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Six previously undiscovered volcanoes found near Italy's deadly Mt Vesuvius

volcanoes submerged near Naples
© GettyThe volcanoes are submerged near the coast of Naples

SIX previously undiscovered volcanoes have been found off of the coast of Naples, all of which are situated close to the deadly Mt Vesuvius.


The newly found submerged volcanoes lie just three kilometres from the Gulf of Naples - home to Mt Vesuvius.

Mt Vesuvius is responsible for one of the most deadly eruptions in human history when, in 79 AD, the huge volcano erupted over the city of Pompeii, killing all 11,000 inhabitants of the ancient Roman-ruled area.

Researchers from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the University of Naples Federico II and the National Research Council discovered the new volcanoes during a campaign in 2014 to garner more information on Vesuvius, which is overdue an eruption, but information has only just been released.

INGV's Guido Ventura said: "We detected new points of carbon dioxide emissions in the Gulf of Naples, which is quite common in geothermal and volcanic areas such as Naples.

"And here we have discovered six volcanic structures (cones and domes) with a diameter of 800 meters, unknown until now."

Comment: There has been a sharp rise in observable volcanic activity on our planet's surface in recent times. However, the vast majority of the planet's volcanoes are located underwater (up to one million is estimated).

Unprecedented marine heatwaves could be attributed to increased quantities of CO2, methane outgassing and heat coming up from below, i.e. passing up through the oceans from within the planet, heating and acidifying the planet's oceans.

Such activity may be a significant contributory factor to the increasing number of bizarre, odd (perhaps even mutated species), previously unknown and mysterious creatures being discovered recently, together with increases in abnormal animal and marine behavior. All over the world such 'strange' and 'unusual' incidents are quickly becoming the norm, as are mass fish die offs.


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Sprites and lightning captured above hurricane Matthew

Sprites above Hurricane Matthew
© Frankie LucenaSprites seen near Aruba and Colombia high above Hurricane Matthew from a vantage point 400 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

As major hurricane Matthew rapidly intensified into a Category 5 just north of Colombia, something peculiar was lighting up the skies far above Matthew's devastating winds and gargantuan waves. Lightning was electrifying the skies for hundreds of miles around Matthew's eyewall and eastern feederbands.

But this wasn't entirely the normal lightning that you think of that zig-zags its way to the ground. Although lightning was also striking the Caribbean Sea below, there were also upper atmospheric lightning strikes, called sprites, exploding above the high thunderstorm cloud tops below.



Comment: A couple of weeks ago an enormous 'jellyfish' sprite was photographed over the Caribbean Sea. Rare red sprites have also been captured this year over Texas and Arizona.

Electric universe theory provides rational, intelligible explanations for such atmospheric phenomena as sprites, ball lightning, plasma discharges, noctilucent clouds, lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes. For more information on this and much more read, Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.


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USGS: Alaska hit by 5.2 magnitude earthquake

Alaska
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An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off the Alaskan coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The quake occurred at 22:07 GMT on Saturday at a depth of 20.9 kilometers (about 13 miles), 236 kilometers (147 miles) south of False Pass, a city in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, according to the USGS. No information on casualties or damage from the quake has been provided yet.

Bizarro Earth

Hawaiian native bees have been added to endangered species list, a first for any bees in the US

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© John Kaia / APFederal authorities added seven yellow-faced bee species, Hawaii's only native bees, for protection under the Endangered Species Act Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, a first for any bees in the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the listing after years of study by the conservation group Xerces Society.
Federal authorities on Friday added seven yellow-faced bee species, Hawaii's only native bees, for protection under the Endangered Species Act, a first for any bees in the United States.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the listing after years of study by the conservation group Xerces Society, state government officials and independent researchers. The Xerces Society says its goal is to protect nature's pollinators and invertebrates, which play a vital role in the health of the overall ecosystem.

The nonprofit organization was involved in the initial petitions to protect the bee species, said Sarina Jepson, director of endangered species and aquatic programs for the Portland, Oregon-based group.

