorm was as big as oranges and even accumulated up to a whopping 2 feet.

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'Snownado' filmed during storm near Tinian, New Mexico


abc7.com
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:14 UTC
'Snownado' touches down on Navajo reservation

'Snownado' touches down on Navajo reservation
A rancher in New Mexico captured video of a "snownado."

It's when a snow storm meets a tornado. Parts of the state were under winter storm warnings and advisories.

Forecasters said more storms are expected to hit the state later this week.

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Mount Etna volcano eruption sends ash clouds over Sicily, causes flight disruptions

Suman Varandani
International Business Times
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:57 UTC
etna
Possible disruptions at Catania Airport in southern Italy were reported early Wednesday after Mount Etna erupted sending ash clouds over the island of Sicily. The crisis unit of the Sac, the company that manages the international airport of Fontanarossa, ordered some restriction on landings, local media reported.

While take-offs have not been affected so far, the airport warned of possible delays to travel following the explosion of Europe's most active volcano.

In January, the airport was closed after Etna began erupting. In December the volcano exploded on Christmas Eve sending a series of earthquakes. Mount Etna, a stratovolcano located on the east coast of the island of Sicily, has been erupting since as far back as 1500 B.C. The volcano stands as the tallest in Europe at 10,922 feet high and is located about 31 miles near Catania-Fontanarossa Airport.

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