Earth Watch Report – Thursday September 27th, 2012

Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS  World Event Map  September 26th, 2012

USGS

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	6.4	2012/09/26 23:39:55	51.634	-178.293	9.9	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/26 23:06:34	19.519	-64.322	55.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/26 22:53:59	36.007	-118.403	4.6	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/26 21:48:35	31.832	-115.013	0.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.6	2012/09/26 18:47:24	18.936	-64.157	18.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.0	2012/09/26 18:21:11	19.501	-64.268	72.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.3	2012/09/26 17:45:00	-22.259	-68.502	108.0	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP	2.8	2012/09/26 17:21:03	32.867	-116.026	1.3	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	5.0	2012/09/26 17:15:54	-26.045	-177.407	110.2	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP	2.6	2012/09/26 15:34:19	19.613	-64.337	7.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.4	2012/09/26 15:27:39	5.750	127.653	51.6	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.5	2012/09/26 13:14:21	-5.770	35.885	10.0	TANZANIA
MAP	4.2	2012/09/26 11:52:54	27.329	52.904	39.6	SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP	4.2	2012/09/26 11:37:26	10.018	-85.303	52.3	COSTA RICA
MAP	2.7	2012/09/26 10:22:56	40.464	-124.751	23.7	OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.8	2012/09/26 09:46:49	19.161	-64.751	49.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/26 09:09:47	18.144	-67.081	83.0	PUERTO RICO
MAP	3.1	2012/09/26 08:54:15	19.151	-64.718	55.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.4	2012/09/26 07:42:42	43.167	-126.388	9.9	OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP	3.0	2012/09/26 07:38:58	32.147	-115.211	15.1	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.7	2012/09/26 06:55:36	18.036	-66.222	64.0	PUERTO RICO
MAP	5.2	2012/09/26 06:45:18	-18.851	-175.444	162.1	TONGA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/26 06:38:30	19.349	-65.679	80.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.0	2012/09/26 06:02:18	24.667	-110.126	10.0	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.8	2012/09/26 05:53:34	41.078	-125.282	25.7	OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.8	2012/09/26 05:24:44	-32.388	-178.076	35.0	SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
MAP	3.2	2012/09/26 03:52:21	19.546	-64.351	62.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.8	2012/09/26 03:26:48	54.503	-162.843	50.3	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/26 03:13:29	19.325	-66.538	15.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.3	2012/09/26 02:22:24	6.752	-73.032	152.4	NORTHERN COLOMBIA
MAP	5.1	2012/09/26 01:41:44	-21.214	-174.271	42.7	TONGA
MAP	4.6	2012/09/26 01:28:33	34.796	29.982	29.1	EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
MAP	4.3	2012/09/26 01:21:16	24.878	-110.197	10.0	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.0	2012/09/26 00:59:47	24.591	-110.179	10.0	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.4	2012/09/26 00:45:25	19.587	-64.345	61.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.8	2012/09/26 00:17:55	24.637	-110.346	9.8	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.6	2012/09/26 00:05:30	24.510	-110.270	10.0	GULF OF CALIFORNIA

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6.4 Mwc – ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.4 Mwc
Date-Time	26 Sep 2012 23:39:54 UTC 26 Sep 2012 14:39:54 near epicenter 26 Sep 2012 17:39:54 standard time in your timezone
Location	51.634N 178.293W
Depth	9 km
Distances	117 km (72 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of Adak, AK 287 km (178 miles) W (259 degrees) of Atka, AK 2027 km (1260 miles) WSW (251 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 2.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 853; Dmin = 114.9 km; Rmss = 1.17 seconds; Gp = 20° M-type = Mwc; Version = E
Event ID	us c000cwni ***This event has been revised.

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Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Aleutian Arc

The Aleutian arc extends approximately 3,000 km from the Gulf of Alaska in the east to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the west. It marks the region where the Pacific plate subducts into the mantle beneath the North America plate. This subduction is responsible for the generation of the Aleutian Islands and the deep offshore Aleutian Trench.

The curvature of the arc results in a westward transition of relative plate motion from trench-normal (i.e., compressional) in the east to trench-parallel (i.e., translational) in the west, accompanied by westward variations in seismic activity, volcanism, and overriding plate composition. The Aleutian arc is generally divided into three regions: the western, central, and eastern Aleutians. Relative to a fixed North America plate, the Pacific plate is moving northwest at a rate that increases from roughly 60 mm/yr at the arc’s eastern edge to 76 mm/yr near its western terminus. The eastern Aleutian arc extends from the Alaskan Peninsula in the east to the Fox Islands in the west. Motion along this section of the arc is characterized by arc-perpendicular convergence and Pacific plate subduction beneath thick continental lithosphere. This region exhibits intense volcanic activity and has a history of megathrust earthquakes.

The central Aleutian arc extends from the Andreanof Islands in the east to the Rat Islands in the west. Here, motion is characterized by westward-increasing oblique convergence and Pacific plate subduction beneath thin oceanic lithosphere. Along this portion of the arc, the Wadati-Benioff zone is well defined to depths of approximately 200 km. Despite the obliquity of convergence, active volcanism and megathrust earthquakes are also present along this margin.

