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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Costa Rica and Panama


Caribbean Journal
Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:05 UTC
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© USGSA map of the quake.
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica and Panama on Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake, which occurred at a depth of 36 kilometres, struck around 18 kilometres east of Punta de Burica in Panama, about 258 kilometres southeast of San Jose, Costa Rica.

The quake caused reports of shaking across both countries, with reports of "strong" shaking toward the border region between the two Central American neighbours. The shaking extended to both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of the countries.

The quake came a week after a 5.1-magnitude quake shook the border region between Panama and Colombia.

The extent of any damage or injuries was not yet clear.
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Wolf

Dog attacks leap 48% in just 12 months in Wollongong, Australia

Kate McIlwain
Illawarra Mercury
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:55 UTC
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Dog attacks in Wollongong have soared a staggering 48 per cent in just 12 months with nearly 50 people and more than 200 animals harmed.

The latest statistics from the NSW Division of Local Government show there were 237 dog attacks in Wollongong from April 2013 to March this year, compared with 160 in the same period a year earlier.

The Wollongong local government area ranks fourth in the state for the number of dog attacks reported, behind Blacktown, Gosford and Newcastle, and also has a higher than average attack rate.
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Wolf

Flashback Severe dog bites increase sharply in Arizona, study finds

Michelle Ye Hee Lee
The Arizona Republic
Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:22 UTC
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© Michael Schennum/The RepublicMickey the pit bull mauled a 4-year-old's face Feb. 20.
More Arizonans are being hospitalized for severe dog bites, especially children, a state health department study finds.

Newly released Arizona hospital data show severe dog bites increased dramatically in recent years, especially among children, confirming what until now has been largely anecdotal suspicion.

An Arizona Department of Health Services study released Thursday says that the number of inpatient hospitalizations - meaning the bite was severe enough to warrant at least one overnight stay - increased 139 percent from 2008 to 2012.

Among all dog-bite injuries in the state during that period, the study found about a third were among children younger than 14. Dog-bite cases in Arizona hospitals cost $55million, about a third of which was paid by the taxpayer-funded state Medicaid system.

The study was based on hospital-discharge data.
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Cow

Rampaging water buffalo attacks and injures 14 pedestrians, China

Karson Yiu
abcnews.go.com
Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:12 UTC
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A water buffalo tore through a small southwestern Chinese town in a mad rampage
A water buffalo tore through a small southwestern Chinese town in a mad rampage, chasing down pedestrians and injuring at least 14 bystanders.

In surveillance video footage released by state media, the water buffalo is seen wandering in the center of town in Jingyan County located in China's Sichuan province.

In one shot, the buffalo is shown setting its sights on resident Liang Cuirong who was riding past on her bicycle. The animal chased Liang, knocked her off the bike and trampled her repeatedly.

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Attention

Wild boar attacks woman in her backyard, India

P. Oppili
The Hindu
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:45 UTC
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A 55-year-old woman of Adhivarahapuram near Tiruttani was admitted to government hospital on Friday after she was attacked by a wild boar.

"Around 4.30 in the morning, Pattammal went out to the backyard of her house, where the animal attacked her, injuring her right hand. The victim raised an alarm but the animal disappeared," Forest officials said.

A team of officials led by Tiruvallur District Forest Officer P. Muhammed Shabab visited the victim in the hospital. Financial assistance was handed over to Pattammal by Mr. Shabab at the hospital. A team has been sent to the village where the woman was attacked to check the movement of any animal. Further investigation is on, he added.
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Sheeple

Nature bites back: Study shows lethal control of wolf populations increase livestock depredations


Phys.org
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:00 UTC
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© WikipediaMollies Pack Wolves Baiting a Bison.
Washington State University researchers have found that it is counter-productive to kill wolves to keep them from preying on livestock. Shooting and trapping lead to more dead sheep and cattle the following year, not fewer.

Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, WSU wildlife biologist Rob Wielgus and data analyst Kaylie Peebles say that, for each wolf killed, the odds of more livestock depredations increase significantly.

The trend continues until 25 percent of the wolves in an area are killed. Ranchers and wildlife managers then see a "standing wave of livestock depredations," said Wielgus.

Moreover, he and Peebles write, that rate of wolf mortality "is unsustainable and cannot be carried out indefinitely if federal relisting of wolves is to be avoided."

Comment: This study is timely, as there have been numerous reports of wolf attacks in the past several months, so it is becoming obvious that measures being taken aren't working so well:

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Cow

Report claims consumers are uninformed regarding 'cowgate' contribution to global warming

Bob Yirka
phys.org
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:44 UTC
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Chatham House of the British Royal Institute of Affairs has published a report titled Livestock - Climate Change's Forgotten Sector (Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption) outlining the results of a survey the group commissioned to learn more about the public's perception of the impact that the livestock industry has on carbon emissions and ultimately global warming. Their report suggests that consumers have vastly differing views on the subject based on where they live in the world.

