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When Planet X entered the inner Solar System in late 2002 - early 2003, it was not just the Earth that reacted, as it did with an increase in earthquakes, volcanism and extreme weather, the animal life on Earth also started showing signs of the approaching monster.
The most noticeable symptoms were:
- Crazy Animal Behaviour: Reports of bizarre behaviour including animal attacks from normally passive creatures and spiders spinning webs over whole fields.
- Confused Animals: Whales and dolphins stranding themselves on beaches in droves or getting lost upstream in coastal rivers.
- Large fish and bird kills: Flocks of birds falling dead from the sky and shoals of fish dying and floating to the surface of lakes, rivers and washing up along coastlines.
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Crazy Animal Behaviour
Reports of crazy animal behaviour have included sheep that charged a farmer’s wife off a cliff, deer attacking a car and rabbits biting pedestrians. Spiders have spun webs over whole fields and caterpillar larvae have covered whole trees in silk.
As usual, the Zetas explain the true causes:
http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t154.htm (Jan 11th 2003)
Animal behavior also has been noted as almost crazed, where animals normally passive and seeking to avoid confrontation will attack with provocation, or fly in the wrong direction during migration. This is due to signals the animals or insects get from the core of the Earth, signals not known to man, but nonetheless there. [……] Spiders weaving webs to an extreme so that acres are covered under webs, get noted, but the base behavior is normal for a spider. EOZT
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Confused Animals
Other erratic behaviour among animals included a seeming loss of direction with whales and dolphins swimming inland and stranding themselves on beaches.
Unreliable Compasses (March 28th, 2009)
The compass is unreliable for the past few years, and lately has gotten very extreme in its variance. Many animals and insects have a biological compass, recording during migrations where that compass laid, and when taking a return trip relying on the recording to guide them back. If the Earth's N Pole swings away from the press of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing its N Pole at the Earth, then these animals are not given correct clues and aim for land or up a river. Sad to say, this will only get worse as the last weeks and the pole shift loom on the horizon. EOZT
Are due to the Magnetic Clash (July 1st, 2006)
The compass anomaly, swinging to the East, is indicative of the Earth adjusting to the approach of Planet X and the clash of their magnetic fields. The change is indicative of a clash in magnetic fields as Planet X comes ever closer to the Earth, their fields touching. It is the combined field that Earth must adjust to, and continue to adjust to, not the exact position of the N Pole of Planet X within these fields, and the Sun's magnetic field enters into the equation too. This dramatic change, noted by a conscientious tracker, checking dual compasses daily for years, indicates that the Earth is trying to align side-by-side with Planet X, bringing its magnetic N Pole to point toward the Sun, as Planet X is currently doing in the main. These adjustments are temporary, and change about, as magnets can make dramatic and swift changes in their alignment with each other. Put a number of small magnets on a glass, with iron ore dust, and move a large magnet about under them, and watch the jerking about they do. Are we saying the Earth's magnetic field is going to get more erratic in the future, dramatically so? There is no question that this will be one of the signs that will come, yet another not covered by the Global Warming excuse. EOZT
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Large fish and bird kills
Hundreds, if not thousands, of these events have taken place with the frequency increasing year on year. Poignant examples include the 20 tonnes of dead herring which washed ashore in Norway and 1200 pelicans found on a beach in Peru.
Earth Farts (January 9th, 2007)
We have explained, in great detail, that the stretch zone does not register great quakes when rock layers pull apart and sink, as this is a silent Earth change. Nancy has carefully documented breaking water and gas mains, derailing trains, dislocating bridge abutments, mining accidents, and outbreaks of factory explosions, showing that these have occurred in rashes on occasion, when the rock layers pulled apart. [……] In September-October of 2005, a smell of rotten eggs was sensed from LA to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to the New England states and throughout the South-Eastern US. We explained at that time that this was due to rock layers being pulled apart, releasing gas from moldering vegetation trapped during prior pole shifts, when rock layers were jerked about, trapping vegetation. We explained in March of 2002 that black water off the coast of Florida was caused by this phenomena. Do these fumes cause people to sicken, and birds to die? Mining operations of old had what they called the canary in a birdcage, to warn the miners of methane gas leaks. Birds are very sensitive to these fumes, and die, and this is indeed what happened in Austin, TX. Were it not for the explosions associated with gas leaks, it would be common knowledge that gas leaks sicken, as the body was not structured to breathe such air for long. EOZT
Zetatalk Explanation (January 8th, 2011)
Dead fish and birds falling from the sky are being reported worldwide, suddenly. This is not a local affair, obviously. Dead birds have been reported in Sweden and N America, and dead fish in N America, Brazil, and New Zealand. Methane is known to cause bird dead, and as methane rises when released during Earth shifting, will float upward through the flocks of birds above. But can this be the cause of dead fish? If birds are more sensitive than humans to methane release, fish are likewise sensitive to changes in the water, as anyone with an aquarium will attest. Those schools of fish caught in rising methane bubbles during sifting of rock layers beneath them will inevitably be affected. Fish cannot, for instance, hold their breath until the emergency passes! Nor do birds have such a mechanism. EOZT
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SongStar101
A quarter of Europe's bumblebees, vital to crops, face extinction: study
http://news.yahoo.com/quarter-europes-bumblebees-vital-crops-face-e...
OSLO (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitats and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions of dollars, a study showed on Wednesday.
Sixteen of 68 bumblebee species in Europe are at risk, the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said. It is preparing a global study of the bees, whose honeybee cousins are in steep decline because of disease.
"Of the five most important insect pollinators of European crops, three are bumblebee species," said the IUCN, which groups governments, scientists and conservation groups.
"Together with other pollinators, bumblebees contribute more than 22 billion euros ($30.35 billion) to European agriculture a year," it said in a statement.
Of Europe's bumblebee species, populations of almost half are falling and just 13 percent are increasing, it said.
Often with yellow and black stripes and bigger than honeybees, bumblebees live in small nests of up to 200 and do not make honeycombs. Some bumblebees are commercially bred to pollinate tomatoes, peppers and aubergines in greenhouses.
"Climate change, the intensification of agriculture and changes in agricultural land are the main threats" to bumblebees, said the report, the first Red List assessment of threats to bumblebees.
The European Union's top environment official said the 28-nation bloc was taking action to improve the situation.
"The EU recently banned or restricted the use of certain pesticides that are dangerous to bees and is funding research into status of pollinators," said EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potoċnik in a statement.
"However, efforts clearly need to be scaled up," he added. The IUCN study was funded by the European Commission.
DISEASE
The study did not mention the possibility that honeybee diseases were spreading to bumblebees.
A study in the journal Nature in February said that deformed wing virus, for instance, was found in both honeybees and bumblebees in Britain. The virus was more prevalent in honeybees, suggesting it was spreading from them to bumblebees.
"In general, we don't know a lot about bumblebee disease," Stuart Roberts, a member of the IUCN's global bumblebee assessment team, told Reuters.
"Some of these threatened bumblebees are isolated, living in the Arctic or the Alps," he said. "In those places the chance of picking up a disease from a honeybee is almost nil."
The Arctic species Bombus hyperboreus, living in the Scandinavian tundra and Russia, is vulnerable because global warming is shrinking its habitat, the study said.
Populations of the critically endangered Bombus cullumanus, now found only in France, have fallen by more than 80 percent in the past decade, apparently because of a reduction in the amount of meadows with clover, its favorite forage, the study added.
Only queen bumblebees survive the winter.
Honeybees, living in longer-lasting colonies of thousands of bees, make honeycombs largely to ensure that the insects have food to survive months with no nectar-making flowers. ($1 = 0.7249 Euros)
Apr 3, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://newsok.com/birds-fall-dead-from-the-sky-near-norman/article/...
Birds fall dead from the sky near Norman
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Birds were seen falling dead out of the sky in Norman, alarming some residents, though state wildlife officials say there’s no cause for concern.
According to an Oklahoma City television station,, a homeowner near Highway 9 and Interstate 35 found more than a dozen birds in her yard Thursday.
Becki Miller of Norman said she heard a thump and noticed a bird had just fallen. Over the course of 24 hours, she observed at least a dozen birds drop dead in her yard, and worried the birds had been poisoned or were diseased.
According to the TV station, another 20 birds were found Thursday within a square mile of Miller’s home.
Micah Holmes, information supervisor with the Department of Wildlife, said this is not a rare phenomenon this time of year and homeowners should not be concerned.
