Earthquakes
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| 22.08.2012 09:05:52 | 2.7 | North America | United States | Alaska | Clam Gulch |  |
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| 22.08.2012 08:55:25 | 2.6 | South-America | Chile | Antofagasta | Calama | |
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| 22.08.2012 08:55:45 | 4.6 | Asia | Japan | Hutami | |
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| 22.08.2012 08:21:02 | 4.4 | Asia | Japan | Hutami | |
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| 22.08.2012 07:50:29 | 4.3 | Asia | Armenia | Syunik? | Meghri | |
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| 22.08.2012 08:00:28 | 4.1 | Middle East | Iran | East Azarbaijan | `Ajab Shir | |
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| 22.08.2012 07:50:53 | 2.3 | Europe | Italy | Calabria | Salerni | |
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| 22.08.2012 06:50:50 | 3.5 | South-America | Bolivia | Potosí | Villa Alota | |
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| 22.08.2012 05:56:07 | 4.5 | Indonesian archipelago | Papua New Guinea | Morobe | Finschhafen | |
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| 22.08.2012 06:51:08 | 4.5 | Indonesian Archipelago | Papua New Guinea | Morobe | Finschhafen | |
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| 22.08.2012 05:20:37 | 2.0 | North America | United States | California | Cabazon | |
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| 22.08.2012 04:30:28 | 2.2 | North America | United States | California | Laguna Hills | |
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| 22.08.2012 04:50:26 | 3.1 | Europe | Albania | Vlorë | Selenice | |
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| 22.08.2012 03:51:35 | 5.0 | Asia | Japan | Hokkaid? | Shizunai | |
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| 22.08.2012 03:50:20 | 5.2 | Asia | Japan | Hokkaid? | Shizunai | |
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| 22.08.2012 03:50:42 | 2.4 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | OEluedeniz | |
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| 22.08.2012 03:15:28 | 2.6 | North America | United States | Alaska | Kokhanok | |
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| 22.08.2012 03:51:10 | 2.1 | Asia | Turkey | Bal?kesir | Marmara | |
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| 22.08.2012 02:30:30 | 2.0 | North America | United States | Alaska | Hope | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:40:24 | 2.0 | Europe | France | Corsica | Aleria | |
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| 22.08.2012 02:45:48 | 2.0 | North America | United States | California | Chester | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:40:57 | 4.6 | Europe | Russia | Kuril’sk | |
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| 21.08.2012 23:55:26 | 4.6 | Asia | Russia | Kuril’sk | |
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| 21.08.2012 23:45:58 | 3.3 | North America | United States | Colorado | El Jebel | |
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| 21.08.2012 23:35:24 | 2.1 | Asia | Turkey | Ankara | Gudul | |
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| 22.08.2012 01:45:59 | 3.3 | North America | United States | Alaska | Petersville | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:41:17 | 3.7 | North-America | United States | Alaska | Petersville | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:00:34 | 3.7 | North America | United States | Alaska | Petersville | |
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| 21.08.2012 22:35:24 | 4.4 | Pacific Ocean – West | Philippines | Davao | Pondaguitan | |
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| 21.08.2012 22:35:43 | 2.4 | Asia | Turkey | Kütahya | Simav | |
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| 21.08.2012 22:36:03 | 2.6 | Europe | Greece | Peloponnese | Gerakas | |
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| 21.08.2012 22:36:22 | 2.6 | Europe | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | San Prospero | |
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| 21.08.2012 21:35:21 | 2.1 | Asia | Turkey | Hatay | Uchagyz | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:10:26 | 2.0 | North America | United States | Washington | Methow | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:41:36 | 2.4 | Europe | Romania | Nehoiu | |
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| 22.08.2012 00:41:56 | 3.9 | Asia | Japan | Hokkaid? | Nemuro | |
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| 21.08.2012 21:35:46 | 2.3 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | Ula | |
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| 21.08.2012 21:36:14 | 3.7 | South-America | Chile | Antofagasta | Calama | |
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| 22.08.2012 01:46:50 | 2.3 | North America | United States | Alaska | Petersville | |
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| 21.08.2012 21:36:38 | 2.2 | Europe | Bulgaria | Pernik | Batanovtsi | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:25:31 | 2.0 | North America | United States | California | Johannesburg | |
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| 22.08.2012 01:47:13 | 2.2 | North America | United States | Alaska | Petersville | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:35:19 | 5.0 | Indonesian Archipelago | Indonesia | Aceh | Sinabang | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:40:59 | 5.0 | Indonesian archipelago | Indonesia | Aceh | Sinabang | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:00:31 | 5.3 | Indonesian archipelago | Indonesia | Aceh | Sinabang | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:35:47 | 5.3 | Indonesian Archipelago | Indonesia | Aceh | Sinabang | |
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| 21.08.2012 19:25:32 | 2.0 | North America | United States | California | Penngrove | |
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| 21.08.2012 19:21:33 | 3.3 | Pacific Ocean | New Zealand | West Coast | Reefton | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:15:35 | 4.7 | South America | Venezuela | Vargas | Caraballeda | |
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| 21.08.2012 20:36:10 | 4.7 | South-America | Venezuela | Vargas | Caraballeda | |
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Indonesian quake death toll rises to six
by Staff Writers
Jakarta (AFP)
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The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck central Indonesia at the weekend has risen to six, an official said Tuesday, after rescuers reached villages that had been cut off by a landslide.
