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Australian experts say koalas are now 'functionally extinct'

Hannah Frishberg
New York Post
Thu, 16 May 2019 10:20 UTC
Koalas functionally extinct
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They are in danger of going the way of the dodo.

Koala bears have been declared "functionally extinct," the Australian Koala Foundation reports. The fluffy marsupial is down to just 80,000 wild species members, meaning there aren't enough breeding adults left to support another generation of the pouched mammals.

The tree-dwelling species has been ravaged by the effects of rising temperatures and heatwaves, which have caused widespread deforestation and fatal dehydration in koalas, according to the AKF. Only 41 of the koala's 128 known habitats in federal environments have any of the animals left.

If a new disease or genetic pathogen of any kind is introduced, surviving koalas will die off rapidly. Activists are begging local pols to step in.

Comment: See also: Koalas face extinction within 30 years

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Rainbow

Circumzenithal arc seen in skies of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Victoria Cavaliere
WJHL
Wed, 15 May 2019 14:58 UTC
Today's Ask Storm Team 11 question: What makes a cloud rainbow?
Circumzenithal arc over Myrtle Beach, SC
© Eva Higginson

This question was submitted by Eva Higginson. A cloud rainbow could be either a circumzenithal arc or what we call iridescence. The photo that Eva submitted, pictured is likely a circumzenithal arc.

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Snowflake

Mediterranean island of Corsica witnesses heavy snowfall in May - almost 12 inches


Al Jazeera
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:12 UTC
snow
Cold weather and heavy snow blanketed the island on Wednesday, taking many locals by surprise.

Summer may be around the corner but the Mediterranean island of Corsica is firmly gripped by winter.

"It's very rare and very remarkable to have snow in Corsica in May, but we need a little more hindsight to decide just how exceptional this is," Patrick Rebillout, head of Meteo Meteorological Center of Meteofrance in Ajaccio, told AFP news agency.

"In May, the weather is usually nice, but there can still be big cold descents," he added.

As much as 30cm of snow was reported at some of the mountain stations. Even away from the peaks, the snow proved heavy.

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Snowflake

Early snowfall in Dunedin, New Zealand as temperatures plummet

Hamish McNeilly
Stuff
Thu, 16 May 2019 13:57 UTC
Snow on the Rock and Pillar Range, near Middlemarch.
© GENERIC KIWI/TWITTER
Snow on the Rock and Pillar Range, near Middlemarch.
Snow flurries have been reported on Dunedin hill suburbs, as temperatures plummet.

Snow was spotted falling on suburbs more than 100m above sea level on Thursday afternoon, but just like the sun, it did not overstay its welcome.

The snow was believed to be the first near an urban area this year, a Metservice spokeswoman said.

"This is the lowest fall we have seen so far."
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Cloud Precipitation

Emergency declared as rivers rise in Croatia and Bosnia


Floodlist
Wed, 15 May 2019 08:32 UTC
Flooding in Bosnia, May 2019.
© Federalna Uprava Civilne Zaštite
Flooding in Bosnia, May 2019.
The same weather system that caused flooding and landslides in northern Italy has also affected parts of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Croatia

Strong winds of up to 70 km/h (43 mph) in Zagreb, capital of Croatia on 12 May, 2019, damaged buildings, downed trees and power lines. Firefighters said they responded to more than 300 interventions. Four people were injured.

Heavy rain in the country caused rivers to rise rapidly. Croatia Water (Hrvatske vode) figures show, that, as of 15 May, the Una river at Hrvatska Kostajnica (4.64 metres) and Korana at Karlovac (7.87m) are both at red alert levels. Meanwhile the Sava river at Jasenovac (8.05 m) is at orange alert stage.

Civil Protection have raised flood defences in Hrvatska Kostajnica and Karlovac. Local media said fire services have been called on to rescue several people from flood waters.

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Headphones

Strange noises from the sky heard in Tulcea, Romania


Sott.net
Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:54 UTC
Strange sounds (stock)
On April 20, 2019, YouTuber 'Dumitru Daniela' posted video footage of strange noises she heard in the skies of Tulcea, Romania on March 20, 2019:
Hi guys! I really need your point of view about this strange noise. There wasn't any sign of plane or helicopter, no wind, no explosion, no asteroid.

She comments that the nearest airport was 16 km from her city and hadn't been operating since 2014. Nobody heard anything from the area of the city's stone quarry either.

The sound was bizarre enough that she notes the effects she saw and felt then:
The strange thing about the noise is that he [it] was going straight ahead and coming back but not rise up... and more than that, the sound was so powerful like you could feel the vibration of it, like when you are staying next to a speaker.
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Question

Strange rumbling noises heard in Kurseong, West Bengal sky


Sott.net
Wed, 01 May 2019 20:32 UTC
strange sounds (stock)
On May 1, 2019, You Tuber 'Abhigyan Rai' shared video of strange sounds he heard in the sky of Kurseong, West Bengal:

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Snowflake

Nor'easter brings at least 4 inches of May snow to Vermont and upstate New York

Denis Bedoya
Infosurhoy
Tue, 14 May 2019 19:48 UTC
Snow also covered areas in Stratton Mountain and Mount Snow, Vermont

Snow also covered areas in Stratton Mountain and Mount Snow, Vermont
Winter just won't go away for certain parts of the US.

Four inches of snow fell in Vermont and parts of upstate New York overnight just a day after a hail storm hit North Carolina.

Parts of western Maine and northern New Hampshire were getting snowfall Tuesday morning, but most folks were seeing more rain.

Several Vermont residents took to social media to blast Mother Nature for bringing more snow to the state.

'I blame myself. Sunday I said, "At least I can feel confident that it's not going to snow anymore." Mother Nature: "bahahahahahah,"' one user wrote.

Rangers at Vermont State Parks tweeted: 'Another 4″ at Woodford State Park overnight. Park staff are shoveling instead of raking to get the park ready to open.'


Comment: Winterlike weather pattern tightens grip on U.S. Northeast, unloading snow in some areas

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Attention

10th dead gray whale in 2 months found floating near San Francisco Bay Area - 48 in 2019 along U.S. west coast

Michelle Robertson
SF GATE
Tue, 14 May 2019 19:05 UTC
A map of recent whale strandings in the Bay Area.
© The Chronicle
A map of recent whale strandings in the Bay Area.
A dead whale is stranded near a Pacifica beach, officials confirmed Tuesday. The creature's death marks the tenth whale stranding in the Bay Area since March 10.

The Marine Mammal Center began receiving reports about the animal on Tuesday morning, spokesperson Giancarlo Rulli said.

Rulli said the whale is floating in the surfline near Linda Mar Beach. The species, age and cause of death are not yet known as the carcass is inaccessible to researchers. They're waiting for the whale to wash ashore, Rulli said.
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Cloud Lightning

23 killed in storms, lightning strikes in Assam, India in past few weeks


Mid-day.com
Wed, 15 May 2019 18:43 UTC
Representational image

Representational image
The worst-hit districts are Sivasagar, Golaghat, Dhubri, Cachar and Sontipur. While 13 persons have died after being struck by lightning, ten persons died in the storms, the ASDMA said

At least 23 people have died in storms and lightning strikes in the past few weeks in Assam, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated.

The two natural disasters also affected around 22,801 families in 18 districts of the state in the current year, ASDMA) stated on Tuesday.

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