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Lightning bolt kills man and horse in Mantachie, Mississippi

Charlotte Wolfe
djournal.com
Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:19 UTC
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A Mantachie man was killed Wednesday afternoon after being struck by lightning.

Tim Edge, 37, was riding horses with his father when lightning struck him and his horse, according to Itawamba County Coroner Sheila Summerford.

Summerford said Edge's father had gone into the barn while Edge stayed outside. While in the barn, he heard a loud boom and that's when the lightning hit.

Both Edge and his horse were killed.

Edge leaves behind a wife, Lacie Wiygul Edge, and a daughter, Selah.

Source: Itawamba Times
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Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude strikes Lima, Peru

Hillary Ojeda
Living in Peru
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:59 UTC
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© El Comercio/AP
The earthquake's epicenter was located 46 km west of San Vicente de Cañete and registered late last night.

An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Cañete in the region of Lima last night, according to the Geophysical Institute of Lima (IGP).

The quake was registered at 11:04 p.m. with an epicenter located 46 kilometers west of San Vicente de Cañete.

The earthquake had a depth of 63 kilometers and had an intensity of III Cañete, II Lima.

Earlier this month, three earthquakes of the same magnitude hit the region of Lima within three days. Neither caused harm or damages.

The authorities have not reported personal or material damages due to the earthquakes.
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4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Fiordland, New Zealand


New Zealand Herald
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:52 UTC
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GNS says the quake struck at 9.44pm 30km northeast of Milford Sound at a depth of 15km.
A strong 4.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked Fiordland tonight.

GNS says the quake struck at 9.44pm 30km northeast of Milford Sound at a depth of 15km.

Darren McKinney said he felt a slight rocking in his house at Frankton, Queenstown.
Richard Lewis, who is a honeymoon with his wife, said the couple felt the earthquake from their hotel room at Scenic Suites in Queenstown.

"It honestly felt like the hotel was hit by a freight train. Was very short, but very violent. Felt like jelly," he said.

He said if the earthquake had been any longer he wouldn't have been surprised if things started falling off shelves.
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Eastern Taiwan shaken by 26 earthquakes in one night

Chen Wei-ting and Jay Chen
Focus Taiwan
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:03 UTC
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Eastern Taiwan was rattled with as many as 26 earthquakes overnight, with three of them being identified as main earthquakes, Shin Tzay-chyn (辛在勤), director-general of the Central Weather Bureau said Thursday.

It is a coincidence that three main earthquakes occurred in one night in three different places along Taiwan's eastern coast, Shin said, adding that the region is known for frequent tremors.

A total of 26 earthquakes were recorded between 11:17 p.m. Wednesday and 8:00 a.m., Thursday, with one main earthquake each occurring near the border of Yilan and Hualien Counties and in Hualien's Hsiulin and Fuli Townships, according to the bureau. The rest were aftershocks.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Taiwan
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Snowflake Cold

Weather chaos as Austria is hit by unseasonal heavy snowfall


The Local at
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:24 UTC
Ischgl, Austria
Ischgl, Austria
Tens of thousands of homes in Austria were left without electricity and some residents had to be evacuated after areas of the country were hit by unseasonal heavy snowfall.

On Wednesday 15,000 homes in Carinthia and 6,500 in Styria lost electricity due to the weather and the whole of the country was affected by road blocks.

There are also concerns among the agricultural businesses that fruit and vegetable crops could be lost in the millions due to frost.

Experts warn the coldest day is yet to come, however, with temperatures expected to be as low as -10 degrees in some areas on Thursday - just days before the outdoor swimming pools are due to open for the summer season.

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Snowflake Cold

Winter weather returns to Iceland with a vengeance


Iceland Monitor
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:12 UTC
Snow in Iceland
© Rax / Ragn­ar Ax­els­son
Winter struck Iceland again with a vengeance last night, as heavy snow hit parts of the north-east.

Police and rescue services were called out several times during the night to assist with vehicles mired in snow on impassable roads. The national ring road was closed near Mývatn.

Temperatures dropped well below freezing in the northern town of Akureyri and conditions this morning there are described as wintry.

You can check out the status of road conditions in real time on the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration here. Iceland Monitor also has a weather forecast section available for readers here.
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Thousands without electricity as April snowfall strikes Slovenia


b92.net
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:57 UTC
Ljubljana on Thursday
© TanjugLjubljana on Thursday
Heavy snowfall has left about 10,000 households in the area of Slovenia's towns of Ljubljana, Dravograd, and Maribor without electricity.

The snow is also causing more traffic accidents, and has brought with it the threat of avalanches in some areas.

Snow continued to fall on Thursday in some parts of the country, while forecasters said that while precipitation would stop, low temperatures would persist for some time.

Most of Slovenia is currently under 25 centimeters of snow - 40 in mountain areas. Croatian news agency Hina said the snow broke branches on trees overnight, causing further trouble for drivers in some areas.

While authorities are warning against traveling to the mountains out of fear of avalanches, several ski resort said they expect an influx of guests over the coming weekend.



Source: Tanjug
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Dead Humpback whale washes up on Duxbury Beach, Massachusetts


The Patriot Ledger
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:22 UTC
Dead whale
© New England Aquarium
Biologists and veterinarians have spent the last two days trying to determine what killed a 27-foot-long humpback whale yearling that washed up on Duxbury Beach on Monday afternoon.

The New England Aquarium said the female whale, which was most likely 14 to 16 years old, had no visible scars and was not tangled in marine gear. After it was moved to higher ground with construction vehicles, aquariums staff and volunteers removed several tons of blubber and tissue from the carcass as they dissected it in an effort to determine what killed.

The aquarium is now working with the Center for Coastal Studies to identify the whale through unique markings on its tail fluke.
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes southwestern France near La Rochelle


RT
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:12 UTC
Map of France
© Google Maps
An earthquake registering 5.0 on the Richter scale has struck the southwest of France near the city of La Rochelle. The quake hit at 08:45 local time at a depth of 15 kilometers.

Writing on Twitter, Laurent Simon from Bordeaux said the earthquake was "a very small one," but it was an "interesting feeling." Sophie Thurlow mentioned that she woke up to her "room shaking."

The epicenter of the quake was eight kilometers southeast of La Rochelle, which is a port on the Bay of Biscay with a population of just over 75,000. There are no reports of any damage so far.
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Volcanic White Island erupts in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand


New Zealand Herald
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:02 UTC
White Island eruption in 2013.
© John BorrenWhite Island eruption in 2013.
White Island erupted last night.

The volcanic island, off the coast of the Bay of Plenty, erupted yesterday between 9.30pm and 11pm, GNS Science said.

As a consequence of this activity the Volcanic Alert Level is now raised to Level 3 (Minor Volcanic Eruption) and the Aviation Colour Code to Orange.

No eruptive activity has been seen since about 11pm yesterday.

The eruption was accompanied by a moderately elevated seismic activity, GNS said. The seismic activity is now back to normal.

Material appears to have been deposited over north side of the crater floor and up onto north crater wall. There is not yet a clear view of crater area visible from cameras.

Volcanologists are monitoring the volcano and further information will be released as soon as it is available.
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