The western Aleutians, stretching from the western end of the Rat Islands in the east to the Commander Islands, Russia, in the west, is tectonically different from the central and eastern portions of the arc. The increasing component of transform motion between the Pacific and North America plates is evidenced by diminishing active volcanism; the last active volcano is located on Buldir Island, in the far western portion of the Rat Island chain. Additionally, this portion of the subduction zone has not hosted large earthquakes or megathrust events in recorded history. Instead, the largest earthquakes in this region are generally shallow, predominantly strike-slip events with magnitudes between M5-6. Deeper earthquakes do occur, albeit rather scarcely and with small magnitudes (M<4), down to approximately 50 km.

Most of the seismicity along the Aleutian arc results from thrust faulting that occurs along the interface between the Pacific and North America plates, extending from near the base of the trench to depths of 40 to 60 km. Slip along this interface is responsible for generating devastating earthquakes. Deformation also occurs within the subducting slab in the form of intermediate-depth earthquakes that can reach depths of 250 km. Normal faulting events occur in the outer rise region of the Aleutian arc resulting from the bending of the oceanic Pacific plate as it enters the Aleutian trench. Additionally, deformation of the overriding North America plate generates shallow crustal earthquakes.

The Aleutian arc is a seismically active region, evidenced by the many moderate to large earthquakes occurring each year. Since 1900, this region has hosted twelve large earthquakes (M>7.5) including the May 7, 1986 M8.0 Andreanof Islands, the June 10, 1996 M7.9 Andreanof Islands, and the November 17, 2003 M7.8 Rat Islands earthquakes. Six of these great earthquakes (M8.3 or larger) have occurred along the Aleutian arc that together have ruptured almost the entire shallow megathrust contact. The first of these major earthquakes occurred on August 17, 1906 near the island of Amchitka (M8.3) in the western Aleutian arc. However, unlike the other megathrust earthquakes along the arc, this event is thought to have been an intraplate event occurring in the shallow slab beneath the subduction zone interface.

6.9 Mwp – ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.9 Mwp
Date-Time	26 Sep 2012 23:39:58 UTC 26 Sep 2012 14:39:58 near epicenter 26 Sep 2012 17:39:58 standard time in your timezone
Location	51.583N 178.200W
Depth	40 km
Distances	112 km (70 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Adak, AK 282 km (175 miles) WSW (258 degrees) of Atka, AK 2026 km (1259 miles) WSW (251 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 14.4 km; Vertical 7.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 715; Dmin = 110.4 km; Rmss = 1.16 seconds; Gp = 51° M-type = Mwp; Version = 7
Event ID	us c000cwni

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RSOE EDIS

27.09.2012 02:00:43	6.9	North America	United States	Alaska	Adak				USGS-RSOE
27.09.2012 01:50:32	6.9	North America	United States	Alaska	Adak				USGS-RSOE
27.09.2012 02:10:22	6.9	North-America	United States	Alaska	Adak				EMSC

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Tsunami Information
Pacific Ocean Region
Date/Time (UTC)	Message	Location	Magnitude	Depth	Status	Details
26.09.2012 23:47 PM	Tsunami Information Bulletin	Andreanof Islands Aleutian Is.	6.9	35 km

Tsunami Information Bulletin in Andreanof Islands Aleutian Is., Pacific Ocean

GuID:	pacific.TIBPAC.2012.09.26.2347
Date/Time:	2012-09-26 23:47:21
Source:	PTWC
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Location:	Andreanof Islands Aleutian Is.
Magnitude:	M 6.9
Depth:	35 km
Tsunami observed:	Not observed.

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Tsunami Information Bulletin in Andreanof Islands Aleutian Is., Pacific Ocean

000 WEPA42 PHEB 262347 TIBPAC TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 2347Z 26 SEP 2012 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ... THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 2340Z 26 SEP 2012 COORDINATES - 51.2 NORTH 178.2 WEST DEPTH - 35 KM LOCATION - ANDREANOF ISLANDS ALEUTIAN IS. MAGNITUDE - 6.9 EVALUATION A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE INFORMATION REGARDING ANY LOCAL TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

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LISS – Live Internet Seismic Server

GSN Stations

These data update automatically every 30 minutes. Last update: September 27, 2012 04:49:07 UTC

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CU/ANWB, Willy Bob, Antigua and Barbuda

