Horse rescued
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Horse rescued
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Observers at the scene told Reid the whale is about 12 metres long, though the Marine Animal Response Society has not yet had the opportunity to measure the whale.
Observers at the scene told Reid the whale is about 12 metres long, though the Marine Animal Response Society has not yet had the opportunity to measure the whale.
The humpback is one of two large whales found washed up along the Nova Scotia coast this weekend.
"It would definitely take a pretty thorough examination to find out what might have killed it," said Andrew Reid, response co-ordinator for the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS).
He said his organization got the call about the carcass on the Bay of Fundy beach late Sunday. "On first appearance it does look relatively thin-ish but that's something that we'd have to confirm with closer inspection."
"Hundreds of local people came to see the carcass of the female sperm whale stranded on the coast of Bungkulan Village Beach, Sawan Sub-district, Buleleng District, at around 09.30 a.m. local time," Resort Police of Buleleng AKP I Putu Aryana said here on Monday.
He stated that the giant sperm whale was a spectacular sight for the people, because they had not succeeded in rescuing or evacuating the large mammals.
The police and the local district government responded quickly on the news of the dead sperm whale being stranded on the beach with its skin peeled off and entrails scattered out.
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Unreal snowdrift in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, after 3 Nor’Easters in a row.
Unreal snowdrift in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, after 3 Nor’Easters in a row.
More than 5,500 residents in the province found themselves without power Wednesday after the third nor'easter, Winter Storm Skylar, targeted eastern Canada and dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region, according to the Canada Broadcast Corporation.
Like many in the northeastern United States, residents in Canada are as eager as their southern neighbors for spring to arrive after these back-to-back storms. However, a fourth nor'easter in 14 days now looks possible.
Ashely Ricard captured these stunning photos of her Bathurst neighborhood as they attempted to dig out from the snow.
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The sailing boat was just metres away from the sinkhole when it opened up at 11.40pm last night (pictured) on the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire.
The sailing boat was just metres away from the sinkhole when it opened up at 11.40pm last night (pictured) on the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire.
The giant crevice appeared on a stretch of the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire, at 11.40pm last night.
As the sinkhole opened it sucked the water from the canal causing the sailor and his boat to be dragged back before coming to a halt just feet away from the crack.
The canal was left completely drained and the water flooded down onto a lower embankment.
Police found the man aboard the nearby boat and he was plucked to safety.
A dramatic picture of the scene this morning shows the vessel just feet away from plunging down the hole.
An officer who attended the scene tweeted: 'Seeing the Middlewich sinkhole in the light of day highlights just how lucky the man in the boat was. Think he'll be picking some numbers this evening.'
KBTX received reports and photographs of dented cars and broken windows on vehicles across the Brazos Valley.
Caldwell and northern Walker County were especially hit hard, with many residents seeing larger than baseball sized hail in their yards.
The storms that blew through packed a ton of wind, too. Emergency management in northern and northeastern Walker County reported several trees down, some of which had fallen on homes. Wind gusted near 80 mph, but it is unclear if a tornado caused the damage.
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The aftermath of the avalanche that swept away four people in Vallon d’Arbi.
The aftermath of the avalanche that swept away four people in Vallon d’Arbi.
Police stated on Saturday that two bodies had already been recovered from the site of the avalanche in the Swiss ski area of Vallon d'Arbi. Those found dead are both French nationals aged, 20 and 25, the police statement said.
"The bodies were found underneath some six metres of snow", it added.
A 32-year-old French citizen and a Swiss national, 57, from the canton of Vaud, have not yet been found.
After a snowy weekend in some places, much of Switzerland is set for a cold and grey start to this week with maximum temperatures in the north of the country only just above freezing.
While Geneva can expect to bask in a decidedly more spring-like maximum temperature of 8C on Monday, in Zurich, Bern and Basel the mercury is set to top out at 3C. Meanwhile, in St Gallen it will be a decidedly cold -1C.
There isn't much relief in sight either: weather in the north of Switzerland is expected to remain on the chilly side until the weekend. Night time temperatures will be between -3C and -6C up until Friday. On the plus side, skies should brighten from Tuesday onwards.
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Brundage has plenty of fresh powder after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of new snow on the mountain this weekend.
Brundage has plenty of fresh powder after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of new snow on the mountain this weekend.
Brundage Mountain received 18 inches of snow in just over 24 hours, the resort said in a news release on Sunday.
"This was a nice surprise and nicely timed," said resort spokesperson, April Whitney. "The forecast had us hoping for six inches and to get a foot and a half of light, January-style powder is always a pleasant surprise."
Brundage Mountain now has a snowbase ranging from 65 to 99 inches.
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Stargazers in Scotland have spotted a mysterious new celestial phenomenon -- which has been given the unlikely name 'Steve'.
Sightings of the glowing green and purple lights have been seen during displays of the Aurora Borealis overnight from the isles of Skye and Lewis.
There have also been reported sightings from near Oban in Argyll and Gairloch in Wester Ross.
Given its more accurate description of Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, the unusual lights have already sparked the interest of scientists, photographers and astronauts, with Nasa funding a citizen science project to learn more about the optical phenomenon.
It describes Steve as a thin purple ribbon of light, aligned east to west, which can extend for hundreds or thousands of miles.
Lasting for up to an hour, it is sometimes accompanied by "a rapidly evolving green picket fence-like" aurora.
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