Signs of the Times - Earth Changes

Heavy rainfall led to a flood-like situation and landslides in Assam's Dima Hasao district, snapping road and rail communication at several places in the hill district. The entire Barak Valley wa...

https://www.sott.net/article/491111-Heavy-rain-triggers-flood-like-situation-in-Assam-India-disrupts-road-rail-links

England and Wales are set to be battered by thunderstorms on Thursday as the Met Office issued a 12-hour warning for bad weather. Lightning strikes, sudden flooding, and strong winds are expected...

https://www.sott.net/article/491106-UK-weather-New-thunderstorm-warning-from-Met-Office-after-200000-lightning-strikes-overnight

A life-threatening situation continues to unfold across portions of Southeast Texas on Thursday as torrential rain and severe weather pounded the region, causing rivers and streams to overflow th...

https://www.sott.net/article/491104-Evacuations-ordered-in-Texas-due-to-life-threatening-flooding-after-torrential-rainfall-of-10-inches-in-24-hours

At least 11 people died and nine others were injured in lightning strikes in five districts on Thursday. In Cumilla, four people, including two farmers, were killed in lightning strikes in Chandi...

https://www.sott.net/article/491103-Lightning-strikes-kill-11-in-5-districts-of-Bangladesh

A woman has died in the north of France after fierce storm conditions caused a mudslide to hit her home during the night (overnight May 1-2). The husband of the unnamed 57-year old was also injur...

https://www.sott.net/article/491082-Woman-dies-as-mudslide-hits-home-during-fierce-storms-in-France

Due to heavy rainfall that began yesterday evening in the capital, metro services between OSB Törekent and Atatürk Cultural Center stations were suspended. Yesterday evening's heavy rain in Ank...

https://www.sott.net/article/491081-Heavy-rain-closes-metro-stations-in-Ankara-Turkiye-on-April-30

At least 10 people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in Brazil's south, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for nearly two dozen individuals reported missing. Deluges in...

https://www.sott.net/article/491078-Over-30-dead-60-missing-after-heavy-rains-and-floods-in-Brazil-UPDATES

A Vistara flight bound from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi was compelled to make an emergency landing after being caught in a hailstorm, resulting in damage to the aircraft, officials confirmed on May ...

https://www.sott.net/article/491066-Flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-Bhubaneswar-airport-in-India-after-hailstones-crack-windshield

At least 19 people were killed in China's southern Guangdong province on Wednesday after a section of a highway collapsed following several days of torrential rain and flooding in the region. KEY...

https://www.sott.net/article/491048-48-dead-after-highway-collapses-in-flood-hit-Southern-China-UPDATE

One person died and three others sustained minor injuries when a tornado touched down in Westmoreland, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The tornado, one of nearly 200 reported in the...

https://www.sott.net/article/491047-1-dead-3-injured-in-Kansas-tornado-on-April-30-fifth-day-of-vortex-outbreak-in-US-with-nearly-200-reported

Heavy rains and thunderstorms have lashed Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours, causing widespread flooding and significant damage. Amidst the downpour, visitors at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina ...

https://www.sott.net/article/491029-Saudi-Arabia-hit-by-heavy-rains-widespread-flooding-reported-more-rains-forecast-in-Medina

In Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, heavy snow near the Atal Tunnel trapped over 1000 vehicles, with tourists now facing tough weather conditions. The snowstorm hit near the Atal Tunnel Rohtang, blockin...

https://www.sott.net/article/491025-Late-April-snowstorm-traps-1000-vehicles-near-Atal-Tunnel-in-Himachal-Pradesh-India

Five people have died and several have been injured in landslides and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir. Several homes have been damaged and hundreds of residents have been affected. Heavy rain a...

https://www.sott.net/article/491024-Five-killed-several-injured-in-landslides-after-flash-flood-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-India

At least five horses were killed after lightning struck in a far off area in Banihal, falling in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ramban in Jammu. Local reports said that the lightning struck i...

https://www.sott.net/article/491022-Lightning-strike-kills-5-horses-in-Jammu-India

Authorities had warned the threat from the volcano was not over after it erupted more than half a dozen times this month, sparking the evacuation of more than 6,000 people. Ruang, located in Indo...

https://www.sott.net/article/491021-Indonesias-Mount-Ruang-erupts-again-closes-international-airport

The avalanche was seen rumbling down a snow-covered mountainside. An avalanche hit the Sonmarg area of Jammu and Kashmir today amid heavy rain and snowfall. In a video, the avalanche was seen rum...

https://www.sott.net/article/490999-Huge-avalanche-landslide-in-Kashmir-India-after-heavy-rain-snowfall

