Earth Changes
Two people died and a minor was injured after a landslide swept away a section of road in the southern region of Leyte amid heavy rains, state Philippines news Agency reported.
Another three people drowned in floods in the Surigao Del Sur province, where some 50 homes were severely damaged, the CNN Philippines reported citing the local governor.
The Philippine National Police deployed nearly 1,600 search and rescue personnel to aid in mitigating the consequences of the storm, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.
Huge waterspout captured at Sdot Yam Beach, Israel on Dec 17th.
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An entire road in Rakiraki is underwater. It has been raining in the region since 10am on Thursday morning.
An entire road in Rakiraki is underwater. It has been raining in the region since 10am on Thursday morning.
The severe category five Cyclone Yasa was carrying wind speeds of, up to 240 kilometres per hour, when it made landfall on the island of Vanua Levu, with wind gusts of up to 345kph, Fiji's meteorological service said.
More than 1,000 evacuation centres, have been prepared across Fiji's two main islands, and the Government has declared, a "State of Natural Disaster" for the next 30 days to respond to the crisis.
It is urging residents to stock up on food and water, board up windows and move to higher ground if safe to do so.
Erick J. Quinn was visiting friends when the attack occurred. Quinn stepped in to calm the dog, which became agitated when two women in the home Quinn was visiting began arguing about money, said Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English.
"He stepped in to calm the dog and that's when the dog turned on him," English said.
Joliet police were called to the home, located in the 1200 block of Arthur Avenue, at 6:21 p.m. Thursday. When police arrived at the home, Quinn was unresponsive and had "extensive injuries to his body," according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department.
Comment: In the same city back in the summer: 1-year-old girl dies in pit bull attack at July 4th party in Joliet, Illinois
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Scientists say the seismic activity in Antarctica since the end of August is unusual.
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to new research.
Scientists at the University of Chile recorded the spike in seismic activity while studying the remote icy continent.
The university's National Seismological Centre said the small quakes - including one stronger one of magnitude 6 - were detected in the Bransfield Strait.
This is a 60-mile wide ocean channel between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Several tectonic plates and microplates meet near the strait, leading to frequent rumbling - but the past three months have been unusual, researchers said.
According to data from Volcano Discovery, a quake measuring a magnitude of 5.5 was reported near Ciudad Satelite, Provincia de Arequipa in Peru at 12;48 local time on Wednesday, December 16.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 86 kilometres but the agency has advised that the exact details may be revised as seismologists continue to review the data.
Bahij Kashou, the owner of The Greater Binghamton Sports Complex, told WICZ the roof couldn't handle the reported 40 inches of snow that fell in the area.
"Usually, you know depending on how the snow comes, if it comes around two or three days it's different," Kashou said.
Comment: Update: Xinhuanet.com reports on December 19: