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Dead fish, marine animals wash up along the west coast of India

Badri Chatterjee
Hindustan Times
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:35 UTC
Stingrays washed up at Alibaug beach
© Hindustan Times
Stingrays washed up at Alibaug beach
Fish and other marine life have been washing up on the country's west coast for the past three days, leaving marine biologists baffled.

ReefWatch Marine Conservation, a nature conservancy group, said they have reports of fish, crabs and shrimp getting stranded on the coast near Alibaug in Maharashtra, Karwar in Karnataka and Varkala in Kerala between Saturday and Tuesday. The group said it received images and videos from volunteers that indicate the cause of the marine deaths could be similar. "There are two possible reasons we are looking at — low oxygen zones at sea pushing these organisms close to the shore or severe toxicity in the water. However, only a detailed study can reveal the exact cause," said Nayantara Jain, executive director, ReefWatch Marine Conservation.

The Maharashtra Maritime Board said the deaths were a matter of concern. "We have never seen lakhs of fish species washing ashore at different beaches along the entire west coast," said Atul Patne, chief executive officer, MMB
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25-foot sinkhole open up in Bengaluru, India

Meghna Nijhawan
NDTV
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:49 UTC
sinhole
When residents of a private society in Bengaluru's Koramangala area stepped out for their morning walks today, they were greeted by a giant sinkhole.

Curious (and concerned) residents gathered around as they took photos of the sinkhole inside the society. Some did so from their balconies.

At least 25-foot-long and 10-foot-wide, the sinkhole appeared on a driveway used by residents and it was big enough to swallow a nearly 8-foot-high boundary wall and a transformer.

Images of a collapsed wall showed excavation work at an adjacent construction site of a private company, which many residents claimed could be the reason.

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Attention

Shinmoedake volcano eruption warning at Level 2 as tremors increase in Japan


Japan Times
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:42 UTC
Shinmoedake peak in the Kirishima mountain range on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures is seen in a 2012 file photo.
© Kyodo
Shinmoedake peak in the Kirishima mountain range on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures is seen in a 2012 file photo.
The Meteorological Agency has raised the warning level by one notch against a volcanic eruption for Shinmoedake peak, located in the Kirishima mountain range bordering between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

The agency took the step late Thursday night, saying it issued a Level 2 warning for Shinmoedake in light of a recent series of small volcanic tremors observed in the area.

A Level 2 warning restricts entry to areas near the mouth of the volcano, while a Level 1 warning only tells the public of its existence. Level 5, the highest alert, urges people to evacuate.

According to the agency, 12 tremors were observed on Shinmoedake on Sept. 23, and 39 on Oct. 4. The number continues to rise.
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Windsock

Storm 'Xavier' kills 9 and shuts down transportation across northern Europe

Pam Wright
The Weather Channel
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:34 UTC
Storm damage in Germany
© Michele Tantussi/Getty Images
Cars damaged by uprooted trees and fallen branches in Kreuzberg district following a storm front on Oct. 6, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.
According to the Associated Press, high winds from the storm dubbed Xavier killed seven people Thursday in Germany and two in Poland on Friday.

Officials say the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of households in Poland after falling trees brought down power lines.

In Poland, the storm was responsible for the death of a 67-year-old man trying to secure the roof to his house and a 58-year-old woman, who was killed by a falling tree.

On Thursday, the storm was responsible for the death of 54-year-old Sylke Tempel, a prominent journalist and political expert, the Berliner Zeitung reported.

A truck driver was also among the victims when a tree fell on his vehicle near Rostock. Four others were killed in Brandenburg, and a woman was killed in Berlin from a falling tree.


Comment: Less than a month ago Storm Sebastian killed three people across Germany with hurricane-force winds. In August five people died after a violent bow echo storm system hit Poland.

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Florida, Texas and Louisiana brace for ANOTHER hurricane: Tropical Storm Nate to strengthen as it strikes the Gulf Coast on Sunday after lashing Central America killing 22


Daily Mail
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:59 UTC
Devastation: A man walks by a fallen tree after the passing of Storm Nate on the road to Masaya, Nicaragua

Devastation: A man walks by a fallen tree after the passing of Storm Nate on the road to Masaya, Nicaragua
Florida, Texas, and Louisiana are bracing for another devastating hurricane as Tropical Storm Nate batters Central America.

At least 22 have died in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras as torrential rains uproot trees, knock out bridges and turn roads into rivers.

The storm is heading for the US Gulf Coast where it is expected to strike as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday.