CU/BBGH, Gun Hill, Barbados

CU/BCIP, Isla Barro Colorado, Panama

CU/GRGR, Grenville, Grenada

CU/GRTK, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

CU/GTBY, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

CU/MTDJ, Mount Denham, Jamaica

CU/SDDR, Presa de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic

CU/TGUH, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

IC/BJT, Baijiatuan, Beijing, China

IC/ENH, Enshi, China

IC/HIA, Hailar, Neimenggu Province, China

IC/LSA, Lhasa, China

IC/MDJ, Mudanjiang, China

IC/QIZ, Qiongzhong, Guangduong Province, China

IU/ADK, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA

IU/AFI, Afiamalu, Samoa

IU/ANMO, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

IU/ANTO, Ankara, Turkey

IU/BBSR, Bermuda

IU/BILL, Bilibino, Russia

IU/CASY, Casey, Antarctica

IU/CCM, Cathedral Cave, Missouri, USA

IU/CHTO, Chiang Mai, Thailand

IU/COLA, College Outpost, Alaska, USA

IU/COR, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

IU/CTAO, Charters Towers, Australia

IU/DAV,Davao, Philippines

IU/DWPF,Disney Wilderness Preserve, Florida, USA

IU/FUNA,Funafuti, Tuvalu

IU/FURI, Mt. Furi, Ethiopia

IU/GNI, Garni, Armenia

IU/GRFO, Grafenberg, Germany

IU/GUMO, Guam, Mariana Islands

IU/HKT, Hockley, Texas, USA

IU/HNR, Honiara, Solomon Islands

IU/HRV, Adam Dziewonski Observatory (Oak Ridge), Massachusetts, USA

IU/INCN, Inchon, Republic of Korea

IU/JOHN, Johnston Island, Pacific Ocean

IU/KBS, Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway

IU/KEV, Kevo, Finland

IU/KIEV, Kiev, Ukraine

IU/KIP, Kipapa, Hawaii, USA

IU/KMBO, Kilima Mbogo, Kenya

IU/KNTN, Kanton Island, Kiribati

IU/KONO, Kongsberg, Norway

IU/KOWA, Kowa, Mali

IU/LCO, Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile

IU/LSZ, Lusaka, Zambia

IU/LVC, Limon Verde, Chile

IU/MA2, Magadan, Russia

IU/MAJO, Matsushiro, Japan

IU/MAKZ,Makanchi, Kazakhstan

IU/MBWA, Marble Bar, Western Australia

IU/MIDW, Midway Island, Pacific Ocean, USA

IU/MSKU, Masuku, Gabon

IU/NWAO, Narrogin, Australia

IU/OTAV, Otavalo, Equador

IU/PAB, San Pablo, Spain

IU/PAYG Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands

IU/PET, Petropavlovsk, Russia

IU/PMG, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

IU/PMSA, Palmer Station, Antarctica

IU/POHA, Pohakaloa, Hawaii

IU/PTCN, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific

IU/PTGA, Pitinga, Brazil

IU/QSPA, South Pole, Antarctica

IU/RAO, Raoul, Kermandec Islands

IU/RAR, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

IU/RCBR, Riachuelo, Brazil

IU/RSSD, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

IU/SAML, Samuel, Brazil

IU/SBA, Scott Base, Antarctica

IU/SDV, Santo Domingo, Venezuela

IU/SFJD, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland

IU/SJG, San Juan, Puerto Rico

IU/SLBS, Sierra la Laguna Baja California Sur, Mexico

IU/SNZO, South Karori, New Zealand

IU/SSPA, Standing Stone, Pennsylvania USA

IU/TARA, Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribati

IU/TATO, Taipei, Taiwan

IU/TEIG, Tepich, Yucatan, Mexico

IU/TIXI, Tiksi, Russia

IU/TRIS, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean

IU/TRQA, Tornquist, Argentina

IU/TSUM, Tsumeb, Namibia

IU/TUC, Tucson, Arizona

IU/ULN, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

IU/WAKE, Wake Island, Pacific Ocean

IU/WCI, Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA

IU/WVT, Waverly, Tennessee, USA

IU/XMAS, Kiritimati Island, Republic of Kiribati

IU/YAK, Yakutsk, Russia

IU/YSS, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia

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Volcanic Activity

26.09.2012

Volcano Eruption

Indonesia

West Sumatra, [Mount Marapi Volcano]

Volcano Eruption in Indonesia on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 18:03 (06:03 PM) UTC.

Description

A volcano has erupted on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, spewing thick grey smoke up to 1.5 kilometres into the sky. Monitoring official Suparno says Mount Marapi’s eruption on Wednesday is its strongest since August last year, when its status was raised to level three out of four. Suparno, who uses one name, says there is no plan for an evacuation because the nearest villages are far beyond the danger zone of three kilometres from the crater.

26.09.2012 03:15 AM

States of Puebla and Mexico, Mexico

Popocatepetl Volcano

Volcano Eruption

1401-09=

Stratovolcanoes

2008

No. 0

Volcano Eruption in Mexico on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:15 (03:15 AM) UTC.

