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Grapefruit-sized hail, tornadoes and floods batter Colorado

Alexander Smith and Jacob Rascon
NBC News
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:47 UTC
Colorado tornado
© Dan Elliott - AP
A tornado moves through Longmont, Colorado, June 4, 2015
Hail the size of grapefruit, heavy rainfall, and multiple tornadoes caused damage and flooding across parts of the Rockies and Plains overnight into Friday, officials and meteorologists said.

Seven tornadoes were reported in Colorado and one in Kansas, according to the National Weather Service.

The worst hit was the town of Berthoud, Colorado, where up to 25 homes were affected, with more than 12 severely damaged. Trees were uprooted, but the Associated Press reported there were no injuries.

Don Grabosky, who lives just west of Berthoud, told NBC News that a tornado tore through his shed and destroyed his neighbor's home, but stopped short of his own house.

"You just wouldn't believe how many hailstones we had," he said. "And the continuous roar of the lightning and thunder. It was just awful."

His neighbors were not home when the tornado hit.

"It was just a whirling mass," he said. "It was coming for my home, and God stopped it."

Another tornado touched down southeast of Denver Thursday night and damaged some homes, with heavy rain and hail pounding the area, causing flash floods.

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Attention

Hundreds of barrel jellyfish wash up on the south coast in UK

Emma Glanfield
Daily Mail, UK
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:17 UTC
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The English Channel is teeming with the enormous jellyfish just as thousands of people are due to visit the coast this weekend.
Hundreds of 4ft barrel jellyfish have washed up along the south coast of England as millions of people prepare to flock to the country's beaches to make the most of the soaring temperatures.

Port worker Clive Thomas managed to capture photos of the giant jellyfish in Portland Harbour in Dorset, while dozens more have been found washed up further along the coast in Bournemouth.

In one morning alone, lifeguards in Bournemouth recovered more than 100 jellyfish which had beached themselves.

Despite their large size, barrel jellyfish - which are called Rhizostoma pulmo in Latin - cause little harm to humans as their sting is not considered powerful. It is similar to a nettle sting and can cause a rash.

The recent influx to British shores is down to rich nutrients presently in the water which create ideal conditions for plankton to bloom.

The jellyfish are attracted towards the shore by the plankton but strong southerly winds often mean they end up being swept into the shallows.
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Bizarro Earth

Malaysia 6.0 earthquake: Over 160 people stranded on mountain, 40 missing


RT
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:13 UTC
Mount Kinabalu
© Reuters/Bazuki Muhammad
Mount Kinabalu
Rockfalls at Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu, caused by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Borneo Island, have left more than 160 people stranded on the peak, with some injured, according to officials. Forty people have been reported missing.

About 120 climbers and 40 local guides appear to be unable to descend from the Kinabalu summit, due to the Friday morning earthquake. At least four climbers had injuries, such as broken bones and head wounds, the New Straits Times reported.
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Frog

Biblical scenes in China as a plague of toads descend on town after heavy rainfall

Jake Polden
Daily Mail, UK
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:54 UTC
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The toads pile on top of each other, and because of their colour, give the impression the ground is moving
A scene of biblical proportions descended upon China's Liaoning Province following heavy rainfall.

A plague of toads was filmed in the area of Ganjingzi Qu, Liaoning Sheng, swarming a pathway and making the ground look like it was moving.

Hopping in their tens of thousands, the toads, which were all relatively small in size, escaped from a nearby lake.

According to local news reports the amphibians arrived in the area after heavy rainfall in the morning.

In the short clip people can be seen attempting to negotiate around the toads as they jump in every direction.

In some areas of the pavement the distance between each amphibian is quite large, and there doesn't appear to be an overly dramatic amount of them.

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Attention

2 killed in separate jumbo attacks in India


The New Indian Express
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:42 UTC
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Elephant kicking up some dust
Two persons were killed in separate incidents of elephant attack in Angul and Rourkela on Wednesday.

In Chhendipada of Angul, Pitamber Pradhan (55) of Brahmanbil village was trampled to death by an elephant. He had gone to his vegetable farm on the outskirts of the village when the animal attacked him.

Soon after Pradhan's death, locals resorted to agitation accusing the forest officials of taking no step to drive away an elephant herd from the area despite being informed by them.

The agitators were pacified after the police assured them of ensuring payment of compensation to the family of the deceased.

So far, five persons have been killed by elephants in the Angul Forest Division in the last two months.

Of the five deaths, one was reported from Nuakheta village under Bantala range, one each from Manikjodi and Karatpeta villages, both under Purnakote forest range and two in Chhendipada Forest Range.

According to experts, the elephants are straying from forest to human habitation in search of water as water bodies in the forest have dried up.