“It’s certainly not common, but it’s not rare either,” Holmes said. “It’s a time of year that’s stressful for these birds because they’re migrating long distances.”
Holmes said the birds are also in the process of mating, which causes them to fight one another, and although the weather seems nice enough to humans, there are not a lot of seeds or other things for the birds to eat as they travel.
The food scarcity makes this a vulnerable time of year for them,” Holmes said. “It makes them susceptible to illness, and since they’re migrating there are a lot more birds close together, so illness passes among the birds a lot more quickly.”
Although only around 30 birds were found in Norman Thursday, Holmes said they are likely part of a much larger flock of 10-20,000 birds of different varieties.
“When people see these birds they’re tempted to just call them all blackbirds because they are black, but the flock usually consists of primarily red wing blackbirds, common grackles and brown headed cowbirds,” Holmes said. “We as wildlife management try to keep it in perspective: these are large flocks of birds, so it does not have a large effect on bird populations.”
Holmes said anyone who is concerned by bird deaths can report issues to the Department of Wildlife.
Apr 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/suspi...
Updated: Sunday, April 6 2014, 11:03 PM EDT WARNING: VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED, VIDEO CONTAINS POSSIBLE GRAPHIC CONTENT
A flock of dead seagulls was found in a suspicious manner in the parking lot of Security Square Mall Sunday afternoon. Fox 45 responded to a tip and went to investigate to determine if the birds might have been poisoned. All but one of the birds was already dead and it was a gruesome sight. Many passersby's were horrified by the disturbing display in the mall parking lot Sunday afternoon. "I never saw anything so horrible in my life. This is unspeakable," said Corey Witherspoon. "Yeah, this is barbaric. Hopefully, man didn't do this. Hopefully, it's nature. I hope man didn't do this. It would be despicable." The dead birds were found lying together in a parking lot with pieces of bread around them. "Looked like they were poisoned or something, to be honest, cause I see the bread still sitting over there," said Tybeka Henderson. Fox 45 called Colleen Layton-Robbins of Frisky's Wildlife, who said "There's no way a lot of these birds could be hit unless someone's doing it on purpose." However she did issue a reminder that feeding birds any kind of bread, even in a well-meaning manner, is harmful for them as it damages bone growth. The actual cause of death has not been determined.
Apr 8, 2014
Howard
Video of a 15-ft oarfish apparently trying to beach itself in the shallows off Mexico's Sea of Cortés, far from its usual environment 3,000 feet below the waves. (Filmed in March 2014)
http://news.discovery.com/animals/elusive-oarfish-filmed-in-rare-fo...
Apr 9, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/your-stories/dead-fish-and-big-questio
Dead fish and big questions linger on banks of Bayou Grosse Tete
GROSSE TETE, LA(NBC33) — People living along Bayou Grosse Tete found a bunch of dead fish floating in the water near their homes over the weekend. While many of the fish bodies floated away with the recent rains some of the bodies are still stuck on the banks of the bayou. Residents want to know what caused the kill.
"Probably a hundred fish laying behind my house, and they stink like heck," Jessie Romig, who lives on Bayou Grosse Tete, said.
Romig is a fisherman. He explained Friday the shad were swimming fine, but Saturday it was a different story.
"Woke up Saturday morning and walked back here," He said. "There was thousands dead, thousands of thousands dead."
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said they investigated kill and found oxygen levels were an issue.
"The oxygen level in the kill area was below what the fish could survive on, " Mike Wood, LDWF Director of Inland Fisheries, said.
Now the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is trying to figure out what caused the oxygen levels to dip.
Apr 10, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
update @ Howard's post
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2601475/Giant-Oarfish-dead-...
Giant Oarfish found dead on beach just days after the rare species was filmed swimming off Mexico
A rare fish, which inspired stories of sea monsters, has died after becoming beached in Mexico, just days after the rare species was videoed swimming by onlookers.
A giant 15 foot oarfish was spotted swimming in shallow waters in the crystal waters in the Sea of Cortez, in the Baja California area in the west of the country.
Tour guides from company Un-Cruise adventures were then able to get up close to the creature and record it gliding through the turquoise water.
But less than 48 hours after the sightings the fish became beached on nearby Isla San Francisco and died.
The expedition leader said they believed the fish had become worn out. He said the fish was then attacked by scavenging birds.
THE MYSTERIOUS OARFISH
Regalecus glesne, is the world’s longest bony fish and can grow up to 56ft (17metres) long.
The oarfish is seldom seen by humans as it typically lives between 650ft and 3,000ft (198 metres and 914 metres) below the waves.
The one spotted in the Sea of Cortés, Mexico measured around 15ft (4.5metres) long.
When the creatures swim into shallow waters they tend to die soon afterwards as they only expose themselves in such a way when they are injured or dying.
The fish’s dorsal fin runs the entire length of its body, which one researcher has claimed can give off electric shocks.
Oarfish can be found in almost all temperate and tropical oceans but are rarely seen.
They are thought to be the ‘sea serpents’ described in old stories.
The rare fish, which is seldom seen by humans, has an incredibly long, undulating body.
Apr 10, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wric.com/story/25276944/hundreds-of-fish-found-dead-in-b...
Hundreds of Fish Found Dead in Byrd Park Lake
Posted: Apr 17, 2014 4:39 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 17, 2014 4:41 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -Fountain Lake looks as pretty as it always does until you get to close to some of the edges and see several dead fish, which has disturbed many park goers.
"It kind of bothered me to see so many at one time," says Douglyne Wallace.
200 bluegill fish were reported dead on Wednesday. Though many are cleaned up, there are still dozens floating in big pools of pollen.
Some say they've even noticed this before.
"I saw something like this last year, but not this much," says Arthur Cunningham. About two or three, you might expect. But never this bad. This is a problem."
Park goers say the amount of fish they have seen wash up dead has varied from day to day, but still they want to know, what has caused all of these fish to die?
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality sent a biologist to Byrd Park but they don't have all the answers yet.
"We didn't see an immediate explanation, but the water quality was not ideal," says Bill Hayden of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
The biologist pointed out a high pH level as well as an algae bloom could be to blame. The up and down temperatures this week could be another explanation.
It does not appear to be a toxic issue since only the bluegill have been affected.
As DEQ continues to investigate, the city will maintain the lake and continue to monitor any more fish that could die.
Apr 18, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://m.todayonline.com/singapore/nparks-staff-find-dead-fish-sung...
NParks staff find dead fish at Sungei Buloh reserve
SINGAPORE — Scores of dead fish have been found again — this time at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve near the West Johor Straits.
The mysterious deaths come two months after 160 tonnes of fish from fish farms on both the East and West Johor Straits were found dead and washed up at parks and on beaches. Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, a plankton bloom or both, as well as the hot weather, had been fingered as the cause then.
A plankton bloom was, however, not detected yesterday, said a joint statement from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) and the National Parks Board (NParks) in response to TODAY’s queries.
NParks staff noticed the dead fish in the morning. When AVA inspectors visited coastal fish farms in the West Johor Straits, none were found to have been affected. The inspectors also did not detect abnormalities there, such as mass mortalities.
The AVA said it is monitoring the situation closely, while NParks said it would be removing the dead fish at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
The authorities did not give an estimate of the number of dead fish in the area.
The AVA also said it conducts regular inspections of fish farms for compliance with licensing conditions, which include requiring the farms to ensure waste generated from farming operations is properly disposed in approved waste containers on land.
For the West Johor Straits, a skip tank and bins at Lim Chu Kang Jetty are designated as waste collection points.
“The AVA has been working closely with local farmers to encourage good farm practices, including proper waste management. In addition, we work with relevant agencies to detect illegal dumping of waste into the sea by fish farms. We will take enforcement action if farms are found to be disposing their farm waste into the water,” said the AVA. Kok Xing Hui
Apr 19, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.asiantribune.com/node/78927
Millions of dead fish found floating and lying in Thondamanaru lagoon area
Colombo April 19
Shoal of fish, may be a couple of million – our reporter lost count of it, were seen dead floating and lying in the shores of Thondamanaru and around the Barrage area located in the Valvetiturai Kankesanthurai Road.
Mysteriously all those dead fishes found in Thondamanaru Lagoon area were almost one kind which in Tamil called “Thirali,” a typical edible small fish found solely in Palk Strait area.
These fishes were said to be dead and floating and were seen in heaps in the shore from last Thursday and Friday.
