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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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Attention

Dead baleen whale found off the coast of Portland, UK


Bournemouth Echo
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:26 UTC
baleen whale
A dead baleen whale has been spotted off the coast of Portland.

The whale, spotted in the sea on August 31, was seen floating at the top of the water.

Dorset Wildlife Trust are asking people to contact them if they find the whale washed ashore.

Baleen whales range from six metres to 34 metres.

When a whale dies in the sea, its carcass usually eventually sinks to the bottom and can become home to a new ecosystem as other fish and sea animals eat off the meat.

However, sometimes whales are known to wash ashore.

It comes after a spotting of what the Dorset Wildlife Trust believe could have been a minke whale last week on August 23.

DEAD WHALE
© Dorset Wildlife Trust
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Cloud Lightning

Car hit by lightning, catches fire near Afton, Oklahoma


news9.com
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:57 UTC
Car hit by lightning
© Catoosa Fire Department
A car burst into flames after being struck by lightning on the Will Rogers Turnpike Tuesday afternoon.

Verdigris and Catoosa fire departments responded to a driver requesting an ambulance.

Catoosa Fire Chief Denus Benton said the driver was going down the turnpike when his 2016 Toyota Prius was hit by lightning on the right mirror.

Benton said the driver originally called an ambulance to make sure he was okay, but when Verdigris Fire Chief Mike Shaffer arrived, he saw the Prius was smoking under the hood.
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Windsock

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine approaches Florida, first in over a decade

Feliks Garcia
The Independent (UK)
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 02:39 UTC
Hurricane Hermine
© CNN

The National Hurricane Centre says winds have reached 80 miles per hour and will surge when Hermine reaches the coast

Floridians await the arrival of the first hurricane in more than a decade heads toward land at "life-threatening" speeds.

The National Hurricane Centre said violent winds from Hurricane Hermine reached 80 miles per hour Thursday night, and will likely increase by the time it hits the shore early Friday morning.

Hermine is expected to strike in the Big Bend area on the northeast edge of the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida Gov Rick Scott urged residents to move inland before Hermine reached land, warning of dangerous wind speeds, downed trees, and power outages, reminded people to make sure they were equipped with supplies, like food, water, and medicine.

"This is a life-threatening situation," Mr Scott said in his address. "It's going to be a lot of risk. Right now, I want everybody to be safe."

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Wolf

Boy dies after attack by two dogs in Western Cape, South Africa; third death in a month for the region

Ilze-Marie Le Roux
Eyewitness News
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:37 UTC
Dog attack
The dogs reportedly jumped over a garden fence next to the Vlei where the boy & his cousin were swimming.

A Stellenbosch boy has died after he was attacked by two dogs.

The dogs reportedly jumped over a garden fence next to the Vlei where the six-year-old and his cousin were swimming.

Earlier this month, two children, aged one and four, were also killed in separate dog attacks in the Western Cape.

The Police's Andre Traut says, "The circumstances surrounding the death of a six-year-old boy are being investigated and a death inquest docket has been registered following an incident on 26 August."
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Seismograph

Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes off New Zealand coast, tsunami warning issued


RT
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 17:55 UTC
new zealand quake
© earthquake.usgs.gov
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand, 167km northeast of the town of Gisborne, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Officials have urged people along the coast to evacuate to higher ground.

The USGS did not issue a tsunami warning following the earthquake, and has downgraded the magnitude from an initial 7.2 to 7.1, at a depth of 30.7km.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage to buildings as yet. New Zealand's GeoNet reported that it was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter located at a depth of 55km.

Almost 800 people live within a 100-km zone around the epicenter, local media report. The town of Gisborne, with a population of 34,274, lies 167.9km away.
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Attention

Elephant kills two including child in Sri Lanka


Colombo Page
Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:12 UTC
Charging elephant
© GettyCharging elephant
A wild elephant attack on a passenger van in early morning hours of Saturday in northwestern Sri Lanka has killed two people including a five-year-old child.

The elephant had attacked the van, plying on the Puttalam-Anuradhapura Highway, near the Mee Oya Bridge at Karuwalagaswewa area in the wee hour of the morning after the van had collided with the elephant on the road, according to the police.

One passenger was killed at the scene while the five-year-old boy, who was critically injured, succumbed to his injuries after he was transferred to Colombo National Hospital from Puttalam Base Hospital.

Two women and seven men injured in the attack were admitted to the Puttalam Base Hospital while a four-year-old child who was in critical condition was later transferred to the Colombo National Hospital.

State-run television reported the passengers, in the van were residents of Jaffna and they are on their way from Jaffna to the Katunayake Airport.

The Karuwalagaswewa Police are conducting further investigations.
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