Mighty Ohau Snowfields, nestled within New Zealand's striking Mackenzie High Country just got a huge fresh shot of wintery life.
The family owned and operated mountain hideaway, received 1 Meter of powder snow, in 1 day - and we were there. Yeehaw, what a difference 24hrs can make!
We're amping for plenty of epic skiing still to be chased so, for now, enjoy this photo gallery of the eye-popping good times going down at Ohau.
Two spectators were killed and three others were injured after a local football match was struck by lightning at a playground in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said as reported by PTI.
The condition of two of the injured was stated to be serious. As per report, the incident occurred when several spectators took shelter under a tent beside the playground in Hansdiha area after heavy rain accompanied by a thunderstorm started on Saturday evening.
The lightning hit the tent killing two persons - Shivlal Soren (32) and Santlal Hembram (20) - and injuring three others, Hansdiha police station Officer in Charge Jitendra Kumar Sahu said.
All the injured were taken to Saraiyahat Community Health Centre. District Civil Surgeon Bachcha Prasad Singh said one of them was discharged after administering first-aid, while the two others were referred to a hospital.
I sometimes think there is a competition among the MSM to see who can publish the most absurd climate change stories.
Last week Sky News's Tom Clarke, who calls himself 'Science and Technology Editor', claimed that climate change had 'set the stage' for the Libyan floods, and that the disaster highlighted the 'injustice of climate change' which affects poorer countries most.
The floods and resulting deaths had nothing at all to do with climate change, and were instead caused by the collapse of two dams built by a Yugoslav company in the 1970s and which had had no maintenance for the last 20 years. It was a tragedy waiting to happen.
Clarke failed to provide any evidence that the heavy rainfall which triggered the dam failures was in any way unprecedented or made worse by climate change. But facts don't seem to matter any more to Sky News.
The dangers of lightning in Cambodia were once again illustrated graphically after a man died whilst sleeping in a field
The incident happened at 2:40 pm on September 20, 2023 at Tuol Khchak point in Tuol Sdey village, Tuol Sdey commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province.
According to the district police, the victim was named Won Wang Long, 23 years old, a farmer
Villagers stated that the man was asleep in a field when he was enveloped by a heavy storm and struck by a bolt of lightning, causing instant death
The body of the victim were handed over to his parents by the police to be taken to a traditional ceremony with great emotion.
Chantrea district authorities have called on all residents to be extremely careful when it rains and there is wind, thunder and lightning to make sure they go to a safe place to prevent possible accidents.
La Unió Llauradora stated that Sunday's hailstorms, rain, and winds had affected more than 22,000 hectares of crops and that, according to an initial emergency assessment, caused an estimated more than 43 million euro in losses.
"The damages are mainly focused on the regions of Utiel-Requena and Camp de Túria, but there were also damages in Ribera Alta, Ribera Baixa, Camp de Morvedre, La Serranía, and La Costera, as far as the province of Valencia is concerned, as well as on the southern coast of the region of Plana Baixa."
"The main crop affected was citrus with 43% of the losses, followed by persimmon with 20% and wine grapes with 16%. It's worth noting that approximately one-third of the grapes expected for this season in the affected area of the municipality of Requena and its villages had already been harvested, which helped minimize the damage. Other crops affected are olive groves with 10%, ornamental crops and nurseries with 8%, and vegetables with 7%.
A shot of the base of the landspout in Nekoma, KS.
What the National Weather Service said was a landspout was seen swirling near Nekoma, Kansas, as the area was under a severe thunderstorm warning on September 19.
At least 80 sheep and goats died after lightning struck in a hilly area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
Local sources said that the lightning struck at Hinjhal top meadow of Banihal in Ramban killing at least 80 sheep and goats.
The owner of the animals claimed that dozens of sheep and goats were still missing.
Official sources however said that the carcasses of only 40 animals have been recovered so far.
They said that teams from the police and sheep husbandry department are in the area to take stock of the situation.
On the afternoon of the 19th, a tornado disaster occurred in Nancai Township, Suqian Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province. The disaster has resulted in one death, three injuries, and 52 houses suffering varying degrees of damage.
At present, all the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment, and their lives are not in danger.
The wind disaster occurred on South Street in Nancai Township, Suqian Economic Development Zone.
According to local residents, at about 17:00 that day, it was raining, and suddenly a strong wind hit, causing chaos wherever the strong wind struck.
Heavy rains have triggered a flood in the northern Iranian city of Astara, along the Caspian Sea.
The flooding blocked roads between Astara and Talesh and destroyed a number of buildings while many houses are under water now.
Astara's bazaar was also inundated by the flood, leading to the closure of the center.
Meanwhile, two people sustained injuries after their car fell into the river due to the collapse of Astara's Sibly Bridge. Seven others were injured elsewhere in the city.
There are reports of 265 millimeters of rain in 12 hours in the city.
Hillary Andrews Fox Weather Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:24 UTC
Drivers on a highway in Ernee, France, drove white-knuckled after they looked beyond the trees to see an apparent tornado whirling near the highway a little after 5:30 in the evening on Sunday.
Only a few dozen tornadoes form in the entire country every year, according to Meteo-France. So, drivers were understandably shocked by the rare event. Most of the tornadoes are small, brief and low-intensity in France.
The tornado tore through several cattle barns and sheds in northwest France. Some social media posts show pictures of barns without roofs and others collapsed. One post reported several injured livestock.
Wind and trees tore down power lines. Flashing emergency lights surrounded the damaged and destroyed buildings. Fire officials report that no people were injured, but rescue crews were on the scene.
