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Lightning strikes kill 9 across Bangladesh


bdnews24.com
Sat, 13 May 2017 08:00 UTC
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At least nine people have been killed as lightning strikes different parts of the country for the second consecutive week.

The deaths on Saturday were reported in Naogaon, Khagrachhari and Brahmanbaria districts, just a week after lightning killed 16 people across the country.

Two farmers were killed in lightning while working in Atari Upazila of Naogaon, Superintendent of Police Mozammel Haque said.

Another person died at the same Upazila. He was returning home with cattle when the lightning struck him.

A seven-year-old schoolboy died after being hit by lightning in Mohadebpur Upazila of the district. The boy was on his school's veranda when he was hit by lightning.
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Shallow 5.7 earthquake hits northeastern Iran; 3 killed, hundreds injured


Xinhuanet
Sun, 14 May 2017 07:50 UTC
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At least three people were killed and 225 injured in a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that hit North Khorasan Province of Iran on Saturday night, semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

With a depth of 11 km, the earthquake's epicenter was at 37.655 degrees north latitude and 57.224 degrees east longitude. It hit Pish Qaleh region in North Khorasan Province at 22:30 local time (1800 GMT) on Saturday, Iran Seismological Center said.

Medical services along with disaster relief forces have been dispatched to the hit area from neighboring cities and a crisis management base has also been set up, Mohammad Reza Salehi, the governor of North Khorasan Province, told ISNA.

According to the latest reports, up to 40 percent of power, communication, gas and water services of the affected areas have been disrupted.

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Ice Age Cometh: Snow in Russia when it should be Spring?

Alyona Boldyreva & Anastasiya Karagodina
Russia Beyond the Headlines
Thu, 11 May 2017 02:51 UTC
winter, snow, ice age
© Maksim Bogodvid / SputnikA man walks in the street in Kazan, 20 April 2017.
The weather in Russia is a capricious lady. In the midst of the May holidays (May 6-9 in honor of Victory Day), many Russian cities experienced heavy snowfall—so instead of traditional shashlik (kebabs), social media were full of snowmen and snowy landscapes.

Some joked that it was because FC Spartak had just won the Russian soccer league for the first time since 2001—a huge surprise for everyone, including the gods in the sky. Others wrote that the Russian winter, a trusty ally of the Soviet army, had decided to take part in the Victory Parade. Still others congratulated each other on the forthcoming New Year.

The abundant snowfall in and around Moscow on the afternoon of May 8 was repeated two days later. According to forecasters, Moscow is approaching the record set in 1922, when more than 35 mm of precipitation fell in just a single day. Victory Day in Moscow was the chilliest since 1945. Meteorologists note that over the past 130 years the daytime temperature on May 9 had never previously dipped below +5°C. But this year saw temperatures in Moscow ranging from +3.6 to +4.6.

The snow must go on: May snow in the finest traditions of British rock group Queen.

Comment: Regular readers of Sott know to expect an Ice Age. The only question is how severe will it be... and how long will it last? To understand what's going on, check out the book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it is taking place now: Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection.

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Dark tornado flips vehicles and cuts power to 9,000 homes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana


RT
Sat, 13 May 2017 18:44 UTC
Baton Rouge tornado
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Louisiana residents are counting the cost of storm season after a tornado cut power lines and flipped vehicles in Baton Rouge.

Jaw-dropping footage shows the damage caused by a dark twister that tore through parts of Louisiana's second largest city.

According to ABC's WBRZ 2, the EF-1 tornado touched down Friday morning with wind speeds reaching up to 90 miles (145km) per hour.
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Reconstruction of Oroville Dam will be delayed by Mini Ice Age climate shift

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Sat, 13 May 2017 18:28 UTC
The Oroville Dam’s concrete spillway needs major repairs after an enormous section of the channel was ruined in recent rains.
The Oroville Dam’s concrete spillway needs major repairs after an enormous section of the channel was ruined in recent rains.
The new release of 30,000 cubic feet per second over the still damaged Oroville Dam spillway, is to drop lake levels enough to last through the dry season so the California Department of Water Resources can begin rebuilding the main spillway.

This in my opinion will be hampered and delayed by unseasonable storms that roll in from the Pacific as the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone shifts due to the intensification of the new mini ice age.

There is a direct correlation for the Sacramento River rising at the beginning of mini ice ages, and overall as our planet transits to 2019 we will experience global crop losses.


