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Hailstorm, rain wreak havoc on vegetable crops and orchards in Kashmir

Ishfaq Reshi
Kashmir Reader
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:22 UTC
Damaged Apple crop due to hailstorm
Damaged Apple crop due to hailstorm
Heavy rain and a massive hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Budgam here in central Kashmir on Wednesday night. Reports of damage to vegetable crops and orchards of cherry, apricot, walnut and apple were received from areas of Charar-e-Sharief, Chadoora and other parts of the district.

Orchardists told Kashmir Reader that the massive overnight hailstorm caused damage to vegetable crops and fruit trees. "This year we expected a good crop as our orchards seemed to be abundant in apples, apricot, cherries and walnuts, but the hailstorm has dashed our hopes," said Bashir Ahmad Dar, a farmer in Charar-e-Sharief.


Comment: It was a similar situation on the same day in another district:
Hailstorm wreaked havoc in Bhadarwah area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, damaging standing crops and orchards.

Hailstorm, which lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, caused huge damage to crops and vegetables in Bhadarwah town, Bharoa, Chinchira, Jatani, Athkhar and other areas.

Bhadarwah is second largest producer of fruits in the state after Kashmir valley. The damage to crops and fruits has left farmers in distress over expected losses.

The orchardists told Greater Kashmir that the brief hailstorm caused damage to crops like maize, apple, apricot, pears, vegetables and other fruits.

The farmers have appealed the authorities to compensate them for the losses.


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17 killed in 24 hours due to dust storms, lightning and rain in Uttar Pradesh, India


News18
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:57 UTC
DUST STORM
Seventeen persons have died in separate incidents of dust storms, lightning and rain in various parts of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours.

According to reports, four persons died in Siddharthanagar, three in Deoria, three in Basti, two in Ballia and one each in Azamgarh, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Lakhimpur and Pilibhit.

In Siddharthanagar, a tin-shed collapsed, killing a labourer Rahim and leaving two women injured.

In Basti district, Brijbhan Yadav died when lightning struck. He was working in his fields despite heavy rains.

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Rain and winds devastate plantain and cassava plantations in the Dominican Republic


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:43 UTC
Damaged crop
The recent heavy rain and gusts of wind registered in El Cibao have affected plantain and cassava plantations in the region. According to data provided by the Northcentral Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, 32,000 tasks of plantains were affected, 13,997 of which were totally destroyed, and some 373 cassava fields were damaged.

The affected communities include Rancho Viejo, Maguey, Tablon de Villa Tapia, Barranca, Bacui, Sabaneta, and Yerbas.

Producers told the agricultural authorities that went to Cibao that the natural phenomena had caused great losses. In the coming days, the Minister of Agriculture, engineer Osmar Benitez, is expected to give aid to the aforementioned parties.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.do
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Lombardy in Italy to request state of emergency following wild weather


IL Globo
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:49 UTC
Flooding at Pagnona in the province of Lecco
Flooding at Pagnona in the province of Lecco
Violent storms on the night of June 11 have caused 800 people to be evacuated from Dervio, in the province of Lecco in Lombardy, plus flooding in Lake Como.

Evacuations have also been carried out in Premana and Primaluna, in the upper Val Varrone and in the northernmost area of ​​Valsassina, where the rivers Varrone and Pioverna are flooded at various points.

The provincial highway between Cortenova and Parlasco has been blocked by a fallen tree, while the provincial road in Introbio and the railway between Bellano and Delebio has also been obstructed.

Bad weather also struck part of the province of Brescia, particularly in the Valcamonica area, with 70 people evacuated from their homes.

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Lightning kills over 100 sheep in Kashmir


Kashmir Life
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:41 UTC
Lightning kills over 100 sheep in Ganderbal.
© Umar RainaLightning kills over 100 sheep in Ganderbal.
Over 100 sheep were killed by lightning in Sarbal and Baltal areas of central Kashmir's Ganderbal on Tuesday last night

According to an official, the nomads had arrived in the area a few weeks before and had erected makeshift tents in a nearby forest. During the night as the lightning struck followed by fresh snowfall over a hundred sheep were killed.