Description

At least 26 eruptions accompanied by steam and gas, as well as a volcano tectonic quake were registered as a consequence of the Mexican volcano Popocatépetl activity during the last hours, it was reported Tuesday. The National Center of Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) said eruptions were of low and medium intensity with no ash expulsion in any of them. According to the institution, the volcano tectonic quake was registered at 11.54 local time (16:54 GMT). At this moment, the alert light of volcano activity remains yellow phase 2 and the surrounding population to keep informed as to alerts on the activity of the volcano also known as Don Goyo. Traffic between Santiago Xalitzintla and San Pedro Nexapa, via the Cortes passage, is under control. The Popo is located at the center of the country, in the territorial limits of the Morelos, Puebla and Mexico states. Located 55 kilometers Southeast of the Federal District, the Popocatépetl is the second highest volcano in Mexico, with a maximum height of five thousand 458 meters above sea level, only second to the Pico de Orizaba (Veracruz) with five thousand 610 meters.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

26.09.2012

Extreme Weather

United Kingdom

Multiple region, [South west, northern England and Scotland]

Extreme Weather in United Kingdom on Monday, 24 September, 2012 at 13:34 (01:34 PM) UTC.

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Updated:	Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:10 UTC
Description
A woman died after being hit by a falling tree branch at the Royal Botanical Gardens in London. She was a victim of the storm that has swept across the UK, causing power black-outs and flood evacuations. Heavy rain and winds of up to 70mph disrupted rail services in the South West, the Midlands, northern England and Wales. East Coast trains said there was no service on the East Coast Main Line between York and Darlington because of flooding, preventing the running of East Coast services between London and Scotland. About 70 areas in England and Wales were being warned to expect flooding, with northern England the worst affected. In Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham 200 homes were evacuated. In Scotland, there were eight flood warnings, mostly for the Borders. The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) and Transport Scotland’s Multi Agency Response Team (MART) were both activated in light of Met Office Amber Alerts. Transport Minister Keith Brown, who chaired a meeting earlier today, said: “Yet again, we have seen a wide range of agencies and organisations react quickly to weather alerts and to put in place their response plans for the potential impact of heavy rain and high winds. “This activity, including a significant level of multi-agency co-operation, has played its part in keeping disruption to a minimum in difficult conditions. “The travelling public also deserve praise for the way they have reacted to the various travel updates.” And around 2,000 households across a number of areas were without power.

Extreme Weather in United Kingdom on Monday, 24 September, 2012 at 13:34 (01:34 PM) UTC.

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Updated:	Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:29 UTC
Description
More than 300 homes have been flooded in the north of England in two days, as almost twice the average rainfall for September drenched the Pennine and Cheviot catchments and streamed off both sides. Boats ferried residents to safety from St Helen’s in Lancashire and Morpeth in Northumberland, where defences installed after disastrous flooding in 2008 failed to contain the river Wansbeck. Transport was devastated as parts of the M6 and the East Coast main line became temporary rivers, and swirling underground water left a block of town houses in Newburn, Newcastle, seemingly on stilts as earth round the foundations was swept away. Police cordoned off the building amid fears it could collapse and last night the area around it was said to be like a “ghost town” after a power failure. An old fishing village in the Footdee or “Fittie” area of Aberdeen was covered in a white foam as wind and rain drove a thick froth of plankton and sea-spume inland. The city council said the coating was “unusual but harmless” and it would be swept up by environmental teams if any was left after the rain. An easing of the downpour in the central Pennines, turning to a fine mist by mid-afternoon on Tuesday, saved the centre of Leeds and the much-flooded Calder valley town of Hebden Bridge from serious damage. Sandbags were everywhere in Hebden Bridge and pumps on standby, while emergency teams from the Environment Agency in Leeds ran a round-the-clock clearing of drains and watercourses. The agency warned, however, that further flooding was likely in Yorkshire, the north-west and north Wales overnight before the obstinate centre of low pressure finally crept off the fells and turned its attention to the Midlands and south. The Meteorological Office warned that their turn would be on Wednesday as the weather backtracked down the course it took over the weekend. There are 219 flood warnings in place.

