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Mysterious oarfish sightings stoke earthquake fears in the Philippines (PHOTOS)


RT
Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:19 UTC
Mysterious oarfish sightings stoke earthquake fears in the Philippines (PHOTOS) February 19 2017
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Three oarfish, which normally live deep near the ocean floor, have been found in the Philippines, sparking fears among locals that it may be a sign of an impending large earthquake.

Oarfish, which can grow to over 56 feet (17 meters) in length, are usually found at depths of between 200 to 1,000 meters, but since February 8, three have been found off the northern coast of Mindanao island, in the south of the archipelago.

The latest leviathan was found on Saturday on a beach in the city of Cagayan de Oro, measuring around 15 feet long, though it later died, according to ABS.


Comment: Also see:

Comment: Also see: A few more noted sightings of this elusive and ominous fish from 2016 from around the globe:

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe storm batters Sydney and parts of New South Wales: Three women struck by lightning, large hailstones cause property damage


The Australian
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:33 UTC
Tennis ball sized hail fell in the northwestern Sydney suburb of Castle Hill.

Tennis ball sized hail fell in the northwestern Sydney suburb of Castle Hill.
Three women have been struck by lightning and widespread damage has been inflicted by a hailstorm that swept through Sydney and parts of NSW. The storm cell hit the city's northwest about 4pm on Saturday, depositing golf ball- and even cricket ball-sized hailstones accompanied by wild winds and heavy rain.

Rouse Hill, Kellyville and St Ives bore the brunt, with the hail damaging roofs, smashing car windows and bringing down trees.

A retirement village in Glenhaven, near Kellyville, copped some of the worst of the battering, with "significant damage" to the roof, the NSW State Emergency Service said.

Meanwhile three woman in their 60s were taken to hospital after they were struck by lightning in Bowral, in the state's southern highlands.

SES volunteers have been stretched thin, with more than 630 calls for help relating to leaking roofs, hail damage, broken skylights and downed trees. "We've got hundreds of volunteers out at the moment, they've been working hard since yesterday's storms," SES spokeswoman Sue Pritchard told AAP. The phones had been ringing off the hook, she said, with at least 100 calls still banked up by 7pm.
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Man critically injured by shark on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia


ITV
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:26 UTC
Shark attacks
A man has been critically injured in a shark attack in Australia while spear fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.

The 26-year-old was repeatedly bitten on his left leg by what his friends thought was either a bull or tiger shark.

The attack occurred while the man was diving near Hinchinbrook Island, off the Queensland coast.

Following the attack the man's friends took him by boat to the mainland town of Cardwell where paramedics stemmed the bleeding and stabilised his condition.

He was then flown by helicopter to Cairns Base Hospital, some 90 miles to the north.
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Maui earthquake triggers widespread reports of shaking


The Maui News
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:55 UTC
earthquake hawaii
Maui County residents felt a 4.6-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:33 a.m. Friday between Maui and Hawaii island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center determined that no tsunami was generated.

Wailuku resident Mahina Martin said: "I was awake and felt the house trembling. Then I noticed some things on a shelf shaking, which is when I realized it was probably an earthquake."
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Bizarro Earth

One rescued after sinkhole swallows 2 cars in Studio City, California


Los Angeles Daily News
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:53 UTC
Studio City sinkhole
© Rick McClure/Los Angeles Daily News
Two cars rest at the bottom of a sinkhole that opened up on Woodbridge Street near Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.
Two vehicles fell into a 20-foot sinkhole in Studio City today and firefighters had to rescue one woman who escaped her car but was found standing on her overturned vehicle.

Firefighters arrived shortly after 8:15 p.m. at 4245 N. Laurel Canyon Blvd., two blocks south of Moorpark Street, to find one car upside-down in a large dark sinkhole full of rushing water, said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The single occupant was standing on the car, approximately 10 feet below street level, Scott said.

"Firefighters jumped into action and rapidly lowered a (20-foot) extension ladder down to the (48-year-old woman) allowing her to climb out, and transported her to a local hospital in fair condition," Scott said.
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Arrow Up

Alaska's Bogoslof volcano erupts agin, sending ash cloud 25,000 feet


The Spokesman-Review
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:51 UTC
Bogoslof eruption
An Alaska volcano that's been active since mid-December has erupted again.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted just before 10 a.m. and sent an ash cloud to 25,000 feet.

Ash can harm and stop jet engines. Ash from southwest Alaska volcanos is a threat airliners operating between North America and Asia when a cloud rises above 20,000 feet.

After the eruption, the Aviation Color Code was raised from orange to red, the highest level.

The observatory says south winds are pushing the ash cloud north over the Bering Sea and no ash is expected to fall on communities.

The observatory says pulses of seismic activity continue and additional eruptions could occur.

The observatory said Bogoslof could have periodic eruptions for months.
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Attention

Dolphin and whale deaths on the Irish coast rise fivefold with 56 cetaceans washing up

Lynne Kelleher
Irish Examiner
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:51 UTC
Dolphins

Dolphins
This year the worst on record as 56 mammals wash up on beaches

Fifty-six dolphins and whales have washed up on beaches in Ireland so far this year making 2017 the worst on record for such strandings.

The number of deaths is a fivefold increase on the same period in 2010. They have prompted an unprecedented meeting this week between experts from state marine and wildlife agencies and fishing and trawler organisations to discover what is killing so many of the species.

Pollution, trawler nets, disease, natural causes and inclement weather are all possible causes for the demise of the marine mammals whose beached bodies are being discovered almost every other day on some part of the coastline.

Former taoiseach Charlie Haughey famously made Ireland the first whale and dolphin sanctuary in Europe in 1991 during his last term in office but this decade has seen more than 1,000 of the creatures stranding.
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Attention

Whale carcass found on St Cyrus Beach, Scotland

Blair Dingwall
Press and Journal
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:37 UTC
St Cyrus beach

St Cyrus beach
A 23ft whale has been found dead on the north-east coast.

The sea mammal was found on the sands of St Cyrus Beach on February 14 and was reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme.

However it was already dead when found, and is said to be "extremely decomposed" to the point where experts cannot identify which type of whale it is.

A team from National Museums Scotland are collecting the remains, and will transfer them to a lab to pinpoint the species.
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Seismograph

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northern Argentina

Dave Burke
Daily Mail
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:29 UTC
The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to scientific monitoring services

The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to scientific monitoring services
An earthquake believed to measure 6.3 on the Richter scale has struck in northern Argentina, close to the border with Chile.

Scientific monitoring service EMSC said the quake happened in the Jujuy region of the south American country today.

And government agency the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports it happened 50km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.

It said: 'There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.'
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Snowflake

Record February snowfall recorded at Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts, Maine


Snow Industry News
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:16 UTC
Sugarloaf ski resort

Sugarloaf ski resort
In just over two weeks' time, Sunday River and Sugarloaf—Maine's two largest ski areas owned by parent company Boyne Resorts—are already reporting record snowfall totals for the month of February.

In the past 24 hours, Sunday River reports 24 inches of new snow, while Sugarloaf reports 14 inches. Both resorts have seen more than 4 feet of snowfall in just the past week, and more than 5 feet of new snow since the start of the month.

"This is hands-down the best February in terms of natural snowfall that Sunday River has seen in over a decade," Darcy Lambert, Director of Communications for Sunday River Resort, says.

"Conditions are incredible," Noelle Tuttle, Communications Manager for Sugarloaf, confirms. "Sugarloaf is one inch away from beating its best February in 22 years—an ideal set up for next week's holiday period."
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