– JULY 17, 2012POSTED IN: EDITORS' PICKS, LANDSLIDE

A large landslide hit the Kootenay community, 275 km from Johnsons Landing in British Columbia on July 12. Four people are still unaccounted for after a landslide but there are unconfirmed information that two bodies have been recovered. Emergency officials said the three homes caught in the slide were “severely impacted” as the muck and debris gave way in a deluge from Gar Creek above the homes. A state of local emergency has been declared for the Johnsons Landing area of Area D.

  – JULY 17, 2012POSTED IN: TROPICAL STORMS, TYPHOONS

Tropical Storm Khanun (ENTENG) is the 7th named Tropical Storm in the West Pacific Ocean. It is expected to affect Japan and probably making landfall somewhere in Korea peninsula. However it is not expected to strengthen into a Typhoon status for now. More rains form Khanun could add more trouble for Japan that has been saturated due to severe heavy rainfall and landslides in last few days.

  – JULY 17, 2012POSTED IN: HURRICANES, TROPICAL STORMS

Tropical Storm Fabio continues to churn over the open waters of the Eastern Pacific as it tracks toward the northwest into cooler waters which is expected to weaken the tropical cyclone down to depression status. Although the current track keeps Fabio away from land, moisture from it could be drawn in across the Mexico province and perhaps part of the southwestern United States moving forward.

July 17, 2012 – INDONESIA – Mount Merapi, located in Yogyakarta, emitted high-pressure gas on Sunday afternoon that caused its crater wall to collapse and volcanic ash to fall on its western slope, as smoke billowed up to 1 kilometer into the sky.  As the gas discharge was not followed by other dangerous volcanic activity, the phenomenon was regarded as a small-scale volcanic eruption and the volcano’s alert status remained normal. “Mount Merapi’s status remains normal because there was no dangerous volcanic activity,” said Volcanic Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTK) head Subandriyo on Monday. According to Subandriyo, the incident was due to the accumulation of gas produced by the volcano’s magma. As the gas’ exit fumarole was too narrow, the volcano eventually released all the buildup of very high pressure gas by erupting, which caused the crater wall to collapse and this emitted a massive rumble. “The incident can be called a small-scale ‘volcanic eruption’,” said Subandriyo. . –Jakarta Post

July 17, 2012 – ATHENS – Greece’s hottest day this year is forcing authorities to shut down the Athens Acropolis six hours before schedule in the interests of visitor health, the site’s guards said on Monday. The country’s top monument was to shut down at 1100 GMT instead of its normal 1700 GMT closing time, a guard told AFP. The ancient citadel is perched on a rocky plateau rising amid a sea of concrete in the Greek capital of over four million, offering precious little shade to thousands of tourists who visit it daily. Temperatures in Athens were set to exceed 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit) at the close of this year’s hottest week that earlier forced authorities to make air-conditioned halls available to the public. The environment ministry said air pollution was also above warning levels in various parts of the capital as it warned people with respiratory problems and heart trouble to stay indoors. –Terra Daily

July 17, 2012 – ALASKA – Looking for relief from the heat over much of the Lower 48 states? Head to coastal Alaska where they are experiencing the coldest first half of July on record! Through the first 14 days of July, the average temperature in Anchorage was 53.1 degrees factoring in daily highs and lows, which makes it the coldest first half of the month on record according to the National Weather Service in Anchorage. Should this temperature trend continue, it could threaten the record for the coldest July ever, which occurred in 1920 and had an average temperature of 54.4 degrees. Typically this stretch of time is the warmest of the year. Instead, temperatures in the city of Anchorage are running 5.3 degrees below average. Some days have even turned out colder than cities on the Arctic Coast such as Barrow. On July 12th, the high temperature topped out at 54 degrees in Anchorage, while temperatures soared to 62 in Barrow (a whooping 15 degrees above average.) Not only has it been cool, but residents of the Alaska city haven’t seen much sunlight due to overcast skies and a persistent flow off the ocean. Rainfall through the first 14 days is running slightly above normal at 120 percent. But the clouds and cool temperatures have been the bigger story. –Accuweather 

No relief from drought as sweltering temperatures return

About 200 million Americans are once again baking as the latest heat wave slammed the Midwest and throughout the Northeast and New England. 
Heat advisories were issued Tuesday throughout those areas. Detroit, for example, was forecast to top its all-time record of 101 degrees set in 1887 -- and feel like 110, NBC affiliate ClickOnDetroit.com reported. 
New York City could reach 95 degrees but feel like 105 on Tuesday.

Better grab an umbrella: 'End of the world' clouds hang low over Virginia as tens of thousands lose power in destructive thunderstorms

© WTVR

Stunning: Shelf clouds looming over central Virginia have provided quite a shock for local residents

Mail Online
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:09 CDT

Sinister shelf clouds have been looming over Virginia for the past couple of days as thunderstorms continue to plague the region. 
The huge formations were hanging low over the state capital, Richmond, on Sunday afternoon, as shown in these images collected by WTVR. 
While shelf clouds are not dangerous, their threatening appearance is hardly conducive to a cheery atmosphere. 

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