Earth Changes
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The sinkhole, which measured several metres in diameter, took up part of the pavement and the road, by the old Quemadero bridge and the football field, in the Spanish enclave city in North Africa.
The leader of the local Caballas Coalition party, Mohamed Ali, tweeted about the sinkhole, which left residents in the area shocked over how dangerous it could have proved.
The area was cordoned off and barriers were placed around the sinkhole.
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In a statement, the department said it had received reports of 548 missing people from nine provinces across the country between Saturday night and Monday morning.
So far, 467 people have been found and rescuers were trying to locate 81 who were still unaccounted for, it said.
Meanwhile, local media reported that some areas in western Mongolia experienced large-scale power cuts over the weekend due to the storm.
Neighboring China was also affected by the dust storm with large areas in the north, including the capital Beijing, experiencing the largest sandstorms in a decade on Monday.
Comment: The sandstorm created surreal scenes in Beijing, with thick dust turning the sky orange over the Chinese capital. The storm caused an unprecedented spike in air pollution measurements with Beijing's air quality index showed a reading of 999, a level described as "hazardous," the worst possible tier.
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A woman walks past Drum Tower during morning rush hour as Beijing, China, is hit by a sandstorm, March 15, 2021.
A woman walks past Drum Tower during morning rush hour as Beijing, China, is hit by a sandstorm, March 15, 2021.
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The closures include Interstate 70 in both directions between Burlington and Limon and I25 in both directions from Wellington to the state line.
Other roads affected include several U.S. and state highways.
Air travel is being snarled, too. More than 2,000 flights were canceled this weekend at Denver International Airport.
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Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 14 Mar 2021 10:05 am (GMT -2)
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 59.7°S / 29.7°W (South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands)
Nearest volcano: Thule Islands (134 km / 83 mi)
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Our cooling atmosphere: Curious circular clouds appear over Swiss Alps alongside an iridescent cloud
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Comment: There are scientific explanations for how these kinds of clouds form, but what is notable is that they're not a common sight and their appearance points to an atmosphere that is undergoing significant cooling; and this is just one of an increasing number of examples.
How did these eerie cylindrical clouds formed in the sky over the Eiger in the Swiss Alps? via
The eerie sky formation hovered over the Eiger, a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps.
This picture shows the two mysterious cylindrical clouds in the sky over the Swiss Alps on March 10, 2021. via 20min.ch
Comment: See also:
- Chemtrails? Contrails? Strange Skies
- Stunning iridescent clouds snapped above skies of Siberia's Belukha mountain
- Strange but beautiful skies: Noctilucent 'tornado' cloud, auroras, double and twin rainbow plus a midnight rainbow
- Melting icebergs key feature of an ice age, scientists find
- NASA: Recent "Greening Earth" has had strong cooling effect on land
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Comment:
From 9NEWS on March 15 of overnight video footage taken in Fort Collins: