Earth Changes

France heat wave: Locals break 300 fire hydrants to beat high temperatures

RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 22:39 UTC

Some 300 fire hydrants have been broken or vandalized across France as people try to beat the summer's record high temperatures.

As temperatures topped 35 degrees across the Paris region of Île-de-France, numerous roadways flooded after hydrants were transformed into geysers, BFMTV reported.

In Plaine Saint-Denis neighborhood in the Paris suburbs, fire hydrants were left open for much of Sunday night and Monday morning

"This lasts for more than a week now," said one Plaine Saint-Denis resident. "A group of young people come with a wrench and open fire hydrants."

"For them it's funny, there's water coming out, they're cooling off, except that .... It's still vandalism," another added.

Wild boar charges children at playground in Vienna, Austria

The Republic
Mon, 29 May 2017 21:07 UTC

A wild boar charged at children at a playground in Vienna, then hid in shrubbery next to an apartment house before being shot by police.

Police spokesman Patrick Maierhofer says the children ran away and nobody was hurt, in the latest of occasional attacks involving wild pigs that live in close proximity with humans in the leafy outskirts of the Austrian capital.

Maierhofer was cited by state broadcaster ORF Monday as saying that police decided to kill the animal Saturday after municipal veterinary authorities told them they had no sedation substances available.

Leigh Turner, Britain's ambassador to Austria, was left shaken and slightly injured earlier this month after being chased recently by a hostile boar in Vienna's Lainzer Tiergarten nature park.

Source: AP

Raging thunderstorm strikes Moscow leaving seven dead, 69 injured

TASS
Mon, 29 May 2017 20:54 UTC

The thunderstorm blew down hundreds of trees in its path, damaging numerous vehicles in Moscow and its surrounding neighborhoods, causing commuter train delays and bringing traffic to a standstill

The death toll after Monday afternoon's violent thunderstorms that hammered Moscow has left at least seven people dead and 69 injured, a source at the capital's emergency services told TASS.

"According to medics, seven people were killed in various districts as trees and other objects were torn down," the source said.

Hunter recovering from black bear attack in Boise County, Idaho

kivitv.com
Mon, 29 May 2017 19:36 UTC

Black bear

Marvin Jennings of Boise and his uncle from Lynwood, WA where hunting near Clear Creek Sunday evening when according to Idaho Fish and Game an encounter with a Black Bear occurred. the pair were hunting over a bait area when the uncle shot and wounded a black bear. When Jennings approached the bear knocked Jennings down and bit him multiple times on the left arm and leg before being killed by a handgun.

Jennings is in serious condition at St. Alphonsus according to hospital spokesperson.

We will continue to update this story as details become available.

This is the release from Idaho Fish and Game

Boise hunter recovering from bear encounter

A Boise-area hunter will recover from bite wounds he received after being attacked by a wounded black bear near Grimes Creek in Boise County. Marvin Jennings (43) of Boise and his uncle from Lynnwood, WA were hunting over a bear bait site on Clear Creek Sunday evening, May 28 when the incident occurred.

Mystery surrounds death of 30,000 fish at Rampally lake, India

RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 18:15 UTC

More than 30,000 dead fish washing up on the shores of Rampally lake near Hyderabad in central India prompted an angry response from environmental activists, who claim it shows the area's alarming pollution levels.

The mass death follows similar incidents last week in which a total of 60,000 fish were found dead in the waters of Shamirpet lake and Medchal lake on the outskirts of the city.

Local officials claim the fish succumbed to a bacterial infection caused by high temperatures - but environmental activists insist responsibility lies with domestic and industrial polluters.

Update: Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops as flood toll reaches 169

Business News 24
Mon, 29 May 2017 18:00 UTC

Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the island's worst flooding in well over a decade, which has killed 169 people.

The military said a lull in torrential monsoon rains had allowed it to deploy aircraft, boats and ground troops to evacuate people from flooded areas and deliver food and other essentials.

Almost half a million people have had to abandon their homes after the island suffered its worst flooding in 14 years.

The Disaster Management Centre said 169 people had been confirmed dead, most of them buried by landslides triggered by Friday's intense rains. Another 102 people are listed as missing and 88 are in hospital.

Sri Lanka is regularly hit by flooding at the start of the annual monsoon. But carpenter J. H. Siripala, who lives in one of the areas worst hit, said he had never seen it this bad.

Huge hail pounds central US

Renee Duff
AccuWeather
Mon, 29 May 2017 17:34 UTC

Severe thunderstorms caused significant damage from the central Plains through the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys during the start of Memorial Day weekend.

The majority of damage occurred from very large hail which smashed windows and dented vehicles. In some locations, the size of the hail was as large as softballs.

Two people were reported dead and another missing after their car was found in Branson, Missouri, on Sunday following severe flooding. Officials believe the car drove into rushing water the day before.

High wind gusts up to 70 mph further damaged communities by snapping large trees and triggering widespread power outages.

'War of the worlds': Strange booming noises heard above Nottingham, UK

Hannah Mitch
Nottingham Post
Sat, 27 May 2017 00:00 UTC

The unexplained noise has been described as a "roaring" and "rumbling" noise, which has happened every few minutes over night.

A loud "booming" noise has been heard above Nottingham and people are desperate to find out what it was.

The unexplained noise has been described as a "roaring" and "rumbling" noise, which has happened every few minutes over night.

Many people have taken to Twitter to try and find out where it is coming from with one person saying: "It sounds like the war of the worlds in Nottingham at the moment. Unknown catastrophically loud noise every two minutes."

Strong shallow 6.6 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sulawesi island

abc7.com
Mon, 29 May 2017 15:45 UTC

This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of a powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on Monday, May 29, 2107.

© U.S. Geological Survey
This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of a powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on Monday, May 29, 2107.

A strong, shallow earthquake has rocked Indonesia's central Sulawesi province. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Monday evening near the city of Poso had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 and was located at a depth of 9 kilometers (6 miles).

Al Shinto radio reported that residents ran from their homes in panic.

Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage on the Earth's surface.

Source: AP

We are repeating 14th century climate during the Wolff Grand Solar Minimum

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Sun, 28 May 2017 14:35 UTC

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