Comments - Animal Behavior, Methane Poisoning, Dead or Alive and on the move (+ interactive map) - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
2024-03-19T09:50:59Z
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Walkers are warned to stay aw…
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2024-03-14T02:07:29.519Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1>Walkers are warned to stay away from three 60ft sperm whales washed up on beaches in the North of England - because the carcasses may explode</h1>
<p><img alt="One of the dead whale carcasses found washed ashore in East Yorkshire. Walkers have been urged to stay away from the mammals amid fears they could explode" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/13/16/82425013-13192603-image-a-30_1710346058145.jpg"></img></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Beach walkers have warned to stay away from the bodies of three 60ft sperm whales washed ashore from the North Sea - amid fears the carcasses could explode and cover them in entrails.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The carcasses of two sperm whales are stranded on the banks of the Humber Estuary…</p>
<h1>Walkers are warned to stay away from three 60ft sperm whales washed up on beaches in the North of England - because the carcasses may explode</h1>
<p><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/13/16/82425013-13192603-image-a-30_1710346058145.jpg" alt="One of the dead whale carcasses found washed ashore in East Yorkshire. Walkers have been urged to stay away from the mammals amid fears they could explode"/></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Beach walkers have warned to stay away from the bodies of three 60ft sperm whales washed ashore from the North Sea - amid fears the carcasses could explode and cover them in entrails.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The carcasses of two sperm whales are stranded on the banks of the Humber Estuary near Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, while another is lying on Humberston Fitties beach in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">They are attracting the attention of sightseers, who are being urged not to get too close.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Experts say toxic gases will be building up inside the dead whales. As the corpses expand like balloons, the slightest touch could set them off like powder kegs. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">As well as the explosion risk, there are deadly mudflats around the carcasses.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said conditions around the whales were ‘extremely dangerous’.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/13/16/82426215-13192603-image-a-1_1710347066462.jpg" alt="The carcasses of two sperm whales are stranded on the banks of the Humber Estuary near Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, while another is lying on Humberston Fitties beach in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire"/></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span>The carcasses of two sperm whales are stranded on the banks of the Humber Estuary near Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, while another is lying on Humberston Fitties beach in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Mud and reed beds are making the whales inaccessible and BDMLR is urging caution.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">In a statement, it said “Network signal is poor and if anyone got in difficulty it puts strain on rescue agencies if they are having to save members of public from the mud, which could be avoided.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">“Relevant agencies are aware of the whales’ location and we trust that the general public will remain safe and sensible.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">“It is not known at this time what the cause of death is or factors that may have influenced the stranding.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">“It is nonetheless sad to see. Sperm whales are a deep diving species that struggle to feed in the relatively shallow North Sea.”</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Adult sperm whales can grow to 60ft in length and weigh almost 50 tons.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The species has been known to wash ashore on both sides of the Atlantic. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Elyse Perry captured a video showing a whale being thrown about by waves before it beached itself on Venice Beach, Florida, US.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">She says that authorities and aid could not help the whale due to the rough water and harsh conditions.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">She said: "The waters were too rough and weather conditions made it too difficult to aid the whale.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">"It's all very sad.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">"I'm very curious to see what they find after testing."</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Read more: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13192603/Walkers-warned-stay-away-three-60ft-sperm-whales-washed-beaches-North-England-carcasses-explode.html" target="_blank">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13192603/Walkers-warned-stay-away-three-60ft-sperm-whales-washed-beaches-North-England-carcasses-explode.html</a></p>
Locusts swarm in biblical pro…
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2023-12-09T08:00:54.254Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1>Locusts swarm in biblical proportions sparking 'apocalypse' fears - 'end of times' Cancun, Mexico</h1>
<p><img alt="Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico." src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/590x/secondary/Locusts-infest-Yucatan-State-Mexico-5106577.jpg?r=1702064017835"></img></p>
<p><span>Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico. </span><span class="caption">(Image: Jam Press)</span></p>
<h3>Terrifying images show Biblical swarms of locusts invading the sky in a scene which caused panic among residents.</h3>
<p>For decades, prophets have pointed to symbols indicating<span> …</span></p>
<h1>Locusts swarm in biblical proportions sparking 'apocalypse' fears - 'end of times' Cancun, Mexico</h1>
