Turkey : Apocalyptic Hail and Flash Floods hit Istanbul

From Argiris Diamantis https://youtu.be/W83OMMBxVVQ July 27, 2017 … 18.00 hours … Everything took place in half an hour. First it was dark. Then a very heavy flood began. Then the streets and the streets were flooded. People were wounded, trees were overturned, retaining walls collapsed. The windows of the cars exploded, and the dents in …

Watch “Europe Crop Losses, Record Snow and Cold with More in May (353)”

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Watch “Snow Across Southern Mediterranean Beaches, Venice Canals Freeze (287)”

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Watch “Europe Freezes: Snow on Greek & Italian Beaches, S.E. USA Snow Covered (285)

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Watch “Record Snow and Crop Losses Across the Northern Hemisphere April-May 2016”

I recommend pausing the stories as David has been mistaken in quoting some of the figures which are often regional. In the 2nd video for the Californian cherry crop there was a *reduction* of one million to 18.3 million - not down to one million. https://youtube.com/watch?vqRSKTxdB1XU https://youtube.com/watch?v=LontaoKISl4

Mid Lattitude Cold Weather Roundup

It was a surprisingly cold, rainy wet Thursday. The only saving grace was the lack of wind. Gardens will appreciate the all day soaking, although most people I heard and the sea of umbrellas I saw probably didn't feel the same way. Bruce (xmetman) had a look earlier   This system also has some legs (see …