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El Nuevo Diario – Scientists in Nicaragua report that they have located a skeleton of an animal that is apparently a strange mix of dog breeds, that was associated with the killing of sheep by exsanguination in the area of the small village of Tolupa. The animal was shot by local farmers after a heavy death toll among sheep in the area was reported. The creature fits the habits and, to a degree, the appearance of the legendary Chupacabra, or Goat Sucker, that has been reported from Puerto Rico to Texas in recent years.
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Climatologist Dr. Mark Serreze at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, has announced that the recent appearance of open water at the North Pole “is nothing to be necessarily alarmed about.” He continued, “we have no clear evidence at this point that this is related to global climate change.” He stated that open water at the North Pole is a commonplace occurrence, but the only earlier satellite data showing the phenomenon was from July of 2000, a month earlier than the event reported recently.
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Private reports from the North of England indicate that snow accompanied heavy thunderstorms and a possible tornado earlier today, surprising people in York and Hull, who were dressed in summer clothing. The British Meteorological Bureau issued a severe weather alert for the area, but as yet the snowfall, which was estimated at four inches, has not been officially recorded.

The Met’s Severe Weather Warning

ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE MONDAY 0830 Slow moving and heavy thunderstorms will affect eastern and northern England, Northern Ireland and southern and central Scotland this afternoon. Some hail is also likely. Localised flooding is expected, along with dangerous driving conditions. Valid until 2000 today
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