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Man loses finger in latest bear attack in Japan


Daily Mail
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:29 UTC
Japan has seen a number of bear attacks in recent weeks
Japan has seen a number of bear attacks in recent weeks
A Japanese man lost his little finger after being attacked by a bear in western Japan on Wednesday, police and reports said, the latest attack by the animals on humans.

It came two days after human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people in northern Japan who apparently died from such assaults.

On Wednesday morning, a bear believed to be 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) tall, attacked a 63-year-old man who was at a river in Shimane prefecture, area police told AFP.

"His face and left hand were injured," police spokesman Masuhiko Ito said, without giving details of the injury.

But the Asahi Shimbun daily reported that the man had his little finger severed in the attack. He was conscious and sent to hospital, it added.

"The injury isn't life-threatening," Ito said, adding the bear ran away after attacking the man.

Comment: See also: String of likely bear attacks claims fourth victim in Japan

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Better Earth

Unusual seismic activity continues around Yellowstone and California

Michael Snyder
The End of the American Dream
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:33 UTC
earthquake map
Over the past few days the mainstream media has been fixated on the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, but meanwhile there has been highly unusual seismic activity along major fault lines in California and near the Yellowstone supervolcano. Let's talk about Yellowstone first. In recent months, the big geysers have been behaving very strangely and this is something that my wife and I covered on our television show. And now, just over the past week there have been three very significant earthquakes in the region. On June 9th, there was a magnitude 3.7 earthquake, on June 13th there was a magnitude 4.3 earthquake and earlier today there was a magnitude 4.0 earthquake. Yes, the area around Yellowstone is hit by earthquakes all the time, but most of them are extremely small. For earthquakes of this size to be striking right around Yellowstone is highly unusual and more than just a little bit alarming.

The map below comes directly from the USGS, and it shows all of the earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater that have hit the western portion of the United States over the last week. The three big earthquakes that struck southwestern Montana are visible on the map, although they are hard to see because the dots all overlap. But the main reason why I am showing you this map is because I want you to see all of the earthquakes that have been happening along the major fault lines in southern California in recent days...
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Dead whale washes up near Crete, Greece


ekathimerini.com
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:44 UTC
Dead whale carcass
Dead whale carcass
Authorities in Crete were trying to remove the carcass of a dead whale that washed up on the shores of Chrissi, a small island south of Ierapetra.

The whale, estimated to weigh 4 tons, was stranded on Vougiou Mati beach, on the southern coast of the island.

A necropsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death.
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Snow in June for Mount Hood in Oregon


katu.com
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:07 UTC
Photos from the National Weather Service (left) and Timberline Lodge (right)
Photos from the National Weather Service (left) and Timberline Lodge (right)
Mount Hood saw some late spring snowfall Tuesday, which is a very rare occurrence for the mountain.

KATU Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby said we can expect at least two inches of snow at around 4,500 feet.

"A cold, winterlike upper-level air mass over the region will create snow in the Cascades. Maybe up to 6 inches in the Cascades back country by the end of the night," Shelby said.

The snowfall isn't likely to cause problems for the major roadways.

The cold air on Tuesday could cause hailstorms in the Portland-metro area. Showers and thunderstorms are still likely in the evening hours, Shelby said.
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June snowfall hits Mount Washington in New Hampshire

Meagan McGinnes
boston.com
Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:58 UTC
Although the 2015-16 snow season atop Mount Washington ends June 30, Mother Nature dropped 3.7 inches of the stuff on Sunday which allowed staff at the Mount Washington Observatory make this pair of snowmen
Although the 2015-16 snow season atop Mount Washington ends June 30, Mother Nature dropped 3.7 inches of the stuff on Sunday which allowed staff at the Mount Washington Observatory make this pair of snowmen
"It is June not January...right?" Mount Washington Observatory officials asked from on their Twitter account.

The comment may seem out of place with summer weather in the forecast for Massachusetts this week, but on Mount Washington, the seasons are easily confused.

According to The Boston Globe, the mountain, which stands at 6,288 feet, received 5.5 inches so far this June—with almost two of those inches falling Sunday night.

