The migrant workers who had him claim that three prenatal scans showed no birth defects. His mom also suffers from the condition, with one extra digit on each hand and foot, but they had no idea their son would be born with so many fingers and toes.
Earth Changes
The migrant workers who had him claim that three prenatal scans showed no birth defects. His mom also suffers from the condition, with one extra digit on each hand and foot, but they had no idea their son would be born with so many fingers and toes.
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Floods in the Dominican Republic
Floods in the Dominican Republic
Over 4,000 people have been displaced and several communities left isolated.
Intense Rain
Heavy rainfall hit the region during the last few days of April 2016. According to Dominican Republic National Meteorological Office (Oficina Nacional de Meteorológia, ONAMET) a significant amount of rain was observed from the 27 April 2016 onwards. The station of Sabana de Mar, in the north-west Province of Hato Mayor, recorded 257.7 mm in 24 hours on the 28 April 2016. Prolonged and intense rain was recorded in Hispaniola during the following days.
Haiti
The heavy storm affecting the country of Haiti caused several rivers in the Ouest and Centre Departments to overflow in Haiti. Roads of Pétionville, a Port-au-Prince suburb, suffered some damage. One man was reportedly swept away by the flood water, while a woman is reported to be missing as she was trying to cross a flooding river.
A boat carrying people from Bombardopolis to Gonaives is reported to have sunk during the night of 30 April 2016, due to the bad weather conditions, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.
After dodging natural disaster for 4 years, #Haiti is once again battling it. Petionville this weekend. pic.twitter.com/SolHRwIcK7
— Jacqueline Charles (@Jacquiecharles) May 2, 2016
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Museum Victoria is investigating whether the dead whale found on the beach is a rare dwarf sperm whale.
Museum Victoria is investigating whether the dead whale found on the beach is a rare dwarf sperm whale.
The 2.4-metre long adult female whale died while stranded at Red Bluff on Saturday.
The dwarf sperm whale is a small robust whale with a distinctive underslung jaw, not unlike a shark.
The species is so unique it has never been officially recorded in Victoria.
Stranded whales have previously been found in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
A live sighting of a dwarf sperm whale was confirmed in South Australia in 2006.
Victorian environment department fire crews working on fuel reduction burns in the area were called in to help carry the dead whale from the beach.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning biodiversity officer Tony Mitchell said measurements so far suggested the whale was a dwarf sperm whale.
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Vehicles are left stranded on Texas State Highway 288 in Houston, Texas on May 26, 2015.
Vehicles are left stranded on Texas State Highway 288 in Houston, Texas on May 26, 2015.
NOAA says that in 2015 176 people were killed by flooding in 26 states. So far in 2016 there have been 19 flood-related deaths in four states. That's a total of 195 fatalities from January 2015-April 2016.
For comparison, the 30-year average (1986-2015) number of flood deaths for a 16-month period is 108. There are typically about 81 flood deaths a year, making it, on average, the the second most deadly weather-related event behind extreme heat.
In the past 10 years, the number of flood deaths have ranged from a low of 29 in 2012 to as many as 176 last year, illustrating that there can be a great variability year to year.
Studies have shown that climate change may increase the risk of heavy rain around the world. According to a recent study, the number of days with extremely heavy precipitation has increased 1 to 2 percent every decade in both typically wet and dry locations.
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Only heat has caused more deaths than flooding on an annual basis during the last 30 years (1986-2015).
Only heat has caused more deaths than flooding on an annual basis during the last 30 years (1986-2015).
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Sea surface temperature anomalies: August 2014 (top), Today (bottom) where above-normal is represented by yellows, oranges and reds, below-normal is represented by blues and purples.
Sea surface temperature anomalies: August 2014 (top), Today (bottom) where above-normal is represented by yellows, oranges and reds, below-normal is represented by blues and purples.
Here I'll sum up the main points. Of course do read the entire post at Vencore for all the details.
In a nutshell the sites writes that the North Atlantic "is now showing signs of a possible long-term shift back to colder-than-normal sea surface temperatures (SST) and this could have serious implications on US climate and sea ice areal extent in the Northern Hemisphere".
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On Tuesday we saw sleet, snow - as well as hail and graupel (soft hail) in many locations across the country.
On Wednesday night the temperature dipped to -8C in Cairngorm, Scotland - not out of the ordinary this time of year up there - but the air across the whole of Britain and Northern Ireland was also below freezing by the early hours. The ground/grass temperatures fell to -9C, even in southern counties. Dead plants anyone?
Wintry sleet, hail and snow this widespread, at this stage in April was last reported in 1989 and 1997. It last snowed in London in late April in 1985.
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On Sunday, high winds whipped up the sandstorm in Xinjiang's Aksu Prefecture, dropping visibility to less than 900 meters.
The sandstorm has also disrupted road traffic and caused flight cancellations and delays.
In Korla County, the storm significantly slowed down traffic and caused residents to suffer breathing difficulties.
The local meteorological department said that the sandstorm is expected to last through Monday.
Hyenas attack starving women
Starving women are being attacked by packs of hyenas in drought-hit Somaliland, an aid agency has warned.
People in the East African state say it is the worst drought in living memory, caused by successive poor rainy seasons made worse by El Nino conditions in the Horn of Africa.
Adan Shariff Gabow, from charity Islamic Relief, said there are cases of women collapsing from hunger and being set upon by starving hyenas.
"They fell down, malnourished, and we understand they were then set on by the animals," he said.
The severe weather conditions have killed thousands of goats and cows, bringing the risk of wide-spread famine, aid workers said.
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Lampung province of Sumatra Island on Monday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
No immediate casualties were reported as of now, an official of the agency said.
The epicentre of the quake was determined at 23 km southwest Tanggamus town, Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.
Indonesia is prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire".
Source: IANS
As per reports from Bhatakhamara village under Narla block of Kalahandi district, a father-daughter duo were killed because of lightning strike in the village. Besides, while another man died in that village, his wife has been grievously injured.
Further, another two deaths were reported from Ghantipada village of Kandhamal district.
Two more lost their lives and one was seriously injured in Jaleswar block of Balasore district after being struck by lightning.
The eighth news of death was reported from Baguda village under Patnagarh block of Bolangir district.
