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Three earthquakes in 30 minutes strike Concord Fault in California


CBS Local
Wed, 06 May 2015 07:15 UTC
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting three earthquakes, two with a 3-plus magnitude, have struck Concord Wednesday morning.

The USGS says the first quake, a magnitude 3.2, was centered east of Highway 242 in Concord and struck at about 7:01 a.m. PDT Wednesday. The second and largest, a 3.6-magnitude, struck at 7:32 a.m. It was later downgraded to a 3.5. The third, a 2.6-magnitude, hit shortly after at 7:35 a.m.

Over 100 people, mostly in Pleasant Hill, reported feeling the earthquakes, according to USGS' online "Did You Feel It" survey.

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People chimed in over Twitter after some light shaking.


Comment: These latest earthquakes come only days after Michigan,Texas, Mississippi, California, Idaho and Washington were all jolted by significant earthquakes.

For more information about our increasingly extreme weather and overall planetary upheaval, see: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2015

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Winter bird migrants from Himalayas stay south in Tamil Nadu, India

P. Oppili
The Times of India
Wed, 06 May 2015 18:40 UTC
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© Wikimedia Commons
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura).
Indian pitta and black-naped oriole, two species of migratory birds from the Himalayan region, have extended their stay in the Grizzled giant squirrel sanctuary in Srivilliputhur.

Sighting of these rare birds were recorded during a bird census last Saturday and Sunday. Bombay Natural History Society member S Chandrasekar, who took part in the census, said normally these birds stay till the end of March. When temperatures soar, they return to their habitat after nesting and roosting. This time they are hanging around. We need to study the reasons.

Five species of birds have been recorded during the census, the other three species being the Wayanad laughing thrush, yellow-throated bulbul and Malabar trogan. A decade ago it was considered that the yellow-throated bulbul was purely an Eastern Ghats species. Sighting of this bird last week in the Western Ghats has opened new possibilities of studies. Similarly, the sighting of Malabar trogan was reported from camps set up in high altitude areas. All the five species were not recorded in last year's census.

Comment: See also: Migrating birds still delayed by cooler than normal weather in Canada

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills two in Amersfoort, the Netherlands

Zack Newmark
NL Times
Wed, 06 May 2015 18:49 UTC
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A lightning strike in an Amersfoort, Utrecht park left two people dead, safety office Veiligheidsregio Utrecht reported on Wednesday. The two victims likely took shelter from the rain underneath a tree, and lightning may have hit both the tree and the victims, a safety office spokesman said.

The bolt of lightning came down in Randenbroek Park at about 2:30 p.m. The fire department was quickly called to the scene and tried to resuscitate the victims after the incident but to no avail.

It is not known yet "if they died immediately, or if they died later," an Utrecht Safety Region spokesman said. "Their identities are not known."

A spokesperson on the scene said that police is starting an investigation to identify the victims.
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Attention

Man killed by elephant in West Bengal, India


Press Trust of India
Tue, 05 May 2015 17:52 UTC
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Asian elephants.
A 67-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant near Belpahari town in Midnapore West district today, forest department officials said.

Sukhen Mura of Banspahari village had come to Belpahari to collect his old age pension and was returning home in a cycle through a forest where a herd of three elephants were staying.

One of the three pachyderms wrapped Mura with its trunk and flung him on the ground, the officials said.

After being taken to hospital, he was declared dead on arrival.
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Elephant kills person in Rangamati, Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Wed, 06 May 2015 17:44 UTC
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Asian elephant.
A youth, who was injured by a wild elephant at Madhyam Ghanmor village in Longdu upazila on Monday night, died at Longdu Upazila Health Complex early yesterday.

The deceased is Joyprakash Chakma, 38, a resident of the village.

Police said a wild elephant from the adjacent hills entered the village and attacked Joyprakash while he was guarding his paddy field around 8:30pm on Monday night, leaving him critically injured.

