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Spring snowfall endangers newborn lambs across the UK

Rachael Kennedy
Sky News
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:57 UTC
Farmers are concerned for the well-being of their newborn lambs during the cold snap

Farmers are concerned for the well-being of their newborn lambs during the cold snap
Farmers are worried about the effects a spring snowfall and cold weather snap will have on livestock during lambing season.

A cold weather snap bringing snow and ice to parts of the UK this week has raised concerns for farmers trying to protect their newborn lambs from the elements.

Lambing season, which is recognised by many as the start to spring, is a significant event in British farming calendars.

But the wintry weather during this season's peak has roused worries over the newborns' ability to survive.
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6.6-magnitude quake hits off South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


China.org.cn
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:45 UTC
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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted 137km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands at 16:14:20 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 61.0 km, was initially determined to be at 55.5 degrees south latitude and 27.7 degrees west longitude.

Source: Xinhua
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National disaster declared as thousands flee South Korean wildfires


RT
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:15 UTC
South Korea wildfires
© AFP / Kangwon Ilbo
Thousands of firefighters and military personnel in South Korea are engaged in a major operation to contain wildfires which have so far killed at least one person, injured 11 and forced the evacuation of over 4,000 residents.

The blaze, one of the county's largest-ever wildfires, broke out in Gangwon Province near Sokcho and Gangneung in the mountainous north-eastern region, close to the North Korean border. It has already been declared a national disaster.

"It is extremely rare for fire trucks to be dispatched on a nationwide scale," an official from South Korea's fire agency said as cited by the Korea Herald.

It is believed to have been started by a malfunctioning electrical transformer which sparked and ignited the fire. It was subsequently fanned by strong winds.


Comment: Europe's record breaking warm winter leads to unprecedented wildfires

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A total of 12 major quakes, (Mag 6 or higher) occurred in March with all 12 recorded around the Pacific ring of fire

Gary Walton
The Big Wobble
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:06 UTC
USGS
© USGS
March delivered 12 major quakes, (Mag 6 or higher) with the biggest being a Mag 7.0 - 25km NNE of Azangaro, Peru on the first day of March.

All 12 major quakes in March were recorded around the Pacific ring of fire, see map above.

So far, 2019 has recorded 33 major quakes with the biggest being a Mag 7.5 - 117km ESE of Palora, Ecuador in February, see the video below.

30 of the 33 major quakes recorded this year happened along the Pacific ring of fire.

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Hailstorms ravage vast croplands in Tangail, Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:22 UTC
A banana orchard, damaged during Tuesday's hailstorm, at Sangrampur village in Tangail's Ghatail upazila.

A banana orchard, damaged during Tuesday's hailstorm, at Sangrampur village in Tangail's Ghatail upazila.
Banana and cucumber gardens worst affected due to the natural disaster that hit twice within week

Consecutive spells of hailstorm have damaged crops on vast tracts of land in Ghatail and Madhupur upazilas.

Although the two recent storms have damaged many crops like Boro paddy, cucumber, banana and lemon, local agriculture officials are yet to estimate the loss.

Tuesday's hailstorm has damaged many banana orchards in four unions -- Sangrampur, Deolabari, Rasulpur and Dhalapara -- in Ghatail upazila.

The worst affected villages in those unions are Boga, Kamarchala, Boalihatbari, Sangrampur, Khupibari, Chapri, Deolabari, Ratanbarish, Pakutia, Cherabhanga, Khilgati, Mamudpur, Rasulpur and Dhalapara village.

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Meanwhile in northern Sweden - 4 metres of snow and more on the way

Catherine Edwards
The Local (Sweden)
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:17 UTC
Four metres of snow has fallen at Sweden's
© Riksgränsen
Four metres of snow has fallen at Sweden's most northerly resort.
Spring and milder weather might have arrived to most of southern Sweden, but it's a different story in the far north. At the country's most northerly ski resort, an unexpected four metres of snow has already fallen, with even more of the white stuff forecast.

"It is more snow than average for sure, and we've had lots of snowfall combined with storms over the last couple of days adding to the massive buildup and snowdrifts," Magnus Ormestad from the Riksgränsen ski resort, close to the northern border with Norway, told The Local in a message.

"As an example, the road passing us to Narvik was closed for at least two days due to an avalanche closing the road adding to the massive amounts of snow.

"But this is the Arctic so people here take it with ease."

Comment: Tromso in nearby northern Norway is also seeing heavy spring snowfall:




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Over a metre April snowfalls in the Alps in 48 hours

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:42 UTC
Monterosa

Monterosa
Huge snowfalls forecast for the Alps and Dolomites over the latter half of this week are starting to mount up.

Several resorts in France, Italy and Switzerland have reported up to 110cm (nearly four feet) in the past 48 hours, and some as much as a metre of new snow in the past 24 hours.

Italy's Monterosa region (pictured top this morning), France's Auron (pictured below) and Switzerland's Bellwald have all reported a metre of fresh snow.


Comment: Meanwhile in northern Sweden - 4 metres of snow and more on the way

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Over 200 migratory birds found dead at lake in Maharashtra, India - bird flu ruled out


One India
Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:07 UTC
redshanks

Redshanks
Over 200 migratory 'shank' birds of red and green variety, were found dead in a lake at Gandheli near here in Central Maharashtra even as the animal husbandry department ruled out any symptoms of bird flu in them.

A post-mortem report, conducted by the Animal Husbandry department (AHD), has revealed that the birds died of pneumonia, AHD Deputy Commissioner J M Doiphode said adding ''no symptoms of bird flu were found in the migratory birds.'' However, samples of their viscera have been sent to the disease investigation section of the state government laboratory, he said.

A sample of live bird is also being sent to the Bhopal laboratory, Mr Doiphode added. The AHD team has also collected water samples to verify the doubts whether the birds died of contaminated water, he said.
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Third gray whale in 3 weeks washes up dead on San Francisco Bay area shores

Alix Martichoux
SF Gate
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:32 UTC
dead whale
A gray whale washed ashore Wednesday near Rodeo, along the San Pablo Bay shoreline not far from the Carquinez Bridge.

The whale is the third in three weeks to wash up on Bay Area shores.

"The death of a third gray whale in San Francisco Bay this year is a cause for serious concern as it speaks to the broader challenges this species continues to face in its ocean home," Dr. Padraig Duignan, chief research pathologist at the Marine Mammal Center, said in a statement.

More whales have been spotted hanging out in the San Francisco Bay since early March, and scientists fear it's a sign of trouble with the species. They suspect it's because the whales are starving.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: USA border shutdown = Food shortages !?


Ice Age Farmer
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:01 UTC
no food
The media is alight with stories of FOOD SHORTAGES and price increases in the USA if Trump is to close the border. These threats mirror the UK's Brexit narrative, and it is no coincidence -- media is "shepherding" people into a new era of food scarcity as we enter the Grand Solar Minimum. Christian is joined by Richard, an organic farmer from Indiana, to pick it apart.


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