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Greece lightning: Country struck over 93,500 times in June

John Smith
Greek Reporter
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:10 UTC
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Greece was hit by over 93,500 lightning bolts last month, it was revealed on Tuesday.

The amount of electrostatic activity recorded in Greece in June was very high, according to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), without one day across Greece being lightning-free.

Last month, there were 93,580 electrical discharges country-wide, the majority of them being lightning strikes.

Among the few areas that escaped the high electrical activity was Karpathos and the western part of Icaria, added the NOA.
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Huge hailstones smash up car in Krasnodar, Russia - Filmed from inside

Chris Bruce
motor1.com
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:25 UTC
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Mother Nature can be very destructive, and she has no qualms about wrecking havoc on you or your vehicle. This video captures the harrowing time that a driver has in his Lada while a hailstorm annihilates the vehicle's windows.

The situation starts badly when this video begins, and things only get worse from there. There's a lot of hail coming down from the beginning, but the ice balls are small enough that they don't seem to harm the vehicle. The hailstones continue to get even larger, though, and at 1:44 into the clip, several pieces are large enough to crack the windshield. The driver is understandably upset and constantly yells about what's happening.


Comment: Golfball-sized hail batters cars, forcing them off roads in southern Russia

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Flash floods ravage parts of Trinidad and Tobago

Rhondor Dowlat
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:24 UTC
UNDER WATER: The glow of streetlights reflect on flood waters at Independence Square, Port of Spain.
© Azlan MohammedUNDER WATER: The glow of streetlights reflect on flood waters at Independence Square, Port of Spain.
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) and regional corporations are expected to coordinate clean-up exercises today if the weather allows, after heavy torrential rainfall over the weekend, especially over the last 24 hours and yesterday afternoon, caused flash flooding in several areas across T&T.

An official at the T&T Meteorological Office said the heavy showers were as a result of a tropical wave passing over the island.

Up to press time there were reports of flooding along the southbound lane of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, after the Claxton Bay flyover, before the Chase Village flyover on the northbound lane, Freeport, Couva, Carapichaima, Chaguanas, St Augustine, Breezy Heights in Mount Hope, along the Lady Young Road in Morvant, downtown Port-of-Spain, Wrightson Road, Cocorite and Diego Martin.

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Waterspout filmed in Bermuda


Bernews
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:46 UTC
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A waterspout was seen in the Hamilton Parish area earlier today [July 1], with it apparently visible for quite a few minutes.

Andrea Pedrini from Bermuda Weather Service confirmed that a waterspout was recorded late this morning in the area, and also added that it is not that unusual for this to occur at this time of year.

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Large hailstones smash crops in south central Nebraska

Bryce Doeschot
kticradio.com
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:22 UTC
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Some producers in south central Nebraska received an unwelcome hail storm on Saturday.

According to Andrew Philips, who farms in the Loomis area, the storm traveled two miles east of Loomis at a southwest angle toward Arapahoe.

Philips said the hail, which lasted 30 to 40 minutes, ranged in size from peas to golf balls.

"A lot of it (corn) is completely snapped off," said Philips. "Corn was close to tassel. Beans there is nothing but little stems left."
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Lightning bolt kills 5 and injures 12 in Maharashtra, India

Chengcheng
Xinhua
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:52 UTC
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At least five people have been killed and 12 others injured by lightning strikes in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Monday.

The incident took place in the state's Aurangabad district.

"Some 20 people had gathered at a crematorium site for the funeral of a person in Aurangabad Sunday when they were hit by lightning," a disaster management official said.

While five people were killed on the spot, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital, he added.

Lightning is common in the monsoon months of June and July in India.

Comment: Elsewhere in Asia over the last few days lightning strikes have killed a woman in South Korea and a hiker in Hong Kong while 3 family members died after being hit by by a bolt in Bangladesh.

