Earth Changes

One of the world's most beautiful beaches lost to landslide following earthquake on Lefkada island, Greece

Gregory Pappas
The Pappas Post
Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:31 UTC

Photographed from above, by helicopter, most of the beach has been covered by a landslide

Voted as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world by media like CNN and Trip Advisor numerous times, the picturesque beach of Egremni on the island of Lefkada is no more, following the deadly earthquake that struck the island on Tuesday, November 17th which killed two elderly women.

Large boulders and swaths of rubble detached off the mountain which precariously hung atop the lush sandy beach below, leaving much of the open area that welcomed thousands of tourists annually, completely wiped away.

The moment of the earthquake and the large landslides were captured on video by a fisherman whose boat was just offshore when the earth shook.

337 whales beached in biggest stranding known to science, Patagonia, Chile

Brian Clark Howard
National Geographic
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:31 UTC

The cause of the massive die-off, discovered in remote waters off Patagonia, Chile, is being investigated. Scientists say they are most likely sei whales, which are endangered.

Scientists made a startling discovery on an observation flight over a remote fjord in southern Chile's Patagonia: 337 dead whales. That is the biggest single whale stranding event known to science.

Because of the remoteness of the area and the roughness of the seas, scientists have not been able to examine the whales directly, but aerial and satellite photography identified 305 bodies and 32 skeletons in an area between the Gulf of Penas and Puerto Natales, toward the southern tip of the continent.

Many of the remains were in advanced states of decay so it's unclear what species they are, says lead scientist Carolina Simon Gutstein of the Universidad de Chile and Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales in Santiago. But based on their size and location, they are probably sei whales, she says.

Eerie sun halo photographed in the sky of Bali, Indonesia

Strange Sounds
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:20 UTC

These incredible pictures were sent to Strange Sounds by Shea D., a follower of the blog.

This amazing sun halo appeared in the sky of Bali on November 14, 2015. Another sign for new extreme weather events to come?

Sometimes, rings around the moon or the sun may announce rain or a tropical storm coming soon as halos form through ice crystals which are usually present in high altitude cirrus clouds. And these clouds arrive days before an advancing cold or warm front, which bring rain. It is to keep in mind that not all cirrus clouds are associated with storm systems.

Therefore most of the rings indicate an increase in water in the upper atmosphere.

Landslide buckles Vasquez Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, California

Ashley Soley-Cerro
ktla.com
Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:51 UTC

A portion of Vasquez Canyon Road remained closed indefinitely Friday after a landslide prompted buckling and significant damage along a 2-mile stretch in the Canyon Country area.

"This isn't just the road; it's the mountain itself that's moving and it's pushing the road up," said Paul Funk with L.A. County Department of Public Works.

The roadway was closed Thursday between Lost Creek Road and Vasquez Way after public works officials first noticed the shift around 10:30 that morning.

The closure was said to be indefinite and would likely last for "a long time," Funk said.

Second earthquake rattles northern Oklahoma; 4.6 magnitude

kfor.com
Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:37 UTC

Just one day after a massive earthquake rattled northern Oklahoma, several others followed.

On Thursday, a 4.7 magnitude quake was recorded near Cherokee, Oklahoma around 1:42 a.m.

Just one day later, the U.S. Geological Survey reported several earthquakes in the Medford area.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.6 magnitude earthquake was reported near Medford around 4:40 p.m. on Friday.

Just 13 minutes later, a 3.1 magnitude quake was recorded near Medford, followed by a 3.9 magnitude quake just two minutes after that.

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

dnaindia.com
Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:21 UTC

© US Geological Survey
The quake was felt in Saumlaki, the closest city to the epicentre, a local geophysics station officer said

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no immediate damage or casualties were reported. The undersea quake was recorded at a depth of 67 kilometres near Indonesia's Babar islands, according to USGS.

The quake was felt in Saumlaki, the closest city to the epicentre, a local geophysics station officer said.

"We felt the quake for about 25 seconds, and it felt like a truck went past in front of the house," an officer at the geophysics station, Alva Rottie, told AFP.

The tremor prompted some residents to run outside, but the National Disaster Management Agency said the quake had no tsunami potential. Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

Source: PTI

Outgassing? Residents baffled as mystery stench engulfs Barcelona

The Local.es
Thu, 19 Nov 2015 23:45 UTC

Thousands of residents have taken to social media to complain about an unsavoury smell wafting over the city, the source of which remains a mystery.

