Nanuel Méndez Faro De Vigo Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:02 UTC
The number of dolphins stranded and dead in Galicia in the last two days rises to at least a dozen. But there could be many more. The strong storm at sea during the last days threw these animals onto the coast in places as distant as Muros and Vigo, but also in Ribeira, Porto do Son, A Illa de Arousa and O Grove.
Most belong to the common dolphin species ( Delphinus delphis ), typical of tropical and subtropical waters that did not abound in the interior of the Galician estuaries, where the dominant one is the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) or arroaz, the most common cetacean known to the family.
Catastrophe has hit the region's coastline with the fallout of the big freeze culling thousands of birds, scores of sea creatures and even a few seals.
Thousands of starfish, crabs, fish and sea birds have washed up dead in the wake of the Beast from the East - and experts are warning this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Shocking photographs revealing the sheer scale of the deaths on Suffolk and Essex beaches have emerged - with witnesses likening shorelines to graveyards.
Wildlife specialists believe last week's arctic blast froze food supplies for several species of sea bird and they flew to England to escape - only to find the Beast had followed them.
Suffolk-based naturalist Steve Piotrowski said: "It's a pretty drastic scene for wildlife and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
A woman has died after being struck by lightning in Gudel, Mahakulung Rural Municipality-4 of Solukhumbu district.
The deceased has been identified as local Rijamali Rai (56), according to Police Inspector Pradyumna Adhikari.
The incident occurred when the lightening hit the area amidst a windy weather on Friday evening.
Two others were injured in the same incident and are undergoing treatment at the local health post in Gudel. The injured have been identified as local Shanti Rai (25) and Kshitij Karki (14), son of Pritu Bahadur Karki of the same locality. The police have indicated that the injured are recovering after undergoing treatment.
A team of police from the Area Police Office, Sotang are in the incident site for further investigation.
Thousands of starfish wash up in Andalusia, Spain after 'Beast of the East'
After the European Superfreeze which the media termed The Beast from the East to avoid talking about Arctic temperatures in March in Southern Europe, the animal die offs are staggering along with the crops. Hundreds of thousands of starfish wash up with countless other types of sea life, sheep buried in snow drifts are being rescued by the tens of thousands as thousands already froze. Vegetable production from Spain to New Zealand being lost due to freak strong weather events sweeping the globe.
Thousands of flights have been cancelled at New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia airports as the northeastern US weathers yet another powerful winter storm Wednesday and Thursday.
Airlines have canceled more than 2,100 flights scheduled to depart Wednesday from airports in the Boston, Philadelphia and New York areas as Winter Storm Quinn is bring high winds and heavy snow to the region.
Thousands of starfish wash up in Andalusia, Spain after 'Beast of the East'
The storm that swept across Spain's southern tip last weekend not only caused damage to boats, cars and buildings along the coast but also brought devastation to the starfish population.
A carpet of the marine animals were washed up on Punta Umbria beach in Huelva on Monday in what conservationists believe was a direct result of Storm Emma.
A video uploaded by Juana Salas on Facebook showing the extent of the stranding has been viewed over half a million times:
Comment: A video of the tornado mentioned in the above text:
Even the southwestern most tip of Spain was not immune to a battering as Storm Emma swept across Spain last week.
While much of the rest of the peninsula was covered in a blanket of snow last week, the province of Cadiz was buffeted by torrential rains, strong winds, high seas, and even a tornado.
Yachts in the marina at Puerto Sherry were upturned, cars washed away and beach restaurants ripped apart.
For the second time in less than a week, a nor'easter is tearing up the East Coast. The last one blasted New England with gusts up to 97 mph and knocked out power to 2 million homes and businesses. This one will dump more than a foot of snow from Philadelphia to Boston.
By the time this storm is over late Thursday morning, New York City will be under 8 to 12 inches — but the heaviest snow will fall in New Jersey and parts of Upstate New York. As much as 24 inches is possible in those areas.
* Snowfall rates topped 2 inches per hour this afternoon in New Jersey
* Power outages are possible as branches break under the weight of the snow
* Combined wind and snow will lead to whiteout conditions at the height of the storm
Heavy rain has closed a number of roads around Hawke's Bay, including theNapier-Taupo road, as a severe weather hits the region.
The Eastern District Police this morning said State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo would be closed for the foreseeable future due to surface flooding.
NZTA have announced Makahu Road is closed, and slips have closed Glengarry Road and Waipunga Road.
ropical Cyclone Hola sits to the west of Vanuatu at 7am Thursday in the satellite image from Vanuatu's Meteorology & Geo-Hazards Department
A third cyclone heading for New Zealand this year has intensified to Category 4, with damaging winds striking Vanuatu.
Tropical Cyclone Hola crossed islands in the South Pacific country overnight - and will make a path to New Zealand, MetService said.
The Fiji Meteorological Service said Hola had intensified to Category 4 strength between 6am and 7am (NZT). It had sustained winds of 165kmh and gusts of 230kmh.
Hola was expected to continue to intensify during the next 24 hours, and had the potential to become a Category 5 storm in that time.
Comment: Another 3 dolphins washed up on Porto Santo Island, Portugal recently.