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Update: Lightning strikes kill 42 across Bangladesh in 24 hours

The Hindu
Fri, 13 May 2016 19:16 UTC

In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain. File photo for representation purpose only.

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In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain. File photo for representation purpose only.

At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed in Bangladesh within the last 24 hours after being struck by lightning during thundershowers, officials said on Friday.

The Meteorological office said the downpour brought with it thundershowers in 14 districts including Dhaka.

Nine people were killed in five districts on Friday as rain has been lashing several parts of the country after a spell of heat waves. Thirty-three people, including children and women, were killed on Thursday in 12 different districts.

The lightning that accompanied the seasonal nor'wester storms claimed the highest eight lives in northwestern Pabna, five each in neighbouring Sirajganj and Rajshahi districts.

Police said Dhaka, Chittagong, Joypurhat and Naogaon saw two deaths each while one person died after being struck by bolt in Sunamganj on Friday.

In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain.

Lightning strikes kill five in West Bengal, India

dnaindia.com
Fri, 13 May 2016 17:18 UTC

Eight persons suffered burn injuries due to lightning strikes (File Photo)

At least five people were killed and eight injured across Malda district after being struck by lightning during thundershowers, officials said on Friday.

Two persons were killed in Harischandrapur area of the district when lightning struck them, a district police official said. In Chanchol, one person was killed after being struck by a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm. Elsewhere in the district, two more deaths were reported due to the lightning, the official said.

Eight persons suffered burn injuries due to lightning strikes in different parts of the district and are being treated at Malda Hospital. Two persons were killed in lightning in North Dinajpur district, a district official said. While the squall brought the mercury down in North Bengal, South Bengal continued to sizzle under sweltering heat with no northwester for the past several days.

Source: PTI

Strong eruption of Turrialba Volcano affects Costa Rican capitol

Prensa Latina
The Extinction Protocol
Fri, 13 May 2016 14:58 UTC

The strong eruption by volcano Turrialba at the 01:19 local time affected a great part of the Costa Rican capital, which got up Thursday covered by a thin layer of ashes. Television stations transmitted images of the exact moment of the explosion, with a column of smoke and ashes, gases and other materials.

The Turrialba is 3,340 meters high, the 2nd highest in Costa Rica after the Irazu volcano, with 3,432 meters, and the experts stated that after this eruption, which lasted 11 minutes, the volcano went back to its passive state.

Most of the affectations were located in the Central Valley, particularly San Jose, the capital, and the smell at sulfur was still present, just as ashes in the air. Though the majority said that till now they have not presented any difficulty for this exhalation of the colossus, specialists recommend the asthmatic people and persons who suffer lung diseases to avoid to inhale the air impregnated with these gases. Specialists of the Volcano and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica talk about the perception of tremors of low intensity in the entrails of the Turrialba, that on Thursday, April 28th increased its eruptive activity.

Comment: More on this active volcano:

Welcome back: First wolverine to be seen in North Dakota in nearly 150 years is shot for "tormenting the cows"

Outdoorhub
Thu, 12 May 2016 13:46 UTC

The first wolverine to be spotted in North Dakota in nearly 150 years came to an unceremonious end last month after it was shot and killed while harassing livestock. The 30-pound male wolverine was shot by a ranch hand near Alexander after it was spotted in a calving pasture on April 24. The ranch hand, Jared Hatter, said the critter was "tormenting the cows" when he found it. It is unknown whether Hatter had identified the creature as a wolverine before he shot it, or thought it was some other predatory animal.

In either case, officials say that Hatter appeared to have done nothing wrong. Although North Dakota may not have had a visit from a wolverine in well over a century, the state surprisingly still has a closed hunting season for the animal. More to the point, the state also allows ranchers to kill predators that attack or harass livestock. In this case, it just happened to be an animal that covered a lot of territory.

Rock-hard hailstones the size of tennis balls pound fishermen in China

Andrew McDonald
Daily Star (UK)
Thu, 12 May 2016 20:29 UTC

PELTED: The fishermen hope to avoid a beating from the hail stones

Tennis ball-sized hailstones showered down on a group of screaming men on a fishing trip.

Huge rocks of hail cascaded from the heavens, crashing into the ground and water around the yelling men in Baise, China.

Luckily the fishermen came prepared - it being monsoon season - sporting big umbrellas to guard them from the missiles.

Although it's uncertain whether they would be able to withstand too much pelting with hail of that force.

At that size and speed, the hailstones could easily cause serious injury.

