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65,000 birds and mammals killed by hailstorms in India


dnaindia.com
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:31 UTC
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Carcasses of rosy starling in Baramati, Pune district, and an Indian peafowl at Umarga, Osmanabad district
The hailstorm that hit Maharashtra earlier this year killed more than 65,000 birds and mammals in various parts of the state, according to a special report prepared by the Bombay Natural History Society.

A total 26 species of birds and nine species of mammals were killed in Marathwada and Vidarbha during the period from March 1 to 10 and on May 1 and 2, BNHS stated in the report that was released on Tuesday.

Mass mortality was reported in 27 areas with high mortality in 14 areas, each covering about 25 sq km.

"A high number of deaths were reported for birds that prefer residing near human habitation. Some of these are mynas, owls, parakeets and kites," the report states.

The highest rate of mass mortality was observed at the roosting sites of birds such as rosy starling, the house sparrow and rose-ringed parakeet. Birds such as coucal, bulbul, drongo, quail, lark, egret and bee-eaters were found dead across the study area.
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Snowflake Cold

Winter snow storm in Montana, Utah and Wyoming in mid-June

Linda Lam
weather.com
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 03:41 UTC
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Winter just won't quit, even as summer is right around the corner. Cool, huh?

Snow is falling over the higher elevations, as an upper-level low swirls over the Northern Rockies. Alta, Utah reported nine inches of snow on Tuesday, which makes it their third highest one-day snowfall total in June. Glacier National Park reports about one foot of snow fell on Wednesday at Sperry Chalet (approximately 6,590 feet in altitude). Lake-effect rain and snow has also developed off the Great Salt Lake, with snow above 7,000 feet.

Mountain snow will continue through Thursday morning in parts of the Northern Rockies. Winds will gust up to 30 mph and visibility may be less than half a mile at times.

Closer to pass level, look for a mix of rain and snow, with no accumulation expected. But if you have an early summer vacation planned for Glacier National Park, remember to bring your snow gear as more than a foot of snow is not out of the question.

Plow crews began the process of digging out Logan Pass in Montana last week, and they hope to have the Sun Road open to Logan Pass sometime after June 20. Conditions across the region will improve this weekend. Temperatures will climb into the 70s with mostly sunny skies.
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Snowflake

Summer snowfall in another European country: Snow in June raises eyebrows in Estonia


focus-fen.net
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:25 UTC
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Living with sub-zero temperatures for several months a year, Estonians are no strangers to a little snow, AFP reported.

But residents of the Baltic nation were baffled on Tuesday when flurries of the white stuff fell in June for the first time in more than three decades.

"We last recorded snow in June 32 years ago and it was on exactly the same date: June 17, 1982," Estonian meteorologist Helve Meitern told AFP.

"Tonight, we could see temperatures fall below zero degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit)," she added.

The wintry weather follows a heatwave over the last month that saw temperatures spike to a toasty 30 degrees Celsius across this EU state of three million, where average June daytime temperatures range from 18-20 degrees Celsius.

The mercury soared to a searing 35.6 Celsius in August 1992, the hottest day ever recorded in Estonia.

Source: AFP
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Fish

Cold Antarctic water likely cause behind thousands of dead fish found on Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia


abc.net.au
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:43 UTC
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Dead fish washed up onshore at Seaspray in Gippsland
Thousands of dead fish washed up on Victoria's Ninety Mile Beach were probably killed by cold Antarctic water, according to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

Many beachgoers had reported the dead fish between Seaspray and Marlo in Gippsland, identifying mainly the leather jacket species and also trevally.

The EPA said it was investigating but test results did not indicate water pollution was the cause.

It said the fish were most likely killed by cold Antarctic waters moving up the east coast.

The fish prefer warmer waters.

Large numbers of dead fish have also washed up on Tasmania's east coast.

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Beachgoers reported the dead fish found along Ninety Mile Beach.

Comment: See also: Tens of thousands of fish wash up on the east coast of Tasmania

Mass of spider crab shells wash up on Tasmania's east coast

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Ice Cube

More East Coast icebergs than usual: some almost close enough to touch

Jesse Tahirali
CTVNews.ca
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:44 UTC
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© UnknownMassive blocks of ice float closer to shore in Newfoundland, Sunday, June 15
Just off the coast of Newfoundland float humongous slabs of bright, white ice -- almost close enough to touch.