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Storms /  Flooding

Active tropical storm system(s)
Name of storm system	Location	Formed	Last update	Last category	Course	Wind Speed	Gust	Wave	Source	Details
Nadine (AL14)	Atlantic Ocean	11.09.2012	27.09.2012	Tropical Depression	220 °	83 km/h	102 km/h	4.57 m	NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 3 Storm name: Nadine (AL14) Area: Atlantic Ocean Start up location: N 16° 18.000, W 43° 6.000 Start up: 11th September 2012 Status: 22nd September 2012 Track long: 1,173.54 km Top category.: Report by: NOAA NHC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 12th Sep 2012 05:01:17 N 17° 48.000, W 45° 12.000 24 65 83 Tropical Storm 300 13 1004 MB NOAA NHC 13th Sep 2012 05:34:52 N 20° 42.000, W 50° 6.000 26 111 139 Tropical Storm 305 17 990 MB NOAA NHC 14th Sep 2012 05:11:31 N 25° 0.000, W 53° 42.000 24 111 139 Tropical Storm 330 17 989 MB NOAA NHC 15th Sep 2012 06:55:17 N 30° 0.000, W 52° 48.000 22 120 148 Hurricane I. 25 17 985 MB NOAA NHC 16th Sep 2012 05:13:53 N 30° 36.000, W 46° 36.000 28 130 157 Hurricane I. 95 15 983 MB NOAA NHC 17th Sep 2012 05:22:55 N 31° 24.000, W 38° 6.000 30 111 139 Tropical Storm 75 16 987 MB NOAA NHC 18th Sep 2012 05:15:16 N 33° 54.000, W 34° 12.000 15 93 111 Tropical Storm 45 18 989 MB NOAA NHC 19th Sep 2012 05:31:59 N 35° 48.000, W 32° 12.000 11 83 102 Tropical Storm 25 15 993 MB NOAA NHC 20th Sep 2012 05:12:41 N 37° 6.000, W 31° 24.000 6 83 102 Tropical Storm 60 9 990 MB NOAA NHC 22nd Sep 2012 06:38:52 N 31° 54.000, W 26° 36.000 20 93 111 Tropical Storm 165 15 984 MB NOAA NHC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 27th Sep 2012 04:58:41 N 29° 30.000, W 31° 24.000 9 83 102 Tropical Depression 220 ° 15 993 MB NOAA NHC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 28th Sep 2012 12:00:00 N 29° 6.000, W 34° 48.000 Tropical Depression 93 111 NOAA NHC 28th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 28° 36.000, W 33° 36.000 Tropical Depression 93 111 NOAA NHC 29th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 30° 0.000, W 35° 48.000 Hurricane I 102 120 NOAA NHC 30th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 33° 0.000, W 36° 48.000 Tropical Depression 93 111 NOAA NHC 01st Oct 2012 00:00:00 N 35° 30.000, W 37° 30.000 Tropical Depression 93 111 NOAA NHC 02nd Oct 2012 00:00:00 N 36° 0.000, W 37° 30.000 Tropical Depression 83 102 NOAA NHC

Jelewat (18W)

Pacific Ocean

20.09.2012

27.09.2012

SuperTyphoon

310 °

241 km/h

296 km/h

5.79 m

JTWC

Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 2 Storm name: Jelewat (18W) Area: Pacific Ocean Start up location: N 13° 42.000, E 132° 18.000 Start up: 20th September 2012 Status: Active Track long: 651.09 km Top category.: Report by: JTWC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 22nd Sep 2012 06:41:44 N 11° 42.000, E 129° 54.000 6 93 120 Tropical Storm 200 9 JTWC 23rd Sep 2012 06:04:26 N 11° 48.000, E 128° 54.000 7 139 167 Typhoon I. 270 11 JTWC 24th Sep 2012 08:06:11 N 13° 36.000, E 128° 30.000 9 241 296 Typhoon IV. 350 10 JTWC 25th Sep 2012 05:16:53 N 15° 42.000, E 127° 48.000 7 259 315 Super Typhoon 360 9 JTWC 26th Sep 2012 05:26:43 N 17° 18.000, E 126° 36.000 6 250 306 Typhoon IV. 305 17 JTWC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 27th Sep 2012 05:36:14 N 19° 42.000, E 124° 42.000 17 241 296 SuperTyphoon 310 ° 19 JTWC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 28th Sep 2012 06:00:00 N 23° 6.000, E 124° 6.000 Typhoon IV 194 241 JTWC 29th Sep 2012 06:00:00 N 25° 24.000, E 126° 36.000 Typhoon III 167 204 JTWC 30th Sep 2012 06:00:00 N 29° 18.000, E 132° 6.000 Typhoon I 120 148 JTWC 01st Oct 2012 06:00:00 N 34° 48.000, E 137° 54.000 Tropical Depression 83 102 JTWC

Miriam (EP 13)

Pacific Ocean – East

22.09.2012

27.09.2012

Tropical Depression

345 °

74 km/h

93 km/h

3.66 m

NOAA NHC

 Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 2 Storm name: Miriam (EP 13) Area: Pacific Ocean – East Start up location: N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000 Start up: 22nd September 2012 Status: Active Track long: 761.83 km Top category.: Report by: NOAA NHC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 22nd Sep 2012 06:35:22 N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000 19 56 74 Tropical Depression 275 10 1005 MB NOAA NHC 23rd Sep 2012 06:07:18 N 14° 54.000, W 108° 30.000 13 74 93 Tropical Storm 300 15 1002 MB NOAA NHC 24th Sep 2012 08:09:13 N 16° 48.000, W 111° 18.000 19 148 185 Hurricane I. 305 15 979 MB NOAA NHC 25th Sep 2012 05:19:32 N 18° 30.000, W 113° 54.000 13 167 204 Hurricane II. 305 14 968 MB NOAA NHC 26th Sep 2012 05:24:31 N 19° 6.000, W 115° 12.000 7 130 157 Hurricane I. 310 9 983 MB NOAA NHC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 27th Sep 2012 05:38:27 N 21° 30.000, W 115° 42.000 11 74 93 Tropical Depression 345 ° 12 999 MB NOAA NHC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 28th Sep 2012 12:00:00 N 22° 48.000, W 117° 0.000 Tropical Depression 46 65 NOAA NHC 28th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 22° 42.000, W 116° 36.000 Tropical Depression 56 74 NOAA NHC 29th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 22° 54.000, W 117° 18.000 Tropical Depression 37 56 NOAA NHC 30th Sep 2012 00:00:00 N 22° 54.000, W 117° 36.000 Tropical Depression 37 56 NOAA NHC 01st Oct 2012 00:00:00 N 22° 30.000, W 118° 0.000 Tropical Depression 28 37 NOAA NHC