Storm or hurricane watches have been issued from Louisiana east through Mississippi and Alabama, with a state of emergency declared in 29 Florida counties, the US National Hurricane Center said.

A spokesman added: 'The threat of the impact is increasing, so folks along the northern Gulf Coast should be paying attention to this thing.'


Comment: Nate updates below:

Florida is under a state of emergency as Nate approaches. Governor Scott issued the order to ensure local governments have enough time to prepare, just in case. (Current predictions put the storm on a course west of Florida.)
nate hurricane path


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Bug

Swarm of giant hornets kills wheelchair-bound woman by stinging her 150 times in 50-minute attack in Japan

AFP and Chris Pleasance
Daily Mail
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:51 UTC
Chieko Kikuchi, 87, died after a swarm of giant hornets stung her 150 times in 50 minutes as she was being taken home from a nursing facility (file image)

Chieko Kikuchi, 87, died after a swarm of giant hornets stung her 150 times in 50 minutes as she was being taken home from a nursing facility (file image)
A wheelchair-bound Japanese pensioner has died after being attacked by a swarm of giant Asian hornets.

Chieko Kikuchi, 87, was being taken back home from a nursing facility in western Ehime Prefecture when a swarm of the insects descended on her.

A carer, who was escorting her at the time, and paramedics who were called to the scene watched helplessly as she was stung 150 times in a 50-minute ordeal.

The carer initially tried to save Kikuchi herself but was unable to get through the swarm because it was too thick.

She called the nursing facility for help who dispatched paramedics to the scene.

However, the medics arrived without protective clothing because they were wrongly told Kikuchi had already been dragged to safety.
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Info

False satellite images of Bali crater and all time high Arctic sea growth anomalies

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:24 UTC
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© National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
It seems all of the claims in the western media of satellite images of cracks in the Mt. Agung crater of Bali's volcano were false, and magically now state that climate change is making volcanoes more "Fierce". The IPCC global warming crowd really needed that eruption to explain cooling temperatures on Earth causing record anomalous sea ice growth into the double and triple gains over previous high marks. Really, its all time anomalous sea ice gains across the Arctic. See for yourselves.


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Wolf

Feral dog pack attacks motorcycles and car causing 2 deaths in Thailand

Saichon Srinuanchan
Bangkok Post
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:01 UTC
Officials tranquilize and capture two of the feral dogs that have been attacking vehicles in Muang district, Ratchaburi. The pack caused major damage to a parked car (inset).
© Saichon Srinuanchan
Officials tranquilize and capture two of the feral dogs that have been attacking vehicles in Muang district, Ratchaburi. The pack caused major damage to a parked car (inset).
The hunt began on Friday to round up a pack of feral dogs that have terrorised motorcyclists, causing the death of two people, and done serious damage to a car in Muang district.

Two dogs were caught, but the owner of the car subject to the shocking attack was not sure whether they were part of the pack or not.

Chartchai Sangsil, chief of Ratchaburi livestock office, led a team of municipal officials and livestock officials to hunt down the canine marauders along Soi Srisuriyawong 2 and adjacent areas in Muang district on Friday morning.

Many dogs were seen fleeing as the team entered the nearby forest where they were known to stay.
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Attention

Over 10,000 fire jellyfish found near Gai Island, Thailand

Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong
Phuket Gazette
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:21 UTC
jelly fish
During a survey by officers of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park today (October 4), the team found a massive group of pink fire jellyfish floating on the water surface.

"We found a lot of fire jellyfish near Gai Island and we have warned all tour boats to be careful of them and avoid diving in the area as they are poisonous and can leaving painful stings if you swim into them," said Chief of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapot Lomlim.
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Attention

Young minke whale dies in Wellfleet Harbor, Massachusetts

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
Cape Cod Times
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:04 UTC
The minke whale that died in Wellfleet Harbor
© International Fund for Animal Welfare
The minke whale that died in Wellfleet Harbor
An International Fund for Animal Welfare marine mammal rescue and research team performed a necropsy on a young minke whale that stranded and died in Wellfleet on Wednesday, according to organization spokeswoman Kerry Branon.

The male whale was spotted swimming in Wellfleet Harbor on Wednesday, but stranded and then died shortly after the team began to provide care, Branon said.

Researchers are investigating the animal's cause of death and its condition.

Minke whales are common with a population that is believed to top a million individuals, and frequently seen in waters around Cape Cod. They can grow to up to 33 feet long and weigh up to 10 tons, according to the American Cetacean Society.
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