Whether you lean into a nondenominational “Christian girl autumn” and start hoarding pumpkin-spice accoutrements as soon as September hits or you’re the type that’s in denial about summer ending until literally Thanksgiving, nothing quite kicks off that autumnal mood like a fall-scented candle. There’s something about sparking up a seasonal, harvest-inspired votive that makes us […]
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Dinant hit by new floods yesterday evening after thunderstorms and heavy rain
The city of Namur was heavily impacted by new floods, especially the Bouvignes area. Torrents of water rolled down the streets around 7:30 PM (5:30 GMT PM), to the point that the asphalt rose in places. There are also gas leaks and fuel oil spilled into to the streets. Shortly before 1100 PM, the mayor […]
‘Mother of all thunderstorms’: UK hit by up to 20,000 lightning strikes overnight
The UK has been hit by up to 20,000 lightning strikes in a massive electrical storm that swept the country on Saturday night. Incredible photos and footage show stunning purple skies illuminated by intense bursts of light. The violent thunderstorm blasted parts of southern Britain following a humid day of 27 degrees celsius temperatures. […]
Thunderstorms with hail the size of golf balls hit areas in and around Newcastle, Australia
Thunderstorms and hail the size of golf balls have lashed parts of the Hunter, with the severe weather not expected to ease until Friday. The hail fell in Newcastle shortly before 4.30pm and lasted about 15 minutes. The western reaches of the Hunter experienced hail about 4pm. In Gresford, there were reports of hail […]
Thunderstorms create over 50,000 lightning strikes in south-west Western Australia
A complex low pressure system has has brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to south-west Western Australia overnight and into this morning, with storms producing more than 50,000 lightning strikes. So far there have been widespread falls of 5-10mm over southwestern parts of the state, with the heaviest falls occurring in the Great Southern, Southern […]
Thunderstorms and golf ball-sized hail strike Split, Croatia
Did you SEE that? Chances are if you were in Split this morning just before 11:00, you witnessed one hell of a thunderstorm. Rain fell from the sky at rapid rates, and increasingly high winds blew the colossal droplets from left to right, and every which way possible. Lightning sparked the sky, thunder rumbled […]
Thunderstorms and snowfall hit Big Island, Hawaii
The thunderstorms sweeping across the state from the west hit the Big Island on Sunday, leaving significant rainfall totals in some spots and a dusting of snow atop Mauna Kea. The two sites recording the most rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 4:45 p.m. were both on the leeward side — Kealakomo with […]
Rage disorder twice as likely to have latent toxoplasmosis parasite infection
Individuals with a psychiatric disorder involving recurrent bouts of extreme, impulsive anger–road rage, for example–are more than twice as likely to have been exposed to a common parasite than healthy individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis. In a study involving 358 adult subjects, a team led by researchers from the University of Chicago found that […]
Donetsk Defense Report: Situation tense as Kiev carries out & plans ‘bloody provocations’
The situation in the Donetsk People’s Republic remains tense. Over the past day the Ukrainian military shelled the territory of the Republic 230 times in thirty-sixviolations of the ceasefire. In the shellings the enemy used 122mm mortars one time, 122mm mortars 104 times, 82mm mortars 105 times, 100mm anti-tank towed cannons MT-12 ‘Rapira’six times. […]
Video shows giant sinkhole in Bangladesh swallowing house with terrifying speed
This is the terrifying moment a house was swallowed whole by a sinkhole. Footage of the natural phenomenon shows a home cordoned off by police on a beach shoreline in Bangladesh. As locals stand beside the property, the ground underneath the house can be seen sliding into the sea with astonishing speed. Moments later, […]
The "Evil" that men do – Israel’s killing machine: "Bloody Friday" in Palestine
Israel’s killing machine raged on Friday, continuing into Saturday. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Israeli forces wounded over 290 Palestinians yesterday alone, many seriously – 48 from live fire, 44 using rubber-coated steel bullets. Hundreds suffered from toxic tear gas inhalation. Maan News said “Israeli forces used Palestine TV reporter and cameraman […]