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Woman dies following pit bull terrier attack in Calhoun County, Florida

WCTV Eyewitness News
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:52 UTC

An elderly woman has died after authorities say she was attacked by a pit bull while trying to stop the animal from hurting another dog.

According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, first responders were dispatched to a residence on NW Lamont Road in Fountain, Florida in reference to a dog attack.

The incident report states that Alicia Malagon, 76, was housing her daughter and son-in-law's animals at her house, which she had done many times before.

Deputies say, at some point, one of the dogs Malagon was watching, a pit bull, began attacking one of her own dogs, a small dachshund. Deputies say when Malagon attempted to separate the two dogs, the pit bull began attacking her.

Tornadoes and microbursts: Weather opposites, but equally destructive

Montreal Gazette
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:03 UTC

Damage in N.D.G. Park following microburst rain storm

In Lachute, where on Tuesday one resident saw part of their rooftop torn away like a sheet of paper and another found their trampoline wrapped around a nearby tree, they learned what a tornado can do.

In Montreal, where on the same day high winds punched a 20-block path of destruction through the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, we learned what a microburst can do.

Meteorologically speaking, the phenomena are utterly different. But when it comes to their capacity for destruction, they are chillingly alike.

Environment Canada meteorologist Max Desharnais said Wednesday that his office was able to determine that N.D.G. had been hit by a microburst simply by the grim symmetry of the destruction left in its wake.

"Based on the signature of the damage - (fallen) trees laid out in one direction - that's a microburst," he said. "It's a unidirectional signature. ... With a tornado you'll have a roof literally peeled off and a visible signature of rotation."

Australia's crop losses and emerging Grand Solar Minimum weather patterns

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:36 UTC

This grand solar minimum it seems the Southern Hemisphere is leading by one season of intensity and as we look for trends to show the future we should focus on wetter and more humid conditions. These will continue to amplify as more cosmic rays enter the atmosphere and create more cloud cover. Additionally insects, animals and bird life will begin to mass migrate as cooler conditions set in globally. Reduction of crops in Australia, return to cool and before unseen pests are going to be the norm. Australia is the front line for GSM climate change.

Last days of Russian summer bring snow to Sakha Republic

The Moscow Times
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:56 UTC

Snow, at last. After a summer that didn't deserve the name, Russian weather skipped fall and decided to head straight for winter.

Using the #первыйснег (first snow) hashtag, Russian Instagrammers shared pictures on Tuesday of how their home towns look in the last gasps of summer. And even if the calendar says August, these images suggest something entirely different.

"Fall got lost along its way and winter came to us," one Instagram user from Neryungri in Russia's Sakha Republic wrote alongside a window view of buildings, cars and trees covered in white. Some commenters, already in festive spirits, wished her a happy New Year.

Monsoon floods brings Mumbai to a standstill

Rajendra Jadhav and Swati Bhat
Reuters
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:51 UTC

Heavy rain, flooding paralyze India's financial hub

Heavy monsoon rains brought India's financial capital to a halt on Tuesday, with authorities struggling to evacuate people with the scheduled high tide adding to the chaos.

Incessant rain flooded several parts of Mumbai and paralyzed train services used by millions of commuters daily, with many stranded at stations and hundreds of others walking home through waist-deep water on railway tracks.

Poor visibility also forced airport authorities to divert some flights while most were delayed by up to an hour.

Thousands, some abandoning their water-logged cars, waded through waist-deep water to reach home after some parts of the city received as much as 297.6 millimeters (11.72 inches)of rainfall. Children were sent home early from school.

Ever intensifying human animal conflict in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Umar Mushtaq
Kashmir Reader
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:36 UTC

As bear and leopard attacks continue, rising dog populations take its toll – 6264 dog bite cases in 2015-16

Encroachment on the fringes of forestland, change in crop pattern and lack of experts to relocate dangerous animals has increased man-animal conflict over the years in J&K, particularly in the valley.

Attacks by dogs have seen a steep rise over the past few years while leopard and bear attacks continue along the peripheries of forests.