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Golfball-sized hail batters cars, forcing them off roads in southern Russia


RT
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 17:57 UTC
Hailstones as big as golf balls rain down in Russia’s South July 2018
Mother Nature has unleashed her fury in the South of Russia, pelting rural areas with hailstones the size of golf balls and forcing motorists to pull over on the side of the road.

Footage posted online by RT's Ruptly agency shows massive chunks of hail that rained down on a small village in Krasnodar region, located roughly on the same latitude as Bologna, Italy. Some hailstones appeared to be as big as golf balls.

Motorists could be seen pulled over on the side of the road, and one video posted on Instagram showed a windshield that had been shattered by the force of the hail.

Comment: Note that the most recent hail destructive hail events were in the last two years. And this is a pattern we see all over the planet. Epic hail events are on the increase and it points to great changes in our atmosphere.

More footage from the hailstorm in Russia:





A similar hailstorm batters France within about 24 hours:


Ominious storm clouds in Ukraine:


And in the Florida, US:


And to note global temperatures are becoming cooling, even with these outbreaks of heatwaves all over the northern hemisphere. That may partly explain this epic hail and flooding we're seeing worldwide:



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"Adverse cyclonic conditions" bring flooding to the streets of Cape Town, South Africa

Tom Head
The South African
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 18:07 UTC
SUNDAY 1 JULY 2018: Wind and rain batters Mouille Point, Cape Town
© Linda VenterSUNDAY 1 JULY 2018: Wind and rain batters Mouille Point, Cape Town
Ooft, Sunday morning was above and beyond hectic. The Cape Town weather has been unforgiving, as the heavens opened up and delivered a deluge to the city.

Around 9:00, severe downpours hit the CBD and its surrounding areas hard. The South African Weather Service (Saws) have already issued several weather warnings for Sunday, as the region attempts to deal with "adverse cyclonic conditions".

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"We're in the tropics now!" Sheets of rain, strong winds and rockfall as heavy storm breaks Moscow heatwave


RT
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:06 UTC
People cross a street during heavy rain in central Moscow, Russia on June 30, 2018
© Gleb Garanich / ReutersPeople cross a street during heavy rain in central Moscow, Russia on June 30, 2018
Heavy rain has hit Russia's capital, turning streets into wild rapids and even causing surprise rock-falls, rare in a largely flat region, giving Moscow a truly tropical feel amid unusually hot weather.

Massive rain and stormy winds hit Moscow on Saturday afternoon, seemingly putting an end to a nearly week-long spell of scorching heat. Emergency services released a warning ahead of the storm, forecasting hail, thunderstorms and strong winds peaking at 17-22 m/s (38-49 mph), advising citizens to stay home and not to brave the weather. The warning remains in place until Sunday.

Some trees have been reportedly brought down by strong winds across the Russian capital, but no information on injuries or casualties was immediately available.

Comment: The intensity of the seasons has increased dramatically on the planet, causing epic flooding, disastrous droughts, deadly winters, scorching summers and much more, although the overall trend is toward serious global cooling: Also in Russia:


And one probable source of some of the effects we're seeing:




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Heavy rain and floods hit South Korea as Typhoon Prapiroon approaches

Chyung Eun-ju
The Korea Herald
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:33 UTC
Cars are submerged in a street in Boseong-gun, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning.
© YonhapCars are submerged in a street in Boseong-gun, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning.
One missing, one injured, cars waterlogged in Korea at 6 p.m. due to advancing typhoon. Korea braces, shuts down national parks.

South Korea was hit by a nationwide downpour on Sunday as Typhoon Prapiroon was approaching the country's southwest coast, resulting in floods, canceled flights and damaged farms.

Up to 300 millimeters of rain fell on Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and western portions of Gangwon Province on Sunday. A 74-year-old was reported to be missing since Thursday, while a 73-year-old women got injured due to landslide on Sunday at 8 a.m. The heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Tuesday.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety sent 36 officials to six cities and 11 provinces on Sunday as a pre-emptive measure against possible landslides caused by heavy rain. The government is considering setting up a disaster center as well.

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