As the dead fishes started polluting the Selva Sannathi Temple area, Karaveddy Divisional Secretary K. Sivasri, Valvetiturai Urban Council Chairman N.Anandarajah and representatives of the Fisheries Societies visited the area and took measures to remove dead fishes.
Asian Tribune learnt the Sri Lankan Army personnel were also involved in the cleaning operation along with workers of Valvetitural and Valikamam East Pradesha Sabhas.
Three tractor loads of dead fishes were collected and taken and buried around the sea shores in Thondamanaru.
It remains mysterious why particularlyThirali fish only died.
According to an opinion, due to very warm atmospheric conditions prevailing these days, the sea water must have evaporated to a great leve and the water might have turned more brackish and fishes would not be able to bear up saltiness newly developed in the sea water.
Apr 19, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27112732
22 April 2014 Last updated at 13:07 ET
1,000 fish found dead in Oona river in County Tyrone
About 1,000 fish, mostly trout, have been found dead in the Oona River near Dungannon, County Tyrone.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) said pollution in the water is being classified as "high severity".
Investigating officers have identified a potential source of the discharge. Samples have been taken by the NIEA.
"We got a call on Easter Sunday at around four o'clock from a member of public to say they saw dead fish," Brian Luke from the NIEA said.
"We sent our officers to investigate and trout of all ages and sizes were found.
"So far, we see the pollution coming from an agriculture source in the area.
"This is an important fishing area. It's a devastating blow for the area.
"Investigations with scientists will be carried out. Biologists will be on site this Wednesday or Thursday.
"The pollution will eventually be washed away naturally. Normally that happens better in wetter conditions."
BBC NI reporter Gordon Adair has been to the scene.
"The Oona is one of those exceptionally pretty little rivers that are dotted around the country," he said.
"Thankfully in its finest part, the mature part of the river down near the village of Eglish, County Tyrone, it's fairly much unaffected.
"In fact, while I was there I saw a number of good healthy trout turning in the water, but it's in the upper reaches that it's a very different story.
"I'm led to understand that the environment agency have identified a probable source - obviously it's the early stage of the investigation - and that it is an agricultural source, slurry I am told, that somehow made its way into the river."
The environment agency will carry out a criminal investigation.
"The recovery of the river will be a matter for angling clubs who use it and for DARD (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), they will have a look at how to repair the environmental damage that has been done and the possibility of restocking the river," the reporter added.
"Hopefully it will be given a good chance to recover.
"There is very little water in the river at the moment, so that lack of water has meant that the pollutant wasn't moved down stream with great velocity and hopefully that will have saved the lower reaches of it."
Apr 23, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2266592.html
2 million fish found dead in Tehran’s Fashafuyeh dam
Tehran, Iran, April 23
By Milad Fashtami - Trend:
Some 2 million fish are found dead in Tehran province's Fashafuyeh dam due to water pollution.
Reports suggest that the incident has happened because the Vavan housing complex's sewage system goes directly into the lake.
Mohsen Shokati, head of Rey City Environmental Protection Office, said that over 30 tons of fish have been killed in the past few days.
"Previously the housing complex's sewage system poured into the lake through a canal, but now it directly goes to the lake," he noted.
"Vavan housing complex needs a Water treatment facility. The construction work even started, but due to lack of budget the project was halted," Shokati said, adding that the facility is currently 60 per cent complete.
He went on to note that Fashafuye dam's water is being used for agriculture, fish farming, and animal husbandry.
http://www.greenprophet.com/2014/04/raw-human-sewage-murders-millio...
Apr 25, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
500,000 Dead Carp in Kentucky - April 25
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources reports around 500,000 Asian carp died within a 24-hour period Wednesday on the Cumberland River just below Lake Barkley. KDFWR Fisheries Biologist Paul Rister says soon after discovering the kill fisherman were still catching fish,
“One group of gentlemen had just pulled in their limit of white bass,” Rister said.
The impact on just Asian carp has biologists and a state aquaculture specialist flummoxed. Bob Durborow is an Aquaculture Specialist at Kentucky State University and has 30 years of experience, He says he hasn't seen anything of this magnitude before. Durborow is testing specimens he received on Thursday.
“You know, they were of course dead,” he said of the specimens. “But, they appeared live. Their eyes looked like they were live their gills looked they were from live fish they were a good specimen to check. So, I feel confident that what we find from these fish might give us an indication of what is actually the problem.”
http://wkms.org/post/estimates-put-asian-carp-fish-kill-near-500000...
Apr 25, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/04/28/possible-atlantic-menhaden...
Atlantic Menhaden Fish Kill Under Investigation In Canton
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Hundreds of dead fish floating to the surface in the Inner Harbor and Patapsco River. Right now, it’s a mystery what’s causing it. It’s the first fish kill of the season.
Meghan McCorkell has more on the impact it’s having.
Investigators with the Department of the Environment are now testing the water to figure out what killed hundreds of fish.
From Fort McHenry to Fells Point and in Canton out to the Patapsco River, up to 1,000 dead fish have floated to the surface of the water.
“Every year about this time, there seems to be a problem with the fish, unfortunately,” said Canton resident Mary Hein.
State officials are testing the water to try and figure out what’s causing the fish to die.
“We at this point do not think it’s a result of a sewage spill or any type of big pollution overrun. It most likely is a natural process but we just don’t know,” said Halle Van der Gaag of Blue Water Baltimore.
She says problems like this have a far-reaching impact.
“If you eat and fish down below or pull your crabs out from the Chesapeake Bay, what kind of pollution you’re seeing in Baltimore does make its way south,” she said.
Fish kills can also have a big impact on business.
At Nick’s Fish House, outdoor dining on the water makes up the bulk of their business. Workers hope the dead fish stay away.
“It scares me. I don’t want it coming down here because then it will prevent business from coming here,” said worker Nick Shagouris.
The restaurant has put floating barriers in the water to try and keep dead fish and garbage out.
The results from the water samples are expected to come back in the next week or so. The bulk of the fish being found dead are Atlantic menhaden.
Apr 29, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://intellihub.com/beached-dead-bloated-blue-whale-threatens-tow...
Beached dead and bloated blue whale threatens town with methane gas explosion
An 82-foot-long dead whale washed ashore recently causing quite a dilemma
By Shepard Ambellas
TROUT RIVER, Canada (INTELLIHUB) — A disgustingly dead and bloated 82-foot-long blue whale has washed ashore recently, causing a major stir in the town of 600.
Interestingly, the whale’s body keeps getting bigger, like a massive inflating balloon and may even explode as methane gas continues to build up inside.
Residents are now complaining of the nasty smell emitting from the whale’s body which is expected to worsen.
According to reports, federal agencies were contacted by town officials for help outside help, but all requests were denied.
It’s believed that the blue whale was one that died a few weeks back after its pod was trapped in ice.
It’s not yet know how the townspeople will handle the issue moving forth.
Apr 30, 2014
Howard
More extremely rare deep water fish appearing near the surface.
Interesting that both of these fish possess long snouts that contain electrical sensors for locating prey in the depths, perhaps making them hyper-sensitive to the electro-magnetic screech from rock strata under compression.
Rare Goblin Shark Caught off Florida (Apr 19)
The 18ft-long pink predator was caught in a shrimp net 10 miles off Key West, Florida.
The crew were shocked to find the prehistoric-looking shark thrashing around with the rest of the haul.
It has a long snout hiding racks of sharp teeth and is often called a “living fossil”.
Goblin sharks have been found in the Pacific, off the coasts of Japan and California, and in ocean depths of up to 5,000 feet. The latest sighting has surprised researchers.
“This is a very rare finding,” John Karlson, a research biologist at NOAA, told NBC News on Saturday. “We don’t know very much about these animals.”
“I didn’t even know what it was,” said Carl Moore, a fisherman. “I didn’t get the tape measure out because that thing’s got some wicked teeth. They could do some damage.
Much to the disappointment of scientists, Mr Moore decided to snap a quick photo of the shark with his mobile then release it back into the water.
Scientists know so little about the shark that they cannot even determine how old or how big it gets.
Researchers, using his photographs, have guessed that the shark was a female and at least 18 feet long.
It is thought that deep underwater the colour red appears black making the shark appear almost invisible to predators and prey.
Its snout contains electrical sensors so it can find prey even when it cannot see or hear.
They eat fish, including other sharks and rays, as well as crabs, shrimps and other small organisms.
Mr Moore caught the creature on April 19 but only reported the catch to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday.
David Schiffman, a marine biologist at the University of Miami, did not believe that a goblin shark would ever be found in the Gulf.