Villagers rushed him to Longdu Upazila Health Complex, where he succumbed to his injuries around 6:00am.
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Attention

With 17 million poultry dead or dying of bird flu, Iowa declares emergency


newser.com
Sat, 02 May 2015 14:08 UTC
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© AP /Marcio Jose Sanchez
This Sept. 10, 2008, file photo shows chickens huddling in their cages at an egg processing plant at the Dwight Bell Farm in Atwater, Calif.
A state of emergency was declared yesterday by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad with nearly 17 million chickens and turkeys dead, dying, or scheduled to be euthanized due to a widening bird flu outbreak. The proclamation activates disaster response and recovery procedures for the state's homeland security and emergency management personnel. It authorizes use of state resources, supplies, equipment, and materials to track and monitor bird flu, establish restrictions around affected farms, and assist in the rapid detection of cases. It also allows state agencies to help in the disposal of poultry carcasses, an increasing problem in a state where about 27% of its 60 million egg-laying chickens will be wiped out. Reuters reported last week that this could be the worst bird flu outbreak in US history.
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Arrow Down

Another sinkhole shuts down part of street in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Frank Warner
Allentown Morning Call
Wed, 06 May 2015 14:02 UTC
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© Unknown
A sinkhole that developed in Allentown just a few days before.
A sinkhole that developed Tuesday evening forced the Allentown Streets Department to close the 200 block of North 30th Street, city police said.

The sinkhole was discovered when a pedestrian noticed a narrow, 3-foot-long crack in the pavement, about 3 to 4 feet deep. Police said that, just below the pavement, the sinkhole affected an area as wide as 15 feet.

Police Capt. Bill Reinik said the middle of the block was barricaded shut, but residents still can reach their homes. He said the sinkhole probably can be repaired with relatively little bother.

Comment: Also see: Sinkhole again in Allentown, Pennsylvania - this time it closes Lehigh Parkway South

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Wildfires in New York's Hudson Valley continue to burn


The Citizen
Wed, 06 May 2015 13:39 UTC
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© Jim Sabastian / Times Herald-Record via AP
In this aerial photo, smoke rise from a brush fire along the Shawangunk Ridge northeast of Ellenville, N.Y., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Officials suspect the blaze, which started Sunday, was caused by a homeowner burning rubbish outdoors in violation of a statewide burn ban.
A fast-moving wildfire at the southern edge of the Catskill Mountains has forced some homeowners to evacuate.

The fire, which started just before noon on Sunday in the Town of Mamakating, has affected more than 1,700 acres of the Shawangunk Ridge State Forest.

The Ulster County Sheriff's Department asked some residents in the Cragsmoor area to play it safe and leave their homes.

Comment: Also check out:

  • Fireball seen in Eatontown, New Jersey
  • Michigan, Texas, Mississippi, California, Idaho, and Washington all jolted by significant earthquakes
  • Possible threat of eruption at Hakone volcano as 100 volcanic earthquakes recorded

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Cloud Lightning

1 dead after severe storms ravage Hamburg and Buetzow, Germany


The Guardian
Wed, 06 May 2015 13:16 UTC
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© EPA
The mayor of Buetzow says the town has suffered "massive damage"
The German town of Buetzow has been left extensively damaged by what residents described as a tornado that tore off roofs, overturned cars and ripped up trees, with more destruction reported in other parts of Germany.

Roof tiles and debris were strewn across the streets and buildings left severely damaged when the storm struck on Tuesday.

Dozens of cars were destroyed and people injured as trees were upturned and buildings damaged by the winds. One person in the city of Hamburg was killed by falling debris.


Comment: Check out SOTT's Earth Changes Summary for April, 2015 for the most severe events from the last month. It does look like 'complete madness'.

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Cloud Precipitation

Cuba struck by second severe flood in a week: 14 inches of rain in a day

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Wed, 06 May 2015 12:41 UTC
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Over 2,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in Barocoa, in Guantánamo Province, Cuba, after a storm and severe flooding damaged 100s of homes in the areas, according to Cuba's State News Agency, Granma.

This is the second major flood event to hit Cuba in the last few days. Wide areas of the capital city of Havana were flooded on 30 April after 188 mm of rain fell in 24 hours. At least 2 people died and several buildings collapsed. Havana has not been affected by the heavy rain this time around.

Granma say that 350.7 mm of rain fell in Barocoa from 02 to 03 May 2015.

The rain forced rivers to burst their banks and resulting floods damaged homes, roads and crops. The areas of La Granjita and Horno de Cal were said to be the worst hit. Over 250 homes were damaged either by flooding or strong winds. At least 4 homes were completely destroyed. Some of those displaced have since started to return to their homes
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