<p><img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/590x/secondary/Locusts-infest-Yucatan-State-Mexico-5106577.jpg?r=1702064017835" alt="Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico."/></p>
<p><span>Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico. </span><span class="caption">(Image: Jam Press)</span></p>
<h3>Terrifying images show Biblical swarms of locusts invading the sky in a scene which caused panic among residents.</h3>
<p>For decades, prophets have pointed to symbols indicating<span> </span><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1843254/blind-psychic-baba-vanga-2023-prediction-solar-storm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the end of the world is near</a>.</p>
<p>And while dead rising from their tombs and a red mist descending are common, a swarms of insects - specifically locusts - filling the sky are perhaps the most persuasive image of the end of times.</p>
<p>That is what caused locals in Merida, near Cancun in Mexico, to become so terrified as a swarm of locusts filled the sky, turning it black.</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/590x/secondary/Video-grab-Locusts-infest-Yucatan-State-Mexico-5106578.jpg?r=1702064017880" alt="Video grab - Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico." width="505" height="894"/></p>
<p><span>Video grab - Locusts infest Yucatán State, Mexico. </span><span class="caption">(Image: Jam Press )</span></p>
<p>In response to the fear, the State Rural Development Secretariat (SEDER) announced they were monitoring the situation and initiating extermination measures.</p>
<p>SEDER reassured locals that the locusts were a "remnant" from a polluted area in a nearby jungle and predicted they would leave the city within two days.</p>
<p>They plan to observe where the insects settle at night, hopefully in a remote area, and implement "control protocols" in the early morning hours. One local exclaimed: "It's the end of times. Repent."</p>
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1843632/locusts-apocalypse-mexico-sky-pictures-cancun" target="_blank">https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1843632/locusts-apocalypse-mexico-sky-pictures-cancun</a></p>
Nearly 1,000 migrating birds…
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2023-10-10T07:17:39.948Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1 class="ArtP-headline">Nearly 1,000 migrating birds died after crashing into Chicago building</h1>
<p><img alt="Workers at the Chicago Field Museum inspect the bodies of migrating birds that were killed when they flew into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center." height="357" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92ef4ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3954x2224+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F10%2F09%2Fap-top-image_wide-5584332c2039401291baa28947b4a2fe454de252.jpg" width="634"></img></p>
<p><span>Workers at the Chicago Field Museum inspect the bodies of migrating birds that were killed when they flew into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nearly 1,000 birds died late last week after flying into a Chicago convention center during their migratory journey south.…</span></p>
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<h1 class="ArtP-headline">Nearly 1,000 migrating birds died after crashing into Chicago building</h1>
<p><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92ef4ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3954x2224+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F10%2F09%2Fap-top-image_wide-5584332c2039401291baa28947b4a2fe454de252.jpg" alt="Workers at the Chicago Field Museum inspect the bodies of migrating birds that were killed when they flew into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center." width="634" height="357"/></p>
<p><span>Workers at the Chicago Field Museum inspect the bodies of migrating birds that were killed when they flew into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nearly 1,000 birds died late last week after flying into a Chicago convention center during their migratory journey south.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">964 birds crashed into McCormick Place Lakeside Center, a mostly glass building located on the shore of Lake Michigan just south of downtown Chicago.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Douglas Stotz, a conservation ecologist with the Chicago-based Field Museum, called Wednesday evening the biggest night of migration Chicago had seen in the last century.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"<strong>In one night we had a year's worth of death,</strong>" he told NPR, noting that typically, between 1,000 and 2,000 birds die each year from flying into the building.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Field Museum monitors the building for dead or injured birds.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Before getting to work on Thursday morning, Stotz saw what he described as "clouds of birds" in the sky.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"We check McCormick Place daily during migration to pick up dead birds and to release ones that are still alive," he said. "When I went into the museum, it was way beyond what I could have imagined."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He said the previous number of birds killed in a single day flying into the convention center was close to 200 to 300 birds.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Read more: <a href="https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-10-09/nearly-1-000-migrating-birds-died-after-crashing-into-chicago-building" target="_blank">https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-10-09/nearly-1-000-migrating-birds-died-after-crashing-into-chicago-building</a></span></p>
August 3rd, 2023-Boise, Idaho…
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2023-08-04T02:06:25.705Z
James of Idaho
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<p>August 3rd, 2023-Boise, Idaho - Methane column ignited by lightening.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12176379688?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12176379688?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>August 3rd, 2023-Boise, Idaho - Methane column ignited by lightening.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12176379688?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12176379688?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
