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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Bolivia

Carlos Valdez
abcnews.go.com
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:09 UTC
quake
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia on Monday, but it was so deep that there were no reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10:40 a.m. local time (9:40 a.m. EDT; 1340 GMT) and it was centered 205 miles (127 kilometers) southeast of Tarija, Bolivia. The epicenter was 346 miles (557 kilometers) below the surface.

The San Calixto Observatory in La Paz said that it is one of the most powerful quakes on record in Bolivia, but that there was no damage because it was so deep.
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Arrow Down

Large sinkhole opens up in Maidstone, UK

Mary Graham
Kent Online
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 13:46 UTC
The sinkhole.
© Sarah NickelsThe sinkhole.
A sinkhole has opened up in Barming.

The void was discovered earlier today and has caused deep cracks in the road and a driveway to crack up. Part of a fence has also subsided into the hole.

It was found at the edge of a field off Broomshaw Road and it is understood authorities have closed off the end of the road and houses lost water for a time.

The area where the sinkhole was seen is near where Taylor Wimpey is set to build hundreds of new homes on the Pea Fields behind Broomshaw Road.
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Attention

Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica continues sporadic eruptions

Laura Alvarado
The Costa Rica Star
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 13:28 UTC
Turrialba Volcano
Turrialba Volcano
The activity at the Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica just doesn't stop, on April 1st, two significant eruptions took place early in the morning and carried on for close to 30 minutes.

The biggest eruption was registered at 8:38 a.m. local time and the cameras located near the crater registered a column of ash that reached between 500-700 meters above the active crater. The activity at the volcano started at 6:30 a.m. with ash columns of close to 300 meters above the crater.

Seismic activity continues and a low amplitude tremor.

Several communities in the Central Valley reported ash fall, among them, Hatillo, Curridabat, Coronado, Guadalupe, Moravia, Tibas and Heredia.
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Seismograph

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands

Mohammad Ali
Urdupoint
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:54 UTC
quake
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted South of the Fiji Islands on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted South of the Fiji Islands on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 83.52 km, was initially determined to be at 24.8965 degrees south latitude and 176.6055 degrees west longitude.
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Attention

Dead dolphin found in Harrison County, Mississippi - 28th in the state for 2018 so far

Joyce Philippe
wlox.com
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:29 UTC
Twenty-eight dolphins have been found on the beach this year in South Mississippi.
© WLOXTwenty-eight dolphins have been found on the beach this year in South Mississippi.
An adult female dolphin was found dead on the Long Beach and Pass Christian line Sunday afternoon.

This marks the 28th dead dolphin found in South Mississippi in 2018. It's a higher number than usual, according to Eric Pulis from The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies.

He expects to see more appear in the upcoming weeks. "This is dolphin stranding season, it lasts last throughout spring,"said Pulis.

The dolphin sighting was reportedly called in by the public. It later was brought to IMMS for a necropsy.
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Wolf

Video of pit bull terrier attacking residents in Delhi, India

Aadil Ikram Zaki Iqbal
India
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:10 UTC
pit bull attack
A pit bull terrier dog attacked residents of Uttam Nagar, leaving three people injured. The attack by a Pit Bull Terrier dog took place on March 28 and was recorded in a CCTV camera. The video of the incident shows a furious dog attacking kids and other people in a lane of Uttam Nagar area.

In the video, the Pit Bull Terrier dog is seen grabbing a kid ferociously. People had to beat the dog for rescuing the kid from its hold. The animal then went after other people and left three people injured including a minor kid. It is not clear whether the dog was a pet.

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Attention

Man attacked by shark off Hawaii after it knocked him off his paddleboard


9news.com.au
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:00 UTC
shark
A man has been left in a critical condition after being bumped off his paddleboard by a shark that attacked him in waters off Hawaii's largest island over the weekend.

Hawaii authorities told US television network KHON the 25-year-old was paddleboarding around 9.30am with his father around 100 metres offshore of Kukio Beach when the animal swam up to him and knocked him into the water before biting him.

The man, who is believed to be a resident of the Kukio Golf and Beach Club, was rescued by a private safety team on the secluded beach and treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital.

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Snowflake Cold

Cold weather records broken for 11 communities in Saskatchewan, Canada - some more than 100 years old

Kevin Martel
ckom.com
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:15 UTC
cold
Environment Canada said a total of 11 communities broke cold weather records Good Friday and Saturday.

Based on preliminary information, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert eclipsed marks that were more than 100 years old.

Saturday morning, Assiniboia, Kindersley, Moose Jaw, Rosetown and Weyburn all set new record lows.

ASSINIBOIA
New Record of -22.1
Old Record of -20.0 set in 1975

KINDERSLEY
New Record of -23.0
Old Record of -21.7 set in 1975

Comment: See also these other recent reports from elsewhere across Canada: Alberta breaks 80 year records as temperatures drop 15 degrees in minutes

Long cold winter continues for western Canada

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Easter Egg

Easter eggs under 10 centimetres of snow in the Doubs, France

L'Est Républicain
Sott.net
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 07:47 UTC
snow, eggs, Easter
© ER
Weird Easter egg hunt this Sunday in Chapelle-des-Bois. 10 good centimetres (3.9 inch) of fresh snow, fallen in the night, covered the sweet sweets. But in the commune, we are far from being surprised: "Ten centimetres on April 1st, it is normal in Chapelle-des-Bois. But we knew better, remembers François, a resident. Last year, we had 20 centimeters (7.9 inch) of snow on May 1st!"

Translation Sott. Source.
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Ice Cube

Alberta breaks 80 year records as temperatures drop 15 degrees in minutes

Jodi Hughes
GlobalNews.ca
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:00 UTC
Icicles in Calgary March 31, 2018.
Icicles in Calgary March 31, 2018.
Albertans have been dealing with winter-like conditions this Easter long weekend, but some locations have had it worse than others.

According to Environment Canada, three locations - Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Pincher Creek will remember Saturday as the coldest March 31 on record.

A cold front passed through the southwest corner of the province Saturday morning dropping temperatures in places like Cardston by 15 degrees within an hour.

Grande Prairie dropped to -30 C overnight breaking an 83-year-old record. Pincher Creek hit -21 C, edging an 82-year record, and Red Deer hit -22 C, breaking a record low of -19.4 C that was set in 1975.

Comment: All over the planet we're seeing the seasons behaving erratically, and most notably extreme cooling - all signs of an impending ice age:

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