Fishermen get hit by ridiculously large hailstones by Newsflare

Giant Earth cracks and holes swallow 150 hectares of land in San Isidro, Ecuador

Strange Sounds
Wed, 11 May 2016 05:45 UTC

They call it now the San Isidro fault and it has started opening up suddenly after the M7.8 earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, 2016. This giant Earth crack has already swallowed up about 116 hectares of land, destroyed a farm and is threatening farmers. Officials are preoccupied!

The strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Ecuador on April 16, 2016 had another powerful consequence in San Isidro.

Large cracks and holes have already swallowed more than 150 hectares of fields and destroyed an entire farm with about 70 heads of cattle, and chickens and some houses threatening farmers' lifes.

The main event occurred suddenly in a loud boom.

Farmer Gonzalo was at home with his wife his daughter, 5 years, and his nephew when the the house started falling apart.

Then, outside, they were surrounded by holes and cracks.

They were able to save about 20 calves and cows from the armageddon.

Comment: Some other signs of earth 'opening up' in recent times include:

Loud boom, shaking buildings prompt calls to sheriff in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Daniel Coates
WCYB
Tue, 10 May 2016 11:52 UTC

Several people have called emergency dispatchers about a loud boom and buildings shaking Tuesday morning near Blountville.

News 5 WCYB checked with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and they told us they also received several calls.

Most of the callers were along Highway 126 between Blountville and Bristol.

Officers and firefighters have been checking the area, but so far they have not determined what caused it.

Circumhorizontal arc creates colorful clouds around Massachusetts

A. J. Burnett
WCVB 5
Tue, 10 May 2016 18:40 UTC

The colorful clouds are part of something called a "circumhorizontal arc," and we are getting into the time of year when we can see these at our latitude.

The colors are caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals that look like a hexagonal plate. The crystal refracts the sunlight, like a prism, and separates the light into colors that we can see (ROYGBIV). The ice crystals need to be horizontally oriented to allow the sunlight to enter the side of the crystal, get refracted inside the plate, then exit the bottom of the crystal.

The reason we can now see these circumhorizontal arcs is because the sun has to be higher than 58 degrees above the horizon. You may find such arcs usually during the midday hours.

The halo actually extends 360 degrees around the sky, however, it is only visible when the refracted light is reflected off of clouds.

Car partially submerges into sinkhole in San Francisco, California

Hannah Albarazi
CBS News - SF Bay Area
Tue, 10 May 2016 18:07 UTC

A car was partially submerged in a sinkhole in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Tuesday evening.

A bystander took photos of the black car stopped on Mission and New Montgomery streets at about 6 p.m.

The front driver's side wheel of the vehicle, a black Chevrolet, was in the hole in the middle of the road.

Traffic had come to a standstill and emergency crews were on the scene. Muni buses were stopped at the intersection.

A crowd of pedestrians gathered around the intersection, many heading home on their evening commutes.

Comment: 17-foot sinkhole collapses street in San Francisco, California

Lightning strikes kill four in Andhra Pradesh, India

Business Standard
Thu, 12 May 2016 19:13 UTC

Four persons including two children were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in North Andhra region today.

The lightning claimed the lives of K Someswara Rao (9) and his brother K Praveen Kumar (5) when they were playing outside their house in Billaput area under Dumbriguda mandal in the Agency area of Visakhapatnam.

Sub-inspector of Dumbriguda police station B Ramakrishna said bodies would be sent for autopsy.

Two shepherds were killed in lightning strike in Jeegiram area under Saluru police station limits in Vizianagaram district early morning. They were identified as A China Sambayya (60) and M Siva (25).

The two were grazing the sheep in a field. The incident came to light after the sheep returned home without the owners.

Sub-Inspector of Salur police station, AS Rao, said bodies were handed over to the relatives following the autopsy.

Source: Press Trust of India

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Earth Changes

Update: Lightning strikes kill 42 across Bangladesh in 24 hours

Lightning strikes kill five in West Bengal, India

Strong eruption of Turrialba Volcano affects Costa Rican capitol

Welcome back: First wolverine to be seen in North Dakota in nearly 150 years is shot for "tormenting the cows"

Rock-hard hailstones the size of tennis balls pound fishermen in China

Giant Earth cracks and holes swallow 150 hectares of land in San Isidro, Ecuador

Loud boom, shaking buildings prompt calls to sheriff in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Circumhorizontal arc creates colorful clouds around Massachusetts

Car partially submerges into sinkhole in San Francisco, California

Lightning strikes kill four in Andhra Pradesh, India

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