Earth ChangesS


Cloud Lightning

Storm chaser and son survive lightning bolt that strikes just yards away in Denison, Iowa


Daily Mail, UK
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:32 UTC
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A few seconds later a series lightning bolts strike in quick succession, one of which knocks Denny and Derrick Murphy off their feet
* Denny Murphy and his son Derrick were filming dark clouds gathering near their home in Iowa when a lightning strike knocked them off their feet

* Denny was hospitalized and at risk of kidney failure but has since recovered

An Iowa man who was chasing a storm with his son on Sunday survived a lightning strike that knocked him to the ground. .

Denny Murphy and his son Derrick had been taking video and photographs of a severe lightning storm that materialized suddenly near Denison, Iowa.

Lightning struck within 20 feet of the pair, knocking Derrick against their car while Denny was thrown to the ground, where he lay 'mostly paralyzed', according to the son.

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Black Cat

Cougar kills another dog in same neighbourhood drive as earlier attack in Fontana, California


ktla.com
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:28 UTC
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Mountain Lion
Police were urging Fontana residents to be cautious after a mountain lion "carried" a small dog away from a home in the area late Saturday.

The 110-pound mountain lion was spotted in the 4200 block of Foxborough Drive (map) around 9:30 p.m., a news release from the Fontana Police Department stated.

It was seen "carrying" an approximately 15-pound dog in its mouth, according to police.

"It's heartbreaking," neighbor Jennifer Seablom told KTLA. "I mean, everyone that has pets has lost pets. And I can't even imagine how those people feel. It's just so sad."

The mountain lion then went behind several homes before it disappeared into a deep ravine, police said.

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Black Cat

Cougar kills 100-pound German Shepherd in family's back yard, Fontana, California

Steven Covelman, Jonathan Lloyd and Whit Johnson
nbclosangeles.com
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:43 UTC
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© National Park Service
The large animal is considered an imminent threat to public safety by Fontana police

A mountain lion exhibited behavior considered "anything but normal" when it attacked and killed a 100-pound German Shepherd before standing its ground when the dog's owner and officers encountered the animal in the back yard of Southern California home.

Fontana police are urging residents to keep pets inside careful after the dog's death early Wednesday. The mountain lion is considered a "significant public safety threat," meaning it cannot be relocated, police said.

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Black Cat

Mountain lion sought after apparent attack on homeless man, Perris, California

Samantha Schaefer
Los Angeles Times
Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:25 UTC
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© Agent21radio.comA mountain lion in California
Baited traps have been set to catch a mountain lion that apparently attacked a homeless man in Perris early Saturday, according to wildlife officials.

A 50-year-old homeless man was taken to the hospital about 8 a.m. Saturday with lacerations, puncture wounds and bite marks at the base of his skull, injuries consistent with a mountain lion attack, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Law enforcement officers and biologists scoured the area but were unable to locate the animal. The department does not have the capabilities to track the animal but at least two baited traps have been set, said CDFW Lt. Patrick Foy.

The lion will be killed in the interest of public safety if it is found, he said. Forensic evidence will also be collected to match it to the victim, if possible.
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Attention

3 dead whales wash up on coast in Namibia during August

Nadia Meding
informante.web.na
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:47 UTC
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In an extra-ordinary coincidence of nature's way, in the most hostile environment of Namibia, three whale carcasses washed out along the Skeleton coast in less than a month.

Photographer and environment enthusiast, Johan van Rooyen recorded carcasses of two humpback whales and a pilot whale on the remote beach of the north-western coastline in August. The sighting of whales is normally rare on Namibian beaches and in this case, the discovery of three dead whales of two different species in the same vicinity raises the possibility that whales that were once abundant in Namibian waters, from which Walvis Bay derived its name, are returning to their old feeding grounds, or that the water serves as their migratory route. The cause of their death still remains a mystery.
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Cloud Precipitation

3 days of heavy rain brings flooding to Kashmir, India

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:30 UTC
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The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir continues after 3 days of heavy rain fell in the region. Rescue teams are working to help move those in vulnerable areas to higher ground. Several people have been killed - either by landslides of swept away by flash floods (see our original report here).

River levels are now extremely high and are posing a considerable flood threat for many communities. The River Jhelum is flowing four feet above the danger mark in Srinagar. Moderate to heavy rain is expected to continue for at least 48 hours.

