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Cloud Precipitation

Dramatic flooding in Dagestan, Russia


novinite.com
Tue, 22 May 2018 20:06 UTC
floodwater
Torrential rain, preceded by hail, lead to floods in the areas: Akushinski and Levashinski in the Russian federal republic of Dagestan.

After the heavy rainfall, the Dargolakotti River came out of its bed and its waters flooded a number of settlements.

Many vehicles were blocked in the streets because of the flood. A local resident captures how the huge flood washed away a water tank and livestock.

There is no evidence of injured people. Substantial material damage has been caused.

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rainfall turn streets into rivers in Krasnodar, Russia


Press TV
Tue, 22 May 2018 19:57 UTC
FLOOD
Footage from Russia's Krasnodar show the aftermath of strong rainfall that hit the city on Monday, leaving buildings flooded and cars trapped under water.

Although the rain lasted for approximately 20 minutes, its intensity was enough to flood the roads and turn streets into streams of water.

Krasnodar's districts Yubileiny and Festivalny were especially hit hard. At least 10 drainage pumps were deployed to clear the areas.

No casualties have been reported, and according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM), the situation has been brought under control.

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Wolf

9,191 people died of animal attacks across India in 2017-18 - the highest in 5 years


The TeCake
Tue, 22 May 2018 13:30 UTC
Charging elephant
© GettyCharging elephant
Between April 2017 and March of this year, more than 9,100 people have been reported dead because of animal attacks, stings from reptiles and scorpions. This record is considered to be the highest in the last five years, as stated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a query to the Right to Information. This is just the reports telling the rates and there would be many more cases that couldn't have been possible to make it to the medical departments.

This brings to the average of 766 deaths every month for over 12 months. According to the latest received data, from April 2018, there have been more 143 animal bites and attacks that also resulted in deaths in India out of which 140 cases of them were found to be from the rural areas.

Comment: See also: Dog bites affect over 2.7 million people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

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Attention

Remains of gray whale found near Bowerman Airport, Washington

Louis Krauss
The Daily World
Tue, 22 May 2018 12:42 UTC
female gray whale
© Jessie Huggins, Cascadia Research
The remains of a juvenile female gray whale were discovered near the western shore of Bowerman Airport on Monday. It's approximately 24-feet-long.

There was no indication of entanglement, said Jessie Huggins from Cascadia Research. She said it had probably been dead for a couple weeks, and that it was likely one or two years old.

You can view it from the furthest viewing point on the Sandpiper Trail with a good camera or binoculars.

Comment: A day earlier a dead humpback whale washed ashore at Ocean Shores about 10 miles further west of the above discovery.

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Attention

Post mortem on pygmy sperm whale ashore in Melbourne, Australia


Daily Mail
Tue, 22 May 2018 12:29 UTC
pygmy whale
A dead whale has been taken to a Melbourne zoo for a post mortem to find out how it washed ashore in the western suburbs.

The distressed 2.4-metre pygmy sperm whale was found by a commercial fisherman washed up around Kororoit Creek, Hobsons Bay, on Monday afternoon.

It was later euthanised after environment department and veterinary staff tried unsuccessfully for hours to save it by enticing it into deeper waters.

Department incident spokesperson Shane Vandenborn said the stressed whale was unable to swim unaided and would have drowned without intervention. Its body was taken to Werribee Zoo for an autopsy.

Source: Australian Associated Press
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Fire

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Lava composition changes from Kilauea volcano & sulfur dioxide emissions increase 300%


Adapt 2030
Mon, 21 May 2018 16:22 UTC
Kilauea lava flow
© Daily Mail (screen capture)
The lava type on Kilauea has changed to very liquid, very fluid which moved miles and formed rivers of lava to the sea overnight. The lava is more like flowing water than lava at the moment. Sulfur Dioxide has also increased 300% and officials warn of toxic air filled with silica needles, a serious breathing hazard.


Comment: Kilauea volcano growing more hazardous - spewing lava causes first major injury



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Arrow Down

Huge sinkhole swallows 3 cars at construction site in east China

Tiffany Lo
Daily Mail
Mon, 21 May 2018 14:01 UTC
The road collapses and opens a 10-foot-deep hole and swallows three vehicles instantly
The road collapses and opens a 10-foot-deep hole and swallows three vehicles instantly
A large sinkhole has swallowed two cars and a minivan at a flood prevention works in east China.

Nearby CCTV footage captured a construction site collapsed and opened up a 10-foot-deep hole before dragging the vehicles into it.

There were no casualties reported in this incident. The constructions are now put on halt as local government ordered the company to repair the damaged pipes.

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Attention

Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts for the 2nd time in 2 weeks


phys.org
Mon, 21 May 2018 20:27 UTC
This picture taken on May 20, 2018 shows the Mount Sinabung volcano spewing ash into the air and lightning from its crater in Karo.
© Anto SembiringThis picture taken on May 20, 2018 shows the Mount Sinabung volcano spewing ash into the air and lightning from its crater in Karo.
Indonesia's most volatile volcano spewed smoke and ash early Monday in the latest of several eruptions in less than two weeks.

Mount Merapi on the main island of Java erupted twice, sending a column of volcanic material up to 1,200 meters (3,930 feet) into the air and making ash fall in several villages, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the disaster mitigation agency spokesman.

He said the alert level of the volcano was not raised, which is at a normal level with no eruption expected in the foreseeable future.

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Wolf

Dog bites affect over 2.7 million people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Brajendra K Parashar
Hindustan Tmes
Mon, 21 May 2018 19:45 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Two years ago, a Rajya Sabha committee went to the extent of putting out newspaper advertisements, inviting suggestions from various stake holders to deal with the dog menace in MPs' areas in Delhi.

It is not known whether the move eased the situation or not for the MPs' there. But in Uttar Pradesh, which sends 31 members to the Upper House of Parliament, dog bites continue to be a big public health problem, affecting more than 27 lakh people every year, according to health department sources.

While the killing of more than a dozen children by feral dogs in Sitapur in back-to-back incidents has only brought the problem to the fore in its worst form, on an average, not less than 100 people are bitten by dogs in each district every day, as per a rough estimate.

The state's health department does not compile any data on statewide cases of dog bites, according to director, medical and health, Padamakar Singh.

Comment: See also: Sitapur dog attacks in India: Eight-year-old succumbs to injuries - local death toll increases to 14

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Cloud Lightning

'Loud boom', gaping hole and smell of smoke leaves Nebraska family puzzled


WOWT
Mon, 21 May 2018 19:33 UTC
Mystery boom and hole in ceiling in NE
© KOLN
Fire chased a Lincoln family from their home Saturday leaving a mystery and a gaping hole in its wake.

Fire crews were called to the 7100 block of S. Hampton Road around 6:30 a.m.

Battalion Chief Leo Benes said the family had been awakened earlier by a "loud boom" but couldn't find anything wrong with the house. It wasn't until later that the smell of smoke got their attention. They called the fire department and evacuated.

Benes said the initial thinking is that a lightning strike might have been the culprit but that's still just speculation. The mystery still looms.
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