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High rainfall blights birds nesting on the moors of the UK


Yorkshire Times
Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:14 UTC
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Female hen harrier
The Moorland Association reports a poor breeding season for moorland birds, including hen harriers, as the exceptionally wet weather has taken its toll.

The higher and wetter North Pennines is the worst affected area, with the number of hen harrier nests on grouse moors expected to be down by as much as two-thirds compared with last year.

Other areas such as the Yorkshire Dales and the moors of the Forest of Bowland, appear to be faring slightly better.

Moorland Association members have still reported hen harrier nests on land managed for grouse shooting despite the difficult conditions. Some estates are reporting multiple nests, as has been the case in the last several years.
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Manawa dam failure, Little Wolf River area floods in Wisconsin amid heavy summer rain - 5 inches of rainfall in a few hours


Fox News
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:31 UTC
Wisconsin dam breach led to evacuation
Wisconsin dam breach led to evacuation
A dam in an eastern Wisconsin community has been breached, prompting people living downriver to be evacuated, the National Weather Service said Friday.

Floodwaters breached the dam in Manawa along the Little Wolf River was breached around 1:45 p.m., meteorologist Scott Cultice said. The town has a population of about 1,200. It was not immediately clear how many people were evacuated.

Manawa Police Chief Jason Severson estimated that a 50-foot-wide (15.2-meter-wide) area around the dam had eroded.

Homes evacuated

Gates on the dam eventually were opened to release water and relieve pressure on the structure, officials said.

"It looks like the dam is intact, but there is quite a bit of erosion on the north side," Severson told reporters Friday afternoon. "We think the worst of it is over, so now we're going to start assessing things and see where we go from here."


Comment: Related: Satellite images reveal devastating flooding following partial failure of Minnesota's Rapidan Dam

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Lightning strikes kill 19 people in 24 hours in Bihar, India


The Sun (Malaysia)
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 21:25 UTC
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At least 19 people were killed and seven others injured due to lightning strike in India's eastern state of Bihar, state-run broadcaster All India Radio said Saturday, reported Xinhua.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning strikes lashed the state during the past 24 hours affecting 10 districts.

Reports said most casualties occurred when lightning struck people working in fields and taking shelter under trees during the rain.

India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for the next 24 hours, predicting heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in the northern, southeast and south-central parts of Bihar.

Every year with the onset of the monsoon season, hundreds die in lightning incidents in India.

Bernama, Xinhua
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Heavy rains cause flooding in southern Guatemala


Lastly.com
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:32 UTC
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Severe flooding submerged the streets of San Miguel Petapa, located in southern Guatemala, on the night of July 5.

Dramatic video captured residents navigating through waist-deep floodwaters.

Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported.

Authorities are monitoring the situation closely as they work to provide relief and assess the damage.

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Double waterspouts over Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on July 5


WWLTV
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:33 UTC
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Double water spouts were spotted over Lake Pontchartrain near the Twin Spans between New Orleans and Slidell Friday morning.


Comment: A day earlier: Large waterspout over Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on the 4th of July

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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico


FOX 13 Seattle
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:59 UTC
Torn-off branches cover a Tulum street as Hurricane Beryl passes through Mexico, on July 5, 2024.
© Fernando Llano, APTorn-off branches cover a Tulum street as Hurricane Beryl passes through Mexico, on July 5, 2024.
Hurricane Beryl hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to some popular resort towns.

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Tornado kills one, injures 79 in China's Shandong province


ABC News
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:57 UTC
A destructive tornado tore its way through Dongming County, situated in China’s eastern province of Shandong, resulting in a tragic loss of life and numerous injuries.
A destructive tornado tore its way through Dongming County, situated in China’s eastern province of Shandong, resulting in a tragic loss of life and numerous injuries.
A tornado swept through China's eastern province of Shandong on Friday, killing one person and injuring scores of others, officials said.

Authorities said 79 people were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying degrees in Dongming county.

The tornado swept through the town, uprooting trees and tearing off store signs, according to videos on state media. Large amounts of debris swirled in the air.

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Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica


ABC News
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:47 UTC
Storm batters Jamaica
Storm batters Jamaica
Beryl wreaked havoc across the Caribbean as a Category 4 storm, knocking down power in much of Montego Bay and causing extensive reported damage across the island of Jamaica.


Comment: Earlier along its route: Hurricane Beryl: At least 6 dead in Caribbean as record-earliest Atlantic storm upgraded to Category 5

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Large waterspout over Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on the 4th of July


WWLTV
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:22 UTC
A large waterspout formed over Lake Pontchartrain
A large waterspout formed over Lake Pontchartrain
A waterspout was also spotted on the Lake on July 4th, 1981, according to the National Weather Service.

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Death toll rises to 180 in southern Brazil flood - 2,398,255 impacted


Daily Excelsior
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:04 UTC
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At least 180 people have died from weeks of record flooding in southern Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state and 32 people remain missing, the civil defense agency said.

Torrential rains began on April 29 and continued for days, inundating cities across the state. Rescue and recovery work started after the flooding began to subside in mid-June.

Severe weather has impacted some 2,398,255 inhabitants in 478 towns, including the state capital, Porto Alegre, said the agency in a report, adding that during the height of the storms, more than 450,000 people were evacuated.

Brazil's government has allocated 85.7 billion reals (about 15.4 billion U.S. dollars) to aid and rebuild Rio Grande do Sul, according to Secretary of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta, who was appointed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to oversee the reconstruction effort.

Rio Grande do Sul, an agricultural state located on the border with Uruguay and Argentina, has seen record economic losses from the disaster.


Comment: A prior report from May: 151 dead, 104 missing and 600,000 homeless after heavy rains and floods in Brazil - Worst flood in over 80 years

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