In addition to offering results of the 12-country survey, the authors of the report offer some background information and opinions about the carbon emission impact of the livestock industry and conclude by offering suggestions of where changes might be made. They note that global carbon emissions from the livestock industry - which they claim currently account for 14.5% of total man-made global emissions - actually surpass that of global transportation and are mainly due to emissions released directly from animals in the form of belching, flatulence or from their excrement. The main animals involved in the industry are cows, pigs and chickens - globally pork is the most popular consumed meat due to its huge popularity in China. The report also offer graphs showing the largest meat consumers by country (China tops the list) along with growth forecasts. They also offer warnings, suggesting that the livestock industry is currently on a trajectory that will see meat consumption rise by 75 percent and dairy 65 percent over just the next six years.


Comment: According to a report to the American Chemical Society by Frank Mitloehner, an air quality expert at the University of California at Davis, has denounced such scare-mongering as "scientifically inaccurate". He reveals that the UN report lumped together digestive emissions from livestock, gases produced by growing animal feed and meat and milk processing, to get the highest possible result, whereas the traffic comparison only covered fossil fuel emissions from cars. The true ratio, he concludes, is just 3 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in America are attributable to rearing of cattle and pigs, compared with 26 per cent from transport


Comment: This report is 'a load of hot air' (excuse the pun!) - and highlights the desperate measures (like turning lights off during sex!) being taken to maintain the illusion that 'global warming' is a 'man-made' problem, so they can therefore offer the masses a 'man-made' solution. They cannot. Global warming is a scam!

The global warming scam (which is being challenged by more and more scientists) has been a goldmine for Al Gore and his ilk who have benefited like kings from their carbon trading schemes - and that is one reason the elites have been trumpeting this meme for so long

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Cloud Lightning

New South Wales, Australia battered by storms all week, more on the way


news.com.au
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00 UTC
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© NewsComAu Sydney radar this Friday arvo. Bring your brolley!
The radar image says it all. A big blob of red, yellow and blue heading your way.

If you've been in Canberra, Sydney or Brisbane in recent days and weeks, you've seen storms just about every afternoon.

This weekend, more thunderstorms, hail and powerful winds are expected in New South Wales set to last until early next week. Saturday is likely to be the worst day with heavy rains across one third of the state.

It comes after three days of severe weather in New South Wales that saw the State Emergency Service receive about 300 calls for help overnight and has led to thousands of volunteers being put on standby.

Comment: Australia is not getting a break this week - these storms are hitting just after two powerful thunderstorms in years hit Brisbane:

SOTT EXCLUSIVE: Worst Supercell thunderstorm in decades hits Brisbane, Australia and injures 39 people

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Attention

Killer whale washes up dead off Courtenay, Canada


cbc.ca
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:32 UTC
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© George BatesThe whale was towed in around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon after a local resident notified DFO of what they thought was a dead orca off the beach.
Young adult female was believed to have been pregnant when spotted this summer

A young adult killer whale that washed up on the shores of Vancouver Island on Thursday has been identified as a member of the endangered southern resident population.

The whale was discovered by residents in Courtenay who saw it floating in the water and towed it to shore.

A biologist from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans - along with a whale watching expert - took preliminary samples as well as photos of the whale's dorsal fin in order to identify it.

The whale was identified as 18-year-old J-32, according to Paul Cottrell, a marine mammal coordinator with the department.
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Typhoon Hagupit triggers one of largest peacetime evacuations in Philippines

Rosemarie Francisco
Reuters
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:48 UTC
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© Reuters People take shelter inside a evacuation centre after evacuating from their homes due to super-typhoon Hagupit in Surigao city, southern Philippines December 5, 2014.
Around half a million people fled coastal villages and landslide-prone areas in the central Philippines on Friday, a day before a powerful typhoon was expected to hit the island nation where thousands died in a storm 13 months ago.

Typhoon Hagupit weakened slightly as it churned slowly across the Pacific, dipping below the category 5 "super typhoon" level, the Philippine weather bureau PAGASA said, but was likely to remain destructive when it hit land on Saturday.

Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled more than 150 flights to central and southern Philippines on Friday and Saturday. Ports shut across the archipelago after the coastguard suspended sea travel.

"Over 100,000 families are already in evacuation centers," said Corazon Soliman, Social Welfare secretary. "Multiply it by five (persons per family), that's 500,000," she said, adding that most of the residents had volunteered to leave.

Comment: People are taking no chances as most remember super Typhoon Hayain which was said to be the most powerful typhoon or hurricane in recorded history.

10,000 feared killed in Philippines by super typhoon Haiyan

Super typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in the Philippines

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