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Mother's Day is usually known for sunny and nice weather, but some Granite Staters are digging out from nearly six inches of snow this morning.
Mother's Day nor'easter brings over 6 inches of snow to parts of New Hampshire (Photos)
http://www.nh1.com/news/mother-s-day-nor-easter-brings-over-6-inches-of-snow-to-parts-of-nh/
The rare mid-May nor'easter that brought one to two inches of rain to most of New England produced a change to snow overnight in the higher elevations of western and northern New Hampshire.
Elevations over 500 feet were cold enough for snowflakes to mix in overnight. In some cases, it snowed for a few hours. The snow was intense – falling at rates of over an inch per hour – quickly accumulating. The snow was wet and heavy, resulting in a few thousand power outages in the Lake Sunapee region.
Snow totals:
7.0" - Nelson
6.0" - Sunapee
6.0" - Washington
5.0" - Stoddard
5.0" - New London
4.0" - Lempster
3.4" - Newbury
3.2" - Alexandria
3.0" - Unity
2.0" - Rumney
NH's Mount Washington buried by over 20 inches of snow Mother's Day weekend
http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-s-mount-washington-buried-by-over-20-inches-of-snow-mother-s-day-weekend/
The nor'easter responsible for 1 to 3 inches of rain and a 'surprise' snowfall in parts of the state is dumping nearly two feet of snow on the summit of Mount Washington.
Cold air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere resulted in a brief change from rain to snow in the higher elevations of western New Hampshire early Sunday morning. Over six inches accumulated in parts of the Monadnock and Lake Sunapee regions.
Through 9 a.m. Monday, 21.9 inches of snow had accumulated on the summit of Mount Washington since Sunday morning. It will continue to snow throughout the day on Monday.
Wind gusts to 85 mph are expected on the summit Monday as the nor'easter pulls away.
Mother's Day nor'easter brings over 6 inches of snow to parts of New Hampshire (Photos)
http://www.nh1.com/news/mother-s-day-nor-easter-brings-over-6-inches-of-snow-to-parts-of-nh/
The rare mid-May nor'easter that brought one to two inches of rain to most of New England produced a change to snow overnight in the higher elevations of western and northern New Hampshire.
Elevations over 500 feet were cold enough for snowflakes to mix in overnight. In some cases, it snowed for a few hours. The snow was intense – falling at rates of over an inch per hour – quickly accumulating. The snow was wet and heavy, resulting in a few thousand power outages in the Lake Sunapee region.
Snow totals:
7.0" - Nelson
6.0" - Sunapee
6.0" - Washington
5.0" - Stoddard
5.0" - New London
4.0" - Lempster
3.4" - Newbury
3.2" - Alexandria
3.0" - Unity
2.0" - Rumney
NH's Mount Washington buried by over 20 inches of snow Mother's Day weekend
http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-s-mount-washington-buried-by-over-20-inches-of-snow-mother-s-day-weekend/
The nor'easter responsible for 1 to 3 inches of rain and a 'surprise' snowfall in parts of the state is dumping nearly two feet of snow on the summit of Mount Washington.
Cold air in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere resulted in a brief change from rain to snow in the higher elevations of western New Hampshire early Sunday morning. Over six inches accumulated in parts of the Monadnock and Lake Sunapee regions.
Through 9 a.m. Monday, 21.9 inches of snow had accumulated on the summit of Mount Washington since Sunday morning. It will continue to snow throughout the day on Monday.
Wind gusts to 85 mph are expected on the summit Monday as the nor'easter pulls away.
Baby, it's cold outside... :)
http://globalnews.ca/news/3453387/snow-to-hit-major-highway-passes-in-b-c-s-interior/
We may be just over a month away from the official start of summer, but a special weather statement is now in effect for a number of highways passes in British Columbia’s Interior.
Environment Canada says snowfall is expected to develop over the Interior highway passes Monday night as a cold low moves into the region.
Snow levels will lower Monday evening to near 1000 metres with snow developing across the highway passes.
Snowfall totals remain uncertain as warmer road surface temperatures will allow some of the snow to melt.
Total snowfall amounts of two to 10 centimetres of snow are possible by Tuesday afternoon.
The highways affected include:
Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt
Coquihalla Highway – Merritt to Kamloops
Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
Okanagan Connector – Merritt to Kelowna
Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
Snow levels will rise on Tuesday afternoon to near 1500 metres allowing the snow to change to rain over the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass.
Snow will continue into the afternoon over only the summits of Highway 97 – Merritt to Kelowna and Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass.
http://globalnews.ca/news/3453387/snow-to-hit-major-highway-passes-in-b-c-s-interior/
We may be just over a month away from the official start of summer, but a special weather statement is now in effect for a number of highways passes in British Columbia’s Interior.
Environment Canada says snowfall is expected to develop over the Interior highway passes Monday night as a cold low moves into the region.
Snow levels will lower Monday evening to near 1000 metres with snow developing across the highway passes.
