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Child mauled to death by dog in Nunavut, Canada

Sarah Rogers
Nunatsiaq Online
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:09 UTC
Dog attack
A child in Chesterfield Inlet died June 6 after being mauled by a dog in the Kivalliq community.

Nunavut RCMP said the local detachment received a call about the animal attack sometime after 1 p.m. June 6.

First responders arrived and took the young girl to the community health centre, where the four-year-old was pronounced dead.

Local officials said the dog was tied up at the time it attacked the young girl, and later put down by its owner.

Police have not said if any charges have been laid in connection to the mauling.

Condolences poured in on social media for the family of the young victim, who lived in communities across the Kivalliq. Police have not named the young victim.
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Waterspout seen off Bonita Beach, Florida

Maryann Batlle and Patrick Riley
Naples Daily News
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:55 UTC
A waterspout photographed from a condo in Bonita Bay on Monday, June 6, 2016.
© Bill Demmert
A waterspout photographed from a condo in Bonita Bay on Monday, June 6, 2016.
An eyewitness reported a waterspout might have landed on Bonita Beach late Monday afternoon and moved inland as a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

The tornado was wrapped in rain, so NWS could not confirm whether the funnel touched the ground, said Rodney Wynn, a NWS meteorologist in Tampa.

"It was hard to see," Wynn said.

Heavy rains and winds are expected to continue through the day, as Tropical Storm Colin makes its way from the Gulf of Mexico and into Florida. NWS has predicted Colin will make landfall on Florida's northwest coast.

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Better Earth

A zombie volcano is slowly growing beneath New Zealand

Alexandra Witze
Nature
Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:27 UTC
Champagne Pool
© Colin Monteath/Minden/NGC
Champagne Pool is a lake in Rotorua, one of New Zealand’s most active volcanic regions.
Geologists in New Zealand have discovered a magma chamber being born in a surprising place—not under the country's most active volcanoes, but off to one side.

The finding suggests that molten rock can accumulate underground in complex and unexpected patterns, but does not indicate that an eruption is imminent.

"There's no need to panic, but chances are there are lots of bodies of magma dotted throughout the crust," says Ian Hamling, a geophysicist at GNS Science in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He and his colleagues describe the discovery on June 3 in Science Advances.
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Attention

6.2 magnitude earthquake near Jalisco, Mexico


Earthquake Track
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:14 UTC
quake
© El Comercio/AP
6.2 magnitude earthquake 92 km from San Patricio, Jalisco, Mexico

UTC time: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 10:51 AM

Your time: Tuesday, June 7 2016 11:51 AM

Magnitude Type: mwp

USGS page: M 6.2 - 102km SSW of San Patricio, Mexico

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people
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Red Flag

Man bitten by shark off Flagler Beach, Florida

Brittany Jones
mynews13.com
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 13:52 UTC
Shark attacks
A 64-year-old man is now recovering from a shark bite. Lifeguards say this is pretty unusual for Flagler Beach.

Flagler county paramedics rescued a 64-year old man Sunday morning near 10 th Street North. They say he was bitten in the left leg by a shark while he was swimming.

The county's chief said the man managed to pull himself ashore and call for help after he was bitten.

"I am somewhat surprised," said Andreas Stocker.

Flagler Beach Ocean Rescue Co-Captain Andreas Stocker said sharks have been known to latch onto fishing lines and bite the fisherman trying to throw it back.
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Sun

Why is the weather going so crazy all of a sudden?

Michael Snyder
The economic collapse blog
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:34 UTC
West Coast heatwave
© The Weather Channel
The West Coast is in the midst of a crippling heatwave that has seen temperatures soar above 100F everywhere from Portland down to Phoenix
All over the planet, global weather patterns have gone completely nuts. Just over the past few days we have seen "life threatening" heatwaves, extremely dangerous wildfires, vicious tornadoes and unprecedented flooding - and that is just in the United States. And of course this is just the continuation of a trend that stretches back to last year, when extremely weird weather created "apocalyptic-like conditions" in many areas around the world. So why is this happening? For decades, we could count on weather patterns falling within fairly predictable parameters, but now that is completely changing all of a sudden. All over the globe we are seeing things happen that we have never seen happen before, and the weather just seems to get even more crazy with each passing month.