“Six people have died, including a nine-year-old boy, and 43 are injured. More than 400 homes are now damaged,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told AFP.
“There is still an area that we haven’t accessed, so we’ll send two helicopters there to distribute aid and assess the damage there. It’s possible the death toll could rise, but we’re hoping for the best.”
The 6.3-magnitude struck the island of Sulawesi Saturday evening at a depth of around 20 kilometres (12 miles), the US Geological Survey said, close to villages in the districts of Parigi Moutong and Sigi.
Landslides had blocked access to 14 villages in surrounding districts, and 300 soldiers and heavy equipment, including bulldozers, had been deployed to remove the debris, Sutopo said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
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Earthquake Swarm in Southwest Iceland
A series of minor earthquakes was picked up by sensor by the geothermal area Krýsuvík on Reykjanes peninsula in Southwest Iceland on Saturday. The strongest of the earthquakes had a magnitude of 2.1 but most of them were below one.
Krýsuvík. Photo by ESA.
The series started shortly before 4 pm and lasted for three hours. The epicenter of the earthquakes was below the southern end of Kleifarvatn Lake, ruv.is reports.
Geophysicist Kristín Waagfjörð at the Icelandic Meteorological Office said earthquake swarms like these are very common in the Krýsuvík area.
In 2010 and 2011 there was constant uplift at Krýsuvík of a total of eight centimeters. At the end of last year, the land started sinking again.
Earth scientists are monitoring the uplift closely. It might either be related to pressure from geothermal heat or magma which could lead to volcanic activity.
Vulcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson writes about the conditions at Krýsuvík in the latest issue of the print edition of Iceland Review, and the risk of lava flows reaching the capital.
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Volcanic Activity
Mountain of God: Ol Doinyo Lengai
Planet Earth is riddled with unmonitored volcanoes. Many could erupt with scant notice to the world, causing anything from minor inconveniences to famines or catastrophic death and destruction. Yet when they blow up, these little-known volcanoes don’t usually make headlines for two reasons: 1) The people affected by the eruptions are poor, few in number and tend to be ignored by the world at large, and 2) the remote locations of the volcanoes and lack of monitoring equipoment make details of eruptions scarce.
One very unusual example of such a volcano is Ol Doinyo Lengai of Tanzania. The name means “Mountain of God.” After spending the previous four decades in relative rest, the mountain erupted violently in late 2007 and continued erupting through early 2008 with the coldest lava on Earth. Still, it’s lava and it made life pretty difficult when the ash and rocks rained down on nearby Masai villages like Naiyobi, seen in this image. The villages were evacuated for a while. When people returned they found their water fouled and many grazing lands unusable — a hard blow for people who depend on their cattle for their living.
In Jan. 2009, U.S. Geological Survey scientists David Sherrod, Thomas Casadevall and Gari Mayberry answered a call from the government of Tanzania for technical assistance in assessing the danger of Ol Doinyo Lengai. The following are some of their images and reflections from the expedition.
Credit: Gari Mayberry/USGS
Cleveland Sees 20th Explosion Since Christmas
Cleveland Volcano experienced yet another explosion on Friday morning – its twentieth since Christmas.
Cleveland is one of the Aleutian Islands’ most active volcanoes. It’s been on watch for the better part of the past two years, and in June it blew ash 35,000 feet high.
Today’s explosion was small by comparison and didn’t produce a visible ash cloud, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Since there isn’t any real-time monitoring equipment on Cleveland, the explosion was detected using infrasound and seismic equipment on nearby volcanoes.
Cleveland lies on uninhabited Chuginadak Island, about 115 miles away from Unalaska and 900 miles from Anchorage. While there isn’t a population center near the volcano, it does lie below a major international flight path and could cause major air traffic problems in the event of a serious eruption.
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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather
| Today | Heat Wave | Bosnia and Herzegovina | [Statewide] |  |
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Heat Wave in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 at 02:57 (02:57 AM) UTC.
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| Authorities on Tuesday declared a state of emergency around a town in Bosnia’s northeast and a tourist area was evacuated in the country’s south as a heat wave fuelled wildfires across the Balkans and left people suffering heat exhaustion. Bratunac Mayor Nedeljko Mladjenovic declared the emergency as he said wildfires from several directions were threatening his town. Around 50 residents are helping firefighters and forest rangers fight a blaze creeping towards the suburb of Slapasnica, and the town’s civil protection agency has asked for help from the army and residents. In the country’s south, firefighters are battling four blazes around the town of Konjic and townsfolk and tourists have begun evacuating houses near Boracko Lake as the extreme heat and strong winds have hindered the extinguishing of approaching blazes. Many tourists staying at the lake are Bosnians who live in Germany, returning home for the holidays. Zorica Muskovic arrived last week from Munich. “This is really not pleasant at all, I am scared. I want to leave as soon as possible,” she said.Aida Gakic from the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, who earlier evacuated two of her children from the resort, said she and her husband were unsure of the local fire brigade’s capabilities, so decided to stay put and protect their property. “We are terrified of the fire and rocks falling down from the mountain. I evacuated my children, and I only stayed behind to defend my weekend house, ‘ she said. Many of the fires swept through fields still dotted with mines from the Bosnian War, which took place in the region between 1992 and 1995. The resort is situated on a former frontline. Tourists said that they could hear loud explosions from the forest as the mines were set off by the blaze Such fires have been burning in several areas of Bosnia for weeks and the fight to extinguish them has been complicated by the country’s hilly terrain, strong winds, little rainfall and a 40-Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) heat wave which is forcing people to seek medical assistance. In the Bosnian capital, Dr. Tigran Elezovic of Sarajevo’s emergency service said Tuesday that since the start of the summer, around 600 people have sought daily help for heat-related health problems. “We are constantly instructing people to limit their outdoor activity in the period between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and to finish whatever they need to do outdoors before 10 in the morning,” he said. |
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Mercury hits record high in Czech Republic
by Staff Writers
Prague (AFP)
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The mercury hit an all-time high of 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Czech village of Dobrichovice, south-west of the capital Prague, the CHMI state meteorological service said Monday.
