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Dead whale washes ashore in Seaside Park, New Jersey - 2nd seen in tri-state Wednesday


NewJersey.news12.com
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:34 UTC
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A dead humpback whale spotted off the Garden State coast was the second to be seen in the tri-state area on Wednesday.

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is continuing to monitor the latest whale spotted off the coast of Seaside Park.

A necropsy is expected to be performed.

The initial discovery occurred on the same day that another whale washed onto a jetty in Breezy Point, New York.

While scientists continue to say there are no connections to the surveying taking place on the planned offshore wind farms and these deaths, there have been continued calls for a pause by mayors, activists and even state congressional representatives.

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2 stray dogs kill month-old-baby sleeping next to mother inside hospital in Rajasthan, India


Times of India
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:10 UTC
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A baby was taken away by stray dogs and was mauled to death at a hospital in Sirohi district of Rajasthan.

The month-old-child was sleeping next to his mother in the TB ward of the hospital, police said.

Police said the CCTV footage showed that two dogs went inside the TB ward of the hospital late on Monday and one of them returned with the infant.

Sitaram, SHO, Kotwali said the father of the child was admitted in the hospital for tuberculosis treatment. He said the child's mother, who was attending to the patient along with her other children, dozed off.

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Pack of 20 dogs attack, kill 3-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh, India

Bobins Abraham
India Times
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:00 UTC
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In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl died after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in the CB Ganj locality in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

The victim, Pari, the daughter of Awadhesh Gangawar, a resident of Bandia village, was attacked by a pack of around 15 to 20 dogs late on Tuesday evening.

Girl dragged around 100 metres by dogs

Pari was playing outside the house, while her elder siblings were inside when she was attacked by the stray dogs.

"The dogs dragged the victim for around 100 meters and mauled her badly," a police official said.
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Pack of 6 dogs kill man in Birmingham, Alabama


wbrc.com
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:29 UTC
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The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says a man whose body was found Tuesday morning was attacked by a pack of dogs.

The man has been identified as Joe Cleveland Scott. He was 65. Authorities say Scott lived in the McDonalds Chapel Community. His body was found in the 5700 block of Iceland Avenue.

Authorities say Scott was a pedestrian who was attacked by several dogs. An autopsy has found the death is due to the injuries he sustained during the dog attack.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson County Animal Control are investigating.

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Best of the Web: Yosemite National Park breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing park indefinitely - snow 15 FEET deep after recent storms

Grace Toohey
Los Angeles Times
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:11 UTC
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Cabin roofs at Yosemite National Park are almost completely covered with snow. At the park's Badger Pass ski area, snow is up to the second floor of the lodge. In the Yosemite Valley, snow accumulation broke a 54-year-old daily record — by multiple inches.

The historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada from back-to-back winter storms has closed the world-famous park indefinitely while rangers and park staffers work to respond to the epic snowpack.

"In all of my years here, this is the most snow that I've ever seen at one time," said Scott Gediman, a spokesperson for Yosemite and ranger for 27 years. "This is the most any of us have ever seen."

The park known for its impressive granite formations and stunning waterfalls initially announced Saturday it would close because of severe winter weather, with plans to reopen by Thursday. But after additional snowfall though early Wednesday, officials for the national park announced it would remain closed, without a specific date to reopen.


Comment: Fresh heavy snow dumped in California - 3 FEET in a day, 4.3 FEET in 2 days at Soda Springs

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Australia - Hundreds evacuate floods in Northern Territory - 5 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:21 UTC
Flooding at Sandy Creek, NT, Australia, 01 March
© Victoria Daly Regional CouncilFlooding at Sandy Creek, NT, Australia, 01 March 2023.
Authorities in Australia's Northern Territory have ordered the evacuation of communities in the Victoria Daly Region after persistent heavy rain caused rivers to overflow.

Evacuations were ordered for residents of Daguragu, Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Palumpa in the Victoria Daly Region of Northern Territory on 01 March 2023.

The upper Victoria River exceeded major flood levels after persistent heavy rain in the region. As of 01 March, the Victoria River at Kalkarindji stood at 16.99 metres, where the major flood stage is 14 metres.