With the additional snowfall, the summit is on track to have one of its top five snowiest Junes since 1932, the observatory said.

Chris Legrow, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told the Globe that Mount Washington typically gets about an inch of snow during June due to its high altitude.

The mountain's record for June is 8.1 inches of snow in 1959, the Globe reported.
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Brawley, California

Quakebot
Los Angeles Times
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:58 UTC
Brawley California
© Bing MapsA map showing the epicenter of Tuesday afternoon's quake near Brawley.
A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon 1 mile from Brawley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:23 p.m. PDT at a depth of 6.8 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 8 miles from Imperial, 12 miles from El Centro and 20 miles from Calexico.

In the last 10 days, there have been 10 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast


Sputnik
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:48 UTC
Indonesia earthquake
© USGS
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Wednesday.

The epicenter of the quake was located 194 kilometers (120.5 miles) southeast of the city Enarotali, Papua province, on the island of New Guinea, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the agency.

There have been neither immediate reports of damages or casualties, nor a tsunami threat.
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Dozens evacuated as fast-burning forest fire sparks in Manzano Mountains, New Mexico

Katy Barnitz, Nicole Perez and Robert Browman
Albuquerque Journal
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:39 UTC
Manzano mountains wildfire
© Adolphe Pierre-Louis/JournalA tanker drops fire retardant on a forest fire near the Fourth of July Campground in the Manzano Mountains on Tuesday.
An uncontained forest fire is rapidly burning about 30-acres in the Manzano Mountains near the Fourth of July campground, according to U.S. Forest Service and Albuquerque fire officials.

A Forest Service spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday evening that residents on Camino del Norte and La Parra Road in the Chilili area have been ordered to evacuate.

Donna Nemeth, a spokeswoman for the Cibola National Forest, said the fire is burning in an area previously used for logging. That means there is lots of dry fuel on the ground, and the fire is spreading quicker than normal.

Arlene Perea, of the Mountainair Ranger District, said officials aren't sure how the fire started.
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Buses and Metro services cancelled as floods hit Birmingham, UK; third major storm in recent days


Birmingham Mail
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:57 UTC
Pictured flooding due to heavy rain and thunderstorms on Yardley Green Road, Yardley.
Pictured flooding due to heavy rain and thunderstorms on Yardley Green Road, Yardley.
The city has been deluged with rain, with parts of the city centre near impossible to walk through, in the third major storm in a matter of days

Birmingham has been plunged into chaos once again after yet more flash floods forced roads, bus services and even markets to close.

The city has been deluged with rain, with parts of the city centre near impossible to walk through, in the third major storm in a matter of days.

Buses have been diverted and scrapped, Midland Metro tram services cancelled altogether and the M5 has become a "do not drive" area.

The heavy rains have flooded a stretch of the motorway between junction one at West Bromwich and two in Oldbury.


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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt killed 3 elephants in India


The New Indian Express
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:41 UTC
Team of experts conducting post-mortem on Monday
Team of experts conducting post-mortem on Monday
Scotching reports that three elephants in Deogarh's Damdami Hill in Prabhasuni Reserve Forest died due to anthrax, investigation by a veterinary team has attributed the cause to lightning.

Prof Niranjan Sahu, who headed the team, said dehydration and putrefaction levels of the three elephants were the same. The level of dehydration five days after the death is a symptom of lightning, he said. Lightning as a cause is considered very unusual.

The investigation team found that the pachyderms - two female and a calf - were found dead in close proximity. In case of a disease, the level of dehydration and putrefaction will not be the same while the animals are not likely drop dead in the same place. Same theory applies to poisoning too.

Prof Sahu of Odisha University if Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) performed the autopsy on the three elephants at the spot on Monday in presence of RCCF, Rourkela, Lingraj Ota and Deogarh DFO, Binay Kumar Biswasi on Monday. The team also comprises Dr Sourabh Hota, Dr Haresh Kumar Dalai, both from OUAT, Sub-Divisional Veterinary Officer Dr Ranjit Samantray and Tileibani Veterinary surgeon Dr Satyabrata Mishra.
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