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Mount Agung erupts in Indonesia, spewing out 2,000-meter high column of ash

Ni Komang Erviani
The Jakarta Post
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:42 UTC
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Mount Agung, the highest mountain on Bali, erupted early morning on Thursday, spewing out a massive column of smoke and ash 2,000 meters high, causing panic among residents praying at a local temple.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) maintained the volcano's alert level at siaga (stay on alert), the third level of the four-tiered alert system. The center also set the danger zone at a 4-kilometer radius from the crater.

The latest eruption occurred at 1:31 a.m. on Thursday, the Mount Agung observatory post reported. A seismograph recorded an eruption amplitude of 25 mm and a duration of 3 minutes and 58 seconds, with a thundering sound that could be heard from the post.

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Huge waterspout spotted near tourist hotspot in the Canary Islands - Video

Freddie Jordan
Daily Express (UK)
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:09 UTC
WATERSPOUT
A huge waterspout was spotted on Wednesday morning churning just out to sea near the Canary Islands - a major tourist hub for UK holidaymakers.

The dark, watery vortex was seen speeding along the coast off Las Marañuelas, Gran Canaria. The incident was captured in a short clip which depicts the towering mass in the background of a tranquil port.

It is the second such natural hazard seen in the Canaries in the past week.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 women in Nepal

Niroj Koirala
The Himalayan Times
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:50 UTC
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Police said two women died after being struck by a bolt of lightning in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal on Tuesday.

District Police Office Sankhuwasabha identified the deceased as Sukmaya Limbu (50) and Sita Bishowakarma (45) of Panchkhapan Municipality-9 in the district.

According to the DPO, the injured duo succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Wana Health Post in the district this evening.

Comment: Elsewhere recently a strike killed 2 individuals in Bangladesh.

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Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Connemara, Ireland

Briain Kelly
Galway Daily
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:23 UTC
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© Neasa ní Chualáin
One of the world's largest predators, the sperm whale, washed ashore at Mace Head in Connemara on Sunday.

The 40ft sperm whale was reportedly already dead when it beached at Mace Head, Moyrus near Carna.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group have said that it is most likely the same one that was spotted floating by commercial fisherman out of Ballyconneelly and filmed by Brendan Conneely.

The stranding at Mace Head was reported to the IWDG by Seamus MacDonnacha of Cill Chiaráin, and Rónán Ó Conghaile.

This is the third sperm whale to wash ashore so far this year, which a spokesperson for the IWDG said is "unusual but nothing sinister".

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Whale shark washes ashore on beach near Cape Town, South Africa

Ishani Chetty
capetownetc.com
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:11 UTC
The whale shark found on the beach this morning.
© Cape RADD, Facebook
The whale shark found on the beach this morning.
A whale shark was found washed ashore on a local beach in the Kommetjie area this morning.

Cape Research and Diver Development (RADD), a marine field station that serves as platform for research in the Cape Town and False Bay Area confirmed the incident on social media.

"This morning we were alerted to a washed up whale shark on a local beach along the peninsula (Kommetjie)."

As the organisation aims to conserve the underwater environment, they expressed that they were "very sad" to hear the news of the washed up whale shark.
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April snow falls in Charlotte, North Carolina, for only 2nd time in over 100 years

Brian Lada
Accuweather
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:07 UTC
A snowy neighborhood in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
© Twitter user @becky8575
A snowy neighborhood in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
A rare weather phenomenon unfolded over a small area of North Carolina and South Carolina on Tuesday, making the second day of April feel more like the second day of January.

Snow fell along the western edge of a strengthening storm tracking up the East Coast. This was not a major snowstorm, but it was very unusual for the region for this time of year.

It is difficult for snow to accumulate during the daytime this late in the season due to the stronger, more direct sunlight; however, some minor snow accumulation was reported in parts of central South Carolina and central North Carolina, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces.

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Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits off Aleutian Islands, Alaska


Sputnik
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:03 UTC
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was registered off the coast of Kiska in the Aleutian Islands near Alaska on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The quake was registered at 21:35 GMT. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 31 kilometres (19 miles) to the northeast of the island at a depth of 19.1 kilometres (12 miles). No casualties or damages have been reported.

The Aleutian Islands with their 57 volcanoes form the northernmost part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
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Snow in April? Yes, in York, Chester and Lancaster counties of South Carolina

Andrew Dys and Steve Lyttle
The Charlotte Observer
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:56 UTC
SNOW
Yes, that was snow falling Tuesday morning -- in April -- in York, Lancaster and Chester counties.

Weather forecasters said the ground was too warm for the snow to stick. But there were plenty of areas across the three counties where you could see snow-covered lawns, tree limbs weighed down by wet white powder, and loose, icy sludge on highways.

Snow began falling around 8 a.m. across the Rock Hill area.

It appeared to be the heaviest April snowfall in the area for 38 years, and possibly more than a half-century.

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One upstate New York spot had 11.4 inches of snow on April 1 - no fooling

Glenn Coin
newyorkupstate.com
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:21 UTC
Snow covers shrubs in front of this home
© Glenn Coin
Snow covers shrubs in front of this home at the corner of Roby Avenue and James Street in East Syracuse on the morning of April 1, 2019.
You have to admit that Mother Nature has a sense of humor.

On April Fool's day, more than a week after the official beginning of spring, lake effect snow coated much of Upstate New York. A lot of it in some places.

The biggest totals were in Oneida County, where Verona Beach and Durhamville each reported 11.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. The nearby city of Oneida, in Madison County, had 8 inches. (See complete chart below.)

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Ice Age Farmer Report: "Global protein shortage" - Why meat prices are exploding


Ice Age Farmer
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:35 UTC
grain flood
Analysts are describing a "Global Protein Shortage" -- find out why, as Christian breaks down the latest multi-billion dollar blows to modern agriculture as we enter the Grand Solar Minimum.


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