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15 new species of birds discovered in Brazil

wildlifeextra.com
Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:11 UTC

New crow and spectacular tree creeper amongst new discoveries

Since the second half of the nineteenth century Brazilian ornithology has not made a significant contribution to enlarging the knowledge of Brazilian biodiversity, but that is about to change in a major way.

15 new species!

15 new species of birds from the Brazilian Amazon will be formally described for the first time in a number of scientific articles published in July, and will also appear in a special volume of the Handbook of the birds of the world.

The authors of the descriptions belong to three national research institutions-the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZ-USP), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Inpa), Manaus, and Emí-lio Goeldi Paraense Museum (MPEG), Belém - and to the Museum of Natural Science at the State University of the Louisiania (LSUMNS), United States.

Not since1871, when Austrian August von Pelzeln described 40 new species, have so many new birds from Brazil been described simultaneously.

Gulls feasting on whales? In Argentina, yes

Antoine Raux
newsdaily.com
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 06:46 UTC

It's a weird, lopsided fight if ever there was one: seagulls divebombing to attack and feed on the fat of 50-ton whales and their babies. And the birds are winning.

The battle, new in recent years, is playing out in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina's Patagonia region, and is not known to be happening in waters elsewhere in the world that are home to the mighty mammals.

The effect of all the relentless nibbling is a pernicious disruption of an eco-system. One theory as to why it is happening there is an overpopulation of seagulls -- in this case, the kelp gull.

Whales use these Argentine waters to mate, give birth and nurse their young, and what with all the airborne harassment, whales are taking new evasive measures as they swim, separating mothers from their calves and denying them nourishment.

Whales do not have lips for sucking, so mothers expel a thick milk in the water for their calves to ingest. The babies need more than 100 litres of it per day.

"With each attack this process is interrupted, and it is a crucial moment for the growth of the whales," said Mariano Sironi, director of studies at Argentina's Institute for Whale Conservation.

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 South of Bireun, Indonesia

US Geological Survey
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:20 UTC

Event Time
2013-07-02 07:37:02 UTC
2013-07-02 14:37:02 UTC+07:00 at epicenter

Location
4.698°N 96.687°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities
55km (34mi) S of Bireun, Indonesia
72km (45mi) SE of Reuleuet, Indonesia
74km (46mi) SW of Lhokseumawe, Indonesia
87km (54mi) NE of Meulaboh, Indonesia
581km (361mi) WNW of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Technical Details

Severe weather causes damage across Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut

WGGB.com
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:11 UTC

A strong line of thunderstorms has caused serious damage in some cities and towns in Western Massachusetts. One of our crews is on Hunt Street in Agawam, where trees and limbs have come down, with one tree falling on top of a pickup truck. The torrential, tropical rain also caused large puddles and some street flooding on Canal Street in Holyoke, Liberty Street in Springfield, and at the intersection of Grattan Street and Memorial Drive in Chicopee, along with several other roadways in the area.

Massive earthquakes make volcanoes sink - moving mountains

Becky Oskin
LiveScience
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:20 UTC

The biggest earthquakes also move mountains.

The massive earthquakes that struck Japan and Chile in 2011 and 2010, respectively, sank several big volcanoes by up to 6 inches (15 centimeters), two new studies report.

This is the first time scientists have seen a string of volcanoes drop after an earthquake. Even though the mountains are on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, their descents look remarkably similar. The two teams have different explanations for why the volcanoes sank, according to the studies, published today (June 30) in the journal Nature Geoscience. However, both groups agree it's likely scientists will discover more examples of drooping volcanoes after big earthquakes, and find a single mechanism that controls the process.

"It's amazing, the parallels between them," said Matthew Pritchard, a geophysicist at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and lead author of one of the studies. "I think it makes a really strong case that this is a ubiquitous process."

Amazing waterspouts recorded around the world: Europe, USA, Australia, Bahamas - May 2013

strangesounds.org
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:35 UTC

Waterspout at Injidup beach right near Swings South Western Australia – May 16 2013

Here is a compilation of Waterspouts' videos that happened around the world (USA: Arkansas and Florida, Croatia, Bahamas, Honduras) in May 2013.

Waterspout at Lake Ouchita in Arkansas - May 30 2013

A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud.

Waterspout off of Kefalonia Greece – May 8 2013

Comment: ...and then there were three or four off Nice in the South of France in early June, and another one recently in Louisiana.

Again and again: 37 million bees found dead

Arjun
Collective-evolution.com
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00 UTC

Shortly after 50,000 bees were found dead in an Oregon parking lot (read more here), a staggering 37 million bees have been found dead in Elmwood, Ontario, Canada. Dave Schuit, who runs a honey operation in Elmwood has lost 600 hives. He is pointing the finger at the insecticides known as neonicotinoids, which are manufactured by Bayer CropScience Inc. This also comes after a recent report released by the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) that recorded its largest loss of honeybees ever. You can read more about that here. The European Union has stepped forward, having banned multiple pesticides that have been linked to killing millions of bees. You can view the studies and read more about that here.

Eerie and giant waterspout in Grand Isle, Louisiana - June 19, 2013

strangesounds.org
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:22 UTC

Here is the video of the Grand isle waterspout!

The eyewitness video shows the biggest waterspout many Grand Isle neighbors have ever seen, which stroke off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Grand Isle, Louisiana, yesterday, June 19 2013. Here is the amazing video of this water twister captured by someone that lives in Grand Isle.

You can get a good idea of what is a waterspout and how they form here. For some reason these waterspouts form quite a bit in the Grand Isle/Port Fourchon area.

Strong and violent hailstorms in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland - June 18 to 20, 2013

strangesounds.org
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:49 UTC

It was just a matter of time! After 3 following days at 35°C, violent thunderstorms hit all over Switzerland.

Storms sometimes accompanied by hailstones the size of ping pong balls or even as big as eggs in Zurich on June 18 2013. Yes you are not dreaming: some were even as big as eggs!

The first thunderstorms started in Graubünden and spread over the Rhine Valley to Zurich, Winterthur and Eglisau, where it was the strongest.

Hail was accompanied by stormy gusts of wind of up to 96 kmh.

Phalaris blamed for thousands of sheep deaths in Australia

Kate Dowler
weeklytimesnow.com.au
Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:18 UTC

Thousands of sheep have died across the Western District in recent weeks from phalaris poisoning.

Vets have dubbed the condition "phalaris sudden death" but the causes are not yet fully understood and are different from the more commonly-known phalaris staggers.

Part of the reason is believed to be a build-up of toxins in the plant over a long period of dry conditions in the lead-up to the autumn break.

Livestock Logic vet David Rendell, who is based in Hamilton, estimated "thousands" of sheep would have been lost due to the phalaris sudden death outbreak in recent weeks.

"We need to get more data on this so we can understand the factors influencing it," he said.

Producers who have introduced sheep on to phalaris after the break are being urged to complete a survey at www.livestocklogic.com.au

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Earth Changes

15 new species of birds discovered in Brazil

Gulls feasting on whales? In Argentina, yes

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 South of Bireun, Indonesia

Severe weather causes damage across Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut

Massive earthquakes make volcanoes sink - moving mountains

Amazing waterspouts recorded around the world: Europe, USA, Australia, Bahamas - May 2013

Again and again: 37 million bees found dead

Eerie and giant waterspout in Grand Isle, Louisiana - June 19, 2013

Strong and violent hailstorms in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland - June 18 to 20, 2013

Phalaris blamed for thousands of sheep deaths in Australia

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