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Sun

Sun halo appears during beatification mass in El Salvador


patheos.com
Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:22 UTC
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© CNA/EWTN News
As the relics of Blessed Oscar Romero were brought out for veneration during his beatification Mass in San Salvador, the cloudy skies parted and a ring of light - known as a "solar halo" - appeared around the sun.

"Honestly, I think this one of the most supernatural things I have ever experienced in my life," Father Manuel Dorantes told CNA May 29.

A priest of the diocese of Chicago and Spanish assistant to the director of the Holy See press office, Fr. Dorantes was present in San Salvador for the May 23 beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Romero oversaw the diocese of San Salvador from 1977 until March 24, 1980, when he was shot and killed while saying Mass. In February Pope Francis officially recognized him as a martyr, and his beatification took place in his former diocese just over a week ago.

The ring around the sun appeared once Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, had finished reading the official decree proclaiming Oscar Arnulfo Romero as a martyr and a blessed, Fr. Dorantes recalled.

Comment: Sun halos have been much more frequent this year. So far, they have been reported in the UK, Mexico, China, Japan, the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and elsewhere.

See also: Chemtrails? Contrails? Strange Skies

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Black Cat

Tiger kills animal keeper in Malaysia


New Strait Times
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:55 UTC
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A tiger behind bars
An Indonesian animal keeper died after he was attacked by a caged tiger at a resort here this afternoon.

In the 2 pm incident, the tiger which the man had been taking care of for the past eight years, suddenly attacked him when he entered the cage to feed it.

Alor Gajah district police chief Supt Muhammad Ismail Muhammad Yusuf said the 34-year-old victim was rushed to Tampin Hospital for treatment but he died shortly after.

Melaka Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director, Noorzakiahanum Mohd Noh said the department was investigating on the incident.

"Perlihitan is also observing the condition of the tiger to determine why it attacked the caretaker," she told reporters here today.
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Cloud Lightning

One dead as "huge lightning show" strikes northern New Zealand


ONE News
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:25 UTC
lighting storm over the Auckland waterfront
© Aotearoa.co.nzThe lighting storm settles in over the Auckland waterfront.
A "huge lightning show" took place above northern New Zealand tonight as the sky lit up in a dazzling display of mother nature's power.

Lightning strikes every 15 seconds were reported in Auckland as the city's residents experienced a huge storm.

Jimmy Boswell, in Raglan, said a "huge lightning show" in Raglan lasted for at least 15 minutes as the night sky was shattered by a lighting strike 2-3 times every 10 seconds.

Police have also confirmed a man has been killed by a falling tree in Tinopai, north of Auckland.

A bolt of lightning has also reportedly struck Dargaville Hospital, shattering windows and setting off alarms. No injuries were reported from the lightning strike.

MetService forecasted heavy downpours with damaging wind gusts of up to 130km/h were forecasted predicted to hit Auckland at about 4pm.

People have been warned to stay inside, but if they must drive somewhere then they are advised to take extra care on the roads.

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Cloud Lightning

Police dashcam records lightning near-miss in Gautier, Mississippi

Ben Hooper
upi.com
Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:57 UTC
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A huge bolt of lightning strikes the bridge
A Mississippi police department shared dashcam footage of a lightning bolt that narrowly missed a patrol car driving on the interstate.

The YouTube video, recorded by the dashboard camera in Gautier Police Sgt. Mark Rodriguez's patrol car, shows the lightning strike a Tchoutacabouffa River bridge in front of the car Tuesday on Interstate 10.

Rodriguez said he later returned to the site of the lightning strike and discovered a piece of singed concrete where the bridge was hit.

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Fish

Hundreds of dead fish found on the shore at Big Bear Lake, California


abc7.com
Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:40 UTC
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© Colleen LeBeauHundreds of carp fish have washed ashore at Big Bear Lake
Officials in Big Bear are responding to concerns over hundreds of dead fish that are washing up on shore near the lake.

The photos were sent to Eyewitness News by Big Bear resident Colleen LeBeau. She said she has never seen anything like that in her 30 years of living in the area.

