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Huge strange cloud engulfs Alicante beach in Spain

Sarah Gordon
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:45 UTC
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Unusual phenomenon: The huge cloud which rolled into the city of Alicante form the sea caused concern among some locals at first

A huge cloud was filmed engulfing the main beach in Alicante, causing concern among locals and holidaymakers and prompting debate as to its cause.

The huge white mass is seen rolling across the sands of Albufereta beach, obscuring everything in its path - despite an otherwise cloudless sky.

Some speculated that the cloud was smoke from a fire, while others compared the apocalyptic scenes to the smoke cloud left behind when thousands of firecrackers are set off for the Las Fallas festival in neighboring Valencia.
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Dead birds falling from the sky in Oklahoma, experts say 'no cause for concern.' Right!

Barbara Schneider
examiner.com
Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:04 UTC
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Dead birds fall from the sky in Oklahoma and experts say 'no cause for concern.' If you believe that then . . . Dead birds falling from the sky is NOT normal.

On Apr 3, dead birds fell from the sky in Norman, Oklahoma. Even though state wildlife officials say "there's no cause for concern," residents are alarmed, and with good reason. Dead birds falling from the sky is not an everyday occurrence anywhere, let alone in Oklahoma, with its loud booms, rumbling, and shaking.

On Thursday, Becki Miller, a homeowner near Highway 9 and Interstate 35, heard a thump and saw that a dead bird had fallen to the ground. During the next 24 hours, at least a dozen more birds dropped "dead from the skies" into her yard. Also, according to The Oklahoman, a TV station reported another 20 birds were found the same day within a square mile of Miller's home.

Dead birds aside for a moment, there are good reasons why Oklahomans should be alarmed about the unusual happenings in their state.

Comment: Not mentioned above is blast from overhead exploding space rocks as an explanation for both the bird deaths and the associated loud booms. See also: Radar Dopppler images confirm overhead 'turbulence' cause of 2011 mass bird death case in Beebe, Arkansas

Over 30 birds fall dead from the sky in Norman, Oklahoma

Mystery boom rattles homes in Duncan, Oklahoma

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Large sinkhole opens up in Grayson Valley, Alabama

Sebastian Posey
cbs42.com
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:45 UTC
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The flood-waters have receded, leaving behind a big mess in some places, including a big sinkhole in one neighborhood.

A sinkhole opened up on Pine Tree Lane just off of Brewster Road in the Grayson Valley area of Birmingham. Police say the hole is about 6 feet deep.

Traffic has been blocked off so if you drive in that area you'll need to find another way around. The worry is that the water coming out from under the road will soon make the whole street collapse.

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Red Flag

Pittsburgh's Mount Washington landslide halts trains, Duquesne Incline; restaurant closed as precaution

Molly Born and Jon Schmitz
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:37 UTC
Pittsburgh landslide
© Darrell Sapp / Post-GazetteCleanup continued Tuesday on the Mount Washington hillside after a landslide.
A football-field-sized swath tore loose from the face of Mount Washington early Tuesday morning, sending a torrent of mud and trees across railroad tracks along West Carson Street and briefly closing the Duquesne Incline.

Pittsburgh officials also ordered a precautionary closure of LeMont restaurant above the slide zone, but an engineer said a visual inspection found no signs of instability around that structure.
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Volcanic islands merge in Pacific Ocean


BBC News
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 05:30 UTC
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The newer part of the island - Niijima - is now larger than the older portion, which last expanded in 1973-74
A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, the US space agency says.

The merged island lies some 1,000km (621mi) south of Tokyo, the result of eruptions on the seafloor that have spewed enough material to rise above the water line.

In November 2013, a new island sprouted near to Nishino-shima, another volcanic landmass that last expanded in the 70s.

