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Dead humpback whale washes ashore near Jalama Beach, California

ksby.com
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:33 UTC

A humpback whale carcass has washed ashore near Jalama Beach.

Justin Viezbicke with the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program says access to the whale has been difficult for his team as the carcass has been floating in and out of the water with the tide.

They're hoping to determine a cause of death along with other information on the whale, but don't know when that will be done.

Mystery over surge in coyote attacks in Vancouver park - 40 in 9 months

Leyland Cecco
The Guardian
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:10 UTC

© Rory Merry
Six coyotes have been put down but none have tested positive for distemper or rabies, which could explain the aggression.

Coyotes are stalking and biting visitors in a popular Vancouver park in record numbers, in a mysterious surge of attacks that is baffling experts and dividing the city.

In the roughly nine months since December 2020, 40 coyote attacks in Stanley Park have been reported, including one last week where a 69-year-old man was bitten on the leg while walking on a trail. None have so far been fatal.

The figure is four times the number of attacks recorded over the last 30 years combined.

"In a normal year, there is no contact between a coyote and a person," said Nadia Xenakis, urban wildlife programmes coordinator with the Stanley Park Ecology Society. Even in years in which some aggression is seen, the behaviour is typically attributed to the animals' breeding season.

Lightning strike kills 3 women in Jharkhand, India

Devdiscourse.com
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:23 UTC

Three women working in a paddy field in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district were killed on Tuesday when lightning struck them, an official said.

Four women working in the field near Sakhi Garden under Rajmahal block were hit by lightning and were brought to hospital for treatment by the villagers, where the doctors declared three women dead.

Confirming the incident, Sub-Divisional Officer, Rajmahal, Roshan Sah said that the injured woman has been referred to Sahibganj Hospital for better treatment.

Source: PTI

Lightning strike in western Wisconsin kills construction worker, seriously injures another

Kyle Brown
kstp.com
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:14 UTC

Authorities say a lightning strike killed a man and seriously injured another while they were working on ladders Tuesday morning in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

According to the Dunn County Sheriff's Office, a crew at a construction site reported that two men were down and had possibly been struck by lightning around 11:11 p.m. One of the victims was reportedly not breathing.

When emergency personnel arrived, they found two victims, ages 60 and 20. The 60-year-old was not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene. The younger victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, the sheriff's office said.

Five missing after floods and mudflows in Dagestan, Russia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:58 UTC

Teams from the Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) of Russia are searching for 5 people who were swept away by floods and mudflows in mountainous areas of Dagestan.

Heavy rain affected the republic from 22 to 23 August, 2021. EMERCOM reported flooding damaged hundreds of homes and roads across the districts of Gunibsky, Gergebilsky, Levashinsky, Laksky and Kurakhsky. Damage to a pipeline has left thousands without gas.

Flooding caused severe damage in the community of Urma in Levashinsky District in particular, where at least 1 house was completely destroyed and 600 others damaged.

15 dead after floods and mudslides in Merida, Venezuela

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:46 UTC

Flood damage in Merida, Venezuela, August 2021.

At least 15 people have died after heavy rain caused foods and mudslides in the state of Mérida in western Venezuela.

Hours of heavy rain fell on the steep slopes surrounding the Mocotíes Valley Area late on 23 August 2021. Mudslides and overflowing rivers inundated communities in the valley below. Powerful floods dragged cars through streets, buried roads with mud, rocks and debris and damaged or destroyed homes. Power supply has been cut in affected areas.

Governor of the state, Ramon Guevara, reported 11 fatalities in the municipality of Tovar and two in the municipality of Antonio Pinto Salinas. Officials later reported 2 fatalities in Sucre municipality. Six people are thought to be still missing.

Signs and Portents: Rare two-headed turtle and 6 albino turtles hatch at conservation centre in London, Ontario

Jaden Lee-Lincoln
CTV News
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:05 UTC

Sam Arevalo of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority holds up two rarities: An albino baby snapping turtle and a two-headed map turtle.

© Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
Sam Arevalo of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority holds up two rarities: An albino baby snapping turtle and a two-headed map turtle.

It's a hatching season unlike any other for the Turtle Team at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), whose main goal is to repopulate endangered turtle species like the spiny softshell turtle and others.

Scott Gillingwater, a species at risk biologist for UTRCA, says it's been a successful hatching season with the roughly 4,500 spiny softshell turtles they'll be raising -- and some unique newborns including a two-headed map turtle and six albino snapping turtles.

"That could be genetic, it could be pollutants, but I think the reason we're seeing more than typical is because we are being successful in our efforts. We're bringing in more eggs. There's always a higher chance the more eggs you have," said Gillingwater.

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake off Kuril Islands, Russia

Volcano Discovery
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:01 UTC

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 39 km depth

Date & time: 24 Aug 2021 05:37:52 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 24 Aug 2021 4:37 pm (GMT +11)
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 48.74°N / 154.96°E↗ (North Pacific Ocean, Russia)

Routes cut and dozens stranded by heavy snowstorm in Neuquén, Argentina

Clarin.com
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:19 UTC

The snow covered Caviahue and the temperature dropped to minus 20 degrees

The heavy snowfall that occurred in recent days in the Andean region began to cause complications. There were around 50 people stranded in the Bariloche bus terminal and the Municipality of Neuquén reported that the terminal of the capital city receives services from long-distance companies that left for the different areas of the province, but that they had to return because they did not can circulate.

For now, traffic on Route 237 was cut off due to the complicated situation in the Collón Cura area. This route connects Bariloche with Piedra del Águila and the cities of the Alto Valle.

In addition to route 237, the National Highway suspended traffic on routes 40 and 22 where the inconvenience to circulate due to accumulation of snow persists .

Lightning bolt kills 4 youngsters, another kills 3 adults in Bangladesh

Business Standard
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:42 UTC

At least seven people including four teens were killed and three more injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sadar and Chirirbandar upazilas in Dinajpur on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Sajjad, 13, son of Ainul Islam, Atiq, 16, son of Bablu Mia, Mim, 10, son of Saju Mandal, Apon, 16, of Kalipur area, Abdur Razzak, 28, son of Saimul Islam, Nur Islam, 26, son of Moksed Ali and Abbas Ali, 25, son of Altaf Hossain.

Police said the children were playing in the ground at Upasahar of Sadar upazila around 3:30pm while the thunderbolt struck them killing three on the spot and injuring several others.

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Earth Changes

Dead humpback whale washes ashore near Jalama Beach, California

Mystery over surge in coyote attacks in Vancouver park - 40 in 9 months

Lightning strike kills 3 women in Jharkhand, India

Lightning strike in western Wisconsin kills construction worker, seriously injures another

Five missing after floods and mudflows in Dagestan, Russia

15 dead after floods and mudslides in Merida, Venezuela

Signs and Portents: Rare two-headed turtle and 6 albino turtles hatch at conservation centre in London, Ontario

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake off Kuril Islands, Russia

Routes cut and dozens stranded by heavy snowstorm in Neuquén, Argentina

Lightning bolt kills 4 youngsters, another kills 3 adults in Bangladesh

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