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Another dead whale turns up off central Vietnam; 10 in 5 months


Thanh Nien News
Fri, 27 May 2016 17:10 UTC
A whale estimated to weigh 15 tons is stranded at a beach in Nghe An Province's Dien Thinh Commune on May 25, 2016.
© Pham Duc/Thanh Nien
A whale estimated to weigh 15 tons is stranded at a beach in Nghe An Province's Dien Thinh Commune on May 25, 2016.
A whale weighing around seven tons was found dead this morning in Nghe An Province where another large whale drifted ashore and was rescued two days ago.

Cao Hieu, chairman of Dien Thinh Commune in Dien Chau District, told Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper that he was informed by some locals of the dead whale after they saw its carcass floating around one kilometer from the shore.

The fishers estimated that the whale was 10 meters long, he said.

The whale will be brought ashore for burial, according to Hieu.

Early on Wednesday, another whale estimated to weigh 15 tons washed ashore here. Residents found the mammal alive, struggling to return to the sea.

Comment: See also: Whale found dead on shore in Vietnam

Whale found dead off central Vietnam

Third dead whale found within a month off central Vietnam

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes increase tenfold over Azerbaijan

Rashid Shirinov
Azernews
Fri, 27 May 2016 14:35 UTC
Lightning strike
Clouds may look very innocent, like fluffy bed in the sky, but they actually sometimes can create the wondrous effect of lightning. Although lightning is accepted as one of the most spectacular sights in nature, it remains one of the most terrible and unpredictable natural phenomena.

At any given time, there are about 2,000 thunderstorms raging across the globe and 100 lightning strikes to earth per second, affecting about six times a year its each square meter.

Lightning has long been studied by scientists around the world, who try to recreate this phenomenon in the laboratory, measure the voltage and temperature. Nevertheless, today science know not much more about the nature of lightning, than let's say 300 years ago.

Nobody can name the real cause of lightning flashes, whilst it's known that lightning is an electric current, and feels like, for example, sparks when you take off your sweater, but on a much bigger scale. It is known that lightning is a powerful electric discharges in the atmosphere, carrying a negative charge on the land value of a few tens of pendant.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 21 cattle in McCook County, South Dakota

Danielle B Ferguson
Argus Leader
Fri, 27 May 2016 14:03 UTC
A single bolt of lightning killed 21 cows next to a metal bale feeder.
© Moody County Sheriff's Office
A single bolt of lightning killed 21 cows next to a metal bale feeder.
About $45,000 worth of cattle was lost when lightning struck in McCook County Wednesday night, and the Moody County Sheriff's Department is using it as an example to remind people the dangers of lightning.

A Moody County Sheriff's Department Facebook page post Thursday showed dead cattle surrounding a metal bale feeder that was struck by one bolt of lightning, killing all 21.

"This is a very strong reminder of what lightning can do," the post, which has since garnered more than 35,000 shares as of Thursday evening, said. "If you start to see lightning and hear thunder, you need to get out of the open."

The post reminded people to stay off of lakes and golf courses and other outdoor activities if possible during severe storms and that standing under a tree is also not a safe place.

The National Lightning Safety Institute says when close to lightning to avoid water, high ground open spaces, metal objects including wires, fences, machinery, motors power tools and trees.


Comment: See also: Lightning bolt kills a dozen cattle in Phelps County, Missouri

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Bizarro Earth

6.5 earthquake strikes off Fiji coast


TVNZ
Fri, 27 May 2016 05:50 UTC
Fiji Earthquake
© USGS
The shake occurred just before 9.30am and was centred 42km east-north-east of Fiji's Ndoi Island, and 423km south-east of the capital Suva and 336km west-north-west of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa.

Its depth was 564km. No tsunami warning has been issued.

"Earthquakes of this magnitude are not at all unusual in that part of the world, and it was very, very deep so it's something unlikely to have any impact on the surface," a GA spokesman told AAP.

Source: OneNews
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Monster tornado in Chapman, Kansas was so powerful it bent railway tracks


Strange Sounds
Thu, 26 May 2016 05:26 UTC
tonado bends railway tracks in Chapman, Kansas
© Brandon Clement / Facebook
Perhaps the most impressive part of the tornado damage west of Chapman, Kansas was the bending of Union Pacific Railroad track. It looks similar to after an earthquake. This feat is extremely rare in tornadoes. I've never seen this before! What about you?

In fact, I have never heard or seen this happen. See for yourself and let me know what you think.

Here a video of this insane tornado:


Comment: Severe thunderstorms wreaks havoc across US Plains; tornadoes, flash flooding

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Ladybug

Millions of dead red tuna crabs turn up on the shores of Monterey Bay, California

Carly Mayberry
The Mercury News
Tue, 24 May 2016 18:54 UTC
Millions of pelagic red crabs washed up on Del Monte Beach in Monterey on Monday, May 23, 2016.
© Vern Fisher /Monterey Herald
Millions of pelagic red crabs washed up on Del Monte Beach in Monterey on Monday, May 23, 2016.
The bright red tuna crabs are back in the Monterey Bay, having washed up on Del Monte Beach in droves.

Early Monday, residents and visitors started noticing the crabs, also known as the pelagic red crab or pleuroncodes planipes.

They creatures are hard to miss, their red shells a stark contrast to the sand of Del Monte Beach. There were hundreds of thousands on the beach Monday according to Andrew DeVogelaere, a research coordinator director with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network.

DeVogelaere said the crab is usually found off the coast of Baja California but shows up other places during the El Niño weather pattern. Adults tend to live in the deep sea currents while their babies often wash up to shore, blown in by the currents.

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Arrow Up

Mount Etna in Italy erupts once again


7 News
Thu, 26 May 2016 21:33 UTC
Mt Etna eruption
© AAP
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, has once again erupted, spewing red torrents of lava into the sky.

Wednesday's eruption was short but explosive, with bubbling lava filling one of the craters the whole day. There was still some sporadic activity on Thursday.

Mountain guides working on the 3330 metre volcano on the island of Sicily brought up groups of tourists to watch the spectacle.

"It is erupting from the central crater, it is magnificent," American tourist Mary Canaval said during a climb on Wednesday.

The volcano can burst into action several times a year. The last major eruption was in 1992.
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Sun

250 bats scorched to death in Dahod, India


The Indian Express
Sun, 22 May 2016 14:42 UTC
Dead bats
At least 250 bats were scorched to death in Dahod district's Devgadh Baria town, forest officials said Saturday. The flying foxes dropped dead from two banyan trees along a lake and a temple of Lord Shiva - the only location where the mammals nest.

Forest officials have sought help from the fire department to create "artificial rain showers" to save the surviving bats from the bout of scorching summer. R B Jadav, Range Forest Officer of Devgadh Baria, said that the mammals have the capacity to bear temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius, beyond which they suffer severe dehydration.

Jadav told The Sunday Express, "This is the first time that such a large number of bats have died during the summer as the temperatures have risen beyond normal range. On Friday, with the help of the local civic body, we disposed of the carcasses by burying them with salt, as per the procedure."
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills a dozen cattle in Phelps County, Missouri

Dustin Hodges
ky3.com
Wed, 25 May 2016 14:04 UTC
Dead cattle
Severe storms killed a dozen cattle in Phelps County. The loss cost a farmer thousands of dollars.

"I lost a lot of money in that bull," says Sonny Hagen.

Sonny and Joyce Hagen are counting their losses after lightning struck a tree on their property and killed some of their cattle."

"It got 12 of them," says Sonny. "The herd was probably running for cover here and they was probably the front ones and as soon as they got to the tree the lightning hit the tree."

Their grandson was checking on the cattle Wednesday morning when he found them lying lifeless on the ground.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 3 in Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Thu, 26 May 2016 13:57 UTC
Lightning strike
Three people were killed by lightning in Chapainawabganj and Jessore districts in the last two days. A man and a housewife were killed by lightning in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj yesterday, reports our correspondent.

The deceased are Abdul Khalek, 40, son of Amzad Ali of Char Bagdanga village in Sadar upazila, and Bulon Begum, 60, wife of Nazir Hossain of Telkupi village in Shibganj. Police said thunderbolts struck the duo when they were picking mangoes at orchards during rain. They died on the spot.

Meanwhile, lightning killed a housewife at Kasta village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore on Tuesday night, reports our Benapole corespondent. The deceased is Ruma Begum, 23, wife of Hafizur Rahman of the village.
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