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Lightning bolt kills 3 in Rwanda

Michel Nkurunziza
all Africa
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:41 UTC

Three people have so far been confirmed dead over last night's lightning as heavy rains continue in Western and Northern provinces. The three killed have been residents of Karongi district in Bwishyura sector.

The three have been identified as 55 year-old Josephine Mekeshimana , 15 year- old Violette Mukarugema from Nyarusazi cell and another neighboring 4 year -old kid, Paul Byukusenge

According to the area executive secretary, Emmanuel Mutuyimana of Bwishyura sector, the three were struck dead while they tried to harvest rainwater.

It should be recalled that recently the ministry of disaster (MIDAMAR) revealed that research on high capacity lightning rods would be completed by the end of June this year arguing that an average of one person every day, especially during heavy rains or above normal rains, is usually killed by thunderstorms.

Lightning strikes kill at least 11 over 36 hours in Madhya Pradesh, India

Hindustan Times
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 13:15 UTC

At least 11 people, including three women, were killed after being struck by lightning in Raisen and Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh over the last 36 hours.

In the latest incident, three men who had taken shelter at a temple amid rain died after the lighting struck the temple in Chorhata area of Rewa district on Saturday afternoon. The three men aged between 30 and 35 years, who died have been identified as Dinesh Pandit, Harish Bunkar and Umesh Kol.

Earlier on Friday, lightning struck labourers working on an agricultural farm in Raisen district's Sayeedpur village on Friday morning, killing two women and injuring seven others. A similar occurrence in the district's Sunehra village killed a 52-year-old man later in the day.

Lighting also killed a 14-year-old boy in Rewa district's Badowa village, also resulting in the death of seven goats.

Mount Bulusan spews ash 1.5 kilometer high in the Philippines

news.abs-cbn.com
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:10 UTC

Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon spews a 1.5-kilometer high ash column in a steam-driven or phreatic explosion

Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon, Bicol spewed a 1.5-kilometer- high ash column Friday afternoon, in a steam-driven explosion.

According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in Sorsogon, the phreatic explosion occurred at approximately 4:54 p.m. Friday, and lasted for close to four minutes.

The dark gray ash plume expelled by the volcano drifted towards the northeast, causing ash to fall in Casiguran, Juban, Barcelona, and Gubat.

Alert Level 1, indicating abnormal activity, remains over Bulusan Volcano, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in its 6 p.m. notice.

This indicates that hydrothermal processes are underway beneath the volcano, which may lead to more steam-driven eruptions, the agency said.

It also reminded the public not to enter the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ).

Hail to the size of baseballs batter Goodland, Kansas

Matt Miller
ksnt.com
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:38 UTC

While not unheard of in September, an unusually strong hail storm hammered the northwestern part of the state Thursday evening. Damage in Goodland was particularly bad. The National Weather Service office in Goodland reported hail to the size of baseballs in the Northwest Kansas town.

As our evening anchor, Brooke Lennington, has mentioned on-air before, her family is from Goodland and still lives there. She passed along a photo from her mother's home in Goodland that suffered serious damage from the hail that combined with high winds.

Damage at the home of Brooke Lennington's mother in Goodland Thursday evening.

Two killed by lightning bolt in Bihar, India

NDTV
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:27 UTC

Two persons were killed when lightning struck their hutment at Orahi East village in Bihar's Araria district last night, polie said today.

Imraha police outpost incharge Rajiv Kumar said Ramanand Yadav and his son Bikash Yadav were sleeping at their house near the police outpost when lightning struck their little dwelling, killing both on the spot.

The bodies have been sent to the Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.

Source: Press Trust of India

Dead humpback whale found in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

Monica Antonio
Nature World News
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:53 UTC

A whale washed up in Sea Isle City on Friday.

The carcass of a young humpback whale washed up in Sea Isle City on Friday afternoon, 3.p.m.

According to Press of Atlantic City, the whale was previously spotted off the coast of Strathmere earlier in the day. The humpback whale's cause of death is still unknown, but Bob Schoelkopf said that the animal could not have been attacked by a shark or any predator because there were no visible bite marks.

Schoelkopf believes that the young animal may have been ill or its mother died. Officials say that the young male humpback whale could have been dead for four or five days before it washed up on the beach, Ocean City Patch reports.

Closer view of whale pic.twitter.com/AaShWxz7zW

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Farmer found dead, likely gored by bull in Verona, Kentucky

Alex Suckow
wlwt.com
Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:34 UTC

A man found dead in Northern Kentucky appears to have been gored by a bull, authorities said.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office said fire officials were called just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday to the 13000 block of U.S. 42 in Verona for reports of a dead man in a field.

Major Tom Scheben said Ricky Miller, 53, had been working on the family farm during the morning when he was probably attacked by the bull on a hillside.

Officials said it is up to the family to determine what to do with the bull.

The Boone County coroner was called to the scene and will determine the official cause of death.

Second dead dolphin found in Penang, Malaysia

The Star
Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:19 UTC

Sad fate: The carcass of the dolphin that washed up on the Teluk Bayu beach.

A dead dolphin washed ashore at the Teluk Bayu beach in Teluk Kumbar, the second such incident in the area within a month.

Beach-goers spotted the carcass, took pictures of it and uploaded them on social media. The images have since gone viral.

The first case occurred last month in which a dead dolphin, believed to have choked on plastic, was found along the beach off Pulau Jerejak.

It was not clear how the dolphin in the latest incident had died.

According to Universiti Sains Malaysia marine biologist Dr Aileen Tan, it was common for turtles to choke on plastic refuse, thinking that these were jellyfish.

Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest level ever

RT
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:52 UTC

The ice layer of the Arctic Sea has reached its minimum extent last week, the second lowest point in the satellite-tracked record, just above the absolute minimum recorded back in 2012.

The lowest point of ice coverage was reached on September 10, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) revealed after studying satellite data. The frozen layer on that day stood at 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles), compared to the lowest record reached on September 17, 2012 when the satellites registered 3.39 million square kilometers (1.31 million square miles).

The September 10 reading was the second lowest recorded level of Arctic ice in the 37-year satellite record bookkeeping. The third lowest reading was recorded on September 18, 2007, at 4.15 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles).

World's longest-lasting lightning bolt was recorded in France

Phys.org
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:59 UTC

The UN World Meteorological Organization announced that France held the record for longest-lasting lightning bolt, with a flash of 7.74 seconds

At a little over seven seconds France's lasts the longest but America's is by far the biggest.

The UN World Meteorological Organization on Friday announced that France held the record for longest-lasting lightning bolt, with a flash on August 30, 2012 in the southeast of France lighting up the sky for a full 7.74 seconds.

The horizontal bolt travelled 200 kilometres (125 miles), the WMO's Rapporteur of Weather & Climate Extremes, Randall Cerveny, told AFP.

"It was a "cloud-to-cloud" discharge," Cerveny said.

France was bested, however, in the distance stakes by the US.

A lightning strike on June 20, 2007 in the state of Oklahoma covered a distance of 321 kilometres, the WMO said.

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Earth Changes

Lightning bolt kills 3 in Rwanda

Lightning strikes kill at least 11 over 36 hours in Madhya Pradesh, India

Mount Bulusan spews ash 1.5 kilometer high in the Philippines

Hail to the size of baseballs batter Goodland, Kansas

Two killed by lightning bolt in Bihar, India

Dead humpback whale found in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

Farmer found dead, likely gored by bull in Verona, Kentucky

Second dead dolphin found in Penang, Malaysia

Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest level ever

World's longest-lasting lightning bolt was recorded in France

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