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Loud explosion precedes series of earthquakes in New England

Rob Polansky
WFSB.com
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:34 UTC
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© WFSBThe Weston Observatory recorded four small earthquakes in the Plainfield area on Monday morning.
Five small earthquakes rattled New England on Monday.

It was the third day in less than a week that rumbles shook the Plainfield region.

Plainfield police said they received dozens of calls about homes shaking in the Plainfield, Killingly, Brooklyn and Sterling areas. They received even more around the noon hour.

"They just started pouring in regarding a loud explosion," said Capt. Mario Arriaga, with the Plainfield Police Department. "However, this time, people were reporting earthquakes since last time we had one on the 12th."

Authorities released a few of the 911 calls they received. Police said they received well over 100 calls.

"We just had a massive earthquake again," one caller reported.

"It sounded like a bomb and everything was shaking," another caller said.

Comment: Loud booms and explosion-like sounds are more and more frequently associated with earthquakes these days. There is also the possibility that some earthquakes could have been caused by meteorites breaking up in the atmosphere in New England. However, you are unlikely to hear this from the mainstream media.

Breaking: Meteor outburst over 6 Northeastern U.S. states - Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maine (so far...)

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White-rumped sandpiper from Arctic North America ends up in Australia

Jessica Long
South Coast Register
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:28 UTC
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© Narelle WrighThe white-rumped sandpiper has been spotted at Lake Wollumboola, which is a rarity as the bird’s usual migration pattern takes it to the shores of South America.
A rare sighting has twitchers flocking from around Australia to Lake Wollumboola.

The last time a white-rumped sandpiper (calidris fuscicollis) was spotted in NSW was in November 1977 near Pitt Town.

Ornithologist Joy Pegler said the bird has been caught up in the wrong migratory fly way ending up on the Australian coastline from Alaska.

"All the twitchers are rushing to see it," she said.

"It's only a little thing and it has flown such a long way. It's really very amazing.

"The bird is very rarely seen in Australia at all, so this has a lot of enthusiasts very excited."

Comment: Other similar recent reports of birds completely losing their way across the Northern Hemisphere: Rare goose from northern Asia turns up in Suffolk, UK

Rare Eurasian kestrel appears in Nova Scotia, Canada

Another completely lost avian species: Couch's Kingbird flies from southern Texas to New York

Warbler that should be wintering in western Mexico turns up in Louisiana

Bean goose from Eurasia takes a wrong turn and winds up on the Oregon Coast

Four lost flamingos fly NORTH for the winter and turn up in Siberia

Wrong place, wrong time: European robin turns up thousands of miles away in China

Rare bird from Mongolia turns up in Wakefield, UK

Wrong time, wrong place: Rare bird found in Barrie, Canada

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Tropical snowfall in Vietnam


tuoitrenews.vn
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:13 UTC
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Heavy snowfall caused a traffic jam that extended several kilometers in Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai from Friday night to Saturday morning. Tourists from other provinces have flocked to the area for a taste of tropical snowfall.

The temperature at O Quy Ho Mountain Pass in Sa Pa town dropped to below 0 Celsius degree from 9pm on Friday to past midnight on Saturday, causing snow to fall heavily in many areas, according to Nguyen Van Thanh, a forest ranging official of the province's Hoang Lien National Park.

The snowfall seriously limited drivers' visibility and caused a several-hour traffic jam on National Highway 4D from Sa Pa to neighboring Lai Chau province and the other way around.
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Elephant gores vet to death in India


mathrubhumi.com
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:04 UTC
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A veterinarian was today killed by a tusker while he was attempting to tackle the pachyderm after it ran amok at Vaypur in Pathanamthitta district, police said.

The victim identified as Dr Gopakumar (52) was a veterinarian and a member of the Elephant Squad which is specialised in containing elephants that turn violent, police said.

The tusker kicked the vet and then gored him while he was trying to administer a tranquilizer shot in its rear. The elephant created panic in the area by running amok for several hours.

Police and local people rushed the doctor to a hospital in Tiruvalla but he died soon after reaching there, police said, adding, the elephant was later brought under control.

