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Chicago police warn of 'zombie' raccoons with distemper that pose serious danger to pets


Associated Press
Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00 UTC
zombie racoon, raccons distemper

The warning about "zombie raccoons" may sound like something out of a bad television show, but a suburban Chicago police department says they present serious dangers to family pets.

The critters are called zombies because those carrying the distemper virus often stagger on their hind legs and bare their teeth. Riverside's police department says if they bite dogs they can transmit the serious disease that can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal problems and affect the nervous system.

The department issued its warning after fielding calls about raccoons acting oddly and says anyone who sees such an animal should call police. Chief Tom Weitzel tells the Chicago Tribune that officers will put the animals down and public works crews will dispose of their carcasses.
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Snowflake

Snow is falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina as though it were January!


Sarajevo Times
Tue, 14 May 2019 13:31 UTC
SNOW

Snow in Bosnia
In addition to the rain and floods in great number of places in BiH, residents of Bosanska Krajina, more precisely the places of Korcanica, near Sanski Most, were also surprised by the snow.

The video shows snowfall near Sanski Most, where the truck driver is seen to be struggling with snow on the road.

Korcanica is located 32 kilometers from the Sanski Most and part of the mountain Grmec.

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Thick snow falls on Sljeme, Croatia


Croatia Week
Wed, 15 May 2019 13:16 UTC
Sljeme, just north of Zagreb today
© Zagreb Facts
Sljeme, just north of Zagreb today
The official start of summer is just over a month away but heavy snow has been falling today on Sljeme, just north of Zagreb.

It might be the middle of May but today's photos from Sljeme look more like the middle of December.

Croatia has been hit with storms, severe winds and torrential rain this week and on Wednesday even snow in parts of the country.

The road leading up to Sljeme has been closed.


Comment: See in addition: Coldest and snowiest early May on record in Dalmatia, Croatia

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Igloo

Coldest and snowiest early May on record in Dalmatia, Croatia

Daniela Rogulj
Total Croatia News
Tue, 14 May 2019 12:00 UTC
croatia cold
If you're in Dalmatia and have said this is the "coldest May of your life", you're absolutely right - and thanks to official data measured at the DHMZ Split Marjan station, your claim can be confirmed.

Namely, Dalmacija Danas reports that the first 13 days of May had an average air temperature of 14.6°C, while the average from 1948 to 2018 was 19.1°C. At the moment, we are experiencing temperatures in Dalmatia 4.5°C cooler than the monthly average, which is an extreme temperature deviation.

Of course, a lot of this can change by the end of the month, and it is certain that the second part of the month will not be as cold as the first. However, there are also no significant positive deviations - on the contrary, temperatures will be around the average or even a little cooler.

Let's note that until now, the official coldest May was recorded in 1991 with an average temperature of 15.6°C.

Comment: For more, check out SOTT's Earth Changes Summary - April 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs:



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Ice Cube

Record snowfall kills over a thousand yaks in the Himalayas

Pankaj Dhungel
East Mojo
Tue, 14 May 2019 10:29 UTC
yaks cold

To keep each other warm, the yaks were found mostly in clusters of 20-50 when their carcasses were found in the end of April|
Over 1,000 yaks have reportedly died due to the unprecedented snowfall in the cold desert region of North Sikkim over the course of January until the roads cleared in the end of April.

The place in contention includes Munguthang, Tso Lhamu, Kala Patthar, Chopta Valley and other regions which collectively make up the Kanchenjunga National Park and Biosphere Reserve and Singhba Rhododendron Sanctuary. Yaks, which qualify as an endangered species, are catered by herders who are called as Dokpas locally, a traditional practice since ancient times. Numbering about 1,600-2,000 in the region, they are owned by residents of Lachung and Lachen valleys along with those from Gangtok.

The official count released by the North Sikkim district administration puts the death toll to be around 300, but local herders argue that the number could reach as high as 1,000 as many of the higher regions above Munguthang are still inaccessible. The numbers are more towards the Lachen Valley belt rather than the Lachung Valley belt, as Lachung has grazing grounds in the lower belt in comparison to Lachen.

