Lightning struck the US Capitol building and Washington Monument simultaneously on New Year's Eve which garnered responses from netizens on social media.
A user remarked on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "After posting the videos of lightning simultaneously striking the U.S. Capitol building and the Washington Monument on New Year's Eve, I have lots of people telling me it's a sign or omen. Much of it based on their own political beliefs. I also think it's a sign. A sign that lightning often strikes the tallest objects."
Sao Paulo, Brazil Yahoo! News Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:46 UTC
Hail in Sao Paulo collapses the roof of a supermarket and injures people.
The Brazilian meteorological institute forecast had warned earlier of hail and heavy rains across the region, highlighting risks such as power outages and flooding.
Enthusiasts from across the UK have been descending on Kent this festive season, drawn by the rare sighting of an American bird. Spotted for the first time on Christmas Eve near Maidstone in New Hythe, the American yellow warbler has caused quite a stir among the birdwatching community.
The warbler, an "extremely rare visitor to Britain and Ireland" as described by the British Trust for Ornithology, attracted dozens more spectators on Monday when it was seen perching in an alder tree. Austin Morley, a wildlife and bird blogger, shared his experience on social media, recalling how the elusive bird made his group wait almost five hours before showing itself.
His Facebook post read: "Sensational day in Kent yesterday, with prolonged point blank views of the American yellow warbler at New Hythe and the scops owl at Broadstairs. No better way to end the birding year."
Wichita Falls police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child after a reported dog attack at a residence on Sunday night.
According to Sgt. Brett Keith, Public Information Officer with the Wichita Falls Police Department, officers responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Wesley Drive on Sunday, December 29, 2024, just after 5 p.m., in reference to a dog attack.
Sgt. Keith said information collected from the scene revealed that a dog "busted out of the kennel" and attacked a two-year-old child, resulting in the child suffering severe injuries.
According to Sgt. Keith, the two-year-old female child later passed away at the hospital.
Sgt. Keith said detectives with WFPD's Juvenile Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation. He said the investigation is ongoing.
No additional details have been released at this time.
Massive waves pound two continents along 10,000 miles of coastline at the same time a Day After Tomorrow super freeze event is poised to settle in over power producing states that will require record electrical consumption with ZERO possibility for these states to export power to record demand areas.
A man has died after a shark attack off the Central Queensland coast.
Police were called to the Humpy Island camping area in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18 kilometres off the mainland, following reports that a man had been attacked.
The 40-year-old was fishing with family members when he was attacked about 4:37pm and sustained life-threatening injuries to his neck.
An emergency service helicopter was on the scene with paramedics.
Due to heavy rain on Sunday there were reports of flash flooding in the Bukit Timah neighborhood.
According to the national water agency PUB, many parts of Singapore experienced heavy rainfall on Sunday afternoon. Due to high water levels in the adjacent drains and Bukit Timah Canal, flash floods started to occur around 5 pm along Dunearn Road and Bukit Timah Road near King Albert Park.
In a Sunday afternoon Facebook post, the agency stated, "PUB's Quick Response Teams were deployed ahead of the rain and later closed off affected lanes, directing traffic away from floodwaters." It was 20 minutes until the flash floods stopped.
The Bukit Timah area is prone to floods, according to PUB, and within the previous 10 years, drainage enhancement projects have been completed along the Bukit Timah Canal and Bukit Timah First Diversion Canal.
Bujarar area in the municipality of Tokra in eastern Libya witnessed floods on Friday evening and Saturday morning, which caused damage to about 30 homes, without recording any injuries among citizens, according to what was reported by the Director of the Media Office of the Red Crescent, Tokra Branch, Mohammed Al-Dinali.
Al-Dinali has explained that the weather conditions are currently stable, while the Red Crescent teams continue to work to remove the effects of the floods, including opening the coastal road that was flooded by rainwater and securing the needs of the affected families.
On Thursday, the main emergency room in the Red Crescent's branch sent ambulance and emergency teams to the area after receiving reports of rising water levels.
Ryan Bourke and Blake Antrobus News.com.au Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:57 UTC
One Kingaroy resident captured video of streets being inundated with floodwaters.
A major emergency warning has been issued for parts of Queensland after a regional city was smashed by 82mm of rain in a single hour.
Kingaroy, in the South Burnett region of Queensland, was hit by the deluge on Monday night, with one resident capturing footage of the city's waterlogged streets.
"I haven't seen that since 2011," another person in the car is heard saying as the vehicle drives past torrents of water.
A woman is heard saying someone outside the local IGA is "stuck".
A whopping 82mm of rain was recorded earlier in the afternoon, while 68mm was recorded in Dalby, in the Western Downs region.
A shark attack off of Egypt's Red Sea coastline has left one tourist dead and another injured, officials have said.
In a statement, the north African nation's environment ministry said Sunday's incident occurred north of Marsa Alam, a resort town in eastern Egypt popular with divers.
It added that the attack occurred in "deep waters outside of the designated swimming area".
While the ministry only said that the two victims were foreign, the AFP news agency reported they were Italian nationals, citing an unnamed source at the Italian foreign ministry.
The 48-year-old man who died was a resident of Rome, while the injured man was 69, according to AFP.
Comment: A day later: Tourist killed in shark attack off Egyptian coast