Temperatures soared to a searing 40 degrees Celsius in several other towns across the country, according to the Czech CTK news agency.
Monday’s national high tops the previous record of 40.2 degrees Celsius set on July 27, 1983, in the Prague-Uhrineves suburb.
Hot air masses from Morocco and Spain are responsible for the ongoing heatwave searing the Czech Republic, meteorologists said, also predicting it would last several days.
Local authorities have issued heat stroke warnings for the elderly and the ill.
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Summer Wildfires Sweep Europe Again
by Staff Writers
Rome (AFP)
 56,000 hectares of land ravaged in Croatia fires Zagreb (AFP) Aug 20, 2012 – Some 56,000 hectares (138,379 acres) of land were ravaged in fires in Croatia since January, 55 percent more than during the same period last year, the national rescue services (DUZS) said Monday.The number of blazes has risen to more than 7,800, an increase of 25 percent compared with January-August 2011, the Hina news agency reported, citing the DUZS statement.Most of the fires were registered along the coast where almost 24,000 hectares were burnt, while more than 32,000 hectares of land were ravaged in continental Croatia, it added.Croatia has been hit by dozens of fires that have burned several thousand hectares along the scenic coastline since July.On Monday, about 140 firefighters battled a blaze in the coastal area around Sibenik, where some 500 hectares were in flames. |
An Italian firefighter died and another was injured on Monday when they were overcome by fumes from one of dozens of wildfires raging in the country as a heatwave reaches its peak, officials said.
The man was killed in the Campania region near Naples, which has been the worst hit by forest fires this season with regional officials saying around 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of land have been scorched there this month.
The fire service reported there were a total of 155 forest fires across Italy on Sunday including in the central Tuscany and Lazio regions.
The civil protection agency said planes and helicopters had to be called out to 30 separate incidents times on Monday to help battle the blazes.
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Storms/ Flooding/Mudflow
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| Tembin (15W) | Pacific Ocean | 19.08.2012 | 21.08.2012 | Typhoon IV | 345 ° | 185 km/h | 232 km/h | 4.88 m | JTWC | |
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| Bolaven (16W) | Pacific Ocean | 20.08.2012 | 21.08.2012 | Typhoon I | 295 ° | 120 km/h | 148 km/h | 4.57 m | JTWC | |
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Typhoon Tembin might make landfall Thursday
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Tropical Storm Tembin (天枰) has been upgraded to a typhoon and is likely to turn northwest toward Taiwan today, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.
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TAIPEI — Tropical Storm Tembin (天枰) has been upgraded to a typhoon and is likely to turn northwest toward Taiwan today, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.
If the typhoon turns as forecast, its eye may make landfall on Taiwan’s east coast Thursday, according to the weather bureau.
As of 8 a.m., the eye of Tembin was located 620 kilometers southeast of Eluanbi, off the southernmost tip of Taiwan, moving at a speed of 8 km per hour in a northerly direction.
Tembin, the 14th storm of the Pacific typhoon season, is packing winds of 119 kph, with gusts of up to 155 kph, and has a radius of 150 km, the bureau said.
The typhoon is likely to move toward Taiwan on a northwesterly track Tuesday and take a more westerly turn Wednesday, the bureau said.
A sea warning for Tembin is likely to be issued Tuesday morning and areas around Taiwan should be prepared for strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday to Friday, the bureau warned.
Meanwhile, a tropical depression that formed near Guam on Sunday was still located 2,300 km from Taiwan as of 8 a.m. Monday and it may strengthen into a tropical storm over the next two days, the bureau said.
Tropical Storm Bolaven Forms, May Move Toward Taiwan
A tropical depression near Guam has been upgraded into Tropical Storm Bolaven (布拉萬) and may move toward Taiwan on a west-northwesterly track over the next few days, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.
Bolaven formed a day after Typhoon Tembin developed at sea east of Luzon near the northern Philippines.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, Bolaven, the 15th storm of the Pacific typhoon season, was centered 2,200 kilometers southeast of Taiwan near Guam, according to the bureau’s latest statistics.
It is moving at a speed of 9 km per hour, packing winds of 65 kph, with gusts of up to 90 kph and a radius of 100 km.
