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Toilet snake appearances are on the up according to a Brisbane snake catcher

Lesley Hunter-Nolan
Courier Mail, Australia
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:49 UTC
Python in Toilet
© Geoff Jacobs/www.snakecatcher.com
Python removed from a toilet in Tarragindi.
A Brisbane snake catcher says he is not surprised a snake took over a suburban toilet this week as he has seen a significant increase in this behaviour.

Darren Jacobs of Queensland Wildlife Solutions said he has attended four jobs involving snakes in toilets in suburban Briusbane since shortly before Christmas.

He usually gets ten in an entire year.

"There's definitely been an increase and I believe its down to the stormy weather," he said.

"They are chasing rats and mice who are forced out of their hiding places due to the wet.

"The snakes go into the sewer after them and if they see a hole, they'll go up it, unfortunately some of those holes lead to people's toilets."

His comments follow the ordeal of a Carina couple who had a 1.5m carpet python take up residence in their bowl on Monday night.

Mr Jacobs said he removed a 9ft Carpet Python form a Tarragindi residence in similar circumstances last week.
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Bulb

German scientists show climate driven by natural cycles

Prof. H. Luedecke and C.O. Weiss
No Tricks Zone
Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:35 UTC
Climate reveals periodic nature, thus no influence by CO2
We reported recently about our spectral analysis work of European temperatures [1] which shows that during the last centuries all climate changes were caused by periodic (i.e. natural) processes. Non-periodic processes like a warming through the monotonic increase of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause at most 0.1° to 0.2° warming for a doubling of the CO2 content, as it is expected for 2100.

Fig. 1 (Fig. 6 of [1] ) shows the measured temperatures (blue) and the temperatures reconstructed using the 6 strongest frequency components (red) of the Fourier spectrum, indicating that the temperature history is determined by periodic processes only.

One sees from Fig. 1 that two cycles of periods 200+ years and ~65 years dominate the climate changes, the 200+ year cycle causing the largest part of the temperature increase since 1870.

fig 1

Fig. 1: Construction of temperatures using the 6 strongest Fourier components (red), European temperatures from instrumental measurements (blue). It is apparent that only a 200+ year cycle and a ~65 year cycle play a significant role.

Comment: No, CO2 has nothing to do with the extreme climatic changes that we are currently experiencing - and according to the above article, we might have seen nothing yet!

The Winter of 1947 - "Climate disruption" before the current lunacy of "CO2 caused extreme weather" era
The whole CO2 "argument is tiresome and absurd...alarmists living in a fantasy world": Joe Bastardi
Polar vortices have been around forever - they have almost nothing to do with more CO2 in the atmosphere

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Attention

A sperm whale stranded on Anthony's beach near Stanley, Tasmania


abc.net.au
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:56 UTC
Image

The male whale most likely died at sea before it washed ashore on Anthony's beach.
Tasmanian scientists are excited about the number of giant squid beaks found inside a huge sperm whale which beached in the state's north-west.

The 17-metre whale washed up on Anthony's Beach between Smithton and Stanley on Saturday.

Scientists from the Marine Conservation Program examined the carcass on Sunday and believe the mammal died of old age.

Spokesman says the whale's large teeth will be studied to determine its age.

"We think he will probably be between 70 to 80," he said.

The whale was in very good condition and its stomach contained many local species including a large number of giant squid beaks.

"Sperm whales are famous for battling with the giant squid and we've seen lots of evidence of those battles.
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Extinguisher

Perth, Western Australia: Wildfire razes 27 homes, one man dead


globalpost.com
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:39 UTC
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© AP Photo/Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Evan Collis
In this image released by Department of Fire and Emergency Services, a wildfire burn trees and bushland along a roadside in Perth Hills in western Australia on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014.
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 27 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.

The blaze, thought to have been started by a fallen power line in the city's wooded outskirts on Sunday, was fanned by hot, strong gusts that saw 20-metre (66-foot) flames tear through residential streets.

"It has been confirmed that 27 homes have been lost at this stage, but this number is expected to increase as damage assessments continue throughout the day," Western Australia state's fire and emergency services department said.

The ambulance service said a man, aged 62, had died after collapsing on the roof of his house as he prepared for the oncoming blaze.

"St John('s Ambulance) responded to the incident but was unable to access the roof," it said.

"Despite assistance from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in getting onto the roof, the man passed away at the scene."

