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Lightning strikes kill seven persons in Bihar, India


The New Indian Express.
Sun, 14 May 2017 16:27 UTC
Lightning
Seven persons, including three children were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them in Bihar today, police said.

A 30 year-old woman Gulo Devi and her one-year-old son were killed when lightning struck their house in ward number one of Sakhatia bazar under Gopalpur police station area in Bihar's Naugachhia police district, Gopalpur police station in-charge Shiv Yadav said.

In Sitamarhi district, two persons, identified as Shivji Pandit (45) and Sanjay Ram (35), were killed in different villages of Bathnaha police station area after lightning struck them, Bathnaha police station in-charge S K Sharma said.
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Lightning bolt kills 5, injures 2 others in Andhra Pradesh, India


India Today
Sun, 14 May 2017 16:15 UTC
Lightning
Lightning struck a tiny village in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh this evening, killing five persons and injuring two others.

According to Information and Public Relations Minister Kalva Srinivasulu, nine villagers tried to take shelter in a small shed in the village fields at Kalugodu under Gummagadda mandal following rain this evening.

"Suddenly, lightning struck the shed killing five persons. Two others were also injured in the incident," the minister told PTI over phone.

Others had a lucky escape.
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Attention

Forester fights off black bear attack in northeast China

Alice Yan
South China Morning Post
Sun, 14 May 2017 15:51 UTC
Asiatic Black Bear

Asiatic Black Bear
A forester in northeastern China fought off an attack from a black bear before riding 12km on his motorcycle, despite his injuries, to find help, local media reports.

Li Heping, 53, of Yichun, Heilongjiang province, was in stable condition after 10 days of hospiral treatment, Life News reports.

Though he was recovering well from his physical injuries, Li said he was deeply traumatised by the attack and was still frightened by the thought of it.

The accident happened at the start of May when Li was working alone in a forest.
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Cloud Precipitation

Floods causing emergencies in a third of Colombia's provinces

Adriaan Alsema
Colombia Reports
Sat, 13 May 2017 10:38 UTC
Flooding in Colombia

Flooding in Colombia
Exceptionally heavy rains have forced one third of Colombia's governors to declare either an orange or red alert as cities are flooding and increased rain is expected.

This year's first rainy season coincides with La Niña, a recurring Pacific weather phenomenon that causes increased rainfall in Colombia and neighboring South American countries.

In April, hundreds of people died in the cities of Mocoa and Manizales and left the cities devastated after the rains caused the fatal floods, avalanches and mudslides. Since then, the rains have continued to fall.

On Saturday evening, the central Meta department became the 11th province of 32 to declare an emergency.

On early Saturday morning, a number of the country's main rivers flooded, already causing emergencies in 10 other provinces.

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Wolf

John Boyle column: Sorry, but some dog breeds are dangerous

John Boyle
Citizen Times
Sat, 13 May 2017 09:55 UTC
The Boerboel breed, which debuted at the 140th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in January, is a powerful dog bred over centuries for its size, muscularity and ability to protect farmsteads.

The Boerboel breed, which debuted at the 140th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in January, is a powerful dog bred over centuries for its size, muscularity and ability to protect farmsteads.
And here we go again.

A large, powerful type of dog — bred over centuries for its size, muscularity and ability to protect farmsteads — may have killed a person, and people are naturally outraged.

At anyone criticizing the breed.

Seriously. This time the dog in question was a Boerboel, a breed originating in South Africa that can weigh up to 200 pounds.

Bent Creek resident Jane Marie Egle died earlier this month, found bleeding and unresponsive with one of her Boerboels guarding her. Buncombe County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Natalie Bailey said Egle's wounds were consistent with an animal attack but an exact cause of death had not been determined. Egle owned six of the dogs and had a website offering Boerboel puppies for sale.
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Wolf

Another pit bull terrier shot and killed following attack on dog in Las Vegas

Bryan Friesen
Las Vegas Now
Sat, 13 May 2017 09:41 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Another pit bull has been shot and killed following an attack on another dog.

