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Man survives black bear attack in New Brunswick, Canada

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon
cbc.ca
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:45 UTC
Black bear

Black bear
A 62-year-old New Brunswick man is thankful to be alive after being attacked by a large black bear that shook him like a "rag doll," says his sister.

Jeff Lyons, of McNamee, has deep teeth wounds on his upper right shoulder and in the middle of his back, and lacerations under his left ribcage "where the skin has been all torn off" by the bear's claws, said Cheryl Lyons Dudley.

"He said it still just feels like a dream; that it's just unreal. He keeps going over in his mind, like, 'Did this really happen?'" said Lyons Dudley, who saw her brother just a few hours after he was attacked outside his remote camp in New Bandon on Sept. 29.

Lyons was cleaning up behind the camp shortly before lunch when he caught sight of the mother bear and her cub out of the corner of his eye, said Lyons Dudley.

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Lightning hits airplane in rare strike over Iceland

Paul Fontaine
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:46 UTC
Lightning Strikes Airplane In Flight

Lightning strikes airplane in flight
Lightning struck WOW Air's TF-GAY airbus as it took to the skies today, and an alert Icelander captured the moment on video.

As can be seen, a bolt of lightning struck the plane early in its flight. A plane being struck by lightning may be uncommon enough as it is, but in Iceland, the occasion is even more uncommon - lightning is a very rare sight in this country, as the weather seldom creates the conditions that make it happen.

Amazingly, the plane was undamaged, and continued on its merry way from Keflavík to Paris without incident.

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3 more killed by lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh, India


The Indian Express
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:14 UTC
lightning
© 123RF
Three persons were killed after being struck by lightning in the districts, police said. The deceased - two government school teachers and a woman - were killed last evening, police said Monday.

"The first incident took place in Bisonia village in the district, where two government school teachers Ajay Arya (38) and Anil Sharma (35) were hit by a lightning when they were standing under a tree for protect themselves from rain," assistant sub inspector of Suthalia Police Station, Ramesh Tomar said.

Arya was posted in Banjarapura government school, while Sharma worked in Gopalpura in Rajgarh district. In a separate incident at Padalya Mata village, a woman identified as Raju Malviya (50) died when she was struck by lightning, police said. Further investigation into both the cases was on, he added.

Source: PTI

Comment: See also: Lightning bolt kills 2 siblings in Madhya Pradesh, India

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4 killed by lightning strikes in Nepal


My Republica
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:49 UTC
lightning
Four persons were killed in lightning in separate parts of the country on Monday.

According to police, Dhankala Khadka, 60, of Narikot-7 and Bina GC, 26, of Badikot-7, Mulpani of Pyuthan district were killed in lightning. They were seriously injured in the lightning and breathed their last while undergoing treatment at Pyuthan District Hospital, Bijuwar.

Police said that Madhu Thapa, 25, and Akash Thapa, 14, were injured in the incident.

Likewise, Amit Mangbo, 5, was killed when lightning hit Memet-8 of Panchthar district.

Similarly, Nirmala Khadka, 13, died after being hit by the thunderbolt in Tilanla-2 in Solukhumbu district. Sovit Maya Khadka, 45, and Tola Khadka, 23, were injured in the incident, according to police. They are receiving treatment at Phalfu Hospital.
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Lightning bolt kills 2 siblings in Madhya Pradesh, India


WebIndia123
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:38 UTC
lightning
© 123RF
Two siblings were killed when they were struck by lightning at Bhurwani village last evening, police said.

Roop Singh (15) and his sister Durga (12) died on the spot following the mishap while their uncle Hema sustained burns. His condition was stated to be out of danger.

In a separate incident, a boy, who was grazing cattle, sustained burn injuries after being struck by lightning at Valan village. His two cows and as many buffaloes were killed in the incident. The boy's condition was stated to be stable.
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Fears of Teide volcano eruption after 'abnormal' earthquake swarm hits Tenerife

Katie Mansfield
Daily Express (UK)
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:52 UTC
Tenerife earthquake swarm
© INVOLCAN
92 microquakes were recorded in Adeje and Vilaflor in the space of four hours on Sunday October 2

FEARS are mounting that a huge volcano on the island of Tenerife could erupt after nearly 100 mini earthquakes were reported in FOUR HOURS in the region

The Volcanology Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) reported a significant spike in seismic activity on Sunday afternoon.

Some 92 microquakes were recorded in Adeje and Vilaflor in the space of four hours, with one measuring more than 1.5 on the Richter scale.

The majority of the quakes took place between 7 and 13km below ground sparking fears Mount Teide could be about to blow.

Involcan has sent teams to the area to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere following the quakes, which they described as a "seismic swarm" which is "abnormal" for the region.

An increase in carbon dioxide is said to be an early indicator of volcanic earthquake activity that can precede an eruption.

