Floods, Fires, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Sinkholes and more in the months of May and June 2012
May 2012
Storms, Wind and Rain, Flood and Drought
India Ferry Capsizes Due to Heavy Rain and Winds; 103 Dead, 100 Missing
Wettest April in 100 years – Sodden Britain braces for more floods
Flash floods kill 27 in Afghanistan- scores missing
Huge Dust Storm Swallows Iowa College Campus
Britain to see month’s rain in one night as severe weather warnings issued
Widespread floods in Kenya kill 15 as 50,000 left homeless
At least 30 killed following flash flood in Takhar province, Afghanistan
More deadly floods strike north Afghanistan, 10,000 left homeless
Violent rainstorm wreaks havoc in North-Eastern France
Hurricane Season Comes Early This Year
Freak storm lashes Cannes film festival, soaking stars
Hurricane Bud could bring life-threatening conditions to Mexico
Hurricane Bud heading for area near Puerto Vallarta
North Korean Farmers Cite Grave Drought; Aid Unlikely
Montreal Floods: Heavy Rain Causes Power Failures, Shut Down Parts Of Metro
Abnormal Cold or Heat
Rare April Freezing Rain in Brazil
Forget The Floods And Get Ready To Shiver
Frost kills early blooms in Ontario, apple crop losses to top $100M
Farmers worry that May snow and freezing temperatures could bring crop failures to Britain
Scotland colder than the ARCTIC as country hit by snow and freezing weather
Hot Enough for You? Warmest May to April Ever for U.S
Britain’s Coldest May in 300 Years
Unusual cold weather wiped out two of Morocco’s primary crop exports
Northeast Ohio wine grapes destroyed by hard freeze
The Ice Age Cometh! Heavy snow surprises Bosnians after a hot weekend in mid May
First Time in 50 Years – Snow Hits Bosnian Capital
Snow and unusual weather in the UK Midlands
‘Scientific experts’ confounded by increasing snow cover on Mount Kilimanjaro
Late-season storm could bring summer snow to Sierra, California
Sinkholes
Family’s terror as their Florida house is nearly engulfed by 100ft wide sinkhole
Sinkhole in Arkansas parking lot swallows SUV
Update: Massive Florida Sinkhole Expanding
Three sinkholes open up in Prince William County, Virginia
Huge sinkhole opens in Montreal after student protest
Hail, Tornadoes and Typhoons
Deadly tornado rips through eastern Japan
More Weird Weather: Supercell brings tornado to England
Twin Waterspouts Caught on Camera
Freak storm brings never seen before hail to Philippines, homes destroyed
Hailstorm rips through Cuttack, India, Capital hit too
Tornado damages 15 homes in North Port, Florida
Tornado Confirmed on Ground near Wausau, Wisconsin
Earthquakes
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 5.7 – Michoacan, Mexico
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 – Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
Cascadia tension: earthquake swarm continues off the coast of Vancouver
Azerbaijan hit with strongest earthquake in 4 years- swarm of tremors follow
Civil Defense of Peru issues earthquake warnings after two days of abnormal tremor activity
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Israel and Palestine
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Northeast India
Moderate earthquake hits Tajikistan: USGS
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 – Tarapaca, Chile
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 – Papua New Guinea
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 – Off The Coast of Aisen, Chile
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 – Northern Italy
Update: Powerful quake kills at least 3 in northern Italy
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 – Off The East Coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.2 quake and several above M5.0 hit off Northeast Japan in last day
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 5.6 – Bulgaria
Japan Quake Aftershock Tally Exceeds 5,000
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 (Magnitude Changed to 6.0) – Hokkaido, Japan
Magnitude 5.8 Bulgarian Earthquake Followed By 80 Aftershocks, Worst in Region Since 1917
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 – Norwegian Sea
Earthquake Magnitude 4.8 shakes nervous Christchurch, sending shoppers fleeing into the streets
5.6 earthquake which jolted Bulgaria was strongest since 1858, and the aftershocks continue
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 – Bonin Islands, Japan Region
Fourth earthquake rocks East Texas
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 – Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 5.8 – Northern Italy (aftershocks included)
Update: Italy Hit by 2nd Deadly Quake in Days; Death Toll at 16
Mass Animal Deaths
32 Dead Porpoises Worry Wildlife Experts
Fish Pond in Shenzhen Ravaged Overnight
Peru pelican and dolphin deaths prompt warning to stay off beaches
Mysterious fish kill under investigation in Kuwait
Mystery Surrounds Dead Pelicans Found Along Indian River
Peru Says 5,000 Birds, Nearly 900 Dolphins Dead
2,300 Birds Found Dead Along Chilean Beaches
Mass Bird Deaths: Mystery Linked To El Nino
Pacific Mystery: What’s Killing the Dolphins and the Pelicans?
Bee Kills and Genetic Engineering in the Corn Belt
Dead Fish Pile up on Mula-Mutha Banks
Dolphin Deaths in Peru: The Mystery Deepens
60,000 to 100,000 dead fish wash up eastern shores of U.S. near Chesapeake Bay
Black Sea Ecologists Alarmed By Dolphin Deaths
Volcanoes
Mount Asphyxia Volcano Erupts – South Sandwich Islands
Popocatepetl Volcano Threatens Millions with Gas and Ash, Mexico on High Alert
Increased Volcanic Activity at Mt. Baekdu
Pagan Island Volcano Erupts in Mariana Islands
Icelandic volcano warming up for eruption: Small glacier flood continues at Katla
Mexico Volcano Spews Huge Ash Cloud, Frightens Villagers
Growing fears that huge North Korean volcano will soon erupt
Blasts Continue to Menace People Near Popocatepetl Volcano
Dramatic eruption seen at Sakurajima volcano in Japan
Guatemala Fuego Volcano Spits Lava and Ash
Is an eruption at Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano imminent?
Residents evacuated near Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano after gas emission
Growing unrest: preventive alert declared for three Costa Rican volcanoes
500 evacuated from vicinity of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano
Fires
Three Forest Fires Burn Out of Control in Alberta; Fire Ban in Effect
Clouds of Smoke, Ash from Forest Fire Lead to State of Emergency in Timmins
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