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China Focus: Cold snap prompts northern cities to activate heating early


Xinhua
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:04 UTC
Workers monitor the operation of boilers at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022.
© Xinhua/Wang ZecongWorkers monitor the operation of boilers at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022.
A cold wave has driven down the temperature to minus 7 degrees Celsius these days in Mohe, China's northernmost city. However, local people don't mind the chill since the local authority started to activate the heating system a week ahead of the scheduled heating season.

With a new cold snap, sleet and light snow were forecast to hit Mohe on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The daily low temperature would dip to minus 9 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

Xin Haiqi, workshop director of Mohe Huapeng Heating Co., Ltd., said the company has prepared sufficient coal reserves and can timely increase its heating supply in response to extreme weather to ensure residents a warm and comfortable indoor temperature in the upcoming winter.

The border city in Heilongjiang Province is one of China's coldest places in winter, where the heating period lasts up to eight months.
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Doberman

80-year-old mauled to death by daughter's 3 dogs, Georgia cops say

Tanasia Kenney
Kansas City Star
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:30 UTC
dog attack
A woman is charged with involuntary manslaughter after her three dogs mauled her 80-year-old mother to death, according to authorities in Georgia. The attack occurred Oct. 7 at a home in LaGrange, according to the Troup County Sheriff's Office.

A neighbor called 911 after hearing the 80-year-old's sister shouting for help from a window. Deputies arrived to find a woman with "visible wounds" lying on the floor and three "large" dogs that had to be shooed outside with pepper spray, according to an Oct. 14 news release.

The victim, identified as Rosetta Gesselman, was treated at the scene and later taken to a hospital where she died.

No other injuries were reported.
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Fish

'Bad omen' oarfish found off the coast of Mexico

Sumedha Tripathi
India Times
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:58 UTC
oarfish
A group of fishermen in Mexico found a rare fish that according to local legend is considered a 'bad omen.'

This oarfish or 'sea monster' has been discovered a second time in a matter of months. The long, ribbon-bodied specimen was identified as an oarfish mostly found living in the deep waters. It is not visible to humans.

A video is being shared online showing this magnificent creature in the back of the truck. It was shared on the Twitter account @AlertaCambio, which is known for reporting strange facts related to weather, nature and wildlife.

The account shared the video on October 5 with the caption (translated): "Oarfish found off the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico."

Watch the video here:

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Boat

Australia - Major floods prompt evacuations in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:09 UTC
Flooded homes in Victoria, Australia,
© VICSESFlooded homes in Victoria, Australia, October 2022.
Rising rivers in south-eastern Australia have prompted authorities to issue flood evacuation orders for thousands of homes across the states of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales (NSW).

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said "Major to record flooding is occurring or forecast on many rivers across Victoria and Tasmania. Flooding is also occurring along rivers in New South Wales, which has been hammered by flood events throughout 2022. BoM said:

"With catchments saturated and most dams at capacity, waterways are very sensitive to rainfall, and flooding is expected to continue for several months."

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe thunderstorm slams Morocco

ND News
YouTube
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:38 UTC
Heavy rains in Fez, the flooded city
Heavy rains in Fez, the flooded city
North Africa suffers from heavy rainfall.

Heavy hail and rain hit several regions in Morocco on Tuesday.

A particularly difficult situation has developed in the city of Fez.

Quarters and streets turned into rivers and lakes.

Chaos formed on the roads, cars got stuck in the water.

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash floods in Sicily, Italy

World Is Dangerous
YouTube
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:22 UTC
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The strong thunderstorms affected the Trapani area, with over 90 mm (3.5 inches) of rain reached locally. Storms and bad weather in Sicily caused streams to overflow. Because of flooding and destruction, Marsala has experienced ongoing power interruptions. Floods at Trapani, Sciacca, Salinagrande, Borrafranca, Paceco, Mazara del Vallo, Camastra,...

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Blue Planet

New island appears in area with high underwater volcanic activity Pacific Ocean - NASA

Frank Landymore
Futurism
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:31 UTC
Home Reef Seamount
Home Reef Seamount
This fledgling patch of land spawned out of a seafloor ridge teeming with highest density of underwater volcanoes on the planet. Known as the Home Reef seamount, the underwater mountain stretches between New Zealand and Tonga.

Starting this month, one of those volcanoes bubbled to life and erupted, brimming with lava that spilled out into the surrounding ocean and billowed voluminous plumes of ashy smoke into the air, according to the Earth Observatory's release.

Eleven hours later, amidst the shimmering heat of the subsiding eruption, a brand spankin' new island emerged. And thankfully, NASA's Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) managed to capture the island in all its new found glory in a beautiful, natural-color image.

Comment: There are a variety of other signs that geologic activity across the planet is increasing: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Doberman

3 year old girl killed, 12 injured in dog attack in Odisha, India


Odishatv Bureau
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:47 UTC
dog attack
A three-year-old girl was killed while 12 others were left injured after being bitten by a stray dog in Balipata village under Patnagarh block in Bolangir district.


Comment: A day earlier an elderly man also died following a dog attack in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Seismograph

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea


Gulf News
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:53 UTC
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey. Preliminary information from the USGS states that the tremor struck 151km east-south-east of Kokopo, capital of East New Britain Province.

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, the quake was at a depth of 100 km (62.14 miles).

There were no immediate reports of a tsunami or damage.
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Snowflake

Over 4 feet of snowfall in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India


Hindustan Times
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:49 UTC
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Every summer, thousands of devotees from all over the world go to Hemkunt Sahib, located at an altitude of 15,225 feet.

As Hemkund Sahib, one of the most revered Sikh shrines in Garhwal Himalayas, received fresh snowfall, the pilgrimage to the holy site was halted on Sunday, a day before the closing of its doors. Several videos have surfaced on social media that show a spectacular scene of the shrine enshrouded in a cover of snow.

Every summer, thousands of devotees from all over the world go to Hemkunt Sahib, located at an altitude of 15,225 feet. It has been visited by nearly two lakh devotees since its doors opened on May 22. The Gurudwara is located next to a lake, and it is said the 10th Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, meditated there.

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