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Plane blown off runway in Scotland

Steph Cockroft
Daily Mail, UK
Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:11 UTC
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High winds caused a plane to veer off the runway as it attempted to take off at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis this morning
Four passengers were injured today after a plane was blown off the runway amid 80mph winds, as Britain braces itself for days of grey skies and heavy downpours.

The twin-propeller Saab 340 was attempting to take off from Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis just before 8.30am when strong gusts caused it to veer off the tarmac and nose-dive into the grass, sparking a major investigation.

It came as a deep Atlantic depression whipped Machrihanish, Argyll, with 77mph winds, while gales of 71mph were detected in Edinburgh.
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Attention

5.1M earthquake hits off coast of Northern California

Michael Janitch
Dutchsinse.com
Thu, 01 Jan 2015 21:47 UTC
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January 1, 2015: 5.1M earthquake off the shores of California, and new swarm develops at the border of Nevada and Oregon.
A noteworthy 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the shores of Northwest California.

2 days ago, on December 30 2014, I made a post on a earthquake which occurred just South of Los Angeles California - happening near a few offshore drilling platforms.

In the website post from December 30th, I made note of the event, an said we need to watch the area for larger movement (based upon the activity showing near LA / oil platforms).

Quote my forecast from 2 days prior:
"Overall, we can expect the movement to continue in the region, especially due to the movement occurring along the edge of the Craton, as well as the excessive movement happening around the Pacific plate.

Indeed it is not just the fracking / drilling operations we need to be watching, but also the dormant volcanoes (salton sea, mono lake, clear lake, mammoth mountain etc..) for movement in the near term."
Now that a 5.1M earthquake has struck near the coast of NW California, this confirms the pressure rebuilding on the West coast causes activity at known volcanic sites.

This 5.1M event happening very close to the fresh lavic fields formed off the coast of Oregon.

Lava fields off Oregon story in the MSM here and here.
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Attention

2 women trampled to death by elephants in India


Coastal Digest
Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:53 UTC
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Two women died in separate incidents after they were attacked by elephants in interior Thithimathi and Palibetta villages here on Monday.

The victims have been identified as Puttichanda Poovamma (70), a resident of Kavadi village near Ammatthi, and Lakshmi (35), a resident of Thithimati village.

According to the police, Poovamma was walking outside her daughter's house in Palibetta at around 7.30 am, when an elephant strayed into the front yard and trampled her to death.

She was severely injured and died on the spot, they said. Her body was sent to Gonikoppal for an autopsy, the police added.

In another incident, Lakshmi, a resident of Vinayaka Nagar in Thithimathi, was headed towards the forest at around 9.30 am, when a wild elephant attacked her. She died on the spot, the police said.

Assistant Conservator of Forest Sripathi, Matthigod Wildlife Division Range Forest Officer Kiran and Thithimati Division RFO Gopal visited the Hunsur wildlife division.
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Attention

Herd of 6 elephants storms village and kills one person in Bangladesh


unb.com.bd
Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:40 UTC
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A man was killed in an elephant attack at Kamarkhali village in Durgapur upazila of the district on Sunday morning.

The deceased was identified as Chand Miah, 55, a resident of the area.

Police said a herd of 6 elephants came down the hills of Meghalaya State, India and stormed the village.

The elephants attacked Chand around 5:30am while he was going to mosque for saying Fajr prayers, leaving him dead on the spot.

On Information, police rushed to spot and frightened elephants away to the border hills with the help of local people.

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Attention

More dead seabirds found on Oregon beaches

Tracy Loew
Statesman Journal
Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:14 UTC
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About 50 dead Cassin’s auklets such as this one washed up on the shore at Seaside, Ore. Dec. 21
Many visitors to Oregon's coast over the holidays were greeted with the disturbing sight of dead seabirds.

On Dec. 21, on the beach at Seaside, more than 50 dead birds washed ashore, most of them Cassin's auklets.

On Dec. 26, Robert Ollikainen, of Tillamook, found 132 dead birds on the beach there, including 126 Cassin's auklets.

"It was pretty dramatic," Ollikainen said.