“At first I wasn’t sure if it was even possible for this to happen,” he said.
“But then, when the photos came through, it is undeniably a goblin shark.”
Sources
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10806150...
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-goblin-shark-snagged-fishe...
Rare Deep Sea Rhinochimaera Netted Off Southern India (May 3)
Fishermen caught the fish while fishing about 40 nautical miles south of Pamban.
Sources in the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) said the fish belonged to the Rhinochimaera genus and Chimaera family.
The exact species could be confirmed only after a detailed study, they said.
Source
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/strange-fish-nette...
May 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
Thousands of dead fish found floating on a lake in Meniffe, California, America
Investigation into the death of thousands of fish in Menifee Lake continues today, with speculation among residents of the community increasing as lake maintenance officials await further water test results.
An official would not go on record with comment today until further test results are available. The initial explanation given Menifee 24/7 was climate changes, but a source said there is no official explanation at this point. Dead fish started floating to the surface on Saturday and many still are visible against the lake shore.
“I first noticed it when I walked around the lake on Saturday, and it rained the night before,” Menifee Lakes resident Bob Howard said today. “Maybe the rain washed something into the lake. Nobody knows at this point and there are all kinds of rumors.
“Initially, I just noticed blue gill and crappie dying. Today for the first time I’m seeing dead catfish. It really ruins my walk around the lake. I hope they find out what happened.”
http://tinyurl.com/krj8sfd
http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/thousands-of-dead-fish-found...
and elsewhere:
http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/large-amount-of-dead-fish-fo...
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&am...
Large amount of dead fish found floating along a river in Xiasha District, China
Recently, several friends broke the news, Xiasha Economic Development Zone along the river appeared a large floating fish, dead fish phenomenon.
Users also said that floating fish attracted a large number of people fishing nearby, and some even sell the salvage of dead fish up around the hotel.
Emergency departments river returns to normal
As management, river management xiasha Dyke found, the first time the organization personnel dead fish on the river to make a deal with the situation.
On the one hand, the organization river cleaning staff salvage of dead fish floating in the water, after two days of fishing, sanitation workers were recovered from the 2000 pounds of dead fish, and made a landfill.
On the other side, the staff take emergency water distribution methods, the river water quality repair.
After a series of treatments, the river has returned to normal.
Environmental surrounding industrial enterprises involved in one investigation
For the cause of a large area of dead fish, users are also different opinions: some believe can cause such a big impact, only industrial waste-water treatment; while the other side, it was thought to be caused by hypoxia river water.
, The reporter contacted the phone xiasha Economic Development Environmental Protection Agency to monitor the brigade brigade Changsheng Bin guess for many users.
Sheng Bin told reporters that since last week occurred floating fish, dead fish phenomenon, xiasha environmental protection departments on the river surrounding businesses expand carpet investigation, so far, the investigation work is still in progress.
May 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20140503/SHE0101/305030439/De...
Dead fish lining Wisconsin shorelines
May 3, 2014
In this photo taken April 28, a pair of dead fish lies in the sand along the East shoreline of Lake Petenwell in Rome. Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the shores of some Wisconsin lakes. / AP Photo/Daily Tribune Media
Members of the Crystal Lake Sportsman's Club drill holes and clear snow in February on Little Elkhart Lake. The effort was aimed at adding more oxygen to the lake, though the harsh winter appears to have killed many, if not all, of the lake's fish.
State wildlife officials fear the long, harsh winter has led to a significant fish die-off in Little Elkhart Lake, where large numbers of dead fish have been found in the water and on shore.
The phenomenon, which has now been found at several other inland lakes in Wisconsin, is the result of thick ice that trapped fish in shallow waters with low oxygen, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
At Little Elkhart Lake in northwest Sheboygan County, no fish species was spared, including northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie. Even the ever-hardy bullhead has been found dead in high numbers, which could signal a severe, if not total fish die-off.
“It looks to be a pretty significant kill based on the species people are finding,” said Travis Motl, a fisheries biologist who works out of the Plymouth DNR office. “This was a particularly bad winter.”
Motl plans to visit the lake — which is a popular fishing spot — in late May and will survey the fish population to determine how bad the die-off was. From there, the DNR will work with area conservation groups to restock the lake.
The issue stems from three-foot-thick ice and heavy snow cover this past winter that left little oxygen in the shallow lake. Compounding the problem was that the lake’s abundant plant life was choked off from the sun, killing those plants and creating a mass decomposition process that further depleted the water’s oxygen levels.
At the same time, given that it’s considered a “seepage lake,” meaning it’s fed by groundwater rather than streams, no fresh oxygenated water was entering the lake during the winter.
Local fishermen first noticed the problem during a February ice fishing tournament, when dead fish floated up to the surface as people began drilling holes in the ice. Others reported seeing fish swimming on their sides along the ice, where there’s more oxygen.
The DNR didn’t have an aerator available to assist, so about a dozen members of the Crystal Lake Sportsman’s Club plowed snow into long rows on the lake’s surface to get more sunlight to plants in the water.
They also spent a day drilling 674 holes in the ice in hopes that a forecasted rainstorm would melt the snowbanks they’d created and send fresh water into the lake, in turn adding oxygen to the water.
However, the effort wasn’t enough, and club members said the mass die-off on Little Elkhart Lake appears to be the worst they’ve seen in more than three decades.
“Most winters, we have one or two thaws where the snow melts and it rains, and all that water runs back into the lake somewhere, which helps the fish out,” said Justin Fink, the club’s president.
Motl said winter die-offs are most common on lakes with similar profiles as Little Elkhart Lake, with its shallow water and rich plant life. Those with deeper water and fewer plants weather harsh winters much better.
The DNR expects the cold winter will result in more dead fish in lakes throughout the state.
So far, no other Sheboygan County lakes appear to have endured similar fish kills, which has surprised Motl, though the issue has been found at other inland Wisconsin lakes, including Lake Petenwell, near the Town of Rome in Adams County.
Residents near Lake Petenwell are seeing a second unusual sight — pelicans have come to scoop up the dead carp, walleye and other fish.
“We don't normally have pelicans here,” resident Jim Kiehl said. “Then, I saw dead fish lying on the bank.”
May 5, 2014
sourabh kale
Birds Are Losing Their Way
What's happening? They are losing their inner-compass...
May 7, 2014
The migratory pattern of birds - even if it is a dry subject and the aim of comedic cracks - for some odd reason, has always held the high fascination of biologists.Never more so than now...That's because the classic experiments were so predictable. Such as a cage with some kind of monitors to catch which direction the bird wanted to travel at night.That is, until it started going tragically wrong in the mid-2000s.German researchers discovered in 2004 that the regular experiment became an erratic mystery while observing the European Robin.They would not orient themselves in a single direction. They would not hop in a direction. They were shut down. They were completely lost. Changing variables like food, light, cages...lots of things - didn't do a thing according to biologist Henrik Mouritsen. For three years they tried to solve the mystery.That's when they realized they left out oneimportant variable...an invisible one...The electromagnetic noise coming from allthe electronics on the nearby campus. Theymade a Faraday cageof sorts by using aluminum screens in the cages - the birds started jumping again. It worked!After spending so many years and so much research just to correct a problem occurring with the original experiment, thesure results presented a new problem to biology and the environment at large.Mouritsen said:We are absolutely sure that the effect is real.That's why now, the results could be published just today in thejournalNature. Scarily enough - the levels affecting the birds are 1,000 times below WHO guidelines. Being so immersed in electronics it is going to be a difficult task finding out which electronics are causing birds to lose their way. It could be anything that has to be plugged in.So far, the bird disorientation only happens in large urban and industrial areas or learning campuses. And they ruled out power lines or cellphone signals because the frequencies they emit are too low and too high respectively. But the frequencyband range most responsibleis 2 kHz - 5 MHz, which would include AM radio, and all area electronic equipment. Itis absolutely baffling news to the physicists who will say as Mouritsen recounts, "that can't have any effect."But he didn't dwell in the realm of conventional physics - he stepped it up a notch to quantum mechanics.
