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Water in the Lonar Lake, which has now turned Pink
Water in the Lonar Lake, which has now turned Pink
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Maharashtra's Lonar Lake has turned pink overnight, leaving scientists and locals baffled about the reasons behind this change. Located in the Buldana district about 500 km from Mumbai, the Lonar crater had formed due to a meteorite, which hit the earth about 50,000 years ago.
This is the world's third-largest crater formed due to a meteorite strike. People in the area were considerably surprised when the lake's normal bluish-green water turned a pinkish red.
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Elephants in the Savuti region of Botswana.
Elephants in the Savuti region of Botswana.
"We are still awaiting results on the exact cause of death," Regional Wildlife Coordinator Dimakatso Ntshebe told Reuters.
The carcasses were found intact, suggesting they were not poached. Further investigations have also ruled out poisoning by humans and anthrax, which sometimes hits wildlife in this part of Botswana.
Africa's overall elephant population is declining due to poaching, but Botswana, home to almost a third of the continent's elephants, has seen numbers grow to 130,000 from 80,000 in the late 1990s, owing to well managed reserves.
However, they are seen as a growing nuisance by farmers, whose crops have been destroyed by elephants roaming the southern African country.
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Crews are making good progress in plowing open the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.
Crews are making good progress in plowing open the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.
The seasonal drift is one of the biggest plowing challenges for crews as it buries a stretch of Going-to-the-Sun Road under up to 80 feet (25 meters) of snow blocking access, the Daily Inter Lake reported.
Plow crews reached Logan Pass on May 25 last year, park spokesperson Gina Kerzman said.
Going-to-the-Sun Road is currently open to vehicles on the west side to Lake McDonald Lodge for day-use until 4:30 p.m. each day, she said.
Disaster authorities report at least 1 person has died and 3 are missing after a landslide struck in Jeneponto Regency late on 12 June. Three houses were buried in the landslide and 6 others severely damaged. Search and rescue teams, assisted by local volunteers, are still looking for 3 missing.
Meanwhile in the neighbouring Bantaeng Regency, floods have affected almost 12,000 people and displaced around 200 in the districts of Bantaeng and Sinoa. A young person was reportedly swept away in the flooding and is still missing.
Flooding struck on 12 June after heavy rain caused the Calendu river to break its banks. Flood water was up to 1.5 metres deep in some areas, causing damage to 2,339 houses and destroying a bridge which has left some areas isolated.
The landslide struck on 13 June after a period of heavy rain. Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army have been conducting search and rescue operations, which recovered 3 bodies on 13 June and 5 more the next day. According to district police, the search continues for at least one missing person.
The landslide occurred after a period of heavy rain, destroying a road and two houses in a small community in Kushma Municipality.
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The curator of the Lanyang Museum, Chen Bi-ling (陳碧琳), captured the natural phenomenon at 5 p.m. near Yilan Interchange and Toucheng Interchange, reported CNA.
According to Chen's Facebook page, three of the fire rainbow pictures were taken by her mobile phone and a drone. The rainbow can be seen clearly in the photos, which quickly drew the public's attention.
Some netizens connected the optical phenomenon with the earthquake that rocked northeastern Taiwan early Sunday morning. However, the director of the Central Weather Bureau in Hsinchu, Tang Shuen-Ran (湯舜然), said the forming of fire rainbows have nothing to do with earthquakes.
Tang told CNA a fire rainbow is the refraction of sunlight or moonlight and only can be formed in the sky up to 6000 meters high, which makes it a very rare occurrence — mostly happening during summer.
My first reaction was Oh My God...My second, how amazing... My Third, let's talk about fire in the sky!
My first reaction, oh my God...
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Red sprites storm the sky over Slovakia on June 13, 2020.
Red sprites storm the sky over Slovakia on June 13, 2020.
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Burst of red sprites in the sky over Slovakia. Picture taken from Czech Republic
Burst of red sprites in the sky over Slovakia. Picture taken from Czech Republic
Dr Chris DaSilva from Animal Clinic Maffra was recently called to help with a difficult calving in a healthy cow in the Winnindoo area.
The cow hadn't been due to calve for another two months, and when he examined her he discovered the abnormality.
Sadly, the calf was deceased.
Fellow Animal Clinic Maffra vet Dr Mark Neilan said although the condition was not common, vets usually delivered at least one two-headed calf annually.
Buffalo gives birth to two-headed calf
Venkateswara Rao, the owner of the buffalo is a farmer in the Rudravaram village of Redikuda Zone. The family later informed the officials of the veterinary department.
Reportedly, the veterinarians came to visit and have been experimenting and researching why this calf was born with two-heads.
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Oarfish
Oarfish
The small team, who work during low tides, left very early on the morning of June 7 to explore somewhere new. For several months, the beach walks have been streamed and made virtual as a part of Harbor Wildwatch's online offerings in light of COVID-19. Met with a perfect weather day, the group spent more than five hours exploring the area in and around Tongue Point, checking out marine animals and taping vignettes for their Facebook and Insta pages.
As the day was winding down, exhausted and ready for the drive back to headquarters, paddleboarder Scott Herning called out to the group, "Are you biologists?" after coming upon a very large dead creature with a huge eye. Rachel Easton, biologist and education director at Harbor WildWatch, described the experience as a biologist's dream come true: "No matter how tired we were, that's definitely something we want to see!"
The fish found on June 7 measured 53 inches in length, but the species is known to grow to 6 ½ feet long and stays primarily in deep ocean areas. Only five have been recorded as washing up on the shore between British Columbia and Washington.
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