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Earth Changes
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Small side vent on the northwest shore of Bogoslof Island formed during one of the later eruptions. Waves can now spill over a section of beach into this small pool.
Small side vent on the northwest shore of Bogoslof Island formed during one of the later eruptions. Waves can now spill over a section of beach into this small pool.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Tuesday night's eruption at the volcano about 60 miles west of Unalaska, which began just after 10:30 p.m. and lasted for 73 minutes, sent a plume to an altitude of 34,000 feet.
By midday Wednesday, a lack of further activity caused AVO to lower Bogoslof's aviation color code to "orange" and its alert level to "watch" — down from the more severe "red" and "warning" levels. Staff cautioned in an update that "(a)dditional ash-producing eruptions could occur at any time, however, with no detectable precursors."
Hans Schwaiger, a geophysicist at the observatory, said a pilot spotted ash from the eruption Tuesday night. Although Bogoslof's last previous eruption was March 8, Tuesday's blast is still part of the same eruption cycle that began at the volcano in mid-December.
"Each of these eruptive cycles can be months to many months," Schwaiger said. "It wasn't the strongest of the eruptions in this sequence."
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Thousands of bees caused frightened pedestrians to duck for cover on Greenwich Church Street, close to the famous Greenwich market.
Footage posted on social media shows a "biblical scene" of insects buzzing around, with onlookers bringing traffic to a standstill.
Abigail Hering, who posted the footage on Twitter, said she saw the bees congregating around the traffic lights as she left her nearby Beadoir jewelry shop.
"When I left work, I went to walk towards my car, they were on the traffic lights.
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The United States Geological Survey says a 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit around 9:50pm on Saturday.
It was reportedly centred about 5 km below the surface near the intersection of Wheatley Rd. and Essex Rd. 8.
Siobhan Cence says it sounded like a sonic boom shook the house, and it freaked her out a little.
"We heard a loud boom and felt the house shake just once really hard and I was shocked and thought was that me or did I feel something? My husband then looked at me and asked did you feel that and I said yeah," says Cence.
Cence says she can't ever remember an earthquake in Wheatley.
Cence says her husband quickly jumped into action because the bang was so loud.
Leopard
According to Sinnar police, yesterday morning, a leopard entered in Bhokane vasti and pounced on six-year-old girl Komal and injured her. Bhausaheb Davkhar(51), who saw the incident, started throwing stones at the big cat but the animal also attacked and injured him. Later, it run towards Khamble village where he attacked Dayaram Motiram Navle (40) and also injured him.The Khamble villagers gathered on the spot and demanded to catch the leopard.
Police and forest department officials reached on the spot with their team. The forest department team of Sinnar also reached the spot. Two injured have been admitted to Dodi rural hospital while the girl was released after giving first aid.
Source: United News of India
Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said that a landslide in East Luwu in South Sulawesi (Sulawesi island) on 12 May 2017 left 7 dead, several wounded and 14 houses destroyed.
A landslide in Kranggan, Setu District, South Tangerang near Jakarta on 15 May destroyed in 5 houses, damaged 26 and displaced 153 people according to Indonesia's Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
DMC also reported that around 35,000 people have been affected by floods in West Kutai regency of East Kalimantan Province on Borneo island. As of 15 May, almost 5,000 homes had been inundated.
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Flooded roads and heavy traffic is a major inconvenience for pedestrians as well as motorists.
Flooded roads and heavy traffic is a major inconvenience for pedestrians as well as motorists.
Bangkok commuters were confronted Tuesday morning and again Wednesday with flooded streets and traffic congestion across the city following hours of torrential rain overnight.
Several major streets were under water, including all of Soi Sukhumvit 33, much of Sukhumvit Soi 22 around Sainampeung School and much of Lat Phrao Road, traffic police said.
Traffic came to a virtual standstill on Pracha Chuen Road leading to Phong Phet intersection.
Motorists reported the water in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 21 came half way up their vehicles' wheels.
The water was so deep in Lat Phrao 64, it was impassable for small vehicles. Pracharat Bamphen Road leading to Ratchadaphisek-Huai Khwang intersection was also flooded, traffic police said.
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Grouse Mountain saw 25 cm of snow fall from May 15-16, 2017.
Grouse Mountain saw 25 cm of snow fall from May 15-16, 2017.
Grouse Mountain saw a total of 25 centimetres of fresh snow skiers. Cypress Mountain and Mount Seymour both remain closed for the season.
Meanwhile, snowfall is forecasted to continue in the Interior, and Environment Canada has sent out a warning to motorists to expect winter conditions between Hope and Kamloops, as well as along the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna. Conditions are expected to get worse later in the day.
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The photo above shows an aerial view of the flooding in Pocahontas, Arkansas, on May 2, 2017.
The photo above shows an aerial view of the flooding in Pocahontas, Arkansas, on May 2, 2017.
Below we take a look at several of these recent unusual occurrences.
1) Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Off to Record Early Start
Tropical Storm Adrian formed May 9, setting a new record for earliest tropical cyclone formation in the northeast Pacific in the satellite era. The previous record was held by Hurricane Alma in 1990, which developed May 12 and became a named storm May 14.
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Satellite image of Tropical Storm Adrian on May 10, 2017.
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Adrian on May 10, 2017.
Heavy rain, however is likely in portions of southern Mexico and the mountains of Guatemala, which could lead to flash flooding and mudslides. If Adrian stalls off the coast, then rain may persist in the region over several days, increasing the risk of flooding.
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Firefighters work the site of the damage after a tornado ripped through Prairie Lake Estates trailer home park, just north of Chetek, Wis., Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
Firefighters work the site of the damage after a tornado ripped through Prairie Lake Estates trailer home park, just north of Chetek, Wis., Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A tornado flattened several homes in a subdivision south of Elk City, Okla., about 7:15 p.m., about 110 miles west of A sofa sits on damaged trees after a tornado ripped through Prairie
One person was found dead in the storm's aftermath, fire officials said.
"A lot of tornado damage" was reported in the subdivision and surrounding rural area.
Strong winds brought down utility poles and lines, said Beckham County Emergency Management Director Lonnie Risenhoover. He added that cattle had been killed.
It's unclear how many people were injured during the storm.
Another tornado struck a rural area in western Oklahoma, leaving damage in its wake but no immediate reports of injuries.
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