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Elephant tries to say goodbye to the circus, attacks car in Denmark

Avianne Tan
abcnews.go.com
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:57 UTC
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© Barcroft
A image taken from video shows an elephant from Danish travelling circus Cirkus Arena attacking a car after apparently being hit by a circus worker in Karrebaeksminde, Denmark.
A group of distraught circus elephants' recent rampage in Danish seaside town Karrebaeksminde was caught on video by a tourist and has sparked animal rights activists to petition Denmark to ban wild animals from circuses.

The elephants seen in the video were bathing in the ocean for a cooling dip as part of Cirkus Arena tradition when visiting the coastal city, according to Danish media.

But after workers started rounding up the colossal animals, they appeared to get spooked by the large crowd watching them, as seen in footage caught by tourist Oddmar Nygard last weekend.

The distressed elephants can be seen in Nygard's video getting antsy and aggressively approaching spectators, including an elderly man on a mobile scooter and a woman with a stroller.

A circus worker in a black jacket and brown hat then appears to hit one of the elephants with what looks like a cane, agitating the elephant, which then attacks a nearby unoccupied vehicle.

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Snowflake Cold

Confused Australian animals struggle to cope with freezing weather

Liam Quinn
Daily Mail, UK
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:18 UTC
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A Channel Seven cameraman recorded his encounter with a Tasmanian devil
Even Australia's most iconic animals couldn't escape the Antarctic blast that blanketed parts of the country in snow on Friday morning.

Adorable pictures of wombats, emus, Tasmanian devils and kangaroos caught out in the snow were posted on social media throughout the day, with the animals seemingly as surprised by the wintry blast as the rest of us.

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A kangaroo was caught out in the unexpected snow that blanketed parts of Australia, including Orange, NSW (pictured)
Most of the pictures were snapped in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, which received some of the heaviest snowfall.

One of the photos showed a snow-dusted recreation of Australia's coat of arms, with an emu and kangaroo locked in an intense stare down. Presumably, neither took a backwards step.
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Snowflake

Roads closed in snow-covered Eastern Cape, South Africa

Peter Church
thesouthafrican.com
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:01 UTC
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Heavy snowfall in the Eastern Cape has resulted in motorists being warned to make use of alternative routes as mountain passes on two national roads have been closed indefinitely due to the snowfalls.
Heavy snowfall in the Eastern Cape has resulted in motorists being warned to make use of alternative routes as mountain passes on two national roads have been closed indefinitely due to the snowfalls.

According to Snow Report the Lootsberg Pass between Middelburg and Graaff Reinet, forming part of the N9, as well as the Penhoek Pass between Aliwal North and Queenstown, forming part of the N6, have been closed indefinitely, due to the heavy snowfall.

The Barkly Pass on the R58 between Barkly East and Elliot and the Boesmanshoek Pass between Steynsburg and Elliot have also been closed.

Here are some pictures sent into Snow Report on their Facebook Page of the snow.
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© Hendrinne Feiertag
Snow in Eastern Cape (Dordrecht area)
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Umbrella

Waterspout filmed in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Stephanie Ballesteros
wavy.com
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:27 UTC
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© Report it/Adam Griffith
A WAVY viewer sent in a video of a possible waterspout in Virginia Beach, Friday morning.

The video was taken by Christopher Rogers at the Oceanfront.

Several other viewers also sent in pictures of the waterspout.
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© Report it/Jourdain Warner
WAVY Meteorologist Jeremy Wheeler said there were a few clouds and showers in the early morning. The water temperatures were warm, there was a little cool air above and some moisture, so there was a quick spin up.

There have been no reports of damage.

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Cloud Grey

Waterspout spotted offshore in Sarasota, Florida

Bob Harrigan
mysuncoast.com
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:45 UTC
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© Rob Roberts
This past week the fishing charter Tight Lines took some video of a waterspout and a huge whale shark which were spotted about 20-30 miles offshore of Sarasota.

It's a rare event to see both, but in two days in a row is amazing. For the past several days now there has been several sightings of waterspouts. With the weather pattern expected to stay the same on Saturday we could see more as the storms push ashore.

This past Wednesday Captain Rob Roberts and his clients were offshore about 25 miles when a waterspout formed and began heading right toward the boat they were in. Capt. Rob took out his cell phone and snapped a photo and then took video of this amazing sight.

A day before they were about 28 miles offshore of the Suncoast when a huge whale shark approached. This time the Capt. took out his go pro and captured this incredible est. 30 foot gentle giant known as a whale shark. They have been known to visit Suncoast waters during the summer, even I had the chance to see one about 4 years ago. In the video you will see several cobia swimming around and under it.