Rain has been falling in the state for the past week, but intensified over the last few days. Kalkarindji recorded 134 mm of rain in 24 hours to 01 March and Lajamanu recorded 114 mm.

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Best of the Web: Fresh heavy snow dumped in California - 3 FEET in a day, 4.3 FEET in 2 days at Soda Springs

Robert Shackelford, Aya Elamroussi
CNN
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:23 UTC
Residents of Soda Springs, California, are dealing with an estimated 36 feet of snowfall this winter, with more predicted on the way.
Residents of Soda Springs, California, are dealing with an estimated 36 feet of snowfall this winter, with more predicted on the way.
A string of back-to-back winter storms have lashed the West this week, delivering blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall to many areas in California.

The days long brutal conditions left many stranded, shut down highways, knocked out power to thousands of homes and buried roads in snow as communities ran low on supplies.

Last week, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles issued its first blizzard warning since 1989. Over the weekend, the weather service's local office in San Diego issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the San Bernardino County mountains

Blizzard warnings remain in effect Wednesday across the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, where up to 2 feet of additional snowfall are possible through Wednesday morning.

The San Bernadino Mountain Range could see between 1 and 3 feet of additional snowfall, with gusts up to 75 mph.

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Rare waterspout forms in Northern California

Andrew Chamings
SF GATE
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00 UTC
A waterspout seen in Shelter Cove, California. Feb. 27, 2023.
© Micah CrumbaughA waterspout seen in Shelter Cove, California. Feb. 27, 2023.
Amid one of the more extreme weather periods in recent California history, a strange phenomenon was photographed in Humboldt County.

A "waterspout," or "water tornado," emerged over the rocks in Shelter Cove on the Lost Coast Monday afternoon. The unusual sight was seen and photographed by resident Micah Crumbaugh while he was on a walk.

"It was really cool watching it make its way down to the water and seeing the water rise up to meet it," Crumbaugh told SFGATE. "Where I was standing it was sunny and warm. It was a really cool sight to see, especially right after snow down here in Shelter Cove."

Like much of California, Humboldt County has seen severe winter storms over recent days. As of Monday, many roads in the region were closed, as downed power lines and trees left nearly 9,000 residents without power, reports the Times Standard.

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6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

Amir Haggag
See.news
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:12 UTC
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits the Kembe district of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday.

Last Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported that an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale had hit Papua New Guinea.

The agency said the quake was detected at 21:24 on Saturday, UTC

The epicenter is located 58 km southeast of Kandrian city. Its source is located at a depth of 65 km.

The US Weather Service Alert System did not report a tsunami risk after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea.
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Best of the Web: Powerful Solar storm has unusually strong impact on Earth, delays SpaceX rocket launch, stalls oil rigs in Canada

Tereza Pultarova
Space
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:17 UTC
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© MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty ImagesA strong geomagnetic storm triggered stunning aurora displays but also disrupted satellite launches and oil rig operations.
A powerful solar storm that swept across Earth on Monday (Feb. 27) forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch from Florida and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs as GPS signals were too inaccurate.

SpaceX eventually launched those satellites, the first batch of 21 second-generation Starlink internet spacecraft, at 6:13 p.m. ET (2313 GMT) on Monday after the geomagnetic storm, classified by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a strong G3 storm subsided. Liftoff occurred about 4.5 hours after the originally scheduled launch time.

SpaceX has been cooperating with NOAA since a mishap in February last year, which saw the company lose a batch of 40 satellites after launching them right into a relatively mild geomagnetic storm.


Comment: It doesn't seem to be a 'mishap', because SpaceX had probably done their homework; what they didn't, and probably couldn't fully account for, is how the atmosphere is clearly changing. Note that it was a 'relatively mild geomagnetic storm', but the impact it had seems to have been much greater than expected; as is the case with the report on this recent storm.


Comment: There have been no mainstream forecasters who have predicted the dramatic changes that we've been witnessing in our skies in recent years, and so we can probably safely assume that they don't really know what's in store; although a few renegade researchers have given us some ideas. But, if recent events are anything to go by, it looks like we'll see for ourselves, soon enough: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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