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Lightning strikes kill 8, injure 7 in the Indian state of Odisha


Daily Pioneer
Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:06 UTC
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Lightning on Friday wreaked a havoc in different parts of the State, killing eight people and injuring seven others.

In the first incident, two youths were killed and two others were injured after lightning struck them at Tanar village of Kendrapada district.

The deceased were identified as Himanshu Gahan and Sudhansu Gahan. Sources said there was heavy rain accompanied by lightning in the area in the afternoon.

The incident took place when both the deceased and their injured friends had gone for a picnic near the village. Both Himanshu and Sudhansu died on the spot.

Comment: On the same day in the state of Jharkhand, 9 were killed and 8 injured while other states reported a total of at least 18 fatalities with 13 injured.

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Lightning strikes kill 18 in three states, heavy rains lash parts of north India


Hindustan Times
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:30 UTC
The MeT department forecast thunderstorm in Delhi on Friday night and light rains on Saturday.
© AFPThe MeT department forecast thunderstorm in Delhi on Friday night and light rains on Saturday.
At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured as lightning struck parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha on Friday, officials said.

According to the officials of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, six people were killed in Saharsa district, four in Darbhanga and one in Madhepura district. The injured have been admitted to local hospitals for treatment.

In Uttar Pradesh, five people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Jaunpur and Rae Bareli districts with isolated places in the state experiencing light to moderate and heavy rains.

Lightning also killed two people in Odisha's Kendrapara district.

"The Bihar state government has ordered an ex gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in the lightning strikes," said an official.
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Storms whip up multiple waterspouts and hail in the Florida Keys


Palm Beach Post
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 15:21 UTC
Waterspout north of Upper Sugarloaf Key
© Jason HardingWaterspout north of Upper Sugarloaf Key
Parts of the Florida Keys got more than 3 inches of rain on Wednesday and pea-sized hail with afternoon thunderstorms that rolled through on the west winds.

The storms also spun up multiple waterspouts.

Researchers estimate about 500 waterspouts form off Florida each year, and many of those are concentrated along the state's southeast shore.

When waterspouts form from storm clouds, those clouds can carry them onshore, at which point they are considered tornadoes. But they are usually much weaker, and of shorter duration, than a tornado that has formed over land. A typical waterspout is more stationary than a tornado, and lasts only about 5 to 10 minutes.

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Waterspout filmed near Hong Kong as Tropical Storm Ewiniar moves away

Holmes Chan
Hong Kong Free Press
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 15:10 UTC
A waterspout seen near the right.
© Hong Kong Observatory.A waterspout seen near the right.
Tropical Storm Ewiniar is set to move inland towards western Guangdong with gusts of 100km/h affecting Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory said Friday.

As of 1:00pm the Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal remained in force. The Signal was issued on Friday morning, and the Observatory briefly hoisted the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

"Over 50mm rainfall has been recorded generally over Hong Kong, and over 100mm rainfall was also recorded over the western part, southern part, and eastern part of Hong Kong," the Observatory said.

The Strong Wind Signal no.3 remains in force, and the Observatory has also issued a Thunderstorm Warning and Landslip Warning.

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France doubles its record with 182 000 lightning strikes in May, 4 killed in recent storms


The Watchers
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:00 UTC
eiffel tower lightning
© Bertrand Kulik.Amazing image of #Lightning hitting the Eiffel tower, in Paris, France. This image was taken 28th May 2018.
With 182 000 lightning strikes in May 2018, France has almost doubled its previous record figure for the same month set in 2009. Four lives were lost over the past two weeks.

The storms brought a record number of lightning strikes as well as record amounts of rain in some areas.


Comment: This follows January where most areas saw double the usual rainfall.


According to Meteo France, the number of lightning strikes across the country in May 2018 reached 182 000, which is almost double the previous record for May set in 2009.

Comment: Record breaking weather is on the rise, often with the previous record being set only a few years before, or in some cases, such as for cold, a hundred years earlier.

