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Man injured in wild boar attack in India with other attacks reported


The Pioneer
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:47 UTC
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One Gouranga Das (70) of Suniti village under Mahakalpada block in Kendrapada district was injured after being attacked by a wild boar on Saturday.

According to sources, a wild boar that had recently trespassed into the human habitation suddenly approached Gouranga and bit his right hand while he was standing at his house. He was rushed to the Mahakalpada CHC for treatment. The Forest Department provided financial assistance.

Notably, as many as four persons have sustained injuries due to wild boar and saltwater crocodile attacks under Mahakalpada forest range during last two weeks. But, forest officials did little to create awareness among the locals regarding the attacks, alleged locals.

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Freak Tsunami like 'storm surge' waves hit the Black Sea coast of Turkey

Michael Janitch
Dutchsinse
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:00 UTC
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© DHAGiant waves hit Giresun in Turkey, damaging buildings and cars
Strong unexpected storm surge hit the shores of Turkey, along the Black Sea.

More like a tsunami, the elevated ocean can be see going off to the horizon. Waves taking out everything in their path.

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Bizarro Earth

Strange odor reported in Evansville, Indiana


Tristate Homepage
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:18 UTC
Jimtown
© Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.A noxious smell blanketed several blocks for more than four hours.
Neighbors say Strange Odor "smelled like 1,000 sharpies blew up"

Neighbors in Jimtown say yesterday evening a noxious smell blanketed several blocks for more than four hours prompting the fire department to investigate.

Neighbors say they first noticed the odor around 7:30 last p.m. and it lingered for several hours. They say after being outdoors for a short period of time they became dizzy, disoriented, and had difficulty breathing.

"It was awful. It was ungodly," said William Givens.

From Columbia to near Garvin Park, "I couldn't stand it. It was just nasty," said Charles Utley.

The neighborhood is questioning what was in the air last night.

"It smelled like 1,000 sharpies just blew up out of nowhere. It was disgusting," said Utley.

"You could taste it, you could smell it, you could feel it," said Givens.
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Southern France put on maximum storm alert, risk of flash-flooding


TheLocal.fr
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:14 UTC
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© Agence France-Presse/Philippe HuguenNasty storms in southern France have prompted the country's top weather warning
Residents in the Hérault department on the Mediterranean coast were under a red alert on Monday because of storms heavy rain just two weeks after four people were killed by raging flood waters in the area.

Downpours since midday on Monday left local authorities concerned enough about the risk of flash flooding that they put out the red alert, which warns people they are facing an exceptional danger.

They are concerned the river Lez, the main waterway in the Hérault department will burst its banks.

According to reports 95mm of rain fell between midday and 4pm in parts of Hérault on Monday.

The rains have forced officials to shut down trams in Montpellier and certain sections of roads and motorways are blocked due to flooding.

Comment: Montpellier today:
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Jackal attacks 2 children outside their house in Goa, India

Paul Fernandes
The Times of India
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:59 UTC
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© Wikimedia Commons, Steve GarvieAn adult male golden jackal.
The baffling attack on two children by a jackal in Maulinguem, Bicholim may have been out of panic and zeal to protect her pups nearby.

A 12-year-old boy and another six year old boy were attacked by the jackal outside their house.

Forest officials and some locals tried to trace the jackal and found two dens nearby. One den was fresh and appeared to have been used. "It appears the mother was fiercely protective of her pups and attacked the children," an official said.

But forest officials ruled out that the animal was rabid. "There would have been more casualties," the official said.

A few villagers were washing clothes in a stream nearby. None of them were attacked.
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Pack of jackals injure 17 villagers in Nepal


The Himalayan Times
Sat, 06 Sep 2014 21:43 UTC
Jackal
© Wikimedia Commons, Steve GarvieAn adult male golden jackal.
The local administration has deployed a police team to control wild jackals that have terrorising the villagers of Jogbudha VDC-7 in Dadeldhura for the last two days.

Chief District Officer Shiva Raj Joshi said that the police team from Jogbudha Area Police Office has been deployed to take the wild animals under control. "As many as 17 people and dozen of cattle have been injured in jackal attacks in the last two days," he said.

Kalapati Aire, Dhana Bhat and Mina Bhatta have been critically injured and were sent to Seti Zonal Hospital in Dhangadi for further treatment yesterday. Other victims have also left for Dhangadi for Jogbudha Hospital does not have enough stock of anti-rabbis vaccines.

A local teacher, Padam Luhar, said that a group of wild animals entered the human settlements and started to bite villagers indiscriminately last Thursday.
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Two-headed snapping turtle found crossing road in Hudson, Maine

Kacie Yearout
wlbz2.com
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:22 UTC
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© NEWS CENTERTwo headed turtle in Hudson. Kathleen Talbot rescue the snapping turtle near her home. Talbot calls one head Frank and other one Stein.
A woman found an unusual reptile near her home in Hudson this week - a two-headed baby snapping turtle.

Kathleen Talbot said she went to watch turtle hatchlings cross the road to make sure they each arrived at the other side safely. She noticed one of the turtles had been left behind.

"I thought he had two feet in the front. I thought he was deformed. I didn't realize it was two heads until I got him home and washed him. Then he came to life-- and was just starving," she said.

She has named the turtle Frank and Stein. Talbot said she doesn't plan to have the dynamic duo as a pet, but does want to make sure Frank and Stein survives.

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Signs of activity surface at Mount St. Helens as 10th anniversary of last eruption nears

Chuck Bednar
RedOrbit
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:03 UTC
Mount St. Helens
© ThinkstockThe snow-capped crater of Mount St. Helens.
Ten years ago Wednesday, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted after being quiet for nearly two decades, and now US Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are concerned that the volcano could mark the occasion by becoming active once again, various media outlets reported over the weekend.

The volcano reawakened in September 2004 and erupted on October 1, remaining active until late January 2008, according to the USGS. That event began with relatively small ejections of ash, which were followed by over three years of continuous slow lava extrusion - a stark contrast to the catastrophic May 1980 eruption that killed 57 and caused over $1 billion in damage.

"Since that time, scientists have been heavily monitoring the area to pinpoint when the next eruption will take place," said Tara West of Inquisitr News. Experts expect "future dome-building eruptions at the volcano," and while they are uncertain exactly when that could occur, Mount St. Helens is starting showing signs of activity, she added.
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Methane venting victim? Deep sea dwelling Pygmy Sperm whale found dead near Hong Kong


hkmarinelife.hk
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:41 UTC
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A 3.3 m long, 386 kg whale was found by hikers on Friday (26th September 2014) on the rocky shoreline at Fung Hang village near Sha Tau Kok (NE New Territories). Due to the remote location of the site, AFCD staff decided to suspend the investigation, as night fell. Officers tied the dead whale with a rope to fix it on the beach and prevent it from drifting away during the rising tide. Experts joined the investigation the following day to identify the dead whale species and the cause of death.

Comment: See also: Creatures from the deep signal major Earth Changes: Is anyone paying attention?

Hundreds of methane plumes erupting along U.S. Atlantic coast

Casualties of seafloor methane gas release? Hundreds of thousands more fish found dead in Plymouth tidal pool, UK

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16 inches of snow falls in Bulgaria

Robert Felix
Ice Age Now
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:56 UTC
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Mount Musala
Also, first snow of the season in Turkey - No big deal, but a far cry from the global warming crisis that the con men are trying to make us believe.

27 Sept 2014 - The most snow is in Rila in the high mountains, where the snow reached depths of 30-40 centimeters (12 to 16 inches) in places. This was announced by the weatherman TV-MET Simeon MATEV on "24 Hours".
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