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Fish

Thousands of dead fish washed ashore along southern Thai beach


Roya News
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:44 UTC
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Thousands of dead fish, crabs and prawns were scattered down the picturesque Thung Wua Laen beach in the southern Thai province of Chumphon Thursday.

They were killed by toxic algae bloom known as the red tide, which depletes oxygen in the water and "prevents fish from breathing through their gills", local fishing authority Boonyawat Thonghom told AFP.

Local residents have been picking up dead fish along the two-kilometer stretch of white sandy beach.

"We advise the locals not to consume the fish as the algae might be toxic, but using them as fertilizer is OK," said Boonyawat.


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Umbrella

High waves crash over Barbados as Tropical Storm Bret hits eastern Caribbean


Guardian
Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:25 UTC
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Barbados was battered with near-hurricane strength winds as Tropical Storm Bret moved across parts of the eastern Caribbean's Lesser Antilles island group.

Meteorologists noted the weather pattern was unusually early and aggressive for the Atlantic cyclone season that formally began on 1 June.

It is only the second hurricane to form in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began, according to forecasters


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Fire

Eruption of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka, Russia


RIA Novosti
Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:35 UTC
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An eruption has begun on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano, Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Group at the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti.

"An eruption of the Strombolian type began on the Klyuchevskaya volcano tonight. Satellite images show a bright thermal anomaly, a spasmodic tremor is recorded. There are no ash emissions yet," Girina said.

At night, there was a glow from the lava, which had already appeared in the western part of the summit crater. This was recorded by CCTV cameras installed at the observatory in the village of Klyuchi.

The volcano has so far been assigned a "yellow" increased hazard code for aviation, since there are no ash emissions. If the activity increases significantly, emissions may pose a danger to air vehicles.

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Cloud Precipitation

13 dead, 26 missing as flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in Nepal (UPDATE)


abplive.com
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:15 UTC
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Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in Eastern Nepal, death toll climbs to 5 with 28 still missing, Police say, as reported by the news agency ANI. According to the police, all the incidents have been recorded within 24 hours since Saturday evening in three different districts of Eastern Nepal, as reported by ANI. Sankhuwasabha, one of the affected districts which has seen continuous downpours since Saturday evening, has reported 16 missing workers from a hydropower project.

"16 workers of Super Hewakhola Hydropower have gone missing after floods in Hewakhola since Saturday evening. The floods have swept away seven houses," District Police Office Chief, Birendra Godar confirmed ANI over the phone. "A worker's body has been found offshore. We are trying to establish the identity of the deceased," Deputy Superintendent Godar added.


Comment: Update June 22

Onlinekhabar reports:
Thirteen people have died and 26 people have gone missing due to floods and landslides in eastern Nepal this week.

Floods and landslides brought by the rain have caused havoc in eastern Nepal.
Floods and landslides brought by the rain have caused havoc in eastern Nepal.
According to Mahadev Panth, acting secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and head of the Disaster Management Division, 13 people died in floods and landslides between June 14 and 22.

According to him, people died in Taplejung, Kaski, Bhojpur, Gorkha, Nuwakot and Tanahun in the last seven days.

He said 20 people are missing in Sakhuwasabha and three each are missing in Taplejung and Panchthar.

Panth also informed 41 houses were completely damaged due to floods and landslides over the past week.

Additionally, he stated that the government has made preparations, considering the potential occurrence of floods and landslides.



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Cloud Lightning

2 dead in lightning strike during football match in Kushtia, Bangladesh


United News of Bangladesh
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:50 UTC
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Two people including a college student died and another sustained injuries in a lightning strike while playing football at Almasadarpur village in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday afternoon.

The deceased -Tariqul Islam, 35, and higher secondary student Shakil Ahmed, 18, were from Naodapara and Mohdipur villages respectively under Mirpur upazila.

The injured, Nayeem Hossain, is from Gachher Daur area under Daulatpur upazila.

Witnesses said a lightning struck some local youths while they were playing football amid rainfall at Almasadarupur High School field around 3pm, leaving the trio critically injured.

Locals rushed them to Mirpur Upazila Health Complex where Tariqul was declared dead upon arrival, said the hospital's resident medical officer Dr Jubayia Farzana.

Shakil and Nayeem were referred to Kushtia General Hospital for better treatment, she said.
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Hardhat

At least 80 injured as golf-ball-sized hail pelts crowd at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Scott Sistek
Fox Weather
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:02 UTC
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At least 80 people were injured Wednesday evening during an outdoor Louis Tomlinson concert in Colorado when a storm carrying golf-ball-sized hail moved over the stadium and relentlessly pelted the crowd.

Medics raced to the Red Rocks Amphitheater just after 9 p.m. to find 80 to 90 people injured - mostly cuts but some victims with broken bones, according to West Metro Fire. Seven people were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Videos from the crowd show a chaotic scene as people were struck by the hail, with victims showing off multiple welts and bruises as hail piled up on the ground and torrential rains instantly turned parts of the stadium into raging rivers.

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Cloud Precipitation

Summer flooding and hailstorms devastate northern Murcia, Spain


Murciatoday.com
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:32 UTC
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The northwest of the Region of Murcia was subjected to huge storms, sudden torrential downpours and even hail yesterday, Wednesday June 21, the first official day of summertime.
Just when it seemed the rainy season was over, the heavy precipitation led the Argos River to overflow in Caravaca de la Cruz and Cehegín, and there were 26 separate calls to emergency services for flooding in people's homes.

According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), in the area around Caravaca up to 41 litres of water were recorded in just one hour and 11.6 litres in just 10 minutes, causing the rains to wash away several rubbish containers, while hailstones "as big as golf balls," according to one witness also caused heavy damage to the peach, almond and apricot orchards.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills 2 brothers in Naogaon, Bangladesh


Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:00 UTC
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Two children died after being struck by lightning at Jalalabad village of Raninagar upazila in Naogaon on Wednesday noon.

The deceased were identified as Samiul Islam, 10, and Rifat Hossain, 3, sons of Lavlu Fakir of the village. Lavlu Fakir has no children except these two sons.

Selim Reza, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Raninagar Police Station, said the two brothers were playing at the courtyard of their house when a streak lightning struck them, leaving the duo critically injured.

Later, they were taken to the Upazila Health Complex where they died.

The bodies were later handed over to the family, the officer added.
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Cow

Brazil cattle die as cold temperatures batters large beef state

Ana Mano
Yahoo! News
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:34 UTC
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Nearly 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state in recent days, according to a statement posted on the website of local veterinary services on Wednesday.

The deceased animals represent a tiny fraction of Brazil's cattle herd of about 224 million head and their deaths and are unlikely to compromise beef production at meatpackers like JBS, which operate in the state.

But they drew attention as they are uncommon. Temperatures in the most affected areas ranged from 6 to 9 degrees Celsius (43 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit), according to local press reports.

Alcides Torres, owner of agribusiness consultancy Scot Consultoria, said local cattle breeds can withstand the low temperatures of the country's winter, which started today.

"Brazil exports live cattle for slaughtering in Turkey below snow," Torres said. "It was the cold but there was something else."

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Video captures massive avalanche in Xinjiang, China


CGTN
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:27 UTC
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A video taken by tourists recorded a monster avalanche in the snowy mountains of Oytagh Glacier Park in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on June 19.

Large masses of snow tumbled down from the mountaintop and quickly covered the hillside.

Workers at Oytagh Glacier Park believe the recent rise in temperature caused the snow to melt, resulting in the avalanche.

The site of the avalanche is a no-man's land. So far, there has been no report of casualties or property damage.

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