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Effect of Prairie Floods Ripples Into Grocery Aisles of World
“Bartley Kives, Winnipeg Free Press – “WINNIPEG – The flood of 2011 is having disparate effects on urban and rural Manitoba, as cities and towns remain largely dry while agricultural producers are bracing for another year of losses.
But these two solitudes are more connected than many city dwellers realize. The fate of farms in southern Manitoba, one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions, has implications far beyond the province’s borders.
Not only can a major flood affect the price of such staples as bread and cooking oil in Canada, it can exacerbate food-security concerns for people already struggling to feed themselves halfway around the world.
‘It’s amazing when you think about it,’ said Kreesta Doucette, executive director of Food Matters Manitoba, a non-profit organization that tries to raise awareness about food security.
‘We tend to feel we’re insulated from the food riots,’ she said, referring to recent events in India, Haiti and several African nations. ‘Most of the food we grow is exported around the world. We eat very little of what we produce.'” Read more.
Update: At Least 44 Dead in Southeast US After More Than 100 Twisters Spotted Across Region
By TOM BREEN and MIKE BAKER (AP) – “RALEIGH, N.C. – A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail as big as softballs has claimed at least 35 lives on a rampage that began in Oklahoma days ago, then smashed across several Southern states as it reached a new and deadly pitch in North Carolina and Virginia.
Emergency crews searched for victims in hard-hit swaths of North Carolina, where 62 tornadoes were reported from the worst spring storm in two decades to hit the state. Ten people were confirmed dead in Bertie County, county manager Zee Lamb said. At least three deaths were reported in Virginia. Authorities warned the toll was likely to rise further Sunday as searchers probed shattered homes and businesses.
The storm claimed its first lives Thursday night in Oklahoma, then roared through Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Seven people each were killed in Arkansas and Alabama, two people in Oklahoma and one person in Mississippi, authorities have said.” Read more.
Update 2: “(CNN) — Powerful storms that have ripped across the Southeast killed as many as 44 people over the past three days, according to National Weather Service and reports from several states.
There were 14 deaths in Bertie County, North Carolina, a rural area in the northeast part of the state, the weather service said Sunday. Although the weather service reported that number, local authorities said they were still working to determine the exact number of deaths.
“Reports are still incoming,” Mike Sprayberry, deputy director of the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, told CNN.
The death toll across seven states includes 23 total in North Carolina; four in Virginia; seven in Alabama, two in Olkahoma, seven in Arkansas and one in Mississippi.” Read more.
Update 3: “From Thursday, April 14, 2011 to Saturday, April, 16, 2011, devastating tornadoes rampaged across communities of the southern United States. Cities and towns from Oklahoma to North Carolina were assaulted by the deadly twisters.
The tornado outbreak led to a total of 241 tornado reports in 14 states over the three-day period. This will likely rank this tornado outbreak among the largest in history.” Read more.
Texas Wildfires Continue Widespread Destruction, Evacuations
“GRAHAM, Texas – Wildfires sweeping across hundreds of thousands of acres in parched Texas killed a firefighter, forced hundreds of evacuations — including an entire town — and destroyed dozens of homes on Friday, officials said.
Strong winds were fueling fires that spanned about 655 square miles, according to the Texas Forest Service. Some of the fires have been burning for a week or more, including three in West Texas that have charred a combined 400,000 acres.” Read more.
At Least 17 Dead as Severe Storms Hit Deep South
“Vicious storms smacked the Deep South and toppled trees like dominoes as tornadoes howled through towns. Seven deaths were reported Friday in Alabama, Fox News has learned, including a man killed when the storm tossed a mobile home nearly a quarter of a mile across a state highway.
Combined with earlier reported fatalities in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi, the confirmed death toll had risen to 17 by early Saturday — the deadliest storm of the season so far.” Read more.
‘It Felt Like a Bomb’: Arkansas, Oklahoma Storms Kill at Least 9
“TUSHKA, Okla. — Violent storms ripped across Oklahoma and Arkansas overnight, killing nine people including three children, and cutting a path of destruction through Arkansas’s largest city of Little Rock.
Tornadoes killed two people in Oklahoma, both in the small southeastern town of Tushka where the only school was leveled, authorities said.
In Arkansas, seven people were killed as the storms hit early on Friday morning.
A six-year-old boy was crushed to death by a tree in the town of Bald Knob.
A father and an 18-month-old girl died in Garland County when a tree struck by lightning fell on their home…” Read more.
Cuba Faces Its Worst Drought In 50 Years
“Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies.
The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels.
The government is providing road deliveries of water to more than 100,000 people in the worst affected areas of the capital, Havana.
The situation in Havana is compounded by a pipe network in poor condition.
The state-run newspaper Granma says up to 70% of water pipes supplying the capital are leaking and in urgent need of repair…” Read more.
Entire Island Could Be ‘Obliterated’ During Eruption, Taal Volcano Residents Must Move Out Permanently
“BATANGAS CITY— The chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has urged the local government here to start drawing up a long-term relocation plan for people living on Taal Volcano as he warned that the entire volcano island could be ‘obliterated’ in case of an eruption.
‘Sometimes nature will prevail, the people have to leave so why not invest now in the long term to avoid [endangering] people’s lives,’ Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum told a meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council of Batangas on Monday.” Read more.
Thousands of Dead Fish in Michigan River
By ANDREA ISOM – “It is a stinky and scaly situation in River Rouge as thousands of dead fish were discovered floating along the shoreline. The smell has been described as almost unbearable.
Viewers were so concerned they called FOX 2.
‘I eat fish out of this river. I fish there. My nieces and nephews fish out of this river and ate out of this river,’ said Guy Cason. “I’m concerned. I’m concerned about their well-being.'” Read more.
