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Severe Storm Causes Mayhem In Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Powerful thunderstorms that produced 70-plus mph winds moved through the Jamestown area Thursday morning, damaging trees and knocking out power to more than 1,000 people. Janine Vining, a National Weather Service forecaster in Bismarck, said the weather service had tracked…

Unfathomable New Zealand North Island Snow and Wind | Mini Ice Age 2015-2035

Wildfires kill 4 people in Portugal, 1,000 evacuated on Madeira

A general view of Sitio de Curral dos Romeiros during the wildfires at Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/DUARTE SA Wildfires raging in Portugal killed at least four people and more than 1,000 people were evacuated on the…

Floods, Landslides Kill 35+ People in Indonesia

Severe Hailstorm Causes Mayhem In Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Trees down. Corn crops destroyed in rural Winnebago County. All from a hailstorm that hit Thursday night.   “In seconds, a huge hailstorm started coming to us, and the wind and the rain was intense,” said Milburn. “   Basically…

Larger-Than-Average Pyroclastic Flow At Sinabung Volcano Claims At Least 3 Victims In Sumatra, Indonesia

The deadly pyroclastic flow at Sinabung yesterday (image: PVMBG)   A series of pyroclastic flows occurred yesterday afternoon – sadly, at least one of them was was much larger than most others during the past months and claimed at least…