Snowfall totals remain uncertain as warmer road surface temperatures will allow some of the snow to melt.
Total snowfall amounts of two to 10 centimetres of snow are possible by Tuesday afternoon.
The highways affected include:
Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt
Coquihalla Highway – Merritt to Kamloops
Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
Okanagan Connector – Merritt to Kelowna
Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
Snow levels will rise on Tuesday afternoon to near 1500 metres allowing the snow to change to rain over the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass.
Snow will continue into the afternoon over only the summits of Highway 97 – Merritt to Kelowna and Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass.
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Published on May 16, 2017
Published on May 16, 2017
Intensifying cosmic rays, grand solar minimum and Earth's climate 13 May 2017
Data provided by the students of Earth to Sky Calculus and Dr. Tony Phillips of SpaceWeather.com show cosmic ray levels are intensifying, as the Solar Minimum approaches, with an approximately 13% increase since March 2015. This article provides a brief overview of some of the consequences for our planet, its climate and us.
Today, May 13, 2017, marks the 34th day in 2017 that the Sun has been spotless. This exceeds the total number of spotless days in entire 2016 by 2.
"The accelerating pace of spotlessness is a sign that Solar Minimum is approaching," Dr. Phillips explains, adding that forecasters expect the sunspot cycle to reach its nadir in 2019 - 2020.
Although many people think Solar Minimum is boring, this is wrong, he says. "During the nadir of the sunspot cycle, the entire heliosphere changes its personality with many consequences for the space around our planet. One of the most important changes involves cosmic rays, high-energy radiation reaching Earth from deep space. As sunspot numbers decline, cosmic rays intensify."
Intensifying cosmic rays
The main reason why the cosmic rays are intensifying is the Sun, he says. Solar storm clouds such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) sweep aside cosmic rays when they pass by Earth. During Solar Maximum, CMEs are abundant and cosmic rays are held at bay. Now, however, the solar cycle is swinging toward Solar Minimum, allowing cosmic rays to return. Another reason could be the weakening of Earth's magnetic field, which helps protect us from deep-space radiation.
To prove this is happening, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus have been monitoring radiation levels in the stratosphere with frequent high-altitude balloon flights over California. Their data show cosmic ray levels intensifying with an approximately 13% increase since March 2015. Here are the latest results, current as of May 6, 2017:
Stratospheric radiation monitoring - March 2015 to May 2017. Credit: Earth to Sky Calculus / Dr. Tony Phillips - SpaceWeather.com
The radiation sensors onboard Earth to Sky Calculus helium balloons detect X-rays and gamma-rays in the energy range 10 keV to 20 MeV. These energies span the range of medical X-ray machines and airport security scanners.
The data points in the graph above correspond to the peak of the Reneger-Pfotzer maximum, which lies about 20 km (67 000 feet) above central California. When cosmic rays crash into Earth's atmosphere, they produce a spray of secondary particles that is most intense at the entrance to the stratosphere. Physicists Eric Reneger and Georg Pfotzer discovered the maximum using balloons in the 1930s and it is what they are measuring today.
The plot below displays radiation measurements not only in the stratosphere but also at aviation altitudes.
Cosmic radiation vs. altitude - March 13, 2015 to May 2017. Credit: Earth to Sky Calculus / Dr. Tony Phillips - SpaceWeather.com
Dose rates are expressed as multiples of sea level. For instance, boarding a plane that flies at 7.6 km (25 000 feet) exposes passengers to dose rates ~10x higher than sea level. At 12.2 km (40 000 feet), the multiplier is closer to 50x. These measurements are made by their usual cosmic ray payload as it passes through aviation altitudes en route to the stratosphere over California.
So what exactly are cosmic rays and how does this affect us?
Cosmic rays are highly energetic photons and subatomic particles traveling through space at a speed approaching that of light. They are accelerated by distant supernovas and other violent events.
Cosmic rays penetrate commercial airlines, dosing passengers and flight crews enough that pilots are classified as occupational radiation workers. Some research shows that cosmic rays can seed clouds and trigger lightning, potentially altering weather and climate. Furthermore, there are studies (#1, #2, #3, #4) linking cosmic rays with cardiac arrhythmias in the general population.
Phillips said that this increase in cosmic rays is not happening only over California where they are performing measurements. "All parts of the world will be experiencing elevated levels of cosmic rays. The amount varies from place to place depending on the uneven protection afforded by our own planet's magnetic field."
Grand solar minimum and Earth's climate
It has been suggested that the Sun may evolve into a period of lower activity over the 21st century and enter into a grand solar minimum.
In a study published September 17, 2015, A. C. Maycock et al. examined the potential climate impacts of the onset of an extreme "Maunder Minimum-like" grand solar minimum using a comprehensive global climate model. The results show that a large decline in solar activity over the 21st century could have important impacts on the stratosphere and regional surface climate. "Given the fundamental role of solar energy in the climate system, a period of low solar activity may have important ramifications for the state of both the stratosphere and troposphere, and it is these aspects which are the focus of this study," the authors write. "It has been found, for example, that colder UK winters tend to occur more frequently during periods of low solar activity."
