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Teenage girl mauled to death by wild bear in India


Business Standard
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:30 UTC
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A 19-year-old girl was mauled to death by a wild bear in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said today.

The victim identified as Zareena Bano, a resident of Batnard village, was grazing her cattle in the nearby forest last evening when she was attacked and killed by the beast, a police spokesperson said.

The mutilated body of the deceased was handed over to her next of kin for last rites, the Spokesperson said.

In a similar incident, a 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a bear's attack at Kandiwara-Sundernar village in Kokernag area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir last evening.

The victim identified as Sauyab Ahmad Chowhan was playing outside his house when he was attacked by the bear, the Spokesperson said, adding that he has been admitted to a hospital.

Source: Press Trust of India
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Alaska man in serious condition in Seattle hospital following bear attack


The Seattle Times
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:20 UTC
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A 62-year-old man is in serious condition at a Seattle hospital after being mauled by a brown bear in Alaska during a walk in the woods.

A 62-year-old man is in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle hospital after being mauled by a bear in Alaska.

Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Danny High of Funny River, Alaska, was in intensive care Monday at Harborview Medical Center.

Alaska State Troopers say High was not armed with a gun or bear spray when he was attacked Sunday.

Troopers described High's injuries as major when he was flown from the scene to the Seattle hospital.

Troopers were unable to find the bear.

Funny River is on the Kenai Peninsula.

Source: The Associated Press
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Raging wildfires in California takes 1 life, 1,000s evacuated, 400 homes charred


RT
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:57 UTC
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© Noah Berger / Reuters
Flames from the Valley Fire cover a hillside along Highway 29 in Lower Lake, California.
Raging wildfires in California have killed one person as firemen struggle to fight the spreading blazes amid a state of emergency. Hundreds of houses have been charred, with devastating photos showing homes completely gutted, only their foundations left standing.

The blazing inferno consists of two fires - the Valley Fire and the Rough Fire, both of which continue to gain ground as at least 5,000 firefighters try to extinguish the fast-spreading flames.

Comment: More on fires in California: California on fire: Welcome to Hell, US: Bush declares emergency in California as wildfires rage

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Hunter attacked by grizzly in fourth British Columbia bear attack in 10 days


bc.ctvnews.ca
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:56 UTC
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Grizzly bear and cub
A lack of berries, and hungry bears focused on putting on weight before hibernation, are being blamed for the latest grizzly attack in B.C. -- this time in the Kootenays.

A hunter is expected to recover after being mauled yesterday morning northeast of Sparwood when he came between a mother grizzly, her cubs and a recent kill.

Conservation officers say there was nothing the hunter could have done -- he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time -- and they say the bear was acting defensively and won't be put down.

Other grizzly attacks in B.C. this month have occurred near Cranbrook, south of Invermere, and near Fort Nelson -- where the two hunters injured in the northern incident are now raising money to thank the first responders who saved their lives.
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Rare mini-tornado wreaks havoc in Northampton, UK


RT
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:17 UTC
Mini-tornado in Northampton, UK
© james.dean.376 / Facebook
Tiles were torn from rooftops and properties damaged after a small but extremely rare tornado tore through Northampton on Monday afternoon.

The tornado was caught on camera by local resident James Dean, who was at work in Duston when the storm began swirling towards him at around 12:30pm.


Comment: A few months ago, two other areas in the UK, Somerset and Newport, reported 'rare' mini tornadoes also.

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Cloud Lightning

Powerful monsoon strands drivers and cuts power in Arizona


RT
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:22 UTC
highway flooding
© Twitter / MaricopaFirePIO
Arizona Highway 238 washed out by flooding near mile marker 26, illuminated by lightning
A stormy monsoon rolled through the Phoenix, Arizona area Sunday evening, bringing with it flooding, lightning and power outages. Social media exploded with photos and videos of the dramatic weather.

State Highway 238 flooded in 20 to 30 different locations as two inches of rain swamped the normally dry washes along the road, stranding motorists.

Comment: For more photos of the storm see here.

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Can animals tell what the weather may hold?

Bruce McElmurray
Mother Earth News
Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:44 UTC
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Can animals predict weather changes or pending catastrophic events? Research has been done over the years and the actual answer is as elusive today as in the past when that was the common way of predicting weather. Today there are satellites that read temperatures, cloud formations, wind patterns and a host of other information then beam the results back to computers that calculate all factors and give us pretty accurate forecasts. A few weeks ago we had a helicopter fly over our area with a large upside cone hanging below it by a cable. I found out they were checking the depths of the subterranean fault lines that are in our area to help accurately predict earthquakes. About a week later we had a 4.2 quake which we did not feel, but our dogs did as they were pacing around nervously looking for a corner to get into. Or the recent Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 230,000 people but almost no animals perished except those caged. But the question still goes mostly unanswered whether animals, birds, insects and types of flora can predict weather.

Comment: More info: Birds indicate a planet in peril, but investing in conservation makes economic sense, Ancient wisdom vs. hi-tech forecasts as climate changes

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Nature strikes back: Elephant attacks 2 bikers in West Bengal, India


dnaindia.com
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:36 UTC
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Elephant attacks bikers
A elephant which got separated from its herd created some commotion on a national highway 31 in Malbazar near Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Elephants which live in the Gorumara National Park have often invaded nearby human localities.

This time this particular elephant was roaming right in middle of a bustling National Highway. It lead to traffic getting standstill. A motorcycle rider and his pillion tried to pass the elephant. And then tragedy happened, nearly!

The elephant tried to literally crush the two guys. Barely metres from getting crushed, the guys managed to get back their balance and escape the wrath of the elephant. The motorcycle though was completely destroyed.

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Attention

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake recorded near Fiji

Keresi Nauwakarawa
The Fiji Times
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:00 UTC
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An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded at 1:58pm today 157 kilometres off Nukuni Village in Ono-i-Lau island.

This was confirmed in a statement from the Mineral Resources Department's Seismology section in Suva this afternoon.

The evaluation report confirmed that a moderate size earthquake occurred with deep depth source location, however it did not pose any threat to the region and they would keep monitoring the situation.
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2.2 earthquake recorded in central Virginia Saturday night


Inside Nova
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:54 UTC
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USGS map of Saturday, 9/12 earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.2 earthquake seven miles south of Louisa Saturday night.

The quake occurred at 9:38 p.m., about 39 miles northwest of Richmond. According to the USGS "Did You Feel It?" map, people reported feeling the quake more than 100 miles away.

Earlier this year, the USGS announced it had located a new fault zone in the aftermath of the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake that rattled the entire East Coast.

The magnitude 5.8 temblor marked the first time that a fault zone in the eastern United States produced a magnitude 5 or higher earthquake "clearly delineated by aftershocks," according to the USGS report.

The newly-discovered fault lines have been named the "Quail" fault zone.
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