Hundreds of residents fled their homes for evacuation centres and were anxiously awaiting news Monday. Some said they'd had only seconds to escape.
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Cloud Lightning

Tornado touches down in Cherokee County, Georgia

Chris Holcomb
11Alive.com
Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:47 UTC
A NWS survey team finds that the storm damage from yesterday's storms in Cherokee county is consistent with an EF-0 tornado with 80mph winds.
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© Unknown
The preliminary report shows that the path of the tornado was 3 miles long. The storm started approximately 1.75 miles northeast of Waleska and ended 4.5 miles northeast of Waleska. See details in the full report below.
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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.4 - 57km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico


US Geological Survey
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:05 UTC
Hatillo Quake_130114
© USGS
Event Time
2014-01-13 04:01:04 UTC
2014-01-13 00:01:04 UTC-04:00 at epicenter

Location
19.001°N 66.848°W depth=28.0km (17.4mi)

Nearby Cities
57km (35mi) N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
58km (36mi) NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico
60km (37mi) NNW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
69km (43mi) NNW of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
98km (61mi) NW of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Technical Details
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Attention

Sperm whale found dead on Boca Raton beach, Florida


wsvn.com
Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:46 UTC
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© Tania Rogers/WPTV
A large dead whale was spotted Jan. 10, 2014 near the Boca Raton shore just south of Spanish River Boulevard.
Officials are investigating the death of a young sperm whale after discovering the dead animal on a South Florida Beach, Friday morning.

According to officials, the 30-foot female whale was found ashore, just south of Lifeguard Post 18, at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton at around 9 a.m.

The whale was found following reports of a shark feeding frenzy about a mile off shore. However, officials said, the whale was beached within an hour-and-a-half, due to strong wind currents. They also said the animal was partially decomposed, leading officials to believe it may have been dead for a while. "Sharks were already kind of around it, but because of the strong winds coming from the southeast here that hour-and-a-half it came from about a mile and washed up here in the shore," said Boca Raton Police spokesperson Mark Economou.

Once the whale was ashore, experts noticed it had been decomposing and might have been dead for up to five days. "We're all going to work together to find out why this animal died and use that information to help them as much as we can in the future," said NOAA standing coordinator Elizabeth Stratton.

The part of the beach where this occurred had been closed prior to the discovery of the whale due to dangerous rip currents. However, that did not keep people from coming to observe the beached whale. "It's terrible, it really is," said resident Dennis Forgione. "It's a shame to see this happen, but I still had to see it. I had to come down and see what was going on. I live nearby here, and I heard about it."

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Meteor

From polar vortex to wildfires in one week! Fires break out across Oklahoma

Priscilla Luong
Fox25
Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:35 UTC
Image
© Unknown
Wildfire burns over 1200 acres in Logan County, OK
Several outbuildings were destroyed in a large wildfire that swept through Logan County Sunday afternoon.

Oklahoma's Wildland Task Force was deployed as local fire crews battled flames than spanned across an estimated 1,200 acres near County Road 73 and Post Road.

Guthrie Fire Chief, Eric Harlow says more than 20 agencies assisted in the effort to bring flames under control. Two dozen homes were evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Harlow says strong winds caused hot spots from a Saturday fire in Logan County to flare up into a massive fire around noon Sunday.

Clouds of smoke could be seen from miles away, strong winds gusting more than 30 miles per hour swept the fire within five feet of Ralph Hanley's home.

"We came out here and all this here had been burned off," said Hanley, pointing to his backyard, "our neighbors had come over and fought the fire to keep it away from the house."

Comment: First fireballs, then an eruption of wildfires... Coincidence?

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Attention

Sperm whale body stuns, draws crowd in Uruguay


newsdaily.com
Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:54 UTC
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© AFP
A municipal worker talks on a mobile phone next to a whale on Jan 12, 2014 as its body is being removed from the water a day after appearing at the shore of Carrasco beach in Montevideo, Uruguay. Authorities in Uruguay on Sunday recovered the body of a 16-meter sperm whale, normally at home in deep waters, after it beached near the capital.
Authorities in Uruguay on Sunday recovered the body of a 16-meter sperm whale, normally at home in deep waters, after it beached near the capital.

Using a crane, the authorities moved the animal from the shallow waters onto the beach off Carrasco, an upscale town just next to Montevideo.

"The body will remain on the beach until Monday," said navy spokesman Gaston Jaunsolo.

Traffic tied up in the area as curious locals stopped to watch and catch a glimpse of the unusual sight.

"I don't ever recall another sighting of a sperm whale here; they are from very deep waters," Rodrigo Garcia, from the whale protection organization, said of the adult male that apparently beached on Saturday.

Authorities were expected to investigate the cause of death.

Garcia said that the animal did not appear to have any apparent external injuries, and that like dolphins they are highly sensitive to sound.

Source: Agence France Presse
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Attention

Dead sperm whale washes up on Edinburgh beach, Scotland


metro.co.uk
Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:46 UTC
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© AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan
A marine rescue worker photographs a sperm whale that washed up on Portobello beach in Edinburgh, Scotland
The dead body of a huge sperm whale has washed up on a beach near Edinburgh - capturing the attention of the local public.

Pictures showed the young whale in shallow waters off Portobello beach on the outskirts of the Scottish capital.

Image
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
Members of the public look at the dead sperm whale that washed ashore near Portobello beach, Edinburgh
Scottish Animal Welfare (SAW) had been called in the early hours of this morning to the beach near the Rockville hotel in Joppa.

'On arrival it was clear life was extinct, so there was no need to mount a rescue operation,' explained SAW Chief Superintendent David Drummond.
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