In the second case, 56-year-old widow Sagni Pradhan was trampled to death by a tusker while she was sitting on the verandah of her house at Ratakhandi village under Rourkela Forest Division in Sundargarh district.
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Attention

Portents and signs: Piglet born with 2 heads in China


uk.news.yahoo.com
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:23 UTC
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© CEN
Poor piglet: The unique farmyard animal in China.
A pig has astonished Chinese villagers after being born with two heads, four eyes and two snouts.

The poor animal hardly has the strength to walk because his twin's head weighs so much.

But pig farmer Jing Guanglan believes the piglet will bring him luck because so many people will want to come and see it - and perhaps buy it.

And he is feeding it with milk powder and fresh vegetables so that it will grow big and strong.

The unique animal was one of a litter of 11 piglets born just four days ago in Beiyan Village in the township of Gaoguan in Chengkou County, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

Comment: Other freak animal births in 2015:

Portents and signs: Dog with two bodies and eight legs born on Tonga

Portents and signs: Mutant pig born with strange features and appendage in China

Portents and signs: Mutant pig born in Scotland

Portents and signs: Calf born with 2 heads at Florida farm

Portents and signs: Lamb born with face like an 'angry old man' in Dagestan

Portents and signs: 5-legged lamb born in Wales

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Arrow Down

Huge sinkhole opens up in Sofia, Bulgaria


sofiaglobe.com
Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:40 UTC
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© Georgi Draganov
Sinkhole in Sofia
Part of a pavement and roadway in Sofia's Cherni Vruh Boulevard collapsed on June 4, creating a large hole, apparently as a result of work on extending the city's metro underground railway line.

No one was injured in the incident.

Ivan Iliev, head of the construction project, said that the collapse happened near old tunnels, cable and heating systems.

A retaining wall would be built, the debris cleared and the hole filled with suitable material, he said, saying that normal traffic in the area would resume in a few days.

Comment: The chart below shows the clear rise in the number of sinkhole reports from across the world since 2010:



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Attention

Third shark attack off Reunion Island this year


Surfing Life
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:56 UTC
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Yesterday at around three pm, a 47-year-old man named Eddy Chaussalet was surfing with bodyboarders at a break called la Follette, on Reunion Island, when he was attacked by a shark.

He was given first aid by firefighters and doctors at the scene, and was then sent to the Saint-Denis University Hospital. His arm was badly wounded, but authorities have said that he is not expected to have to amputate, and he will make a full recovery.

Eddy is a well known Reunion surfer who competes in local competitions regularly and is a familiar face in the line-up at la Follette. The break is one of Reunion Island's top ranking big wave spots.

Since 2011, this is the 17th shark attack in the island's waters, and the third this year (the first was a woman who died of cardiac arrest after being attacked, and the second a promising young teen surfer who died from bull shark wounds).

Our thoughts go out to Eddy, his family and friends, as well as the locals of Reunion Island.
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Snowflake

Snowfall on roads in North Iceland

Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir
icelandreview.com
Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:32 UTC
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© RUV
Road in Iceland
Mountain passes and many other roads in the West Fjords, North Iceland and the East Fjords were subject to snowfall last night, causing snowy and slippery driving conditions. The Icelandic Met Office has forecasts sleet or rain in North and East Iceland today.

Travelers intending to drive Dynjandisheiði, Steingrímsfjarðarheiði and to Árneshreppur in the West Fjords should be aware of the winter conditions, ruv.is reports.

Parts of Siglufjarðarvegur in North Iceland are icy and there are icy and/or snowy conditions on the roads across Fjarðarheiði, Vatnsskarð eystra, Mjóifjörður, Möðrudalsöræfi, Vopnafjarðarheiði, Breiðdalsheiði and Öxi in East Iceland.

Due to repairs, parts of the road by Dettifoss waterfall in Northeast Iceland are only passable for 4x4 vehicles.

The weather is currently sunny in Reykjavík and South Iceland but conditions are expected to turn cloudy with some rain in the afternoon.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill two as showers lash Saurashtra, India


The Times of India
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:05 UTC
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Pre-monsoon showers continued to lash parts of Saurashtra region on Thursday for the second consecutive day. Heavy downpour coupled with strong winds was reported from villages in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district.

On Wednesday night, showers were reported from Sihor, Umrala, Gariyadhar and Palitana areas of Bhavnagar district along with villages of Rajkot and Kutch districts. Sihor received 45mm rainfall while Umrala received 15mm rainfall. Strong winds led to uprooting of trees in several villages of Bhavnagar and Jasdan in Rajkot district.

Two people died after being struck by lighting on Wednesday. They were identified as 19-year-old Prakash Parbat of Moti Rohar village in Gadhidham of Kutch and 24-year-old Rajesh Barot from Nani Nagjan village of Kalavad taluka in Jamnagar. Barot was working in a field when he was struck by the lightning.
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