Earth Changes
Logger Mikhail Shabaldin, 41, was sitting on the toilet while at work in a remote Russian village before vanishing.
Tiger footprints were found at the scene in Khabarovsk, the eastern region which borders China.
A terrifying video of Mikhail's shocked colleague reacting to pieces of toilet paper and even the missing man's bloodied clothes and innards has led locals to fear for the logger's fate.
Majestic amur tigers - the world's largest felines - prey wildlife and humans alike in Russia, China and North Korea.
More than 1,000 square miles of Bolivian forests have been destroyed by wildfires, authorities say.
So far 280,000 hectares, an area equivalent to just less than twice that of greater London, has been devastated in a southeastern region bordering Brazil and Paraguay.
As of Friday, Bolivia's Santa Cruz fire department said 15 fires have yet to be contained and continue to threaten, among others, the Nembiguasu conservation area.
This is not the first incident for the company in recent months. In early July, the company's underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico burst, followed by an underwater fire, which caused a mesmerizing sight dubbed the "eye of fire" by the media.
An explosion followed by fire occurred on Sunday at an oil platform of the Mexican oil company Pemex, six people were injured, local media reported.
Also, the media reported an alleged statement by the company operating the facility on fire, indicating that the cause was a bolt of lightning striking the ethylene tower.
Date & time: 22 Aug 2021 21:33:20 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 22 Aug 2021 7:33 pm (GMT -2)
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 60.4°S / 25.05°W↗ (South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands)
Comment: The earlier event: Major magnitude 6.8 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, South Sandwich Islands, 21 Aug
Henri had already delivered record-breaking rain totals and widespread flooding hours before its projected landfall Sunday afternoon. Heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains and drivers plowed through foot-deep water in a few spots Saturday night in New York City and New Jersey.
Now a tropical storm, Henri is still projected to bring another three to six inches of rainfall Sunday as the system moves over Long Island and into New England.
Flash flood warnings were issued beginning Saturday night and into Sunday morning throughout the five boroughs and northern New Jersey.
Ten people are dead and approximately 40 people are missing in Humphreys County after severe flooding rocked the community Saturday.
Crews were going house to house in search of the missing people late Saturday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told The Tennessean. Davis said the flooding event is the worst he has seen in his 28 years with the department.
Power outages and a lack cell phone service has compounded the problems. Portable units will be brought in to help establish communication lines, Davis said.
Rural roads and highways throughout Humphreys County were washed away Saturday.
The Tennessee National Guard was deployed to the county to assist residents there after up to 12 inches of rain fell in parts of Middle Tennessee on Saturday and caused catastrophic flooding.
More than 15 inches fell in Humphreys County, prompting water rescues, flooding roadways and briefly closing a large section of Interstate 40. The Piney River also shattered record water levels, the National Weather Service Nashville reported.
These Wyoming Department of Transportation webcams captured traces of snow on US 26 in the southern Absaroka/northern Wind River Range near Wind River Lake Saturday, at an elevation around 9,609 feet.
Meanwhile, fire managers on the Crater Ridge Fire in the Big Horns reported waking up to snow on the ground and heavy fog Saturday morning.
Date & time: 22 Aug 2021 00:45:08 UTC - 8 hours ago
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 21 Aug 2021 10:45 pm (GMT -2)
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 60.21°S / 24.4°W↗ (South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands)

Flood rescue in Veracruz, Mexico after heavy rain from Hurricane Grace, 21 August 2021.
The category 3 storm had wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour, or 201 km/h, when it slammed into the Veracruz coast, bringing down trees, damaging buildings and turning off the power for thousands.
Grace had weakened by mid-morning Saturday with it being downgraded to a tropical storm with top winds of 112 km/h. However, according to the state governor, at least eight people were killed and he urged people to seek high ground and warned several more rivers would soon flood with more rain still expected this weekend.















Comment: News reports show that there have been fires at the Pemex facility in 2015 and 2019 - and there may be more - in addition to the two fires in 2021.
Similar incidents in the last few years:
- Massive explosion hits Balongan oil refinery in Indonesia (2021)
- Massive petrochemical terminal explosion rocks Zhuhai Port, China
- Fire erupts after explosion at Iranian petrochemicals plant
See also: SOTT Exclusive: The growing threat of underground fires and explosions