Over the weekend, a large berg floated within metres of the shoreline in St. John's harbour, attracting a crowd of onlookers.

It's just the latest in what's been a banner year for icebergs in Canada's eastern-most province. Tourists are taking in the spectacular sights from the beaches or on guided boat tours. Some are even hopping in the frigid waters to get a closer view.
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Snowflake

Snowfall in Russia during high summer

Anastasia Pozdeyeva
komikz.ru
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:22 UTC
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In mid-June the thermometer dropped below zero.
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© Anastasia Pozdeyeva
This morning, Ust-Tsilemskii area experienced heavy snowfall accompanied by strong northerly winds. The intensity of precipitation was such that the snow didn't have time to melt.
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Snowflake

Surprise summer snowfall in Finland


lapinkansa.fi
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:57 UTC
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Snowfall came as surprise on Monday morning for the residents of Muonio. White flakes floated down in Kerässiepissä, Muonio, and snow fell in Sodankylä, Inari and Utsjoki as well.

Paavo Korpela, the Finnish Meteorological Institute weather forecaster on duty, said the midsummer week will be chilly throughout Lapland.

- The cold air arrives from the north to the south, which is why in Lapland can receive rain and even snow. The snow has melted away during the day, says Korpela.

The inclement weather is expected to continue over the next few days and Tuesday night will see the temperatures drop.

The weather is expected to warm up on the weekend, but the thermometer will hover around the ten degree mark.

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Snowflake

Snow expected in Nevada this Summer solstice!


Elko Daily Free Press
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:00 UTC
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Did you think summer was here? Snow could fall in Elko County early this week at elevations above 7,000 feet, according to a National Weather Service advisory.

"In what will seem more like spring than almost summer, a strong weather-maker will bring enough cold air and moisture to higher terrain starting late Monday to produce snow showers over parts of northern Nevada," the notice stated.

Most valleys will not see any snowflakes, but northern Elko County - especially the Jarbidge Wilderness and other mountains east of Mountain City Highway - could get a couple inches of accumulation between late Monday and Wednesday.

The Ruby Mountains and East Humboldts also could receive a couple inches of snow.
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Snowflake

Norway experiences freak snowfall in the middle of June


thelocal.no
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:19 UTC
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© Jan-Morten Bjørnbakk/NTB scanpixJimi Bradshaw from Florida plays with snow for the first ever in Tromsø on Monday.
A blast of ice-cold wind from the North Pole is sending temperatures plummeting across northern Norway, with the city of Tromsø on Monday seeing June snowfall for the first time in living memory.

"There have been both sleet and snow showers tonight, and people have even observed snow settling on the ground," Trond Lien, a local meteorologist, told the Tromsø-based Nordlys newspaper. "This is very rare, and I cannot remember the last time it snowed on June 16. It must be a long time ago."

He said he had found reports indicating snowfall in the city during July a century previously, but had yet to find any record of snow in June.

Odd Arne Thomassen, a professional driver, told NRK that he had encountered roughly four inches of snow when driving over Kvænangsfjellet in North Troms on Monday morning.
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Cassiopaea

SOTT Focus: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

Sott Editors
Sott.net
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:00 UTC
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This week on SOTT Talk Radio we discussed the recently released book by SOTT.net editors Pierre Lescaudron and Laura
Knight-Jadczyk, Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection.

While official science portrays the crazy weather, more frequent sinkholes, increased meteor fireball activity, and intensifying earthquakes as phenomena that are unrelated, research put together by Pierre and Laura strongly suggests that all this (and more!) is intimately connected and may stem from a common cause.

In times past, people understood that the human mind and states of collective human experience influence cosmic and earthly phenomena. How might today's 'wars and rumors of wars', global 'austerity measures', and the mass protest movements breaking out everywhere play into the climate 'changing'?

Running Time: 01:59:00

Download: MP3


Comment: Continue to Part Two: The Hazard to Civilization From Fireballs and Comets

See also:

Black Death found to be Ebola-like virus

New Light on the Black Death: The Cosmic Connection

New Light on the Black Death: The Viral and Cosmic Connection

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