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Black Cat

Man ends up in hospital after vicious attack by 'demon' cat near Dundee, Scotland

Harley Tamplin
Metro (UK)
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 15:12 UTC
Darren Scott, 24, was attacked by a cat in Invergowrie
© CascadeDarren Scott, 24, was attacked by a cat in Invergowrie
A sneak attack from a 'demon' cat left a man needing treatment at A&E.

Darren Scott was waiting for an ice cream van near his home in Invergowrie, near Dundee, when he was approached by the friendly-looking cat.

But its cute appearance proved deceptive as the pet bit the 24-year-old on the arm as he went to stroke it.

He told the Evening Telegraph: 'The cat came up and started rubbing itself against my leg.

'It was acting like it was all nice and friendly.

'I bent down and put my hand out but suddenly the cat jumped up and bit right into my arm — it was like a demon. It bit me and then just took off.'

The puncture the cat left in Darrens arm
© CascadeThe puncture the cat left in Darrens arm

Comment: See also: Vicious cat leaves residents scared to go outside in Holloway, UK

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Cloud Lightning

At least 15 killed by storms, flash floods in Skopje, Macedonia


RTE News
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 12:12 UTC
flooding skopje
© Ministry of Interior, Macedonia
Fierce storms packing strong winds and torrential rains killed at least 15 people overnight in Macedonia's capital of Skopje, police said.

Six people were missing, according to the police, while media reported that about one hundred others suffered injuries, most of them minor.

Among the dead was an eight-year-old girl, a hospital source told AFP.

Rain began falling at yesterday afternoon and lasted for 16 hours.

The freak weather included winds blowing at more than 70km/h and resulted in flash floods and landslides, local media reported.

Cars were seen swept away by the torrents, testifying to the force of the storm.



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Fish

Largest fish kill in 10 years in Nueva Venecia, Colombia


Strange Sounds
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:46 UTC
FISH KILL
Nueva Venecia is currently experiencing the largest fish kill of the last 10 years.

This new mass die-off in the area is blamed to low oxygen levels... Officials say.

Fish, fish and fish... Dead at the surface of the water! This is what fishermen of Nueva Venecia, Colombia, are currently reporting again.

Tons of them are floating on the water. According to officials, they all died from lack of oxygen. But due to what? Pollution? They don't want to say more!

These fish are the main economic resource for thousands of families living in villages around.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill two people and 80 animals in Nepal


The Kathmandu Post
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 12:00 UTC
Lightning
© MGN Online
Lightning bolts killed two people and more than 80 cattle in Makwanpur, Baitadi and Mugu districts in the last two days. At least eight people were injured.

In Sarikhet VDC-9 of Makwanpur, a thunderbolt struck a house in which a four-year-old girl died. Five others were injured in the incident. They were taken to Hetauda Hospital.

Similarly, a 13-year-old girl died after being hit by a lightning at Shrikot VDC-3 in Baitadi.

In Mugu, 80 goats and sheep were killed by lightning at Ruga VDC on Thursday night. Three people were also injured in the incident.
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Arrow Up

10 new islands formed in the last 20 years

Sidney Stevens
Mother Nature Network
Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:54 UTC
New island
© Artiom Gorgan/flickr New islands are being born all the time via a variety of natural processes.

These newly minted lands are part of Earth's amazing life cycle.

Yes, islands are disappearing — most recently the five Solomon Islands lost to rising sea levels. But don't despair just yet. For every island that goes the way of the dodo bird, the Earth is busy creating new islands.

Some erupt into being through volcanic activity. Others grow from ocean sandbars. Still others reveal themselves after glaciers retreat. A few are only temporary, while some materialize and erode on a regular basis. However they're birthed and however long they last, island-building is part of the amazing mystery of our living, breathing planet.

Here are 10 of Mother Nature's newest islands formed in the past two decades (and one still in the embryonic stage).

