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Multiple cities in southern Ontario, Canada are being invaded by wild coyotes

Eul Basa
Narcity
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:47 UTC

Coyotes are commonly found in parks and ravines throughout the Greater Toronto Area, but recently have recently been invading urban areas in southern Ontario with greater frequency.

Several isolated incidents with coyotes have been reported in the following cities, all within the first two months of 2018:

Collingwood

A Collingwood family reported wild attack on their dog by what they believe was a pack of coyotes. The incident occurred right in their backyard on Jan. 23.

"She got out and I ran to grab her and call her back in and she had headed to the backyard and that's when I heard these noises," Kristina, the mother, said. "I took her into the vet and they saw fang marks. She had to have surgery, there is a drainage tube sticking out."

Apparently, this wasn't the first coyote sighting in the area — according to a community-formed Facebook group, a pack of three tried to attack another neighbourhood dog on Jan. 15 and 20.

Six sinkholes open in The Villages, Florida

Austin L. Miller
Ocala Star-Banner
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:05 UTC

Two homes affected by the sinkholes have been evacuated. Two other homes have been evacuated as a safety precaution.

A south Marion County woman was surprised early Thursday morning by sinkholes opening up near her home.

The house is at 17092 SE 79th McLawren Terrace in The Villages, Emergency Management Director Preston Bowlin said.

That home and a neighboring one affected by the sinkholes were condemned, he said. Two other homes have been evacuated as a safety precaution. Seven people have been displaced.

Bowlin said there were six sinkholes.

Wrong place, wrong time: Rare eastern imperial eagle turns up in Denmark

The Local (Denmark)
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:08 UTC

A rare eastern imperial eagle has been spotted near Aabenraa Fjord in southern Denmark.

Sightings of the species, which has a wingspan of just under two metres, are very rare at Danish latitudes.

"This is probably the only imperial eagle in the whole of northern Europe right now," said ornithologist and birdwatching guide author Klaus Malling Olsen.

The eastern imperial is one of the rarest eagles in Europe, with the population of the bird estimated to be around 500 pairs.

No more than 30 sightings of the species have been registered in Denmark since records began, and most of these have come during the spring or autumn.

How microplastics are contaminating seabirds in the remote Aleutian Islands, Alaska

The Weather Network
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:29 UTC

A red-faced cormorant on its nest on St. Paul Island in summer 2015.

Coal mines had their canaries. When it comes to microplastics in the ocean, Alaska has its seabirds.

A nearly decade-long University of Alaska project to monitor the ecology of puffins, crested auklets and other seabirds that flock to the storm-tossed Aleutian Islands has produced crucial baseline information about microplastics contamination in marine waters off Alaska.

Of more than 200 Aleutian birds initially examined, nearly 1 in 5 turned out to have some type of organic materials in their stomachs, researchers found.

Further investigation revealed that plastic contamination goes well beyond items in birds' guts.

Nearly all of the birds subsequently examined tested positive for at least one type of phthalate in their muscle tissue, said Veronica Padula, a PhD candidate focusing on plastics contamination. There are many types of phthalates, but Padula tested the birds for the six that are considered high priorities by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Mysterious enriched uranium particle detected in skies over Alaska's Aleutian Islands

RT
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:44 UTC

Scientists have found a "highly unusual" particle enriched with uranium in the skies over Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The source of the substance, which is typically used in nuclear fuel and bombs, is still unclear.

The mysterious substance "containing a very small amount of enriched uranium" was found at an altitude of 7km (4.3 miles) above Alaska's Aleutian Islands, according to a report issued by the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity.

It is the first time the group of US scientists has detected enriched uranium-235 in their 20-year study. They were making no special attempt to sample radioactive material, when they came across it during a routine flight to check atmospheric conditions in August 2016.

"During 20 years of aircraft sampling of millions of particles in the global atmosphere, we have rarely encountered a particle with a similarly high content of 238U [uranium-238] and never a particle with enriched 235U [uranium-235]," an abstract from the article says, with the full study to be published in April.

Hailstorms cause extensive damage to crops in 984 villages across Madhya Pradesh, India

India Today
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:51 UTC

Crop damage

As many as 984 villages in Madhya Pradesh were hit by recent hailstorms that caused extensive damage to crops, an official said today.

Villages in Sehore, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Raisen and other districts in the state were lashed by hailstorms between Sunday and Monday.

State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday held a meeting here and took a review of the post-hailstorm situation. He directed the officials to estimate the crop damage in a transparent manner, a public relations department official said.

During the meeting, Chouhan was informed that 984 villages were affected by hailstorms, he said.

Comment: See also this report from the state of Maharashtra: Unusual hailstorm kills 2 and damages crops in India

Man killed in dog attack in Owensboro, Kentucky

Brett Allega
Tristate Homepage
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:15 UTC

Owensboro Police confirm a man was killed and a woman was injured in a dog attack Thursday evening.

Police say this happened at a home on Heritage Park Drive on the city's southwest side. We're told at least three dogs were living at the home, but, it is unclear how many were involved in the attack.

Police said one of the dogs tried to attack responding officers and was shot and killed.

Detectives are still trying to piece together what happened.

We will pass along updates as we learn more.

Extremely rare deep sea megamouth shark found on coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines

The Star (UK)
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:46 UTC

RARE SIGHT: The extremely rare megamouth shark washed ashore in Negros Oriental

Fishermen in remote village were fearing armageddon after a super-rare shark washed up on their shores

Locals spotted the stranded 15ft-long megamouth shark on the beach in Negros Oriental, Philippines.

There have only been a handful of sightings of the extremely rare species in the world and superstitious locals believe a dead creature being washed ashore is a sign of impending doom.

Villager Paulino Ocana said: "This is very bad luck. There is a sense that something very bad is coming.

"A big disaster could be coming and we're preparing for it."

Peter Ramirez, a fisherman who was among those who hauled ashore the shark, said: "The animal was dead.

Heavy rain leaves 4 dead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Yahoo News
Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:28 UTC

Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro flood streets

Heavy rain and high winds in Rio de Janeiro have left four people dead.

Overnight storms flooded roads, downed trees and damaged several homes. Several hospitals lost power and were forced to run on generators.

By Thursday evening, authorities had cordoned off more than 50 homes that had been severely damaged in the Alemao slum complex and another neighborhood.

Rare small earthquake rocks Beijing, China

eTurboNews
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 07:02 UTC

4.3-magnitude quake struck near China's capital

A rare small earthquake rattled the Chinese capital Beijing on Monday, the government said.

The 4.3-magnitude quake was centered in an area just south of the city in the neighboring province of Hebei.

The epicenter was in a county that is part of Hebei's Langfang city.

There were no immediate reports of any damage, and buildings in Beijing shook only slightly.

China is frequently hit by earthquakes, many of which are centered in the southwest of the country.

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Earth Changes

Multiple cities in southern Ontario, Canada are being invaded by wild coyotes

Six sinkholes open in The Villages, Florida

Wrong place, wrong time: Rare eastern imperial eagle turns up in Denmark

How microplastics are contaminating seabirds in the remote Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Mysterious enriched uranium particle detected in skies over Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Hailstorms cause extensive damage to crops in 984 villages across Madhya Pradesh, India

Man killed in dog attack in Owensboro, Kentucky

Extremely rare deep sea megamouth shark found on coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines

Heavy rain leaves 4 dead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rare small earthquake rocks Beijing, China

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