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Loud, mysterious boom rattles through Eton, Australia

Lucy Smith
Daily Mercury
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:51 UTC

There have been reports of a loud boom at Eton, west of Mackay - but no one seems to know the source.

A Sutton's Quarries Pty Ltd spokeswoman said the loud noise could be heard at the quarry, but said she didn't know where the sound had come from. "It sounded like something had hit a screen door," she said.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Queensland Ambulance Services spokespersons said they hadn't attended any incidents in the area today. There has also been no record of seismic activity in the area according to Geoscience Australia.

A Glencore spokesman said there had been a routine blast at Newlands open cut coal mine at about 3.45pm this afternoon. Yet he said the noise would generally travel a kilometre at the best of times - and Newlands is situated near Glenden, about 130km away from Eton.

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Heavy storms create huge waterspout off Dauphin Island, Alabama

Devan Coffaro
Fox10
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:25 UTC

Mobile County was pounded by rain on Wednesday. There was some minor flooding along the roadways and in store parking lots, but what really caught attention was a big waterspout off Dauphin Island, and it was all caught on camera.

"It looked like some serious tornadoes were moving in," said Dauphin Island resident Michael Twilley, who took the video. "It was huge. I've seen a bunch of waterspouts but I've never seen one that was two or three-hundred yards wide."

In the video, you can see the waterspout just miles away from shore. It proved a sight to see for residents and visitors on the island. "If you put your thumb up in the air you can see that's how big it was from a distance," said visitor David White. "Too close for comfort when you see something like that coming down."

White said he first saw the water spout when he was already on the water. "My wife and two daughters and I were on kayaks, so we just turned around and made a fast paddle back to the pier."

It was a smart move on his part - that's because water spouts can easily overturn boats and create dangerous conditions. After reports of several water spout sightings in Mobile Bay, the national weather service issued a marine warning. "We stood up on the house there and you can see off in the distance, there was another one trying to form but it never formed enough to come to the ground," said White.

Haboob dust storm filmed engulfing Phoenix, Arizona

Daily Telegraph (UK)
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:13 UTC

Dust storm engulfs parts of Phoenix

A dust storm engulfed parts of the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as bad weather continued to make its way north through Arizona.

The National Weather Service says a storm that's related to a tropical storm in Mexico has moved northbound and is affecting a large portion of the state.

Apache Junction and Fountain Hills have seen the most rain with at least 1 ½ inches so far.

In Tucson, heavy rains have caused flooding, resulting in the closure of several underpasses and streets. The city's street car, which travels through downtown and the university area, remains out of service due to floods.

Fire shoots into air after lightning strikes gas, power lines in New Jersey

CBS Local
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 22:38 UTC

© Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department
A gas fire raged in Hardyston Township, New Jersey after a lightning strike on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

A column of flames was shooting into the air along a Sussex County, New Jersey road Thursday evening, after lightning struck a gas main and live wires.

Lightning hit the 12-inch gas main and the underground wires on New Jersey Route 94 in Hardyston Township around 6 p.m. as storms passed through the area late Thursday, according to the township fire department. The scene is located near the Cava Winery.

The fire went on burning for hours because the township gas company took some time to arrive to turn off the gas, fire officials said. By 10:35 p.m., the fire was finally out.

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes East of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

Sputnik News
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:07 UTC

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck near Vanuatu, Fiji, a tsunami warning has been issued.

A strong earthquake with magnitude 7.2 has struck near Vanuatu and Fiji islands, the United States Geological Service reported. A local tsunami warning has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The earthquake has struck 122 kilometres east of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia, which is southwest of Fiji islands.

2 people found dead had been struck by lightning in Batavia cemetery, New York

Howard B. Owens
The Batavian
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:28 UTC

While the cause of death has yet to be determined, two people who were found dead in the Batavia Cemetery (not St. Joe's as previously reported) were stuck by lightning, a medical examiner has determined.

The deceased are identified as Richard Garlock, 34, and Jenna Macleod, 32.

Batavia PD was dispatched to the cemetery at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, to check on two people who were apparently found deceased in the cemetery.

There was a lightning and thunderstorm over that part of Batavia during the early morning hours of Wednesday and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has confirmed that there were lightning strikes in that area at that time. Both Garlock and Macleod, the Erie County ME determined, had injuries consistent with being struck by lightning.

Boy killed by lightning strike in Coshocton County, Ohio

Ben Macioce
Click on Detroit
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:12 UTC

The family of an 8-year-old Ohio boy is grieving after he was killed by a lightning strike Wednesday afternoon.

Friends of the family say 8-year-old Noah Stutzman was outside letting horses back in when he was fatally hit by lightning.

They say the boys sister was also hit, but should be okay.

Officials say the boy's mother called 911, and she tried to revive him, but he died at the hospital.

Family friends say the boy comes from an Amish family of eight and will be sorely missed.

"When she said it was little Noah everybody said oh no not Noah, he was so very dear to everyone," said friend Edward Yoder.

Ohio is in the top 5 states for people hit by lightning every year since 1959, and in the top 10 states in the last decade.

Deadly floods swamp Rajasthan, India

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:21 UTC

Flood rescues in Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan, India.

Several days of heavy rain in the state of Rajasthan, India, between 06 and 10 August, 2016, has caused severe flooding in several cities and districts.

Flooding has been reported in the cities of Jaipur and Jodhpur, disrupting traffic and rail transport. Several southern districts of the state are some of the worst hit, where fatalities have occurred and where rescues and evacuations have been carried out. The flood hit districts include Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Pali.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit area in Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts on Wednesday 10 August. The Chief Minister directed the district authorities to be alert and provide all possible assistance and relief to the people.

Dead humpback whale calf washes up in Port of Brisbane, Australia

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Brisbane Times
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:23 UTC

A dead humpback whale calf was found at the weekend at the Port of Brisbane.

Authorities have no idea what killed a humpback whale calf found floating in the Port of Brisbane at the weekend.

A dead male humpback calf was spotted floating upside down near the mouth of the Brisbane River about 11.40pm on Saturday night by Alex Donaldson and his friend who were on their way out to go sea fishing.

Mr Donaldson, who fishes a few times a week, said he first thought the calf was a bit of floating rubbish.

"I thought it was a big bit of garbage floating down the river," he said.

"Every week we go out, we usually see a dead turtle so we thought it could be one of them.

"There were quite a few sharks below it, but they weren't coming up to it."

Over 6,500 taken to hospital for heatstroke in Japan

Japan Today
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:19 UTC

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that 6,588 people were taken to hospitals nationwide to be treated for heatstroke in the week from Aug 1 to Aug 7.

The figure was an increase of 2,525 over the previous week as a heatwave covered most of Japan, agency officials said.

Twelve deaths were attributed to heatstroke, while 822 people had to be hospitalized due to their condition. Of the total number hospitalized, 3,330 were aged 65 and older.

By prefecture, Osaka had the highest number with 416, followed by Tokyo (398), Aichi Prefecture (383) and Saitama (382).

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Earth Changes

Loud, mysterious boom rattles through Eton, Australia

Heavy storms create huge waterspout off Dauphin Island, Alabama

Haboob dust storm filmed engulfing Phoenix, Arizona

Fire shoots into air after lightning strikes gas, power lines in New Jersey

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes East of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

2 people found dead had been struck by lightning in Batavia cemetery, New York

Boy killed by lightning strike in Coshocton County, Ohio

Deadly floods swamp Rajasthan, India

Dead humpback whale calf washes up in Port of Brisbane, Australia

Over 6,500 taken to hospital for heatstroke in Japan

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