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Lightning kills 80 sheep in Jumla, Nepal


MyRepublica
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:36 UTC
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At least 80 sheep belonging to five farmers have been killed recently in lightning at Patarasi Rural Municipality-4 of Jumla district.

Similarly, 300 sheep have gone missing after the incident occurred at Bagjale meadow of Patarasi Rural Municipality-4.

The owners of the sheep are from Lum village of Patarasi, according to technician at livestock section of the rural municipality, Hari Kami. It is difficult to launch a search for the missing sheep as there is a steep place towards which the scared sheep scurried, he added.

Chief of Police Outpost at Dillichaur, Badri Saud, informed that the sheep killed in the lightning belonged to Jora Rokaya, Ram Bahadur Reule, Shankar Nepali, Dharma Reule and Man Bahadur Rokaya.
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Comet 2

Sudden increase in noctilucent clouds recorded, sharpest increase in 15 years


Space Weather
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 22:16 UTC
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Something unexpected just happened in the mesosphere. As June came to an end, NASA's AIM spacecraft detected a sharp increase in the frequency of noctilucent clouds (NLCs), the most in 15 years:

Comment: A variety of other rare phenomena has been occurring with a greater frequency, little of which can be or is attributed to 'more rockets': Three rare & mysterious atmospheric phenomena observed in one night for first time, revealed after reviewing data 2015

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Cow Skull

Three people gored by bison in a month at Yellowstone National Park

Harry Baker
Los Angeles Times
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:21 UTC
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A 71-year-old woman was gored by a bull bison Wednesday at Yellowstone National Park, marking the second such incident at the park within three days and the third so far in 2022.

The woman, from West Chester, Pa., and her daughter "inadvertently approached the bison as they were returning to their vehicle at the trailhead," the park wrote in a statement.

The bison charged at the 71-year-old, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital in Cody, Wyo.

Comment: Live Science notes:
This is not the first time Yellowstone has experienced a period of increased attacks. Between May and July 2015, five people were injured by bison, according to a 2016 report by the CDC(opens in new tab). The highest number of attacks occurred between 1983 and 1985 when 33 people were injured, the report stated. Frequently occurring bison attacks have also been documented in other parks, such as Antelope Island State Park in Utah, where one individual was involved in two separate attacks just three months apart in 2019.


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Snowflake

Five Kananaskis backcountry campgrounds closed due to lingering snow in Alberta

Cathy Ellis
Alberta Prime Times
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:42 UTC
The Highwood Pass on June 12, 2022.
© GREG COLGAN RMOThe Highwood Pass on June 12, 2022.
Several trails and backcountry campgrounds in Kananaskis Country are closed due to lingering snow conditions at higher elevations into the summer.

Five backcountry campgrounds in Peter Lougheed and Spray Lakes provincial parks, including Lillian Lake, Ribbon Lake, Aster Lake, Three Isle Lake and Turbine remain closed until at least July 6.

An avalanche hazard warning is also in place until further notice.

Officials say the snowpack melt in Kananaskis is approximately four weeks behind typical melt this year, and although it may be summer, snowy trail conditions persist and avalanches continue to be possible.

"In the past, we have delayed the opening of select sub-alpine backcountry campgrounds; however, we cannot recall a season quite like this one," said John Muir, director of communications for Alberta Environment and Parks in an email.

Comment: Also pertinent: The snow goes on as Alberta skiing resort reopens in the middle of summer

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Cloud Lightning

No let-up in downpour, lightning kills 2 in Rajasthan, India


National Herald (India)
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 10:33 UTC
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Rains lashed most parts of Rajasthan on Friday which brought much respite from the mercury.

Two people died due to thunder lightning in the Kunwaria police station area of Rajsamand.

Police said Kaluram (27) and Kantilal (38), who took shelter at a tea stall to avoid rain on Kuraj Road, died after thunder and lightning struck the area. The bodies were handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem.

