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Woman killed by own dog after it attacked child near Calgary, Alberta

Bill Kaufmann
Calgary Sun
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:29 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
A woman was killed by a dog in her rural home Saturday as she attempted to protect a young child, according to RCMP.

The boxer/pit bull cross attacked a two-and-a-half-year-old girl on a farm north of Langdon and just east of Chestermere about 6 p.m. Saturday, before turning on its 50-year-old owner, said Strathmore RCMP.

The woman, who has not been identified, died at the scene. The child, who police say is related to the woman, was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries to her limbs.

The woman had tried to defend the child, said Staff Sgt. John Spaans.

"The child's injuries could have been much more severe but, unfortunately, the woman who stepped in to defend her didn't survive," said Spaans.

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Attention

Reunion Volcano is erupting

Alain St.Ange
eturbonews.com
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:15 UTC
Reunion Volcano
The 'Piton de la Fournaise' of Reunion Island, a French Indian Ocean Territory erupted at 4:25 am on Saturday, September 15, 2018.

The lava gushed on the south flank of the volcano in the 'Rivals' crater area. According to the volcanological observatory the seismic crisis began at 1:45am.

The volcano had given signs of awakening since the beginning of September. The eruption is visible from Piton Bert.

According to the information provided by the volcanological observatory, "the volcanic eruption is boxed in and limited to the 'Fouqué' enclosure, where the eruptive fissures have opened on the southern flank of the volcano in the region of the crater Rivals".

At least one crack of about 500 meters opened just below the site of the April 27, 2018 eruption.

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Better Earth

Baltic Sea is up to 3-4 °C warmer than average right now


Severe Weather Europe
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:12 UTC
Baltic Sea warm map September 2018
The unusually warm summer with several prolonged heat waves still reverbrates in the Baltic sea as it remains much warmer than average. Parts of the sea are up to 3-4 °C above average!

As is the case with the Mediterranean sea, the Baltic sea is unusually warm. Latest analysis indicates parts of the southern and northeastern Baltic, along the coasts of Poland and Finland, is 3-4 °C above the 1982-2010 average. Elsewhere the temperature is about 1.5-2.5 °C above average. This translates into temperatures of about 18-19 °C in the southern part and 15-16 °C in the northern part.

Comment: Much of Europe was struck by extended heatwave and drought this summer, but whether this is the sole cause for the warm water anomaly remains to be seen. What is clear is that the Baltic sea has harbored the growth of a mysterious, massive and deadly algae bloom 'whirlpool' since at least July.

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Massive waterspout in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina surf triggers tornado warning


wkrg.com
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:50 UTC
waterspout
A massive waterspout just off the Myrtle Beach coast on Sunday triggered a tornado warning that lasted until Sunday afternoon.

The incident happened just before noon in the waters at Myrtle Beach in the heart of the main hotel district at Broadway Street and 3rd Avenue South.

The waterspout was moving ashore in at the time. WBTW had radar and live video of the waterspout as it appeared to move shore.

The National Weather Service issued a warning about the weather event.

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Arrow Down

Massive sinkhole opens at little league field in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Chase Senior
www.abc57.com
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:38 UTC
sinkhole
A giant hole opened up late last month at a Little League complex in Schuylkill County.

The huge sinkhole developed at the Minersville Little League complex near a popular walking path and set of bleachers.

Even though the state is saying it's just a sinkhole, people who live in the area are skeptical given the borough's mining history.

"I looked and I thought, 'Holy crow! There's a massive hole right there.' I walked over, looked down and thought, 'Wow, that is this thing,'" said borough manager Robert Mahalchick.
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Snowflake

Huge late snowfalls in New Zealand build at 10 cm (4 inches) per hour

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:56 UTC
Coronet Peak
The 2018 ski season is in to its final month in the southern hemisphere and a number of areas have already closed until next winter begins in June/July 2019, but New Zealand's South Island is currently enjoying some of the biggest snowfalls of their season.

Coronet Peak, pictured above earlier today, says it expects to have 60cm (two feet) of fresh snow waiting by tomorrow morning. Treble Cone (pictured below) reported it had had 50cm of snow and that the snow was still falling at a rate of 5-10cm per hour.

