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Dead Bryde's whale spotted off Thailand coast

Tanyaluk Sakoot
The Phuket News
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:50 UTC
The whale's body was found by tour groups at Similan National Phuket.
© Medsye TravelThe whale's body was found by tour groups at Similan National Phuket.
Officials are on the lookout for the body a 20-metre long Bryde's whale that is expected to reach the Sarasin Bridge, at the northern tip of Phuket, late this afternoon (Apr 13).

The remains were reported by a tour company at about 6pm yesterday, which spotted the remains about 12 nautical miles from Tab Lamu Pier.

"From the pictures we received, we believe the whale died three to four days before earlier," said Nat Kongkesorn, Chief of Similan National Park.

"We have been looking for the whale since this morning, but have yet to find it. Depending on weather conditions, it might reach Sarasin Bridge this afternoon," he said.

"I have informed the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC). If the whale is found, the PMBC will examine the remains to try to determine the cause of death," Chief Nat added.
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Powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits India and Myanmar

Natasha Noman
World.Mic
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:19 UTC
Earthquake map
A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.9 magnitude, struck the border of India and Myanmar on Wednesday at 7:25 p.m. local time. Tremors were reportedly felt across the region in Kolkata and as far as Delhi.

The United States Geological Survey reported the magnitude of the earthquake in a tweet and identified it was 74 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Mawlaik, Myanmar.
Prelim. Report M6.9 - 74km SE of Mawlaik, Burma You can report feeling the earthquake at: http://on.doi.gov/1qHTyzq pic.twitter.com/EjUwVGaqCl



People crowd onto the street during an earthquake in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, on April 13, 2016.
© AFP/Getty ImagesPeople crowd onto the street during an earthquake in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, on April 13, 2016.
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10,000 tons of dead sardines found along river in Chile

JHON WLJ
You Tube
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:00 UTC
Dead sardines
© Eugenio Tuma ZedánDead sardines
10,000 tons of dead sardines wash ashore in an environmental mystery.

Residents of Queule, Chile, are calling for government action after dead sardines are washed up on their river.


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Huge sinkhole swallows Des Moines, Iowa front yard


whotv.com
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:23 UTC
Sinkhole
A sinkhole appeared overnight in the front yard of a south side Des Moines home and it keeps growing.

The homeowner at 4103 SW 5th Street was awakened by neighbors who noticed the sinkhole around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when it began swallowing a hedge. By 7:00 a.m. the hole had expanded dramatically, even sucking down a tree.

Officials say it is about 40 feet deep and still expanding. The area around the sinkhole has been cordoned off.

Southwest 5th Street has been blocked off in the area.

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Lightning bolt kills 12 sheep in Saudi Arabia


Emirates 24/7
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:40 UTC
lightning
Dead sheep
Lightning killed 12 sheep in Saudi Arabia following a thunderstorm that hit various parts of the Gulf Kingdom this week, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The 12 sheep were in their farm in the Southern Saudi town of Bisha when they were struck by the bolt on Tuesday, Sabq Arabic language daily said.

"All the sheep were charred to death after the barn was struck by lightning in the farm," the paper said.
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Increased activity at Fuego volcano, Guatemala


Strange Sounds
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:45 UTC
Fuego volcano eruption
© Clima Guatemala / TwitterFuego volcano explosion observed from Acatenango
The volcanic activity of the Fuego volcano is increasing in Guatemala. The last loud eruption on April 12, 2016 was heard over an area of 15km, rocked the roof and windows of houses located 15 km from the volcanic peak and sent a column of ash and gases 4km in the air.

It's not only the Santa Maria volcano, but also the Fuego volcano that shows an enhanced explosive activity in Guatemala these days .

According to Insivumeh, the National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala, the Fuego volcano heavily exploded four to 6 times on April 12, 2016 sending a column of ash 4800 meters above sea level.

