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Up to 7 feared dead in Swiss Alps after unexpected snowstorm - UPDATE


The Guardian
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:39 UTC
Swiss Alps
© AP Photo / Paolo Giovannini
Five survivors in 14-member group in a critical condition; others have mild hypothermia

Four skiers have been killed and five others are in a critical condition after an unexpected snowstorm in the Swiss Alps forced them to spend the night outdoors.

Bad weather near the Pigne d'Arolla mountain caught the group of 14 skiers by surprise on Sunday, police in Valais canton said.

The manager of a rest-stop in the remote mountain region called for help on Monday morning, triggering a relief operation that involved seven helicopters.

Police said one of those killed was likely to have died after a fall and was found dead at the scene; three others died in hospital.

Some of those not identified as being in critical condition have mild hypothermia. The skiers were Italian, French and German nationals.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 6 cattle, unseasonal hailstorm destroys mango crop in parts of Telangana, India


The Hans India
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:26 UTC
Farmer Balaiah with his dead cattle.
Farmer Balaiah with his dead cattle.
Heavy unseasonal rains accompanied by thunder and lightning storms hit parts of Mahabubnagar, Midjil and Balanagar mandals in the district on Monday destroying mango plantations and causing heavy losses to cattle such as cows, buffalos and bulls which perished in the district.

During the past two days, four buffaloes and two bullocks were killed and large-scale mango plantations destroyed. In Midjil Mandal, the thunder storm and lightning struck two bulls killing them on the spot. As a result, the owner P Raju of Tamdakunta Tanda of Midjil mandal in the district suffered losses worth Rs. 1 lakh.
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Storm in Buenos Aires, Argentina leaves 2 dead, hundreds displaced

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:19 UTC
flood
© Cristian Ritondo ‏
A fierce storm struck areas around Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 28 to 29 April 2018. During the storm some areas recorded over 110 mm of rain and wind gusts of 130 km/h. At least 2 people have died and 1,200 evacuated.

Some areas saw more than a month's worth of rain fall in 24 hours. Rivers and streams overflowed, flooding parts of the city forcing hundreds from their homes. The Luján River broke it banks in Pilar, and overflowing streams caused flooding in the districts of La Matanza, Quilmes, Padre Varela de Luján and Lomas de Zamora.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 19, injure at least 16 others across Bangladesh


bdnews24.com
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:05 UTC
Lightning strikes from freak storms during the monsoon season have left 19 people dead in eight districts of Bangladesh.
Lightning strikes from freak storms during the monsoon season have left 19 people dead in eight districts of Bangladesh.
At least 16 others were injured when lightning bolts slammed into the ground in Sirajganj, Magura, Naogaon, Rangamati, Noakhali, Sunamganj, Brahmanbaria, Gopalganj and Gazipur on Sunday.

In Sirajganj, five people were killed and four others injured by the outburst of lightning different areas of the district on Sunday.

Two died in Shahjadpur Upazila, two more in Kazipur Upazila and one in Kamarkhanda Upazila.

The dead have been identified as 'Nabil', 17, 'Polin', 15, Shamsul Mandal, 55, Mandal's 14-year-old son 'Arman' and Kader Hossain, 37.

Shamsul and his son were working in a peanut field on Sunday morning when the two were struck by lightning, said Kazpur UP Chairman Md Harun.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills dog in Te Puke, New Zealand

Samantha Motion
New Zealand Herald
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:54 UTC
Matt Petuha in front of his family's rented Te Puke home surrounded by the remains of a tree struck by lightning.
© Andrew WarnerMatt Petuha in front of his family's rented Te Puke home surrounded by the remains of a tree struck by lightning.
A 9-year-old girl was pulled her from her bedroom by her parents seconds before lightning split a huge tree outside sending a branch smashing through her window.

Shaken by the near miss, the Te Puke family went outside to find their dog dead, believed to have been electrocuted by a lightning strike.

