Earth Changes

Man attacked by grizzly bear near Water Valley, Alberta

Anna Junker
Calgary Herald
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 17:50 UTC

A geocaching enthusiast managed to fight off a grizzly bear that tried to drag him into the bush near Water Valley on Sunday, before driving himself into town for help.

Paramedics were called to the hamlet some 80 kilometres northwest of Calgary about 12:45 p.m. and found a man in his 50s suffering from serious soft-tissue injuries throughout his body.

Didsbury RCMP said the man was geocaching — a treasure-hunting hobby using GPS co-ordinates — in the Harold Creek area west of the town when he was attacked by the bear.

A brief struggle ensued between the unidentified man and the bear, which attempted to drag him into the bush. He was eventually able to escape in his vehicle and drove himself into Water Valley.

Huge contrail of Boeing 787 filmed over Russia (VIDEO)

Rory Tingle
Daily Mail (UK)
Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:05 UTC

This incredible footage shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner create a giant cloud of vapour trail as it soars through the skies over Russia.

The amazing video, filmed from another plane, shows the contrail forming 33,000 feet in the air.

The passenger who shot the video wrote online: 'This contrail looks dark against the rising sun.'

Vapour trails occur when areas of low pressure form around the edge of the wing, creating vortices - tubes of circulating air - that leave trails behind the wing's tips.

The low pressure in these areas mean that cold air can condense, leaving spectacular trails of water or even ice behind the plane.

Comment: Further evidence of our changing atmosphere? See also:

For articles on so-called 'chemtrails' see:

Strong earthquake swarm at Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland (30-June-2017)

Jón Frímann
Iceland geology
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:24 UTC

Bárðarbunga volcano

Today (30-June-2017) a strong earthquake swarm took place in Bárðarbunga volcano. This earthquake swarm was in the north-east area of the Bárðarbunga volcano caldera, area that has showed the most earthquake activity since this started in September-2015. Why that is the case is unclear at the moment.

Strongest earthquake in this swarm had the magnitude of 3,6 but other earthquakes where smaller, one earthquake with magnitude 3,4 and one earthquake with magnitude 3,1. All other earthquakes where smaller in magnitude. This earthquake swarm seems to be over for now, but one new earthquake took place at 22:29 and had the early magnitude of 2,7 (or 2,8).

Rare landspout spotted over Tibet for first time in more than 50 years

Kelly-Ann Mills
Mirror
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:42 UTC

The strange phenomenon has not been seen in the area since 1961 and was a shocking sight for youngsters seeing it for the first time

Tibetan villagers stood staring at the sky as a gigantic landspout passed overhead for the first time in more than 50 years.

The weather phenomenon rarely happen at high altitudes making the sight even more unusual.

Youngsters were filmed watching the skies above Dangxiong County in south-west China in awe and disbelief - with many pointing or holding their wide-open mouths.

The strange phenomenon has not been seen in the area since 1961 and was a shocking sight for youngsters seeing it for the first time in Tibet - also known as 'the roof of the world'.

The landspout, which looks like a tornado but has nothing to do with a storm or bad weather, lasted more than 10 minutes.

Swathes of south China flooded; 33 dead,15 missing and hundreds of thousands evacuated

Ben Blanchard and Lusha Zhang
Reuters
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:26 UTC

© Reuters
Rescuers row as they transfer residents with a boat at a flooded area in Guilin, Guangxi province, China on July 2.

Torrential rain lashed parts of central and south China on Monday, with floods damaging crops, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and killing at least 33, while the north wilted in a heat wave and drought-like conditions.

Water levels in more than 60 rivers in southern China have risen above warning levels, the flood control authority said.

Thirty-three people are confirmed dead and 15 missing as of Monday morning after heavy rain and flooding engulfed provinces central and southern provinces including Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan and Guizhou, China's civil affairs ministry said.

The annual rainy season, which arrived in the second half of June, has hit southern Hunan province the most. Weather forecasters predict the relentless downpours could start to ease in coming days.

