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11 deaths reported following floods and landslides in 9 districts of Nepal

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:05 UTC
flood
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) in Nepal has said that at least 11 people have died as a result of landslides and floods in the country over the last 3 days.

Some areas of the country have seen heavy rain since 30 June 2017 which has triggered several landslides and floods in nine districts.

MOHA reports said that between 01 to 02 July, flooding affected the districts of Kaski, Mugu, Shyanja, Sindhuli and Saptari. Two flood-related deaths were reported, one in Dudhauli, Sindhuli district, and another in Tilathi in Saptari district.

Local media reported that around 1,500 houses were inundated at various settlements in Saptari as flood waters entered settlements.

MOHA said that three people died in a landslide in Parbat district on 01 July. A landslide in Myanglung, Terhathum district on the same day also killed 3 people.

Four landslides were reported in Kaski district where 2 people have died. Two landslides occurred in Pyuthan district, where one death was reported.

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Shallow 5.9 earthquake off the coast of Chile


Earthquake Track
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 19:36 UTC
Star: calculated epicenter - Small red dots: possible error margin for the epicenter, the more dense, the higher probability that the epicenter will be in that area. Orange circle: epicenter location error zone

Star: calculated epicenter - Small red dots: possible error margin for the epicenter, the more dense, the higher probability that the epicenter will be in that area. Orange circle: epicenter location error zone
5.9 magnitude earthquake 90 km from Constitución, Maule, Chile

2017-07-04 16:05:58 UTC

USGS page: M 5.9 - 89km WSW of Constitucion, Chile
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 12 people

10 km depth
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Two girls die in flood, landslide in Assam, India

Samudra Gupta Kashyap
The Indian Express
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:23 UTC
People at relief works after a landslide in which a 7-yr-ol girl Dipeeka Barman (inset) was buried alive in the debrisa, at Panikhaiti in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday.
© PTI
People at relief works after a landslide in which a 7-yr-ol girl Dipeeka Barman (inset) was buried alive in the debrisa, at Panikhaiti in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday.
Floods and landslides claimed two lives in Assam on Monday - both victims being minor girls - while the overall flood situation in the state continued to remain grim with officials putting the total number of people affected at around 3.55 lakh.

While Dipeeka Barman, a six-year old schoolgirl was killed in a landslide incident at Panikhaiti in the eastern outskirts of Guwahati city early Monday morning, Pallabi Narai, a two-and-a-half year old girl died of drowning in floods in Lakhimpur district. The body of one Mahendra Dekaraja, who was washed away by floods in Kaki in Hojai district on Saturday evening, meanwhile was recovered on Monday.

Dipeeka Barman, a Class 1 student of a Jatiya Vidyalaya at Panikhaiti, a locality in the eastern part of the city, was getting ready for school when earth from the slope of the hill behind their tin-roofed bamboo house came tumbling down, instantly burying her. While Dipeeka died on the way to the hospital, her younger sister fractured one of her legs after she got stuck under the debris. The incident took place at around 7:45 AM on Monday. Today was the last day of school before the summer holidays.
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Bullseye

Carnivore orcas hunt down and kill 12-meter whale in dramatic rare footage from Russia (VIDEO)


RT
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:25 UTC
Orcas hunt whale
© Team Trip / YouTube
Russian scientists have captured rare footage of a group of orcas hunting down and killing a 12-meter whale just off the Kamchatka peninsula. There are only about 200 carnivore orcas in the Russian Far East, TASS reported, citing biologist Tatiana Ivkovich, a researcher from St. Petersburg State University.

"It's an amazing event. Over the course of all our work, we have once seen orcas finish eating a whale. And here we are, watching the hunt itself. Orcas ate a minke whale, it's not a big one, up to 12 meters in length," the scientist said.

In the video, the orcas are seen chasing the whale to exhaust and drown it, the researcher noted. They then seemingly tear the whale apart, with blood appearing on the surface and being seen in the whale's throat.

Comment: See also: Killer whales go on unprecedented killing spree off coast of Monterrey, California

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Blue Planet

Shelly Island: The new beach off North Carolina's Outer Banks that you won't find on a map


CBS News
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:30 UTC
Shelly Island, NC
There's a new attraction for thousands of people enjoying the long holiday weekend on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Shelly Island is a destination you won't find on a standard map. The giant barrier island suddenly formed in the Atlantic Ocean, almost overnight.

CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports the mile-long island, which measures as wide as a football field, has attracted hundreds of tourists by boat for the Fourth of July.

Pilot Larry Ihler told Strassmann the island "has definitely gotten bigger" and is "more built up."
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Snowflake Cold

The North Pole continues to experience record summer cold


The Deplorable Climate Science Blog
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:22 UTC
The short polar melt season is almost half over, and hasn't actually begun yet.
north pole temperature
© Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
But no worries. NASA's top climate prophet says the Arctic is ice-free and we are toast.
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Cloud Precipitation

Torrential rain pounds South Korea; 13 inches recorded overnight

Kim Da-sol
The Korea Times
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:59 UTC
A bridge is destroyed in Hongcheon Country in Gangwon Province where 343 millimeters of rain fell overnight.
© Yonhap
A bridge is destroyed in Hongcheon Country in Gangwon Province where 343 millimeters of rain fell overnight.
Intermittent monsoon rain pounded the country Monday, destroying bridges and roads and leaving at least one person missing in a flooded stream.

While more rain - falling at 30 to 80 millimeters per hour -- is expected in Seoul, Gyeonggi and most other parts of the country until Wednesday, a typhoon is fast approaching waters off Jeju Island, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

"The monsoon rain front will become stronger, influenced by water vapor from the typhoon and bring more torrential rain to some regions," said KMA official.

A 86-year-old man went missing after falling into a flooded stream in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, which received over 100 millimeters of rain between midnight Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday.

A bridge was destroyed and four mountain hikers were marooned by a flood in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, where 343 mm of rain fell overnight.

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Attention

Mexico's colossus Popocetepetl volcano erupts sending a column of smoke and ash soaring 2 kilometres into the sky


The Big Wobble
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:45 UTC
Popocetepetl
© Webcamsdemexico
Popocetepetl
Mexico's Popocetepetl volcano erupted early Sunday (2 July) morning, sending a column of smoke and ash soaring into the sky, the National Disaster Prevention Center announced. Officials said there were 136 low-intensity exhalations from the volcano recorded.

Ash fallout was reported in several towns in Mexico State, including Ozumba, Amecameca, Tlalmanalco, Chalco, Ayapango, Tenango del Aire and San Pedro Nexapa, El Sol de Mexico reported. Luis Felipe Puente, the national coordinator of Civil Protection, said the eruption had sent a column 2 kilometres (1.2miles) into the sky.

The volcano's opening was glowing at night as it erupted, El Sol de Mexico reported.

During the day, the volcano continued to erupt, sending smoke and ash in a northeastern direction. Three eruptions were recorded with a moderate amount of ash pushed northeast of the volcano. According to El Universal, Puente also shared recommendations in light of ash fallout from the eruption.

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Attention

Bryde's whale carcass discovered on beach in Phuket, Thailand


Pattaya Mail
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:14 UTC
DEAD WHALE
A Bryde's whale carcass has been found on a beach in Phuket province. It is believed that the mammal died of sickness.

Marine biologists from the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute inspected the carcass found on Phuket beach in front of Trisara Phuket Hotel. According to their preliminary inspection, the 18-meter-long whale was around 15 years old and had been dead for more than 4 weeks before it washed ashore.

The marine biologists indicated that the Bryde's whale, whose sex remains unclear, could have been killed by an infection. The carcass will be taken to Layan National Park where it will be buried.

Bryde's whales are the largest mammals in Thailand. An adult Bryde's whale could weigh up to 20 tons and grow to lengths of up to 15 meters long.

It is reported that there are around 50 Bryde's whales in the Gulf of Thailand.

Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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Attention

Dead humpback whale calf found on beach in Queensland, Australia

Jacob Carson
The Gympie Times
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 10:25 UTC
There have been more whale sightings this season than usual.

There have been more whale sightings this season than usual.
It's the sight no whale-watcher wants to see -with a beautiful baby humpback whale washing ashore and dying during the night.

But ironically, according to a popular Cooloola Coast tourism operator - it's a sign that things are steadily improving for the once seriously endangered species.

"Yeah it wasn't too good to see unfortunately," Tyron Van Santen from Rainbow Beach's Epic Ocean Adventures says of the calf's discovery on Teewah Beach yesterday.

"A couple of our team members saw it when they were making the trip from Noosa to Rainbow."
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