The animal had started showing signs of uneasiness in the morning and later managed to slip free from its chains and ran amok. The elephant squad at nearby Konni was alerted as efforts of the mahout with local people failed to contain it.

Source: Press Trust of India
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Elephant runs amok in Thailand, attacks cars and shops


rte.ie
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:22 UTC
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The elephant put its front feet on the car, causing a dent on the car hood and fractures on the windscreen
A shop and restaurant at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand were damaged in an elephant attack today; two days after another elephant rammed a car.

A wild elephant stomped the grocery shop and shattered window glasses with its trunk, park officials say.

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Fin whale found dead on beach in Cornwall, UK

Rose Troup Buchanan
The Independent, UK
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:35 UTC
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Surfer and dog walker stumbled across what is believed to be a Fin Whale on Saturday
A local walker was left stunned after he discovered the carcass of a huge 60ft whale washed up on a beach in Cornwall.

Beach cleaner and surfer Ado Shorland stumbled across the massive mammal on Wanson Beach near Bude on Saturday.

Marine biologists are now examining the carcass, which is believed to be an endangered fin whale - although the state of decay means that this has not yet been confirmed.

"I found it yesterday morning. It measures around 20m and the lower jaw has been detached and alone it is about 5m. It is a very large whale," he told the Western Morning News.
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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall across Saudi Arabia

Robert Felix
iceagenow.info
Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:33 UTC
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I love this photo! A snow camel!

Saudi Arabia: Friday, 18 March 1436, corresponding to 9 January 2015
The snow fell heavily on Friday evening (January 9, 2015), in Qurayyat -Jouf, and its environs and the "books", and parts of the province Tarif.

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12 people die across Mexico due to cold weather


El Universal
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:26 UTC
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© Notimex Low temperatures below zero degrees and snowfall are expected to persist in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Durango.
In Chihuahua, four people froze to death, three died due to burns and two more for intoxication, while in Sonora one died for intoxication in Nogales and two for hypothermia in Huatabampo and San Luis Río Colorado.

The cold weather affecting much of the country has claimed a dozen victims, nine in Chihuahua and three in Sonora, state authorities reported.

The State Coordination of Civil Protection of Chihuahua issued an alert due to low temperatures, rain and snowfall in the higher areas, specifically in the municipalities of Temósachic and Balleza, where temperatures have dropped to -14C (6.8F).

Other regions with low temperatures are Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez (-4C/24F), Ocampo (-10C/14F), Janos (-7C/19F) and Nuevo Casas Grandes (-6.5C/20F).

Low temperatures below zero degrees and snowfall are expected to persist in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Durango.
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Wild boar population soars in Britain, causing motorway collisions

Ollie Gillman
Daily Mail
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:00 UTC
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Ministers are considering bringing out a 'beware of boar' road sign to warn drivers of the animals straying on to the road
Ministers are considering bringing out a 'beware of boar' road sign following a fatal motorway collision involving one of the wild animals last week.

The new sign could be erected along stretches of roads near 'infested' areas, along with barriers to keep out the 20 stone animals.

The plans, to be discussed by transport officials, follow the death of Raymond Green, who died when his car collided with a boar that had strayed onto the M4 in Wiltshire.

The animal was then struck by an articulated lorry and led to the busy stretch of motorway closing for eight hours.

Boars have caused crashes in the past, with France and Germany already using signs to warn drivers of the animals.

Comment: Not only are they are menace on the highways, but have recently been on the attack around the globe:

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Camel tramples 2 people to death at Texas farm


wtvr.com
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:06 UTC
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A camel trampled two people to death over the weekend at a farm in Texas, authorities said.

Peggye McNair, 72, the owner of the farm and a well-known camel breeder, was one of the victims of the attack Saturday, police told CNN affiliate KFDX.

The incident at Camel Kisses Farm in Wichita Falls happened after Mark Mere, 53, got into a pen with three camels - one male and two females.

Mere apparently went into the holding pen because the animals' water trough had frozen over.

The male camel was in rut and became very aggressive, Wichita County Sheriff David Duke said. Rut is a male animal's peak period of fertility and sexual excitement.


Comment: See also: Camel escapes from cage and kills owner of wildlife sanctuary

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