Ewiniar (19W)

Pacific Ocean

24.09.2012

27.09.2012

Typhoon I

350 °

81 km/h

130 km/h

5.18 m

JTWC

  Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 0 Storm name: Ewiniar (19W) Area: Pacific Ocean Start up location: N 18° 30.000, E 139° 0.000 Start up: 24th September 2012 Status: Active Track long: 840.84 km Top category.: Report by: JTWC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 24th Sep 2012 08:04:10 N 18° 30.000, E 139° 0.000 26 46 65 Tropical Depression 335 17 JTWC 25th Sep 2012 05:14:15 N 21° 48.000, E 138° 18.000 15 74 93 Tropical Storm 355 15 JTWC 26th Sep 2012 05:25:41 N 25° 24.000, E 141° 18.000 15 93 120 Tropical Storm 60 16 JTWC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 27th Sep 2012 05:35:33 N 30° 18.000, E 142° 18.000 22 81 130 Typhoon I 350 ° 17 JTWC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 28th Sep 2012 06:00:00 N 32° 42.000, E 143° 48.000 Typhoon I 102 130 JTWC 29th Sep 2012 06:00:00 N 37° 24.000, E 148° 54.000 Tropical Depression 83 102 JTWC

UK Weather: Dramatic Pictures Of Flooding Across Britain

PA/Huffington Post UK

The wet and windy start to week has persisted into Wednesday with more than a month’s worth of rain falling in some places across the UK.

Britain has been hit with the most extreme September weather for decades, with hundreds evacuated from their homes and fire and rescue teams battling against the floods to help residents of some of the worst-hit areas.

The RSPCA had to step in to rescue donkeys (one of whom was called none other than Noah!) from their field in Cattal near YorkCars sailed down streets after being abandoned by motorists, and a block of flats in Newburn, Newcastle were left with their foundations exposed as the town struggled with another day of heavy rain.

There were fears that the modern housing blocks could crumple as torrents of water washed away their foundationsMick Murphy, technical director of Newcastle City Council, told the BBC that the Spencer Court flats were “extremely unstable”, adding that he had “never seen anything like this in 33 years of civil engineering experience”

The floods washed away material around the foundations as a waterfall surged through the backgardenIt was evacuated close to a bicycle shop which had thousands of pounds worth of cycles stolen while the roads were blocked by water and silt.

“We have increased patrols in Newburn” said Acting Chief Superintendent Dave Byrne, of Newcastle Area Command.

He added: “It is despicable if people are thinking of taking advantage of the bad weather and using it as an opportunity to break in to properties.”

The river Tweed bursts its banks in the centre of Peebles, Scottish Borders as rain causes misery for many across the UK.There are 57 flood warnings and 100 flood alerts currently in force across the UK, with the North of England worst affected.

Although the worst of the rain has now passed, river levels in some places were still rising as the water comes down through the systems.

The Environment Agency said rivers such as the Ouse, which flows through York, and the Dane, which flows through Crewe, Nantwich and Northwich, had yet to peak this afternoon and posed a real risk of flooding.

Elevated walkways carry pedestrians to walk above floodwater in York as the River Ouse continues to rise today following the torrential rainfalls of the past few days.Some towns have been “cut in half” by the floods, as bridges were swamped by the swollen river conditions. Tadcaster was split in two by the closure of the bridge which carries the A659 over the River Wharfe as a precaution after firefighters noticed water seeping through the structure.

Beautiful but dangerous: flood waters in the fields around Tewkesbury AbbeyShut roads and flooded railways have caused travel chaos, with diversions in place across the affected counties. The A1 near Catterick will remain closed all day, police have said.

An aerial view showing flood water from the River Ouse in York, North Yorkshire as communities are being warned of the possibility of more flooding.

Workers evacuated from their offices in York city centre on Wednesday

However for some, coping with the flooding is just the first obstacle to overcome.

After the floods subside residents and business owners will have to cope with the huge amounts of mud and debris left by the floods. Some of these deposits have already rendered areas unrecognisable.

A car is submerged in mud after the waters subsided in an area of Newcastle on WednesdayResident have had to use ladders to bridge their way across the islands of mud that have been left by the floods.

Councils have called on the government to set up an emergency fund to help pay for millions of pounds of repairs to roads damaged by the persistent rain and flooding in the past few months.

A flooded back garden in Morpeth, where hundreds have been evacuated after stormsIt said funds might have to be diverted from elsewhere to plug the gap, causing cuts to services or planned infrastructure projects that aim to boost growth being put on the back-burner.

