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Nature strikes back: Elephant attacks 2 bikers in West Bengal, India


dnaindia.com
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:36 UTC
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© youtubeElephant attacks bikers
A elephant which got separated from its herd created some commotion on a national highway 31 in Malbazar near Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Elephants which live in the Gorumara National Park have often invaded nearby human localities.

This time this particular elephant was roaming right in middle of a bustling National Highway. It lead to traffic getting standstill. A motorcycle rider and his pillion tried to pass the elephant. And then tragedy happened, nearly!

The elephant tried to literally crush the two guys. Barely metres from getting crushed, the guys managed to get back their balance and escape the wrath of the elephant. The motorcycle though was completely destroyed.

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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake recorded near Fiji

Keresi Nauwakarawa
The Fiji Times
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:00 UTC
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An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded at 1:58pm today 157 kilometres off Nukuni Village in Ono-i-Lau island.

This was confirmed in a statement from the Mineral Resources Department's Seismology section in Suva this afternoon.

The evaluation report confirmed that a moderate size earthquake occurred with deep depth source location, however it did not pose any threat to the region and they would keep monitoring the situation.
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2.2 earthquake recorded in central Virginia Saturday night


Inside Nova
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:54 UTC
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USGS map of Saturday, 9/12 earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.2 earthquake seven miles south of Louisa Saturday night.

The quake occurred at 9:38 p.m., about 39 miles northwest of Richmond. According to the USGS "Did You Feel It?" map, people reported feeling the quake more than 100 miles away.

Earlier this year, the USGS announced it had located a new fault zone in the aftermath of the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake that rattled the entire East Coast.

The magnitude 5.8 temblor marked the first time that a fault zone in the eastern United States produced a magnitude 5 or higher earthquake "clearly delineated by aftershocks," according to the USGS report.

The newly-discovered fault lines have been named the "Quail" fault zone.
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3.2 earthquake strikes near Mammoth Lakes, California


Los Angeles Times
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:47 UTC
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© Bing MapsA map shows the approximate location of the epicenter of Monday morning's quake near Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday morning 10 miles from Mammoth Lakes, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:02 a.m. PDT at a depth of 4.3 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 73 miles from Clovis, 74 miles from Sanger and 77 miles from Reedley.

In the last 10 days, there have been four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm.
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Lightning causes 5th death in Florida this year

Kimberly Miller
Palm Beach Post
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:41 UTC
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The death of a Jacksonville woman was ruled by the National Weather Service as directly attributable to lightning after a bolt struck a tree that fell on her car.

Barbara M. Pearson, 56, was killed last month when the tree fell on her car. According to Jacksonville.com, her car rolled across a road and into a ditch where other drivers found her. She died five days after the Aug. 20 accident.

The National Weather Service sent out a notice this morning saying that although the Pearson was not directly struck by lightning, her death was a direct result of a lightning strike.
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Bizarro Earth

Several huge waterspouts spotted off Miami Beach


RT
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:29 UTC
Miami Beach waterspouts
© xxmissjrodxx / Instagram
Hundreds of beach-goers in Miami happened to witness a rare phenomenon - several waterspouts which seemed to rise right out of the water, as seen from numerous pictures on Instagram.

The largest was recorded near Sunny Isles Beach, a resort area which is often nicknamed 'Little Moscow' due to its large Russian population.

"Oh, my God, what's this? So it was impressive, amazing." Paloma Silva who witnessed the waterspouts told 7News.
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Hundreds of eels wash up on Wasaga Beach shore, Ontario

Roger Klein
ctvnews.ca
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:25 UTC
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© Roger Klein/CTV BarrieHundreds of mysterious eels have washed up on shore near the mouth of the Nottawasaga River
A mystery is unfolding in Wasaga Beach after hundreds of strange looking fish washed up on shore.

Hundreds of eel have recently washed ashore near the mouth of the Nottawasaga River.

The eels have a pointed nose and spots on the tail

"I have never seen this before," said Rick Baldry with the Georgian Triangle Anglers Association. "This is something completely foreign to my eyes and probably everyone else's eyes around here."

The eels have not been positively identified, but appear to be a type of peacock eel that are sometimes raised in aquariums. Those eels are native to the tropical waters in Thailand, India and Burma and can grow to be almost 40 centimetres long.

Baldry is concerned that somebody body must have released the eels into the wild and considering the numbers they must have reproduced too.

"How did they get here, that's the real concern," he said.
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Japanese volcano Mount Aso on island of Kyushu erupts


The Guardian
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 01:39 UTC
Mount Aso
© Reuters A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency’s live camera image shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, south-western Japan, on Monday.
Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, sending up huge plumes of grey ash and smoke.

Japan lies on the "Ring of Fire" - a horseshoe-shaped band of fault lines and volcanoes around the edges of the Pacific ocean - and is home to more than 100 active volcanoes.

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Japanese government 'advises' 2.8 million to evacuate flooding

Yoko Wakatsuki, Will Ripley and Katie Hunt
CNN
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:55 UTC
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Joso, Japan
Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding killed seven people and left at least 15 missing in the eastern region of the country.

At least 27 people have been injured across 10 prefectures since floods inundated parts of eastern Japan after a tropical storm, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

Rescue operations continued in the city of Joso, one of the worst-hit areas, although floodwaters are receding, it added.

A total of 2.8 million have been advised to evacuate, the agency said.
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Joso, Japan

In Miyagi prefecture, there were two deaths, including a woman found dead in her floating car. In Tochigi prefecture, north of the capital, Tokyo, three deaths were reported. Two more bodies were later found in Ibaraki prefecture, according to police.

Comment: Where do almost 3 million people go, exactly?

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Governor Jerry Brown calls state of emergency as 50,000-acre blaze continues in California's Valley Fire


RT
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:21 UTC
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© Noah Berger / ReutersA firefighter watches a tree burn as the Butte fire rages near San Andreas, California September 12, 2015.
Four firefighters received second-degree burns, as a California wildfire in Lake County rapidly spread to consume 50,000 acres in less than six hours, triggering the evacuation of over 3,000 residents, according to Cal Fire. The fire remains uncontained.


A state of emergency was declared for Lake and Napa counties on Sunday by California Governor Jerry Brown.


The Valley Fire started around 1:24 pm local time on Saturday off Highway Valley Road and Bottle Rock Road in Cobb, California.
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