"Theoretical predictions suggest that [the disruption] might be an effect of electron spins." Electromagnetic noise might be affecting electron spins in a molecule namedcryptochrome, Mouritsen says — the eye protein that some scientists believe plays a pivotal role in avian magnetic orientation. This could cause the molecule's chemical properties to change, and the birds to lose all sense of direction at night. But the theory, Mouritsen warns, is "unproven."The findings have fascinated other researchers but some say that it's not that big of a deal and the bird can leave the urban area in any direction to gather its bearings. Mouritsen sees it as a growing problem of high electromagnetic radiationthat could be reduced by some means.So it's not just a matter of adaptation. Do birds know to stay away from the city? Willthey? Mouritsen doesn't know but says,"I'm sure the birds would have been better off if one of their key compasses had never been disturbed."This certainly wouldn't be the first time animal patterns have been "off" in recent years. It is commonly thought that bees, birds, dolphins and other animals are highly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. So one would think a little more forethought would go into forays like Navytesting experiments around the world. While cell towers seem to be ruled out of the above experiment, they are certainly implicated for having adetrimental effect on mammals.A couple years ago, I tried to make sense of all the dolphin deaths - like the ones that wound up off the shores of Peru. I speculated because I didn't buy the theorythat they just suddenly decided to do it and everyone followed the leader. That was a long time ago and thousands more have died under mysterious circumstances - yet "more research" is always needed.No, the innate intelligence of animals is much too underestimated; much too disregarded. For the first time ever, they have lost their way.But where will they go when there is no more room to adapt? Why should they be stretched to the brink of no more adaptation to begin with?
May 9, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/mysore/Dead-Fish-found-at...
Dead Fish found at Karanji Lake
[Updated 2014-05-11 09:59:00 ]
Mysore :Hundreds of fish in picturesque Karanji Lake were found dead on Saturday May 10, due to the heavy inflow of sewage water from manholes.
Reports say that the cause is heavy inflow of sewage water from overflowing manholes in Siddartha Layout in east Mysore may have caused their death. This follows a heavy downpour in Mysore since few days. Water samples have been collected to assess exact cause of death.
Zoo officials confirmed that over 300 fish were found dead on the east side of the lake from where storm water enters the water body. Incessant rain caused problem as storm water mixed sewage water overflowed from manholes and polluted the lake.
MCC commissioner PG Ramesh confirmed that sewage inflow may have caused fish death and we are working to prevent inflow of sewage to the Lake. We are diverting sewage line to protect the water body and work is in progress. In few weeks time we will be able to divert the UGD water away from the lake.
May 12, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Fish-kill-reported-in...
Thousands of fish found dead in Shark River
Updated 4:18 pm, Monday, May 12, 2014
BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what's causing a massive fish kill in the Shark River.
Monmouth County's health department received a report at 5:30 a.m., Monday. Officials say thousands of fish have died, but a total count has not been completed.
Public health coordinator Michael Meddis tells the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/1jazIXq ) moss bunker appears to be the affected species and the fish kill is mainly taking place in the boat basin in Belmar.
Meddis says bunker reproduce in large numbers and typically use a lot of oxygen.
State environmental officials tell the newspaper that preliminary test results showed acceptable oxygen levels and almost no algae in the water. They say "slightly low oxygen levels" likely resulted in a fish kill.
May 13, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://en.a1plus.am/1189319.html
Dead fish found in river
On May 16, the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a report that dead fish had been found in the Shahvard river that flows through Voskevaz village in Aragatsotn region.
A task force was sent to the site shortly afterwards to find that fish in the river had been dying in large numbers (about 20 kg).
Representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the local Governor’s Office and Epidemiological Service have taken samples of water for analysis.
May 16, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/dead-fish-wash-jersey-shore
First the river now the beaches. More than 5 tons of dead fish wash up on Jersey beaches.
State environmental officials say there is no indication of disease, and that the fish, which normally produce in large numbers and consume a lot of oxygen, simply overproduced.
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty says crews will be patrolling the beaches this weekend to clear any dead fish out of the way of beachgoers.
May 16, 2014
Howard
Rare Deep Sea Lancetfish Swims Ashore on North Carolina Beach (May 12)
It is a deep water, open ocean fish with a large mouth and very sharp teeth. They grow up to 6.6 feet in length.
Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar seas.
The photos were taken by Leif Rasmussen from Manteo.
After taking pictures of the strange-looking fish, Rasmussen walked the fish back out to the ocean, as deep as he could walk. He then released the fish back into the water.
Pier officials say the fish ended up swimming up to the shore again, so they believe something was wrong with it.
http://myfox8.com/2014/05/16/lancetfish-washes-ashore-in-nags-head/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Mysterious-deepwater-fish-f...
May 17, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sott.net/article/279296-Winterkill-strikes-Grand-Lake-ne...
Winterkill strikes Grand Lake near Duluth; thousands of fish found ...
Dead fish of several species are washed up along the shore of Grand Lake on Monday. Thousands of fish in the lake north of Duluth were lost to winterkill, a condition in which dissolved oxygen levels are too low for fish to survive.
Perhaps as many as 35,000 fish died, said Dan Wilfond, fisheries specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at French River, although he cautioned that that was a rough estimate.
The fish, victims of winterkill -- low oxygen levels -- included sunfish, crappies, walleyes, northern pike and largemouth bass, Wilfond said.
Grand Lake, a 1,600-acre lake between Saginaw and Twig, is popular with anglers.
"It was disheartening," Wilfond said. "It was a pretty severe kill."
Tim Goeman, DNR regional fisheries supervisor at Grand Rapids, said he was not aware of other lakes across northeastern Minnesota that have suffered winterkill.
Winterkill occurs when dissolved oxygen levels get too low during winter for fish to survive, Wilfond said. It typically takes place on shallow lakes with lots of aquatic vegetation or high nutrient levels, Goeman said.
Grand Lake is 24 feet at its deepest, but just 1 percent of the lake is deeper than 15 feet, Wilfond said. The lake has historically suffered some winterkill events, he said. The last severe winterkill on Grand Lake was in 1955-56.
Walleye numbers in the lake have decreased in recent years as bass and panfish populations have increased. As a result of the winterkill and a subsequent void in the lake's fish numbers, the DNR plans to stock the lake with walleye fry (tiny, just hatched fish), Wilfond said.
"Maybe we can get the walleye population up and running," Wilfond said. "Because of the void, there will be a lot of forage for them."
The DNR had been stocking walleyes in Grand Lake for a time but discontinued it several years ago due to poor returns, Wilfond said.
"But in our management plan, we said we would reintroduce walleye stocking in the event of a winterkill," he said.
The DNR plans to stock 755,000 fry each year from this year through 2016. This year's fry stocking likely will take place in a couple of weeks, Wilfond said.
May 17, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Dead-Fish-in-M...
Thousands of Dead Fish in Marina Del Rey
Officials are worried that the foul odor will cause a huge discomfort for both visitors and resident nearby.
| Sunday, May 18, 2014 | Updated 7:05 AM PDT
Thousands of dead fish wash up at Marina Del Rey on Sunday, May 18, 2014.
Thousands of dead fish have flooded one of seven basins at Marina Del Rey late Saturday evening.
The first report came in just after 9 p.m. at the A-Basin located at 13000 block of Tahiti Way, officials said.
Authorities said upon sheriff’s arrival at the reported location, they discovered thousands of dead fish floating in the water.
It was not immediately known what caused these fish to die and wash up to the basin. California Fish and Game was called to the scene but are not expected to clean up the dead fish until later in the day, officials said.
Authorities said the fish may have died due to a lack of oxygen.
Officials are worried that the foul odor will cause a huge discomfort for both visitors and residents nearby.
May 18, 2014
Howard
Another Rare Deep Ocean Fish Swims Ashore (May 21)
Prof Mike Elliott, at the University of Hull, said the Deal Fish found on the beach at Hornsea normally inhabits colder deep waters north of Scotland.
The fish was found on the beach by Hornsea resident Allan Dougal and his son.
Mr Dougal said that it was at the water's edge and "after clearing its gills of sand it was returned to the sea where it swam away".
Prof Elliott said: "This fish gets much bigger and can get up to eight-and-a-half feet. They go down in deeper water of about 200 to 1,000 metres deep, they are oceanic fish
"They are rare in the North sea, North of Scotland would be a bit more common.
Source
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-27484705
May 22, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/environment/thousands-dead-f...
Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Up Near Galveston Bay, Officials Say It's Nothing
Thousands of dead fish washed up in Seabrook, Texas, this weekend. Authorities say there is no cause for concern, despite the fact that the community sits on the coast of Galveston Bay, where a barge leaked thousands of gallons of tar-like oil in March.
Residents in the Seabrook-Kemah area told KTRK-TV they have never seen or smelled anything like the thousands of rotting shad washed ashore there.