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Radiation / Nuclear

Noda: Fukushima lessons to be passed on

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told the United Nations Japan will share the lessons from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster to promote nuclear safety.

Addressing the General Assembly, the Japanese leader urged U.N. members to act in the interest of future generations about nuclear safety.

He said the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami, led his government to take steps that would allow Japan to end its dependence on nuclear power by 2030s.

In this regard, Noda said, his government, along with the International Atomic Energy Agency, will co-sponsor the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety at the end of this year and the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2015.

Noda also urged his counterparts to do more to combat threats such as environmental degradation, terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and to build a sustainable future for future generations.

“Political leaders must take charge of their responsibilities now for tomorrow,” he said.

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

27.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Denmark

South Denmark, Dánia [Odense University Hospital]

Epidemic Hazard in Denmark on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:07 (03:07 AM) UTC.

Description
Five persons showing symptoms of infection from a SARS-like virus have been admitted to Odense University Hospital (OUH), central Denmark, the hospital said in a press statement Tuesday. The five patients are currently being examined for symptoms of infection from a new corona virus, which can lead to severe respiratory disease. Corona viruses are a large family of viruses including those which cause the common cold, as well as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), an outbreak of which killed some 800 people in 2003. The new corona virus is thought to have an incubation period lasting seven to 10 days, and has previously been found among patients who had traveled from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. OUH Director Jens Peter Steensen said to Danish media late Tuesday that the five patients, who are all Danish residents, will be tested for the new corona virus and for a range of more common triggers of respiratory infection. The results of these tests will be released Wednesday afternoon, Steensen said, adding the patients will be kept in isolation until then. On Monday, the Danish Health and Medicines Authority advised persons who had traveled to Qatar or Saudi Arabia to seek medical advice if they experienced fever, cough or difficulty breathing within ten days of their return from these countries. It followed a warning from British health officials who alerted the World Health Organization on Saturday of the new virus found in a man transferred from Qatar to the UK on Sept. 11.
Biohazard name:	SARS (susp, human)
Biohazard level:	4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:	Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Symptoms:
Status:	suspected

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Solar Activity

2MIN News Sept 26. 2012

Published on Sep 26, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

2012 Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU

TODAY’S LINKS
UK Rain: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19716219
Greek Austerity: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-greece-strike-idUSBRE88P0BZ20120926
Spain Protests: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-spain-budget-idUSBRE88O0PU20120926

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/

US Wind Map: http://hint.fm/wind/

NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/Default.php

RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]

GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/goes15/index.html

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]

RAIN RECORDS: http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListIntensePrecipReports.aspx

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!]

QUAKES LIST FULL: http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/seismologist.php

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Space

Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days)
Object Name	Apporach Date	Left	AU Distance	LD Distance	Estimated Diameter*	Relative Velocity
(2012 SL50)	27th September 2012	0 day(s)	0.0073	2.8	14 m – 31 m	12.04 km/s	43344 km/h
(2012 QF42)	27th September 2012	0 day(s)	0.1095	42.6	130 m – 280 m	8.67 km/s	31212 km/h
(2012 SY49)	28th September 2012	1 day(s)	0.0067	2.6	19 m – 42 m	15.84 km/s	57024 km/h
(2012 SJ32)	28th September 2012	1 day(s)	0.0297	11.6	26 m – 59 m	8.11 km/s	29196 km/h
(2012 SM50)	30th September 2012	3 day(s)	0.1074	41.8	36 m – 81 m	8.68 km/s	31248 km/h
(2012 RH10)	03rd October 2012	6 day(s)	0.1260	49.0	98 m – 220 m	12.90 km/s	46440 km/h
(2012 QE50)	09th October 2012	12 day(s)	0.0809	31.5	450 m – 1.0 km	11.47 km/s	41292 km/h
(1994 EK)	14th October 2012	17 day(s)	0.1356	52.8	230 m – 520 m	12.22 km/s	43992 km/h
(2012 PA20)	15th October 2012	18 day(s)	0.1502	58.5	100 m – 230 m	10.36 km/s	37296 km/h
(2012 RV16)	18th October 2012	21 day(s)	0.1270	49.4	310 m – 700 m	16.14 km/s	58104 km/h
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers,1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Source: NASA-NEO

Mystery Of Asteroid Oljato’s Magnetism –
Strange Object That Was Once Lost Then Recovered 

MessageToEagle.com – This strange object was discovered by an American astronomer, H.L. Giclas in 1947.

It was lost and later recovered again in 1979.
Its name is 2201 Oljato. It is in a highly elliptical Earth-crossing orbit and has a unique spectrum that does not resemble that of any other known asteroid or comet.

Its nature is unknown. For some time, it was believed it could be the “dead” nucleus of a comet that has ceased to be active, but this possibility was later ruled out.