Tradesman's ute falls into sinkhole in Perth, Western Australia

Nelson Groom
Daily Mail
Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:53 UTC

Jim Kennington, 50, was passing a roundabout in Perth's Wanneroo on Friday when disaster struck

A tradie refused to let the sinkhole that swallowed his ute after a burst water main dampen his spirits.

Jim Kennington, 50, found himself in a hole lot of trouble when he came to a roundabout in Perth's Wanneroo on Friday and felt his tyres sinking.

But he managed to see the lighter side of things when his mate's began to take him to task for his misfortune, reports The West.

'Everybody's had a little laugh at me today,' Mr Kennington said.

'I tried to reverse out but it weren't going anywhere...So I climbed out the passenger side.'

The Water Corporation said an underground water main burst softened the road, causing the sinkhole.

Heatwave across Bulgaria kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit)

The Big Wobble
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:48 UTC

Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said.

By midday (0900 GMT), the city's emergency services had provided assistance to around 200 people who felt unwell, emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska said.

She advised residents not to leave the house during the day and not to call the emergency services except in cases of urgency in order to allow ambulances to reach those in serious need.

Sofia has for years suffered from a chronic shortage of ambulances, with a fleet of just 25 vehicles serving a city of around two million people.

The red alert for extreme heat was activated on Saturday in 17 regions across the country for the first time this summer.

Massive power outage plunges millions of people across Central America into darkness from Panama to Costa Rica to El Salvador

The Big Wobble
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:41 UTC

A huge power outage plunged millions of people across Central America into darkness Saturday, as authorities from Panama to Costa Rica to El Salvador scrambled to restore electrical service.

The blackout affected some five million people in Costa Rica alone, where officials largely had managed to restore service after a nationwide power outage lasting about five hours.

Authorities pinned blame for the power outages on a downed Panamanian transmission line that adversely affected the power supply for much of the region.

Countries in the region, from Guatemala to Panama, are connected by the same power grid, covering an expanse of some 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles).

But that interconnectedness means that the countries of Central America are vulnerable when there are power grid malfunctions in any one.

Decomposed fin whale washes up in Southampton, New York

Lisa Finn
Southampton Patch
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:30 UTC

© Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
The whale had evidence of shark bites, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society says

A deceased whale was found floating in the water near Gibson Lane in Southampton Friday night, experts said.

According to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a call came in at approximately 7:30 p.m.

The whale beached around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning, AMCS representatives said.

The whale is a female fin whale, between 40 to 50 feet in length; fin whales are commonly seen around and near New York waters, experts said.

The whale had evidence of shark bites, but no other signs of injury had immediately been found. In addition, the whale was fairly decomposed, and had initially been sighted floating approximately 9 miles off Shinnecock Inlet on Tuesday, AMCS representatives said.

Dead fin whale seen east of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Journal Pioneer
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:30 UTC

Fin whale

Another dead whale has been sighted by a recent aerial patrol carried out by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

The carcass of a fin whale has been located east of P.E.I.

"The cause of death is unknown at this time and the Department is determining next steps," said DFO in a news statement.

Recently, the DFO has confirmed the deaths of six North Atlantic Right whales.

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Earth Changes

Man attacked by grizzly bear near Water Valley, Alberta

Huge contrail of Boeing 787 filmed over Russia (VIDEO)

Strong earthquake swarm at Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland (30-June-2017)

Rare landspout spotted over Tibet for first time in more than 50 years

Swathes of south China flooded; 33 dead,15 missing and hundreds of thousands evacuated

Tradesman's ute falls into sinkhole in Perth, Western Australia

Heatwave across Bulgaria kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit)

Massive power outage plunges millions of people across Central America into darkness from Panama to Costa Rica to El Salvador

Decomposed fin whale washes up in Southampton, New York

Dead fin whale seen east of Prince Edward Island, Canada

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