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Bear charges two cyclists on trail in Slovakia

Daniel Uria
UPI
Tue, 09 May 2017 18:55 UTC
Bear charge
A pair of cyclists were startled when a bear came charging toward them out of the woods near a bike trail in Slovakia.

Video shared to YouTube by Dusan Vinzik shows helmet camera footage of himself riding behind a friend on a trail in Malino Brdo when a bear emerged from nearby woods and charged at the cyclist in front.

The bear pursued Vinzik's friend for a few feet before turning off the trail and back toward the wooded area.

Vinzik's friend began cycling faster for a few feet and got off his before reaching the end of the trail where he would have been forced to turn back toward the bear's path.

Vinzik called out to his friend, who walked back down to the path, as the two regrouped to share in a sigh of relief.

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Deep 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Vanuatu


Stuff
Wed, 10 May 2017 18:37 UTC
This map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of a large earthquake that struck off the island nation of Vanuatu.
© U.S. Geological SurveyThis map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of a large earthquake that struck off the island nation of Vanuatu.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 175km and was located about 115km north of Vanuatu's Santo island, the USGS said.

There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports of damage or casualties.

Vanuatu had been impacted in recent days by hurricane-force winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Donna, which reached Category 5 and was the strongest cyclone ever to form in the South Pacific in the month of May.
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Ice Cube

First time in its 68 year history: California's Squaw Valley ski resort to stay open past July 4th


The Tahoe Weekly
Tue, 09 May 2017 15:38 UTC
squaw valley ski resort
© Abe Bingham
Squaw Valley's season to remember is about to get even longer reports The Tahoe Weekly. In the recently published article, Squaw says it will keep running its Shirley lift for skiers and riders past July 4th for the first time in the resort's 68 year-long history. As of today, Squaw Valley has seen 714″ of snow and their base is a whopping 232″ DEEP.

The Shirley Lift access mostly northwestern facing slopes that have the ability to stick around through the mid-summer months. The weekly operational schedule will be shortened to weekends only starting in June and past July 4th, the ski area will stick to weekend operations with the Shirley chair becoming the sole lift option. Shirley will be accessible for 2017/2018 pass holders as well as those purchasing single day tickets. A closing date is still TBA but as Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth previously said, "I'm actually considering staying open through the summer and fall so it becomes the 16/17/18 season."

Shirley's northwest orientation will help that cause but only time will tell if Mr Wirth's dream is actually feasible.
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Cloud Precipitation

Thousands evacuated due to floods in Guangzhou, China; record levels of rain

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 08 May 2017 14:35 UTC
china flood
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) says that heavy rain caused major flooding in parts of Guangdong Province yesterday, 07 May 2017.

Quoting reports from Guangdong Provincial Civil Affairs Department, MCA says that flooding affected several districts of Guangzhou City including Huadu, Zengcheng and Huangpu.

Local media reported that rivers overflowed in Huadu district. Some landslides were also reported in mountainous areas outside the city.

As of 08 May, a total of 8,600 people have been affected with more than 2,800 requiring emergency resettlement. Xinhua, the Chinese News Agency, says this figure is closer to 7,000.

As many as 1,100 people needed emergency rescue and nearly 400 houses have been destroyed or severely damaged. There have been no reports of fatalities.

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Bizarro Earth

Grand solar minimum volcanoes simultaneously collapsed Mayan, Roman & Chinese societies

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Tue, 09 May 2017 13:05 UTC
Maya Dark Ages volcano activity
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Grand Solar Minimum Volcanoes Simultaneously Collapsed, Mayan, Roman & Chinese Societies in the Late Antique Little ice 535-545 AD. It was a combination of volcanoes erupting in Mexico and New Guinea that are firmly documented. The combination of GSM cosmic ray increases that increased cloud cover, particulates and SO2 in the atmosphere change temperatures and rainfall patterns the world over. We should be preparing for the same volcanism as our Earth enters the new Grand Solar Minimum.


Comment: For more information on these cyclical catastrophes read:

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Cloud Lightning

SOTT Focus: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2017: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs


Sott.net
Tue, 09 May 2017 11:37 UTC
lightning hits Texas tornado
Planetary environmental chaos continued unabated this April.

