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At least two killed, scores injured as powerful shallow 6.5 earthquake strikes Leyte, Philippines

Mars Mosqueda and Francis Wakefield
Manila Bulletin
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:51 UTC

Building collapses – A low-rise commercial building in Kananga, Leyte, collapses following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the province on Thursday.

© Kawaii Queni Reforzado
Building collapses – A low-rise commercial building in Kananga, Leyte, collapses following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the province on Thursday.

A strong earthquake struck Leyte Thursday afternoon, and there were initial reports of collapsed infrastructure, cracked roads, and landslides that resulted in the death of at least two people - one in Ormoc City and another in Kananga town - and the injury of scores of others throughout the province.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Deputy Director Bartolome Bautista said the quake hit at 4:03 p.m. and registered at magnitude 6.5 with its epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro, Leyte, and had a depth of two kilometers.

The tremor was felt at Intensity 5 in Tacloban City, Palo, Leyte, and Cebu City, Intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Burgos, Surigao del Norte, Intensity 3 in Bogo City, Cebu, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Intensity 2 in Libjo, San Jose, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, and Intensity 1 in Roxas City, La Carlota City; Negros Occidental.

Update: Japan floods death toll rises to 20 after 'unprecedented' rainfall

Rappler
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:50 UTC

© Kimimasa Mayama, EPA
Rescue workers from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and police work together to search for missing people in the mountain village of Toho, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Saturday. Rescue workers reached the site after a one-hour walk as the region is isolated due to collapses of the roads towards the village.

Thousands of people have also been evacuated to makeshift shelters, but many remain stranded

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 20, local media reported Sunday, July 9, as rescue teams continued their search for survivors.

Swathes of Kyushu - the southernmost of Japan's 4 main islands - have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses, and schools this week.

Thousands of people have been evacuated to makeshift shelters in school gyms and public buildings, but many remain stranded, with emergency services battling through thick mud and rain to try to reach them.

Some 250 people were still cut off by Sunday, the Kyodo news agency said. Collapsed bridges and waterlogged ground on steep hillsides were hampering rescue efforts, according to media.

A total of 20 people have died while more than 20 remain unaccounted for in the Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, Kyodo reported.

The government was doing its "utmost" to recover those missing or stranded, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga earlier said in a rare weekend press conference.

Comment: Japan's Meteorological Agency said Fukuoka and Oita experienced unprecedented amounts of rain. See also:

Japan floods: 11 missing, 500,000 to evacuate after days of torrential rain in Fukuoka and Oita

Australia Bureau of Meteorology hides record cold temperature data

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 07:29 UTC

New record cold temperature set in Goulburn Airport in Australia, @ -10.4C which broke the all time record, but magically the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) changed it to -10.0C so the old record was not broken. Confronted by Jo Nova and Jennifer Marohasy the BOM acknowledged the "error" and left the entry blank. They didn't update until the blogosphere erupted. What then came to light was the the BOM was entering high "low temperature values" so even if a new record was broken it didn't register past a certain point on the lows, but the highs are set unlimited. So there is an obvious agenda of temperature manipulation. Setting code so record lows don't fit the histogram and register as record lows. That's pure fraud, then the handling of the affair after it came to the public awareness was unprofessional to say the least. You are being tricked with computer programs to dis-allow record cold so we are not getting the full picture of temperatures in Australia.

Security camera records dog's violent attack on 7-year-old boy in Manor, Texas

Elton Hobson
Global News
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:17 UTC

A dog owner in Manor, Texas, is facing a host of fines and possible criminal charges after his pit bull mix escaped through the front door of his home and attacked a seven-year-old boy.

Video of the attack captured on home security cameras was released by the Manor Police Department, showing neighbours rush to the boy's aid as the dog continues its assault.

Police were called to a home in northeast Manor around 8 p.m. Monday following calls of an animal attack on a young boy. Police say Brison Aldridge was playing in his yard when his neighbour's dog took advantage of his owner opening the front door to bolt from his house - and run right for the boy.

Dog mauls to death 78-year-old owner in South Korea

Jung Min-ho
The Korea Times
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:59 UTC

A 78-year-old woman died after being mauled by a dog she raised for eight years.

According to Andong Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province, Sunday, the woman was found dead in her house Friday at around 9:15 p.m. with serious injuries to her neck.

Police said they also found a bloodstained Pungsan dog and a tooth near the house.

Officers said they concluded the 18-kilogram dog attacked the owner. They said they plan to send the dog to a shelter, where it will be euthanized.

Wildfires rage during California's record-breaking heatwave

Yahoo News
Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:51 UTC

The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state Saturday, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave.

Some 3,000 firefighters were battling several blazes with triple-digit temperatures recorded in valleys and inland areas.

A wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills north of Sacramento was only two percent contained by early evening and had destroyed 10 homes, scorching 2,000 acres (800 hectares) of forest and sparking evacuations and road closures.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said five residents and a firefighter had sustained minor injuries.

Meanwhile a blaze that forced evacuations in San Luis Obispo County tripled in size from Saturday morning to 19,000 acres by the evening. Fanned by hot, dry winds, it was just 10 percent contained, CalFire said.

Some 17 wildfires in various states of containment were burning in California Saturday, from the Six Rivers National Forest in the north to the San Bernardino Forest east of Los Angeles.

An excessive heat warning has been extended until 11:00 pm (0600 GMT) for much of southern California, with temperature records being broken across the region.

Comment: From RT:

The wildfires temporarily trapped at least 90 children and some 50 councilors at a local summer camp, Zaniboni said, adding that later the campers had been safely evacuated.

On Saturday, the blaze dubbed the Alamo Fire burned more than 23 square kilometers outside Santa Maria and remained 10 percent contained, Zaniboni added. The Santa Barbara blaze is one of three separate wildfires that have rocked California.

Some 300 residents were to evacuate Santa Barbara and neighboring San Luis Obispo County, AP reported.

Alarmists continue to spin warming hoax as Greenland breaks record for coldest July day ever recorded

James Delingpole
Breitbart
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC

Greenland just broke the record for the coldest July day ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere at -33C.

Nat Geo's guide to the Yellowstone Supervolcano

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:54 UTC

Amid a growing 'swarm' of over earthquakes (now over 1000), and Montana's largest quake ever, scientists are growing increasingly concerned that the so-called 'super-volcano' at the heart of Yellowstone National Park could be building towards a Category 7 eruption. So what is a 'super-volcano' and what does its explosion mean for life on earth? NatGeo explains...

As National Geographic details...

Think of Yellowstone as a gigantic pressure cooker, fueled by a massive supervolcano. Water from rain and snowmelt, much of it centuries-old, percolates through cracks in the Earth's crust until heated by molten rock reservoirs deep below. The water then filters upward, eventually finding release in the thousands of geysers, hot springs, and other hydrothermal wonders.

B.C. Canada wildfires force province-wide state of emergency

CTV News
Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:23 UTC

A province-wide state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia after dozens of new wildfires destroyed buildings and forced thousands of people from their homes.

More than 1,800 firefighters were fighting around 200 fires on Saturday, many of which are considered to be out of control. Another 260 firefighters were coming to help from across Canada.

Official province-wide evacuee numbers have not been released; however an estimated 6,000 people had been forced from their homes as of Saturday afternoon, according to the Cariboo Regional District.

Evacuation orders have been issued for the communities of:

Ashcroft
Cache Creek
Princeton
105 Mile House
108 Mile House
150 Mile House

Auckland city hit by more than 700 lightning strikes in fierce thunderstorm

NZ Herald
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:54 UTC

More than 700 lightning strikes lit up the stormy sky over Auckland during a violent thunderstorm yesterday evening.

MetService duty forecaster Tuporo Marsters said the city was struck by 701 flashes and rocked by loud, rolling thunderclaps.

The dangerous storm swept across the city at rush hour, grounding flights, flooding homes and shops, and leaving roads knee-deep in water.

Spectacular footage has also emerged on social media capturing the moment a lightning fork struck the top of the city's tallest building.

New Lt. Governor of Virginia Winsome Sears: "We're going to have safer neighborhoods, safer communities, and our children are going to get a good...

parzival

Bill Gates is going to be the one with the uncertain future,,, * New Lt. Governor of Virginia Winsome Sears: "We're going to have safer...

parzival

The more we hear about adverse affects the more we will merely shrug. It's a catch 22. Is that an asteroid trail in the photo?

sass

Welcome to the new normal. The more sensory exposure we have about such things, the less it is an issue.

sass

more misbehaving phuqqin' jewzskies starring on the sott; speaks for itself

Jibrish

Earth Changes

At least two killed, scores injured as powerful shallow 6.5 earthquake strikes Leyte, Philippines

Update: Japan floods death toll rises to 20 after 'unprecedented' rainfall

Australia Bureau of Meteorology hides record cold temperature data

Security camera records dog's violent attack on 7-year-old boy in Manor, Texas

Dog mauls to death 78-year-old owner in South Korea

Wildfires rage during California's record-breaking heatwave

Alarmists continue to spin warming hoax as Greenland breaks record for coldest July day ever recorded

Nat Geo's guide to the Yellowstone Supervolcano

B.C. Canada wildfires force province-wide state of emergency

Auckland city hit by more than 700 lightning strikes in fierce thunderstorm

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