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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Peru


NDTV
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:25 UTC
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An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck in Peru today near the border with Brazil but no damage was reported, the government said.

The earthquake hit 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of the town of Esperanza at a depth of 550 kilometers, the Geophysical Institute of Peru said.

Deeper earthquakes like this one tend to cause less damage than ones that hit closer to the surface of the earth.

Civil defense authorities said that so far no injuries or damage had been reported, the state news agency Andina said.

Esperanza, with a population of 4,500, is on the banks of the Purus River and close to the border with Brazil.

Source: Agence France-Presse
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Woman attacked by jackal in Uttar Pradesh, India


The Times of India
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:02 UTC
Indian jackal

Indian jackal
A 55-year-old woman sustained injuries when a jackal attacked her while working in her thatched house here on Friday.

According to range officer of social forestry division, Gajendra Singh, officials received information about a leopard attack in Sinaura village in Lalaurikhera block on Friday night.

When they rushed to the spot, they found that Omwati (55) had sustained injuries on the face in a wild animal attack.

However, they were not able to trace the pug marks of any leopard and instead found the footprints of a jackal.

Immediately, the officials rushed the woman to Pilibhit district hospital and provided her a financial assistance of Rs 2,500.

Comment: See also: Jackal attacks 2 children outside their house in Goa, India

Demented jackal attacks devotees inside temple severely injuring 3 in India

8 people attacked by jackal in Iran

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Man dies after being critically injured following dog attack in Grover Beach, California

Lindsey Holden
The Tribune
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:26 UTC
Dog attack
A 64-year-old man critically injured in a Grover Beach dog attack died late Friday night, leaving friends and family saddened and in disbelief.

At 10:57 p.m., David Fear succumbed to injuries suffered during the Tuesday attack, said Ron Yukelson, a Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center spokesman.

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office is investigating the death, Sgt. Jeff Nichols of the county Sheriff's Office said.

Fear and his neighbor, Betty Long, 85, were attacked about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday on the 1100 block of Nacimiento Avenue, said Eric Anderson, San Luis Obispo County Animal Services manager.

Police and fire officials arrived on the scene to find Fear and Long suffering from serious injuries and two dogs — a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois and a German shepherd — running in the area.

The Belgian Malinois was found to be the primary aggressor and was euthanized with the owner's permission. The German shepherd did not appear to be aggressive and is being held by its owner.

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24,000 people displaced due to flash flood in Eastern Samar, Philippines


Global Times
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:49 UTC
A man uses his paddle boat to get around the flood waters in Taft, Eastern Samar.
© Robert Dejon
A man uses his paddle boat to get around the flood waters in Taft, Eastern Samar.
Nearly 24,000 people were displaced in central Philippine province of Eastern Samar due to flash flood brought by torrential rains, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday.

In a statement, the department said that as of Saturday evening, 6,650 families or 29,166 persons from 33 villages were affected by the weather disturbance.

Of the total affected population, 5,580 families or 23,816 individuals were displaced and served in 14 evacuation centers.

People force themselves to walk on the highway in Eastern Samar after floods rendered the roads impassable.
© Robert Dejon
People force themselves to walk on the highway in Eastern Samar after floods rendered the roads impassable.
The department noted that on Friday, Eastern Visayas experienced moderate to torrential rains due to the effect of the tail-end of a cold front.
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Fish

Another beach becomes littered with thousands of dead fish in Cornwall, UK


Pirate FM News
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:22 UTC
Dead fish on Cornwall beach

Dead fish on Cornwall beach
More dead fish have washed up in Cornwall - on a different beach.

At the beginning of December, Pirate FM told you about thousands littering the shore at Pentewan.
Now more have beached at Marazion - and were discovered by a dog walker on Saturday.

David Hughes spotted them at low tide and strangely, revealed seagulls and his dog did not seem to want to go near them.

