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Adelaide wakes to its coldest August morning in 126 years


ABC News, Australia
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:52 UTC
Cold Adelaide
© ABC News/Tom Fedorowytsch
Renmark had a frosty start with the mercury dipping well below zero.
Adelaide has woken to its coldest start to an August day in 126 years and it was colder across other parts of South Australia. At 6:30am (ACST) the temperature was down to 0.9 degrees Celsius. The weather bureau said it was the coldest August morning since 1888.

It was also the coldest day Adelaide has experienced in any month in six years. Senior forecaster Mark Anolak said the low temperature has been brought on by cold air from the Antarctic moving over Adelaide.

"Under a ridge of high pressure that we are experiencing at the moment, clear skies have led to very cold temperatures over the last couple of days," he said.

"Murray Bridge has had its coldest ever start to the day in August at -2.7 degrees this morning."

Most of regional South Australia woke to cold and frosty conditions. The weather bureau said it got down to -5.6C in Renmark, just above freezing in Lameroo and -3.9C in Loxton. Clear, sunny skies lifted the temperature as the morning went on.
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Cloud Precipitation

Tropical storm Bertha could hit UK by end of next week - heavy rains and wind expected

Tara Brady
Dailymail.co.uk
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:35 UTC
  • Bertha is expected to develop into a hurricane this evening
  • Storm likely to head north offshore and along the east coast of the US
  • It will then swing out and travel across the Atlantic
  • At the moment the storm looks like it will head in the direction of the UK
  • Meanwhile Wednesday is likely to be the wettest day of the week
  • Heavy showers are expected across most of the UK
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Today Bertha was close to the Bahamas and is predicted to develop into a hurricane later this evening.
The tail end of an Atlantic tropical storm called Bertha is heading towards the UK and could hit Britain with heavy rain and winds at the start of next week.Bertha was today close to the Bahamas and is predicted to develop into a hurricane later this evening.Forecasters believe the storm will head north staying offshore from the east coast of the U.S. before swinging out and across the Atlantic.

At the moment the storm looks like it will head in the direction of the UK and continental Europe. If the storm continues the way it is going, it likely Britain will experience a summer storm from the start of next week including heavy rain and strong winds.
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Attention

Unknown substance found in water off Capitola Beach, CA - thousands of fish dead

Calvin Men
Santacruzsentinel.com
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:20 UTC
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© Santa Cruz Sentinel/Terri Morgan - Contributed
Thousands of dead anchovies littered the beach in Capitola on Friday morning.
A bizarre scene unfolded at the beach in Capitola on Friday afternoon with thousands of dead fish on the beach and a paste-like substance in the water. Though it's unclear if the substance led to the death of the fish, police cleared the water as a precautionary measure.

About 3 p.m., there was a report of a tan, paste-like substance floating on the surface of the ocean near Esplanade Park, Sgt. Cliff Sloma said. "There's an unknown type substance in the water and as a precautionary measure, we've had people exit the water," Sloma said.

Central Fire and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife were on scene to assist as was Santa Cruz County's environmental health team.

While people were permitted on the beach, lifeguards were keeping people from entering the water for precautionary measures, Sloma said.

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Windsock

Rare tornado filmed in Istanbul, Turkey

Eric Leister
accuweather.com
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:29 UTC
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and even a tornado hit parts of Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

The tornado, which started as a waterspout, moved inland dealing damage to parts of the Golden Horn and Eminonu districts of the city.

Meanwhile, other parts of the city that were spared by the tornado had to deal with flash flooding as a thunderstorms rolled through the city Saturday afternoon into Saturday night.

The video may contain profanity in a foreign language.

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Attention

Baleen whale found dead on Guam reef


pacificnewscenter.com
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:40 UTC
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© Abby Crain
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) is asking the public to avoid the dead whale that washed ashore this weekend in Agat.

Whales, including deceased whales, have the potential to pass diseases to humans including Brucella, Morbillivirus and Herpes.

Guam EPA is working closely with the Guam Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service to deal with the situation. Officials are currently working on a plan to remove the 20-ton animal.

