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Very shallow 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern California


BNO News
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:37 UTC
Very shallow quake off California
© USGS
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck the Pacific Ocean off Northern California, with shaking felt in Fortuna, Eureka and Arcata, witnesses say. No tsunami warnings have been issued.

The earthquake, which struck at 8:27 p.m. PT on Friday, was centered about 52 miles west of Capetown, or 64 miles of Fortuna. It struck about 1.3 mile below the ocean floor, making it a very shallow earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The USGS put the preliminary magnitude of the earthquake at 5.6 and residents in the region reported feeling shaking as a result of the earthquake, though there was no immediate word on damage or injuries. The National Tsunami Warning Center, which initially put the magnitude at 5.7, said there is no threat of a tsunami.
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Lionrock typhoon batters Russia's Far East, most destructive storm in 40 years


ITAR-TASS
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:19 UTC
Lionrock typhoon in Russia's Far East
© Mikhail Pochuev/TASS

The Lionrock typhoon, which battered Russia's Maritime in the Far East, has wreaked the worst havoc in 40 years, head of the Chuguyev district Anatoly Baskakov said.

The destruction is twice as devastating as the Judy typhoon disaster back in 1989.

"I have been living here for 40 years. This is the worst flood here since Judy back in 1989," he told TASS. "This year's flood is double the damage that Judy had left in its wake. It is seen from the level of water, which flooded houses up to their roofs, windows, which has swept away belongings, appliances, cars. The gushing flows are huge: 4% of our territory are covered by hills - and now they all are rushing down into the valley, where settlements are. In the Yasnoye settlement, the water level rose 2 meters above the critical line.
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Cloud Lightning

Person dies from injuries following lightning strike in Slaton, Texas; total lightning fatalities for U.S. in 2016 now 33

Lucinda Holt
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:19 UTC
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A person has died from injuries suffered after being struck by lightning in Slaton on Sunday night.

While additional details have not been released, officials in Slaton initially said the person was struck by lightning before 8 p.m., while in the 600 block of West Fisher Street.

The person was taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock where he was listed in critical condition.

On Friday morning, a UMC representative confirmed the person had passed away.

No further information has been released.

The lightning strike occurred as heavy rains and cloud-to-ground lightning, moved through the South Plains in a storm beginning that day.
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Cloud Lightning

Lighting bolt kills two schoolboys in Bangladesh


The Financial Express
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 11:12 UTC
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Two schoolboys were killed by a lightning strike at Shibnagar village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district on Friday night.

The victims were identified as Mamun, 12, son of Matiar Rahman, and Tamim, 10, son of Atiar Rahman, both residents of the village, according to a news agency report.

Abu Jihad, officer-in-charge of Damurhuda Model Police Station, said Mamun and Tamim were struck by a streak of lightning while the duo was catching fish in Mendar Beel (water body) along with Tamim's father Atiar and his neighbour Ramjan Ali amid drizzle.

Mamun and Tamim died on the spot while Atiar and his neighbour Ramjan Ali were injured.

The injured were rushed to Mujibnagar Upazila Health Complex of Meherpur district.

Source: SRS
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Cloud Lightning

Thunderstorms and flash floods kill at least 4 in northern Iran


PressTV
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 18:30 UTC
Iran floods

At least four people have lost their lives in thunderstorms and flash flooding in the northern Iranian province of Golestan, according to officials.

A local official told IRIB news agency that a 70-year-old woman died on Friday after being struck by lightning while working in a rice field in a village in Golestan Province.

He added that a family of three also drowned in a flash flood near a burst river bank in the eastern parts of Golestan Province on Friday.

A local crisis management official said roads were blocked in some parts of Golestan, leaving motorists stranded for hours.
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Cloud Precipitation

Clean up begins after severe hail storm in Adams County, Colorado

Tom Mustin
cbslocal.com
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:01 UTC
Hail
© CBS
On Wednesday afternoon blocks of ice still littered the parking lot near West 72nd Avenue and Pecos Street, closing down the KFC, and leaving long-time residents like Alan Bell in disbelief.

"I mean it just busted loose," Bell told CBS4's Tom Mustin. "It just started piling up on cars and everything else. You can see I have natural camouflage now."

Tuesday's hailstorm flooded the parking lot of Five Stars Auto Sales, submerging cars, and sending a foot of water inside the building.

"Never seen anything like this before," said owner Maria Vasquez.

She arrived on Wednesday to soaked file cabinets and submerged floors.

"I wasn't expecting it to be this bad to be honest. Paperwork, titles, it's really bad."


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Waterspout filmed over Lake Michigan (VIDEO)


nbcchicago.com
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:52 UTC
Waterspout
© Brian Matthews
A waterspout formed over Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon, and could be seen from Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.

Just after 2:15 p.m., the NWS in Chicago tweeted that the waterspout was visible from Chicago a few minutes earlier, and had already dissipated.
@NWSChicago Looking east from Chinatown in Chicago. Right now pic.twitter.com/DKpKUwAIWd

— Kenny Spain (@spain_kenny) September 1, 2016
@Skilling@nbcchicago@ABC7Chicago@cbschicago video of the waterspout today from Willis Tower 46th fl pic.twitter.com/fFu7q9Sp6r

— Patrick Cagney (@FRATpat19) September 1, 2016
According to the NWS, a waterspout is a "funnel which contains an intense vortex, sometimes destructive," occurring over a body of water.
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Attention

Shark attacks freediver off Refugio State Beach, California

Matt Van Slyke
ksby.com
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 17:42 UTC
Shark attacks
A man was attacked by a shark at Refugio State Beach Thursday morning, a State Parks official confirms.

Eric Hjelstrom, a State Parks superintendent for the Santa Barbara area, said the victim ran out of the ocean bleeding at around 9 a.m.

The man told a park aid at the entrance station to the beach that he had been freediving and spearfishing when a shark came up behind him and bit him on the foot. The man then drove himself to a hospital.

Hjelstrom said he went to the hospital to interview the man in order to authenticate his claims and was able to confirm the attack.

The victim had a GoPro camera on his speargun and used the speargun to fend off the shark while paddling back to shore, according to Hjelstrom, who added he had viewed the GoPro video and recognized a fairly large shark -- possibly a great white -- about six to eight feet in size.
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Cloud Precipitation

Two hurricanes and a tropical storm are targeting U.S. coasts


RT
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:35 UTC
hurricane Lester
© NASA
As two hurricanes and a tropical storm hover near the US, NASA has created a mindblowing time-lapse video which shows the true beauty of heavy winds and pouring rains from space.

Lester, Madeline and Gaston have targeted American coasts in recent days, making their ways around both sides - the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans.

The video, recorded from the International Space Station (ISS) more than 257 miles above the Earth, shows the eye of each storm surrounded by swirling white clouds.

Hurricane Lester, the first in the video, is still about 750 miles from Hilo, Hawaii. It continues to march to the west and is predicted to hit the island chain as early as Saturday, bringing heavy rains with it.
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Attention

Fisherman uses karate skills to fend off black bear in Japan


abc.net.au
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:02 UTC
Asian black bear
© Michelle BenderDespite Mr Aoki's success, police advised people against fighting Japan's numerous wild bears.
A 63-year-old Japanese man says he used his karate skills to fight off a black bear that attacked him in a mountain creek.

Atsushi Aoki was fishing when the 190-centimetre animal set upon him in what he said was an unprovoked attack.

In scenes seemingly reminiscent of Leonardo Di Caprio's epic tussle with an angry bear in the Oscar-winning film The Revenant, Mr Aoki was bitten and scratched repeatedly, including on his head.

"The bear was so strong, and it knocked me down," Mr Aoki told Tokyo Broadcasting System.

"It turned me over and bit me right here," he added, pointing to his bandaged leg.

But instead of trying to outrun the animal — an Asian black bear — the fisherman decided he would use his well-honed karate skills.
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