Authors say their study confirms the findings of earlier studies which have shown that a large decrease in solar activity would do little to offset the projected anthropogenic global warming trend.
But not everyone agrees. Some completely dismiss both "greenhouse gases" and variations in the Sun’s irradiance as significant climate drivers, and instead embrace cloud cover variations — modulated by cosmic ray flux — as a dominant contributor to climate change.
For example, a new scientific paper authored by seven scientists affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences published March 2017 argues that as cosmic ray flux increases, more clouds are formed on a global scale. More global-scale cloud cover means more solar radiation is correspondingly blocked from reaching the Earth’s surface (oceans). With an increase in global cloud cover projected for the coming decades (using trend analysis), a global cooling is predicted.
Changes ΔТ in the monthly average values of global (averaged over the Earth) temperature in the near-surface air layer (fine curve). The ΔТ values are counted from the average value of the global temperature, acquired for the period 1901–2000. The solid heavy curve represents the calculations performed using spectral data analysis. The forecast is given for changes ΔT in temperature after 2015. The dashed line corresponds to ΔT = 0. Credit: Y. I. Stozhkov et al.
Others argue that Earth's climate is the result of cyclical processes of varying wavelengths. Dr. Norman Page, for example, attributes climate changes to natural (60-year and millennial-scale) cycles of solar activity (and cloud cover changes), and he notes that the rise in solar activity since the depths of the Little Ice Age has been the predominant climate driver. The millennial peak in solar activity occurred in about 1991, with the corresponding (lagged) temperature peak in 2004. Within the next few years the temperature is projected to drop significantly, he states.
David Dilley, CEO of Global Weather Oscillations, told Daily Star Online that global warming and cooling cycles are determined by the gravitational forces of the Earth, Moon and Sun. Each cycle lasts around 120 000 years, with sub-cycles of around 230 years.
"We have had five warming cycles since about 900AD, each followed by a dramatic cooling cycle," he said. "The last global warming cycle ended in 1790 and the year 2020 is 230 following this – thus I have been talking about rapid cooling beginning in 2019."
"Cooling from 2019 into about 2020 to 2021 will bring world temperatures back to where they were in the 1940s through the 1960s. The Arctic will freeze solid and rapidly by 2020 and thus allow much more Arctic air to build up and move southward toward Great Britain. Expect by the mid to late 2020s that winter temperatures will dip even colder than the 1940s to 1960s. This will last for 60 to 100 years and then a gradual warm-up toward the next global warming cycle that will not be as warm as the one we are now coming out of.”
Whatever happens in the years to come, it's reasonable to say we should be ready for anything. Only informed and educated society/group can survive with as little consequences as possible.
We have repeatedly argued and showed in countless articles that the time when preppers were described as 'those crazy people' is long over. Be ready for anything, not just for climate change and extreme weather events. Know where you are living, where your sources of drinking water are and learn ways to survive in nature. Even if nothing bad happens to you, being ready can't hurt. The process might even prove to be rewarding on many levels, in both the short and the long run.
Source: https://watchers.news/2017/05/13/intensifying-cosmic-rays-grand-solar-minimum-and-climate/
Data provided by the students of Earth to Sky Calculus and Dr. Tony Phillips of SpaceWeather.com show cosmic ray levels are intensifying, as the Solar Minimum approaches, with an approximately 13% increase since March 2015. This article provides a brief overview of some of the consequences for our planet, its climate and us.
Today, May 13, 2017, marks the 34th day in 2017 that the Sun has been spotless. This exceeds the total number of spotless days in entire 2016 by 2.
"The accelerating pace of spotlessness is a sign that Solar Minimum is approaching," Dr. Phillips explains, adding that forecasters expect the sunspot cycle to reach its nadir in 2019 - 2020.
Although many people think Solar Minimum is boring, this is wrong, he says. "During the nadir of the sunspot cycle, the entire heliosphere changes its personality with many consequences for the space around our planet. One of the most important changes involves cosmic rays, high-energy radiation reaching Earth from deep space. As sunspot numbers decline, cosmic rays intensify."
Intensifying cosmic rays
The main reason why the cosmic rays are intensifying is the Sun, he says. Solar storm clouds such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) sweep aside cosmic rays when they pass by Earth. During Solar Maximum, CMEs are abundant and cosmic rays are held at bay. Now, however, the solar cycle is swinging toward Solar Minimum, allowing cosmic rays to return. Another reason could be the weakening of Earth's magnetic field, which helps protect us from deep-space radiation.
To prove this is happening, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus have been monitoring radiation levels in the stratosphere with frequent high-altitude balloon flights over California. Their data show cosmic ray levels intensifying with an approximately 13% increase since March 2015. Here are the latest results, current as of May 6, 2017:
Stratospheric radiation monitoring - March 2015 to May 2017. Credit: Earth to Sky Calculus / Dr. Tony Phillips - SpaceWeather.com
The radiation sensors onboard Earth to Sky Calculus helium balloons detect X-rays and gamma-rays in the energy range 10 keV to 20 MeV. These energies span the range of medical X-ray machines and airport security scanners.