Around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, a man was on a walk when an aggressive pit bull attacked his dog in the area of Rancho Drive and Oakey Boulevard, according to Lt. Carlos Hank, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

The man retrieved a firearm and shot the pit bull. The pit bull died at the scene, Lt. Hank said.

The man was not injured, but his dog received minor injuries. Police will not charge him for the shooting, Lt. Hank said.

The owner of the pit bull was cited for the dog running loose, Lt. Hank said.

This attack comes just a day after a similar incident in Centennial Hills.

Comment: Two days earlier in California a similar event happened: Woman shoots and kills pit bull in Orcutt dog attack

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 9 across Bangladesh


bdnews24.com
Sat, 13 May 2017 08:00 UTC
lightning
At least nine people have been killed as lightning strikes different parts of the country for the second consecutive week.

The deaths on Saturday were reported in Naogaon, Khagrachhari and Brahmanbaria districts, just a week after lightning killed 16 people across the country.

Two farmers were killed in lightning while working in Atari Upazila of Naogaon, Superintendent of Police Mozammel Haque said.

Another person died at the same Upazila. He was returning home with cattle when the lightning struck him.

A seven-year-old schoolboy died after being hit by lightning in Mohadebpur Upazila of the district. The boy was on his school's veranda when he was hit by lightning.
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Shallow 5.7 earthquake hits northeastern Iran; 3 killed, hundreds injured


Xinhuanet
Sun, 14 May 2017 07:50 UTC
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At least three people were killed and 225 injured in a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that hit North Khorasan Province of Iran on Saturday night, semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

With a depth of 11 km, the earthquake's epicenter was at 37.655 degrees north latitude and 57.224 degrees east longitude. It hit Pish Qaleh region in North Khorasan Province at 22:30 local time (1800 GMT) on Saturday, Iran Seismological Center said.

Medical services along with disaster relief forces have been dispatched to the hit area from neighboring cities and a crisis management base has also been set up, Mohammad Reza Salehi, the governor of North Khorasan Province, told ISNA.

According to the latest reports, up to 40 percent of power, communication, gas and water services of the affected areas have been disrupted.

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Snowflake Cold

Ice Age Cometh: Snow in Russia when it should be Spring?

Alyona Boldyreva & Anastasiya Karagodina
Russia Beyond the Headlines
Thu, 11 May 2017 02:51 UTC
winter, snow, ice age
© Maksim Bogodvid / Sputnik
A man walks in the street in Kazan, 20 April 2017.
The weather in Russia is a capricious lady. In the midst of the May holidays (May 6-9 in honor of Victory Day), many Russian cities experienced heavy snowfall—so instead of traditional shashlik (kebabs), social media were full of snowmen and snowy landscapes.

Some joked that it was because FC Spartak had just won the Russian soccer league for the first time since 2001—a huge surprise for everyone, including the gods in the sky. Others wrote that the Russian winter, a trusty ally of the Soviet army, had decided to take part in the Victory Parade. Still others congratulated each other on the forthcoming New Year.

The abundant snowfall in and around Moscow on the afternoon of May 8 was repeated two days later. According to forecasters, Moscow is approaching the record set in 1922, when more than 35 mm of precipitation fell in just a single day. Victory Day in Moscow was the chilliest since 1945. Meteorologists note that over the past 130 years the daytime temperature on May 9 had never previously dipped below +5°C. But this year saw temperatures in Moscow ranging from +3.6 to +4.6.

The snow must go on: May snow in the finest traditions of British rock group Queen.

Comment: Regular readers of Sott know to expect an Ice Age. The only question is how severe will it be... and how long will it last? To understand what's going on, check out the book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it is taking place now: Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection.

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Dark tornado flips vehicles and cuts power to 9,000 homes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana


RT
Sat, 13 May 2017 18:44 UTC
Baton Rouge tornado
© Jake Gunter / YouTube
Louisiana residents are counting the cost of storm season after a tornado cut power lines and flipped vehicles in Baton Rouge.

Jaw-dropping footage shows the damage caused by a dark twister that tore through parts of Louisiana's second largest city.

According to ABC's WBRZ 2, the EF-1 tornado touched down Friday morning with wind speeds reaching up to 90 miles (145km) per hour.
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