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'Stuck' weather pattern across central U.S. fuels hundreds of tornadoes

Doyle Rice
USA Today
Wed, 29 May 2019 14:12 UTC
tornado damage
© Bryon Houlgrave, AP
A building on the Floyd County Fairgrounds site in Charles City, Iowa, was leveled after a tornado touched down on the area May 27, 2019.
A "stuck" weather pattern has produced a month of stormy mayhem across the central USA, one that's fueled hundreds of tornadoes and boatloads of rain and flooding.

"What's unusual is that we haven't had any days off" from the tornadoes in the past couple of weeks, according to Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Patrick Marsh.

"While any single day hasn't been much above average, what has been unusual is the 'gluing together' of the past 12-13 days of severe weather," he said.

A total of seven people have died in the past week in tornadoes that roared into Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ohio.

In the past 30 days, there have been more than 500 preliminary reports of tornadoes. If that number is finalized, it would be only the fifth time on record that so many twisters were recorded in a 30-day period, the Storm Prediction Center said.
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Shark kills fisherman off New Caledonia days after boy lost leg in another attack


Channel News Asia
Thu, 30 May 2019 12:51 UTC
Bull sharks are regarded as the most dangerous
© AFP/LOIC VENANCE
Bull sharks are regarded as the most dangerous species of shark
A fisherman has been killed by a bull shark in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, police said, days after a boy had his leg bitten off in another shark attack.

Police and a coroner had been sent to the Belep islands, northwest of the archipelago's main island, where the man was struck Wednesday (May 29) while fishing for sea cucumbers with three other fishermen.

The incident comes after an attack Saturday in which a 10-year-old boy had his leg and part of his pelvis torn off by a 3.5m bull shark, which was killed by the authorities.

The boy was attacked while swimming at a marina in Noumea, near his family's boat. He was in a serious condition in hospital at Koutio.

Bull sharks are regarded as the most dangerous species of shark.
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Rainbow cake in the sky: Stunning circumhorizontal arc appears in Singapore


Sputnik
Fri, 31 May 2019 12:00 UTC
Circumhorizontal arc over Singapore
© Via Facebook/All Singapore Stuff
Singapore witnessed a similar sky phenomenon two years ago, although experts from the Meteorological Service Singapore have claimed that the unusual sight was an iridescent cloud.

A unique rainbow-like celestial phenomenon has been spotted in Singapore. A Facebook community called All Singapore Stuff posted a video showing a mesmerizing iridescent cloud shimmering in the sky.

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Cloud Precipitation

Baseball-sized hail pound Pennsylvania lake


Yahoo! News
Thu, 30 May 2019 12:03 UTC
hail
It was hard for Ian Roberts to believe what he was seeing - massive chunks of ice splashing into the water.

The hail was the size of baseballs splashing into Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

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Bali volcano spews ash 6,500 feet into the sky in new eruption


France24
Fri, 31 May 2019 11:49 UTC
Mount Agung is about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta
© AFP
Mount Agung is about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta
A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted Friday, spewing a plume of ash and smoke more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) into the sky.

Mount Agung, about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017, sometimes grounding flights and forcing residents to flee their homes.

The latest eruption shortly before noon on Friday shot a cloud of volcanic ash high into the sky, but caused no disruption to flights, Indonesia's geological agency said.

Agung remained at the second highest danger warning level, and there is a four-kilometre no-go zone around the crater.

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Sicily's Mount Etna bursts into life in early hours


Euronews
Fri, 31 May 2019 11:40 UTC
Lava flows from Mount Etna in spectacular display

Lava flows from Mount Etna in spectacular display
Italy's Mount Etna lit up the night sky in the early hours of Friday, spewing lava and ash high over Sicily.

Europe's highest and most active volcano burst into life at 3am (CEST) with eruptions sending rivers of smoking red lava streaming down its southeastern slope.

Seismic activity began to rise on Thursday evening, peaking around midnight and decreased over the following hours.

Fissures in the 3,330 metre-high peak can flare into action several times a year, although the last major eruption was in 1992.

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Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits off Mindanao, Philippines


BNO News
Fri, 31 May 2019 11:08 UTC
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck off Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, seismologists and residents say. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

The earthquake, which struck at 6:12 p.m. on Friday, was centered in the Philippine Sea off Governor Generoso, or 146 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Davao City and 73 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Mati.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake measured 6.2 and struck at a depth of 76 kilometers (47 miles), which is relatively deep. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at 6.1.

There is no threat of a tsunami.
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Tornado that obliterated Linwood, Kansas, was mile-wide EF4 twister with top winds of 170 mph

Chaffin Mitchell and Kevin Byrne
AccuWeather.com
Wed, 29 May 2019 06:26 UTC
Tornado damage in Kansas

Tornado damage in Linwood, Kansas (May 29, 2019)
A tornado onslaught continued to rattle the central United States on Tuesday, making it the 12th consecutive day at least eight tornadoes had been reported across the country.

The most recent outbreak came in Kansas, where a massive tornado was confirmed Tuesday evening near Lawrence. The monstrous twister eventually tracked across the northeastern part of the state, pummeling several communities and prompting tornado emergencies in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

At least a dozen homes were damaged or destroyed in Linwood, Kansas, according to the Kansas City Star. At least 18 injuries were reported in Douglas County, emergency management officials said. Three of those were said to be serious.

On Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Kansas City released its final damage survey and determined that the tornado that ripped through Linwood was an EF4 storm with maximum winds of 170 mph. It was on the ground for more than 31 miles and had a maximum width of one mile.

This is only the third EF4 tornado of 2019 -- the first occurred in early March and was blamed for killing 23 in Lee County, Alabama. The second occurred in Dayton, Ohio, just one day prior to the Linwood twister. In 2018, there were no tornadoes stronger than an EF3 anywhere in the U.S.


Comment: Multiple tornadoes and severe storms have plagued the US from coast to coast recently, including:

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Cloud Precipitation

Accra in Ghana floods following minutes of rain


GhanaWeb
Thu, 30 May 2019 20:16 UTC
flood
Homes, offices and shops in the busy Accra suburb of Odawna which adjoins Adabraka in the Klottey Korle Constituency were reduced to streams after some minutes of rains Wednesday afternoon.

The community's many link roads and alleys were heavily flooded, rendering the roads impassable. A police rapid response team strategically parked at a safe point in the floods and flashed its emergency vehicle lighting to ward off any hero-seeking driver not to attempt wading through hazard.

Many drivers and commuters in nearby communities were also forced to make long detours or had to park and wait till the floods receded.


Comment: This is the third major flooding event for the city this year, details of the others:

7 bodies recovered from flood waters after downpour in Accra, Ghana

Five dead after flooding in Accra, Ghana

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Record river floods - USA grain prices spike as reality sets in


Adapt 2030
Thu, 30 May 2019 19:38 UTC
The already flooded Arkansas River

The already flooded Arkansas River is expected to crest at a record high of 42.5 feet in Van Burden on Wednesday. The river has already swallowed up hundreds of homes in Sand Spring, Oklahoma, as pictured above Tuesday
All time record floods along the Arkansas River and Mississippi, these records extend back 150 years. Farmers WILL not get the crops in the ground, so they will need to WET PLANT to be able to claim US govt crop insurance. USDA raised non plantable acres from 4 million to 13 million which sent a tidal wave through the futures markets, over 50% of traders reversed their short positions to long, expect huge price shifts in commodities moving forward.


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