The data points in the graph above correspond to the peak of the Reneger-Pfotzer maximum, which lies about 20 km (67 000 feet) above central California. When cosmic rays crash into Earth's atmosphere, they produce a spray of secondary particles that is most intense at the entrance to the stratosphere. Physicists Eric Reneger and Georg Pfotzer discovered the maximum using balloons in the 1930s and it is what they are measuring today.
The plot below displays radiation measurements not only in the stratosphere but also at aviation altitudes.
Cosmic radiation vs. altitude - March 13, 2015 to May 2017. Credit: Earth to Sky Calculus / Dr. Tony Phillips - SpaceWeather.com
Dose rates are expressed as multiples of sea level. For instance, boarding a plane that flies at 7.6 km (25 000 feet) exposes passengers to dose rates ~10x higher than sea level. At 12.2 km (40 000 feet), the multiplier is closer to 50x. These measurements are made by their usual cosmic ray payload as it passes through aviation altitudes en route to the stratosphere over California.
So what exactly are cosmic rays and how does this affect us?
Cosmic rays are highly energetic photons and subatomic particles traveling through space at a speed approaching that of light. They are accelerated by distant supernovas and other violent events.
Cosmic rays penetrate commercial airlines, dosing passengers and flight crews enough that pilots are classified as occupational radiation workers. Some research shows that cosmic rays can seed clouds and trigger lightning, potentially altering weather and climate. Furthermore, there are studies (#1, #2, #3, #4) linking cosmic rays with cardiac arrhythmias in the general population.
Phillips said that this increase in cosmic rays is not happening only over California where they are performing measurements. "All parts of the world will be experiencing elevated levels of cosmic rays. The amount varies from place to place depending on the uneven protection afforded by our own planet's magnetic field."
Grand solar minimum and Earth's climate
It has been suggested that the Sun may evolve into a period of lower activity over the 21st century and enter into a grand solar minimum.
In a study published September 17, 2015, A. C. Maycock et al. examined the potential climate impacts of the onset of an extreme "Maunder Minimum-like" grand solar minimum using a comprehensive global climate model. The results show that a large decline in solar activity over the 21st century could have important impacts on the stratosphere and regional surface climate. "Given the fundamental role of solar energy in the climate system, a period of low solar activity may have important ramifications for the state of both the stratosphere and troposphere, and it is these aspects which are the focus of this study," the authors write. "It has been found, for example, that colder UK winters tend to occur more frequently during periods of low solar activity."
Authors say their study confirms the findings of earlier studies which have shown that a large decrease in solar activity would do little to offset the projected anthropogenic global warming trend.
But not everyone agrees. Some completely dismiss both "greenhouse gases" and variations in the Sun’s irradiance as significant climate drivers, and instead embrace cloud cover variations — modulated by cosmic ray flux — as a dominant contributor to climate change.
For example, a new scientific paper authored by seven scientists affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences published March 2017 argues that as cosmic ray flux increases, more clouds are formed on a global scale. More global-scale cloud cover means more solar radiation is correspondingly blocked from reaching the Earth’s surface (oceans). With an increase in global cloud cover projected for the coming decades (using trend analysis), a global cooling is predicted.
Changes ΔТ in the monthly average values of global (averaged over the Earth) temperature in the near-surface air layer (fine curve). The ΔТ values are counted from the average value of the global temperature, acquired for the period 1901–2000. The solid heavy curve represents the calculations performed using spectral data analysis. The forecast is given for changes ΔT in temperature after 2015. The dashed line corresponds to ΔT = 0. Credit: Y. I. Stozhkov et al.
Others argue that Earth's climate is the result of cyclical processes of varying wavelengths. Dr. Norman Page, for example, attributes climate changes to natural (60-year and millennial-scale) cycles of solar activity (and cloud cover changes), and he notes that the rise in solar activity since the depths of the Little Ice Age has been the predominant climate driver. The millennial peak in solar activity occurred in about 1991, with the corresponding (lagged) temperature peak in 2004. Within the next few years the temperature is projected to drop significantly, he states.
David Dilley, CEO of Global Weather Oscillations, told Daily Star Online that global warming and cooling cycles are determined by the gravitational forces of the Earth, Moon and Sun. Each cycle lasts around 120 000 years, with sub-cycles of around 230 years.
"We have had five warming cycles since about 900AD, each followed by a dramatic cooling cycle," he said. "The last global warming cycle ended in 1790 and the year 2020 is 230 following this – thus I have been talking about rapid cooling beginning in 2019."
