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Indonesia's Mount Lokon and Mount Slamet volcanoes exhibit multiple eruptions causing evacuations


The Extinction Protocol
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:00 UTC
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Mount Slamet erupts as viewed from Dawuhan village, Brebes, Central Java, Indonesia, on Sept. 11, 2014.
Jakarta, Indonesia: Mount Slamet volcano in Central Java province erupted again on Friday, spewing a column of ash by up to one km high, prompting more than 20,000 villagers living on the slope of the volcano to prepare for evacuation, officials said. Indonesian authorities have put the Mount Slamet volcano on the second-highest alert level after it erupted 38 times on September 11, spewing lava some 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air.
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Bárdarbunga eruption pushing sulfur fumes into Norway's airspace


Weather.com
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:04 UTC
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Satellite image shows gas emissions from the Holuhran lava field near the Bardarbunga volcano in early September.
People on Norway's coast have reported a strong smell of sulfur in the air this week, and experts say it's coming from a surprising source: Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano, 800 miles away.

Bardarbunga sits about seven miles under the Dyngjujökull glacier, which is more than 800 miles west, and across the Atlantic, from Norway. But as Vibeke Thyness at the Norwegian Medical Institute told Norway's public broadcasting radio station, NRK, weather, along with a very active few weeks at the volcano, have likely combined to push the sulfur into Norway's air space.

"This is quite a large spill," Thyness tells NRK. She explained that high pressure over Scotland, along with wind and only a little rain, has made it possible for the fumes to travel so far. While Thyness said the fumes themselves aren't something that will endanger the public in Norway, the Iceland Review said residents in eastern Iceland have complained about sore throats, stinging eyes and headaches. The news agency said families were told to avoid being outside for long periods of time, particularly children and people with respiratory illnesses.

Comment: See: Bardarbunga erupts with lava fountains up to 50 meters

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2 killed in separate wild elephant attacks in India


The Times of India
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:14 UTC
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Elephant breaking a branch after a charge.
Two people were killed in separate elephant attacks on Thursday. A tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Pasumani Pudur, a village near Palamalai in Coimbatore district on Thursday. He was heading towards his village on foot along with his friend through the reserve forest area when the elephant attacked him. Meanwhile, in Krishnagiri, a tusker trampled a 47-year-old woman when she went to attend nature's call early Thursday morning.

In the first incident, K Pallikoodathan alias Nanjan, 65, a daily wage worker and his friend P Ramasamy, 66, had gone to Kannimar temple located at Tholampalayam near Karamadai on foot on Wednesday evening. They offered their prayers to the goddess and stayed on the temple campus for the night.

On Thursday morning, the duo was heading towards their village by walk through reserve forest area. When they were near Pasumani Pudur, the duo had noticed two wild elephants. A tusker started to chase the duo.
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Wild elephant attacks kills two in Sri Lanka


Hiru News
Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:05 UTC
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2 persons died following a wild elephant attack in Henayaaya - Ampara and Paladaagama - Thambowa.

58 year old person died after being attacked by a wild elephant in front of his residence in Paladaagama - Thabbowa.

According to Karuwala-gas-wewa Police, the victim who received severe injuries succumbed to his death after he was admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital.

Meanwhile, 51 year old resident of Maha-naaga-pura - Ampara died following a wild elephant attack in Hena-yaaya - Ampara yesterday.
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Eight elephants attack town; one person reported dead in Ghana

Enoch Darfah Frimpong |
The Graphic
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:34 UTC
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One person is reported dead in an elephant attack at a town in the Garu Tempane District of the Upper East region.

The animals numbering about eight were said to have attacked Nate township Friday morning and destroyed farms in the area.

The Presiding Member of the Garu Tempane District Assembly, Mr Dahamani Alaal confirming the story told Graphic Online that police personnel have been deployed to the town to drive the animals away.