It was an unusually cold start to spring in Europe followed by heatwaves, epic storms and flooding. And this extreme weather is a worldwide phenomenon:






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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Massive uptick in Earth Changes and mainstream media doesn't report the interconnections


Adapt 2030
Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:10 UTC
Fuego volcano eruption
© AFP/Getty ImagesFuego volcano eruption on June 3rd 2018, Guatemala's deadliest since 1902
It is almost unthinkable that the media is not reporting on the interconnections of the massive uptick in Earth Changes we are seeing at the moment. Snows in June in seven countries in the Northern Hemisphere, the relationship between increasing galactic cosmic rays and volcanic eruptions and how this in-turn affects our crops globally. They don't want to talk about crop losses or the connecting to next year being more unusual than this year with heavier losses on tap in 2019. This is a full explanation how it all intersects and a forecast going out to 2021.


Comment: The world is seeing a rapid upsurge in extreme weather according to a recent report. For more information on these events from around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summaries. The latest video: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

Related articles include: To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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Lightning strikes kill 3 in Rwanda - over 50 such fatalities so far in 2018

Kelly Rwamapera
The New Times
Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:26 UTC
Residents and local authorities at the burrial of lightning victims on Wed at Ruhinga Kivuruga Sector in Gakenke District.
© Kelly RwamaperaResidents and local authorities at the burrial of lightning victims on Wed at Ruhinga Kivuruga Sector in Gakenke District.
Lightning struck four relatives on Tuesday evening, instantly killing two of them, including a 12-year-old girl in Kivuruga Sector, Gakenke District.

The other two are currently admitted at Nemba Hospital in the same district.

Another victim of lightning that characterized evening rains on Tuesday is a 48 year old man who was struck as he worked in a rice plantation in Nyagatare Sector, Nyagatare District. He also died instantly.

Speaking to The New Times, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Habimana from Nemba Hospital said that the two who were admitted at his hospital were recovering well and likely to be discharged later on Wednesday.

Comment: Lightning bolt kills 16 at Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda

In India over the 4 days a total of at least 10 people have been killed by lightning strikes including one individual hit while attempting to photograph the phenomena.

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France puts 15 departments on second-highest weather alert as flash floods, high winds and hail forecasted


The Connexion
Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:08 UTC
Storms France June 2018
© Thomas Bresson / CC BY 2.0France will face a fourth day of thunderstorms, with Météo-France putting 15 departments on its second-highest weather alert for storms on Tuesday.
This time, central and southern areas will face the brunt of conditions

France will face a fourth day of thunderstorms, with Météo-France putting 15 departments on its second-highest weather alert for storms on Tuesday.

After the northwest and northeast were hit in previous days, this time it is the turn of central and southwestern areas to bear the brunt of the conditions, with Météo-France warning residents in Ain, Allier, Aveyron, Corrèze, Creuse, Dordogne, Isère, Loire, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Vienne to be prepared for violent storms starting in the afternoon and lasting until at least 9pm.

Comment: Evacuations following storms and floods in Brittany, France - month's rainfall in less than an hour

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Baseball-sized hail pounds parts of Texas

Pritha Paul
The International Business Times
Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:38 UTC
Hail
© Adam Levin
Golf ball or baseball-sized hail showered down on parts of Texas on Wednesday, a little after midnight.

"Receiving multiple reports of golfball to baseball size hail from Carrollton to Coppell. Dangerous storm moving toward the east side of D/FW Airport to Irving. Get away from windows!!" Texas Storm Chasers tweeted at 1:45 a.m. local time (2:45 a.m. EDT)

Soon enough social media users in Carrollton and Coppell started posting photos and videos of the giant hailstones that were falling in the region. Some of them even held up the hailstones against objects like an apple, a cookie and a baseball to compare the size.

Property damages from the hailstorm was mostly restricted to the windows of cars and homes.

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Homes and roads damaged by floodwater in Varna, Bulgaria

Richard Davies
FloodList
Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:03 UTC
In Varna, several streets, underpasses and buildings were flooded after heavy rain battered Bulgaria’s third-largest city
In Varna, several streets, underpasses and buildings were flooded after heavy rain battered Bulgaria’s third-largest city
Over 70 mm of rain fell in the port city of Varna on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, flooding streets and causing severe traffic disruption.

As much as 71.5 mm of rain fell in 24 hours between 04 and early 05 June. According to WMO figures, the city would normally see 46 mm of rain during the whole of June.

Quoting the regional governor of Varna, Stoyan Pasev, local media said that the floods and stormy weather had damaged at least 40 houses in the areas fo Aksakovo, Kumanovo and Klimentovo. At least 1 family has been left homeless.

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