"Cooling from 2019 into about 2020 to 2021 will bring world temperatures back to where they were in the 1940s through the 1960s. The Arctic will freeze solid and rapidly by 2020 and thus allow much more Arctic air to build up and move southward toward Great Britain. Expect by the mid to late 2020s that winter temperatures will dip even colder than the 1940s to 1960s. This will last for 60 to 100 years and then a gradual warm-up toward the next global warming cycle that will not be as warm as the one we are now coming out of.”
Whatever happens in the years to come, it's reasonable to say we should be ready for anything. Only informed and educated society/group can survive with as little consequences as possible.
We have repeatedly argued and showed in countless articles that the time when preppers were described as 'those crazy people' is long over. Be ready for anything, not just for climate change and extreme weather events. Know where you are living, where your sources of drinking water are and learn ways to survive in nature. Even if nothing bad happens to you, being ready can't hurt. The process might even prove to be rewarding on many levels, in both the short and the long run.
Source: https://watchers.news/2017/05/13/intensifying-cosmic-rays-grand-solar-minimum-and-climate/
angelburst29
The Living Force
Snow in Boulder County foothills
42 inches: Southeast of Allenspark
41.7 inches: Northeast of Ward
30 inches: Northeast of Nederland
30 inches: West of Eldorado Springs
Experts see no imminent flood danger following Boulder County snow dump
http://www.timescall.com/top-stories/ci_31000812/experts-see-no-imminent-flood-danger-following-boulder
05/19/2017 - Prodigious snows in the Boulder County and Front Range foothills, well over 3 feet in many locations, are not likely to trigger serious flooding issues, thanks to a continuing cool that will regulate the pace of runoff, experts said Friday.
"Basically, what they are looking at over the next few days are moderate temperatures — let's call it nice temperatures, rather than very hot," Stewart said. "What that translates to in the flooding picture is that the runoff will be well-behaved. "It will melt at slow enough rates that it will not cause flood problems. That's the word on the street today, and I totally agree with it," Stewart said.
Stewart added, "If we were into a real heatwave situation, there would be a different kind of dialogue coming out of the National Weather Service, but at this point, no one is terribly concerned about high runoff in those streams that receive that runoff."
The report was the same from Kevin Houck, chief of watershed and flood protection for the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
"I think the cooler weather is going to minimize" runoff issues. "This cool air just shuts down the runoff, and while it can speed back up if we had a really big warm-up come this way, I'm not seeing any forecasts calling for that. I think it's going to be a pretty controlled runoff. Elevated for a few days, but nothing close to flood levels."
42 inches: Southeast of Allenspark
41.7 inches: Northeast of Ward
30 inches: Northeast of Nederland
30 inches: West of Eldorado Springs
Experts see no imminent flood danger following Boulder County snow dump
http://www.timescall.com/top-stories/ci_31000812/experts-see-no-imminent-flood-danger-following-boulder
05/19/2017 - Prodigious snows in the Boulder County and Front Range foothills, well over 3 feet in many locations, are not likely to trigger serious flooding issues, thanks to a continuing cool that will regulate the pace of runoff, experts said Friday.
"Basically, what they are looking at over the next few days are moderate temperatures — let's call it nice temperatures, rather than very hot," Stewart said. "What that translates to in the flooding picture is that the runoff will be well-behaved. "It will melt at slow enough rates that it will not cause flood problems. That's the word on the street today, and I totally agree with it," Stewart said.
Stewart added, "If we were into a real heatwave situation, there would be a different kind of dialogue coming out of the National Weather Service, but at this point, no one is terribly concerned about high runoff in those streams that receive that runoff."
The report was the same from Kevin Houck, chief of watershed and flood protection for the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
"I think the cooler weather is going to minimize" runoff issues. "This cool air just shuts down the runoff, and while it can speed back up if we had a really big warm-up come this way, I'm not seeing any forecasts calling for that. I think it's going to be a pretty controlled runoff. Elevated for a few days, but nothing close to flood levels."
angelburst29
The Living Force
A massive new landslide along California's iconic coastal Highway 1 has buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt, the latest hit in a winter of crippling slides and flooding.
Massive landslide adds to ‘unprecedented’ damage along scenic Highway 1 in Big Sur area (Video - Photos)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-big-sur-pch-mudslide-20170523-htmlstory.html
With a loud boom and a cloud of dust, part of a mountainside slid into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday night, swallowing roughly a third of a mile of Highway 1 and rearranging some more of Big Sur’s dramatic coastline.
“No words needed but here’s a few,” began a Monday tweet from Caltrans District 5. “Millions tons of rock/dirt, about 1/3 mile of roadway covered 35-40 feet deep.”
[...] Nature’s weekend show is just the latest challenge for Caltrans crews along the Central Coast, where the wettest winter in decades caused Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur to fail, closed parts of Highway 1 and led to the partial collapse of a section of heavily traveled Highway 17.
The weekend’s slide capped a series of smaller slides in the area that had closed a portion of Highway 1.
Crews working to clear the previous slides had to abandon their work last week after engineers noticed that the hillside looming above them continued to move, Shivers said.
“We were fearful because there was potential for additional slides. We didn’t think it would be the magnitude of this,” he added.