After Peru was inundated in March, Columbia was next in line for massive rainfall and flooding which provoked deadly landslides in the city of Mocoa. Major flooding and landslides also hit India, Indonesia, the USA and China, while

Wildfires once again struck the US state of Florida while very late snow saw many European nations blanketed, with many crops destroyed.

Meteor/fireballs were also spotted from one end of the planet to the other and a comet made a special appearance.


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6-month-old baby dies after attack from pit bull in Las Vegas

Antonio Castelan and Tony Garcia
news3lv.com
Tue, 09 May 2017 09:25 UTC
Dog attack
A 6-month-old child was killed this afternoon after being attacked by a dog.

The incident occurred just before 1:15 p.m. on the 9100 block of West Brilliant Prairie Court, near West Centennial Parkway and North Fort Apache Road, according to Officer Laura Meltzer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

The child was taken to Centennial Hills Hospital and later pronounced deceased.

The mother of the child was inside the home at the time. Police say their pit bull, for some reason, became agitated and bit the child. The mother immediately called 911. The baby was pronounced dead at the hospital.

"This is something a lot of families can learn from," said LVMPD Officer Larry Hadfield. "It's an absolute tragedy, and regardless how trusting you are of your animals in your house, you have to make sure you are supervising."

Comment: Other serious dog attacks in the last few days: Liverpool dog attack: Two-year-old girl injured in garden

Toddler hospitalized following dog attack in Butler, Pennsylvania.

7-year-old bitten by pit bull boxer mix in Dayton, Ohio

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Food bills set to rise as drought threatens to wipe out UK crops: Farmers warn lack of rain is hitting barley, wheat and sugar beet

Colin Fernandez
Daily Mail
Tue, 09 May 2017 09:05 UTC
Bone-dry conditions are wiping out crops which could hit shoppers with higher food prices, farmers have warned. Spring crops of barley, wheat and sugar beet are all suffering damage from a lack of water after driest winter in two decades
Bone-dry conditions are wiping out crops which could hit shoppers with higher food prices, farmers have warned. Spring crops of barley, wheat and sugar beet are all suffering damage from a lack of water after driest winter in two decades
Bone-dry conditions are wiping out crops which could hit shoppers with higher food prices, farmers have warned.

In the latest stark warning, farmers have said that spring crops of barley, wheat and sugar beet are all suffering damage from a lack of water.

If the dry conditions continue over the coming month, shoppers could be facing higher food bills, according to the National Farmers Union.

Yesterday the Daily Mail revealed more than four fifths of the country's rivers are running drier than their long term average, following the driest winter in the past two decades.

The latest warning comes as:
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Seismograph

Shallow 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's southern coast


Astro Awani
Tue, 09 May 2017 05:05 UTC
earthquake generic
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of Miyakejima island in Japan''s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday, the weather agency here said, although no tsunami warning has been issued, China''s Xinhua news agency reported.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the quake struck at 10:54 local time at a latitude of 25.2 degrees north and longitude of 126.5 degrees east. The quake originated at a depth of 10 km, the agency said.

The temblor registered 3 on Japan''s seismic scale which peaks at 7 in areas in and around Miyakejima island, and also logged 2 on the scale in areas including Tarama and Ishigaki.

The weather agency said, "Although there may be slight sea-level changes in coastal regions, this earthquake has caused no damage to Japan."

Local media or first responders in the region have yet to report any accidents or injury as a result of this offshore quake.
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Ice Cube

Strong spring storm drops baseball-sized hail in Denver


Charlotte Observer
Mon, 08 May 2017 18:00 UTC
Giant hail in Denver
© YouTube/Associated Press (screen capture)
A strong spring storm dropped a blanket of hail throughout much of Denver and prompted severe thunderstorm warnings across the Eastern Plains.

The National Weather Service warned of large hail and possible wind gusts of up to 70 mph (112 kph) along the Front Range on Monday afternoon. The storm moved quickly through downtown Denver, creating rivers of hail and a layer of ice on Coors Field ahead of a Colorado Rockies baseball game.

National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin says baseball-sized hail fell in the western Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge. He says "you gotta assume there's gonna be a lot" of damage from the storm, which is headed north of Denver at about 25 mph (40 kph).

Tornados are possible in the eastern part of the state through Monday.

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