Much of the North Island was doused with rain yesterday causing flooding throughout Rotorua and the Coromandel. A state of emergency was declared in Ngongotaha after a stream burst its banks.
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Indian state of Andhra Pradesh weathers rare event of 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours - at least 9 killed


Daily Sabah
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:21 UTC
Lightning
© AP
The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has weathered an electrifying week, recording 36,749 lightning strikes in a 13-hour period, and suffering nine fatalities since Tuesday.

A 9-year-old girl was among those killed by lightning this week.

"Extreme weather patterns" sparked the unusually high number of strikes, the state disaster management authority said. Tuesday's phenomena is considered an anomaly, in comparison to some 30,000 recorded over the entire month of May last year in Andhra Pradesh.

India frequently experiences lightning strikes during heavy monsoon rains, which usually occur between June and September. However, this region of southern India often sees more lightning strikes before monsoon season begins, state emergency operation center head Kishan Sanku told the BBC.

Comment: Elsewhere fatalities caused by lightning strikes were recently reported in Thailand, Vietnam (where 3 were killed), Bangladesh ( 4 dead), Ethiopia (2 killed by single bolt), Uganda, Ghana and Somalia.

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Snowflake Cold

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Climate pattern shift in Europe with vineyard & grain crop losses


Adapt 2030
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:15 UTC
predicted french vineyard losses
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Climate patterns are shifting in Europe as Atlantic waters become cooler, and as what happened with European agriculture will occur again and already is. Colder and wetter resulting in vineyard, orchard and grain losses. French vineyard loss map provided by ADAPT 2030. Romania orchard losses and historical wheat pricing in bad harvests circa 1770 Europe.

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Footage shows passenger jet landing ahead of a massive sand storm in Saudi Arabia

Darren Boyle
Daily Mail
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:05 UTC
Jet landing in Saudi Arabia sand storm
© twitter@AviationDaillyAs the jet approached the runway, only a few hundred metres of the strip could be seen ahead of the sand storm
These are the incredible scenes as a Saudi passenger jet landed ahead of a massive sand storm which had engulfed the furthest end of the runway.

According to Saudi aviation bloggers, the jet, which is believed to be an Airbus A320 landed recently at Jazan Airport in the south of the country.

The footage, which was shot out of the cockpit, shows the jet being buffeted by wind as it approached the runway.

However, the pilot during the approach was unable to see the airport's control tower which was covered in sand.

Seconds after the jet touched down the video showed visibility disappear as the pilots slowed down while following the centre line of the runway.


Comment: Last week a fierce dust storm, known as a haboob, engulfed the historic Iranian city of Yazd.

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Extreme winter storms and wave heights have been increasing over the last 70 years in the Western Europe

Alan William
Phys.org
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:07 UTC
wave crash
© Tim Poate/University of PlymouthWaves crashing onto Chesil Beach in Dorset during the winter of 2013/14.
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research.

The coastlines of Scotland and Ireland have seen the largest increases, with the average height of winter waves more than 10mm/year (more than 0.7metres in total) higher than in 1948.

That has also led to increased wave heights during extreme weather conditions, with levels off the Irish coast increasing 25mm/year during the past 70 years, representing an average increase of 1.7m.

Comment: And it's not just the coastlines that are being affected: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Cloud Lightning

Two men killed by lightning bolt in Cambodia - 16 such deaths for the country this year so far

Mom Kunthear
Khmer Times
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:51 UTC
lightning
Two men were killed by lightning on Saturday in Battambang province's Ek Phnom and Sangke districts, bringing the total dead from lighting strikes to 16 this year thus far.

Battambang provincial police said the first to die was a 21-year-old man from Ek Phnom district's Prek Loung commune. He was walking out his home when lighting struck him.

In another case, a 54-year-old man in Sangke district's Raing Kesei commune was riding a motorcycle during rain to visit his rice field when he was hit by lightning.

Comment: Elsewhere in Asia over the past week lightning strikes have killed a farmer plus another 3 individuals in Bangadesh while across India at least 8 have been struck dead.

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