The dead fish are popping up at Stansfield Marsh, east of the lake, and it is apparently due to the drought. Water in the area has been receding over the years and the carps do not move toward the deeper parts of the lake. When the water recedes enough, the fish end up dying.

Crews have been working for the last two weeks to save as many of the fish as they can by catching them in nets and moving them into the deeper parts of the marsh. The dead schools of fish are not floating at Big Bear Lake, according to Dan McKernan, director of public relations and marketing for Big Bear.
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Attention

Sick pilot whale strands itself on beach in Nassau County, Florida

Chris Parenteau
news4jax.com
Wed, 27 May 2015 14:24 UTC
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The stranded short-finned pilot whale.
A 13-foot female short-finned pilot whale became stranded on the beach Wednesday at Fort Clinch State Park, in Nassau County, according to officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Onlookers rushed in to try to keep the whale alive, but wildlife officials said the whale was apparently sick and had to be taken to the Jacksonville Zoo to be euthanized.

Officials said dozens of people tried to keep water on the whale and had wet towels draped over it, trying to keep it cool. But officials said the whale's health was too compromised.

Volunteers helped move the whale onto a stretcher so it could be transported to the zoo. The whale, which weighed over 1,000 pounds, will have a necropsy and other tests done on it to determine what illness caused it to strand itself.
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Attention

8 pilot whales die and 11 strand on beach near Skye, Scotland

Chris Foote
news.stv.tv
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:07 UTC
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© CrownPilot whales: Mammals stranded on island near Skye.
Eight whales have died and 11 others are stuck on a beach after a mass stranding.

The pilot whales became trapped on the beach on the Isle of Skye at 4am on Tuesday.

Two of the 21 whales died before a British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team were able to re-float them.

A pregnant female who was not expected to survive was euthanised after a local vet found her calf had died.

Shortly after their rescue, 16 whales re-stranded themselves on nearby Staffin Island. Five later died.
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Snowflake

School bus blown off road in June snowstorm, Norway

Robert Felix
iceagenow.info
Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:15 UTC
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The school bus at Haukelifjell blew right off the road
1 June 2015 - It's like full winter at Sognefjellet.

Thirty-nine people have been rescued and 17 cars are stuck in the snow.

A snow plow is on its way, but it is uncertain how long it will take to get to the vehicles.

Also, many people are without power due to falling trees.

Thanks to 996bip for this info

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© Webcam / SognefjellhyttaFull snowstorm: several cars stuck at Sognefjellet.
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Snowflake

Late May snowfall hits Tianshan Mountain in Hami, China


english.sina.com
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:57 UTC
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© Photo/XinhuaTourists walk past snow covered yurts at a scenic spot in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 31, 2015. Hami witnessed a snowfall on Sunday.

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© Photo/XinhuaPhoto taken on May 31, 2015 shows Malan flower covered in snow on grassland in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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© Photo/XinhuaTourists trek on snow-covered Tianshan Mountain in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 31, 2015.

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© XinhuaA man makes snowballs on grassland in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 31, 2015.

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© XinhuaCows graze on the snow-covered grassland in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 31, 2015.
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Info

A year after release 'Putin's tigers' are reported as thriving


wildlifeextra.com
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:42 UTC
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The Tiger with large striped cat
One year after five orphaned Siberian tigers were released in the Russian Far East the signs are four out of the five are doing well and have adapted successfully to life in the wild.

Thanks to four camera traps IFAW had donated to the Khingan Nature Reserve, there is now have footage of Ilona the tigress looking healthy and marking her territory.

Satellite tracking and camera trap videos show that the rehabilitated orphan tigress continues to thrive in the Russian forests near the Chinese border. By tracking her movements, scientists have learned that she is hunting wolves, deer and wild boar.

"Success stories like Ilona are helping to change the opinion and policy of officials in the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources," said Maria Vorontsova, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Russia director. "There was a general belief that it was impossible to rehabilitate and return orphan tiger cubs back to the wild. IFAW and our partner groups have now proven that it is indeed possible."

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