The bureau said it remains to be seen what kind of influence the storm will have on Taiwan.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Tembin continues its northerly path toward the sea east of Taiwan. It is forecast to turn northwest toward Taiwan on Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, the eye of Tembin was located 590 km southeast of Eluanbi on Taiwan’s southern tip, moving in a northerly direction at a speed of 11 kph.
It was packing winds of 144 kph, with gusts reaching 180 kph, said the bureau.
As the storm and typhoon are located 1,700 km apart from each other, there are currently no signs that they will interact with each other, it said.
Also on Monday, the Taipei City Department of Health called on the public to prepare for the typhoon by stocking up on food and water supplies to last for three days.
Bolaven is the Laotian word for plateau or mesa, while Tembin is Japanese for the constellation Libra
Typhoon kills 17 in Vietnam
by Staff Writers
Hanoi (AFP)
 Hurricane Gordon weakens on approach to Azores Miami (AFP) Aug 19, 2012 – Hurricane Gordon weakened to a category one storm on Sunday but was expected to retain hurricane-strength winds as it passed over or near the Azores islands, US forecasters said.The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Gordon, the Atlantic season’s third hurricane, was some 220 miles (360 kilometers) southwest of the archipelago at 1800 GMT and was expected to strike sometime Monday.Gordon was packing maximum winds of 90 miles (150 kilometers) per hour, making it a category one storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.A hurricane warning was in effect for the eastern Azores.”Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” the NHC said.The weather center predicted hurricane-like conditions Sunday night and into Monday, with heavy rains and dangerous waves along the coast. |
Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday.
The typhoon, which made landfall late Friday, brought winds of about 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour, according to the national committee on flood and storm control.
Many of the dead are believed to have been killed in landslides or while attempting to cross rivers swollen by heavy rain.
In the capital Hanoi, about 200 trees were uprooted and a huge sinkhole appeared in the middle of a major road.
According to an official update, more than 12,000 houses were damaged and 30,500 hectares (75,000 acres) of cropland were flooded nationwide.
The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday.
Before slamming into Vietnam, the typhoon killed four people in the Philippines and two in China, where the authorities relocated 530,000 people, according to state media there.
Typhoon brings flashfloods, landslides to Philippines
Manila (AFP) Aug 20, 2012 – Typhoon Tembin brought heavy rains to the northern Phillipines on Monday, triggering landslides and flashfloods just weeks after a series of deadly storms and monsoon rains, the government said.
The storm, which was upgraded from a tropical storm, was moving slowly northwards off the northern tip of the main Philippine island of Luzon while battering the mountainous region with powerful downpours.
The heavy rain caused landslides that damaged eight major highways, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Tembin, packing maximum winds of 130 kilometres (681 miles) per hour with gusts of up to 160 kph, was expected to remain off the northern tip of Luzon for more than a day, the council added.
Local communities were warned to monitor the levels of rivers and streams in their area and prepare for evacuations in case they begin to rise.
Storms and flooding from torrential rains have left at least 170 people dead this month.
An average of 20 tropical storms or typhoons hit the Philippines each year.
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| Today | Flash Flood | Malaysia | State of Selangor, [Kampung Sungai Pinang Bandar in ] |  |
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Flash Flood in Malaysia on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 16:38 (04:38 PM) UTC.
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| Some of the families had to spend much time cleaning up the mess caused by the flood which also damaged household appliances. Several of the families which chose to celebrate Aidilfitri in villages elsewhere could not be reached to be informed of the natural disaster. A villager, Kartini alias Hawa Kamarudin, 59, said the flood damaged electrical equipment such as the refrigerator and washing machine as well as cupboards and carpets. Abd Rahman Mustapa, 55, said he was informed of the flood by a neighbour at 4.30 pm while he was on the way to Kuala Lumpur. “I returned home 30 minutes later, but could not do anything as the floodwaters had entered the house and damaged much of the furniture,” he said. Adnan Rahmat, 42, said he was able to save his electrical appliances as he was at home when the flood struck. Meanwhile, Klang municipal councillor Lee Sack Chuan, when contacted, said he had gathered information on the flood and would raise the matter with the district office for aid to be given to the victims. |
| 21.08.2012 | Flash Flood | Malaysia | State of Selangor, [Kampung Sungai Pinang Bandar in ] | |
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Flash Flood in Malaysia on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 16:38 (04:38 PM) UTC.
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| Some of the families had to spend much time cleaning up the mess caused by the flood which also damaged household appliances. Several of the families which chose to celebrate Aidilfitri in villages elsewhere could not be reached to be informed of the natural disaster. A villager, Kartini alias Hawa Kamarudin, 59, said the flood damaged electrical equipment such as the refrigerator and washing machine as well as cupboards and carpets. Abd Rahman Mustapa, 55, said he was informed of the flood by a neighbour at 4.30 pm while he was on the way to Kuala Lumpur. “I returned home 30 minutes later, but could not do anything as the floodwaters had entered the house and damaged much of the furniture,” he said. Adnan Rahmat, 42, said he was able to save his electrical appliances as he was at home when the flood struck. Meanwhile, Klang municipal councillor Lee Sack Chuan, when contacted, said he had gathered information on the flood and would raise the matter with the district office for aid to be given to the victims. |
| 21.08.2012 | Flash Flood | China | MultiProvinces, [Provinces of Guizhou, Chongqing Municipality and Hunan ] | |
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Flash Flood in China on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 11:35 (11:35 AM) UTC.
