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Decomposing 22-ton whale washes up onshore again on Southern California coast

Lyndsay Winkley
Los Angeles Times
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:12 UTC
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© Nelvin C. Cepeda | San Diego Union-TribuneA decomposing whale carcass found in Encinitas in San Diego County is likely of Wally the humpback, a familiar sight along the coast of Orange and Los Angeles counties.
Wally, the dearly departed humpback whale, seems unwilling to leave the Southern California coast — even in death.

Efforts to push the carcass out to sea have been thwarted, with the remains emerging back on various beaches every few days.

Now, a whale carcass found on a San Diego County beach over the weekend is likely that of Wally.

A construction crew attempted Sunday to cut up and remove the decomposing whale from Grandview Beach in Encinitas, since lifeguards didn't have a boat big enough to haul it to sea. Work was halted when part of a forklift snapped off during the effort.
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Fish

Thousands of dead fish found at Mosquito Creek, Trinidad

Carolyn Kissoon
Trinidad Express.
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:02 UTC
Dead fishes seen floating along the Gulf of Paria coast near Mosquito Creek in La Romaine on Wednesday.
© Trevor WatsonDead fishes seen floating along the Gulf of Paria coast near Mosquito Creek in La Romaine on Wednesday.
Thousands of dead and dying fish washed ashore in the Gulf of Paria, near Mosquito Creek, yesterday.

And local fishermen are demanding a thorough investigation into what caused the marine life to die.

Residents said dead fish, including mullet and herring, were seen among the rocks and on the coastline on Tuesday night.

But by daybreak yesterday, thousands of fish were seen floating in the waters off the Gulf of Paria.

Fisherman Alvin La Borde said, "I received a call this morning that thousands of dead fish were in the waters off Mosquito Creek. This is nothing new, we have been experiencing this in La Brea and other areas in the south western peninsular for the past three years."
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Cloud Precipitation

Over 120 dead after monsoon rains cause floods and landslides in 8 Indian states; 5 million affected

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:32 UTC
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Representational photo
The National Disaster Management Division (NDMD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs in India reports that over 5 million people across 8 states are currently affected by flooding.

In a report dated 18 July, NDMD say that flooding in the country is affecting the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. NDMD say that 375 villages from 89 districts across the 8 states have reported flooding.

According to the report, 124 lives have been lost since the flooding began with the onset of this year's monsoon rainfall in June. Over 90 of the fatalities are believed to have occurred during the last 2 weeks. Around 200 people have also been reported as injured.





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Cloud Precipitation

17 dead as flash floods sweep away 2 vehicles in Khost, Afghanistan

Mohammad Haroon
Pajhwok Afghan News
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:15 UTC
Flooding
© RIA
Flash floods have swept away two passenger vehicles in southeastern Khost province, killing at least 17 people, local officials said on Tuesday.

The floods caused the fatalities in Yaqubi district and Haroonkhel area on the outskirts of Khost City, the acting head of the Afghanistan natural disaster management authority said.

Shahdam Hilal told Pajhwok Afghan News the flooding had resulted from torrential rains in the province, where a flying coach carrying to Khost City was swept away in Haroonkhel area.

He said the dead included four women and as many children, coming from across the border to the Khost capital. Hilal added several people were killed and wounded in Yaqubi as well.

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Magnify

Global temperature data is almost entirely made up by NOAA

Tony Heller
Real Science
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:13 UTC
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NOAA claims global temperatures are the hottest ever, based on some rather spectacular junk science. NOAA doesn't actually have any temperature data over most of the land surface.

They never had any data from most of the southern hemisphere.
temperature data nyt
TimesMachine: January 5, 1978 - NYTimes.com

Comment: Indeed, the world seems to be going through a global cooling pattern, not global warming as the paid shill scientists at the NOAA would have you believe. Take this priceless story as a great example: Déjà vu: Global warming expedition stopped in its tracks by Arctic sea ice

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Bear attack sends woman to hospital in Alberta, Canada; second incident in 2 days for the region

David Bell
cbc.ca
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:03 UTC
There have been 2 bear attacks in 2 days in southern Alberta.
© Yves Herman/ReutersThere have been 2 bear attacks in 2 days in southern Alberta.
Attack comes after couple in Waiparous area attacked by a grizzly bear the day before

A woman was sent to hospital after being attacked by what's believed to be a brown bear while riding her bike in the Lowline Trail area of Canmore, Alta., Wednesday evening, paramedics said in a release.

EMS responded around 7:30 p.m. to find the cyclist suffering from serious, soft tissue injuries to her upper body which led to an internal injury.

