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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 - South of the Kermadec Islands

Kerdamec Quake_141014
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Event Time
2014-10-14 04:12:30 UTC
2014-10-14 16:12:30 UTC+12:00 at epicenter

Location
34.917°S 179.970°E depth=31.5km (19.6mi)

Nearby Cities
400km (249mi) SSW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand
430km (267mi) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand
450km (280mi) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
459km (285mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
840km (522mi) NE of Wellington, New Zealand

Scientific Data

Bizarro Earth

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 7.3- 67km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua

Jiquilillo Quake_141014
© USGS
Event Time
2014-10-14 03:51:35 UTC
2014-10-13 21:51:35 UTC-06:00 at epicenter

Location
12.576°N 88.046°W depth=40.0km (24.9mi)

Nearby Cities
67km (42mi) WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
86km (53mi) SSW of La Union, El Salvador
95km (59mi) W of Corinto, Nicaragua
95km (59mi) SSE of San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador
174km (108mi) SE of San Salvador, El Salvador

Scientific Data

Attention

Dead sperm whale washes up on San Fernando shore, Philippines

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© KC Golez Zalavaria
A female sperm whale was spotted near the shore in San Fernando, La Union Monday morning where it died.

Residents said the sperm whale was sighted around 9 a.m. The whale died at around noon.

Authorities used 2 4x4 trucks to haul the whale's carcass to shore.

A local official said the whale measures about 10 meters and was covered with wounds. Authorities have yet to identify cause of death.

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© KC Golez Zalavaria

Cloud Lightning

Tropical storm Gonzalo strikes Antigua, could potentially develop into Category 1 hurricane

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Tropical Storm Gonzalo is making its way through the eastern Caribbean, spinning through Antigua on its way toward Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands. Authorities say Gonzalo could potentially form into a Category 1 hurricane.

Antigua is expected to receive heavy rain and winds for several hours, according to AP's latest report. Many Antiguans have reported that homes have been stripped of roofing and downed trees have blocked roads throughout the island.

No reports of injuries or deaths from the storm have been reported, though, according to Sherrod James, deputy director of Antigua's National Office of Disaster Services.

Gonzalo's maximum wind speed hit 65 mph (100 kph) as of late Monday morning EDT, when the storm's center was about 10 miles (15 km) from Antigua.

"It is strengthening very slowly," said Scott Stripling, a meteorologist with the US National Hurricane Center. "It's not out of the question that we could see it become a hurricane later this evening or tonight."

Health

Man injured in bear attack in Srinagar, India

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One person was injured in a attack by a wild animal in Braipathri Nagbal Pakharpora. A bear attacked and injured a person identified as Mohammad Rafique Hajam son of Mohammad Abdullah residence of Braipathri Nagbal jurisdiction of PP Pakherpora. The injured was shifted to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for treatment.


Attention

Man attacked and mauled by bear in Mizoram, India

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A 50-year-old man was attacked and injured by a bear in a jungle near the Mizoram-Myanmar border in south Mizoram's Lunglei district, police said today.

The man was attacked by the bear inside the thick jungle protected by the local community when he was passing through it on Wednesday last, the police said.

He called up his relatives over phone after the attack and was taken home by volunteers from the village. He was admitted with multiple wounds, including on his face, to local health facility for treatment, the police added.

Cloud Lightning

Storms tear through Arkansas, Louisiana, killing 1, thousands without power in Texas

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© John Johnson via TwitterPossible tornado touchdown near Ashdown, AR....1 dead.
A multi-day severe weather outbreak began with tragic news Monday morning, as a tornado was reported in southwestern Arkansas that killed one person.

The Weather Channel has confirmed through the Little River County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Department that the fatality occurred in an area between the towns of Ashdown and Foreman near the borders of Texas and Oklahoma. The EF2 tornado was confirmed by a survey crew from the National Weather Service later Monday.

This is just the start of what is expected to be a long 48 hours for Dixie Alley, as severe weather is predicted to move through the Deep South, spawning some tornadoes along the way. Damaging winds, frequent lightning and hail could also come with these storms as they push east.

According to the Storm Prediction Center, nearly 30 million people are under the threat of severe weather Monday, with the greatest risk lying in an area near the Mississippi River from Mississippi to southern Illinois.

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Cloud Precipitation

Fukushima safety measures tightened, 500 flights cancelled and 59 injured as Typhoon Vongfong hits Tokyo

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Residents look on as strong winds whip up towering waves that hit the Shitang Township in Wenling, China on Sunday
Safety measures at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant were tightened today as the strongest storm to hit Japan this year battered the southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.

Typhoon Vongfong brought heavy rain to Tokyo and caused extensive travel disruption across Japan, where 820,000 people have been urged to leave their homes and seek shelter.

Many trains in western cities were suspended, while more than 500 domestic flights were cancelled, the public broadcaster NHK said. At least one overseas flight was cancelled, according to an airline.

About 4,900 households in Tokyo suburbs were without power, media said, and rain in the city was expected to intensify overnight.

Vongfong continued to batter the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, 1,000 miles south of Tokyo, where it landed yesterday, and moved up to also hit Kyushu and Shikoku islands, injuring 59 people, NHK said.

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Health

Grizzly bear attack near Fernie sends man to Calgary hospital

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© Chris Darimont/University of VictoriaA grizzly bear roams near the Koeye River on B.C. 's Central Coast in this file photo.
Victim was mauled by bear and shot by fellow hunter trying to stop the animal, officials say

A man has been transported by air ambulance to hospital in Calgary after he was attacked by a grizzly bear near Fernie, B.C.

Officials with Alberta-based STARS air ambulance say they responded at around 9:23 a.m. MT Sunday to transport the man from an area about eight kilometres south of Fernie.


Attention

Flashback Two hikers attacked by grizzly bear in Fernie, Canada

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A hiking trail in Fernie has been closed after two men were attacked this morning by a grizzly bear.

The two men were hiking on the Mount Proctor Trail when they encountered a sow that charged and attacked them. One hiker managed to discharge pepper spray into the bear's face, while the second man shot the animal at close range. The bear fled into the bushes with her cub.

They were both taken to hospital this morning but were later released.

One of the men later returned to the scene with conservation officers to search for the grizzly.

The trail has since been closed by the Ministry of Environment and a team of conservation officers is investigating the area.