The elephants were said to have strayed into the area and initially did not disturb anyone.
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Three tourists escaped with only minor injuries after elephant overturns car in Kruger Park, South Africa


The Citizen (South Africa)
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:06 UTC
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The damaged car after an elephant attacked it in the Kruger National park.
Three tourists escaped with only minor injuries after their vehicle was attacked by an elephant in the Kruger National Park on Thursday.

The incident occurred at about 7.15am on Thursday morning, said Kruger National Park spokesman William Mabasa.

"The tourists, two men and a woman, were on their way to Letaba Rest Camp and stopped the Sable Dam, which overlooks a sleep-over hide and has an abundance of animals that gather to drink," Mabasa said.

The elephant was drinking water from the dam on the opposite bank to the vehicle when it crossed the dam. In the resulting chaos the animal - which averages in weight to more than five tons - gored the small family sedan and turned it onto its roof.
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One person killed in wild elephant attack in Sri Lanka


adaderana.lk
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:00 UTC
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A 51-year-old person was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Serunuwara area in Trincomalee, last night.

The Wilgamuwa police have identified the deceased as Y. Selvarajan who was a resident of lingipuram, Trincomalee. According to the police, the tragedy occurred while the victim was at his paddy field.

The person according to the police had died instantly after the elephant attack and his body had later been taken to the Trincomalee General hospital.

The autopsy of the deceased will conduct, today.
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Farmer finds two-headed snake in Giresun, Turkey


BBC
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 21:37 UTC
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A rare two-headed snake has been found by a farmer in north-eastern Turkey, it's been reported.

It was discovered in the Black Sea province of Giresun and is currently being kept under quarantine at a reptile house in the city of Antalya on Turkey's south-western coast, Turkish daily Radikal reports. Ozgur Ereldi, in charge of caring for the snake, says it needs to be constantly monitored because of its size and shape. "Since the snake has two heads, its neck is thinner than normal," he says. "Snakes swallow their prey in full and then digest it. If you feed the snake a big portion it might choke. Hence we feed this snake in small portions."
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More casualties of the upcoming Ice Age: Where have all the wasps gone? Concern that the garden pest-eating insects have 'vanished'

Ben Spencer
The Daily Mail
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:59 UTC
While enjoying a picnic or barbecue this summer, the observant among you may have noticed something was missing.

For the usual buzz of wasps around your sandwiches will probably have been absent.

Conservationists and pest controllers alike have noticed a remarkable lack of wasps this summer - and they are all worried.

Given the baking hot weather we experienced in June and July, and the bumper fruit harvest we are seeing at the moment, they would have expected wasps to be enjoying a glorious year.
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© AlamyExperts believe that the decline in wasps has been caused by the topsy-turvy weather over the last few years
But insect experts have noticed a distinct lack of wasps in our orchards and meadows, where they would be usually gorging on the fruits of early autumn.

None are entirely sure why the insects are having such a bad year - though all are agreed it is something to do with the topsy-turvy weather we have seen over the last few years.
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Thousands of people in California lose power after truck crash and meteor flash

Kelli Saam
krcrtv.com
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:24 UTC
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Thousands of people in Glenn County lost power Friday morning after a semi-truck crashed into a pole and knocked down power lines. The crash happened about the same time as dozens of people report seeing a meteor streak across the sky in Northern California.

The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Friday on County Road 27 near County Road M road in Glenn County just south of Orland, east of Interstate 5.

According to a news release from the Willows CHP the driver Heath Newland, 31 of Elk Grove, was southbound on County Road M north of County Road 27 when the accident happened. He told officers he was following another vehicle driven by a coworker. Newland said he looked down to adjust the radio, then looked up and saw his coworker had slowed to make a right turn onto County Road 27.

Newland hit the brakes on the 1996 Kenworth truck, and the rear of the vehicle started to skid to the right, hitting a power pole. The vehicle tipped over onto its right side, blocking the intersection of County Road M and County Road 27.
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