Many of the state's districts have been affected, including: Poonch, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Rajouri, Reasi, Baramulla, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian.

Over 100 people rescued by emergency team working in the area so far. Some reports say that as many as 30 villages completely inundated and over 120 buildings destroyed or damaged. Disaster Management and rescue teams operating in all districts of Jammu region.

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Fish

Tens of thousands of dead fish found on beach, Craven County, North Carolina


wnct.com
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:05 UTC
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These are some of the thousands of dead fish in the Neuse River.
Tens of thousands of dead fish have washed ashore along the Neuse River in Craven County.

Travis Graves, the Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, tells 9 On Your Side the fish have been piling up on shore at Flanners Beach. He estimates the fish are dying near channel marker 11 and winds are pushing the fish over to the beach.

Graves has been in touch with the UNC Chapel Hill Marine Labs in Morehead City where they're monitoring oxygen levels in the water. He says just east of Flanners Beach is a salt wedge which has been shrinking because of the rain we've had in recent weeks. This has led to lower oxygen levels.

Graves said at this time there is no indication that infection is killing the fish. He's 90% confident the fish kill is due to lower dissolved oxygen in the water.

People should refrain from swimming at the beaches near the dead fish.

Comment: 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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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - 175km E of 'Ohonua, Tonga


US Geological Survey
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:21 UTC
Tonga Quake_040914
© USGS
Event Time
2014-09-04 05:33:46 UTC
2014-09-03 17:33:46 UTC-12:00 at epicenter

Location
21.396°S 173.258°W depth=11.8km (7.4mi)

Nearby Cities
175km (109mi) E of 'Ohonua, Tonga
203km (126mi) E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga
826km (513mi) SSW of Tafuna, American Samoa
833km (518mi) SSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa
851km (529mi) S of Apia, Samoa

Scientific Data
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Igloo

The global warming scam was explained almost 20 years ago

Steven Goddard
stevengoddard.wordpress.com
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:46 UTC
Al Gore
© Freaking News
Bookmark this classic 1995 article in the Canberra Times. This guy had the entire scam nailed from day one.
By Neil Winton

Although conventional wisdom states that global warming is a proven fact, many scientists do not accept its validity. Dr Jack Barrett of London's Imperial College is one.

To conclude that CO2 emissions are a threat to the environment would be doubtful and premature. Only a closer examination of the atmosphere over a long period and further detailed studies will decide the matter," Barrett said in a recent scientific paper which caused frissons of anger among scientists.

Barrett, from Imperial College's chemistry department, pours thinly veiled scorn on the arguments of the "warmers", saying they are based on unreliable data, misunderstand the self-correcting nature of the earth's atmosphere and represent science-by-committee. He says IPCC scientists based their theories on the fact that the earth's temperature has increased by 0.8°C in the 20th century.

"This is within the expected margins of error for such a study," he says. "A hard scientific view would be that there has been no discernible change in the earth's temperature despite the significant increase of 25 per cent in the level of carbon dioxide. To blame the increase in carbon dioxide level for this alleged slight temperature increase seems to be a piece of poor scientific judgment that only a large committee could achieve.

"The lPCC's reports do indicate that the conclusions are not unanimous but none of the doubters' arguments is published. Proper science is not carried out by voting."

The world's climate had fluctuated naturally over the centuries. In Roman Britain, the climate was warm enough to allow grapes for red wine to be cultivated in the south.
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Attention

Bardarbunga erupts with lava fountains up to 50 meters


RT
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:29 UTC
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© Reuters/Armann HoskuldssonLava fountains are pictured at the site of a fissure eruption near Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano September 2, 2014.
A volcanic eruption has created an almost post-apocalyptic landscape in Iceland. Streams of lava are spewing out, reminiscent of Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings. And there is still a significant risk to air traffic, with the current 'Orange' warning.

The Orange level, is the second highest on a five-color scale. So far no ash has been visible, but this could change.

Lava fountains rose to around 50 meters on Sunday at the Bardarbunga volcano, which took the aviation warning to red, the highest on the scale. There has been a lot of seismic activity in the area and Einar Heinarsson, a spokesman from Iceland's department of civil protections says, "The eruption is still going on at the same pace as before. It has been continuous."

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