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State of emergency declared as heatwave in Mexico breaks records, melts traffic lights, kills 3 people


Mexico News Daily
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:23 UTC
A traffic light in Torreón, Coahuila, melts in the heat.
A traffic light in Torreón, Coahuila, melts in the heat.
A traffic light in Torreón, Coahuila, melts in the heat.Heat wave causes 3 deaths, economic boost, melting traffic lights Temperatures up to 49 C are expected until Tuesday

Parts of Mexico continue to swelter in a record-breaking, prolonged heat wave that has caused at least three deaths, given a boost to the economy and even caused traffic lights to melt in two northern states.

Authorities in Chihuahua - where temperatures have been as high as 48 C - said an 18-year-old indigenous Tarahumara man and a 17-year-old male died due to heat-related illnesses.

A 33-year-old homeless man also died in Saltillo, Coahuila, due to heatstroke.

According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), temperatures of up to 49 are expected to continue in the north of the country until next Tuesday, June 5.

". . . What we're observing is that as the heat wave progresses, the high [atmospheric] pressure is not decreasing, so it's going to strengthen in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Léon, Durango and Zacatecas," SMN general coordinator Alberto Hernández told a press conference.

Comment: Mexico scorches while Europe is underwater and Canada is seeing unusually heavy 'spring snow': For more, check out SOTT's monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Arctic atmosphere changed, noctilucent clouds and Hawaii eruption hits geothermal well


Adapt 2030
Mon, 28 May 2018 20:45 UTC
Drifting snow is piled high on CBC producer David Newell's deck in Gander
© David Newell/CBCDrifting snow in Gander, Newfoundland
Dr Madhav Khandekar expert reviewer for the IPCC says that winters in the Norther Hemisphere are becoming significantly colder and snowier. This Noctiluscent cloud season is a no-show and scientists are baffled as to why nothing is showing over the Arctic. Kilauea eruption lava rivers have reached the Geothermal power station covering one well head and emergency services are waiting to see if the chemicals will blow out the well in an eruption fashion of its own.


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Late May snowfall hits Tianshan Mountain in Hami, NW China


Xinhua
Sat, 26 May 2018 09:19 UTC
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A foal runs in snow at the Tianshan Grassland in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 25, 2018. A snowfall hit the Tianshan Mountain from May 24.

Comment: A day later from the same news source (Xinhua) came the following stunning photos:
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Photo taken on May 25, 2018 shows tulips in snow at the Jiangbulake scenery spot in Qitai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, May 25, 2018. A snowfall hit Qitai County on May 24. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Canada heavy snow and blizzard conditions, southern hemisphere cools, Grand Solar Minimum


Adapt 2030
Fri, 25 May 2018 21:17 UTC
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Blizzard conditions sweep Newfoundland , Canada with a foot plus of snow in the last week of may. Airports are delaying flights, roads are closed, and its is considered rare and strange even by Canadians living in the Maritimes. Southern continents are also all showing below normal temperatures for the month of May. The entire Southern hemisphere is cooling one season ahead of the N. Hemisphere. Grand solar minimum timeline.


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Late May SNOW DAY for New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador - foot of snow in 24 hours

Andrea Bagley
The Weather Network
Wed, 23 May 2018 21:07 UTC
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Although not completely unheard of, scenes like THIS are no doubt, tough on the psyche. Especially during the last full week of May. AND to add insult to injury, another round of snow is possible for parts of Newfoundland on Friday. More on that below.

A cold front that crossed through the region changed widespread rainfall over to snow through central Newfoundland Wednesday night, steadily falling and accumulating through the overnight hours. Several photos taken in the Gander area show scenes of green grass QUICKLY replaced by a foot of snow in less than 24 hours.

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Ontario beekeepers report 'unsustainable losses' over the winter


Global News
Mon, 14 May 2018 18:27 UTC
A survey of almost 900 Ontario beekeepers indicated that 70 per cent suffered unsustainable losses
© AP/Yves LoggheA survey of almost 900 Ontario beekeepers indicated that 70 per cent suffered unsustainable losses
Beekeepers across the country are expressing concern about the effects of poor weather on their colonies.

In Ontario, which has the largest number of beekeepers in Canada, the situation is being described as serious.

A survey of almost 900 Ontario beekeepers indicated that 70 per cent suffered unsustainable losses.
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Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world


Fresh Plaza
Mon, 21 May 2018 12:00 UTC
Blueberry blooms damaged by the April 6th freeze.
© Debbie RoosAn example of crop damage: Blueberry blooms damaged by frost in April 6th 2016.
China: Pineapple market may recover Although this is normally the peak season in Xuwen for pineapple supplies to the market, according to fruit farmers in Xuwen the retail of pineapples is in a "severe winter". Earlier this year a cold wave hit Xuwen, just as pineapples began to appear on the market. The product quality suffered, and the price dropped. In some places Xuwen pineapples even became unmarketable.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: Kilauea's explosive eruption, biblical hail kills people, crops


Ice Age Farmer
Fri, 18 May 2018 19:37 UTC
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Explosive eruption at Kilauea this morning after increased seismic activity overnight. More massive hail storms around the world are damaging people, homes, animals, and crops alike, much as records from the previous Grand Solar Minima indicate happened in the past as well. Are you growing your own food yet?


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Comment: See in addition for some more historical perspective: Baseball-sized hail: How severe hailstorms have caused devastation and killed people

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Ice tsunami breaches metal barriers as unseasonal cold drags into spring in Surgut, Russia


Siberia Times
Sat, 19 May 2018 12:00 UTC
ob river ice tsunami
Spectacular ice show attracts mesmerised crowds of onlookers in Surgut as world's 7th longest river defies spring.

By this time of year, boats are usually plying the ice-free Ob, but in 2018, while the winter covering the river has begun to move like a giant monster - but it has not cleared.

Far from it.

Here the thick ice is slowly drifting downstream in a northerly direction towards the Arctic yet with temperatures still of an unseasonal -5C, this could go on a while.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Several feet of snow in Europe in late May


Adapt 2030
Thu, 17 May 2018 13:55 UTC
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From spring to winter again across the peaks and valleys of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria. Snow depths are measuring in at 2 feet with seven day snow totals at 3.5 feet. It seems late spring snows are becoming a thing of now and the future now. I thought our children would never know what snow was. Arctic temperatures are back to the 1969-2002 base line and new images of glaciers advancing in Norway.


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