Welcome to Sott.net
Wed, 27 Oct 2021
The World for People who Think

Earth Changes
Map

Wolf

Girl dies following attack by pit bull terrier in Durban, South Africa

Zainul Dawood
Daily News (South Africa)
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:20 UTC
Gemma Madden was mauled hours before her 10th birthday.

Gemma Madden was mauled hours before her 10th birthday.
"I love you so much. You'll always be my hero."

These were the last words Kayla Madden spoke to her sister before she succumbed to injuries from a dog attack inside her Hillcrest home on Saturday.

Gemma, 9, died after being attacked by a pit bull at Kayla's home just hours before she was due to celebrate her 10th birthday.

The pit bull, named Nero, was euthanised by the SPCA.

Gemma, a grade 4 pupil at a school in Kloof, was dropped off at Kayla's home in Hillcrest. Their parents went out for the evening together with Kayla's boyfriend Thomas van der Spuy.
      Read More...
Wolf

1-year-old child killed by dog in Hartwell, Georgia

Sierra Hancock
foxcarolina.com
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:04 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Georgia authorities confirm a child was attacked by a dog and fatally injured Tuesday evening.

The Hart County Coroner said a 20-month-old child was fatally attacked by a dog on Highland Avenue in Hartwell.

One person was arrested in the case thus far. Hartwell Police say Sandra Adams of Hartwell was charged with murder second degree, involuntary manslaughter, and cruelty to children second degree.

The Hartwell Police Department, Coroner's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the incident.

There is no official word on how many dogs or what breed were involved in the incident, but GBI says all dogs on the property are now in their custody.
      Read More...
Wolf

Woman mauled to death by bull mastiff in Perth, Western Australia

Olivia Lambert
news.com.au
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:49 UTC
Sue Lopicich was killed by two dogs

Sue Lopicich was killed by two dogs
A woman has been mauled to death by a dog in Perth.

Reports suggest the attack happened in Southern River, a residential suburb in the city's southeast.

Police were called to Barko's Boarding Kennels on Terrier Place about 1.30pm local time (3.30pm EST) on Tuesday. The woman is believed to be Sue Lopicich, the owner of the boarding kennels.

St John Ambulance officers arrived not long after the attack but the woman died a short time later as a result of life threatening injuries caused by the dog.

Council rangers seized two adult male dogs, a Bull Mastiff and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

The terrier was later released after police said the mastiff was responsible for the attack.
      Read More...
Attention

'Unprecedented:' Another right whale carcass found on Newfoundland shore; total now 10

Sarah Smellie
CBC News
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:33 UTC
Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel take samples from a dead right whale that washed up on the shores of Cape Ray, on the west coast of Newfoundland.
© Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel take samples from a dead right whale that washed up on the shores of Cape Ray, on the west coast of Newfoundland.
Another North Atlantic right whale carcass has washed up on the west coast of Newfoundland.

Four right whale carcasses have now been identified on the west coast of the province, bringing the number of dead right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to 10.

In a release sent Aug. 1, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says "this is an unprecedented number of deaths and the situation is extremely concerning."

In the release, the department said the carcass was discovered south of the River of Ponds area. Its identity was confirmed after a surveillance flight.
      Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Severe thunderstorms and large hail hit France


Sott.net
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 06:59 UTC
Hailstorm in France
© Jacky Moiraud
Severe thunderstorms and large hail caused extensive damage on Sunday 30 July in the Rhone and Ain regions of France. Firemen were called out 350 times mainly around Bourg-en-Bresse, Feillens and Pont-de-Veyle, while electricity was cut to 16,000 households in the Ain according to local media.

Some of the hail was as large as golf balls and caused considerable damage to garden furniture and cars.

      Read More...
Bizarro Earth

Animated map shows every earthquake for 15 years

Trevor Nace
Forbes
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
earthquakes
© NOAA
Compilation of every earthquake around the world
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an animation last year that displays every recorded earthquake between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2015. Despite the fact that this video was released several months ago, it's a remarkable way to visualize Earth's plate boundaries and the dynamic changes in Earth's crust.