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| Heavy rains and storms are forecast to hit southern regions of China on Tuesday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said. The national weather observatory said heavy rains will hit areas in Chongqing Municipality and Guizhou province in the southwest of the country. Hunan province, in particular, will suffer storms that are likely to bring up to 160 millimeters of rain, according to the NMC. The center said the cold front moving south is expected to alleviate the baking temperatures that have hit the southern regions in previous days. However, it warned that measures should be taken to guard against flooding and landslides, which are likely to be caused by the weather. The NMC also forecasts that storms will hit most parts of Taiwan on Thursday. |
| 21.08.2012 | Flash Flood | USA | State of Texas, [Amarillo and Channing] |  |
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Flash Flood in USA on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 11:31 (11:31 AM) UTC.
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| Two flash flood warnings have been issued for Potter and Randall counties. In Amarillo emergency personnel are responding to many stranded motorists and are redirecting traffic along I-40 and I-27. In residential streets, we’re receiving many reports of fallen trees that have hit houses and cars, and some major flooding. Police and city officials are encouraging people to stay home and not travel. Wes Reeves with Xcel Energy says that an estimated 8,500 people are without power in Amarillo and Channing. |
Raw Footage of Gigantic Mudflow in Austria
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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases
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Two more people are dead, amid of a total of 40 infections, in an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Quebec City, public health officials said Monday.
A microscopic image from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows a large grouping of Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the pathogen behind legionnaires’ disease. (Janice Haney Carr/Associated Press)That’s more than twice the number of cases that had previously been disclosed, and surpasses the last outbreak in the city, in 1995, when 12 people fell ill and one died.
Officials didn’t name or provide details about the two new fatalities, which bring the death toll to three. The first to die was an 88-year-old Quebec City woman.
Dr. François Desbiens, the director of public health for the Quebec City region, said authorities have begun inspecting downtown buildings that use a cooling tower as part of their ventilation.
Public-health officials had already sent 2,700 letters to building owners in the downtown core asking them to clean their cooling systems, but the emergence of new cases — a dozen since Friday afternoon — is prompting the inspections.
“We’re still seeing cases despite the fact that we’ve asked building owners to take steps,” Desbiens said. “So we’ve decided to go further and investigate every tower again, and for those that haven’t had maintenance, to identify them, to inspect them to take a water sample. And to order a disinfection.”
Bacteria spread in mist
Legionnaires, also known as legion fever, is a flu-like pneumonia that affects people with lung problems or weak immune systems. It is caused by bacteria that thrive in warm temperatures and can breed in the stagnant water of cooling towers, before spreading in the mist released by those systems.
It’s not contagious and presents no risk to people in good health. The disease got its name in the 1970s after an outbreak of pneumonia among people attending a convention of the American Legion.
Earlier this month, Desbiens guessed there were about 200 cooling towers in the area where people became sick that could be the source of the infection, but officials said Monday they’ve narrowed their area of concern down to 22 cooling towers in a core area that will be inspected by the end of the week, and 19 more in a different area that will be inspected after.
Tests on the water in those towers will take two to three days to get results confirming an infection with legionella bacteria.
There are normally two to three isolated cases of legionnaires’ disease a year in the Quebec City region.
| 19.08.2012 | Epidemic Hazard | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Province of Orientale, [Haut Uele District] | |
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Epidemic Hazard in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, 17 August, 2012 at 03:03 (03:03 AM) UTC.
| Updated: | Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 14:41 UTC |
| Description | |
| Ugandaâs Ministry of Health has sent medical experts to the neighboring country of Congo to help contain an outbreak of the ebola virus. Last month Uganda was hit with its own outbreak, and the countryâs officials are eager to stem the spread of another one. Officials note that the Congo virus strain is unrelated to the strain recently detected in Uganada. âWe are just coming out of battling Ebola. We have to take all measures, including the possibility of sending a team there to help them stop it and ensuring that it does not spill over here,â Dr. Asuman Lukwago, the Ministryâs permanent secretary, told Ugandaâs New Vision yesterday. âWe usually co-operate with our neighbours as well as the international organisations when such outbreaks happen,â he added. Nine people have already died in Congo from health complications related to ebola, spurning several international organizations into action including the WHO, Doctors without Borders and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Efforts typically center on identifying the cause and sequestering those individuals associated therewith. Currently, doctors are focused on an area roughly 30 miles from the Ugandan border. Ebola is transmitted by close contact and body fluids such as saliva, vomit, faeces, sweat, semen and blood. The onset of illness is abrupt and is characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. There is no cure for the disease. | |
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Solar Activity
2MIN News August 20. 2012
Published on Aug 20, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers
TODAY’S LINKS
Canary Quakes; http://www.01.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/volcaListadoTerremotos.do?zona=2&cantid…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/oct/01/china-cloud-seeding-pa… [old article]
REPEAT LINKS
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]
HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun]
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos – as seen from earth]
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT – as seen from earth]
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images [Stereo; Cor, EUVI, HI – as seen from the side]
SunAEON:http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/ [Just click it… trust me]
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html [Free Application; for advanced sun watchers]
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/
LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can’t figure out what this one is for?]
BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
EL DORADO WORLD WEATHER MAP: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/world/world-composite-ir-…
PRESSURE MAP: http://www.woweather.com/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=us&MENU=0000000000&…
HURRICANE TRACKER: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker
INTELLICAST: http://www.intellicast.com/ [Weather site used by many youtubers]
NASA News: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/
PHYSORG: http://phys.org/ [GREAT News Site!]
2MIN News August 21. 2012: Nibooboo mentioned Twice 🙂 Watches Ramp Up Again 22nd-25th
Published on Aug 21, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers
Symbols of an Alien Sky: http://youtu.be/OH7lrjixaNA
TODAY’S LINKS
Jupiter Magnetic Field: http://www.planetaryexploration.net/jupiter/io/jupiter’s_magnetosphere.html
Asia Satellite: http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/asiasatellite_large.html
Ecuador Volcano: http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/19/13366108-tungurahua-volcano-eru…
Chile Waves: http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/powerful-waves-… also this: http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/08/16/chilean-coast-pounded-by-giant-waves?…
Jet Stream: http://www.weatherbank.com/free/grafx/jsnh.gif
Water Temp: http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/sst/latest_sst.gif
Moon Atmosphere: http://www.universetoday.com/96913/seeking-the-moons-rare-atmosphere/
REPEAT LINKS
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]
HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun]
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos – as seen from earth]
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT – as seen from earth]
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images [Stereo; Cor, EUVI, HI – as seen from the side]
SunAEON:http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/ [Just click it… trust me]
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html [Free Application; for advanced sun watchers]
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/
LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can’t figure out what this one is for?]
BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
EL DORADO WORLD WEATHER MAP: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/world/world-composite-ir-…
PRESSURE MAP: http://www.woweather.com/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=us&MENU=0000000000&…
HURRICANE TRACKER: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker
INTELLICAST: http://www.intellicast.com/ [Weather site used by many youtubers]
NASA News: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/
PHYSORG: http://phys.org/ [GREAT News Site!]
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Space
| Today | Event into space | Honduras | Department of El Paraiso, [Trojes area] | |
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Event into space in Honduras on Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 at 03:02 (03:02 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Specialists with the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO) are now in Trojes area, in the eastern Honduran department of El Paraíso, to investigate the alleged crash of a meteorite. According to the inhabitants of that region near the border with Nicaragua, a fireball crossed the sky on Saturday night and then they heard a loud explosion. A COPECO statement clarified that no specialized agency reported a meteorite passing by the Central American region, nor has reported the loss of an aircraft. Copeco and the astronomical observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras said their experts in the field are investigating what happened in that region and will report as soon as possible, while they called on people not to generate speculation to avoid uncertainty. |
Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days) |
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| Object Name | Apporach Date | Left | AU Distance | LD Distance | Estimated Diameter* | Relative Velocity | |||
| (2012 BB14) | 24th August 2012 | 2 day(s) | 0.1234 | 48.0 | 27 m – 60 m | 2.58 km/s | 9288 km/h | ||
| (2012 FM52) | 25th August 2012 | 3 day(s) | 0.0599 | 23.3 | 510 m – 1.1 km | 17.17 km/s | 61812 km/h | ||
| 66146 (1998 TU3) | 25th August 2012 | 3 day(s) | 0.1265 | 49.2 | 3.0 km – 6.8 km | 16.03 km/s | 57708 km/h | ||
| (2009 AV) | 26th August 2012 | 4 day(s) | 0.1615 | 62.8 | 670 m – 1.5 km | 22.51 km/s | 81036 km/h | ||
| 331769 (2003 BQ35) | 28th August 2012 | 6 day(s) | 0.1585 | 61.7 | 240 m – 530 m | 4.64 km/s | 16704 km/h | ||
| (2010 SC) | 28th August 2012 | 6 day(s) | 0.1679 | 65.3 | 16 m – 36 m | 9.56 km/s | 34416 km/h | ||
| 4769 Castalia | 28th August 2012 | 6 day(s) | 0.1135 | 44.2 | 1.4 km | 12.06 km/s | 43416 km/h | ||
| (2012 LU7) | 02nd September 2012 | 11 day(s) | 0.1200 | 46.7 | 440 m – 990 m | 8.16 km/s | 29376 km/h | ||
| (2012 FS35) | 02nd September 2012 | 11 day(s) | 0.1545 | 60.1 | 2.3 m – 5.2 m | 2.87 km/s | 10332 km/h | ||
| (2012 HG31) | 03rd September 2012 | 12 day(s) | 0.0716 | 27.9 | 440 m – 990 m | 10.33 km/s | 37188 km/h | ||
| (2012 PX) | 04th September 2012 | 13 day(s) | 0.0452 | 17.6 | 61 m – 140 m | 9.94 km/s | 35784 km/h | ||
| (2012 EH5) | 05th September 2012 | 14 day(s) | 0.1613 | 62.8 | 38 m – 84 m | 9.75 km/s | 35100 km/h | ||
| (2011 EO11) | 05th September 2012 | 14 day(s) | 0.1034 | 40.2 | 9.0 m – 20 m | 8.81 km/s | 31716 km/h | ||
| (2007 PS25) | 06th September 2012 | 15 day(s) | 0.0497 | 19.3 | 23 m – 52 m | 8.50 km/s | 30600 km/h | ||
| 329520 (2002 SV) | 08th September 2012 | 17 day(s) | 0.1076 | 41.9 | 300 m – 670 m | 9.17 km/s | 33012 km/h | ||