"We are asking residents to stay away from the dead whale for their own protection. A rotting whale carcass could possibly have diseases very dangerous to humans as well as be in an area where the surf can be hazardous," Guam EPA administrator Eric M. Palacios said. "Please use common sense and avoid the area."

Federal law protects whales, alive or desceased. This means it is a federal offense to remove or possess any part of a whale.

The 38-foot baleen whale washed onto the reef during heavy surf. It was reported by local fishermen on Saturday, Aug. 2.
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Attention

Dead humpback whale washes up on Lamaline shore, Newfoundland


cbc.ca
Sun, 03 Aug 2014 12:25 UTC
Image
© Submitted by Margaret Mary Martin
A bloated whale carcass was found beached in a shallow spot in Lamaline, on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula.
A dead whale has washed up near the shore in Lamaline, a small town on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula.

The whale, which appears to be a humpback, could be seen Saturday washed up in a shallow rocky area.

Lamaline Mayor Maureen Fleming said the town is exploring options about what exactly to do with the whale.

There is no word on whether the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), or any other agency, has plans to remove it.

"For the time being we are just going to wait and see," she said.

"We will not be towing the creature out because wherever it may be situated there is still going to be smell or it's going to come back into shore to somebody else, and that's not exactly what we were looking for in getting this creature looked after."

Fleming contacted MHA Darin King about the issue, and is hoping to have a plan in place to dispose of the dead whale by Monday.

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Question

At least four hundred birds found dead across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

wgaltv
youtube.com
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:45 UTC
People in several Lancaster County communities are finding dead birds. News Katelyn Smith looked into what may have killed them.


Source: wgal.com


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Bizarro Earth

Sinkholes may be threatening the world's sixth-tallest building

Matt Johnston
Yahoo! News
Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:00 UTC
The sixth-tallest building in the world is being built in Seoul, South Korea, but a strange geological phenomenon is threatening the site, leaving the construction team baffled as it gets closer to finishing it.

The AP reports that a bunch of strange, small sinkholes are popping up out of nowhere in neighborhoods nearby.

The Korea Times tweeted a picture of one of the sinkholes back on July 21:
People in Seoul are alarmed by the increasing number of "sinkholes" appearing on streets http://t.co/mTKGwG0wv5 pic.twitter.com/JgeZ2DHY0q

- The Korea Times (@koreatimes1) July 21, 2014
nationa assembly sinkhole seoul
© Yonhap
A sinkhole found near the National Assembly on June 19

Comment: Here is the Sott worldview of sinkholes during the last year alone.



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Map

Update: At least 367 killed in southern China after strong earthquake


Fox News
Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:04 UTC
Ludian earthquake
© Reuters
A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014
A strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and injuring more than 1,800.

About 12,000 homes collapsed in Ludian, a densely populated county located around 277 miles northeast of Yunnan's capital, Kunming, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 4:30 p.m. at a depth of 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was in Longtoushan township, 14 miles southwest of the city of Zhaotong, the Ludian county seat.

Ma Liya, a resident of Zhaotong, told Xinhua that the streets there were like a "battlefield after bombardment." She added that her neighbor's house, a new two-story building, had toppled, and said the quake was far worse than one that struck the area in 2012 and killed 81 people.

Comment: The Earth is surely shaking. Click play on the following map to view the recorded earthquakes from around the world of JUST the last month:


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Bandaid

Boy and grandmother attacked and injured by river otter on Pilchuck River, Washington

Kari Bray
The Herald, (Everett, Washington)
Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:27 UTC
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A boy and his grandmother were taken to a hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after a river otter attacked them near Lake Connor Park in Lake Stevens.

The boy was swimming in the Pilchuck River with his grandmother around 11 a.m. when the otter attacked, said Capt. Alan Myers with the state Department of Fish & Wildlife. When the grandmother attempted to fend off the otter, the animal attacked her, as well.

Based on initial reports, the boy likely needs stitches and his grandmother has a severe eye injury, Myers said. Names, ages and current conditions of the boy and grandmother were not immediately available.The otter had not been caught as of Thursday evening. A trapper was unable to locate a den in the area where the attack happened.
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