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Sinkhole holds up truck by bumpers in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Jeff Walters
cbc.ca
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:37 UTC
sinkhole
© Jeff Walters/CBCA sinkhole developed overnight at the corner of Brock and Sprague Streets, which eroded the ground, eventually having this truck rest on its bumpers.
A truck is being held up by its bumpers after a sinkhole appeared overnight at the corner of Brock and Sprague Streets.

As of 10 a.m., city crews had already plowed back snowbanks, and were preparing to dig down to find the exact cause of the sinkhole.

Pieces of sidewalk and roadway were crumbling around the deep hole, as the underside of pavement and concrete could be seen hanging in mid air.

The intersection is supposed to open late Friday evening, but will have to be closed again on Saturday.

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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snowfall and freezing weather strikes China


BBC
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 10:11 UTC
Freezing China
Heavy snowfall and freezing cold temperatures in China, Hong Kong and Japan have been breaking temperature records, as well as causing transport gridlock.

Camilla Schick reports.

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Snowflake Cold

Cold snap sweeping East Asia kills 85 in Taiwan


BBC news
Mon, 25 Jan 2016 03:03 UTC
Heavy snow in Taiwan
© AFPThis highway in Guangdong province was closed because of heavy snow
A cold snap sweeping across East Asia has killed at least 85 people in Taiwan and stranded 60,000 tourists in South Korea.

Taiwanese media reported deaths from hypothermia and cardiac disease following a sudden drop in temperature over the weekend.

Meanwhile heavy snow forced the closure of the airport on the Korean holiday island of Jeju, cancelling flights.

The cold spell has also hit Hong Kong, southern China and Japan.


'Sudden drop'

Many of those who died in Taiwan were elderly people living in northern regions such as Taipei and Taoyuan. Those areas accounted for 66 of the deaths.

Another 16 were confirmed dead in the southern city of Kaohsiung.

The temperature in Taipei city fell to a 44-year low of 4C (39F) on Sunday, and many homes in Taiwan lack central heating.

Many victims reportedly had heart trouble and shortness of breath.

"In our experience, it's not the actual temperature but the sudden drop that's too sudden for people's circulatory systems,'' said a city official quoted by AP news agency.

Comment: For other related articles pertaining to the extreme cold spell affecting Asia, see also:

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Igloo

The sun is cooling - Garbage science of global warming

Dr. Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD, DM (P)
Dr. Sircus.com
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:32 UTC
Ice_Age_1
© Dr. Sircus.com
Western government propaganda is increasing as the weather around the world defies global warming predictions. The latest publication insists that global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now is utterly senseless.

In a new explanation for the long-lasting plunges in global temperatures that cause ice ages, scientists pointed to a combination of long-term shifts in the Earth's orbit around the sun, together with levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They forgot though to mention what every astrophysicist knows is that the sun itself has cycles of higher and lower output (sunspot, solar winds and movement of solar belts on the sun itself) and that these variations cause mini ice ages that occur frequently.

"Humans have the power to change the climate on geological timescales," said lead author Andrey Ganopolski. The findings suggest human influences "will make the initiation of the next ice age impossible over a time period comparable to the duration of previous glacial cycles."

We are being convinced at great expense in the global warming scenario. We need to be convinced because it simply is not true no matter how many times they tell us it is true.
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Attention

7-year-old boy killed by dog in Robeson County, North Carolina


wral.com
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:09 UTC
Map of Robeson County, NC
One child was killed and his brother was injured after a Sunday dog attack in Robeson County.

Family members told WRAL News that 7-year-old Talen West and 8-year-old Jaylen West were playing in the woods near a home at 2484 Odum Road in Lumberton late Sunday morning when they encountered a neighbor's pit bull.

The dog attacked both children. Emergency crews were called at about 11:20 a.m. and they found Talen West unresponsive upon arrival. The brothers were taken to Southeastern Medical Center, where Talen West died.

Authorities said he had severe puncture wounds on his body.

Jaylen West was treated for leg injuries and released.
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Attention

5th dead sperm whale found on beach in UK: 17th for the North Sea region this month

Josh Halliday
The Guardian
Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:42 UTC
Dead sperm whale
© Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesA member of the public poses alongside one of three sperm whales found on a beach near Skegness.
A fifth dead whale has been found washed up on the east coast of England, several miles from where four whales were found over the weekend.

