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DAK LAK (VNS)— The Serepok River in the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak and Dak Nong has witnessed a mass die-off of fish in the past two days. Hundreds of local residents flocked to the river to gather the dead fish for sale. The fish included species of carp and catfish. Pollution from nearby industrial zones have been blamed for the catastrophe. The Dak Nong People's Committee has already levied a fine of VND225 million (US$10,700) against a company in the Tam Thang Industrial Zone in Cu Jut District for discharging waste into the river. — VNS
Both directions of Euclid Street will remain closed overnight as crews work to repair a sinkhole, authorities said. Crews about 3 p.m. were called to assess a sinkhole on Euclid between Commonwealth Avenue and Valencia Drive, the Fullerton Police Department said.ADVERTISEMENT The sinkhole is believed to have been caused by a broken 12-inch water main, police said. No accidents or injuries were reported. Authorities don't expect to reopen the roadway until Wednesday.
It was once-in-lifetime experience for people living in seven villages in Chevella, Moinabad and Shankarpally. The hailstones started falling from the sky on Tuesday night and covered the entire villages under the snow-like blanket.
Hailstones the size of boulders have rained down on villages in southern India. At least nine people were killed when the violent weather hit several villages in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The hailstorm which lasted for almost 20 minutes, destroyed crops, houses and live stock, causing devastating financial implications for residents
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Construction at Birmingham's $64 million baseball stadium is hampered with a recent discovery of a massive sinkhole at the entrance to the sports facility. City officials said the sinkhole, which was at least 100-feet deep, is repaired but forces the relocation of sewer lines at the site.
An Alaska Airlines flight was diverted to Portland, Oregon, after the captain lost consciousness and the first officer was forced to take over, an airline spokesman said. The incident occurred Thursday night on Flight 473 from Los Angeles to Seattle, airline spokesman Paul McElroy said. When the captain lost consciousness, the first officer took over and piloted the aircraft to the closest airport, he said. A doctor on board the airplane treated the pilot until it landed in Portland and medical personnel arrived, he said. The captain was likely suffering from food poisoning or the flu, Alaska Airlines said Friday. The condition of the captain was not immediately available, but he "is doing better today," airline spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said. There were 116 passengers and five crew members on board the plane, which landed in Portland without incident, according to the airline. The airline did not release the name of the captain but said he has been flying with Alaska for 28 years. The first officer has been with the airline for 11 years.
"It is difficult to say whether this was a chunk of man-made space debris or a piece of asteroid," he said. "Images and eyewitness reports will be collated by the British Astronomical Association and some months down the line they may get an idea of what it actually was." Astronomer Philip Norton, of Thirsk Drive, North Hykeham, said: "From the description on the web it sounds like a lump of rock about the size of a football hit the atmosphere. This is not uncommon. It just never seems to happen over the UK when the sky is clear.
Originally posted by Rezlooper
Take a look at the size of these hailstones or should I say hailboulders!
Originally posted by SteveR
Originally posted by Rezlooper
Take a look at the size of these hailstones or should I say hailboulders!
Hailboulders! My god. Lethal. How do you think this is connected to the gas releases? They should have a warming influence, no?
I did mention the freak hailstorms because the reaction of hydrogen sulfide with the ozone layer (H2S + O3 --> H2O + O2 + S) would produce water in the upper atmosphere, which might then come down as hail, basically hailing the results of that chemical reaction down upon us from time to time.
Originally posted by JonnyMnemonic
Smell of gas in elevator at the Superbowl in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), and also a power outage:
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Originally posted by SteveR
reply to post by Rezlooper
Thanks for the reply Rez, makes sense. Over here in the UK we have seen a lot more snow and rain than is usually expected for January.
Originally posted by JonnyMnemonic
Yep, uptick in December then more in January. That January monthly complete event list was a beotch. My wrists were hurting after that one.
That nasty bus crash east of Los Angeles yesterday was pretty obviously caused by the brake-friction and tire absorbency problem. People smelled the brakes burning up then the bus couldn't stop, so they had a terrifying 3 minutes as the bus dodged cars and roared downhill until the bus driver couldn't handle the situation anymore and crashed, killing 8 people and injuring 20 or 25 more. Riding in buses is just gonna get more exciting from here on out, if 'exciting' is the right word.
edit on 4-2-2013 by JonnyMnemonic because: (no reason given)