Four months later, the new and old islands are one island.
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Pork prices rise after virus kills piglets


Associated Press
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:45 UTC
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© AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, FileDr. Craig Rowles stands with hogs in one of his Carroll, Iowa, hog buildings.
A virus never before seen in the U.S. has killed millions of baby pigs in less than a year, and with little known about how it spreads or how to stop it, it's threatening pork production and pushing up prices by 10 percent or more.

Estimates vary, but one economist believes case data indicate more than 6 million piglets in 27 states have died since porcine epidemic diarrhea showed up in the U.S. last May. A more conservative estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the nation's pig herd has shrunk at least 3 percent to about 63 million pigs since the disease appeared.

Scientists think the virus, which does not infect humans or other animals, came from China, but they don't know how it got into the country. The federal government is looking into how such viruses might spread, while the pork industry, wary of future outbreaks, has committed $1.7 million to research the disease.
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Storms, flooding, possible tornadoes, pummel Southeast U.S.

Jay Reeves
Yahoo! News
Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:49 UTC
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© AP/Jay ReevesFirefighters rescue a family from their home, surrounded by floodwaters, in a mobile home park in Pelham, Ala., on Monday, April 7, 2014. Overnight storms dumped torrential rains in central Alabama, causing flooding across a wide area.
Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rains across the Southeast on Monday and caused flash flooding in central Alabama, where crews in small boats and military trucks had to rescue dozens of people from their homes and cars.

In Mississippi, a 9-year-old girl was swept away and killed after the storms dropped nearly 7 inches of rain there over the last two days. A possible tornado in another part of the state damaged homes and hurt seven people, and a motorist in metro Atlanta was found dead after driving into a creek swollen with rainwater.

Strong winds downed trees, power lines and snarled rush hour commutes. National Weather Service forecasters in North Carolina say video indicates a tornado touched down near the town of Belhaven in the eastern part of the state. Authorities say a pickup truck was lifted off the highway, injuring a man and his son.
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50 injured, several hospitalised in bee attack in Mumbai, India

Virat Singh
Mumbai Mirror
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:58 UTC
Women attacked by bees
© UnknownNaina Sandesara, 65, and Rupal Shah who were stung by bees at Gaurav Garden Complex, which comprises around 30 buildings at Bandarpakhadi village, Kandivali (West)
Over 50 people were left writhing in agony and many had to be rushed to hospital after a hive of bees attacked people in Gaurav Garden Complex, which comprises around 30 buildings at Bandarpakhadi village, Kandivali (W), on Monday afternoon. What caused the bees to become agitated is unclear.
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Cloud Lightning

Massive storm hits Argentina, 2,000 evacuated

Charles Newbery
TurkishPress.com
Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00 UTC
Flooding in Argentina
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A massive storm hit Argentina over the weekend and Monday, causing flooding and evacuations of more than 2,000 people across the country.

The provinces of Catamarca in the northwest and Neuquen in the southwest took the brunt of the storm, Maria Rodriguez, the national minister of security, said in a statement.

The federal government has deployed national forces, trucks, communications equipment and supplies of food, beverages and medicine to help evacuees and local governments.
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Lightning kills over 60 dairy cows in Chile


yahoo.com
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:10 UTC
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© AP Photo/Radio San Jose de AlcudiaIn this Monday, April 7, 2014 cell phone image provided by local station, Radio San Jose de Alcudia and downloaded from its Facebook page, a herd of cattle carcasses skirt a tree on a ranch in Rio Bueno, Chile. Ranchers in southern Chile say a series of lightning strikes spawned by storms has killed more than 60 of their dairy cows.
Ranchers in southern Chile say a series of lightning strikes has killed more than 60 of their dairy cows, costing the cattle owners thousands of dollars.

Storms on Sunday spawned the strikes in south-central Chile. Worst hit was a ranch in Los Rios owned by Cecil Fourt, who says 54 of his cows were killed by lightning and another one was blinded. Another rancher, Claudio Toledo, says nine of his cows sheltering under a tree were struck and killed.

The El Austral newspaper reported Tuesday that workers were digging a deep pit to bury the cattle.

Source: AP
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