For the last three weeks, wildlife officials have been trying to seize a man-eater leopard after it mauled a six-year-old boy to death and retreated into nearby woods of South Kashmir's Banderpora area in Pulwama district. However, apart from a couple of close shaves with the beast, nothing much has been achieved.

"We have activated six control rooms which are open round the clock for assistance. Six cages have been set at different locations. The locals sighted it twice but before we could reach the spot, it fled," said Bilal Ahmad Reshi, in-charge control room Tral.

Update: Flood death toll rises to 514 in Bihar, India

India
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:18 UTC

Bihar flood

With water levels in all major rivers going down, the flood situation is gradually improving in Bihar, an official said on Monday, adding that the death toll has reached 514.

A Bihar Disaster Management Department official said 171.64 lakh people in 2,371 panchayats under 187 blocks in 19 districts had been affected by the floods.

According to an official release, over the last two weeks, 8,54,936 people were evacuated to safer places by the rescue teams of the Army, National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force.

Following improvement in the flood situation, the number of relief camps set up by the state government has come down and stood at 115 on Monday from nearly 2,000 a week ago. Similarly, the number of people living in these camps has come down to 1,06,650 from over two lakh.

For the flood victims, only 794 community kitchens are running now as against over 1,000 earlier, the official said.

All major rivers in the state were showing receding trend, he added.

Source: IANS

Four feared dead after mudslides hit Sironko, Uganda

Yahudu Kitunzi
kfm.co.ug
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:11 UTC

Four people have reportedly been killed after a mudslide hit the mountainous district of Sironko on Monday.

Sironko Resident District Commissioner, Moses Wamoto Kigai says the victims were residents of Masaba Village in Masaba Sub-county.

He says several people are still missing and that a rescue team has been sent to the area.

But Elgon Region Police Spokesperson Suwedi Mansour said one person was reportedly killed while ten others are missing.

This comes a day after a landslide destroyed three villages in Bulucheke Sub County in Bududa district.

According to local leaders and security officials, houses were knocked down, livestock buried and at least 200 people from 40 families were displaced.

Update: Death toll increases to 17 in China landslide

Belarus News
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:59 UTC

The death toll has risen to 17 people with 18 still missing, after a landslide at Nayong county in southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday morning, local authorities said Tuesday.

As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 25 people had been found, of which 17 were dead and eight injured. The injured are being treated in a local hospital and in stable condition, according to a press conference at the scene.

The landslide occurred at about 10:40 a.m. Monday in Zhangjiawan township, affecting 34 households. More than 600,000 cubic meters of rock and mud fell 200 meters and hit a village.

Over 2,000 people, including police, firefighters and medical staff are at the scene and more than 90 emergency vehicles, 20 life detectors, 17 diggers and eight drones.

Comment: See also earlier report with video: Two dead, 25 missing after landslide in Bijie, China

Turkey unprepared as Istanbul battered by 3rd mega-storm this summer (VIDEOS)

RT
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:01 UTC

Istanbul is in the teeth of a major storm with winds reaching up to 75kph (47mph) and torrential downpours flooding streets and choking the city's major transport arteries.

Climate scientists warned earlier this month that Istanbul residents should prepare for far more flooding in the future as recent climate dynamics indicate the increased likelihood of 'supercells' forming, which have caused major flooding in the city twice already this summer.

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Earth Changes

Woman dies following pit bull terrier attack in Calhoun County, Florida

Tornadoes and microbursts: Weather opposites, but equally destructive

Australia's crop losses and emerging Grand Solar Minimum weather patterns

Last days of Russian summer bring snow to Sakha Republic

Monsoon floods brings Mumbai to a standstill

Ever intensifying human animal conflict in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Update: Flood death toll rises to 514 in Bihar, India

Four feared dead after mudslides hit Sironko, Uganda

Update: Death toll increases to 17 in China landslide

Turkey unprepared as Istanbul battered by 3rd mega-storm this summer (VIDEOS)

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