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Record Snowfall Freezes Northeastern B.C. Grain Harvest

Rick Kantz of the B.C. Grain Producers Association says snow has forced farmers across the Peace region in northeastern B.C to leave anywhere between 10 to 20 per cent of their crop in the fields. (Dave Gilson/CBC) A record snowfall…

Entire crops decimated by freak hail storm in central west New South Wales, Australia

Thousands of hectares of grain crops in New South Wales have been decimated in a freak hail storm.   A number of storm cells ripped through the central west on Friday night damaging crops, felling trees and ripping rooves off…

Mega Hailstorm Destroys Crops and Homes In Jinja, Uganda

Several acres of both food and cash crops have been ravaged and several houses destroyed by a hailstorm that hit Busede Sub-county in Jinja District. Mr Charles Kanabi, the area district councilor, said the hailstorm that hit more than seven…

Severe Drought Strikes Tunisia

Religious leaders in Tunisia are calling on people to pray for rain as a severe drought prompts street protests and fears of a “thirst uprising”.   Protesters are demanding action from the government following one of the driest summers on…

Record Rainfall With More Monster Rain On The Way For Australia

THE biggest September rainfall in a century has drowned Victoria while South Australia has copped a monster drenching as wild weather lashes Australia.   A series of cold fronts combined with warmer than average ocean conditions have produced higher than…

Tornadoes And Rainstorms Causes Mayhem In Greece

Tornadoes destroyed homes and farms in the Ilia prefecture while rainstorms caused damages in western Greece and the Ionian islands late Thursday night.   In Ilia, tornadoes tore down houses and destroyed farms, while in some places they were so…

HAILSTORM DEVASTATES VINEYARDS IN PIC SAINT LOUP, FRANCE

Before the storm (Photo: Mas Thélème) After the storm (Photo: Mas Thélème) Mas Thélème, owned by Fabienne and Alain Bruguière, was one of the worst-affected domaines. Established in 2003, Mas Thélème is a 7-hectare estate in the town of Lauret which produces around 20,000 bottles a year.…