Click on image to enlargeHubble Space Telescope observation of an asteroid trailing debris following a suspected collision. Photo Credits: NASA, ESA, & D. Jewitt/UCLA

In recent years, there has been much focus on the possible relation between comets and asteroids. It has been observed that many asteroids have orbits, which are reminiscent of cometary orbits.

Earth-crossing asteroid 2201 Oljato, for example, seems to have more links to comets than just its orbital parameters.

The orbit of Oljato appears to be coincident with perturbations in the magnetic field of Venus as it was detected by the Pioneer Venus spacecraft.

Are these perturbations caused by particles trailing behind Oljato or a “tail”?

The study of the near-Earth object 2201 Oljato has resulted in many surprises. The asteroid 2201 Oljato appears to be exhibiting some strange behavior.
Its orbital properties have been associated with meteor showers, and its modeled orbital evolution is chaotic, a property which might indicate a history related to comets.

All available observational data gathered during the object’s two apparitions – in 1979 and 1983, shows that this asteroid has a high radiometric albedo, a property not associated with comet nuclei. In certain wavelength regimes it is classified as an S-type asteroid, in others, an E-type, but its overall spectral reflectance is not typical of either taxonomic type, and neither type is thought of as cometlike.

Click on image to enlargeArtist’s conception of Pioneer Venus orbiter entering Venus’ atmosphere.

Surprisingly, high ultraviolet reflectance at the 1979 apparition was suggested to be the result of residual outgassing as in a comet. The UV photometric data are modeled as fluorescent emission from neutral species found in comets.

Oljato orbits the Sun once every 3.2 years. During its lifetime, NASA’s Pioneer Venus Orbiter and its magnetometers observed three passages of Oljato between Venus and the Sun.
Each time, there was a marked increase in the region of unusual magnetic peaks known as Interplanetary Field Enhancements (IFEs), both ahead and behind the asteroid.

The European Space Agency’s craft Venus Express follows an orbit around Venus that brings it to within 250 km (155 miles) at its closest and 66,000 km (41,000 miles) when furthest away. Its seven instruments are mounted on the central body, which is about 1.5m (5 ft) across. Credit: ESA

Now, new data from Venus Express spacecraft suggest the asteroid has lost its magnetism. Dr. Christopher Russell presented an explanation for Oljato’s strange behavior at the European Planetary Science Congress in Madrid on Tuesday 25th September.

“This is not typical asteroidal behavior! These magnetic increases are rare, occurring in Venus orbit about 10 times per year. Pioneer observed that when Oljato was just in front or just behind Venus, the rate of IFEs approximately trebled. And yet, in more recent observations with Venus Express, the occurrence of IFEs is now lower than the average we find outside this region,” Russell said.

Russell and his team believe that the answer to this discrepancy lies with collisions between Oljato and debris in its orbit. When objects collide in interplanetary space, they become electrically charged and dust particles are accelerated by the solar wind.

“At one point in time Oljato shed boulders – mostly a few tens of meters in diameter – into its orbit and they formed a debris trail in front and behind Oljato. These impactors then hit other targets as they passed between Venus and the Sun. The large amount of fine dust released by these collisions was picked up by the solar wind, producing the IFEs observed by Pioneer, and was accelerated out of the solar system,” Russell explained.

The reduced rate of IFEs observed during the Venus Express epoch suggests that the collisions with Oljato’s co-orbiting material have reduced the general debris in the region as well as the co-orbiting material shed by Oljato.

“The IFEs observed by Pioneer suggest that more than 3 tons of dust was being lost from the region each day. Effects associated with solar heating and gravitational perturbations have gradually nudged larger chunks of debris away from Oljato’s orbit. From once being unusually crowded, the region has become unusually clear and free of IFEs,” said Russell.

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Biological Hazards / Wildlife / Hazmat

26.09.2012

HAZMAT

Slovakia

Capital City, Bratislava [Auto-Klima company, Petrzalka district]

HAZMAT in Slovakia on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 14:39 (02:39 PM) UTC.

Description

A chemical leak on the premises of the Auto-Klima company on Kopcianska Street in Bratislava’s Petrzalka district has injured sixteen people, one seriously. The fire brigade in Bratislava reported that the leak was of styrene, an organic chemical, and sulphur dioxide. The site was evacuated, a de-contamination process begun and the building’s power supply disconnected. Police spokesperson Petra Hrášková said that officers were investigating the cause of the accident.

Sixteen hospitalized in chemicals leak in Slovakia

by Staff Writers
Bratislava (AFP)

Sixteen people were hospitalised for exposure to poisonous gasses in a leak Wednesday at a former chemical plant in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava, the police said.

“Fifteen people suffered light injuries and one was injured more seriously. All of them were taken to hospital,” Boris Chmel, spokesman for the emergency services, told AFP.

The styrene and sulphur dioxide leak occurred at a firm making car air-conditioning systems, which operated on the premises of the former chemicals plant, local media reported.

Sulphur dioxide is a toxic gas, a key contributor to so-called acid rain.

Both chemicals in question may cause breathing problems and possibly, cancer.

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