The seventh installment in our monthly series, the following video compiles footage of 'signs of the times' from around the world during July 2014 - 'earth changes', extreme weather and planetary upheaval.

As geo-political events took a crazy turn in July - with Israel launching its most destructive 'war' on Gaza on the Palestinians since the Nakba, agents of the Western Empire blowing Malaysian Airlines MH17 out of the sky to demonize Putin, and Kiev scaling up its massacre of Eastern Ukrainians - the planet reflected this chaos with even more extreme weather.

Numerous meteor fireballs were seen across swathes of the U.S. and Russia; intense electrical storms pounded the U.S. and Europe; enormous quantities of hail were dumped in places used to scorching heat this time of year; 'tornado season' continued its year-round cycle all over the world; devastating landslides killed hundreds in India and China; people and cattle everywhere were killed by lightning; hurricane-force winds left destruction in Southern Russia and Australia; and just about everywhere was inundated with deluges of rain.

Meanwhile, the planet's EM field has dropped significantly in recent months, while the Sun was practically spotless this month, despite the fact we're currently at Solar Max in Sunspot Cycle 24. July was the coldest in U.S. history, despite record-breaking wildfires and drought in the western half of the country. Between the hail, the downpours, the cold and the storms, farmers everywhere are facing severe losses from crop damage.

Inexplicable mass animal die-offs continue, with dead sea creatures washing up on lakeshores and coastlines around the world. More enormous sinkholes appeared, notably three 'crater-holes' in northern Russia and a 100-feet-wide sinkhole in Florida that witnesses say 'exploded up in the air'. Rounding out the month was an unbelievable series of explosions in Taiwan that gouged whole streets and injured hundreds of people.

Tornadoes in Boston, rivers and seas turning blood red, fire falling from the skies, snow in July, lakes appearing in the Sahara overnight... we are definitely NOT not in Kansas anymore!


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Event Time
2014-08-06 11:45:22 UTC
2014-08-06 20:45:22 UTC+09:00 at epicenter

Location
7.272°S 128.046°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities
307km (191mi) ENE of Dili, East Timor
395km (245mi) S of Ambon, Indonesia
402km (250mi) ENE of Atambua, Indonesia
446km (277mi) SSW of Amahai, Indonesia
307km (191mi) ENE of Dili, East TimorScientific Data

Nevada may not often be thought of as a state plagued by heavy rains, but some residents who are being inundated with severe storms that are causing flash flooding and mudslides might beg to differ. One recent deluge was strong enough to overflow the US 95 highway and shut down the road. The powerful current turned the median into raging rapids capable of carrying away people and cars. Of course, with everyone carrying a camera at all times these days, the horrifying incident was captured on video.

Unfortunately, two vehicles somehow got sucked into the surging water and were pushed into the stream below. According to bystanders, the whole thing seemed to happen out of nowhere, but people put themselves in danger to try to save those stuck in the out of control cars. Thankfully, no one was injured in this terrible incident. At about 1:29 into the video, you can also catch a glimpse of the mudslide first flowing onto the road.

Emergency payments are to be made to flood victims following torrential rain across parts of Northern Ireland.

The worst affected areas on Tuesday night were Omagh, County Tyrone, and Moneymore and Magherafelt, County Londonderry.

The Fire and Rescue Service said it received 33 calls from those areas in the six hours until midnight.

One firefighter told the BBC there had been "mayhem" due to a deluge of rainwater in a short period of time.

Most fisherman would consider themselves lucky to catch one elusive opah fish in their lives, but one recreational fishing boat landed three in one day this on recreational fishing boat landed three in one day last week while searching for Yellowtail tuna off the coast of southern California.

San Diego-based Excel Long Range Sportfishing, which takes groups out on multi-day fishing trips, posted at picture on Facebook of their surprise haul on Friday and the photo has now been shared more than 2,000 times.

Anglers Armando Castillo, Joe Ludlow and Travis Savala grin as they pose with their three orange disc-shaped fish, each weighing between 124 and 180 pounds

A fairly large, 12-15 meter (39-49 feet), whale was discovered dead on the beach in Skarðsvík in Trékyllisvík, Árneshreppur, in the West Fjords, last weekend. It appears to have drifted ashore recently, as stated on local news website litlihjalli.is.

"On the way back from a lovely swim in the swimming pool in Krossnes, we saw the body of the dead whale floating near the coast," Dutch tourist Annick Gijzel wrote in a comment on the story.

"Wondering if it really was a dead whale we went a little closer to make sure that we saw what we thought we were seeing," she added. "Back in the hotel we informed the staff of our sighting."

After examining photos of the carcass, zoologist Ævar Petersen determined that it was a humpback, probably a male judging by its size and the shape of its flipper, litlihjalli.is wrote in an update of the story today.

The Icelandic Phallological Museum has already asked for the whale's penis.

Guatemala's Fire volcano erupted Tuesday for the first time in nearly two years, causing panic in nearby villages and prompting aviation authorities to re-route air traffic.

The volcano, in the country's southwest spewed smoke and ash Tuesday, at the rate of three or four times per hour, officials said. Geologists said the volcano belched out huge columns of smoke measuring as high as 4,300 meters (14,000 feet).

The volcano, which is more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet tall), is located between the departments of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepequez, in southwest Guatemala.

A tornado briefly touched down in rural Clark County on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service - the first in more than a decade.

The weak, rope-like twister touched down about 12:40 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highway 95 and State Route 165. It was only on the ground for about 30 seconds, according to the NWS.

The cyclone was rated an EF0, the lowest ranking possible on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

North Salt Lake officials say more than 20 homes have been evacuated following an early morning landslide that destroyed one hillside home.

About 6 a.m. Tuesday, a hillside broke loose slowly demolishing the house as debris and rock filled and crumbled the residence. The family had evacuated prior to the slide entering the home.

City engineer Paul Ottoson said at a news conference Tuesday that one house remains in immediate danger if it rains tonight.

Nobody has been injured.

Ottoson says officials have been aware of the cracked soil on the hillside since last fall. He says the home developer and crews from the city removed some soil last year and were getting rid of more this week in hopes of making it less steep and alleviating some of the pressure.

Homes in the cities of Helper, Spring Glen and Carbonville were damaged also by the deluge, as well as the Westwood area about 100 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.

Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday in a statement from his office that state officials are working with local municipalities in the affected areas.

County road crews have already begun the cleanup effort and are providing hundreds of sandbags for people affected by the waters.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 AM PDT MON AUG 4 2014

Record low maximum temperature broken in Death Valley yesterday.

The high temperature in Death Valley reached 89 degrees yesterday August 3. This broke the previous record of 104 degrees set in 1945.

This was also only the 7th time since 1911 that high temperatures in August remained in the 80s.

The above information is preliminary and is subject to a final review and certification by the National Climatic Date Center.