Jepson said yellow-faced bees can be found elsewhere in the world, but these particular species are native only to Hawaii and pollinate plant species indigenous to the islands.

The bees face a variety of threats including "feral pigs, invasive ants, loss of native habitat due to invasive plants, fire, as well as development, especially in some for the coastal areas," Jepson told The Associated Press.

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Waterspout filmed on the James River, Virginia

Waterspout
Water spout spotted on the James River

Heather Berry Saunders captured this video while riding the Jamestown Scotland Ferry to Surry, on the James River, Sept. 30, 2016


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Six women killed by lightning strikes in Rajasthan, India

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Six women were killed and five others injured after being struck by lightning in four separate incidents in Baran district of Rajasthan. All the women were daily labourers and were working in the fields when lightning struck them. Local MLA Praptap Singh Singhvi said relief amount from the CM Relief fund will be given to the family members of the deceased.

Five women labourers, Chandabai, Seema, Manbhar, Santosh and Balchandibai, were killed after they were struck by lightning while working in the fields at three different places in Balapura, Harnavdashashaji and Deegod-Jagir area, ASI of Harnavdashahaji Police Station, Mohanchand, said.

Five other women, Badambai, Chamoli, Sunita, Mangibai and Kailashbai, also working in the fields, sustained severe burn injuries, he said, adding they were rushed to the government hospital in Aklera where they are undergoing treatment.

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Man dies following bear attack in India

bear print
A man, who was injured during a bear attack at Janakpur village in neighbouring Chhattisgarh's Korea district, today succumbed while receiving treatment at the District Hospital here, hospital sources said.

Lal Bahadur Yadav (23) was injured when a bear attacked him while he was working in a farm recently.

He was admitted to the District Hospital here where he succumbed today due to heavy loss of blood.

The body was handed over to the kin.

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Shallow 5.2 magnitude earthquake recorded off the Azores

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5.2 magnitude earthquake

about 5 hours ago

UTC time: Saturday, October 01, 2016 13:17 PM

Your time: Saturday, October 1 2016 2:17 PM

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.2 - 210km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

about 5 hours ago 5.2 magnitude, 10 km depth

Azores Islands

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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes Pakistan, tremors felt in Kashmir Valley

 earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck Pakistan 1st October 2016
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck Pakistan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck Pakistan at 0804 GMT, 117 km east of the Swat Valley city of Mingaora, at a depth of 43.4 km, the US Geological Survey said.

Minor tremors were felt in Kashmir Valley too.

No loss to life or property has been reported so far.

The quake shook the capital Islamabad, parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the north-west and some northern areas of Punjab.

Attention

Angry deer attacks SUV driver in Monmouth County, New Jersey

A vengeful deer attempted to enter a New Jersey woman's SUV after she struck the deer with the vehicle. The woman suffered a minor knee injury while kicking the deer away and police said the deer died due to injuries sustained in the crash.
A vengeful deer attempted to enter a New Jersey woman's SUV after she struck the deer with the vehicle. The woman suffered a minor knee injury while kicking the deer away and police said the deer died due to injuries sustained in the crash.
A township woman who struck a deer while driving earlier this month had to kick the antlered buck to prevent it from jumping into her SUV after she pulled over on a Monmouth County road.

The woman's bizarre encounter with the deer was caught on a Howell police officer's dash camera.

Howell police Patrolman Nicholas Austin was driving on Oak Glen Road around 8 p.m. on Sept. 17 when he saw a deer cross the road several hundred feet in front of him, Detective Sgt. Christian Antunez, a spokesman for the Howell Township Police Department, said in a statement.

Not sure if a 2008 GMC Envoy driving in front of him struck the deer, Austin pulled over behind the vehicle to assist the driver, Ellen Sager.

As Austin pulled up, he witnessed the same deer run back across the road and try to enter the SUV after Sager opened the driver's side door.