| (2011 ES4) | 10th September 2012 | 19 day(s) | 0.1792 | 69.8 | 20 m – 44 m | 12.96 km/s | 46656 km/h | ||
| (2008 CO) | 11th September 2012 | 20 day(s) | 0.1847 | 71.9 | 74 m – 160 m | 4.10 km/s | 14760 km/h | ||
| (2007 PB8) | 14th September 2012 | 23 day(s) | 0.1682 | 65.5 | 150 m – 340 m | 14.51 km/s | 52236 km/h | ||
| 226514 (2003 UX34) | 14th September 2012 | 23 day(s) | 0.1882 | 73.2 | 260 m – 590 m | 25.74 km/s | 92664 km/h | ||
| (1998 QC1) | 14th September 2012 | 23 day(s) | 0.1642 | 63.9 | 310 m – 700 m | 17.11 km/s | 61596 km/h | ||
| (2002 EM6) | 15th September 2012 | 24 day(s) | 0.1833 | 71.3 | 270 m – 590 m | 18.56 km/s | 66816 km/h | ||
| (2002 RP137) | 16th September 2012 | 25 day(s) | 0.1624 | 63.2 | 67 m – 150 m | 7.31 km/s | 26316 km/h | ||
| (2009 RX4) | 16th September 2012 | 25 day(s) | 0.1701 | 66.2 | 15 m – 35 m | 8.35 km/s | 30060 km/h | ||
| (2005 UC) | 17th September 2012 | 26 day(s) | 0.1992 | 77.5 | 280 m – 640 m | 7.55 km/s | 27180 km/h | ||
| (2012 FC71) | 18th September 2012 | 27 day(s) | 0.1074 | 41.8 | 24 m – 53 m | 3.51 km/s | 12636 km/h | ||
| (1998 FF14) | 19th September 2012 | 28 day(s) | 0.0928 | 36.1 | 210 m – 480 m | 21.40 km/s | 77040 km/h | ||
| 331990 (2005 FD) | 19th September 2012 | 28 day(s) | 0.1914 | 74.5 | 320 m – 710 m | 15.92 km/s | 57312 km/h | ||
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Biological Hazards / Wildlife / Hazmat
| 21.08.2012 | Biological Hazard | USA | State of Ohio, [Buckeye Lake State Park, Fairfield Beach] | |
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Biological Hazard in USA on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 08:31 (08:31 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| State park officials have posted signs at a central Ohio beach to warn visitors about toxic blue-green algae in the water. The Columbus Dispatch reports officials at Buckeye Lake State Park posted the health warnings at Brooks Beach after recent water samples showed a type of toxin in the algae was at a concentration exceeding a state health standard. The posts specifically target the elderly and the very young, as well as people with weakened immune systems. Health signs warning about toxic blue-green algae also were posted at four beaches in Grand Lake St. Marys in western Ohio in May. | |
| Biohazard name: | Blue-Green Algae bloom (cyanobacteria) |
| Biohazard level: | 0/4 — |
| Biohazard desc.: | This does not included biological hazard category. |
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| 21.08.2012 | Biological Hazard | United Kingdom | England, [River Weaver, Cheshire] | |
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Biological Hazard in United Kingdom on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 16:01 (04:01 PM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Thousands of dead fish have been found in the River Weaver in Cheshire. The Environment Agency was notified of “fish in distress” near Winsford by anglers on Saturday. Tests showed low oxygen levels in the water, so environmental officers have been pumping oxygen into the river. Tom Thornett from the Environment Agency, which is investigating the matter, said: “Potential causes could be naturally occurring algae that is known to starve water of oxygen.” Mr Thornett added: “Oxygen levels have been restored significantly and we are in the process of carrying out ongoing tests to identify what caused the oxygen levels in the water to drop. “Hydrogen peroxide is used to increase oxygen levels in the water and, in this case, may have created a build-up of foam because of reaction with small traces of detergent found in the water. “Although this might look unpleasant, it does not pose a risk to health or the environment.” Six species of fish including bream, roach, silverfish, carp, tench and perch have been affected. Steve Beech, of Winsford And District Angling Association, said: “The impact long term will be many years, tens of thousands of fish we cannot replace overnight. “We’ve lost generations of breeding stock.” | |
| Biohazard name: | Mass. Die-off (fishes) |
| Biohazard level: | 0/4 — |
| Biohazard desc.: | This does not included biological hazard category. |
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| Status: | confirmed |
| 21.08.2012 | Biological Hazard | Spain | Multiple areas, [Galicia and Asturias beaches] | |
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Biological Hazard in Spain on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 16:44 (04:44 PM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Beaches across Galicia and Asturias on Spain’s northern Atlantic coast were affected as hundreds of thousands of the gelatinous creatures were washed towards shore. At least a hundred Portuguese man o’war have been spotted floating close to the shore across the region as well as enormous blooms of Pelagia Noctiluca – mauve stinger jellyfish – that more usually plague the beaches of the Mediterranean. The man o’war – not strictly a jellyfish but a floating colony of microscopic hydrozoans – has tentacles that can reach 30 yards long and are barbed with a sting that typically cause painful welts lasting up to three days. In some cases the sting can cause an allergic reaction and in rare cases, heart failure. Even when washed up on the sand the stings still contain venom. Authorities are also worried about the unprecedented number of mauve stingers, bright purple invertebrates that emit a yellowish glow at night which are swarming along the northwestern coast this summer. | |
| Biohazard name: | Portuguese man O War Jellyfish invasion |
| Biohazard level: | 0/4 — |
| Biohazard desc.: | This does not included biological hazard category. |