"It just stinks really bad," Yesenia Compean told the news channel. "You had to cover your nose when you walk by there."
"Never seen nothing like that in my life," said Edward Hinojosa, who spends most of his weekends in the Kemah area.
In March a barge carrying 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a tanker and overturned in the Houston Ship Channel, creating an oil slick 12 miles long in Galveston Bay. Officials estimated 168,000 gallons of oil were spilled into the water.
But the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say the shad incident is “not uncommon” and that the fish died because of “oxygen depletion.”
Thousands of dead anchovies were found in Southern California’s Marina del Ray last weekend and state wildlife officials also attributed it to oxygen depletion. They say the fish likely sought refuge in the harbor from a "predator species," became trapped and depleted all the oxygen in the water there.
“Once in the harbor, the fish school became trapped, and subsequently depleted all of the available oxygen in the water,” according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Janice Mackey.
Moderator Update 5/28:
"Thousands of dead fish that were creating a big stench in Galveston County for the most part are gone.
"We first reported Sunday about the dead fish that washed ashore near the 146 bridge leading into Kemah on Sunday.
"When we went back Monday to see if they were still there, we found only a few remaining.
"When we went back Monday to see if they were still there, we found only a few remaining.
According to a fish and wildlife officials we spoke with, these types of fish decompose very quickly."
http://abc13.com/news/thousands-of-dead-fish-found-near-kemah-now-g...
May 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/fish-kill-found-in-a-river-i...
Fish kill found in a river in Tocantins, Brazil
Dead fish were again caught by the population of the state, but this time the entry was made in Formoso River, south of Tocantins. According to the netizen Deyvid Brito, the photos were taken on Thursday (22), near the pumping area of Rio Formoso project facing irrigated agriculture in the region. “I’m from Formoso do Araguaia and today, in the early afternoon, passing through the BR-242, the right side of the highway, I realized that there were several dead fish,” he says.
The scene caught by the internet is not the first. In April, fishermen Tocantinópolis, upstate, said they found evidence of a fish kill on the Tocantins River . And in February, thousands of dead fish were found near the dam of the hydroelectric plant Luís Eduardo Magalhães in Paved , 50 km from Las Palmas. In the latter, Investco, the company responsible for the plant, was fined more than U.S. $ 2.5 million for the death of fish.
According to the Nature Institute of Tocantins (Naturatins), the Coordinator of Surveillance and Environmental Quality sent a monitoring team of Formoso do Araguaia, to inspect the area where the dead fish were found. The goal, according to the agency, is to investigate the causes of the destruction of these animals. However, the coordination of the State Naturatins thought better call for reinforcements.
According to the agency, on Monday (26) a team of Gurupi also go to the site and a report is expected to leave in three days, counting from Monday.
http://tinyurl.com/q38v2gc
May 27, 2014
lonne rey
Cold Wave Kills 6 Million Fish in Eastern Bolivia
LA PAZ – Authorities in the eastern Bolivian province of Santa Cruz declared an alert following the death of 6 million fish from the unusually cold weather gripping the country in recent weeks.
The provincial government said the fish died in the Grande, Pirai and Ichilo rivers that run through the tropical region.
This is an “environmental catastrophe” brought on by the lowest temperatures registered in Santa Cruz in nearly half a century, Gov. Ruben Costas told reporters.
The cold wave that gripped the Southern Cone of South America last month caused a severe drop in temperatures in southern and eastern Bolivia, even falling below 0 C (32 F) in areas where the thermometer isusually above 20 C (68 F).
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May 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2640680/Village-fire-How-me...
Village of fire: How methane gas seeping out of the ground means that Chinese farmers working in the field can’t risk even a single spark from a tool in case the air bursts into flames
Methane gas is coming up from the ground in a village in China causing the air to burst into balls of fire.
The phenomenon is now so common that Nanjiawan village in south-west China has been dubbed the 'Invisible Fire Village'.
Lighting a cigarette or starting electrical equipment can have disastrous consequences.
Dangerous: Methane gas is coming up from the ground in a village in China causing the air to burst into fire
Superstitious locals called in priests at first believing they had been cursed by evil spirits.
After that failed to drive away the methane gas explosions some of the more enterprising villagers dug tunnels under their homes and used the gas to create basic underfloor heating systems.
The gas was discovered less than a year ago when Su Geng, 83, reported to authorities a strange smell coming from her cellar.
She said: 'They told me after doing a test that there was methane leaking out of the ground. They set fire to the air to prove it to me.'
Villagers need to be careful when working in the fields because even a single spark from a metal farming tool striking a stone can cause the air to literally burst into flames
The phenomenon is so common now that Nanjiawan village in south-west China is known by its nickname 'Invisible Fire Village'
Some of the more creative villagers dug tunnels under their homes and used the gas to create basic underfloor heating systems
Methane secreting from the ground occurs in many places around the world.
On one hillside on Turkey's Mediterranean coast fires have been burning for thousands of years.
However, families in China are afraid that the 'Invisible Fire' will one day burn out of control and lead to deaths.
Putting it out: Superstitious locals called in priests at first believing they had been cursed by evil spirits
Lighting a cigarette or starting electrical equipment can have disastrous consequences
The gas was discovered less than a year ago when an 83-year-old woman noticed a strange smell coming from her cellar
A police spokesman said: 'It doesn't matter how often they are told that it is an explainable natural phenomenon, there are many who view it as a sinister thing and insist that it evil spirits and other hocus pocus is at play.
'In fact the most logical explanation is staring them in the face every day. There is a natural gas mine not far from the village.
'It's likely that the gas leaks and goes underground to the village, causing the fires there. It is not witchcraft or sorcery but simple natural science.'
May 28, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/story/d/story/thousands-of-fish-f...
Thousands of Fish Found Dead Along Clear Creek
May 29, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources say it's called a "fish kill."
The white bass fish died about a week ago, possibly from a virus.
Since the fish are spawning, they are stressed and their bodies may not be strong enough to fight the virus.
Officials add that "fish kills" usually occur when there is a reduction of oxygen in the water.
Jun 3, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Thousands-of-fish-found-dead-i...
Thousands of fish found dead in river near Uttoxeter
THOUSANDS of fish have been found dead in a river near Uttoxeter and an environmental investigation is now underway to confirm the cause.
Angler Glen Pointon posted a tweet with a picture showing several dead fish on a riverbank near the River Tean.
He said: “It’s one of the saddest moments in fishing I have ever seen, a river I often fish called the river Tean, a tributary of the Dove has been polluted over the last 24 hours and killed every single bit of life in the river.
“Thousands of trout fry, grayling, huge trout, stone loach, bull heads are lying in their thousands all over the bed of the river. The Environmental Agency are there now. Gutted is not the word.”
An Environment Agency spokesman said: “We are currently dealing with a fish kill on the River Tean.
“The incident was reported to us yesterday evening and our officers attended the scene shortly after.
“Today we are continuing to investigate the cause, checking and taking samples on the river upstream and downstream of where the incident occurred.
“We are still assessing how many fish have died but early estimates are in excess of 1000.”
Jun 4, 2014
lonne rey
Sea star disease epidemic surges in Oregon, local extinctions expected
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Just in the past two weeks, the incidence of sea star wasting syndrome has exploded along the Oregon Coast and created an epidemic of historic magnitude, one that threatens to decimate the entire population of purple ochre sea stars.
Prior to this, Oregon had been the only part of the West Coast that had been largely spared this devastating disease.
Researchers say this is the first time that die-offs of sea stars, more commonly known as starfish, have ever been identified at one time along such a wide expanse of the West Coast, and the sudden increase in Oregon has been extraordinary.
“This is an unprecedented event,” said Bruce Menge, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology in the Department of Integrative Biology of the OSU College of Science. “We’ve never seen anything of this magnitude before.
“We have no clue what’s causing this epidemic, how severe the damage might be or how long that damage might last,” he said. “It’s very serious. Some of the sea stars most heavily affected are keystone predators that influence the whole diversity of life in the intertidal zone.”
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Jun 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Crows-falcons-fall-de...
Crows, falcons fall dead
TNN | Jun 11, 2014, 10.06 AM IST
KARWAR: A large number of birds were found dead in Halekot area in Kadwad gram panchayat limits in Karwar taluk on Monday.
The exact cause for these deaths is yet to be ascertained. Till Tuesday morning over 30 birds were found dead, locals said. Most of dead birds are falcons and crows. Locals suspect that the birds might have been poisoned.
