[BuyCheapest]

http://mypetnews.com/search/birds+dying+california/ this in california and chicago

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_805541.html this in italy

on top of all the stuff happening in arkansas and the other us states over the last couple of weeks something weird has to be happening. they cant blame all of this on fireworks.

[diegogo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12123649 - This one they put down to the weather.

[chodeasyday]

This just in. People are dying. ZOMG. It must be HAARP.

[palantownia]

What if the media started keeping track of human deaths every day instead of birds? How many people die in California in a day? In the US? In Europe?

Point being, there are a lot of unfortunate natural phenomenons that happen all the time that the general public doesn't keep track of. People just aren't bothering to find out if this is something new, or if birds always die in similar numbers without being turned into news headlines.

http://blastr.com/2011/01/why-all-those-bird-deaths.php

[diegogo]

What if the media started keeping track of human deaths every day instead of birds? How many people die in California in a day? In the US? In Europe?

Point being, there are a lot of unfortunate natural phenomenons that happen all the time that the general public doesn't keep track of. People just aren't bothering to find out if this is something new, or if birds always die in similar numbers without being turned into news headlines.

http://blastr.com/2011/01/why-all-those-bird-deaths.php

I'm sure if a load of people turned up dead in one place from an unknown cause the media would take an interest.

BTW the plural of "phenomenon" is "phenomena", but don't worry about it, I've heard even experts get it wrong.

[sportsbettinge]

I'm sure if a load of people turned up dead in one place from an unknown cause the media would take an interest.

Why did the media all of sudden take interest in these birds and fish when this has been happening for quite some time now?

[ttiokjbnhjjillp]

Why did the media all of sudden take interest in these birds and fish when this has been happening for quite some time now?

Because they didn't have a congressperson who was shot in the head to focus on. But, i think you already know that.

[palantownia]

I'm sure if a load of people turned up dead in one place from an unknown cause the media would take an interest.

You're missing the point. According to scientists, this is a common occurrence. The fact that the news is now reporting every time it happens doesn't change the fact that it's nothing out of the ordinary.

BTW the plural of "phenomenon" is "phenomena", but don't worry about it, I've heard even experts get it wrong.

I wasn't worrying about it at all. If you're going to be pedantic, at least try to be accurate.

In the U.S.:

Usage Note: Phenomenon is the only singular form of this noun; phenomena is the usual plural. Phenomenons may also be used as the plural in nonscientific writing when the meaning is "extraordinary things, occurrences, or persons" or:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenomenons
Definition 3B.

I don't have access to the OED, so maybe it's different in UK English. Even so, it's totally irrelevant to me.

[sportsbettinge]

Because they didn't have a congressperson who was shot in the head to focus on. But, i think you already know that.

Wasn't going to be that specific but yes, you get the idea.

[muytreda]

Common or uncommon, I'd still like to know why large numbers of species die at once in a certain area at any given time. Whether these happen every week or not, id like to know more about it.

[diegogo]

You're missing the point. According to scientists, this is a common occurrence. The fact that the news is now reporting every time it happens doesn't change the fact that it's nothing out of the ordinary.

I was addressing your point that "What if the media started keeping track of human deaths every day instead of birds? How many people die in California in a day? In the US? In Europe? " as if it's the same situation as these animal deaths. It isn't. These animal deaths are happening in very localised areas. Something which bares investigation.

[palantownia]

Italy, Romania, California, Arkansas, Louisiana...

Seems pretty randomly dispersed to me. Far from "localized."

[diegogo]

Italy, Romania, California, Arkansas, Louisiana...

Seems pretty randomly dispersed to me. Far from "localized."

Localised as in each set of animal deaths is happening in one spot.

[lE3l6Lgn]

Localised as in each set of animal deaths is happening in one spot.

You do realize that many of the species of animals that died travel in enormous schools/flocks etc. In fact blackbirds have one of the largest populations amongst birds in the US. It's not a far stretch by any means to imagine a particular ailment effecting one flock of birds could result in thousands of deaths in one particular location (fish too).