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Man critically injured by shark on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia


ITV
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:26 UTC
Shark attacks
A man has been critically injured in a shark attack in Australia while spear fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.

The 26-year-old was repeatedly bitten on his left leg by what his friends thought was either a bull or tiger shark.

The attack occurred while the man was diving near Hinchinbrook Island, off the Queensland coast.

Following the attack the man's friends took him by boat to the mainland town of Cardwell where paramedics stemmed the bleeding and stabilised his condition.

He was then flown by helicopter to Cairns Base Hospital, some 90 miles to the north.
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Maui earthquake triggers widespread reports of shaking


The Maui News
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:55 UTC
earthquake hawaii
Maui County residents felt a 4.6-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:33 a.m. Friday between Maui and Hawaii island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center determined that no tsunami was generated.

Wailuku resident Mahina Martin said: "I was awake and felt the house trembling. Then I noticed some things on a shelf shaking, which is when I realized it was probably an earthquake."
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Bizarro Earth

One rescued after sinkhole swallows 2 cars in Studio City, California


Los Angeles Daily News
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:53 UTC
Studio City sinkhole
© Rick McClure/Los Angeles Daily News
Two cars rest at the bottom of a sinkhole that opened up on Woodbridge Street near Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.
Two vehicles fell into a 20-foot sinkhole in Studio City today and firefighters had to rescue one woman who escaped her car but was found standing on her overturned vehicle.

Firefighters arrived shortly after 8:15 p.m. at 4245 N. Laurel Canyon Blvd., two blocks south of Moorpark Street, to find one car upside-down in a large dark sinkhole full of rushing water, said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The single occupant was standing on the car, approximately 10 feet below street level, Scott said.

"Firefighters jumped into action and rapidly lowered a (20-foot) extension ladder down to the (48-year-old woman) allowing her to climb out, and transported her to a local hospital in fair condition," Scott said.
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Arrow Up

Alaska's Bogoslof volcano erupts agin, sending ash cloud 25,000 feet


The Spokesman-Review
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:51 UTC
Bogoslof eruption
An Alaska volcano that's been active since mid-December has erupted again.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted just before 10 a.m. and sent an ash cloud to 25,000 feet.

Ash can harm and stop jet engines. Ash from southwest Alaska volcanos is a threat airliners operating between North America and Asia when a cloud rises above 20,000 feet.

After the eruption, the Aviation Color Code was raised from orange to red, the highest level.

The observatory says south winds are pushing the ash cloud north over the Bering Sea and no ash is expected to fall on communities.

The observatory says pulses of seismic activity continue and additional eruptions could occur.

The observatory said Bogoslof could have periodic eruptions for months.
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Attention

Dolphin and whale deaths on the Irish coast rise fivefold with 56 cetaceans washing up

Lynne Kelleher
Irish Examiner
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:51 UTC
Dolphins

Dolphins
This year the worst on record as 56 mammals wash up on beaches

Fifty-six dolphins and whales have washed up on beaches in Ireland so far this year making 2017 the worst on record for such strandings.

The number of deaths is a fivefold increase on the same period in 2010. They have prompted an unprecedented meeting this week between experts from state marine and wildlife agencies and fishing and trawler organisations to discover what is killing so many of the species.

Pollution, trawler nets, disease, natural causes and inclement weather are all possible causes for the demise of the marine mammals whose beached bodies are being discovered almost every other day on some part of the coastline.

Former taoiseach Charlie Haughey famously made Ireland the first whale and dolphin sanctuary in Europe in 1991 during his last term in office but this decade has seen more than 1,000 of the creatures stranding.
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Attention

Whale carcass found on St Cyrus Beach, Scotland

Blair Dingwall
Press and Journal
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:37 UTC
St Cyrus beach

St Cyrus beach
A 23ft whale has been found dead on the north-east coast.

The sea mammal was found on the sands of St Cyrus Beach on February 14 and was reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme.

However it was already dead when found, and is said to be "extremely decomposed" to the point where experts cannot identify which type of whale it is.

A team from National Museums Scotland are collecting the remains, and will transfer them to a lab to pinpoint the species.
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Seismograph

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northern Argentina

Dave Burke
Daily Mail
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:29 UTC
The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to scientific monitoring services

The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to scientific monitoring services
An earthquake believed to measure 6.3 on the Richter scale has struck in northern Argentina, close to the border with Chile.

Scientific monitoring service EMSC said the quake happened in the Jujuy region of the south American country today.

And government agency the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports it happened 50km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.

It said: 'There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.'
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Snowflake

Record February snowfall recorded at Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts, Maine


Snow Industry News
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:16 UTC
Sugarloaf ski resort

Sugarloaf ski resort
In just over two weeks' time, Sunday River and Sugarloaf—Maine's two largest ski areas owned by parent company Boyne Resorts—are already reporting record snowfall totals for the month of February.

In the past 24 hours, Sunday River reports 24 inches of new snow, while Sugarloaf reports 14 inches. Both resorts have seen more than 4 feet of snowfall in just the past week, and more than 5 feet of new snow since the start of the month.

"This is hands-down the best February in terms of natural snowfall that Sunday River has seen in over a decade," Darcy Lambert, Director of Communications for Sunday River Resort, says.

"Conditions are incredible," Noelle Tuttle, Communications Manager for Sugarloaf, confirms. "Sugarloaf is one inch away from beating its best February in 22 years—an ideal set up for next week's holiday period."
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Arrow Up

India's only active volcano erupts again in Andaman Sea

Nida Sayed
Times of India
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:09 UTC
Barren Island volcano

The Barren Island volcano was lying dormant for over 150 years before becoming active in 1991.
India's only active volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is erupting once again. The Barren Island volcano, located about 140km northeast of Port Blair, started erupting in 1991 after a dormant phase of over 150 years and has shown intermittent activity since then.

A team of scientists led by National Institute Of Oceanography's Dr Abhay Mudholkar said that the volcano is active and spewing smoke and lava once again.

Researchers from the NIO have sampled the sediments and water in the vicinity of the volcano and recovered coal-like black pyroclastic material representing proximal volcanic ejecta. Clouds were seen at the crater mouth where the smoke was bellowing out in an otherwise clear sky. These samples will help in deciphering the nature of the present and past volcanic activity in the region.

"We are seeing the composition of the lava and powdering the black sand to figure out what the components are," Mudholkar told TOI.
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Cloud Precipitation

Storm kills at least 2 in southern California


RT
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:10 UTC
California flash flood
© David McNew / Getty Images / AFP
Sun Valley, California. February 17, 2017.
At least two people have been killed - one drowned and another electrocuted - in a heavy storm that hit southern California, uprooting trees and sweeping vehicles away. Voluntary evacuations were called, while some highways were closed and numerous flights delayed or cancelled.

Two cars were swept away by floodwaters in Victorville, where police discovered one person dead in a submerged car, but were able to rescue another person in a separate car.

Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a man in Sherman Oaks who came in contact with downed power lines. The man was found in critical condition and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Two vehicles were reported to have fallen into a sinkhole in Studio City shortly after 8:30pm local time.

Fire and rescue crews are on scene.
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