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Dead juvenile whale found at Long Beach, New York

Joan Gralla
Newsday
Fri, 18 May 2018 12:43 UTC
The carcass of a juvenile whale that officials said is possibly a humpback, lays in the Long Beach surf on Friday, May 18, 2018. Marine experts will conduct tests on the whale on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
© City of Long Beach Public WorksThe carcass of a juvenile whale that officials said is possibly a humpback, lays in the Long Beach surf on Friday, May 18, 2018. Marine experts will conduct tests on the whale on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
A team of marine experts will analyze the carcass on Saturday. The animal's cause of death remains unclear and onlookers are urged to stay away.

The carcass of a juvenile whale that could be a humpback washed up in Long Beach, officials said on Friday, potentially a sign that the spike in whale deaths that began in 2016 continues.

People should stay at least 150 feet away from the whale, which washed ashore near Lafayette Boulevard, advised the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society in a statement.

The creature "still poses a safety threat in the surf and is a protected species," the Hampton Bays-based nonprofit said.
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Dead Bryde's whale found on beach in Kuakata, Bangladesh


The Independent (Bangladesh)
Sat, 19 May 2018 12:37 UTC
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A large-sized dead whale washed up on Kuakata beach in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali on Saturday morning.

Locals suspect that the 45-foot long marine mammal might have died some 15 days ago in the deep sea.

Farhana Akhter of Wildlife Conservation Society said it is a Bryde's whale or Baleen Whale, which has no teeth. The Bryde's whale lives their life eating small fishes and prawns, she added.

She said the Bryde's whale is usually black or grey in color and it could be around 40 to 50 foot long. These whales are mostly seen in Swatch of no Ground marine protected area of Bangladesh, Farhana said.

Md Kamrul Islam, Kalapara upazila fisheries officer said the beach management committee will take necessary steps regarding the dead whale.
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Two dead whales found in different parts of Bay Area, San Francisco - 5 for the region in 2018


sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Sat, 19 May 2018 12:21 UTC
Dead whale
Two dead whales were found washed up in two different parts of the Bay Area Friday, leading to some speculation as to what might be causing the marine mammals' deaths.

A large dead whale washed up Friday in the Oakland Estuary just a few miles downstream from the busy Port Of Oakland container ship hub, officials said.

The Marine Mammal Center said the whale was partially submerged near Jack London Square. NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were able to tow the carcass out into San Francisco Bay with the plan of taking it to Angel Island State Park so that scientists can perform a necropsy, or animal autopsy, to determine the cause of death.

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Rare cyclone in Gulf of Aden brings flooding to Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti

Bob Henson & Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Sat, 19 May 2018 06:39 UTC
gulf aden cyclone sagar
© weather.comThe highest cloud tops, corresponding to the most vigorous convection, are shown in the brightest red colors in this infrared satellite image. Clustering, deep convection around the center is a sign of a healthy tropical cyclone.

Tropical Cyclone Sagar is making a rare journey into the western Gulf of Aden between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and is expected to unleash dangerous flash flooding in parts of Yemen, Somalia and Djibouti into the weekend.

Tropical Depression 1A was named Sagar by the Indian Meteorological Department, the agency with primary responsibility for tropical cyclone forecasting in the North Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea. Locally, it is known as Cyclonic Storm Sagar.

As of Friday evening, local time (Yemen is 7 hours ahead of U.S. EDT), Sagar is a small, compact tropical cyclone with winds estimated at tropical storm force, according to both the Indian Meteorological Department and the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

At least one elderly woman was killed near Aden, Yemen when her house caught on fire caused by Sagar, according to the Associated Press.

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'Rare' sun halo spotted over Philippines

M G Martin
Philippines Lifestyle News
Wed, 16 May 2018 20:58 UTC
Sun halo over the Philippines
© Rey Tubo
Residents of a Bohol town were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun appeared surrounded by a halo of light.

The rare sight was reported in Ubay town today (Wednesday, May 16).

Local government worker Rey Tubo spotted the sight, and posted a number of photographs on his Facebook account. He wrote: "That's what God is. Wonders man."

