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‘Egg-sized’ hailstones smash car windows in eastern Chinese cities

Giant hailstones punched holes right through car windows in Nanjing. Photo: SCMP Pictures Extreme weather in eastern China’s Yangtze River Delta has seen car windows being broken by egg-sized hailstones, Shanghai-based news outlet Thepaper.cn reports. The storms stuck the…

Earth Extremities
April 29, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Planes Grounded, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Chile volcano ash cloud reaches Brazil Some flights canceled

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Calbuco, considered…

Earth Extremities
April 25, 2015

Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Dust Storm Alert, Emergency Updates, Planes Grounded, Pollution Alert, Road Closure Alert, Sandstorm Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Sand-ageddon: China hit by worst sand storm in decade

Earth Extremities
April 17, 2015

Aviation Alert, Commuter Alert, Dust Storm Alert, Major Events, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Pollution Alert, Sandstorm Alert, Severe Weather

Major sandstorm disrupts air traffic in UAE, Gulf region

A man walks during a sand storm in Dubai April 2, 2015. REUTERS/AHMED JADALLAH A major sandstorm across the United Arab Emirates disrupted flights at Dubai’s two international airports on Thursday and caused delays at other air transport centers in…

Earth Extremities
April 3, 2015

Commuter Alert, Major Events, Planes Grounded, Power Outage Alert, Vehicle Alert

Massive Power Outage Strikes Turkey

A massive power outage spread across Turkey on Tuesday, blacking out a broad swath of the country and affecting some flights. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said all possible causes were under investigation, including terrorism. Trams and subways were…

Earth Extremities
March 31, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Orange Alert, Evacuation Alert, Orange Alert, Planes Grounded, Pollution Alert, State Of Emergency Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Airport closed and evacuations as Turrialba Volcano erupts in Costa Rica

San Jose’s international airport was forced to close and several villages were evacuated after clouds of ash from the newly active Turrialba volcano reached the Costa Rican capital, authorities have said. Flights were suspended because of poor visibility at…

Earth Extremities
March 22, 2015

Aviation Alert, Blizzard Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Freeze Alert, Frost Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Ice Alert, Major Events, Plane Crash, Plane Damage By Weather Elements, Planes Grounded, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Record Cold Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, Snow Storm Alert, Snowdrift Alert, State Of Emergency Alert, Temperature Alert, Vehicle Alert, Winter Storm Alert

Emergency Declared As Huge Storm Dumps Snow From Texas to New England, USA

A large winter storm has dumped deep snow across parts of the United States, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and the federal government to close its offices. In New York City, a Delta flight skidded off the runway at…

Earth Extremities
March 5, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Red Alert, Magma Movement, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Red Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Aviation Red AlertLarge explosion, ash to 37,000 ft (11 km) altitude at Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

The volcano is in an intense phase of activity, characterized by strong explosions and partial collapses of the growing lava dome accompanied by tall ash plumes and pyroclastic flows. An explosion this morning produced an ash plume that rose…

Earth Extremities
March 4, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico explodes with ash disrupting plane flights

Volcanic ash rained down on the runway of an airport in central Mexico, forcing it to close for several hours on Wednesday and disrupting domestic flights and those to the US. The Popocatepetl volcano began rumbling and exploding late…

Earth Extremities
February 25, 2015
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SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA

***EXTREME ALERT*** SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER DEATH RATE WILL START TO RISE ***BE ALERT & SAFE***

Earth Extremities
February 22, 2015

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