Director of Jaipur Meteorological Centre Radheshyam Sharma said that in the last 24 hours, heavy rain was recorded at some places in Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, Sikar, Alwar, Banra, Kota, Churu, Hanumangarh and Bikaner districts and isolated places received very heavy rain.
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At least five people killed in magnitude 6 earthquake in Iran


Euronews
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 10:08 UTC
People sit by the rubble amidst destruction in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on 2 July.
© AFPPeople sit by the rubble amidst destruction in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on 2 July.
At least five people were killed and dozens more injured in a shallow magnitude 6 earthquake that shook southern Iran early Saturday, according to an initial report by the state news agency Irna.

According to state television, 49 people were injured in three successive earthquakes that shook the southern province of Hormozgan, including the worst-hit village of Sayeh Khosh.

The first earthquake occurred at about 02:00 local time (21:30 GMT) with a magnitude of 6 at a depth of 16 km, according to the US Seismological Institute (USGS).

It was followed by two other aftershocks, two hours later, with a magnitude of 5.7 and 6, at a depth of 10 km.

According to television footage, several residential buildings collapsed in Sayeh Khosh and the town was plunged into darkness following a power failure.

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Doberman

Boy left needing surgery after leg savaged in horror pitbull attack caught on CCTV in Brazil

Monica Charsley
Daily Star (UK)
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:57 UTC
The attack was filmed by an alley way near his home
The attack was filmed by an alley way near his home
A child was left needing surgery after his leg was mauled by a Pitbull during a horrific attack near his home.

The dog latched its teeth onto Nicolas Paz Vieira Souza do Nascimento, 9, and left him with serious injuries in Brazil on June 27.

His Roberta Paz de Souza said he was enjoying flying a kite with his brother Guilherme, 14, when the dog launched its deadly attack behind the boy's house in Sao Joao de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro state.

CCTV captured the frightening ordeal and showed the bloodied scenes, before a passer-by spotted the horror mauling and rushed over to help.

In grim footage, the dog is seen trying to jump up at the youngest boy as his brother lifts him up and tries to protect him.

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Doberman

Pack of dogs kill woman in Uttar Pradesh, India


Times of India
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:46 UTC
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A pack of stray dogs mauled to death a 40-year-old woman while she and a neighbour were returning home after collecting fodder at Deep Pur village under Hasanpur police station in UP's Amroha district on Wednesday evening. Suddenly, a pack of dogs attacked them. One of them, Rameshwari (who goes by her first name) managed to climb a tree but her friend, Rajwati, could not and fell prey to the dogs. "I kept shouting for help but there was no one around," said Rameshwari. By the time the villagers came to their rescue, her friend was dead.

On Thursday morning, villagers staged a protest against local administration. They claimed four people, including two children, were killed by stray dog packs. The forest authorities had caught some dogs but later released them, they alleged. Forest ranger Sheeshpal Singh Bist rushed to the scene and assured the villagers that nets and some cages will be set up to trap the dogs.Harveer Dabas
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Cloud Precipitation

Afghanistan - 19 killed in flash floods in eastern provinces

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:23 UTC
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Heavy rainfall warnings for eastern Afghanistan, 21 June 2022.
At least 19 people lost their lives after heavy rain caused flash flooding in the provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan eastern Afghanistan.

Flooding struck on 22 June 2022. According to reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 15 people lost their lives in Kunar and 4 people died in Nangarhar. A further 131 were injured across Kunar (90), Laghman (40) and Nangarhar (1).

Flooding has damaged or destroyed over 350 homes in Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar and impacted 1,288 people.

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Seismograph

6.0-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Philippines


The Print
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:08 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 rattled Cagayan province in the northern Philippines before dawn on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The institute said the quake, which occurred at 2:40 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 27 km, about 27 km southeast of Dalupiri Island in Calayan town.

The tremor was also felt in nearby provinces, including Apayao and Ilocos Sur on the main Luzon island. The institute said the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks but can not cause damage.

The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire." (ANI/Xinhua)
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