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2 shallow earthquakes hit Van, Turkey


Vestnik Kavkaza
Tue, 02 May 2017 18:35 UTC
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Two earthquakes occurred in the province of Van in eastern Turkey, the Turkish Office for Prevention and Elimination of Consequences of Emergency (AFAD) said.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 points was registered yesterday in the Gevas district at a depth of 13.6 km at 19:30 local time.

The next earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 points was registered in the same district at 21:09 local time at a depth of 13.56 km, the Anadolu agency reported.
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Philippine residents discover sinkhole within Badian River

Ador Vincent S. Mayol
Cebu Daily News
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:18 UTC
Cebu sinkhole
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A huge sinkhole was spotted in the middle of a river in Badian town, prompting officials to cordon the area to prevent accidents while authorities are still trying to figure out how to go about the matter.
Residents of a quiet village in Southern Cebu were surprised to see that a huge hole had formed in the middle of a river.

The sinkhole was discovered on Saturday morning in Barangay Banhigan, Badian town, 106 kilometers south of Cebu City. According to PO1 Rodjie Alicaway of the Badian Police Station, a concerned citizen alerted police about the presence of the sinkhole, which was two meters wide.

At 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, investigators immediately proceeded to the area and saw that right in the middle of the river was a huge cavity with a depth they had yet to determine. "We tried to insert a 20-meter-long bamboo into the sinkhole and yet it failed to touch the bottom of the hole. It must be very deep," said Alicaway in a phone interview with Cebu Daily News.

Police then reported the matter to Badian Mayor Carmencita Lumain for proper action. The police have cordoned the area to prevent people and their animals from passing through that part of the river to avoid accidents. "We're afraid that there might be those who will fall into the hole," Alicaway said.
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Deep-sea oarfish found dead on the shore of Surigao City, Philippines


ABS-CBN News
Tue, 02 May 2017 18:20 UTC
A dead oarfish found on the shores of Surigao City.
© Dhonamars Sy
A dead oarfish found on the shores of Surigao City.
A dead oarfish was found along the shores of Magallanes Street, Surigao City Tuesday morning.

Agriculturist Mayette Abkilan said the oarfish measures 8-feet long and 1-foot wide.

Abkilan said a fisherman already reported seeing an oarfish that was still alive in the sea. She said residents have already buried the oarfish.

To some, deep-sea creatures such as oarfish that end up in shallow water are a good predictor of earthquakes.

According to Japanese folklore, oarfish are nature's version of prophets of doom.
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2 killed and 7 injured by lightning strikes in Nepal


My Republica
Mon, 01 May 2017 17:27 UTC
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Two people were killed and seven others injured due to lightning in different places of Parbat district on Sunday evening.

Those killed in the incidents are 22-year-old Bikram Nepali of Pangang, Phalebas Municipality-11 and 36-year-old Dhana Kumari Thapa of Phalamkhani, Mahashila Rural Municipality-6. The lightning occurred amidst torrential rains.

Nepali, who was fatally injured in the incident, died while undergoing treatment at Parbat District Hospital while Thapa breathed her last on the way to the hospital. Nepali was sheltering under a tree at the time of the lightning. Thapa was struck by the thunderbolt while washing hands in the courtyard of her house, according to police.

Source: RSS

Comment: See also: Heavy rains lash West Bengal, lightning strikes kill 5 in Purulia

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Wolf

2 critically injured by pit bull in Detroit


U.S. News
Mon, 01 May 2017 17:16 UTC
Dog attack
Police say two people were critically injured in a dog attack in suburban Detroit.

Roseville police responded Sunday night to a report of a dog mauling and found a 52-year-old woman outside a home covered in blood. She said she was attacked by her son's pit bull and they found the woman's 51-year-old husband unconscious inside the home.

Police say the dog suspected in the attack was "extremely aggressive" and wouldn't allow emergency crews to get past, so they distracted the animal. Rescuers tried to remove the man from the home and the dog returned, so they used a stun gun on the animal.

The man and woman are hospitalized.

Police say the dog and another dog were captured by Macomb County animal control officers. Prosecutors will review the case.

Source: AP
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13-year-old girl killed by crocodile in Sri Lanka


Colombo Page
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:00 UTC
Crocodile in Sri Lanka

Crocodile in Sri Lanka
The body of a 13-year old girl dragged by a crocodile when she was taking a bath in a lake in north central Sri Lanka was found inside the animal's belly after the animal was killed, a news report here said.

According to local media, a crocodile snatched 13-year-old girl Gimhani Nimali who was taking a bath in the Bulannatuwa Lake in Galnewa in the presence of her mother, father and an older brother in the evening hours of Friday.

Her mother has said that she saw her daughter being dragged into water by the crocodile.

Residents in the area with the support of Sri Lanka Navy personnel and police commenced a search operation to retrieve the body using backhoes to dig the lake embankments but they were unable to find the croc yesterday.

However, early morning today a relative of the family has found the crocodile and killed the animal. The seventh grader's body was found inside the croc, a Sri Lanka Rupavahini report said.

The residents have reported seeing several crocodiles in the lake.
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Snowflake

Blizzard cancels global warming protest in Colorado as Gore asks for $15 trillion

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Mon, 01 May 2017 14:13 UTC
Snow in Colorado

Snow in Colorado
One of the latest blizzards on record in the western USA cancels the Global Warming protest march in Denver. All at the same time Al Gore now asks the world to give up another $15 Trillion to stop a 2C temperature rise.


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2 + 2 = 4

Global warming fraud: Climate scientists use 2000 litre fish tank to infer 'global food web collapse'

Eric Worrall
Watts Up With That
Tue, 02 May 2017 13:08 UTC
global warming hoax cartoon
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Researchers testing the effects of global warming on a 2000 litre fish tank have warned that the world faces a major collapse of coastal fisheries, because some of their fish died.

Comment: Further reading:

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Snowflake

Thunderstorms and snowfall hit Big Island, Hawaii


Hawaii Tribune Herald
Mon, 01 May 2017 13:48 UTC
SNOW hAWAII
The thunderstorms sweeping across the state from the west hit the Big Island on Sunday, leaving significant rainfall totals in some spots and a dusting of snow atop Mauna Kea.

The two sites recording the most rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 4:45 p.m. were both on the leeward side — Kealakomo with 2.7 inches and Saddle Quarry with 2.23 inches. Other significant leeward rainfall totals include: Pali 2, 1.75 inches; Kaupulehu, 1.28 inches; Kealakekua, 1.18 inches; Kahuku Ranch, 1.14 inches. Kona International Airport reported .46 inch.

The wettest windward gauges were: Pahoa, 1.49 inches; Laupahoehoe, 1.47 inches; and Papaikou Well, 1.21. inches.

A flash flood watch is posted through tonight at 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

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Attention

Alert raised after Kick 'em Jenny volcano erupts: More than 40 tremors recorded


Caribbean360
Tue, 02 May 2017 13:37 UTC
Kick ’em Jenny

Underwater volcano Kick ’em Jenny
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre (SRC) is monitoring increased activity at underwater volcano Kick 'em Jenny following scores of eruption over the past few days, but it says there's no tsunami threat so far.

The Trinidad-based SRC said the first eruption at the region's only submarine volcano - which is located about five miles north of Grenada - occurred on Saturday around 5:45 pm, with reports of it being felt in St Patrick's, Grenada.

In its update yesterday, Grenada's National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) said at least 43 "mostly low magnitudes volcanic earthquakes" - in the magnitude range of 1.5 to 2.3 - had occurred between that first tremor and 10:41 a.m. yesterday. There were a few larger events with the largest at magnitude 3.0.
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