Here a timelapse video showing the explosions:

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Petroleum products from Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to deaths of newborn dolphins


Phys.org
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00 UTC
dolphin deaths deepwater horizon spill
© Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Researchers investigated the deaths of perinatal dolphins, like this one, found in regions affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Scientists have finalized a four-year study of newborn and fetal dolphins found stranded on beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico between 2010 and 2013. Their study, reported in the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, identified substantial differences between fetal and newborn dolphins found stranded inside and outside the areas affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The study team evaluated 69 perinatal common bottlenose dolphins in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, the areas most affected by the spill, and 26 others found in areas unaffected by the spill. The work was conducted as part of an effort to investigate an "unusual mortality event" in the Gulf primarily involving bottlenose dolphins, beginning in early 2010 and continuing into 2014.

Scientists saw higher numbers of stranded perinatal dolphins in the spill zone in 2011 than in other years, particularly in Mississippi and Alabama, the researchers report. The young dolphins, which died in the womb or shortly after birth, "were significantly smaller than those that stranded during previous years and in other geographic locations," they wrote.
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Hailstones the size of BASEBALLS pound Texas, smashing windows, cars and buildings

Mia De Graaf
Daily Mail
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:54 UTC
Horrific: These are four of the hail stones, the size of a baseball, which battered northern Texas on Monday
Horrific: These are four of the hail stones, the size of a baseball, which battered northern Texas on Monday
Baseball-sized hail stones battered Texas on Monday, smashing windows, cars, and buildings.

Footage shared by people in Dallas, Fort Worth, Wylie and Denton showed astonishing clumps of ice bigger than an adult hand that fell during one of the worst storms the region has seen in months.

It all appeared to come from an ominous-looking green shelf cloud, which shone a luminous glow over northern Texas.

The damage drove officials in Wylie, which is 10 miles east of Plano, to close all schools on Tuesday.

Damage: This house is one of many houses left completely shattered by the intense ice clumps
Damage: This house is one of many houses left completely shattered by the intense ice clumps
One picture shared online showed how every window in a large three-story family home had been smashed by the hail stones.



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Dwarf Sperm whale dies on beach in Palolem, India


Times of India
Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:23 UTC
Dwarf sperm whale
Dwarf sperm whale
The rarely-sighted dwarf sperm whale, stranded at Palolem beach recently, died due to shock caused by external injury, a postmortem examination has revealed.

The distressed mammal surfaced a few times on the beach on March 26, despite being pushed into the sea by rescuers, but washed ashore dead after midnight amid traumatic conditions. Discerning tourists and others alleged that the struggling animal was touched and pulled by the unruly crowd with bare hands, contrary to a set protocol to handle these marine mammals.

The rare sighting, the first recorded on Goa's shoreline, of this barely nine feet-long female mammal, as compared to other huge whale species, drew hordes of tourists and others.

Speculation was rife in some quarters that plastic possibly embedded in its entrails may have proved fatal. There have been a few cases of whales dying of plastic ingestion.

The dwarf sperm whale that washed ashore in Palolem on March 23 is the third confirmed case on India’s western coast.
The dwarf sperm whale that washed ashore in Palolem on March 23 is the third confirmed case on India’s western coast.
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Third dead whale found within a month off central Vietnam

Nghe An
Thanh Nien News
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:59 UTC
Local fishers hold a funeral ceremony for a dead whale in Nghe An Province on April 8, 2016.
© Tuoi TreLocal fishers hold a funeral ceremony for a dead whale in Nghe An Province on April 8, 2016.
At least three dead whales have been found in the central province of Nghe An over the last month, local media reported.

In the latest incident, on Monday afternoon, some tourists found the carcass of a whale on Cua Lo Beach.

The whale measured around one meter in length and 40 kilograms in weight. There were some wounds on its body.

Local fishers then held a ritual burial for the whale, which they considered sacred.

Three days earlier, a 44-year-old fisher also found a dead whale near the same beach. The whale was around 1.5 meter-long and weighed 80 kilograms.
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