Most areas were forced to close today and will assess conditions in the morning top see if it is possible to re-open on Tuesday. This was Cardrona earlier today with 35cm of snow at that point and still dumping:

Comment: See also: North Island farmers in New Zealand lose 100,000 lambs after spring snow storm

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North Island farmers in New Zealand lose 100,000 lambs after spring snow storm

Gerard Hutching
Stuff
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:44 UTC
A ewe and her lambs near Te Anau on Monday following an early spring snowfall. There have been few reports of losses in Otago-Southland.
© Barry Harcourt
A ewe and her lambs near Te Anau on Monday following an early spring snowfall. There have been few reports of losses in Otago-Southland.
Farmers have suffered "devastating" lamb losses in eastern and central North Island over the last two weeks with an estimated toll of about 100,000.

At current prices of $144 per mature lamb, the economic hit could be $14.4 million.

By contrast Otago and Southland farmers are expected to escape lightly from the impact of snow that has fallen on Monday.

Federated Farmers high country chairman Simon Williamson said lambing would not begin in the areas where most snow had fallen until the beginning of October.

Comment: See also: Huge late snowfalls in New Zealand build at 10 cm (4 inches) per hour

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 100 farm animals in Kashmir, India


Kashmir Life
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:31 UTC
100 Animals Perished In Lightning

100 animals perished in lightning strike
At least 100 cattle head, mostly sheep and goat, were burnt to death when lightning struck a herd in Kalgai, a remote Uri location closer to the LoC, reports reaching here said.

Reports said that when it started massively raining, two herdsmen Nazir Ahmad Piswal and Mohammad Sharief located a shed on a hill and took their herd there. The shed belonged to JKPCC. They had barely got the herd in and were hunting for some shelter for themselves that the lightning struck the same shed.

The two herdsmen barely had a providential escape. Later some revenue officials moved to the spot and assessed the damage. "We now know that Piswal lost 90 goat-heads and Sharief 10," local revenue official Nazr Din said. "I visited the two and assessed the losses personally."

The spot is located almost 10 km from Uri on way to the Kaman Post. The area is prone to thunder and lightning. Police have also been informed for registration of a formal case.
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Attention

40-tonne sperm whale found dead on Kwale beach in Kenya

Andrew Kasuku
The Star
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:19 UTC
Residents mill around the dead 40-tonne sperm whale on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Sunday.
© Andrew Kasuku
Residents mill around the dead 40-tonne sperm whale on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Sunday.
Researchers are investigating the death of a rare male sperm whale found on the shores of the Indian Ocean near Kaya Waa beach, Kwale county on Saturday.

The 16-meter 40 tonne whale was found by fishermen who are part of a science network called 'Kenya Marine Mammal Network".

Michael Mwang'ombe who works as Marine Mammal Project Coordinator at the Watamu Marine Association said the whale might have spent a week in the waters before being washed offshore.

The remains of the fish only found in deep seas are still at the shores after residents cut off huge chunks of the mammal for food.

Its size and resting position on the beach has made it difficult to carry it away.
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Cloud Precipitation

Florence death toll at 16 as heavy rains ravage the Carolinas


Sputnik
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 01:15 UTC
Hurricane evacuation
© AP Photo/David Goldman
Assisted living evacuation, Fayetteville, N.C.
Hurricane Florence was demoted to a Tropical Depression overnight but remains dangerous due to extremely large rainfall figures and the risk of flooding.

At least 16 people were killed in incidents related to Tropical Depression Florence (which only recently was a Category 4 hurricane), including a man and a woman who died from carbon dioxide poisoning, CBS News reports.

The victims include a mother with child, who died after a tree fell on their house, the New York Times reported. A woman of 61 died when her car hit another tree in the road.

Winds generated by Florence have slowed to some 35 mph, but the historically heavy rains and subsequent flooding is presenting the biggest danger.

Some 15,000 people are staying in emergency shelters deployed across the state of North Carolina, according to Governor Roy Cooper. In South Carolina, some 4,000 people are stationed in shelters, according to the New York Times.

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