Whale experts probe UK's wors…
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2023-07-17T14:22:02.986Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1 class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="main-heading">Whale experts probe UK's worst fatal mass stranding on Lewis, Scotland</h1>
<p><img alt="Whales stranded on Isle of Lewis" height="344" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16183/production/_130399409_ed606a0c26670ef82f31c93fa829f7a244384118.jpg" width="612"></img></p>
<p><span>The whales stranded on Lewis will be moved to a landfill in Stornoway for post-mortem examinations</span></p>
<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">Experts are…</b></p>
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<h1 id="main-heading" class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10">Whale experts probe UK's worst fatal mass stranding on Lewis, Scotland</h1>
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<p><span>The whales stranded on Lewis will be moved to a landfill in Stornoway for post-mortem examinations</span></p>
<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">Experts are facing a "race against time" to carry out post-mortems on a pod of 55 whales after a mass stranding on a beach in the Western Isles.</b></p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Only 15 were alive after they washed on to Traigh Mhor beach at North Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis on Sunday morning.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The rest were euthanised after attempts were made to refloat two of the more active whales.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">It is the highest number of deaths following a mass stranding of animals in the UK.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Leading veterinary pathologist Dr Andrew Brownlow said the investigation into the stranding would be a "monumental task".</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">He is director of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS), whose team will carry out the post-mortem examinations.</p>
<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/0B99/production/_130396920_mairi-robertson-carrey-2-1024x900.jpg" alt="North Tolsta beach" width="607" height="527"/></p>
<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><span>Photo MAIRI ROBERTSON-CARREY</span></p>
<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">They will gather data from a select number of the whales as they would be unable to examine all 55.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Weather could also impede the process though Dr Brownlow said conditions had improved since Sunday.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">He told BBC Radio's<span> </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hf7" class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0">Good Morning Scotland</a><span> </span>programme: "It's going to be a monumental task.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"There are more animals sadly which are awaiting necropsy now than all of the mass strandings put together for the last decade.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"What we will try and do is triage these animals - we will select those animals that we think best represent the rest of the pod and make sure that we take samples and as much data that we can.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"Then it's simply a race against time, energy and weather. We will do the most that we possibly can to find out what's been going on here."</p>
<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Read more: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66220239" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66220239</a></p>
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Texas Gulf Coast Beach Covere…
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2023-06-12T02:59:44.856Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1 class="entry-title">Texas Gulf Coast Beach Covered As Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Ashore</h1>
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<p>According to officials, beach crews spent the weekend clearing a substantial quantity of deceased fish along the Texas Gulf Coast.</p>
<p>The unexpected phenomenon began on Friday when a large number of fish started washing ashore due to what Quintana Beach County Park described as “a low dissolved oxygen event” in a Facebook post. The influx of fish continued throughout…</p>
<h1 class="entry-title">Texas Gulf Coast Beach Covered As Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Ashore</h1>
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<p>According to officials, beach crews spent the weekend clearing a substantial quantity of deceased fish along the Texas Gulf Coast.</p>
<p>The unexpected phenomenon began on Friday when a large number of fish started washing ashore due to what Quintana Beach County Park described as “a low dissolved oxygen event” in a Facebook post. The influx of fish continued throughout Saturday, but by Sunday morning, it seemed that the final remnants had made their way onto the beach.</p>
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<p>Park authorities noted that the most recent fish carcasses had deteriorated to the extent that they resembled fragmented skeletons. The majority of the deceased fish were identified as Gulf menhaden.</p>
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<p><span>Quintana Beach County Park</span></p>
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<p><span>As the fish kill persisted, officials issued advisories urging people to refrain from swimming in the area due to elevated bacterial levels and the potential danger posed by the sharp fins of the deceased fish. Water samples collected from the affected region indicated a significant depletion of dissolved oxygen, Quintana Beach County Park said. No evidence suggesting a chemical release has been found.</span></p>