Three bodies have been retrieved in a flooded area at Kona Punda along Garissa - Madogo road where a boat carrying 45 people capsized last evening. The tragic incident happened at around 6:30 on ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490998-3-bodies-retrieved-21-still-missing-in-boat-accident-in-flood-hit-Kenya

The dam burst near Mai Mahiu in Nakuru county, washing away houses and cutting off a road, with rescuers digging through debris to find survivors. "Forty-two dead, it's a conservative estimate. T...

https://www.sott.net/article/490995-42-killed-in-Kenya-after-dam-bursts-following-weeks-of-heavy-flooding

There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide last year A shark attacked a British tourist on Friday in the southeastern Caribbean, prompting the government of Trinidad & Tobago to close seven...

https://www.sott.net/article/490989-British-tourist-hospitalized-after-shark-attack-Tobago-closes-several-beaches

h/t Philip Bratby/Paul Kolk In BBC world, everything bad is due to climate change! For Antarctic wildlife, exposure to the Sun's damaging rays has increased in recent years, scientists say. A hol...

https://www.sott.net/article/490987-Ozone-hole-Why-Antarctic-wildlife-is-being-sunburnt

'Mega-rare' bird spotted at Oregon's Hug Point is first sighting in U.S. history.

https://www.sott.net/article/490982-Mega-rare-bird-spotted-at-Oregons-Hug-Point-is-first-sighting-in-US-history

The death toll from the ongoing floods in the country has hit 38, with the Kenya Red Cross now warning that the flood situation is moving from an emergency to a disaster level. Over 60 families i...

https://www.sott.net/article/490874-Death-toll-from-floods-rises-to-78-in-Kenya-as-over-130000-displaced-UPDATE

A landslide struck the tiny island of Therasia (sometimes spelled Thirasia), situated near Santorini in the Greek Cyclades, on Saturday, according to reports. No injuries were reported, although ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490975-Landslide-strikes-Therasia-island-near-Santorini-Greece

The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted early Sunday, according to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PV...

https://www.sott.net/article/490974-Indonesias-Ibu-volcano-erupts-ash-up-to-3-5-km-high

A spectacular weather scene off a Xpu-Ha beach had sunbathers recording it with their phones. On Thursday afternoon, a massive waterspout made a brief appearance off the beach. The beach, which i...

https://www.sott.net/article/490973-Spectacular-waterspout-captured-off-beach-in-Riviera-Maya-Mexico

At least five people were killed and 33 others injured when a tornado struck Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Saturday. All the injured persons who were reported in the city's Baiyun ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490971-Tornado-kills-5-people-injures-33-in-Guangzhou-China

A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage. The U.S. Ge...

https://www.sott.net/article/490970-A-strong-magnitude-6-1-earthquake-shakes-Indonesias-Java-Island-felt-in-Jakarta

Police officers fatally shot a pit bull mauling his owner inside a New York City apartment. The 41-year-old man was being attacked in his apartment in the Bronx just before 3:10 a.m. Friday. "The...

https://www.sott.net/article/490954-Man-mauled-to-death-by-pit-bull-in-New-York-City-police-fatally-shoot-dog-inside-apartment

Destructive tornadoes gutted homes as they plowed through Nebraska and Iowa, and the dangerous storm threat could escalate Saturday as tornado-spawning storms pose a risk from Michigan to Texas. ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490953-Nearly-80-tornadoes-reported-across-at-least-5-states-in-America

A dead whale has washed up on a beach in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The humpback whale was stranded in the surf near Preston Beach Thursday afternoon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...

https://www.sott.net/article/490950-Dead-humpback-whale-washes-up-on-beach-in-Marblehead-Massachusetts

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan's Bonin Islands, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Saturday (April 27). The quake occurred at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles)....

https://www.sott.net/article/490949-Japans-Bonin-Islands-hit-by-magnitude-6-5-earthquake

A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean 103 km (64 mi) from French Southern Territories Fri, Apr 26, 2024 22:23 GMT. The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi)...

https://www.sott.net/article/490948-Shallow-magnitude-6-0-earthquake-Mid-Indian-Ridge-in-the-Indian-Ocean

Lightning struck three people, including two brothers in Kundaw Kari forests in Oghi on Friday. "Our teams rushed to the scene after receiving information about the incident and transported the d...

https://www.sott.net/article/490947-Lightning-strike-kills-3-in-Mansehra-Pakistan

Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government said. The coastal region of the East African country is one ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490651-Tanzania-floods-kill-at-least-155-people-as-heavy-rains-continue-in-Eastern-Africa-UPDATE