The whale, thought to be from the same pod as those found at the weekend, was discovered stranded on the beach in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, five miles south of Skegness.

A member of the public spotted the beached whale on Monday afternoon further down the coast from where three dead sperm whales washed up in the early hours of Sunday. The three whales were from the same pod as one that died on Hunstanton beach in Norfolk.

Experts are investigating whether they are linked to 12 sperm whales that have washed up on the Dutch island of Texel and the German islands of Wangerooge and Helgoland since 11 January.

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Bizarro Earth

6.1 Magnitude earthquake strikes Mediterranean between Spain and Morocco


Sputnik News
Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:22 UTC
Morocco Earthquake
© Morocco World News
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 miles south-east of Malaga, Spain.

At 4:22am, the earthquake struck 38.5 miles north east of the Moroccan city of Al Hociema at a depth of 20 miles according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

This quake was followed by a 5.1 magnitude tremor 12 minutes later.

In an initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage'.

In 2004 a 6.3 earthquake hit near Al Hoceima killing 631 people, CNN reports.

This latest earthquake comes a day after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Alaska where four homes were destroyed by a gas explosion.


Comment: More video coverage from RT:



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Attention

Signs and Portents: Baby girl born with only half a head and bulbous eyes in India

Charnamrit Sachdeva
Daily Mail, UK
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:13 UTC
A baby girl has been born in India without a head
The baby, born at Sai Nursing Home clinic, did not have a fully developed head and died shortly after birth
A baby girl has been born in India without a head that has left her with shockingly protruding eyes.

Savita Rani, 32, from Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, gave birth to her 'miracle baby' on Tuesday after a natural birth.

But soon after the birth she became the talk of the town due to her shocking features. A large number of people started to even gather outside the at Sai Nursing Home clinic in the hope of seeing the 'miracle child'.

Two days later, however, the baby girl tragically died of heart failure.

Dr Kusum Lata, 30, a gynaecologist at Sai Nursing Home, said: 'These complications occur due to incorrect and irregular eating habits of the mother during pregnancy.
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Radar

Update: 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, thousands left without power

Joshua Berlinger
CNN
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:16 UTC
alaska quake
© usgs.gov
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake's epicenter hit near Cook Inlet, 162 miles southwest of Anchorage. It was about 50 miles deep.

Joshua Veldstra, a professional photographer who lives in Homer, said the earthquake lasted about 30 seconds.

"When it hit, it was just soft at first, and it just kept getting bigger," Veldstra said. "It was one of those moments where you didn't' know if it was going to get worse or if it was going to calm down."

Anchorage police tweeted that there were no reports of major damage or injury following the earthquake.

The USGS reported that there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage, but the agency's "Did You Feel It?" map [opposite] shows strong shaking could be felt near Anchorage.

The National Weather Service said there was no tsunami threat from the quake because of how deep it struck.

Two smaller earthquakes -- a 4.0 and a 3.2 -- struck within 30 minutes after the first one.


Comment: This was a strong one, even for Alaska. There were about 30 aftershocks, with the strongest measuring about 4.3, and thousands of people have been left without power.

Videos from the event [warning: strong language]:





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Attention

3 more sperm whales wash up along the North Sea coast at Skegness beach, UK

Chloe Farand
The Independent, UK
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:38 UTC
dEAD SPERM WHALES
Two of the dead sperm whales
Whales are thought to be part of same pod as another discovered on the Norfolk coast on Friday

Three dead sperm whales have been discovered washed up on the Lincolnshire coast.

One of the whales was found dead on Skegness beach at about 6.30am on Sunday morning, while the two others were discovered a few miles south at about 8.30pm on Saturday evening.

Coastguard rescue teams from Sekegness and Chapel St Leonards were called to cordon off the area and members of the public are being advised not to come close to the dead animals.
We are dealing with 3 #Whales washed ashore on Skegness beach.People are asked not to go near to them.We will remove once we have permission

— EastLindseyDC (@EastLindseyDC) January 24, 2016

Comment: The other recent reports from the North Sea region: Rescuers fail to save stranded sperm whale on beach in Hunstanton, UK

Update: 2 more sperm whales found dead on Dutch beach

5 sperm whales die on Texel beach, Netherlands

Unusual stranding of 2 giant sperm whales on same beach at Wangerooge, Germany

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