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Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Hancock County, Mississippi

Justin Mitchell
Sun Herald
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:08 UTC
dead fish
© Jennifer Lenain/Sun HeraldLand servicing crews picked up thousands of dead fish that washed ashore along the beach in Bay St. Louis and Waveland on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015.
Thousands of dead fish were picked up by land servicing crews in Hancock County on Sunday, and officials say it may be associated with the red tide algae that spread through South Mississippi waters earlier this month.

A dump truck driver told the Sun Herald that he began loading dead fish on the beach near Washington Street early Sunday morning. By 1 p.m., he had made his way to the shoreline in Waveland near Buccaneer State park. He said crews picked up about 15,000 fish.

Hancock County Chief Deputy Don Bass said most of the fish washing ashore have been black drum. Bass said Hancock County Emergency Management received calls about the fish early on Sunday, and the agency has been working with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to remove the fish.
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Attention

Dead orca calf found near Tofino, Canada

Laura Kane
The Vancouver Sun
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:53 UTC
A dead orca calf is pictured on Dec. 24, 2015.
© Fisheries and Oceans CanadaA dead orca calf is pictured on Dec. 24, 2015.
A female orca calf has been found dead on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Paul Cottrell of Fisheries and Oceans Canada said a surfer spotted the dead whale washed up on Mussel Beach near Ucluelet on Dec. 23 and called the department's marine mammal incident hotline.

He said the 400-pound carcass was transferred to Abbotsford, where a necropsy was conducted on Christmas Day. Scientists are still awaiting results of tissue-sample testing and a cause of death is not yet known.

"It was just a tremendous effort by everyone involved, at a time when normally you're with your family," said Cottrell. "Everybody came together and made sure we got this animal looked at as quickly as possible."
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Fire

Amazing 'firenado' filmed at large trash dump blaze in Mexico

conrick23
Youtube
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:58 UTC
Firenado in Mexico
© Luis Felipe GasparYoutube (screen capture)
Luis Felipe Gaspar, a photo and video journalist in Mexicali, Mexico captured this amazing firenado during a blaze in a city's dump transfer unit on 28th December 2015.


Original video here.
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Windsock

Storm Frank: Worker dies after huge wave slams into North Sea rig

Samantha Croal
Scottish Daily Record
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:33 UTC
COSL innovator rig - North Sea
COSL innovator rig - North Sea

The injured workers were flown to shore for medical assistance after the powerful wave crashed onto the platform during Storm Frank.

One worker has died and two more have been injured after huge waves hit an oil rig in the North Sea .

The incident occurred this evening at 5pm on the North Sea Platform during Storm Frank .

The injured workers were flown to land for medical assistance by a Sea King helicopter from the Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and one was taken by SAR helicopters.

Norwegian operator Statoil are evacuating the rig with workers being flown to the shore after the workers' accommodation module was reportedly damaged.

A spokesman for the company said: "It is with sorrow that Statoil and COSL has received confirmation from the police that one person has deceased after a huge wave hit the COSL Innovator rig today."
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Cloud Precipitation

Nightmare floods turn Irish roads into... a wakeboarding paradise


RT
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:15 UTC
Irish wakeboarder
© lindsay_whelan / Instagram

An Irish water sport enthusiast took advantage of recent bad weather and turned a flooded road into her very own wakeboarding playground.

Oisin Harding posted this video online of Lindsay Whelan wakeboarding down a street in Tipperary on December 28 with the title "Been real Irish about things." The video has since gone viral, with over 1 million views.

Whelan is a member of the Irish wakeboarding team and showed off her impressive skills while being dragged by a car. The road has been deluged for several days due to flooding in the area, and many praised Whelan for finally putting it to good use.

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Cloud Precipitation

Storm Frank hits UK: Wales and Scotland coastlines flooded (VIDEO)


The Guardian
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:36 UTC
Waves caused by Storm Frank hit Porthcawl in South Wales
Waves caused by Storm Frank hit Porthcawl in South Wales
About a dozen people watch as Storm Frank hits the south Wales coastal town of Porthcawl on Wednesday morning, causing forceful waves to crash into the sea wall.

In Scotland, the storm closed the motorway near Abington, South Lanarkshire.

Footage shows smaller vehicles stranded in deep water almost up to their roofs

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Powerful North Atlantic storm Frank brings yet more flooding to UK, unprecedented warmth to Arctic

Andrew Griffin
The Independent, UK
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:42 UTC
storm frank
© NASA Satellite image shows Storm Frank approaching Britain. Arctic 'flip' on the way?
The powerful weather system that is set to bring "storm Frank" to the UK could lead temperatures in the north pole to be pushed over 50F hotter than normal.

The storm is set to bring yet more destruction to the UK after a week that has seen much of the north battered by terrible flooding. But that will come with a weather system that will cause huge disruption across the Arctic.

With those strange northern weather events will come an Icelandic storm that might be among the most vigorous ever, according to the Washington Post.


Comment: Notice that last part? That's the end result of all this. Some day soon, one of these flooding events is going to dump 10 stories of snow instead of 1 meter of rain...

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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall in the summer for Peru

Robert Felix
Ice Age Now
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:03 UTC
Snow in Peru
Snow in Peru

Heavy snowfall of about 10 centimeters thick covered Chonta population centers today and Astobamba Pucapampa district of Santa Ana, in the province of Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica region, surprising its inhabitants.

The COER and Regional Government urge the Huancavelica population to take precautions, keep warm and avoid sudden changes in temperature, especially in populations in situations of high vulnerability either by their social status (poverty and extreme poverty), children under 5 years and older adults.

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link

"Heavy snowfall in Peru, south of the equator, where it is summer now. Could this mean that cold air from the North Pole has crossed the equator?" asks Argiris.
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Bizarro Earth

Missouri in state of emergency as three major rivers are above flood capacity


RT
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:03 UTC
missouri flooding
© Kate Munsch / Reuters Submerged roads and houses are seen after several days of heavy rain led to flooding, in an aerial view over Union, Missouri December 29, 2015.
Missouri is in a state of emergency as flooding continues with record water levels expected over the coming days.

Seventeen million people in the US are currently living in areas with flood warnings, with 400 river gauges nationwide over their flood capacity. Missouri is one of the worst affected areas with three major rivers, the Missouri, the Meramec and the Mississippi all above the flood stage.
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Attention

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes Los Angeles, California


Sky News
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:21 UTC
Earthquake
Los Angeles has been shaken by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor struck the east of the city at a depth of just 3.5 miles below the Earth's surface.

But there have been no reports of injuries or damage to property.

"It was a good shaker," diner waitress Toni Cousino told the San Bernardino County Sun.

The region is no stranger to tremors, lying where the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault lines cross.
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