David said: "Just got back from a walk on the beach at Marazion, Cornwall and noticed thousands of fish which I believe to be Mackerel washed up on the beach at low tide.

"Interestingly, the seagulls were not interested in these fish even though they looked very fresh and our boxer dog did not even try to eat them?

"Would be interested if you hear of any reason this may have happened".

Dead fish

Comment: See also this earlier December report referred to above: Thousands of dead fish found on beach near St Austell, UK

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands


Sputnik
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 08:05 UTC
Richter magnitude scale
© AFP 2016
Richter magnitude scale
The submarine earthquake took place at 05:46 GMT just 83 kilometers away from the island provincial capital of Kirakira and was at the depth of over 39 kilometers (24 miles), according to the USGS.

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Igloo

Spinning ice disc filmed on river near Houghton Lake, Michigan

Ben Hooper
UPI
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:20 UTC
ice disk
A Michigan woman on a snowmobiling trip captured video of a bizarre phenomenon: a disc of ice slowly rotating on the surface of a river.

Karla S. Dahms posted a video to Facebook showing the strange rotating ice circle she spotted in the Muskegon River, near the city of Houghton Lake.

Dahms said she had never seen anything like the ice disc in the river before.

Researchers determined the ice discs occur when cold air comes in contact with an eddy in the river and the ice forms into a circle, which rotates due to the current it creates by slowly melting.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills one in Malawi; third such death in the country within a week

Takondwa Velemu
Nyasa Times
Sat, 17 Dec 2016 20:07 UTC
lightning
A lightning strike has killed a man in Machinga district .

Police confirmed that Erick Idrissa aged 26 of Kambona Village, Traditional Authority Bwananyambi, Mangochi died suddenly after he was hit by lightning on Friday afternoon.

The deceased went to play football at Namasika Primary School Ground but soon after the match, heavy rains started accompanied by lightning.

He was hit by the lightning while rushing to seek shelter.

Postmortem results from Nainunje Health Centre revealed that the death was due to shock lightning.
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Dead sperm whale discovered beached in Samal, Philippines

Yas Ocampo
Manila Bulletin
Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:05 UTC
Beachgoers and residents gather around a beached whale in Babak, Samal on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The whale was alive Friday night, but died Saturday
© Dean Ortiz
Beachgoers and residents gather around a beached whale in Babak, Samal on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The whale was alive Friday night, but died Saturday
A 37-foot sperm whale washed up in front of a resort along Babak district in the Island Garden City of Samal.

The giant marine mammal was found beached on Friday night, December 16 before dying Saturday.

Cetacean expert Darrell Blatchley, who responded to the beaching, said the whale's carcass will be transported across the Davao Gulf to the Bone Museum in Davao City.

Curious residents and beachgoers gathered around the whale, which was already bleeding by Saturday.

A backhoe was used to slowly drag the whale toward the shore. One netizen shared on Facebook the hauling of the whale.
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Black Cat

Bobcat attacks animal control officer near school in Odessa, Texas

Chelsey Trahan
kcbd.com
Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:32 UTC
bobcat
A scary moment for Bowie Middle School in Odessa, a bobcat was spotted on their campus.

The animal was tranquilized twice after trying to attack an animal control officer and died.

"Our intent was not to kill the bobcat. The intent was to subdue the threat and relocate it," said Cpl. Steve LeSueur of the Odessa Police Department.

Police say they have had bobcat sightings in the past, mainly on the outskirts of town.

"It's not uncommon for them to come into the city limits, especially kind of on the outline areas, especially near Commanche Trail Park and other areas like that," said LeSueur.

"If you do see it in the daytime, like this one was, chances are, it could be rabid," said Midland County Game Warden Patrick Merriman.

Comment: See also: Two hurt in bobcat attack in New Scotland, New York

Woman attacked by bobcat outside her home in Luverne, Alabama

Bobcat attacks woman sitting on a bench in Solvang, California

Massachusetts man attacked by bobcat in his garage

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