Dead Birds

[Eater of Clowns]

The white nose fungus on bats has been a problem for a few years now.  I'm actually amazed that it's only now getting press.  I have a friend that's been investigating it for a while.  Seems pretty serious, especially since they eat mosquitoes and everyone's been flipping their shit about EEE and West Nile lately.

[Whatever]

The white nose fungus on bats has been a problem for a few years now.  I'm actually amazed that it's only now getting press.  I have a friend that's been investigating it for a while.  Seems pretty serious, especially since they eat mosquitoes and everyone's been flipping their shit about EEE and West Nile lately.

Actually, if you know where to look, there is a lot of press.  My sister is a cave nut and usually finds a few to spelunk every summer.  They started closing some of public caves to the general public a couple of years ago.  As of this summer, almost all caves were closed to anyone other than scientists, park workers, etc...    Totally ruined our summer vacation plans!

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/06/maryland.fish.kill/index.html?hpt=T2

2 MILLION DEAD FISH.

[Requia ☣]

On the magnet hypothesis, the north pole (the magentic one) apparently moved toward Russia. 

[The Johnny]

According to Russian specialist scientists and sociologists, the birds and fish were, in fact, asylum seekers fleeing from emo persecution in Moscow.

[Bruno]

On the magnet hypothesis, the north pole (the magentic one) apparently moved toward Russia. 

I keep hearing that, but I have yet to see a reliable source.

[Requia ☣]

I was about to link the article I got that from, but reading it again it appears they're talking about the regular slow moving around the pole always does, and the timing just happens to match up to the bird thing.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/05/060831/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-/news-money/

[AFK]

I think Cain said it in this thread or one of the other bird threads but we're basically seeing the Law of Fives in action on a massive global scale:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40961721/ns/us_news-environment/

[Adios]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=201817256339889828327.0004991bca25af104a22b

Google map of animal deaths. Pretty interesting.

[Bruno]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=201817256339889828327.0004991bca25af104a22b

Google map of animal deaths. Pretty interesting.

I'd like to see an animation of that. With, yannow, time.

[Adios]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=201817256339889828327.0004991bca25af104a22b

Google map of animal deaths. Pretty interesting.

I'd like to see an animation of that. With, yannow, time.

Me too.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

Thread needs more dead birds.

http://www.examiner.com/political-spin-in-national/dead-bird-reports-spread-to-italy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12139452

While early reports suggested that the birds died from being frightened by fireworks, Dr. George Badley told NBC News that the birds died in midair, not on impact as previously thought. Weather has also been ruled out as the cause of the puzzling event.

[Bruno]

This is giving me goose pimples.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110107/sc_yblog_thelookout/florida-temporarily-closes-runway-due-to-magnetic-pole-shifting

More on the magnetic poles wonking out.

[Requia ☣]

No, I looked into that one, the Tampa airport thing is related to the normal slow wandering the poles do, not any kind of rapid shift.