Experts from Catalonia's Department of Agriculture were on Thursday investigating the cause of a pong that has descended over Barcelona.

The town hall in the town of El Prat de Llobregat, just south of Barcelona, blamed the stench on spilled fertilizer near the Baix Llobregat agricultural park.

The manager of the agricultural park, Raimon Rueda, admitted that on Wednesday afternoon manure was spread across a four hectare area of farmland on the facility.

But he was skeptical that the manure was the cause of the stink that swept across Barcelona and the wider metropolitan area, saying there was "nothing unusual" in spreading fertilizer and it had been spread on a tiny patch of the 3,500 hectare facility.

Sources at the agricultural ministry told La Vanguardia that it was "difficult to believe" that the whiff had come from normal agricultural activity but that at this time "all hypotheses were open".

Comment: Other possible cases of outgassing in recent times include:

Lightning bolt kills 6 family members in Zimbabwe

Nancy Siama
Zambia Daily News
Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:29 UTC

Six members of the same family have been burnt to death in Chienge while two others are battling for their lives at Mwabu Rural Health Post after the house in which they were sleeping was struck by lightning.

The dead are five children and an adult, identified as Jennifer Musonda, 28, Emmanuel Nyinda, three, and Musonda Chipampe, six, all of Kamasansa village in Chief Puta's area, Jennifer Musange, 16, Nancy Chanda, 11, and Anthony Mulambwa, 9, all of Kalendwe village.

Luapula Province deputy commissioner of police Webby Shula said in an interview yesterday that the incident happened on Wednesday around 23:00 hours at Kalendwe village in Senior Chief Puta's area.

Record 14-inch snowfall pummels Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Katie Nelson
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 23:52 UTC

What was supposed to be a few inches of snow on Friday turned into a deluge that blanketed parts of Sioux Falls in more than a foot of the white stuff and caused travel headaches throughout the day.

Fourteen inches of snow were reported in the southwest quadrant of the city by Friday evening, the National Weather Service office said. On the other side of town, Sioux Falls Regional Airport recorded 7.1 inches by 6 p.m.

The numbers shattered the previous snowfall record for Nov. 20, which was measured at 3.8 inches in 1975.

Other parts of southeast South Dakota had a variety of snowfall levels. In Harrisburg, one area measured a whopping 17 inches of snow, while Huron did not see a single flake, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Weisser.

Actual snowfall blew past projected levels out of the water. On Wednesday, forecasters predicted less than one inch of snow for the Sioux Falls area. By Thursday, the prediction amount had risen to between one and three inches and again to four to six inches by Friday morning.

Sioux Falls' unforeseen influx of snow is mostly due to a large snow band that was supposed to be concentrated between Sioux Falls and Sioux City but ended up drifting further north, according to the National Weather Service.

"That snow band shifted north about 10 to 15 miles (more) than we expected," meteorologist Jennifer Hacker said. "Those extreme values are really difficult to forecast."

10,000 displaced by floods as Tana River overflows in Kenya

Alphonce Gari
The Star (Kenya)
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:36 UTC

Youth yesterday carry a motorcycle across a road that had been cut off at Milore, Ganze, Kilifi county, after seasonal rivers burst their banks and paralysed transport.

More than 2,500 families have been displaced by floods in Tana River county after the River Tana overflowed.

This brings to 10,000 the number of people affected by floods in the county.

Residents were displaced in Garsen, Tana Delta, Boji, Hola Galole and Bura, Kenya Red Cross Society's Gerald Bombe said yesterday.

He is the officer in charge of Tana River and Kitui counties.

Thousands of other residents have also been affected by the raging floods indirectly, Bombe told the Star on the phone.

Floodwaters have also destroyed crops.

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Earth Changes

One of the world's most beautiful beaches lost to landslide following earthquake on Lefkada island, Greece

337 whales beached in biggest stranding known to science, Patagonia, Chile

Eerie sun halo photographed in the sky of Bali, Indonesia

Landslide buckles Vasquez Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, California

Second earthquake rattles northern Oklahoma; 4.6 magnitude

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Outgassing? Residents baffled as mystery stench engulfs Barcelona

Lightning bolt kills 6 family members in Zimbabwe

Record 14-inch snowfall pummels Sioux Falls, South Dakota

10,000 displaced by floods as Tana River overflows in Kenya

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