"The shepherds had kept their sheep in the open sky. But soon after the lightning and fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Ganderbal district including Sonamarg over hundred sheep were killed.
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Hailstones the size of GRAPEFRUITS batter countries across Europe

Tiffany Lo
Mirror
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:39 UTC
The giant hailstones measuring up to 14cm in diameter
© Marko Korosec/Solent NewsThe giant hailstones measuring up to 14cm in diameter
Hailstones as big as grapefruits hammered several countries across Europe, causing chaos and damaging thousands of homes and buildings.

The fierce hailstorm has battered parts of Slovenia, Croatia and Germany since Monday as strong gale-force winds brought cold temperatures along with intense rainfall.

Enormous hailstones were found in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Deskova vas and Predgrad, Slovenia by Marko Korosec, who is a weather adviser for traffic and highways.

The 37-year-old said: "There was significant damage to cars and houses, complete destruction in some areas.


Comment: View more videos: Giant hailstones hit Munich and Bavaria as storms continue across Germany

Poland was also pummeled:











Italy, Turkey and France meanwhile witnessed huge accumulations of hail:








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Lightning strike kills two giraffes at a popular Florida attraction

Lauren M. Johnson
CNN
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:11 UTC
The Lion Country Safari posted on their Facebook page that two giraffes , Lily and Jioni, were killed in a lightning strike.
The Lion Country Safari posted on their Facebook page that two giraffes , Lily and Jioni, were killed in a lightning strike.
A drive-through Florida safari park confirmed Tuesday that two giraffes were killed instantly by lightning last month.

On May 3, Lily and Jioni, two of 18 giraffes in Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, were in their pasture when a sudden thunderstorm rolled through.

The attraction did not share the news earlier out of respect for mourning the animals and because pathology tests needed to be completed, according to its Facebook page.

Spokesperson Haley Passeser told CNN affiliate WPBF that the facility has a lightning detection system. Workers operated standard protocol and opened the animal shelter area when the storm was passing through. But they cannot make the animals seek shelter.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Infrastructure already can't cope with Grand Solar Minimum intensification


Adapt 2030
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:39 UTC
Snow in Superior by Highway 36 after daybreak
© CBSDenver sees biggest late May snow in 44 years
Long before we get to the most intense effects of the Grand Solar Minimum around 2028, our modern infrastructure is already having a difficult time coping. Denver International Airport brought to a standstill from a Summer, "Winter Storm", highways and bridges washed away in biggest floods ever across America, farm machinery unable to cope with muddy fields disappearing into quicksand grow zones and these are events in May/June 2019. Where do we go from here to prepare our societies for the coming changes. Plus a look at gargoyles in metal detectors at Denver International Airport.

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Cloud Precipitation

Giant hailstones hit Munich and Bavaria as storms continue across Germany


The Local (Germany)
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:39 UTC
The hail caused damage to shop fronts, buildings
© DPAThe hail caused damage to shop fronts, buildings and cars in Munich and the surrounding area.
Hailstones as big as tennis balls hammered the Munich area on Monday as a series of thunderstorms lashed parts of Germany.

Several people were injured, including a seven-year-old, during a hailstorm in the southern German state of Bavaria on Monday.

Houses and cars were damaged by the hail, which meteorologists said were about six centimetres in size. Locals took to social networking sites to post videos and pictures of the extreme weather.

It came during a day of torrential rain and storms across Germany which caused flooding and disruption during the public holiday.

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Rare double waterspout spins through the sky above beachgoers in southern Thailand

Jack Newman
Daily Mail
Sat, 08 Jun 2019 20:30 UTC
A double waterspout has occurred over a beach in Krabi, south Thailand, with two columns spinning from the water to the clouds
A double waterspout has occurred over a beach in Krabi, south Thailand, with two columns spinning from the water to the clouds
A rare double waterspout tornado has been captured off the coast in southern Thailand spinning above beachgoers.

The incredible natural phenomenon was seen in the province of Krabi yesterday evening, just before sunset.

Video shows the two thin funnels descending from an expanse of grey clouds down to the sea.

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