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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Worms in Korean water, summer frosts and sky message


Adapt 2030
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:41 UTC
A worm-like organism that was discovered in Seoul
© YonhapA worm-like organism that was discovered in tap water at an apartment in Seoul’s Jung Ward at around 11 p.m. on July 19, 2020, is seen in this photo provided by the resident.
Worms appear in chlorinated water in many large cities across South Korea leaving experts baffled. Summer frosts across the UK and Ireland. Skywriters leave the message OBEY above Kentucky skies as a cryptic message.

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30-ft long dead whale washes up on beach in Kochi, India


Times of India
Sat, 25 Jul 2020 18:42 UTC
DEAD WHALE
Carcass of a whale washed ashore in Kochi coast at Manassery Fishing Spot on Friday.

The carcass of the whale seemed to be two weeks old as per the knowledge of the local fishermen who were the first to notice it.

The disgusting stench of the carcass had spread to the whole neighbourhood causing nausea and other unpleasant situations.

Forest officials had inspected the scene and have no clue as to how the enormous marine mammal died and washed up on the beach. However, before the whale could be brought to shore for an examination to ascertain its death, the giant creature was washed back into the sea on Saturday.

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Bug

Locust swarms in China's southwestern province of Yunnan met with pesticide-carrying drones


South China Morning Post
Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:36 UTC
locusts
Swarms of yellow-spined bamboo locusts have decimated large areas of farmland around the city of Pu'er in China's southwestern province of Yunnan. Local authorities believe the crop-eating pests originated outside the province which borders Laos. Officials have deployed drones carrying pesticides in a bid to limit the spread of the insects which started to appear in late June 2020.

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Mystery of dying seabirds: More starving birds found in Bering Strait region for 4th consecutive year - 6th in a row for Alaska

Davis Hovey
knom.org
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:11 UTC
A dead Puffin found along one of the beaches of Nome in June, 2020.
© Gay SheffieldA dead Puffin found along one of the beaches of Nome in June, 2020.
Reports of dead seabirds found on the shores of Western Alaska are being documented again this summer. According to local experts this would mark the fourth year in a row the Bering Strait region has seen a seabird die-off, if the number of bird casualties continue to rise.

Brandon Ahmasuk, Kawerak's Vice President of Natural Resources, says for the region to see large numbers of dead seabirds for this many years is concerning.
"Like you mentioned, the last four years, maybe five now...the amount [of dead seabirds] that we've been getting is alarming."

- Brandon Ahmasuk
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7 Yellowstone-area grizzly bear attacks this year - record high for the first 6 months


IdahoNews.com
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:39 UTC
bear
Wildlife officials have documented seven grizzly bear encounters resulting in injuries so far this year in the three-state greater Yellowstone region, an increase compared to the previous high mark of three injuries in the first half of 2007.

Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team Supervisor Frank van Manen reported that there is usually a single interaction where a person is harmed in the first six months of any year, the Jackson Hole News & Guide reported.

Data from the team dating back to 1992 shows that 17% of injury-induced interactions occur in the first six months of the year compared to big game hunting seasons in September and October when there are more injuries to humans and bears.

The team includes experts from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service and other agencies. The Yellowstone region includes Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Comment: Related: Bear attacks increasing worldwide

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Unprecedented study shows alarming drop in shark populations


CBS Miami
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:19 UTC
candid cams reveal shark populations in decline
Reef tales: candid cams reveal shark populations in decline
For the first time in history, a group of scientists has spent four years gathering over 15,000 hours of video data to survey the health of the world's shark population, and the results are alarming. Thanks to overfishing and the brutal practice of finning, some regions of the world have no more sharks at all.

This unprecedented global study, led by FIU researchers, reveals sharks are functionally extinct from many reefs.

Functionally extinct meaning "too rare to fulfill their normal role in the ecosystem," according to the landmark study by Global FinPrint.

Researchers examined 371 reefs in 58 countries and found sharks were not observed on nearly 20 percent, indicating a widespread decline that has gone undocumented on this scale until now.

Essentially no sharks were detected on any of the reefs in the Dominican Republic, the French West Indies, Kenya, Vietnam, the Windward Dutch Antilles and Qatar. Among these, a total of only three sharks were observed during more than 800 survey hours, according to the study published today in Nature.

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Rare Blainville's beaked whale washes up on beach in New South Wales, Australia


9News
Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:30 UTC
Blainville's beaked whale
Blainville's beaked whale
A precarious operation is underway to move the carcass of a rare whale that washed up on the NSW Central Coast.

The Blainville's beaked whale, believed to be more than four metres long, drew a crowd at The Entrance today.

It will eventually go under the microscope for research and conservation.

But the one tonne whale will need to be transported 100 kilometres by road to Taronga Zoo first for an autopsy.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife is providing advice and assistance to Central Coast Council in relation to the removal of the whale from North Entrance Beach.
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Better Earth

Birds in Finland breeding earlier and having shorter breeding seasons

Bob Yirka
Phys.org
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:00 UTC
Common Crossbill
© Jon EvansCommon Crossbill
A team of researchers from Finland and the U.S. has found that boreal birds in Finland have been starting their breeding seasons earlier and have also been shortening their breeding seasons as temperatures in Finland increase due to global warming. In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their analysis of data from multiple studies to learn more about how birds are adapting to climate change and what they learned from it.

As the planet continues to warm due to manmade greenhouse gas emissions, researchers around the world continue to study how plants and animals are adapting to the changes. In this new effort, the researchers wondered how boreal birds (those that live south of the Arctic Circle) are faring as temperatures in Finland have been rising.

Comment: That a shift is occurring on our planet is evident throughout nature, however while spring appears to be starting earlier in some areas, winter is too, and, overall, Earth is showing signs of serious cooling: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: 1200 year cycle of floods, sacred shrines and locusts


Adapt 2030
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:26 UTC
locusts
© REUTERS / Baz Ratner
With the largest floods in memory in both Japan and China, a 1200 year old tree falls at a Shinto Shrine and a 1200 year old bridge in China is washed away. This portends a 1000+ year cycle is occurring as comet NeoWise sweeps through the sky. South African game parks now selling game animal meat to raise money and locusts swarms are following the massive floods in western China's Yunnan Province leaving stubs of this seasons crops.

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Bear suspected in death of 67-year-old in Red Lake, Ontario

Leith Dunick
tbnewswatch.com
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:41 UTC
A black bear
A black bear.
OPP say victim was out picking blueberries on Monday and did not return home, leading to a search for the man.

Ontario Provincial Police say they've found the body of a 67-year-old man who left his Red Lake home to pick blueberries and may have been killed by a bear.

Police, in a release issued on Tuesday, say they killed a black bear located in the vicinity of the body of the man, who left home Monday morning and was in the vicinity of Tuzyk Road off Highway 105.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has been contacted and the bear's remains will be sent to Guelph, Ont. for testing.

The OPP remind the public to be aware of their surroundings while outdoors and if a bear poses an immediate threat through threatening or aggressive behaviour, to immediately call 911 or the local police department.
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