Comment: All over the planet seasons are becoming more erratic and extreme, for some winter drags on into spring, resulting in delayed planting, young crops decimated by late frosts or new born cattle buried under snow and, for others, unseasonably warm springs are creating tinder dry conditions leading to unprecedented wildfires:




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Arrow Down

Giant sinkhole appears near farm house in Russia


Pravda
Tue, 14 May 2019 09:24 UTC
sinkhole Russia
A giant sinkhole appeared in the village of Dedilovo of the Tula Region of Russia on the 8th of May. The huge hole in the ground the size of an ice hockey rink, in which one could put a five-storey building, appeared on the site where a tractor was working on the soil the day before. The edge of the sinkhole was just 40 meters from a house.

The household belongs to a resident of Tula, who bought this land just a short while ago. There is every chance for the sinkhole to grow larger. The sinkhole may swallow up the house as well.

Most likely, the phenomenon occurred as a result of the washout of limestone rock.

Local authorities haven't shown any reaction to the phenomenon. They only closed off the dangerous site around the hole.

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Seismograph

Powerful shallow magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami alert canceled


BTO News
Tue, 14 May 2019 16:17 UTC
The epicenter
© Google
The epicenter
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea on late Tuesday night, causing a tsunami warning that was later canceled, officials and residents say. There are reports of damage and power outages.

The earthquake, which struck at 11:58 p.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in waters off the remote island of New Ireland, about 44 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Kokopo on New Britain.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 7.5, down from an initial estimate of 7.7 from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It said the quake struck 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the seabed, which is very shallow.
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Cloud Precipitation

Floods and mudslides in north-east Italy amid heavy rain - large snowfall in the Dolomites


The Local (Italy)
Mon, 13 May 2019 15:03 UTC
A bridge collapsed on Monday in Verucchio, near Rimini.
© Comune di Verucchio/Facebook
A bridge collapsed on Monday in Verucchio, near Rimini.
Parts of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region were on high alert on Monday as heavy rains left rivers dangerously swollen.

The River Savio burst its banks in the province of Forlì-Cesena on Monday morning, according to the Italian Fire Service, which said it had rescued two people - a person with disabilities and their carer - who had found themselves trapped in their home.

Firefighters were also evacuating homes in Modena province as they warned that the Secchia and Panaro rivers could be next.

Roads and bridges were closed in some areas amid mud- and landslides, while trains between Rimini and Bologna were interrupted as the waters threatened to cover part of the tracks.

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Boat

A rising Lake Erie closes streets, ferry, leaves debris


Times Union
Tue, 14 May 2019 14:38 UTC
In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019 photo, Estral Beach Firefighters Courtney Millar, Eric Bruley, and Chase Baldwin kayak down Lakeshore Dr.
© Tom Hawley/The Monroe News
In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019 photo, Estral Beach Firefighters Courtney Millar, Eric Bruley, and Chase Baldwin kayak down Lakeshore Dr. in the south end of Estral Beach in Berlin Township, Mich., to see if anyone needs to be evacuated while also checking the floodwaters.
Floodwaters spilling over western Lake Erie's shoreline have swamped streets, shut down ferries and left behind dangerous debris during the past month. Now residents are bracing for more problems.

All the Great Lakes have been rising for several years and now are seeing an increase from winter's melting snow and recent heavy rains.

Lake Erie's water levels are expected to topple records this summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The lake is 26 inches (66 centimeters) over its long-term average.

Storms with high winds this spring already have led to flooding along the Ohio shoreline.

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Cloud Precipitation

Ice Age Farmer Report: Australia's GrainCorp implodes - Europe decimated by frosts AGAIN - Are you paying attention?


Ice Age Farmer
Fri, 10 May 2019 11:23 UTC
Angel Fire Resort

Angel Fire Resort
Cracks are appearing in the edifice of modern agriculture: Australia's biggest grain producer's revenue collapses after horrific crop losses.

Study confirms 90% of people still believe the CO2/global warming hoax -- humanity is walking unaware into #GlobalCooling in the #GrandSolarMinimum.

Christian breaks it down, encourages you to grow your own food, and--by all means--spread the word.


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