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Attention

Pack of sloth bears kill 3 people and maul 4 others in Maharashtra, India


Xinhua Net
Sat, 13 May 2017 17:45 UTC
Sloth Bear
Sloth bear
A pack of wild bears killed three people and mauled four others in western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said Saturday.

The bears attacked the laborers in Bramhapuri forest area of Chandrapur district, about 891 km east of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.

"Today morning a pack of sloth bears attacked people inside Bramhapuri forest and mauled seven people working there," a police official posted at police control room Chandrapur told Xinhua.

"Of the injured three succumbed to their injuries and four others are undergoing treatment at hospital."

The attack triggered panic among the residents.

Maharashtra has witnessed a spike in human-bear conflicts this year.
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Mining in Alaska may return as EPA reverses Obama-era regulations


RT
Sat, 13 May 2017 11:32 UTC
Alaska
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A company with a mining operation in Alaska has reached a settlement with the EPA, reversing restrictions implemented under former President Barack Obama that declared the mines would render an "unacceptable adverse effect" on the area.

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they settled a case with the Pebble Limited Partnership relating to the EPA's prior work involving gold and copper mining operations in the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska.

Under the terms of the settlement, the EPA will begin withdrawing restrictions on development in the Bristol Bay region, and Pebble Limited Partnership will be able to apply for a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers.

"We are committed to due process and the rule of law, and regulations that are 'regular,'" EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said, according to the press release. "The agreement will not guarantee or prejudge a particular outcome, but will provide Pebble a fair process for their permit application and help steer EPA away from costly and time-consuming litigation."

Comment: See also: US People Power: Alaska voters say no to gold, copper mine

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3 pit bulls savage pet owner and kill his dog in Los Angeles

Jon Lockett
The Sun (UK)
Sat, 13 May 2017 11:53 UTC
The owner was attacked
The owner was attacked
This is the chilling moment cops open fire on three pit bulls after they viciously attacked a man and killed his tiny dog.

The officers were forced to shoot the dogs after earlier attempts to scare them off using batons and a water hose had failed.

A mobile phone video of the brutal attack shows one man - believed to be the owner - desperately trying to restrain the pit bulls.

The clip then shows officers using batons in a vain attempt to stop the bloody mauling - which lasted for nearly five minutes.

Officers try clubbing the dogs repeatedly in an attempt to stop the attack before drawing their weapons and shooting them at point blank range.


Comment: A couple of days later pit bull terriers were involved in another nasty incident, this time in Oklahoma: Two Tulsa Children Taken To Hospital After Dog Attack

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Dead fin whale discovered in Commencement Bay, Washington

Greg Copeland
king5.com
Fri, 12 May 2017 09:10 UTC
A dead, 50-foot-long fin whale floated in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay on Friday, May 12, 2017.
A dead, 50-foot-long fin whale floated in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay on Friday, May 12, 2017.
It's a rare find in Puget Sound, dead or alive. The Department of Fish and Wildlife says a dead fin whale turned up in Commencement Bay Friday, apparently struck by a cargo ship.

"What likely happened here is this fin whale was part of a group, and it got struck outside the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and then that ship just pushed all the way into Commencement Bay in Tacoma," said Michael Harris.

Harris is the former executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association and has studied whales most of his life. He's not sure what to make of this latest fin whale. He says commercial hunters nearly wiped out fin whales, along with humpback, until it was banned in 1966. Since then, fins have been making a comeback on the coast.

"We've seen large congregations of fin whales pretty regularly outside the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but they're starting to work their way in more and more," said Harris.
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Cloud Lightning

6 killed in lightning strikes across Odisha, India


The Pioneer
Sat, 13 May 2017 08:55 UTC
Lightning
As many as six persons were killed and five others injured after being struck by lightning at different places in the State on Friday afternoon.

According to information, two persons, Krushna Chandra Raul (50) and Debraj Behera (24), were killed and three others sustained injuries in Ichhapur village under Cuttack district's Athagarh police station. All these persons were in crop fields and sitting under a tree when lightning struck them. The three injured have been shifted to the SCB MCH in Cuttack. Similarly, one person was killed in a village in Kendrapada district.

Besides, three persons were killed and two others injured after explosives for stone blasting went off accidentally in lightning strike in Ganjam district.
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