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Frenzied hyena attack on 5 people in Buhera, Zimbabwe

Freeman Razemba
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:24 UTC
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Buhera South legislator Cde Joseph Chinotimba is overcome with emotion alongside Jimmy Musapukira and Anna Musapukira at the bedside of Noriah Musapukira at Parirenyatwa Hospital yesterday. Noriah was attacked by hyenas in Chin’ombe Village, Chief Nyashanu’s area in Buhera over the weekend.
Five people, including a 10-year-old girl, were seriously injured after they were attacked in separate incidents by a stray hyena in Buhera on Tuesday afternoon.The victims are admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Mutare General Hospital and Murambinda District Hospital in Buhera where they are reportedly in critical condition.

Noria Musapukira, a Grade 5 pupil at Muchuwa Primary School who had her right eye plucked out, right buttock mauled and has bruises all over her body, is admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital. She was on her way home with a relative, Melody Mundopa (17), while coming from Mutiusinazita market when the incident occurred at around 5pm. Noria's aunt, Mrs Anna Musapukira, who was travelling with the two from the market, said she separated with them when she passed through Mutiusinazita Township while they headed home.
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Radar

Weather radar captures a swarm of butterflies over southern Illinois and central Missouri

Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:58 UTC
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A swarm of butterflies, winging its way south for the winter, was "spotted" as large blue blobs on weather radar last week over southern Illinois and central Missouri.

"We think these targets are Monarch butterflies," the National Weather Service in St. Louis noted on its Facebook page, which also includes a technical explanation of how the weather service came to this conclusion.

The monarchs were flapping their way south toward their winter home in Mexico. As noted earlier this year, the colorful insects were under stress this spring because of ongoing drought, an unusually cold winter and a lack of milkweed, their primary food source.

This isn't the first time weather radar has "seen" bugs this year: Both grasshoppers in New Mexico and mayflies in Wisconsin were spotted on radar.

Scientists are finding that weather radar is proving useful to track birds, bats and insects. While this information is just clutter to the weather folks, it is just the thing biologists need to study the activities of flying creatures, a science newly christened "aeroecology."
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Attention

Aggressive black bear reported in Kalispell neighborhood, Montana


KXLH.com
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:55 UTC
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An aggressive black bear wouldn't take the hint to leave Monday night after several warning shots were fired in it's direction.

According to the Flathead County Sheriff's office, a caller that lived on Rockwood Road near the Jewel Basin encountered a black bear that was trying to attack his dogs.

The caller also told authorities that the bear had been bothering people in the neighborhood for more than a week.

According to the caller, a family member fired several shots into the air which only angered the bear further.

In spite of the bears demeanor, no one was injured and the bear eventually ran away from the property.
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Attention

Woman injured in Carpinteria Valley bear attack, California

John Palminteri
keyt.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:17 UTC
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A Carpinteria Valley rancher was injured when she took on a 300-pound Black Bear Monday in what is called an "unprovoked" attack in an avocado grove.

Emily Miles was on a walk around noon in Rincon Canyon near her home, when her two dogs bolted out of the trees followed by the bear.

In moments the animal was on its hind legs and swinging at the woman who was trying to defend herself. Long red scratches on her back shows where the bear claws shredded Miles' shirt and tore her skin.

Miles tried to get away, turning and running a short distance. That is when the bear chased her down, and took a bite into her upper left thigh. She hit the ground hard, breaking a rib and still vigorously turned over to kick towards the bear while screaming.

"He took me down. He grabbed me. He sunk his teeth into my thigh and knocked me down," said Miles.

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Snowflake Cold

Record snowfall for North Karelia, Finland in September

Robert Felix
iceagenow.info
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:56 UTC
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© Juha Parviainen Villagers in Ilomantsi, eastern Finland, woke to find their cars underneath 25 centimetres of snow on Tuesday.
Thick snowfall covers eastern Finland

Heavy snow fell in parts of North Karelia during Monday night and Tuesday morning, along the border with Russia.

Residents in the small town of Ilomantsi, the easternmost in Finland, woke up to find a blanket of over 25 cm (10 inches) of snow. Authorities warned that roads in the area are very slippery and said there have been reports of minor collisions.

Snowy conditions are forecast to continue into the week.
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Attention

Fukushima, Japan rocked by two earthquakes in one hour; epicenter near nuclear plants


The Extinction Protocol
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:14 UTC
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A pair of moderate earthquakes struck just off the coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture Wednesday, close to the nuclear power plants crippled by the March 2011 tsunami. There were no early reports of damage, injuries, or new problems at the nuclear plants. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the first earthquake struck at 9:45 p.m. JST (8:45 a.m. EDT in the U.S.) and registered a magnitude of 5.0. The second quake, a slightly stronger magnitude-5.2 tremor, struck 46 minutes later. Both were centered just off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, where the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushimi Daini reactors were severely damaged in the March 11, 2011 tsunami that followed a magnitude-9.0 quake farther offshore.

The damage spawned the worst crisis at a nuclear power plant since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, and prompted Japan to shut down most of its nuclear power plants. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has been working to contain radioactive materials in the years since. TEPCO said there were no new abnormalities caused by Wednesday's quakes, nor any changes to radioactivity levels at the monitoring post there, according to public broadcaster NHK. The company said there were no reported abnormalities at its Tokai Daini nuclear power plant, farther south along the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture. The plant has been shut down since 2011.

Comment: There has been a lot of seismic activity lately. See the following Sott Worldview map of recorded earthquakes in the past month alone:



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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - 160km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands


US Geological Survey
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:59 UTC
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Event Time
2014-09-25 09:13:50 UTC
2014-09-25 19:13:50 UTC+10:00 at epicenter

Location
9.480°S 156.391°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities
160km (99mi) SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
373km (232mi) SSE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
390km (242mi) W of Honiara, Solomon Islands
661km (411mi) E of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
727km (452mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

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Wolf

Fox attacks several people and child near East Windsor school, Connecticut

Bob Wilson
wtnh.com
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:33 UTC
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A student and several other people were attacked by a fox outside an East Windsor school Monday.

A reverse 911 call was sent out to warn people about the incident. The fox was put down by police. It's believed it was rabid based on its behavior but tests were done.

Victims say that fox just wouldn't go away, running around the neighborhood and attacking. The first attack happened at 8:30 Monday morning on Church Street then at around 10 a.m., the fox attacked again on Mill Street.
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Attention

Elephant kills man in Bara, Nepal


The Rising Nepal
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:05 UTC
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A tusker killed a youth in Bara district while he was heading to his home at around 9:20 pm on Monday.

Badri Sonar, 35, of Nijgadh Municipality-9 died on the spot after the wild elephant attacked him. The elephant suddenly attacked Sonar, who was later killed on the spot as he was heading to his home via the Hospital Road, according to District Police Office, Bara.
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Attention

Elephant kills 70 year old woman in Kenya

George Otieno
barakafm.org
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:57 UTC
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A 70 year old woman was on Thursday trampled to death by an elephant in Ghazi village, Voi, withinTaita Taveta County.

Her daughter Elina Mwakio, said the deceased met her death while she was fetching firewood in a nearby forest frequented by elephants in search of grazing fields.

"We heard screams from the forest, when we rushed there we found our mother already dead," Mwakio said, adding that the body had been taken to Voi district hospital mortuary.

Locals said the attack happened a few hours after Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) personnel had visited the area and assured them of security against attacks from wild animals.

Taita Taveta County, which boarders Tsavo National Park, has in the past reported several cases of human and wildlife conflicts prompting locals to call for KWS to erect electric fences around the park.
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