Video was rolling just before the roof caved in. Thankfully no one was inside when the building caved in. No one was hurt.
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Video was rolling just before the roof caved in. Thankfully no one was inside when the building caved in. No one was hurt.
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A man attacked by two dogs in Sydney's west five weeks ago has died in hospital, as figures reveal an increase in attack incidents across NSW.
The 40-year-old man was staying at a home in Tregear with two American Staffordshire Terriers when he was attacked.
He went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
The man, who had injuries to his ears, face, abdomen and chest, was placed in an induced coma, but died on Friday.
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Jill Peterson left her home Tuesday night to clear a drainage ditch overflowing from recent heavy rain. That's when the dogs attacked.
"They dragged her down the yard and all of her clothes were off, her shoes, everything. They tore all of her hair out, the casket can't be open, it's like a nightmare. It's hard to believe," Nina Brown, Peterson's sister, told Nashville CBS affiliate WTVF.
Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico
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BEFORE and AFTER
BEFORE and AFTER
The radio and communications tower on top of Sugarloaf Mountain bent like a pretzel Monday in extremely high winds.
"Initial thought was down due to power or some other issue," Communications Director C.L. Folsom said. "And then it got explained to me 'No. It's down on the ground.'"
Witnesses say ice had formed on the tower from a Sunday snowstorm.
Then came the strong winds.
"The tower was pretty heavy with rime ice," Sugarloaf Marketing Director Ethan Austin said. "And then all this wind right after it. Sustained winds all day. Probably the combination did it in."
Tuesday, winds were still racing across Sugarloaf Mountain, closing ski lifts and most ski slopes for a second straight day.
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The epicentre, with a depth of 10km, was initially determined to be at a 41.9336 degrees north latitude and 146.9481 degrees east longitude.
The epicentre, with a depth of 10km, was initially determined to be at a 41.9336 degrees north latitude and 146.9481 degrees east longitude.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, and no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake, which struck at 12:23 p.m., registered a 4 on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale in the northern Nemuro district and the town of Shibetsu, eastern Hokkaido, and a 3 in extensive areas of the Tokachi, Nemuro and Kushiro districts, according to the JMA.
The focus of the temblor was about 10 kilometers below the seabed off the Nemuro Peninsula.
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Mass bird deaths in Huntsville, AL
Mass bird deaths in Huntsville, AL
But that's exactly what a Huntsville man found Tuesday. He counted more than 60 dead birds on Moores Mill Road near the Ware intersection. He is very concerned, since he believes they died in the same spot at the same time.
It seems like a plotline straight out of a Hitchcock movie ... dozens of birds falling from the sky.
"I noticed something that was standing out in the middle of the road when I was driving here yesterday," said Richard Ellis, a concerned Huntsville resident.
Comment: Why do incidences of this mysterious phenomenon seem to be increasing? Several mechanisms have been proposed, including methane gas releases, magnetic pole reversals, and concussive injury from micro-meteorite explosions high up in the atmosphere. All three possibilities are cause for worry.
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Australian officials have warned that an environmental disaster is unfolding and said little progress has been made since the MV Solomon Trader ship ran aground after a cyclone on February 5.
More than 80 tons have spilled into the clear waters and the shoreline as the boat continues to leak. Over 660 tons of oil are still onboard the vessel, waiting to be released. The spill is close to the World Heritage-listed waters of East Rennell, which is home to the biggest coral atoll in the world and is a key area for scientific study.
It hit in the Andes region in a sparsely populated area.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was at a depth of 257 kilometres (160 miles). The agency said most big quakes in South America occur at a maximum depth of 70 kilometres.
The quake hit at 0850 GMT about 27 kilometres northeast of the town of Azangaro, near the border with Bolivia.
The earthquake was recorded at a magnitude of 3.0, the British Geological Survey said
The quake occurred about 2km below the surface near Newdigate, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.
The tremor was felt at 03:42 GMT and measured 3.1, making it the biggest earthquake of the current "swarm".
One resident of Redhill said his house was shaking for between four and five seconds.
Gatwick Airport confirmed tremors had been felt overnight in the terminals, but a spokesman said operations had not been affected.
Comment: A resident in Surrey comments that she has lived in the area for 47 years and that she had never experienced an earthquake before fracking exploration began:
And Surrey isn't the only area of the UK where fracking induced earthquakes are causing serious concern, in Blackpool the obvious correlation between fracking and earthquakes has resulted in the operations being shutdown, albeit temporarily: Fracking causes strongest quake yet at new site in UK
See also:
- Geologists discover London sitting on two serious fault lines, capital at risk of dangerous earthquake
- M4.5 earthquake and aftershock in B.C., Canada, "very likely" caused by fracking
- 3rd earthquake in less than 14 days hits Surrey, UK - Same area as April's quakes
Comment: Incredible wind gusts have been recorded from all over the world recently. These articles are from the past two weeks alone: