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21. septembril, esilinastub Matsalu loodusfilmide festivalil Joosep Matjuse “Tuulte tahutud maa”, millega tehakse kummardus meie riigi juubelile.

“See on film, mida iga eestlane peaks nägema. Film on kingitus Eesti Vabariigi 100. sünnipäevaks, aga veel suurem kingitus on see, kui meil on rohkem loodusest hoolivaid inimesi. Loodan, et filmis nähtud loomad ja linnud saavad inimestele tuttavamaks ja innustavad neid rohkem loodust märkama ja mõistma. Enda kodumaa loodust tundes on igaüks rikkam,” ütleb režissöör Joosep Matjus.

As expected, much of Europe is enjoying unseasonally warm weather, a breath of July in mid to late September. The ongoing heat wave is pushing temperatures in the upper 20s and locally even well above 30 °C. We take a closer look at peak temperatures yesterday, September 18. The Iberian peninsula was mostly in the upper 20s and lower 30s, peaking at 34-35 °C in SW Spain and SE Portugal. Italy pushed to 31 °C in the northern part and all the way to 33 °C on Sicily. Much of the Balkans was in the upper 20s. France again pushed above 30 °C in the southwest, with temperatures peaking at 31 °C there. Also up to 31-32 °C in the […]

Sookured „Soits 1“ ja „Soits 2“ on lahkunud

Eile hommikul tööle sõites oli minu Soitsjärve kodukurepere kell 6.40 veel Elistvere tee ääres tervitamas, kuid kell 8 startisid nad sealtsamast juba ära rändele nagu tänased „Soits 1“ ja „Soits 2“ telemeetriaandmed näitavad.

Ränne kulges üle Lohkva, Reola, Hellenurme ja Hummuli üle Läti piiri Seda sookaitsealale kuhu jõudsid õhtul kell kuus. Lennati rahulikus tempos kiirusega 30…50 km tunnis ja 150…400 meetri, maksimaalselt kuni 600 meetri kõrgusel.

The increasingly likely “Medicane” or tropical-like cyclone in the Tyrrhenian sea will also likely bring extreme rainfall to parts of the region. The nearly stationary system, very warm sea and a persistent wind field are very favourable for prolonged persistent torrential rainfall. Models are currently in very good agreement on the formation of a “Medicane” or tropical-like cyclone in the Tyrrhenian sea over the next several days. Geopotential height anomaly over the Mediterranean indicating the cold core upper low, associated with the expected Medicane. Map: wxcharts.eu The Medicane will produce prolonged intense convective rainfall over parts of the Tyrrhenian sea. The exact rainfall distribution depends on the exact position, track and strength of the system, however, models are in good […]

Esimene foorumi kokkutulek Alliklepas Looduskalendri välibaasis. Sügis 2008.

Et kõik algusest peale ära rääkida, tuleb vaadata kahe  aasta ja ühe ookeani taha. Looduskalendri must-toonekure kaamera vaatajaid jagus juba siis üle maailma. Juhuste kokkulangemise tõttu koguneti toona Kanada Hancock Wildlife Foundation’i foorumis.

The deep cyclone ‘Ali’ is nearing western and northwestern Ireland this morning. Its central pressure is around 980 mbar. It is developing a large wind field of severe wind gusts, which is pushing towards northern Ireland. Peak gusts up to around 110 km/h are already being reported from western Ireland and much higher gusts are expected through the rest of the morning. Severe wind threat then shifts into south-central Scotland in the afternoon hours. Morning (7 am local time) analysis of mean sea level pressure and peak gusts for the western Europe reveals a deep cyclone just west of Ireland, moving towards the northeast. Tightening pressure gradient suggests the region is in for a very windy morning before cyclone moves […]

Täna, 19. septembril toimub kolmandat korda liiklussurmade vaba ehk EDWARDi ( European Day Without A Road Death ) päev, mille eesmärk on tõmmata laiemalt tähelepanu liiklusõnnetustele. Oluline on, et iga liikleja mõtleks, milliste riskidega ta liikluses kokku puutub ning mida ta saab teha nende vähendamiseks. „Selleks, et liiklus oleks ohutum ...