Engineer Riche Cutamora Ibale also uploaded a photo and captioned it with a succinct scientific explanation: "Called as 22 degree halo or a sun halo, the ring is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the earth's atmosphere."
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Wild elephant tramples a man to death in Jharkhand, India

Jessica Green
Daily Mail
Fri, 18 May 2018 13:56 UTC
the giant animal rapidly charges towards the group and in no time the elephant catches up with the limping man and brutally tramples him to death
The giant animal rapidly charges towards the group and in no time the elephant catches up with the limping man and brutally tramples him to death
This is the terrifying moment a wild elephant chases a man swimming in its watering hole before trampling him to death after he twists his ankle and falls over.

The horrific footage shows the man paddling in the water while the angered beast moves towards him in the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand in east India.

As the man tries to get out of the lake and flee the scene, he twists his ankle and falls to the ground.

His friends endeavour to lift and carry him away from the encroaching male elephant.

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Entire Washington DC area under flood watch through Saturday morning

Jack Pointer and Jennifer Ortiz
wtop.com
Fri, 18 May 2018 13:18 UTC
This photos posted to Twitter on May 15 shows cars submerged in a Frederick County neighborhood as heavy downpours trigger flooding in the area.
© Melvin SalinaThis photos posted to Twitter on May 15 shows cars submerged in a Frederick County neighborhood as heavy downpours trigger flooding in the area.
Heavy rain is exacerbating conditions around the region, especially in already-waterlogged Frederick County, Maryland, which remains under a flood warning. An additional 2 - 5 inches of rain are possible through Saturday.

After days of heavy rain, the entire D.C. region now has a concern greater than big puddles and wet commutes.

The region is under a flood watch through 8 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

And in already-waterlogged Frederick County, Maryland, a flood warning remains in effect through Sunday evening.

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Lightning bolt kills 5 in SW Cambodia


Xinhua
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:44 UTC
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Five villagers were killed by a lightning strike on Thursday during a torrential rain in southwestern Cambodia's Koh Kong province, according to the National Police's website.

The incident took place at 3:00 p.m. local time in Prolay village of Thmor Baing district when the victims, including two women, were constructing a wooden house under the rain, the website said.

"Five people were killed immediately and another one got injured by the lightning strike," Koh Kong Provincial Governor Mithona Phouthorng was quoted as saying.

Comment: Elsewhere in Asia over the last few days lightning strikes have killed 4 in Bangladesh, 7 in West Bengal, India with another 2 in the latter country in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Woman killed by 2 pit bull terriers in Gulfport, Mississippi

Alexa Knowles
weny.com
Thu, 17 May 2018 12:32 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
Gulfport Police said an elderly woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls Wednesday morning.

The attack happened just before 8 a.m. on Deidra Court. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 75-year-old victim dead.

"We heard a cry, a scream...There was pieces of clothing and stuff all in the front yard... I hit the floor when I found out it was her," said next door neighbor Diana Jones. "She had a lot of love in her heart."

Investigators said the woman was on a walk when she opened a gate into a fenced yard of a neighbor. While in the yard, police said two pit bulls attacked her.

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Shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near New Zealand coast

Thomas Mackie
The Express
Fri, 18 May 2018 03:37 UTC
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near the coast of New Zealand
© USGS6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near the coast of New Zealand
A MAJOR 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast near the coast of New Zealand, 599km from Tauranga at 1:45pm local time (2:45am BST).

The quake was recorded South of the Kermadec Islands.

It has a depth of 10.6 km.

The earthquake occurred after a series of 15 other quakes hit New Zealand in quick succession, sparking fears that there could be a 'big one' on its way.

Four of the 15 had a magnitude of four or higher when they struck Seddon, on the south island over the weekend and are believed to be aftershocks from the destructive Kaikoura earthquake in 2016.

Government body GeoNet Science Tweeted "It's been a shaky weekend for the top of the South Island.

"These are likely to be aftershocks from the Kaikoura Earthquake."
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