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18-foot whale shark found dead near Tuticorin city, India


Times of India
Sun, 07 Apr 2019 11:10 UTC
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An 18.8-foot-long whale shark (Rhincodon typus) that was rescued by the forest department personnel in the Tuticorin Range of Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park on Wednesday night was found dead close to the same place on Thursday morning.

An autopsy revealed that the juvenile female whale shark had suffered an injury behind the head and could have been hit by the propeller of a deep sea fishing boat.

Forest range officer of Tuticorin Range R Raghuvaran told TOI that they were not aware of the injury when the whale shark weighing about one tonne was spotted close to the shore at Inigo Nagar near Tuticorin city around 7.30 pm on Wednesday. "It was struggling in shallow waters and could not get back to the deep sea. With the help of fishermen, we took it around 10 nautical miles off the coast and released it around 8.30 pm," he said.


Source: TNN

Comment: See in addition this other recent report: Beachgoers try to save beached whale shark near Cape Town, South Africa - 2nd to wash up in 11 days

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Beachgoers try to save beached whale shark near Cape Town, South Africa - 2nd to wash up in 11 days


News 24
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:51 UTC
whale shark
A whale shark had been found washed up on Camps Bay beach in Cape Town on Saturday.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has confirmed via its Facebook page that marine scientists and veterinarians were called on the scene to evaluate the shark's condition.

Earlier in April, another whale shark measuring 5m was found washed ashore in Kommetjie in the Western Cape.


Comment: Whale shark washes ashore on beach near Cape Town, South Africa


Whale sharks are the largest known fish but do not pose a danger to humans as they feed on plankton and small fish.
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10 thousand hectares of cultivation in Bolivia affected by adverse weather events


Fresh Plaza
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:01 UTC
Producers are given ways to move water and prevent crops from drying out.
© Mayor of Omereque
Producers find ways to move water and prevent crops from drying out.
The department's tropical region has been affected by heavy rains and the southern cone by droughts. According to reports, both natural phenomena have damaged almost 10 thousand hectares of cultivation: 7 thousand hectares of fruit trees have been affected in Chapare, 2 thousand hectares of corn have been lost in Pasorapa, 80 hectares of watermelon and tomato in Omereque, and Aiquile also reports damages.

Pasorapa has already declared itself to be in an emergency situation due to the drought, while the municipalities of Omereque and Aiquile are preparing their declarations. The municipalities of Villa Tunari, Entre Ríos and Chimoré declared themselves a disaster area in January.
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Large tornado hits Franklin, Texas - significant damage, injuries reported

Teo Blašković
The Watchers
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 20:03 UTC
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Residents of Franklin, TX survey damage along tornado's path
Powerful thunderstorms swept through Texas on Saturday, April 13, 2019, producing several damaging tornadoes. More than 75 460 people are without power as of 19:31 UTC.

Significant damage was reported in Franklin, TX after a long-track tornado that began south of Calvert, Robertson County hit the town. There are reports of injuries, downed trees, damaged homes and trailers, and collapsed buildings downtown.

One mobile home with a person inside was reportedly ripped from its location.

Authorities reported several people injured, including two children.
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Boy killed in dog attack at holiday park in Cornwall, UK

Patrick Sawer
The Telegraph (UK)
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 19:50 UTC
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A 10-year-old boy was mauled to death by a dog at a holiday park in Cornwall early Saturday morning.

The boy was attacked by a "bulldog-type" dog at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe, shortly before 5am.

Police were called to the caravan park where they found the boy "unresponsive" following the savage attack.

The child died at the scene and a search was launched to find the dog and its owner, who had fled the scene.

A teenage girl told how she inadvertently helped a blood soaked woman and a dog by paying for her train fare, believing she had been subjected to domestic violence.

Comment: Baby boy fighting for his life after being mauled by dog in Hawick, Scotland

Elsewhere recently a pack of dogs mauled 4 children in India while 7 dogs in Cobb County, Georgia attacked 5 people resulting in 2 of them ending up hospital. Video report of the latter incident -



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April snow lands on Hawaii island summits


Star Advertiser
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:49 UTC
SNOW Hawaii

A webcam screenshot this morning showed snow atop Mauna Kea
It's April, and it's snowing atop the Hawaii island summits.

A little over an inch of snow dusted the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island overnight, due to deep moisture wrapping around a broad, low-pressure system to the east, according to National Weather Service officials. More snow is expected to accumulate today and tonight, adding another 1 to 3 inches.

A winter weather advisory for Big Island summits above the 11,500-foot elevation level remains in effect through 6 a.m. Saturday.

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Ice Age Farmer Report: "Spring Blizzard" - Cuba's rodent & crocodile farms - Agriculture suffering


Ice Age Farmer
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:21 UTC
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Winter storm wesley bomb cyclone april 2019
"Winter Storm" (SPRING BLIZZARD) Wesley rocks the US as Cuba plans rodent and crocodile farms -- more signposts along the way to the demise of modern agriculture. Start growing your own food today!


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Rare waterspout spotted off the coast near Durban, South Africa


Times Live
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:06 UTC
Tugela Boshoff from Middelburg, currently on holiday in Umhlanga, captured these photos of the waterspout on Tuesday.
© Tugela Boshoff
Tugela Boshoff from Middelburg, currently on holiday in Umhlanga, captured these photos of the waterspout on Tuesday.
Social media were flooded with videos and pictures on Tuesday following a waterspout that was spotted just off the coast of Durban.

Andre Britz was on holiday with his family in Umdloti, north of Durban, when he witnessed the event and captured it on video.

"I can't remember the exact time but it was sometime in the afternoon. I had never seen something like it before, I'd only ever witnessed such events on TV," he told TimesLIVE.

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Apricot growers suffer losses due to frost in Spanish province of Albacete


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:56 UTC
frost damage
The latest frosts have damaged most of the apricot production in Tobarra, as La Tribuna de Albacete has learned from several agrarian sources. To be precise, some three million kilos have been lost, and only the upper area of ​​El Raso, which may account for 20% of the production, has fully escaped the impact of the low temperatures, together with some other minor production areas.

The most affected areas are those between Entresierras and Polope and the lower part of El Raso, where the harvests of other fruit trees, especially peaches, have also been lost.
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Cloud Precipitation

April floods and landslides leave at least 10 dead in Colombia - 57 severe weather events recorded


Floodlist
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:34 UTC
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Colombia's National Unit for the Management of Disaster Risk (UNGRD) reported that since the start of the current rainy season (01 April, 2019) the National Crisis Room has recorded 57 severe weather events, including damage caused by torrential rain and thunderstorms, as well as 24 landslides and 19 floods.

Severe weather has affected the departments of Antioquia, Nariño, Cauca, Cundinamarca and Huila, leaving 10 people dead, 13 people injured, 1 person missing, 549 families affected, 20 houses destroyed and 384 houses damaged.

Civil Defence in Colombia also reported a massive landslide in Neira, Caldas Department, on 05 April 2019, where at least 3 people died.
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