While scientists fear that rising temperatures could unleash a 'bomb' of carbon from Earth's soil carbon reservoirs, a new study suggests these reservoirs might actually be more stable than predicted.

The Mediterranean sea is still significantly warmer than average for mid-September. The Black sea too is much warmer than average! The Mediterranean sea is still well above average: much of the sea is about 1.5-2.5 °C above average. There is a small cool anomaly between the Balearic Islands and central part of the coast of Algeria, where temperatures are about 1 °C below average. The warmest parts of the Mediterranean are in the extreme north: the coast of southeastern France and northwestern Italy are up to 3-3.5 °C above average, and the entire Adriatic is 2-3.5 °C above average! In absolute terms, the warmest part of the Mediterranean is in the south and east: temperatures are generally above 27-28 °C […]

Vereta Jahi võitja on tänavu Indrek Ilomets. Foto meie jõgede ja ojade kallastel tegutsevast metstildrist

Indrek Ilomets märkas talle võidu toonud metstildrit pärast mitu tundi kestnud edutut „jahipidamist“.

Praegu on kätte jõudnud üks parimad aegu jäälinnu nägemiseks! Suvine pesitsushooaeg oli jäälindudele edukas ning noori jäälinde võib kohata kõikjal. Tõsi, jäälind on jäälind ning teeb enamasti minekut enne, kui inimene teda üldse märgatagi jõuab – siin tuleb kasuks varitsus ja ootamine. Täna hommikul tegin vaid pooleteise kilomeetrise tiiru jõe ääres ning tulemuseks viie tunni jooksul 7 erievat jäälindu! :) Varjeta. Ja muidugi, just siis, kui leidsin ühes jõelõigus sobiva koha ja mõtlesin, et vot siia võiks tulla jäälind, siis ühel hetkel ta tuligi! Ja tuli ka põdrakärbes, kes leidis, et just nüüd on õige hetk ronida kõrva! Liigutada ma ei saanud, sest olin sellel hetkel realiseerimas just siinsel pildil nähtavat hetke. Kannatasin ära ja vabanesin tüütust põdrakärbsest alles siis, kui jäälind eemale oli lennanud.

Matsalu loodusfilmide festival kutsub 19.-23. septembril Lihulasse!

Näitame 90 uusimat ja parimat loodusfilmi üle kogu maailma, korraga saab filme vaadata kolmes erinevas saalis ja filme on mitmele maitsele.

As noted yesterday, models are now in fairy good agreement for the development of an intense windstorm, now named ‘Ali’ across northern Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland tomorrow, Sept 19th. The windstorm will be caused by a rapidly deepening cyclone forming west of Ireland in the morning hours and then moving across Scotland, and finally ejecting into the North Sea through the afternoon and evening hours. The development of a sting-jet is possible as well, resulting in very intense winds in excess of 150 km/h locally. Here is ARPEGE and GFS model comparison of peak wind gusts swath until 18 UTC tomorrow: Here is side-by-side model comparison of ARPEGE and ICON-EU models from 06 UTC until 18 UTC in 3 […]

The unusually very warm Mediterranean sea this month is providing much higher potential for severe weather events across the region if appropriate conditions should come together. Later this week, a surface cyclone formation is expected over the Tyrrhenian. The potential for a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (TLC) or shortly – Medicane is enhanced as well. The current sea surface temperatures across the Tyrrhenian sea and around south Italy are between 26 and 28 °C, even higher further south towards the coast of northern Africa. With such unusually high sea surface temperatures in place, the severe weather potential is much higher than normally expected. The very warm sea provides much higher moisture content in the air and therefore higher dew points, which […]

Eile varahommikul saime teada, et saatjaga sookurg „Hauka 3“ on rändel ja teel, kas Ungarisse või Türgisse. Nüüd on asi klaar, ta kaldus siiski edelasse ning jõudis eile 17. septembri hilisõhtul just enne uut päeva üle Karpaatide Ungarisse Hortobágy Rahvuspargi põhjapiirile, samasse piirkonda kuhu päev varem 16. septembri hilisõhtul jõudis kurg „Aivar“.