<p><span>Read more: <a href="https://breaking911.com/photos-texas-gulf-coast-beach-covered-as-thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore/" target="_blank">https://breaking911.com/photos-texas-gulf-coast-beach-covered-as-thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore/</a></span></p>
Menindee: Millions of dead fi…
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2023-03-18T09:38:33.038Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h1 class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="main-heading">Menindee: Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town</h1>
<p><img alt="Local resident Graeme McCrabb measures a dead fish" height="341" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/8CCA/production/_129024063_graememccrabb.jpg" width="606"></img></p>
<p><span>"There's about <strong>30 kilometres of dead fish,</strong>" local resident Graeme McCrabb told the BBC</span></p>
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<h1 id="main-heading" class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10">Menindee: Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town</h1>
<p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/8CCA/production/_129024063_graememccrabb.jpg" alt="Local resident Graeme McCrabb measures a dead fish" width="606" height="341"/></p>
<p><span>"There's about <strong>30 kilometres of dead fish,</strong>" local resident Graeme McCrabb told the BBC</span></p>
<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">Residents in a regional Australian town have woken to find millions of dead fish in their river.</b></p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The large-scale fish deaths were first reported on Friday morning in the New South Wales' (NSW) town of Menindee.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The state's river authority said it was a result of an ongoing heatwave affecting the Darling-Baaka river.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Locals say it is the largest fish death event to hit the town, that experienced another significant mass death of fish just three years ago.</p>
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<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">This week's fish deaths throws a light on the troubles facing the Murray Darling Basin. Drought and increased human use has impacted the health of the Murray Darling ecosystem.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Read and video: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64992726" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64992726</a></p>
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2023-03-13T05:54:40.431Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<h2>Gigantic 5,000-mile blanket of rotting seaweed dubbed the 'red tide' which is TWICE the length of the US and can be seen from space invades the coast of Florida - as residents report burning eyes and trouble breathing</h2>
<p><img alt="Florida's southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/13/01/68623065-11852089-image-a-4_1678669985760.jpg"></img></p>
<p><span>Florida's southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Residents are complaining about burning eyes and…</p>
<h2>Gigantic 5,000-mile blanket of rotting seaweed dubbed the 'red tide' which is TWICE the length of the US and can be seen from space invades the coast of Florida - as residents report burning eyes and trouble breathing</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/13/01/68623065-11852089-image-a-4_1678669985760.jpg" alt="Florida's southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while"/></p>
<p><span>Florida's southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn't scheduled for another month.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/florida/index.html" id="mol-4bbda1a0-c140-11ed-a884-05bda813d073" target="_blank" rel="noopener" name="mol-4bbda1a0-c140-11ed-a884-05bda813d073">Florida</a></span>'s southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while. The current bloom started in October.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The annual BeachFest in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, sponsored by a homeowners' association, was canceled after it determined, with help from the city and the Pinellas County Health Department, that red tide likely would continue through the middle of next month when the festival was scheduled.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/13/01/68624223-11852089-image-a-14_1678670566750.jpg" alt="The toxic red tide algae has mainly been affecting Florida's southwest coast forcing the closure of some beaches"/></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span>The toxic red tide algae has mainly been affecting Florida's southwest coast forcing the closure of some beaches</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Nearly two tons of debris, mainly dead fish, were cleared from Pinellas County beaches and brought to the landfill, county spokesperson Tony Fabrizio told the Tampa Bay Times. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">About 1,000 pounds of fish have been cleared from beaches in St. Pete Beach since the start of the month, Mandy Edmunds, a parks supervisor with the city, told the newspaper.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'I cannot say when it's going to go away,' Bob Weisberg, the former director of the University of South Florida's Ocean Circulation Lab, told the<a class="class" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/03/08/red-tide-florida-2023-tampa-bay-pinellas-beach-spring-break/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=social&utm_content=%40TB_Tmes"><span> </span>Tampa Bay Times</a>. 'It could very well be that this thing may linger.' </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Red tide, a toxic algae bloom that occurs naturally in the Gulf of Mexico, is worsened by the presence of nutrients such as nitrogen in the water. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Red tides have been appearing along Florida's Gulf Coast as far back as the 1840s, state officials say but scientists still find it hard to predict when they will appear.