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Dead humpback whale washes up on beach near Cayucos, California

Chloe Lovejoy
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:45 UTC
The carcass of a dead humpback whale washed
© Danna Dykstra-CoyThe carcass of a dead humpback whale washed up in the surf Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Cayucos.
A dead humpback whale washed up in the surf south of Cayucos on Saturday, drawing the interest of beach-goers who gathered to get a look at the carcass from the sand nearby.

Dan Falat, superintendent of California State Parks' San Luis Obispo Coast District, said his agency was monitoring the carcass with the help of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The carcass, which was rolling in shallow water with the surf, was located along Montecito Beach, near Old Creek Road.

Observers said it appeared the carcass had been mauled, with large chunks bitten out, possibly as the result of an orca attack. "I saw probably a 10-foot shark ram itself (into the whale), like, three times," Weston Werner, 15, said.

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Attention

White whale washes up on beach in Victoria, Australia

Kerrin Thomas and Mim Hook
abc.net.au
Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:36 UTC
The white whale has washed up on a beach at Mallacoota that is only accessible by water.
© Peter ColesThe white whale has washed up on a beach at Mallacoota that is only accessible by water.
A white whale has washed up on a beach in far-east Victoria, prompting questions about whether it might be the well-known white whale, Migaloo.

Local resident Peter Coles heard about the whale carcass on Mallacoota's local radio station this morning.

The carcass was on a beach only accessible by water, so he grabbed his kayak and headed out to take a look.

"I could see it from a distance, but it was a very odd colour, just looked like a lump of white and the closer I got, I could see the striations of its belly so it was obviously a whale," he said.

"I had a good look and got some photos of it just in case it needed to be identified by somebody.

"It was pretty spectacular, it looked like this beautiful sort of sculpture out of white marble.

"It was just unusual, so, so unusual and made for some great photos, actually."

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Seismograph

Shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Chile


China.org.cn
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:25 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted Off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 19:37:21 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 44.5696 degrees south latitude and 79.7528 degrees west longitude.
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Fire

Wildfires rage in Spain, France and Portugal as heatwave sweeps across Europe


The Telegraph (UK)
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:07 UTC
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A scorching heatwave has hit Europe, sparking droughts, health warnings and forest fires, and temperatures are set to rise even further this week.

Bastille Day fireworks celebrations were banned in France as a state of emergency was declared in Italy, where daytrippers fled to the beaches.

In Spain and Portugal there were forest fires, as health warnings were issued across many European countries struggling under the oppressive heat. In the UK there were warnings the NHS could buckle under the pressure of the heatwave.

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Attention

5th shark attack in 2 weeks off Long Island leaves man injured

Kyla Guilfoil
ABC News
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:36 UTC
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The fifth shark attack in two weeks off Long Island was reported Wednesday evening.

A 49-year-old man from Arizona was bitten by a shark shortly after 6 p.m. at Seaview Beach, Suffolk police said.

The man "was standing in waist-deep water when a shark came up from behind and bit him on the left wrist and buttocks," police said in a statement.

The victim was able to walk out of the water and was transported via a Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The attack comes nearly 12 hours after a surfer was bitten by a shark around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday near Smith Point Beach, according to Suffolk County officials.


Comment: Shark attacks rose worldwide in 2021 - and 64% of bites occurred in the U.S.

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Cloud Precipitation

84 dead in Maharashtra floods, Mumbai on alert in India


The New Indian Express
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:05 UTC
People wade through a flooded road in Mumbai on Tuesday
© PTIPeople wade through a flooded road in Mumbai on Tuesday
Heavy rainfall and flooding over the last 10 days has wreaked havoc in Maharashtra, leaving 84 people dead and 66 others injured. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red alert in Mumbai, Thane, Konkan region and Gadchiroli district.

As many as 249 villages have been severely affected due to floods in the Gadchiroli district, according to disaster management officials. Thirty five relief camps have been opened for people who have got displaced due to the situation.

While 44 houses have got fully damaged, 1,368 residential units are partially damaged. About 180 animals have died. So far, the state government and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have evacuated 5,968 people from various places.

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Sun

Soaring temperatures trigger red alerts in 68 Chinese cities as roofs melt and roads buckle


South China Morning Post
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:29 UTC
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Dozens of Chinese cities are facing scorching temperatures amid heatwaves hot enough to melt roofs of buildings and buckle roads.

On July 12, 2022, 68 cities issued red alerts, the highest level in China's three-tier heatwave warning system. With temperatures expected to rise above 40°C (104°F), Shanghai's 25 million residents were warned to prepare for the hot weather.

In the southwest city of Chongqing, the roof tiles on a museum building melted. Nanjing opened underground air-raid shelters for the public to stay cool. China is facing a summer of contrasts across its vast territory, with heavy rainfall and floods hitting large parts of the country's north and southwest.

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Doberman

Second woman dies months after dog attack in Red Bay, Alabama

Elisha Fieldstadt
NBC News
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:50 UTC
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A woman who was attacked by a pack of dogs in April, sparking an investigation that led to the fatal mauling of an Alabama Department of Public Health employee, has died, authorities said Wednesday.

Michelle Sheeks, who was walking when she was attacked by the pack of dogs, died Tuesday, according to the Franklin County Coroner's Office.

The same pack of dogs on April 29 attacked Jacqueline Summer Beard, a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the public health department who was investigating the attack on Sheeks.

Comment: Details of the first fatality: State worker investigating dog attack is mauled to death in Red Bay, Alabama

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Cloud Lightning

Father of 15 dies after being struck by lightning during storm in Sidney, Ohio

Maria Pasquini
PEOPLE
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:21 UTC
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Daryl Lewis, a beloved Pennsylvania father of 15 and husband, died after being struck by lightning during a storm last week.

Lewis, 50, was driving across Ohio with his father and one of his children on July 6 when his truck broke down during a severe storm, reported ABC station WTAE-TV. His wife, Tanya Lewis, told the outlet that he then went outside to try to fix his vehicle "so he could finish his route."

While on the side of the road, he was struck by lightning, according to a GoFundMe organized to help support his family.

"The next phone call I got was my frantic 10-year-old screaming and crying," Tanya told WTAE-TV. "They were doing CPR and putting him into an ambulance."
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Fish

Astonishing moment it starts raining FISH as hundreds pummel town amid severe floods in Telangana, India

Antony Thrower
Mirror
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 19:31 UTC
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Monsoons battering areas of India caused it to suddenly rain fish on baffled villagers.

Telangana has experienced heavy rainfall in recent weeks, leading to the issuing of a red alert for 12 districts for five days as severe flooding hit millions of people.

National highways have been waterlogged, causing problems for emergency services attempting to reach deluged villages and towns.

Onlookers were shocked last weekend when they found fish were also dumped on their roads from the skies above as the rain continued down in stair-rods, apb LIVE reported.

When they went to check they found many of them were still alive and floundering for air.

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