Big Sur lost a bridge and slipped back in time. Now residents are wondering what happens next (Video - Photos)
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-big-sur-isolation-20170326-htmlstory.html
Massive landslide adds to ‘unprecedented’ damage along scenic Highway 1 in Big Sur area (Video - Photos)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-big-sur-pch-mudslide-20170523-htmlstory.html
With a loud boom and a cloud of dust, part of a mountainside slid into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday night, swallowing roughly a third of a mile of Highway 1 and rearranging some more of Big Sur’s dramatic coastline.
“No words needed but here’s a few,” began a Monday tweet from Caltrans District 5. “Millions tons of rock/dirt, about 1/3 mile of roadway covered 35-40 feet deep.”
[...] Nature’s weekend show is just the latest challenge for Caltrans crews along the Central Coast, where the wettest winter in decades caused Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur to fail, closed parts of Highway 1 and led to the partial collapse of a section of heavily traveled Highway 17.
The weekend’s slide capped a series of smaller slides in the area that had closed a portion of Highway 1.
Crews working to clear the previous slides had to abandon their work last week after engineers noticed that the hillside looming above them continued to move, Shivers said.
“We were fearful because there was potential for additional slides. We didn’t think it would be the magnitude of this,” he added.
Big Sur lost a bridge and slipped back in time. Now residents are wondering what happens next (Video - Photos)
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-big-sur-isolation-20170326-htmlstory.html
angelburst29
The Living Force
Photos: Massive hail pounds central US on Saturday (Video)
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/photos-massive-hail-pounds-central-us-on-saturday/70001780
Severe thunderstorms caused significant damage from the central Plains through the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys during the start of Memorial Day weekend.
The majority of damage occurred from very large hail which smashed windows and dented vehicles. In some locations, the size of the hail was as large as softballs.
Two people were reported dead and another missing after their car was found in Branson, Missouri, on Sunday following severe flooding. Officials believe the car drove into rushing water the day before.
High wind gusts up to 70 mph further damaged communities by snapping large trees and triggering widespread power outages.
More than 760 wind and hail reports poured in during Saturday and Saturday night, with the worst of the thunderstorms occurring over Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service.
A total of eight tornadoes touched down in Missouri and Oklahoma. Only one tornado was confirmed on Saturday, but storm survey teams assessing damage on Sunday confirmed another seven tornadoes touched down. Fortunately, most of the tornadoes were only briefly on the ground and no injuries have been reported.
Over 75,000 were still without power across Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee early on Sunday morning.
Cleanup operations can begin in full force across the central Plains as drier, cooler air presses southward in the wake of the storms early this week. However, areas farther south and east could be threatened by more rounds of thunderstorms, some of which could turn severe, through Memorial Day.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/photos-massive-hail-pounds-central-us-on-saturday/70001780
Severe thunderstorms caused significant damage from the central Plains through the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys during the start of Memorial Day weekend.
The majority of damage occurred from very large hail which smashed windows and dented vehicles. In some locations, the size of the hail was as large as softballs.
Two people were reported dead and another missing after their car was found in Branson, Missouri, on Sunday following severe flooding. Officials believe the car drove into rushing water the day before.
High wind gusts up to 70 mph further damaged communities by snapping large trees and triggering widespread power outages.
More than 760 wind and hail reports poured in during Saturday and Saturday night, with the worst of the thunderstorms occurring over Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service.
A total of eight tornadoes touched down in Missouri and Oklahoma. Only one tornado was confirmed on Saturday, but storm survey teams assessing damage on Sunday confirmed another seven tornadoes touched down. Fortunately, most of the tornadoes were only briefly on the ground and no injuries have been reported.
Over 75,000 were still without power across Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee early on Sunday morning.
Cleanup operations can begin in full force across the central Plains as drier, cooler air presses southward in the wake of the storms early this week. However, areas farther south and east could be threatened by more rounds of thunderstorms, some of which could turn severe, through Memorial Day.
angelburst29
The Living Force
Violent thunderstorms leave four dead in Moscow— source (Photos)
http://tass.com/world/948247
May 29, 2017 - Violent thunderstorms in Moscow on Monday afternoon have left at least four people dead and ten injured, a source at the capital’s emergency services told TASS.
"According to medics, four people were killed in different districts as trees and other objects were blown down," the source said.
He said ten people had turned for medical aid.
http://tass.com/world/948247
May 29, 2017 - Violent thunderstorms in Moscow on Monday afternoon have left at least four people dead and ten injured, a source at the capital’s emergency services told TASS.
"According to medics, four people were killed in different districts as trees and other objects were blown down," the source said.
He said ten people had turned for medical aid.
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Raging thunderstorm strikes Moscow leaving seven dead, 69 injured — source (Additional photos - video))
http://tass.com/world/948264
The thunderstorm blew down hundreds of trees in its path, damaging numerous vehicles in Moscow and its surrounding neighborhoods, causing commuter train delays and bringing traffic to a standstill.