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Possible Seven Wisconsin Tornadoes May Be Record
By John Rondy – “MILWAUKEE, Wis (Reuters) – A powerful storm system that moved through the nation’s midsection over the weekend caused what may be a record-breaking seven tornadoes in Wisconsin, officials said Monday.
‘It’s one of the most significant tornado outbreaks in April,’ said Rich Mamrosh, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. He said if confirmed, the number of Sunday night storms may have broken a record for a single day in April in the state — the previous record was six.
Mamrosh said a strong low pressure system moved from South Dakota to northern Wisconsin Sunday, moving warm, moist air into the state, which was followed by a cold front, producing the storms.” Read more.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency Issues Warnings of Potential Volcanic Cataclysms for Japan
By Gang Phan – “Japan’s Meteorological Agency on Friday warned the country’s 20 volcanoes has become alive due to the massive March 11 earthquake, and a study said [an] earthquake over 9.0-magnitude might hit Japan.
The Agency said volcanic explosion[s] occurred after earthquake[s] several times in history and people should maintain vigilance against this tendency.
The number of earthquake[s] above 6.0 M reached 77 on March. And 74 out of them occurred in [the] quake-hit region, were aftershock[s]. The number is 50 times over the same period last year.
The largest aftershock on April 7 [that] hit Japan has killed 4 people, injured at least 166, and caused a power outage [for] over 2.61 million households, according to Japan’s police officials. The Meteorological Agency warned aftershocks above 6.0 M like the April 7 earthquake probably would hit Japan again.” Read more.
Mayor: Over Half of Iowa Town Damaged by Tornado
By GRANT SCHULTE – “A large tornado flattened a grain elevator and destroyed homes and buildings on its weekend rampage through the small western Iowa town of Mapleton. Authorities reported no serious injuries.
‘It was huge, just huge,’ said Thomas Mohrhauser, an attorney in the town of about 1,200 people. ‘It just kept getting bigger and bigger.’
Mohrhauser said the tornado appeared to be about a quarter-mile wide when it cut a northwest path through town Saturday evening.” Read more.
At Least 8 Dead, 41 Injured After Freak Sandstorm in Germany
(AP) – “BERLIN — A sandstorm in northern Germany caused a huge highway pileup Friday that killed eight people and injured at least 41 others, police said.
Rostock police spokesman Volker Werner said rescue operations were still under way and the death toll could rise.
At least 41 people were injured, many of them seriously, and were brought to nearby hospitals. Others who suffered shocks or bruising received treatment on the spot, Werner said.” Read more.
Israel National News
- IDF on Iran reports: Closely monitoring developments, no change to Home Front defense policy
- Highest alert: US attack to alter Israeli Home Front guidelines
- Ran Gvili's parents: Phase 2 announcement will not affect efforts to bring Ran home
- US freezes all visa applications from 75 countries
- Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey welcome establishment of committee to manage Gaza
- European officials: US attack on Iran closing in
- Ambulances instructed to change siren to not sound like missile alert
- Steve Witkoff announces: Moving to Phase 2 of Gaza peace plan
- Footage from Gaza: Terrorists shoot at IDF forces and are eliminated
- Investigation: How an Islamic Center used Wikipedia for propaganda purposes
FrontPage Magazine
- Sioux Tribe Demands ICE Release ‘Members’ Whose Names It Doesn’t Know
- ACLU Can’t Define ‘Sex’ in Transgender Supreme Court Case
- Clintons Would Rather Go To Prison Than Testify About Epstein
- After 2 Years of Pro-Hamas Riots, NY AG Announces Shutdown of Pro-Israel Group
- Christine Williams Video: The Spirit that David Horowitz Carried
- The Future of Iran in Plain Sight: The Final Battle
- How Gov. Newsom Single-Handedly Put Out the LA Wildfires
- Khamenei, We Have a Problem
- When Mohammed Shot Justine
- In Denmark, Hysteria over Greenland
Gatestone Institute
- UN to Censor All Criticism of the Climate Agenda as Whistleblower Exposes it as a Total Scam
- Why the West Is Split Over Political Islam
- Keeping AI 'Fed' Depends on America Advancing the Unlimited Power of Fusion
- How to Ensure the Success of Gaza's 'Board of Peace': This Dog Won't Hunt
- West Africa Under Jihadist Threat: Africa's Sahel States Surrendering Sovereignty to Islamic Terrorist Groups
- Trump's Jihadist 'Board of Peace'
- The Secret Hamas-NGO Relationship
- Maduro and the Foggy Notion of Sovereignty
- Thank You President Trump for Bravely Standing with the Iranian and Venezuelan People, and for Freedom and Peace
- The Digital Services Act: A Mechanism of Mass Censorship
Middle East – The Jerusalem Post
- Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji killed in Tehran protests, anti-regime data shows
- Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces
- After Kurdish forces were expelled from Aleppo, Kurds fear new Syrian offensive - analysis
- Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say
- Iranian Justice Minister labels 'anyone in the streets' after Jan. 8 criminals as death toll mounts
- Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer
- Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ
- Saudi Arabia to US: Iran strikes should be targeted, rather than seeking regime change - N12
- US military intervention in Iran may begin within 24 hours, European officials say
- Has Gaza's post-Hamas government already been created, despite Phase II delays? - analysis
Earthquakes & Volcanic Activity
- Volcanoes Today, 14 Jan 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Marapi, Reventador, Mayon
- Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: FQT VA EM to 15000 ft (4600 m)
- World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 14 January 2026
- World Earthquake Report for January 2026
- Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL LGT VA EM
- Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS to 14000 ft (4300 m)
- Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS PSBL
- Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS to 20000 ft (6100 m)
- Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260114/1149Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 14/1200Z
- Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS to 16000 ft (4900 m)
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