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/07/23/68443627-11832733-The_red_tide_is_causing_dead_marine_life_across_Gulf_of_Mexico_b-a-65_1678232734700.jpg" alt="The red tide is causing dead marine life across Gulf of Mexico beaches to wash ashore by the thousands everyday"/></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span>The red tide is causing dead marine life across Gulf of Mexico beaches to wash ashore by the thousands everyday</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span><img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/13/01/45497911-9792707-In_the_first_half_of_2021_officials_have_cleaned_up_more_than_60-a-9_1678671521121.jpg" alt="In the first half of 2021, officials have cleaned up more than 600 tons of dead fish caused by the red tide"/></span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span>Officials have cleaned up an 600 tons of dead fish, much of it from the St. Petersburg area, but are still working to remove more - and say 'there's no end in sight</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is warning people to not swim in or around red tide waters over the possibility of skin irritation, rashes and burning and sore eyes. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The microscopic algae also take a toll on the fish, eels, birds and other marine species that it kills.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Since last Monday, workers have removed two tons of ocean debris – mostly dead fish.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Other species have been killed too including a loggerhead sea turtle and a manatee found dead that were found dead in Boca Ciega Bay.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">People with asthma or lung disease should avoid beaches affected by the toxic algae.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Read more: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11852089/Gigantic-5-000-mile-blanket-rotting-seaweed-dubbed-red-tide-seen-space.html" target="_blank">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11852089/Gigantic-5-000-mile-blanket-rotting-seaweed-dubbed-red-tide-seen-space.html</a></p>
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Bizarre behaviour:
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2023-02-28T11:33:20.339Z
Yvonne Lawson
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<p>Bizarre behaviour: </p>
<h1>Orcas kill 17 sharks in one day after the 2 whales already wrecked Cape Town food chain</h1>
<h3>Two terrifying orcas have become adept at tearing sharks' livers from their bellies to feast on the oil-rich organ before leaving the rest of the carcass.</h3>
<p><span>Two orcas went on a killing spree, killing and tearing open 17 </span><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/express.co.uk/latest/shark" rel="noopener tag" target="_blank">sharks</a><span> in one day off…</span></p>
<p>Bizarre behaviour: </p>
<h1>Orcas kill 17 sharks in one day after the 2 whales already wrecked Cape Town food chain</h1>
<h3>Two terrifying orcas have become adept at tearing sharks' livers from their bellies to feast on the oil-rich organ before leaving the rest of the carcass.</h3>
<p><span>Two orcas went on a killing spree, killing and tearing open 17 </span><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/express.co.uk/latest/shark" target="_blank" rel="noopener tag">sharks</a><span> in one day off the coast of </span><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/express.co.uk/latest/south-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener tag">South Africa</a><span>. Marine conservationists named the killer whales Port and Starboard after they upended the food chain in the waters off Cape Town. The hunters that terrorise even the most fearsome sharks have now moved on to hunt dinosaur sharks after decimating the great white population.</span></p>
<p>According to researchers from the Marine Dynamics Academy, the hunters have torn open every single shark and extracted their liver - a highly nutritious organ rich in nutrients and oil.</p>
<p>Due to the liver's abundance of squalene, a substance essential for the synthesis of hormones, experts think Port and Starboard are feasting on the organ.</p>
<p>Their modus operandi is forcing the sharks to the surface, flipping them over, and then biting into their stomachs to remove the buoyant and oil-rich liver, while leaving the other organs unharmed.</p>
<p>For generations, people have used shark's liver oil as a folk treatment to help wounds heal faster and to treat digestive and respiratory issues. Further claims have been made that it can heal diseases like cancer, HIV, radiation sickness, swine flu, and the common cold in addition to its current promotion as a nutritional supplement.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1740354/orcas-kill-17-sharks-whales-cape-town-food-chain" target="_blank">https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1740354/orcas-kill-17-sharks-whales-cape-town-food-chain</a></p>
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2022-11-03T13:32:12.339Z
Tracie Crespo
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<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fishermen-fear-imminent-earthquake-after-catching-rare-oarfish/ar-AA13F6s4?li=BBnb7Kz" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fishermen-fear-imminent-earthquake-after-catching-rare-oarfish/ar-AA13F6s4?li=BBnb7Kz…</a></p>
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<p>The deep sea dwelling oarfish, or "earthquake fish", resides deep below the ocean's surface, which is why none of us have ever heard of it. </p>
<p>However, Japanese mythology suggests these hideous creatures only rise to the surface to beach themselves in a ritualistic suicide of sorts warning land dwellers of imminent disaster. </p>
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<p>Earthquake fish are the world's largest bony fish with the maximum length of 56-feet. </p>
<p>The rare catch took place off the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, where its captors tossed their prize in a pick up truck bed laughing and pointing as the fish flailed back and forth gasping for life. </p>
<p>"Silver in color, footage of the monster has emerged showing it on the back of a truck in Sinola, Mexico, on October 5. With a long flat body, it looks like it’s part snake, part fish, and part eel. It is in fact a deep-sea oarfish, a monster used to operate in the low-light world between 200 and 1000 meters below sea level."</p>
<p>This catch being the second in just a couple weeks, I suggest we all Drop, Cover and Hold On! </p>
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