The death toll after Monday afternoon’s violent thunderstorms that hammered Moscow has left at least seven people dead and 69 injured, a source at the capital’s emergency services told TASS.
"According to medics, seven people were killed in various districts as trees and other objects were torn down," the source said.
The source said 69 people needed medical attention after the storm. The Russian Investigative Committee has confirmed the death of six people.
"Five people were killed by falling trees in Moscow’s northeast, southwest and eastern districts," Yulia Ivanova, a senior aide to the head of the committee’s Moscow office, told TASS. "Moreover, an elderly man was killed as a bus stop was torn off from its foundation by a powerful gust of wind in Moscow’s south."
She said that a preliminary probe had been opened into all incidents.
The thunderstorm blew down at least 1 000 trees in its path, damaging numerous vehicles in Moscow and its surrounding neighborhoods, causing commuter train delays and bringing traffic to a standstill in the city’s center.
A TASS correspondent reported that the violent storm sent several tall pine trees crashing down on Gorki, the residence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev who hosted a cabinet meeting earlier on Monday.
The storm also damaged the roof of the Russian Interior Ministry’s headquarters in central Moscow.
According to Flightradar24.com, more than 50% of airline departures were grounded at Moscow’s airports due to the downpour and gale-force winds.
The storm wreaked havoc as it tore through Moscow, leaving a 44-meter pyramid built by engineer Alexander Golod in 1999, some 20 kilometers to the west of the capital, completely in ruins.
Roman Vilfand, the head of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, told TASS that the wind force in Moscow had reached 28 meters per second during the peak of the thunderstorm.
He warned that a new storm could strike Moscow on Monday evening and even at night.
Storm Kills Six People in Moscow (PHOTO, VIDEO)
https://sputniknews.com/russia/201705291054095157-strom-kills-people-in-moscow/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ_qTIM3Rkk (1:21 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp8GI8laBCw (0:18 min.)
Six people were killed in a storm in Moscow on Monday, Yulia Ivanova, a senior aide to the Russian Investigative Committee's Moscow department chief, said.
"As a result of the windstorm in the northeast, southwest and east of Moscow, trees fell on passing residents. Five people died from injuries at the scene. Besides, on the same day, as a result of a strong gust, a stop was damaged on Kirovogradskaya Street. An elderly man… died on the spot," Ivanova told reporters.
"A devastating storm knocked down several hundred trees. We are taking all necessary measures to eliminate the consequences of the disaster," Sobyanin wrote in his Twitter blog.
"According to the latest information, the storm killed seven people, about 70 were injured," a source in the Russian capital's medical services told Sputnik.
The strongest since 1998, the hurricane in Moscow.
https://www.gazeta.ru/social/2017/05/29/10697897.shtml
«Желтый» уровень погодной опасности, объявленный в Москве в понедельник, обернулся штормом, унесшим жизни как минимум 11 человек. Пострадали десятки человек, среди них есть дети. Ветер с порывами до 22 м/с валил деревья, сносил ограждения и даже автобусные остановки. Из-за этого на некоторое время движение на Филевской линии метро оказалось парализованным, более 30 авиарейсов задержаны.
Translation
"Yellow" level weather risk, announced in Moscow on Monday turned out to be a storm that killed at least 11 people. Dozens of people were injured, among them there are children. Wind with gusts up to 22 m/s felled trees, demolished fences, and even bus stop. Because of this for a while movement on the Filyovskaya line of the subway was paralyzed more than 30 flights delayed.
Ураган 29 мая стал рекордным по силе ветра в Москве
https://russian.rt.com/russia/news/394683-moskva-uragan-rekord-1998?utm_medium=source&utm_source=rnews
Разбушевавшийся в Москве ураган по силе ветра побил рекорд 1998 года. Об этом в беседе с RT рассказала главный специалист Метеобюро Москвы Татьяна Позднякова.
«Порывы ветра сегодня в Москве достигали 28—30 м/с. Такой же сильный ветер наблюдался в июне 1998 года. Тогда на станции Тушино был зафиксирован порыв ветра до 27 м/с. До сегодняшнего дня это был самый сильный ветер, отмеченный на территории города», — отметила она.
Позднякова добавила, что активный атмосферный фронт переходит на соседние Калужскую и Владимирскую области. По всей вероятности, там тоже будет наблюдаться непогода. Специалист заверила, что в Москве в ближайшее время ожидать повторения урагана не следует.
«В Москве ветер ещё будет усиливаться, могут быть порывы до 15—20 м/с, но это уже менее опасный ветер. Завтра погода более комфортная, с кратковременными дождями, никаких шквалистых усилений ветра мы уже не ждём», — заключила Позднякова.
Около 15:00 столичный регион оказался в зоне активного атмосферного фронта. Сначала он проявил себя шквалистым усилением ветра, затем начался ливень, который местами сопровождался грозой и градом. По последним данным, в результате непогоды в Москве погибли 11 человек.
