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Sloth bear kills 3 before being shot dead in India

Daily Mail
Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:41 UTC

Sloth bears are found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan but shrinking habitats and rampant poaching have reduced their numbers

© Manpreet Romana
Sloth bears are found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan but shrinking habitats and rampant poaching have reduced their numbers

A bear killed two villagers and a wildlife officer sent to tranquilise it before being shot dead in a forest in central India, police said Sunday.

The sloth bear mauled the villagers late on Saturday, sparking a police hunt for the beast after fearful locals in Chhattisgarh state demanded its capture.

Police shot and killed the female bear after it also fatally attacked the wildlife official who had been sent to trap and tranquilise it, said Rajesh Kukareja, deputy police chief of Mahasamund district.

"The bear was very aggressive and killed the officer at the spot. We had no option but to shoot it," Kukareja told AFP.

"It was on a rampage, attacking everyone," he said.

Huge forest fires blaze in Russia's Siberia and far east

The Moscow Times
Wed, 11 May 2016 12:51 UTC

Large-scale wildfires that erupted this week in Siberia are worsening, Russia's local forest services have warned.

Firefighters in the far eastern Amur region are to focus on protecting local towns and villages as the fast spread of the fire is making the flames too difficult to extinguish in the forest, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday.

A wide range of equipment, including tractors, bulldozers and water carriers, is used to fight 24 wildfires raging in the area of more than 42,000 hectares, said a statement published on the region's governmental website.

The Russian Emergency Ministry has mobilized aircraft including B-200 and An-2 planes and Mi-8 helicopters to help firefighters cope in the most affected areas, RIA Novosti reported.

Wild weather brings tornado to South Island, New Zealand

TVNZ
Thu, 12 May 2016 06:43 UTC

The Haast Pass road is closed tonight by fallen trees as wild weather, including heavy rain and tornadoes, lashes parts of the South Island.

The New Zealand Transport Agency says it'll give an update about the Haast Pass by 10am tomorrow.

The Arthurs Pass road, State Highway 73, has reopened but care is needed after it was closed by extreme winds between Springfield and Arthurs Pass this afternoon which saw a trailer tip over.

A tornado hit Rutherglen about 10 kilometres south of Greymouth on the West Coast and another was reported at Ross, south of Hokitika, both whipped up by thunderstorms.

West Coast Civil Defence says there've been more thunderstorms in the region tonight but the worst conditions are high winds and heavy rain.

Spokesman Chris Raine told ONE News mid-evening the main front had still not arrived and there's a risk of stronger winds overnight, more thunderstorns and a small coastal tornado.

New volcanic eruptions at Turrialba (Costa Rica) and Sakurajima (Japan) on May 12, 2016

Strange Sounds
Fri, 13 May 2016 06:05 UTC

Just to let you know that the Turrialba and the Sakurajima volcanoes erupted again on May 12, 2016. And the pictures and video below show you how explosive it was. Large blast at Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica.

A large blast was reported at Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica on May 12, 2016 at 07:19am (UTC) sending a column of gas and ash 3 kilometers over the top of the summit.

The eruption lasted between 8 and 11 minutes and ash fall was recorded across the Central Valley, closing the airport tobias bolaños, West of San Jose.

Roads and access to the volcano have been closed and evacuation has been started for villages in a radius of 1,6 km (1 mile) around the volcano.

This single blast was very strong meaning that there was a high pressure in the interior of the volcano. Some more to come?

Backcountry shelter closed following black bear attack in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

local8now.com
Thu, 12 May 2016 20:06 UTC

Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are investigating a hiker's report that he was bitten by a black bear while he slept along the Appalachian Trail.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials closed the Spence Field Backcountry Shelter after an Appalachian thru-hiker was bitten by a bear. Park officials are stationed onsite to monitor for bear activity.

Bradley Veeder, 49, Las Vegas, was asleep in a tent when he says a bear bit through the tent and into his lower leg. This happened on Tuesday, May 10 at 11:16 a.m.

The bear was scared away before Veeder or other backpackers got a chance to see it.

After the attack, Veeder and the other hikers gathered at a shelter for the rest of the night. During that time, the bear came back and tore through Veeder's tent and another empty tent.

Veeder was taken out of the backcountry by horseback and then went to Blount Memorial Hospital by ambulance at 3:45 p.m. the next day.

Park officials urge everyone to exercise caution while hiking, camping, and picnicking to ensure their personal safety and to protect bears. Black bears in the park are wild and unpredictable. Though rare, attacks on humans do occur, causing injuries or death.

Update: Lightning strikes kill 42 across Bangladesh in 24 hours

The Hindu
Fri, 13 May 2016 19:16 UTC

In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain. File photo for representation purpose only.

© S. James
In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain. File photo for representation purpose only.

At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed in Bangladesh within the last 24 hours after being struck by lightning during thundershowers, officials said on Friday.