On Dec. 27, Dave Miller counted 15 dead Cassin's auklets on the beach near William Tugman State park. The next day, he found more at Beverly Beach.

"I estimate there were probably 30 to 50 per mile," said Miller, who grew up in Newport and now lives in Camas, Wash. "I've never seen that many before."

Comment: See also: Dozens of bird corpses wash up on Monterey beach, California

Large-scale die-off of Cassin's auklets reported along U.S. West Coast

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Blue Planet

Rainforest growth speeds up with high carbon dioxide emissions

Richard Gray
Mail Online
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:46 UTC
  • Nasa study shows tropical forests absorb 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year
  • Rainforests absorb more than half of CO2 taken up by vegetation globally
  • Scientists previously believed tropical forests emitted carbon dioxide
  • Researchers claim their findings emphasise the need to protect rainforests from deforestation to help counteract human greenhouse gas emissions
Jungle forest
© Alamy
Trees and plants in tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. The researchers claim their findings show that rainforests are essential for soaking up excess greenhouse gases, and play a far greater role than had been previously realised.
Tropical forests are growing faster than scientists thought due to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

A Nasa-led study has found that tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they photosynthesise and grow.

And this is far more than is absorbed by the vast areas of boreal forest that encircle the Arctic.

Comment: See also:

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Cloud Precipitation

Uruguay suffers severe flooding with much of Montevideo under water

Everton Fox
aljazeera.com
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:07 UTC
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Torrential rain left much of Montevideo under water
Montevideo suffers its worst flooding in more than 50 years.

Several days of torrential rain has led to widespread flooding across Uruguay. Among the worst hit is the capital city, Montevideo, much of which has been left under water.

Thousands of homes and businesses have been damaged in the process. This has been described as the worst flooding in almost a century.

Friday saw an incredible amount of rainfall with 63mm of rain falling in around half an hour. The average rainfall for the entire month of December is 78mm.

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Attention

Moose charges at ski patrolman on the slopes in Colorado

Michael Gadd
Daily Mail, UK
Thu, 01 Jan 2015 19:49 UTC
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A moose charges a ski patrolman on the slopes of Steamboat Springs in Colorado
As if there weren't already enough potential perils on the slopes, skiers in Steamboat Springs in Colorado had to contend with a charging moose this week.

In footage shot on Sunday, December 28, a moose wandered onto the popular ski fields of Routt County and took aim at a red jacket-wearing ski patrolman.

Luckily for the patrolman, who was not on skis, he was fleet of foot enough to evade the largest member of the deer like a matador.

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Fish

Rare deep sea Ocean Sunfish found for the first time in Pakistan's waters


The International News
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:00 UTC
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An extremely rare breed of fish called the Ocean Sunfish was found by fishermen in Pakistan’s waters for the first time
The fishermen released it back into the sea upon realising the special rarity and uniqueness of the breed.

According to WWF Pakistan, it was caught in a net by fishermen in Ormara town in Gwadar District of Balochistan.

The fish was a common 'mola' (Mola mola), that was seen in Pakistan's waters for the first time ever. According to experts, it is supposed to be the heaviest known bony fish in the world.

This particular fish was measured to be about 1.8 meters in length and weighed about 450Kg. The fishermen released it back into the sea after 20 minutes.
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Cow

Bulls 2 Matadors 0: Female bullfighters gored and spectators attacked, Mexico

Thomas Wyke
International Business Times
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:08 UTC
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© AlToroMexico.com
Karla de los Angeles was gorded twice by the bull
Two female Mexican bullfighters, one a single mother competing for the first time in three years, have been gored in a bloody annual festival.

The two fighters, Karla de los Angeles and Lupita Lopez, were taking part in an all-women event called the "festejo de damas", alongside Hilda Tenorio. The event was staged at one of the world's biggest bullrings, Plaza Mexico.

De los Angeles, one of Mexico's best-known female bullfighters, was fighting for the first time since she withdrew from the sport in 2011 to look after her young daughter.

Before the fight, she had spoken of her dream of becoming a matador - a master bullfighter - and made national headlines by saying "being a mother is not an impediment".

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