Translation
Hurricane 29 may was a record for wind power in Moscow
Raging in Moscow the hurricane force wind has broken the record of 1998. About this in an interview with RT said the chief specialist of the Moscow Weather Bureau Tatyana Pozdnyakova.
"The wind in Moscow today reached up to 28-30 m/s. a strong wind was observed in June 1998. The station Tushino was recorded a wind gust to 27 m/sec. Until today it was the strong wind, marked for the city," she said.
Pozdnyakov added that the active atmospheric front moves to the neighboring Kaluga and Vladimir region. In all likelihood, there also will be weather. The doctor said that in Moscow in the near future, expect a repeat of the hurricane should not be.
"In Moscow the wind will increase, there may be gusts up to 15-20 m/s, but it is less dangerous in the wind. Tomorrow the weather is more comfortable, with intermittent rain, no squalls of wind, we did not expect," concluded Pozdnyakova.
Around 15:00 the capital region were in the zone of active atmospheric front. First, he proved squally wind, then the rain started, which sometimes was accompanied by thunderstorm and hail. According to the latest data, as a result of bad weather in Moscow, killing 11 people.
https://www.gazeta.ru/social/2017/05/29/10697897.shtml
«Желтый» уровень погодной опасности, объявленный в Москве в понедельник, обернулся штормом, унесшим жизни как минимум 11 человек. Пострадали десятки человек, среди них есть дети. Ветер с порывами до 22 м/с валил деревья, сносил ограждения и даже автобусные остановки. Из-за этого на некоторое время движение на Филевской линии метро оказалось парализованным, более 30 авиарейсов задержаны.
Translation
"Yellow" level weather risk, announced in Moscow on Monday turned out to be a storm that killed at least 11 people. Dozens of people were injured, among them there are children. Wind with gusts up to 22 m/s felled trees, demolished fences, and even bus stop. Because of this for a while movement on the Filyovskaya line of the subway was paralyzed more than 30 flights delayed.
Ураган 29 мая стал рекордным по силе ветра в Москве
https://russian.rt.com/russia/news/394683-moskva-uragan-rekord-1998?utm_medium=source&utm_source=rnews
Разбушевавшийся в Москве ураган по силе ветра побил рекорд 1998 года. Об этом в беседе с RT рассказала главный специалист Метеобюро Москвы Татьяна Позднякова.
«Порывы ветра сегодня в Москве достигали 28—30 м/с. Такой же сильный ветер наблюдался в июне 1998 года. Тогда на станции Тушино был зафиксирован порыв ветра до 27 м/с. До сегодняшнего дня это был самый сильный ветер, отмеченный на территории города», — отметила она.
Позднякова добавила, что активный атмосферный фронт переходит на соседние Калужскую и Владимирскую области. По всей вероятности, там тоже будет наблюдаться непогода. Специалист заверила, что в Москве в ближайшее время ожидать повторения урагана не следует.
«В Москве ветер ещё будет усиливаться, могут быть порывы до 15—20 м/с, но это уже менее опасный ветер. Завтра погода более комфортная, с кратковременными дождями, никаких шквалистых усилений ветра мы уже не ждём», — заключила Позднякова.
Около 15:00 столичный регион оказался в зоне активного атмосферного фронта. Сначала он проявил себя шквалистым усилением ветра, затем начался ливень, который местами сопровождался грозой и градом. По последним данным, в результате непогоды в Москве погибли 11 человек.
Translation
Hurricane 29 may was a record for wind power in Moscow
Raging in Moscow the hurricane force wind has broken the record of 1998. About this in an interview with RT said the chief specialist of the Moscow Weather Bureau Tatyana Pozdnyakova.
"The wind in Moscow today reached up to 28-30 m/s. a strong wind was observed in June 1998. The station Tushino was recorded a wind gust to 27 m/sec. Until today it was the strong wind, marked for the city," she said.
Pozdnyakov added that the active atmospheric front moves to the neighboring Kaluga and Vladimir region. In all likelihood, there also will be weather. The doctor said that in Moscow in the near future, expect a repeat of the hurricane should not be.
"In Moscow the wind will increase, there may be gusts up to 15-20 m/s, but it is less dangerous in the wind. Tomorrow the weather is more comfortable, with intermittent rain, no squalls of wind, we did not expect," concluded Pozdnyakova.
Around 15:00 the capital region were in the zone of active atmospheric front. First, he proved squally wind, then the rain started, which sometimes was accompanied by thunderstorm and hail. According to the latest data, as a result of bad weather in Moscow, killing 11 people.
According to this article from Gismeteo (in Russian) the Russian North expierences coldest weather in the last 30 years. On the lakes of Murmansk oblast there is still ice 30-70 cm thick.
Minimal temperature in Europe/European part of Russia on 29 May 2017:
Snowfalls in Europe/European part of Russia on 28–29 May 2017:
Minimal temperature in Europe/European part of Russia on 29 May 2017:
Snowfalls in Europe/European part of Russia on 28–29 May 2017:
