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Bay of Bengal Faces Major Tsunami Threat, Study Says

John Roach
National Geographic
Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:40 UTC
Millions of people along the coasts of Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, and India may be at risk of suffering a catastrophic tsunami-generating earthquake, according to a new study.

The northern Bay of Bengal could be pummeled by a temblor as massive as the one that sent devastating tsunamis into Indonesia and other Indian Ocean countries in December 2004, the research suggests.
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Bees invade Texas woman's home


abc13.com
Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:52 UTC
There is a potentially painful problem at a home in Katy. Hundreds of thousands of bees were living inside the walls of a woman's house and no one could get rid of them until today.

Claude Griffin with Gotcha Pest Control tried to talk himself through the enormous job of removing 500,000 bees that had taken up residence.

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Attention

Subtropical Storm Gabrielle forms


AP
Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:23 UTC
Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed Friday off the southeast U.S. coast, and a tropical storm watch was issued for portions of the South Carolina and North Carolina coast.

At 11 p.m, Gabrielle had top sustained winds near 45 mph and was centered about 385 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, N.C., the National Hurricane Center said. It was moving west northwest near 10 mph and was expected to continue along the same path during the next 24 hours.

©Weather Underground
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Polar Bear Population Seen Declining

JOHN HEILPRIN
Associated Press
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:05 UTC


©AP Photo/CP/Jonathon Hayward, File
Mother polar bear and her cub sleep near the ice outside Churchill, Canada Nov. 4, 2006.

WASHINGTON - Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 _ including the entire population in Alaska _ because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday.
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Bizarro Earth

Common Deer Virus Found in Southern Ohio Cattle Populations


Ohio Department of Agriculture
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:35 UTC
Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) officials today confirmed the discovery of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) -- a common white-tailed deer virus -- in two Pike County cattle farms. This marks the state's first-ever case of the virus in cattle, but officials stress that it poses no threat to human health or to the safety of meat consumption.
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Flashback White-tail deer dying in eleven Kentucky counties


AP
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:09 UTC
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is investigating disease deaths of white-tailed deer in western Kentucky.

The worst outbreak of what is suspected to be hemorrhagic disease is in McLean County, but is also reported in 10 other counties. Wildlife Biologist Danny Watson says the disease is carried through the bite of gnats. He says more than 20 dead deer have been reported in McLean County and he says weak and emaciated deer are being found in or near water.
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Bizarro Earth

Flashback Disease hits Tennessee deer populations

Bryan Brasher
commercialappeal.com
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:37 UTC
Stricken whitetails reported in Fayette and across Tenn.

A disease that causes whitetail deer to develop high fever, drink water incessantly and bleed gruesomely has been noted all over Tennessee, leading wildlife officials to fear that one of the state's worst outbreaks is imminent.

Comment: Also see: White-tail deer dying in eleven Kentucky counties
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Ambulance

Rains cause multiple crashes in Phoenix area

Katie Nelson, William Hermann and Lindsey Collom
The Arizona Republic
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:15 UTC
At least 15 vehicle collisions shut down several miles of westbound U.S. 60 between Interstate 10 and Dobson Road through Tempe and Mesa Thursday evening. The most severe wreck was a 27-car pileup in the westbound lanes halfway between Rural Road and McClintock Drive.

Weather was believed to be a factor with heavy rain in the area.

©Channel 12 News
Multiple vehicle collisions are being reported on U.S. 60 westbound between Interstate 10 and Dobson Road Thursday evening.
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Cloud Lightning

River Danube bursts its banks after 2 days of torrential rain in Austria


AP
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:02 UTC
Authorities issued flood warnings in parts of northern and western Austria on Friday after the Danube River and other waterways burst their banks following two days of heavy rain.

Workers used sandbags in an attempt to control flooding in the Vienna suburb of Klosterneuburg after the swollen Danube crested, flooding a train station and a regional highway.
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Cloud Lightning

Typhoon 'Fitow' hits Japan - at least two dead, many injured


RIA Novosti
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:13 UTC
Typhoon 'Fitow' battered Japan with heavy rains and strong winds Friday, killing at least two people and injuring another fifty.

The typhoon first struck Japan in the Kanagawa prefecture (state) to the southwest of Tokyo, before moving northwards and losing strength. By Friday afternoon, it was around 300 kilometers (180 miles) northeast of the capital, with winds of 108 kph (66 mph), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

An elderly man was killed by a falling tree, and a construction worker perished when he was trapped in landslide at a dam construction site, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.

Several houses were completely destroyed, and hundreds damaged by floodwaters. Evacuation warnings were given in many areas, and flights were cancelled due to high winds at airports across the country, including eight international flights at Narita airport near Tokyo.
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