Prof V N Nayak, a zoologist, said the birds may have consumed poisoned meat. He urged the forest department to conduct a postmortem to ascertain the exact reason behind the death of these birds.
Forest officials visited the place. Manjunath Navy, range forest officer, said that the dead birds would be sent to the science centre for tests to find out the cause for their deaths.
Jun 11, 2014
KM
http://www.thephuketnews.com/thousands-of-dead-crabs-wash-ashore-in...
Thousands of dead crabs wash ashore in Phuket on World Oceans Day
PHUKET: Tens of thousands of dead sea crabs were spotted this morning on the shore of Pa Lai Beach in Phuket's Chalong sub-district.
Today happens to be World Oceans Day, a day first designated in 2002 to honour the world's oceans and celebrate the products the ocean provides.
To this point there have been no official statements or tests conducted to clarify the cause of the crabs' mass exodus.
Jun 12, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://grapevine.is/news/2014/06/16/unexplainable-bird-deaths-puzzl...
Unexplainable Bird Deaths Puzzle Scientists
Published June 16, 2014
Dozens of seabirds have been found dead in a region of Snæfellsnes, and the cause eludes the experts.
Vísir reports that since last month, over 50 common eiders have been found dead near a nesting area in Fróðárrif, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula
in west Iceland. However, no apparent cause of death could be found. This prompted the West-Iceland Centre of Natural History (NSV) to conduct further investigations.
Menja von Schmalensee told attendees at an NSV meeting last Wednesday that, in the course of these investigations, an additional 70 dead birds were found in the area. These birds included kittiwakes, cormorants and more eiders. Even more inexplicably, many dead flounders were also found near the area, having washed up on the shores nearby.
Jón Einar Jónsson, the director of the Institute of Research Centres at the University of Iceland, visited the area with NSV employees. Although scavenging creatures had picked apart many of the dead birds, a few specimens were still intact, and newly dead. Some of these specimens have been sent to the US, to be examined by experts in bird diseases there.
Jón points out that the eider and the kittiwake have little in common with each other, apart from the fact that they both drink fresh water around this time of year. This could point to ponds in the area as being a possible source of the deadly culprit.
Jun 17, 2014
Howard
Rare Oarfish Caught in Central Vietnam (May 30)
Almost everything we know about the oarfish has been learned from specimens that have washed ashore on beaches or have been accidentally caught by fishermen.
Shortly before the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, about 20 oarfish stranded themselves on beaches in the area according to Mark Benfield, a researcher at Louisiana State University.
In following years, oarfish have washed up in Southern California in October 2013, and in March 2014, a live oarfish was filmed repeatedly attempting to swim ashore in Baja California and eventually perished.
Oarfish are usually found at a depth of around 600 feet (200 meters), although they have been known to go as deep as 3,000 feet (1,000 meters).
Sources
http://thanhniennews.com/education-youth/giant-oarfish-caught-in-ce...
http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/oarfish.html
Jun 18, 2014
Howard
Stampeding Ducks Cause Gridlock in Thailand (Jun 14)
The bizarre stampede occurred approximately 150 miles from Bangkok, causing chaos among drivers who were forced to sit in their cars as the ducks swarmed throughout roadway.
It is unclear where the ducks came from and as one wave of ducks passes, another follows shortly afterwards, leaving the road in gridlock.
Pedestrians attempting to pass through the feathered crowd are seen hurrying through the gap, before another crowd of birds continue down the street.
According to Yahoo News, it was recorded by Thai resident Jack Sarathat who was forced to step on the brakes of his car when the ducks swarmed the street he was driving on.
"I'm not sure why these ducks are in revolt," Saranthat says to a passenger, according to Yahoo News.
"You can see the great mass of ducks swarming on the road. They have now occupied the area entirely."
No word on where the ducks were going or why they were on the road and not flying.
Sources
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/watch-insane-duck-st...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thailand-watch-100000-stampeding-ducks-cau...
Jun 26, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Dead-fish-found-in-Yam...
Dead fish found in Yamuna in Agra
TNN | Jun 26, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
AGRA: Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at Samgor ghat of river Yamuna in Etmadpur area of Agra over the past few days. Locals and environmentalists have attributed the death to rising pollution in the river water. However, a team of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) which collected water samples from the ghat for testing blamed fishermen for the deaths, saying they had probably mixed chemicals in water to catch fish.
Locals at Etmadpur alleged that fish and aquatic animals have been dying at the ghat as the water quality there is highly toxic with extremely low dissolve oxygen (DO) level. "The heat wave has compounded the problem as the river has dried up. The river looks like a 'nullah' (drain) these days," said Kavita Shukla, a resident of Etmadpur.
Locals said the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents from towns upstream. Steps need to be taken immediately to clean up the river and release fresh water into it, they added.
Added to this are the open drains in the city that discharge both domestic and industrial waste into the river, said Virendra Sahoo, a resident who lives near Samgor ghat.
UPPCB official VB Awasthi said it would be unfair to draw any conclusion before seeing the test reports of the water. The officials accepted that Yamuna's water quality is deteriorating with each passing day. He added that fishermen are very active in Etmadpur area and this could be a case of illegal fishing activity.
In February, over 100 blue bulls had died after drinking the toxic water of river Karvan in Agra. In the same month, the UP government had served notice to the Delhi government to stop releasing toxic water into the river by factories.
Even reports of UPPCB state that toxicity of the Yamuna increases downstream as it flows through Agra and Mathura, mainly on account of the putrid water released by 16 'nullahs' in Delhi.
Jun 26, 2014
Howard
Rare Sighting of Beluga Whale in Massachusetts (Jun 26)
Beluga whales are not native to this area. These animals are found in arctic and subarctic waters, with the southernmost group located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada.
"It's very rare to see a Beluga by itself this far south," Dr. Tracy Romano of Mystic Aquarium told WNPR. "It was last sighted here a week ago, on the 18th."
"This unusual sighting in our own back yard is anomalous behavior for a Beluga," she said, "and we would like to find out why."
Sources
http://wnpr.org/post/rare-sighting-beluga-whale-massachusetts
http://www.world-insights.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/beluga-wha...
Jun 27, 2014
KM
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/26/whitecourt-caterpillars_n_5...
Whitecourt, Edmonton Overrun By Caterpillars
The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted: 06/26/2014 11:42 am EDT | Updated: 06/26/2014 5:59 pm EDT
An Alberta town has been overrun by caterpillars that are chowing down on tree leaves and leaving only the branches behind.
Whitecourt residents are powerless against the creepy-crawly insects, who have made appearances in previous years but never in the numbers seen this season.
“We have lived in this location 12 years and this is the worst that we have seen it," Coucillor Derek Schlosser told CTV News earlier this week.
Alverna Thompson told the Edmonton Sun her apple tree has been completely stripped of leaves and "there certainly won't be any fruit this year."
She also said sweeping the bugs off her patio is pointless, as they return just a quickly as she can sweep, and that she's taken to removing them from her siding with a hose.
The forest tent caterpillars moved in over the last week, but their stay is only temporary, until about mid-July, Mayor Maryann Chichak told CTV News.
She explained Whitecourt has seen three years of caterpillar infestation and expects this will be the last year of their life cycle — which likely means a drop in numbers next year.
Jun 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://rewind1077.com/news/025520-more-than-1000-fish-found-dead-on...
More than 1,000 fish found dead on shoreline in Finger Lakes
Yesterday at 8:58 AM in Local
A bacterial infection is being blamed for killing fish in one of the Finger Lakes.
The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports that more than 1,000 dead fish have been removed from Canandaigua Lake’s public shoreline in the past few days.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation took fish samples Monday and preliminary test results showed that the fish are suffering from columnaris. The bacterial infection is affecting mostly smaller fish like sunfish and perch.
State health officials say there is no danger to humans swimming in Canandaigua Lake during the fish die-off.
There is no treatment for the fish disease and it is generally left to run its course.
Jun 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25888134/hundreds-of-thousands-of-dead-fi...
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish found floating in North Inlet
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 11:10 AM EDTUpdated: Jun 27, 2014 12:09 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish were found floating in the North Inlet near Georgetown Thursday.
Seven Seas Seafood Market on Facebook
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – As many as a million dead fish are floating in the waters of North Inlet, near Georgetown, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources official said. He believes the fish were killed due to low oxygen in the water.
On Thursday, photos showing thousands of dead red drum fish and menhaden were posted to Facebook by the Seven Seas Seafood Market.
