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Earth Changes
Asia seemed to get the worst of it, with extreme monsoon rain and consequential flooding killing hundreds of people in China, Japan, South Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. China in particular continues to battle its worst flooding in decades as the water level of 433 rivers remains above the flood-control line, with 33 of them reaching record highs.
Heavy rain and floods have ravaged Assam, India, since May, affecting 2 to 3 million people across 27 districts, and claiming the lives of more than 100 people and destroying crops.
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The new study uses a method of tracking the strength of near-shore ocean currents from a distance via measurements of coastal sea level.
The new study uses a method of tracking the strength of near-shore ocean currents from a distance via measurements of coastal sea level.
"In the ocean, almost everything is connected," said Christopher Piecuch, an assistant scientist in the Physical Oceanography Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and author of the study. "We can use those connections to look at things in the past or far from shore, giving us a more complete view of the ocean and how it changes across space and time."
Comment: See also:
- Gulf Stream is 15% weaker, region south of Greenland coldest in 1,000 years
- Scientists say a fluctuating jet stream may be causing extreme weather events
- Professor Valentina Zharkova explains and confirms why a "Super" Grand Solar Minimum is upon us
- Is the Gulf Stream about to collapse and is the new ice age coming sooner than scientists think?
- Extreme winter storms and wave heights have been increasing over the last 70 years in the Western Europe
- Mysterious, massive and deadly algae bloom 'whirlpool' discovered in the Baltic Sea
- Scientists warn of suffocating oceans as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950
- MindMatters: The Holy Grail, Comets, Earth Changes and Randall Carlson
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
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In the swimming images, the uniform dark brown colour and greyish bill with dark tip are visible, as is the bird's smaller size than Cory's Shearwater.
In the swimming images, the uniform dark brown colour and greyish bill with dark tip are visible, as is the bird's smaller size than Cory's Shearwater.
The dark-coloured shearwaters or petrels that we regularly see in this area are Bulwer's Petrel and Sooty Shearwater. However, the bird was larger than a Bulwer's and showed a completely different bill and leg/foot colour to Sooty.
We approached the birds to try and identify what it was. It would let us approach, while the surrounding Cory's Shearwaters flew away, and we noted how when it flew it landed shortly after taking off, not far away (this being unusual behaviour for Cory's). At first we thought it could be a melanistic Cory's Shearwater, but it was noticeably smaller in size.
Comment: For further details to some of the recent astounding extralimital records of the seabirds mentioned above, see:
- Wrong place, wrong time: Cayenne Tern from eastern South America turns up in Wexford, Ireland
- Wrong place, wrong time: Short-tailed Shearwater that breeds in Australia found in Ireland - new Western Palearctic record
- White-chinned Petrel seabird from southern hemisphere turns up in Orkney, Scotland - only 2nd ever recorded in northern hemisphere
- Tropical Brown Booby seabird turns up on the coast of Ireland
Bangladesh on Sunday registered 10 more deaths in floods, taking the fatalities count to 184 as the South Asian country faces one of the worst floods in history.
Over 33,000 people got infected with water borne disease, according to the health emergency operation centre under the Health and Family Welfare Ministry of the country.
Of the total deaths, 155 drowned while 16 died of snakebites and 13 in thunderstorms, it said, adding that around 11,375 people in flood-hit areas are also suffering from diarrhea.
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A man makes his way on a flooded street, following flash floods on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2020.
A man makes his way on a flooded street, following flash floods on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2020.
Most of the victims, including a baby, were found in or near their homes in Evia, northeast of Athens, fire brigade officials said. Rescuers were still searching for two people who were reported missing.
The fire department received hundreds of calls to pump water from homes and vehicles.
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An intensity map shows the effects of an earthquake in North Carolina.
An intensity map shows the effects of an earthquake in North Carolina.
The earthquake, which was reported at 8:07 a.m., according to local reports, is one of the strongest in the state's history.
In 1916, the region experienced another 5.1 magnitude earthquake — the largest reported in the area, according to a U.S. Geological Survey tweet, which now ties Sunday morning's quake in intensity.
The epicenter was approximately 37 miles from Boone, North Carolina, and 46 miles from Lenoir, North Carolina, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Approximately 45,000 people have reported feeling the quake as of just before 10 a.m. ET.
Early reports did not indicate any major injuries or widespread damage, according to NBC News affiliate WCNC.
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Flooding in Karachi, Pakistan, August 7
Flooding in Karachi, Pakistan, August 7
Every year, many cities in Pakistan struggle to cope with the annual monsoon deluge, drawing criticism about poor planning. The monsoon season runs from July through September, during which swelling rivers cause damage to crops and infrastructure.
According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, 19 people were killed in rain-related incidents in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 12 in southern Sindh province, 8 in Punjab province and 10 in the country's scenic northern Gligit Baltistan region in the past three days.
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Saudi Arabia’s civil defense called on citizens and residents in areas experiencing torrential rains to take precautions
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense called on citizens and residents in areas experiencing torrential rains to take precautions
Between July 26 to Aug. 4, 77 people including 11 families, have been rescued in Makkah, Madinah, Asir, Jazan, and Al-Baha, the media center of the General Directorate of Civil Defense said Wednesday.
More than 600 people have been provided with shelter, including three families.
The dog attacked both the boy and his 77-year-old grandmother about 3:45 p.m. at the home on South Hawkins Avenue near Bellevue Avenue, police said.
An ambulance took the boy to a Akron Children's Hospital, where he died. His grandmother suffered minor injuries but was not hospitalized, police said.
Comment: Also recently a 15-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being attacked by 2 pit bulls in Barrow County, Georgia:
A 15-year-old Georgia girl was fighting for her life Monday after being mauled by two pit bulls while taking a walk in her neighborhood.
Joslyn Stinchcomb had her scalp torn off, her left ear bit off and her trachea damaged in the vicious attack Friday in Barrow County, local paper Classic City News reported.
The soon-to-be high school sophomore was strolling in her Winder neighborhood when the dogs began chasing her.
A Barrow County Sheriff's deputy arrived at the scene to find the teenager lying face down against a curb, with one dog grabbing her neck and the other gnawing at her head, according to a police report.
The deputy shot and injured one of the pit bulls as it approached him, scaring the other one off. The dogs were found at their owner's house and later euthanized, the News reported.
The owner, 29-year-old Alexandria Torregrossa, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct after she returned home, according to the report.
Joslyn remained in the intensive care unit at an Atlanta hospital on Monday. She initially had to be put on a ventilator because of the condition her trachea was left in.
Doctors were able to reattach her ear, but it's unclear whether she will ever be able to use it again, her aunt, Charity Stinchcomb Montgomery, told the paper.
They "don't know if she will be able to hear out of that ear," Montgomery said.
The girl, a flutist in her school marching band, also lost much of her hair in the attack, and her aunt said there's a chance it never grows back.
So much nerve damage was done that it "may affect her smile, her blinking and other facial expressions," Montgomery said.
"There is still so much that we don't know about her injuries," she added, "but we know that God knows and that can heal her."
Joslyn is scheduled to undergo another surgery on Tuesday, in an attempt to repair nerves on the left side of her face, as well as her vocal cords and airway, family members said.
The family has requested that anyone willing to donate toward medical expenses for Joslyn do so through a PayPal link.
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