Just consider what has been going on the past few days. Let's start with the "life threatening" heatwave that is currently hammering the west coast...
The West Coast is in the grip of a 'life threatening' triple-digit heatwave that is set to continue well into next week, raising the risk of wildfires.

The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for southeastern California, southern Nevada, western and southern Arizona, western Oregon and far southwest Washington.

From Oregon to Nevada temperatures are set to top 100F tomorrow and into Monday, with Phoenix, Arizona, predicted to top out at 116F.

Comment: For more coverage on the crazy weather affecting the planet, check out the monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summaries.

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Attention

Dead humpback whale calf found off coast of Remsenburg, New York

Erin McKinley
27east.com
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:42 UTC
Dead humpback whale

Dead humpback whale
Parts of a dead humpback whale were discovered off the coast of Remsenburg over the weekend, according to officials with the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.

The carcass was first spotted a half-mile off Fish Creek in Remsenburg before being towed by Southampton Town Bay Constables to the end of South Bay Avenue in Eastport.

According to the Riverhead Foundation, only the head and a flipper were recovered from the whale, which is believed to have been a calf. Marine biologists took samples from the animal for testing, and the cause of death was not yet determined.

The remains were taken via the Town of Southampton to be buried at the Westhampton Transfer Station.

Source: The Southampton Press
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Attention

Man loses leg to shark in Suez Gulf off Egypt coast


Egypt Independent
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:16 UTC
Shark attacks
A team of marine biologists specialized in the study of sharks are looking into the reasons behind a shark attack in the Suez Gulf on Saturday, which caused a 23-year-old man to lose his leg.

On Saturday, the young man was attacked by a shark while swimming off the coast of al-Ain al-Sokhna. He was taken to hospital where his leg was amputated. A security source said that the incident occurred in the area of Marina Wadi al-Doum, Suez province.

The specialists spent Sunday combing the area of the attack for evidence of the cause, said Ahmed Ghallab, Governor of the Red Sea protectorates.

They will then draft a detailed report, in which they will discuss whether humans could have been cause for the shark's unusual appearance in the area, Ghallab said.

The environment minister urged expediting the study, and requested that the report clarify the reasons for the incident and include recommendations of preventative measures that can be taken, Ghallab said. The minister also ordered for coastal provinces to follow these measures and guarantee the safety of tourists.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Wolf

Pit bull terrier kills man in Stockton, California

Doug Johnson
fox40.com
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:04 UTC
Dog attack
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said its deputies had little choice but to shoot and kill a pit bull after it attacked a man in south Stockton. That man later died from injuries he got from the dog during the attack.

"Very, very tragic," said Stephanie Steffens, who, from just next door, told FOX40 she could hear something very wrong happening at a trailer home on North Gertrude Avenue in Stockton.

"And I heard screaming and yelling, and I came outside to see what was going on." Steffens said it was at that moment when she saw her neighbor, Debbie.

"Debbie yelled, 'call 911, call 911' and I told her, 'okay,'" Steffens said.

She could hear her neighbor's pit bull, Harley, growling, got to her phone and dialed.

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Freak weather including a microburst and intense lightning storm hits Campinas, Brazil


Sott.net
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 07:48 UTC
Freak weather in Campinas, Brazil
© Divulgação/Rafael Coutinho
In the photo, you can see that the cloud vortex is well run and does not touch the ground, which would be characteristic of a tornado (translated by Google).
A severe weather event during Saturday night (4th June) caused extensive damage in the Campinas region of Brazil. According to one news report there were wind speeds of 100km/h. Initially attributed to a tornado, later reports suggest a microburst was responsible for the freak weather.

The Center for Weather and Climate Research Applied to Agriculture (Cepagri) of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), defined the phenomenon that hit the São Paulo city of Campinas on Sunday morning as a Microburst.

The phenomenon has a destructive power similar to a tornado. At least 70 trees fell and houses were left without roofs with streets flooded. 100,000 properties remain without power.

Ana Avila, director at Cepagri said:
The Microburst is more violent than a tornado. The curious thing is that they do not usually happen this time of year.
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