The early indications from the samples taken so far indicate that the fish kill is the result of low dissolved oxygen in the water, which has to do with an environmental condition called hypoxia, according to Phil Maier with the SCDNR.
Maier said he believes the massive fish kill happened sometime overnight, in the early morning heading into Thursday, due to a low tide in the estuary. It appears the fish got caught in a pocket of water when the tide was changing.
The fish will not pose a threat to wildlife as they decompose, Maier believes, because they will be spread out.
Back in January 2013, thousands of dead fish washed ashore in Pawleys Island. SCDNR also blamed hypoxia for that fish kill.
Jun 27, 2014
Mark
Giant Jellyfish Filmed off the Coast of Cornwall
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/giant-20kg-jellyfish-filmed-of...
A conservationist has captured the amazing moment he came face-to-face with a huge barrel jellyfish along Cornwall's south coast.
The presence of such a large jellyfish in the waters of Cornwall may come as a surprise to most but not to marine expert Matt Slater, who told the BBC earlier this year that a plethora of jellyfish with domes "the size of dustbin lids" had been spotted along Cornwall's coast.
Barrel jellyfish, which are usually 90cm-wide with tentacles that can stretch to 6 feet, are normally spotted further out to sea but the mild winter is presumed to have led to more plankton being available to eat closer to shore.
While the large creature in the video is evidently menacing, experts state the barrel jellyfish's stings cause no harm to humans but that it is best not to handle them either
Slater added that the influx in jellyfish in Cornwall represented the largest number of jellyfish in the region's waters since 2002.
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Billions of jellyfish appear around British coastlines as sea temperature rises
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2672909/Billions-jellyfish-...
Billions of jellyfish are appearing around our coastlines following weeks of warm weather.
Huge billowing blooms, each containing thousands of jellyfish, have suddenly appeared in our waters as the animals respond to high sea temperatures.
These pictures, which show an ethereal mass of moon jellyfish, were taken by kayaker John Bentley off the beach at Newquay in Cornwall.
Mr Bentley, 43, said: ‘I’ve lived here all my life and I have never seen anything like it.
‘There were just thousands of them, floating there in huge masses. I was in the canoe with my two sons Rhys, who is ten, and Calum, who is eight, and there they were, all these jellyfish.
‘It was quite a sight.’
Jun 28, 2014
Howard
Extremely Rare Deepwater Shark Found Close to Shore in the Philippines (Jun 30)
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is an extremely rare species of deepwater shark that has rarely been seen or caught alive. It is "one of the most mysterious and least understood of all the sharks," according to wildlife conservation site ARKive.org.
Animal bone enthusiast and expert Darrell Blatchley said;
"In my 20 years as a collector, I have seen various species of dolphins and whales. This is my first time seeing this kind of shark. It was strange. So lucky to have seen a megamouth shark in the flesh."
Blatchley could not identify the possible reason why the shark came near the shore.
Citing information from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the report said the shark was 18 feet long and 12 feet wide, and weighed 400 to 500 kilos.
The BFAR stressed residents cannot eat the meat of the megamouth shark, which is considered a rare species known for its distinctively large mouth, which it uses for filter feeding.
Source
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2014/07/02/rare...
Jul 1, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/massive-school-anchovies...
Massive school of anchovies looks like oil slick
Appearance of baitfish near shore off La Jolla amazes marine experts, who can’t recall seeing such a sight in more than 30 years
July 08, 2014 by David Strege
Massive school of anchovies appears to be an oil slick. Photo from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
From a distance, the ocean near Scripps Pier off La Jolla, California, appeared to be the site of a catastrophic oil spill on Tuesday. Initially, Robert Monroe thought it was a red tide.
But it was neither.
Making a long, dark cloud in the shallow water off San Diego County was a massive school of Northern anchovies the likes of which has not been seen hugging the coast in more than 30 years.
Monroe, a communications officer with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, saw the unusual sight and raced to the pier with a GoPro camera, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A massive school of anchovies initially looked like a red tide to Robert Monroe of Scripps. Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
“It was remarkable,” Monroe told the Los Angeles Times. “From a distance it looked like an oil slick and you think, ‘What happened?’ and then you get up close and it’s amazing.
“It’s like watching the motion of a lava lamp.”
Not only did Monroe capture video from above, but he tossed the camera to three Scripps grad students—Julia Fiedler, Bonnie Ludka, and Sean Crosby—and got underwater video, too. Take a look:
On its Facebook page, Scripps said, “Even veteran fisheries oceanographers were amazed. This is not an oil slick off Scripps Pier. It’s a school of anchovy no one can recall seeing this close to shore in 30 years.”
Phil Hastings, a marine biologist professor and curator of the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection, told City News Service the millions of anchovies were first spotted Monday by lifeguards, but they were mostly dissipated by Tuesday evening.
A massive school of anchovies hasn’t been seen nearshore like this in more than 30 years. Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
“Leopard sharks [one is seen in the video] were feeding on them this morning,” Hastings told CNS.
Hastings said the water at the pier was 74 degrees and “pretty much the warmest water the species has been reported in.”
The Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection collected specimens so they could be studied, but Hastings told CNS that he doubted the mystery of the baitfish’s appearance along the shore would ever be solved.
Jul 10, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wric.com/story/26038900/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-i...
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up in Wyndham Lake in Henrico
Posted: Jul 16, 2014 9:48 PM EDTUpdated: Jul 16, 2014 9:48 PM EDT
Dozens of people walk, run and bike by Wyndham Lake every day, but Wednesday, the sight of dead fish and the smell, stopped them in their tracks.
“We started riding like around the lake and there were only like two or three and then we kept going and they are like all around the edge. It's crazy,” said Haley Kirby.
About 3,000 dead fish washed up onto the lake's shore.
"Then I saw more and more and I was shocked,” said Rick Vetrone, a resident.
So what caused all the fish to die? The Department of Environmental Quality sent a scientist to test the water, and it turns out the heat is to blame.
"The hot weather can cause the water to evaporate, and as the water goes down, even if it's a slight amount, it affects the amount of oxygen in the water...it sort of dissolves into the air. When that oxygen is not available for the fish in the water, they die,” said Bill Hayden, the spokesperson for DEQ.
Hayden says it happens a few times every summer, so it's not uncommon.
But it is uncommon in this neighborhood and for these residents.
"We've been here for six years, and we've never experienced this,” said Ben Davis, a resident.
"It's the most fish I've ever seen on the surface,” said Teddy Corl.
"They're all white and turned upside down. It's just kind of sad to see so many fish dead like that,” said Vetrone.
Hayden says this can happen in any lake under the right conditions, and there’s nothing you can do to prevent it.
Jul 18, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://strangesounds.org/2014/07/a-catastrophe-is-happening-in-the-...
A Catastrophe Is Happening In The Depths Of The Sea But Nobody Knows Why!
Was it a sign for the July 13, 2014 earthquake? Reading sign before Japan earthquake in July 2014!
Japanese Fishermen catch 105 “Photonectes” fish near the coast of the province of Kochi.
But, what’s weird is that this fish species naturally lives at 1,000 meters under the water surface.
Over 100 Photonectes deep-sea fish were caught in shallow water off Japan coast on July 2014. A sign for the July 13th earthquake?
According to the fishermen, fishing nets were only 70 meters deep. Moreover, another rare deep-sea fish was caught in abundance (46 tons) although the daily average is about 200 kilo.
So why do these rare and deep water fish now occur in shallow waters?
The cause of this drift into shallow waters is still a mystery, but some speculate, it could be related to climate and ocean currents’ change, volcanic eruptions or even could be a warning sign for an imminent nature catastrophe such as a large earthquake and a possible tsunami. I would also add the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster!
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The mysterious Photonectes deep-sea fish… Looks terrifying!
But in this case, it could also be related to the strong and deadly typhoon Neoguri experienced by Japan since about a week. Since it occurred six days before the 6.8 earthquake on July 13, 2014, it may also have been a protective sign from nature.
For now, this nature mystery is being studied by oceanographers and other Japanese scientists. Hopefully, they will find a reason soon!
Jul 18, 2014
Howard
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on California Beach (Jul 18)
"First we saw one, and we (walked) another 50 feet, and there was a blanket of dead fish," said Matt Lahr, who was visiting from New Hampshire.
It was not immediately clear what type of fish they were, nor why they died en masse. Monterey Bay-based Marine Biologist Giancarlo Thomae said he believes the fish died from asphyxia.
Source
http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/photos-thous...!bh0m5I
Jul 19, 2014