Another great sight sent to PIX@mysuncoast.com was a giant sea turtle crawling back into the Gulf after laying her eggs on Longboat key a couple of weeks ago. The video was captured by LBK resident Nancy Seder.

Captain Scott Moore was vacationing near Boca Grande this past week and saw a baby sea turtle making it's way into the surf. The captain captured the amazing video of a baby hatchling swimming into the Gulf. If you see something interesting please send it in to PIX@mysuncoast.com
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Umbrella

At least 6 waterspouts seen on Chesapeake Bay


washington.cbslocal.com
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:22 UTC
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© Natural Resources Police
Two of the waterspouts
At least six waterspouts were spotted in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Annapolis Friday morning.

Waterspouts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sometimes begin as tornadoes over land and then move over water, but can also form in severe thunderstorms over a body of water.

They can wreak havoc with high winds, hail, and dangerous lightning. They develop most often over warm, tropical ocean waters. They're spotted in the Florida Keys more than any other place in the world.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police posted on Twitter that one of its patrol boats got caught inside one.

A YouTube video of one of the spouts forming was also posted online by user Justin Berk. It was taken from inside a car that was traveling over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Watch it below.

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Man survives grizzly bear attack near Bella Bella, Canada


bc.ctvnews.ca
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:40 UTC
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Engineer George Knoll was flagging trees along a creek in the Kwatna area when he was charged and bitten by the bear.
A B.C. man is recovering in a Vancouver hospital after surviving an attack by a mother grizzly bear near Bella Bella Thursday.

George Knoll works as an engineer for a Vancouver logging company and was flagging trees along a creek in the Kwatna area Thursday morning at about 8:30 a.m. when he was charged and bitten by the bear.

Williams Lake Conservation Officer Len Butler said the mother bear, called a sow, charged at Knoll who was able to fight back.

"It mauled him, basically biting around the torso and his one arm severely," Butler told CTV News. "He was able to kick the bear off twice and then the sow left and he realized there was a cub with it."

Three other co-workers were working in the remote area and Knoll was able to radio for help and get to a helipad.

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Cloud Precipitation

Typhon Nangka strikes Japan, bringing flooding and landslides - 230,000 people evacuated, 2 killed


The Straits Times
Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:50 UTC
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Floodwater in Japan
Typhoon Nangka lashed Japan yesterday, killing at least two people and triggering floods as the authorities urged more than 230,000 residents to evacuate.

Packing gusts of up to 126kmh, Nangka barrelled over the nation's main island of Honshu after making landfall near Cape Muroto on Shikoku island late on Thursday.

Nangka (Malay for jackfruit) paralysed traffic. A total of 165 flights were cancelled, trains in western Japan suffered delays and highways near the ocean were closed.

Television footage showed muddy water overflowing Naka river in Tokushima, flooding up to the second floor of nearby school buildings.

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Snowflake

Thunderstorm brings snowfall to Hawaii in July


ABC, US
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:54 UTC
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Mauna Kea Weather Center
An overnight thunderstorm dropped 1½ to 2 inches of snow on the summit of Hawaii's tallest peak in July.

Cameras at Mauna Kea's summit showed some snow still on the ground midday Friday. Mauna Kea Weather Center forecast meteorologist Ryan Lyman says it should be melting quickly.

National Weather Service meteorologist Maureen Ballard says snow can fall on the summit any time of year, though there's a greater chance in the winter.

The latest snowfall came as a thunderstorm extended high into the atmosphere, above the mountain's peak elevation of nearly 14,000 feet.

Ballard says temperatures at the summit were about freezing overnight.

The low in the nearby city of Hilo was 71 degrees. Kailua-Kona on the west side of the Big Island, had a low of 78 degrees.

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Attention

Mother pygmy whale dead, calf euthanized after stranding on Horry County beach, South Carolina

Ian Cross
wistv.com
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:28 UTC
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Mother whale dead, calf euthanized after stranding
A mother whale has died and her calf has been euthanized, after both were stranded on a beach near Kingston Plantation in Horry County, officials confirmed.

The calf was taken to Ark Animal Hospital this afternoon where it was put down, according to Wayne McFee, Research Wild Life Biologist with NOAA and Dr. Rob Young, a marine biologist with CCU. It is believed that the calf has been alive for several months.

If they put the baby back into the water after its mother died, it won't rehabilitate, according to Dr. Young.

A necropsy will be performed on the calf at the NOAA facility in Charleston tomorrow. A necropsy is being done on the mother at this time, according to McFee. Like a human autopsy, the results may take several weeks to get.

The mother pygmy sperm whale died at around 11 a.m., after coming ashore and beaching, according to an official with Horry County Beach Patrol. Beach Patrol and beach-goers tried to put both whales back in the water, but she continued to beach herself.
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