Involcan said in a statement: "We are registering an important seismic rally on the island of Tenerife.

"In principle, these earthquakes are very low magnitude, consistent with those that occur in active volcanoes.

"The number of earthquakes is provisional pending the analysis of the signals more closely, but we can qualify this activity as a seismic swarm whose pattern is an alignment with prevailing direction northeast to southwest ".
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Unusual Atlantic storm: Matthew may hit US as Category 5 Hurricane next week


Sputnik
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 02:32 UTC
Hurricane Matthew
© Via Twitter@capitalweather
The unprecedented South Caribbean Hurricane remains on path for a direct hit with Kingston in the next 48 hours in what would be Jamaica's worst natural disaster in history before menacing the East Coast of the United States.

Matthew continues to intensify in the Southern Caribbean with the 8pm EDT advisory showing the storm with winds of 150 MPH and pressure at 940 millibars (MB).

The system is nearly stationary near a critical turning point adding tremendous unpredictability to its path. Everyone in the storm's potential path are advised to prepare with Hurricane warnings issued for Haiti and Jamaica.

Hurricane Matthew's path is further uncertain due to mechanical issues of the US Air Force Hurricane Hunters reconnaissance aircraft preventing a full update during the 8pm EDT advisory.

Additionally, the National Hurricane Center's satellite and radar systems over the Caribbean are suffering technical issues and have been down for nearly one hour. Despite this lag, those in the Caribbean should prepare.

UPDATE: The forecast track has Matthew splitting between Jamaica and Haiti before taking a Northwestern turn into the East Coast of the United States after the tropical system made a full 360 degree circle during a major intensification phase.

Comment: In other words, they don't know how bad this is going to be, but it's bad right now.



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4 killed as Hurricane Matthew begins whipping into Haiti, Jamaica


Fox News
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
Hurricane Matthew
Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew drenched Jamaica and Haiti on Monday, flooding streets and sending many people to emergency shelters as the Category 4 storm approached the two countries. Two deaths were reported in Haiti, bringing the total for the storm to at least four.

Matthew had sustained winds of 140 mph as it moved north, up from 130 mph earlier in the day. The center was expected to pass just east of Jamaica and near or over the southwestern tip of Haiti early Tuesday before heading to eastern Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

"We are looking at a dangerous hurricane that is heading into the vicinity of western Haiti and eastern Cuba," said Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist with the center. "People who are impacted by things like flooding and mudslides hopefully would get out and relocate because that's where we have seen loss of life in the past."

Many were taking that advice. In Jamaica, more than 700 people packed shelters in the eastern parish of St. Thomas and the Salvation Army said there were about 200 people at its shelters in Kingston as it put out a call for mattresses and cots.

Comment: See also: Hurricane Matthew to show horrific cost of Clinton Foundation theft from Haiti

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Powerful downburst damages Florida homes in seconds

Casmira Harrison and Katie Kustura
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:07 UTC
storm damage
© WESH2
"It only took about five to ten seconds for all this to happen," said resident Ray Del Greco
The last thing Susan Selesky expected Thursday was to be awakened from a nap by a tree penetrating her roof.

So it's understandable she compared a strong afternoon storm to some of the hurricanes that have lashed her Florida Shores neighborhood.

"I've been through Charlie, Frances and Jeanne and this was worse than all three of those," Selesky said. "It scared me worse."

Selesky's home was one of at least three damaged by the strong storm as winds knocked down several large trees and took down a few power lines, according to Edgewater Fire Chief Stephen Cousins. Crews from Florida Power & Light were in the area working to restore power Thursday. And more than 100 homes in the area were without power, according to FPL's power map.

"We're not exactly sure the spacial extent of the winds, but it was definitely a downburst with straight-line winds," said Meteorologist Jessie Smith of the National Weather Service of Melbourne.
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Igloo

A record 23 cm snowfall starts off October in Fort St. John, BC

Adam Reaburn
Energetic City
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 19:53 UTC
Fort St. John street
© Via Twitter@fsjchic
Environment Canada says we've set a new record for snowfall on October 1. On Saturday, Fort St. John received 23 cm of snow with another centimetre on Friday.

The old snowfall record for October 1 was set in 1954 with 6.6 cm of snow.

Almost all the power has been restored in the region after 4,000 customers were without power during the height of the storm Saturday afternoon. Less than five customers are still waiting for Hydro to restore power near Mile 70 of the Alaska Highway.

The heavy snow damaged trees all over the community, leaving residents to clean up branches in yards and streets. There are no reports of any serious damage. If you have photos of the storm, you'd like to share, email news@moosefm.ca

The forecast calls for the temperature to improve today to plus 4 and 6 degrees on Monday. Roads in the region remain slippery with slushy sections. For the latest road reports, visit www.drivebc.ca
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