29,000 birds killed due to avian flu in Ivory Coast, Africa

Ten new outbreaks of H5N1 strain highly pathogenic avian influenza have been found in Cote D’Ivoire.

 

The outbreaks were found in markets, farms and backyard premises in Abidjan, Bouake and Agnebilekrou.

 

The market outbreaks were discovered through targeted surveillance, following previous outbreaks.

 

The sources of the outbreaks are unknown, but is thought to be related to the introduction of new live animals.

 

Over 25,000 birds were destroyed to prevent the disease spreading, on top of over 4000 bird deaths caused directly by the disease.

Courtesy of thepoultrysite.com

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TONS of dead fish found washed up in a lake in Da Nang, Vietnam

Tons of fish have been found dead in a pond at a park located in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang.

 

Fish from a lake in the 29/3 Park in the central hub were discovered having died en masse on Monday, releasing a foul smell upsetting many local visitors.

 

Most of the dead fish were adult tilapias, some of which weighed up to two kilograms each. A smaller number of common carp and shrimp also suffered the same fate.

 

The incident was noticed by hikers along the lake during the morning and quickly reported to managers of the venue.

 

In an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Dang Duc Thu, director of the Da Nang Green Tree Park Company which manages the lake, confirmed that fish started dying early in the morning, adding that the phenomenon had worsened by the end of the day.

 

The situation was later reported to the Da Nang Drainage and Wastewater Company, the firm in charge of supervising the quality of the pond, according to Thu.

 

Mai Ma, director of the company, said that his employees had salvaged the bodies of the dead fish with their weight expected to total over two metric tons.

 

The cause of the mass deaths has yet to be determined, Mai said, adding that the phenomenon was not unprecedented.

 

A water sample of the lake has been taken for examination while the lake will be sterilized with lime in the meantime, the director continued.   

 

He added that the water in the pond could not be replaced entirely due to a lack of resources.

Courtesy of tuoitrenews.vn

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Massive die off of marine life is ‘unprecedented’ off the Gulf coast of Texas, USA

NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary announced Monday that an unprecedented mass mortality event is taking place at the East Flower Garden Bank.

 

“We have been able to boast about our extraordinarily high coral cover, healthy beautiful reefs up until now,” officials said in a statement. “This is a game changer. Recreational divers on board the MV FLING reported that they were experiencing very low visibility hazy water on buoy #4 at EFGB to us (we were on buoy #2 conducting long-term monitoring with BOEM), as well as hundreds of dead corals, sponges, brittle stars, sea urchins, and mollusks.”

 

The event is being investigated by FGBNMS and partners.

 

West Flower Garden Bank, 12 miles away, appears to be bathed in clear blue water and is not impacted, officials said.

 

“We have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of concern, suggestions, advice, and offers for help from around the globe,” the statement said.

Courtesy of click2houston.com

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MEGA DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 22:15, 23:00, 23:15 HRS UTC

**VERY URGENT**

  MEGA DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 22:15, 23:00, 23:15 HRS UTC. FURTHER EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANO ACTIVITY & ADVERSE WEATHER PATTERNS WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE COSMIC RAYS STRIKING THE EARTH’S CORE

***BE ALERT***

Huge gas pipeline explosion sparks enormous fire in Iran

MAGNITUDE 5.3 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=522360

Subject To Change

Depth: 2 km

Distances: 334 km E of Nouméa, New Caledonia / pop: 93,060 / local time: 06:56:21.2 2016-08-07
222 km E of Vao, New Caledonia / pop: 1,862 / local time: 06:56:21.2 2016-08-07

MAGNITUDE 3.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=522330

Subject To Change

Depth: 12 km

Distances: 85 km NE of San Diego, United States / pop: 1,307,402 / local time: 07:39:18.7 2016-08-06
10 km SW of Borrego Springs, United States / pop: 3,429 / local time: 07:39:18.7 2016-08-06

MAGNITUDE 5.4 BANDA SEA

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006bu2#executive

Subject To Change

Depth: 186 km

Distances: 456 km NE of Dili, Timor-Leste / pop: 150,000 / local time: 19:55:58.0 2016-08-06
383 km S of Ambon, Indonesia / pop: 355,596 / local time: 19:55:58.0 2016-08-06

MAGNITUDE 5.4 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006btr#executive

Subject To Change

Depth: 91 km

Distances: 97 km S of Davao, Philippines / pop: 1,212,504 / local time: 17:08:22.7 2016-08-06
70 km SE of Koronadal, Philippines / pop: 125,502 / local time: 17:08:22.7 2016-08-06
14 km SE of Manga, Philippines / pop: 3,681 / local time: 17:08:22.7 2016-08-06

MAGNITUDE 4.2 GREECE

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006bta#executive

Subject To Change

Depth: 9 km

Distances: 221 km SE of Skopje, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of / pop: 474,889 / local time: 07:17:01.6 2016-08-06
35 km E of Thessaloníki, Greece / pop: 354,290 / local time: 08:17:01.6 2016-08-06
8 km W of Néa Apollonía, Greece / pop: 1,953 / local time: 08:17:01.6 2016-08-06