Can you pick out the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the collision of India with Eurasia, the building of the Andes? So much information is packed into one animation it's worth discussing what earthquakes tell us about global plate tectonics and mountain building.

The video is both color coded by earthquake depth and sized dependent on the magnitude. Hotter colors represent shallower earthquakes whereas cooler colors represent deeper earthquakes up to 800 km. The circles are sized based on magnitude but then shrink as to not obscure subsequent earthquakes. At the end of the video, there is a compilation of every earthquake in that 15-year time frame, earthquakes with magnitude larger than 6.5 and those with a magnitude larger than 8.
      Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Winter type storms and temperatures happening across the world in Summer

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:58 UTC
snow finland

Summer snow in Finland
A winter like Nor'easter swept through the eastern USA specifically inundating the nations capital, Washington D.C. We find other anomalies in record breaking July snows in Russia and Finland, all time cold records broken in S.E Australia, Greenland @ -33C in July a new Northern Hemispheric cold record set, yes on Greenland. With US land temperature stations showing a downward trend, we get no days above 90F in South Bend Indiana, and a slew of other locations across the N.E USA. We are looking for atmospheric shifts, and we get "Jet Streaks" or atmospheric rivers with extreme deluges. Look for more cosmic ray increases.


Sources
      Read More...
Attention

'Powerful' kangaroo attacks 2 golfers at Gold Coast, Australia

Dan Cancian
International Business Times
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:06 UTC
Kangaroo
A woman who rescued a golfer under attack by a kangaroo in Australia ended up suffering a severe cut on her head after the marsupial turned on her.

Liya Chan was playing golf at the Hope Island Golf Course on the Gold Coast in Queensland when she saw a fellow golfer being attacked by a kangaroo and rushed to help him. However, the animal then attacked her, leaving Chan needing six stitches to heal deep lacerations to her head.

"I thought kangaroos are cute," she said. "I didn't realise they were so aggressive."

Chan said she had tried to kick the kangaroo away after it had attacked the other golfer, but she was surprised by how strong the marsupial was and in the end she was left defending herself with her golf club.
      Read More...
Black Cat 2

Elephants and tigers are killing one person per day across India

Afp and Harry Pettit
Daily Mail
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:48 UTC
Pictured is an elephant attacking an Indian man

Pictured is an elephant attacking an Indian man in a village in West Bengal state. Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures
Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans move further into their habitat, according to new government figures.

But man is in turn killing a leopard a day as the man-animal tussle for space reaches new heights.

India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones.

According to the environment ministry, 1,144 people were killed in attacks across India in 1,143 days between April 2014 and May this year.

And there is no sign of the toll being cut.

The ministry said 345 tigers and 84 elephants were killed in the same period, mostly in poacher attacks as the mammals are hunted for their tusks
      Read More...
Arrow Down

Tsunami that hit Greenland last month was triggered by a landslide say researchers

Cheyenne Macdonald
Daily Mail
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:08 UTC
According to the researchers, the scarring stretches a full kilometer up the slopes of the fjord. This can be seen on the right side of the image above

According to the researchers, the scarring stretches a full kilometer up the slopes of the fjord. This can be seen on the right side of the image above
Last month, a devastating mega-tsunami tore through a remote area of Greenland, decimating homes as huge waves carrying the shattered chunks of a glacier swept through.

Now, data from a reconnaissance mission at the site has revealed the terrifying waves reached more than 300 feet tall - and, scientists say it was all caused by a massive landslide.

The landslide that gave rise to the disaster plunged into the ocean from roughly 3,300 feet up the Karrat Fjord, spurring a small earthquake and tsunami waves that traveled about the length of a football field each second.

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology say this is a 'particularly unique situation,' as another landslide nearby is active, but has yet to fall.

During the June tsunami, houses were destroyed and four people were washed away.

Comment: See also: Unusual M4 earthquake sparks tsunami in Greenland, four missing (VIDEO)

      Read More...
Amazon Smile
Revolt! T-shirts