The woman told paramedics she and a friend came across the bear, which struck the woman as the pair attempted to leave. Her friend used bear spray and the bear left, EMS said.

The woman was taken to Canmore hospital with stable, non-life-threatening injuries.

Comment: See also: Grizzly bear attacks picnicking couple west of Calgary, Canada

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Grizzly bear attacks picnicking couple west of Calgary, Canada


Huffington Post
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:12 UTC
Grizzly bear
Grizzly bear
A woman who was having a backcountry picnic with her boyfriend was charged and bitten by a mother grizzly bear on Tuesday.

Witnesses said the pair were having lunch by the Ghost River near the Trapper's Hill campground west of Calgary when they encountered the grizzly and her cubs.

Coleman Blair said he was driving on a nearby road when he saw the couple being chased by the bear through the river.

He jumped out of his vehicle and rushed to help, saying by the time he got to her the bear had the woman's arm in its mouth. He said he was able to pry the bear's jaw open.

"She was hysterical, she was in shock,'' he said. "From that point, I looked over and saw a couple of cubs in the tree line, maybe 50 yards away, and (the mother bear) standing there, still fairly aggressive.''
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Fire

Wildfire smoke stretches for 2,000 miles in Russia

Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:30 UTC
Smoke across Russia on satellite July 20, 2016. Each red dot shows fire/thermal anomalies detected by satellite.
© NASASmoke across Russia on satellite July 20, 2016. Each red dot shows fire/thermal anomalies detected by satellite.
Wildfires burning in central and eastern Russia this week have contributed to an eye-popping amount of smoke that is trapped under a dome of high pressure.

You can see the smoke - the milky white area - extending for nearly 2,000 miles from west to east across Russia in the NASA satellite image below from Wednesday. Each red dot on the map is a fire and thermal anomaly detected by satellite, illustrating where some of the active fires were occurring at that time.

The smoky conditions were also widespread on Monday and Tuesday. Here's what it looked like on Monday.

Smoke across Russia on satellite July 18, 2016. Each red dot shows fire/thermal anomalies detected by satellite.
© NASASmoke across Russia on satellite July 18, 2016. Each red dot shows fire/thermal anomalies detected by satellite.
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Blackbox

Mystery booms continue daily in Sonora, California; town still seeking answers

Catherine Thorbcke
ABC News
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:29 UTC
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A mysterious booming noise in a small California town has residents baffled, and has sparked many conspiracy theories.

Every weekday, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., a thunderous noise rocks through Sonora, California, according to locals.

The cause of the mysterious booms remains a mystery, with local residents pointing to everything from mining operations to aliens.

Glen White, a local teacher and geologist who has researched the sound extensively, told local ABC affiliate KXTV-TV that he thinks the noise comes from bombs and grenades exploding.

White said he believes the explosions come from an Army depot outside of Hawthorne, Nevada, about a hundred miles away from Sonora. There, a private company disposes and dismantles old munitions, White said.

Comment: Only on weekdays? If it's not the munitions depot, what could cause such booms to occur consistently on only five days a week? Sonora isn't the only Californian town with similar experiences: Mystery explosions still plaguing Alhambra, California

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Sherlock

Scientists find new, strange 'methane bubbles' in field on Russian island


Siberian Times
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:55 UTC
siberia methane bubble
© Alexander Sokolov/VestiScientists discovered 15 'bubbles' filled with methane and CO2.
Earth is moving as 'leaking methane gas due to global warming causes surface to bubble' in a new phenomenon.

This extraordinary sight - in a video filmed of the tundra on remote Belyy Island in the Kara Sea off the Yamal Peninsula coastline - was witnessed by a scientific research expedition. Researchers Alexander Sokolov and Dorothee Ehrich spotted 15 patches of trembling or bubbling grass-covered ground.

When punctured they emitted methane and carbon dioxide, according to measurements, although so far no details have been given. The reason is as yet unclear, but one possible explanation of the phenomenon is abnormal heat that caused permafrost to thaw, releasing gases.

Alexander Sokolov said that this summer is unusually hot on the Arctic island, a sign of which is polar bears moving from the frozen sea to the island.

Comment: First of all, "global warming" is a fraud, at least as it's commonly presented by mainstream media, governments, and scientists. The earth's climate periodically warms, but it inevitably always cools as part of a natural feedback mechanism. So warm temperatures may be involved with this methane bubble phenomenon. But there may be other factors involved - perhaps subterranean in nature. Volcanic activity is spiking. (Also possibly relevant, now or in the future: Massive 'lava lamp' blobs deep inside Earth have scientists puzzled) See also Pierre Lescaudron's book Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection.

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