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| Status: | confirmed |
| Today | Biological Hazard | USA | State of Arizona, Glendale | |
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Biological Hazard in USA on Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 at 03:04 (03:04 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| A woman and her 4-year-old granddaughter went to the hospital after being stung by bees on Tuesday morning, according to a spokesman for the Glendale Fire Department. It happened at about 9 a.m. at the grandmother’s home in a neighborhood near 59th and Northern avenues. According to firefighters, the little girl used her grandmother’s emergency notification necklace to notify authorities after her grandmother was attacked outside her home by a swarm of bees. “Her four year old granddaughter was with her inside the home and recognized that her grandma was in trouble and activated grandma’s Life Alert, and was able to talk to dispatchers and tell them that she was in need of help,” said Michael Young with the Glendale Fire Department. The little girl also ended up getting stung as did the family dog, Chico, a Chihuahua. All are expected to be okay. Firefighters wearing protective gear used foam to kill the swarming bees. The adult bee attack victim was transported to the hospital by paramedics. The little girl’s mother took the child to the hospital. As firefighters searched for a bee hive they discovered that a beekeeper lives in the home behind the home where the victims were attacked. They reported seeing four hives in that backyard. The resident of that home first refused to let the firefighters in the backyard to access the hives, but later allowed them in. “He did let us know that it is his family business and that he was a bee keeper,” said Young. A search of records show there is not a business registered to the homeowner at that address. Glendale Police are now looking into the legality of the home owner’s bee operation in that yard. A spokesman says it’s possible the man could be cited under city code as a public nuisance or illegal use of residential land. | |
| Biohazard name: | Bees attack |
| Biohazard level: | 0/4 — |
| Biohazard desc.: | This does not included biological hazard category. |
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| Today | HAZMAT | Egypt | Governorate of Menoufiya, Sansafat | |
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HAZMAT in Egypt on Tuesday, 21 August, 2012 at 16:41 (04:41 PM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Fifty-three people in the town of Sansafat in Egypt’s Menoufiya governorate were hospitalised on Tuesday after drinking poisoned drinking water. Angry citizens confronted Health Minister Mohamed Mustafa at the Manouf hospital, where the victims are undergoing treatment. The health minister and Ashraf Hilal, the governor of Menoufiya, were then held hostage by the victims’ families in the hospital for 45 minutes before being released by the police. The minister was also given a bottle of polluted water by one angry resident to show him what had caused the sickness. In response, Mustafa called for the closure all unlicensed water stations in the affected governorate. A primary analysis of the water found it had not been purified with chlorine, according to Amr Qandil, head of the preventive medicine at the health ministry. |
| Today | HAZMAT | Nepal | Farwestern Region, [Doti district] | |
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HAZMAT in Nepal on Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 at 03:11 (03:11 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| Four infants between nine and 14 months have died within 24 hours after they were administered measles and DPT vaccines at a village in Doti district. The parents of the deceased said their children showed signs of pallor and vomited profusely a few hours after receiving the vaccinations, but district health officials said it was too early to conclude that the deaths were linked to the vaccines. Senior Public Health Officer at District Health Office Mahendra Dhowj Adhikari informed that the four infants were administered vaccines at the Deuledanda vaccination centre by health personnel from Kadamandau Sub-health post on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Hira Damai’s 14-month-old son Milan, Suntali Nepali’s one-year-old daughter Sujata, Indari Chiral’s nine-month-old daughter Gauri and Pashupati BK’s 10-month-old daughter Manju. While Manju, Milan and Sujata were administered measles vaccine, Gauri was vaccinated against DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus). Suntali, mother of one of the deceased, complained that her daughter’s body and face had started swelling a few hours after receiving the injection. “She vomited continuously and turned pale.” “It has not been established whether the vaccines had anything to do with the deaths,” said Ramswartha Yadav, supervisor of the health camp in Sanagaun, where the children were vaccinated. “If there were indeed a connection between the deaths and the vaccines, then other children would have also shown similar symptoms, why only four?” Dr Sandip Shrestha of District Health Office said the there might have been some negligence on the part of the health workers while preparing the vaccine. “We have started an investigation into the incident,” he added. Health workers said the vaccines were to be administered within six hours after they were taken out of storage. The health office stated that the campaign was being conducted in the whole district, but complaints were not reported from other places. Maternal health worker Amrita Bogati, who had administered the vaccines, could not be reached. |
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