The Meteorological office said the downpour brought with it thundershowers in 14 districts including Dhaka.

Nine people were killed in five districts on Friday as rain has been lashing several parts of the country after a spell of heat waves. Thirty-three people, including children and women, were killed on Thursday in 12 different districts.

The lightning that accompanied the seasonal nor'wester storms claimed the highest eight lives in northwestern Pabna, five each in neighbouring Sirajganj and Rajshahi districts.

Police said Dhaka, Chittagong, Joypurhat and Naogaon saw two deaths each while one person died after being struck by bolt in Sunamganj on Friday.

In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain.

Lightning strikes kill five in West Bengal, India

dnaindia.com
Fri, 13 May 2016 17:18 UTC

Eight persons suffered burn injuries due to lightning strikes (File Photo)

At least five people were killed and eight injured across Malda district after being struck by lightning during thundershowers, officials said on Friday.

Two persons were killed in Harischandrapur area of the district when lightning struck them, a district police official said. In Chanchol, one person was killed after being struck by a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm. Elsewhere in the district, two more deaths were reported due to the lightning, the official said.

Eight persons suffered burn injuries due to lightning strikes in different parts of the district and are being treated at Malda Hospital. Two persons were killed in lightning in North Dinajpur district, a district official said. While the squall brought the mercury down in North Bengal, South Bengal continued to sizzle under sweltering heat with no northwester for the past several days.

Source: PTI

Strong eruption of Turrialba Volcano affects Costa Rican capitol

Prensa Latina
The Extinction Protocol
Fri, 13 May 2016 14:58 UTC

The strong eruption by volcano Turrialba at the 01:19 local time affected a great part of the Costa Rican capital, which got up Thursday covered by a thin layer of ashes. Television stations transmitted images of the exact moment of the explosion, with a column of smoke and ashes, gases and other materials.

The Turrialba is 3,340 meters high, the 2nd highest in Costa Rica after the Irazu volcano, with 3,432 meters, and the experts stated that after this eruption, which lasted 11 minutes, the volcano went back to its passive state.

Most of the affectations were located in the Central Valley, particularly San Jose, the capital, and the smell at sulfur was still present, just as ashes in the air. Though the majority said that till now they have not presented any difficulty for this exhalation of the colossus, specialists recommend the asthmatic people and persons who suffer lung diseases to avoid to inhale the air impregnated with these gases. Specialists of the Volcano and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica talk about the perception of tremors of low intensity in the entrails of the Turrialba, that on Thursday, April 28th increased its eruptive activity.

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Welcome back: First wolverine to be seen in North Dakota in nearly 150 years is shot for "tormenting the cows"

Outdoorhub
Thu, 12 May 2016 13:46 UTC

The first wolverine to be spotted in North Dakota in nearly 150 years came to an unceremonious end last month after it was shot and killed while harassing livestock. The 30-pound male wolverine was shot by a ranch hand near Alexander after it was spotted in a calving pasture on April 24. The ranch hand, Jared Hatter, said the critter was "tormenting the cows" when he found it. It is unknown whether Hatter had identified the creature as a wolverine before he shot it, or thought it was some other predatory animal.

In either case, officials say that Hatter appeared to have done nothing wrong. Although North Dakota may not have had a visit from a wolverine in well over a century, the state surprisingly still has a closed hunting season for the animal. More to the point, the state also allows ranchers to kill predators that attack or harass livestock. In this case, it just happened to be an animal that covered a lot of territory.

Rock-hard hailstones the size of tennis balls pound fishermen in China

Andrew McDonald
Daily Star (UK)
Thu, 12 May 2016 20:29 UTC

PELTED: The fishermen hope to avoid a beating from the hail stones

Tennis ball-sized hailstones showered down on a group of screaming men on a fishing trip.

Huge rocks of hail cascaded from the heavens, crashing into the ground and water around the yelling men in Baise, China.

Luckily the fishermen came prepared - it being monsoon season - sporting big umbrellas to guard them from the missiles.

Although it's uncertain whether they would be able to withstand too much pelting with hail of that force.

At that size and speed, the hailstones could easily cause serious injury.

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Earth Changes

Sloth bear kills 3 before being shot dead in India

Huge forest fires blaze in Russia's Siberia and far east

Wild weather brings tornado to South Island, New Zealand

New volcanic eruptions at Turrialba (Costa Rica) and Sakurajima (Japan) on May 12, 2016

Backcountry shelter closed following black bear attack in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Update: Lightning strikes kill 42 across Bangladesh in 24 hours

Lightning strikes kill five in West Bengal, India

Strong eruption of Turrialba Volcano affects Costa Rican capitol

Welcome back: First wolverine to be seen in North Dakota in nearly 150 years is shot for "tormenting the cows"

Rock-hard hailstones the size of tennis balls pound fishermen in China

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