1. Hunga Tonga
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Attention

Cape Verde evacuates 300 people for fears of volcanic eruption following 'intensifying seismic activity'

Ismail Akwei
Africanews
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:15 UTC
Cape Verde evacuation
Cape Verde has evacuated 300 people from Brava in the south of the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean for fear of a volcanic eruption after an earth tremor on Tuesday.

There were low intensity tremors on Tuesday morning on the coastal parts of Brava, which is the smallest island of the country, causing no injuries or damage, according to the weather service.

It was felt at Cova Joana where, as a precaution, authorities began the evacuation operation targeting some 300 people, the Interior Minister, Paulo Rocha announced at a press conference in Praia.

"Data from the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics demonstrate the intensifying seismic activity on the island of Brava. If this activity continues, we can possibly have a volcanic eruption in the coming hours," Rocha said.
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Attention

Two dolphins die after stranding on the coast of Mayo, Ireland


TheJournal.ie
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:25 UTC
Stranded dolphins
© Aoife Foley/Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Rescuers in Mayo have described an incident that saw three dolphins saved after becoming stranded on the coast of Mayo.

At the end of last month, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) was called by a local resident and marine biologist Machiel Oudejans who could see the dolphins from his house on the Mullet Peninsula.

Arriving at the scene, the team set about helping the animals which had become stranded in ankle deep water.

"It is a lot more common than people think for something like this to happen. There are a lot of strandings, especially off the east coast," Aoife Foley, an IWDG member who attended the scene told TheJournal.ie.

Along with the help of a local man, the team were able to move the animals back out to deeper waters.

Out of the five dolphins, one appeared to be in worse health than the others.

When the beach was checked a short time later none of the five had made their way back onto the shore.
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Cloud Lightning

Man killed by lightning on Okaloosa Island, Florida

Wendy Victoria
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 20:53 UTC
Lightning
A 22-year-old beach vendor died Friday after he was struck by lightning on Okaloosa Island, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Zachary Fordem, who was working behind the Island Princess condominium when he was struck, was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center with CPR in progress, according to Rich Huffnagle, Okaloosa County's beach safety division chief.

Fordem, of Freeport, was pronounced dead at the hospital later, the Sheriff's Office said.

Okaloosa Island firefighters got the call about 3:26 p.m., according to department officials. They arrived to find bystanders carrying the victim to the pool area.

"They thought they were doing all the good to carry him to the Island Princess," Capt. John Brinkerhoff said.
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Cloud Lightning

Breathtaking dashcam footage shows incredible lightning storm in Manitoba, Canada

Harvey Day
Daily Mail
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:41 UTC
Impressive dashcam footage has emerged of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Manitoba, Canada
Impressive dashcam footage has emerged of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Manitoba, Canada
Impressive dashcam footage has emerged of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Manitoba, Canada.

The shocking video was filmed on a highway on Wednesday night.

In the video the driver can be heard screaming as he cruises into the path of the lightning storm.

A low pressure system tracked across Manitoba throughout the day bringing severe thunderstorms.

The storm also delayed the Blue Bombers game, Winnipeg's Canadian football team, until late into the evening.

The shocking video was filmed on a highway on Wednesday night
The shocking video was filmed on a highway on Wednesday night
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Fire

Wildfire torches 30 square miles, destroys structures in Utah


Fox News
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 19:11 UTC
Wildfire
Utah authorities say a rural wildfire near the Idaho border has torched about 30 square miles and destroyed three structures.

Box Elder County Fire Marshal Corey Barton said Friday the fire has burned a ranchers' cabin as well as a camp trailer and a mobile home.

All three were vacant, and no one has been hurt. A handful of isolated farmhouses and other structures in the mountainous area are threatened.

Barton says investigators believe someone accidentally started the blaze, but he couldn't immediately say exactly what sparked it.

Fire authorities say smoke has drifted into Pocatello Valley in Idaho and the Salt Lake City area, about 85 miles south of the fire.

Firefighters have contained approximately 30 percent of the fire west of Plymouth with the help of aircraft and bulldozers.

Source: AP
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