Three men were killed by lightning on Friday when they were sheltering under a tree to protect them from rain, police here said. Four more people who were with them and were also struck by lightn...

https://www.sott.net/article/490926-Lightning-strike-kills-3-injures-4-in-Rajasthan-India

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted four times and spewed volcanic ash between 800 and one thousand meters above its peak on Thursday from 12:15 a.m. to 8:34 a.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB). "The...

https://www.sott.net/article/490921-Mount-Semeru-erupts-4-times-in-Indonesia-spews-nearly-one-km-high-volcanic-ash

A massive landslide has washed away a major portion of a highway in Arunachal Pradesh, disrupting road connectivity with Dibang Valley, a district bordering China. The district witnessed heavy la...

https://www.sott.net/article/490896-Highway-along-China-border-washed-away-after-massive-landslide-due-to-heavy-rain-in-Arunachal-Pradesh-India

Unseasonal rainfall between April 9 and 22 wreaked havoc across 853 villages in Marathwada, claiming the lives of 17 people and injuring 32 others due to lightning strikes. The relentless weather...

https://www.sott.net/article/490895-Lightning-strikes-kill-17-injure-32-in-Marathwada-India

Farmers have been dealing with record-breaking rainfall over at least the past year, meaning food produced in Britain has fallen drastically. Livestock and crops have been affected as fields have...

https://www.sott.net/article/490894-Fields-are-completely-underwater-UK-farmers-fear-widespread-crop-failure-following-wettest-year-in-centuries

Some 160 long-finned whales have become stranded on the western Australian coast, with at least 26 confirmed dead. Wildlife authorities have begun a rescue attempt after marine scientists and vet...

https://www.sott.net/article/490893-160-pilot-whales-stranded-on-Western-Australia-beach-with-26-confirmed-dead

Legacy media filled its columns last week with poppycock 'attribution' stories suggesting that recent heatwaves in Mali (the hottest country in the world), Burkina Faso and the rest of the Sahel ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490883-BBC-Guardian-raise-alarm-about-deadly-heatwaves-in-Mali-and-Burkina-Faso-despite-little-rise-in-average-temperatures-last-85-years

The snowy end to April in the Alps shows no sign of abating with a number of resorts posting up to a metre of snowfall in the last three days. The latest big falls come after Gstaad's Glacier 300...

https://www.sott.net/article/490876-Heavy-snowfall-at-the-end-of-April-continues-in-the-Alps-meter-of-snow-in-3-days

Severe thunderstorms brought a massive hailstorm to the Carolinas on Saturday, blasting out windows, tearing down fences and leaving yards covered in enough ice to create the appearance of a fres...

https://www.sott.net/article/490875-Softball-size-hail-smashes-windows-destroys-homes-in-the-Carolinas-All-hail-broke-loose

A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert. It is one of the worst such episodes to hit Greece since 2018, according to officials. Gre...

https://www.sott.net/article/490872-Greece-Orange-Sahara-dust-haze-descends-over-Athens

A 15-month-old boy is dead after being attacked by two Pit bull terriers in the town of Campolongo, near the southern city of Salerno, sources said on Monday. "This morning there was an attack by...

https://www.sott.net/article/490855-15-month-old-child-dead-after-pit-bull-attack-in-Italy

Germany's tallest mountain, the Zugspitze with an elevation of 9,718 feet (2,962 meters), received 16 inches (40 cm) of snow in the last 24 hours and around 3.3 feet (1 meter) in the last five da...

https://www.sott.net/article/490854-Germanys-Zugspitze-sees-3-feet-of-Spring-snow-in-5-days

Several settlements in Nooken district, Jalal-Abad region were hit by mudflows in the evening of April 22. Mudflows hit Boston and Kok-Tash villages, flooding roads and streets. The Bishkek-Osh r...

https://www.sott.net/article/490853-Mudflows-hit-several-settlements-in-Kyrgyzstan

On Tuesday morning, the thickest snow layer was formed in Kurzeme, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center (LVĢMC). From where LVĢMC is taking measurements, the dee...

https://www.sott.net/article/490851-Kurzeme-in-Latvia-sees-thick-layer-of-April-snow

Tallinn and Harju County saw a night of snow which has covered the land in a fluffy coat. The snow is still coming down Tuesday morning, with drivers who have changed their tires to the summer va...

https://www.sott.net/article/490850-Tallinn-in-Estonia-blanketed-in-thick-April-snow

Helsinki's tram network shut down completely on Tuesday, after freezing rain and snowfall iced up overhead power lines and jammed the points at various points around the network. The freak April ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490845-Helsinki-shuts-down-tram-network-after-late-April-snowfall-in-Finland