Tag Archive: Tropical Storm Beryl


Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC) Magnitude Area Country State/Prov./Gov. Location Risk Source Details
31.05.2012 10:31:02 3.2 North America United States Alaska Ouzinkie VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 10:06:09 2.6 North America United States Hawaii Pähala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 10:11:36 2.3 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 10:12:02 2.4 Europe Italy Tramuschio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 10:12:24 2.8 Europe France Port-Cros VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:10:47 3.8 Asia Taiwan Pi-ya-hao-she There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:11:13 2.3 Europe Italy Casa Alta VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:11:33 2.2 Asia Turkey Gerenler VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:55:33 3.6 North America United States California Two Harbors VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 10:12:46 3.6 North-America United States  California Two Harbors VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:11:53 2.5 Europe Italy Quarantoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:12:16 2.6 Asia Turkey Gerenler VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:12:37 2.7 Europe Greece Tsangaraiika VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:12:56 3.2 Europe Greece Paliros VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:13:15 3.8 Europe Greece Ayios Nikolaos VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 09:14:31 4.6 Pacific Ocean Tonga Ha`alalo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 09:13:36 4.8 Pacific Ocean – East Tonga Ha`alalo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:10:50 2.6 Europe Italy Resega VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:11:14 4.8 Asia Japan Karasuzaki There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. There are nuclear facilities nearby the epicenter. EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:14:29 4.6 Asia Japan Fukushima-ken Ukedo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. There are nuclear facilities nearby the epicenter. USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 08:11:35 2.0 Europe Italy Santa Bianca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:35:42 2.5 North America United States California Black Oaks There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 10:13:06 3.6 Middle-East Yemen Mauau al Mausut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:11:56 2.5 Europe Italy Ghisellina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:12:17 3.1 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 10:13:26 4.0 Middle-East Yemen Al Kharabah There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:12:39 2.4 Asia Turkey Alacak VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:41:19 4.6 South America Peru Departamento de Ucayali Vargas Llosa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 08:13:00 4.7 South-America Peru Vargas Llosa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:10:34 3.3 Europe Greece Sarti VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:10:54 2.4 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:11:17 2.4 Europe Italy Casino Barbieri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:11:38 2.5 Europe Greece Kallithea VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:11:57 2.3 Europe Italy Redena VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 07:12:18 3.5 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:15:30 2.1 North America United States Alaska Port Graham There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 07:12:38 3.7 Middle-East Iran Surk VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:10:30 2.7 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:05:32 2.7 North America United States Hawaii Pähala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 06:10:49 2.0 Europe Italy Crocicchio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:13:22 2.1 Asia Turkey Oyulukavak VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:11:10 2.5 Europe Italy Casa Pedemonta VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:11:36 2.5 Europe Greece Kato Kotsanopoulon VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 06:11:57 3.0 Europe Italy Li Gretti VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:20:41 2.2 North America United States California Toomey There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 05:07:24 2.2 North America United States California Mono Mills There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 05:10:36 2.6 Europe Greece Loukisia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:57:13 2.5 North America United States California Glenbrook There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 04:40:28 2.0 North America United States Hawaii Pähala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 05:11:02 2.6 Asia Turkey Guzelce VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:11:22 2.2 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:11:43 2.2 Europe Italy La Collevata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:12:03 2.5 Europe Greece Longos VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:12:34 2.7 Europe Italy Revere VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:12:55 3.0 Europe Greece Khorafakia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:15:32 2.0 North America United States Alaska Homesite Park VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 05:13:15 2.5 Europe Italy La Barchessa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 05:13:36 2.7 Asia Turkey Mollakasim There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:10:34 2.3 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:13:43 2.2 Europe Greece Eparkhia Voiou VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:10:55 2.2 Europe Italy Decima VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:11:16 2.1 Europe Italy Case Reggiani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:14:05 2.0 Europe Greece Kato Kotsanopoulon VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:11:37 2.4 Europe Italy Medolla VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 04:11:58 2.5 Europe Italy Melara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:05:35 2.4 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:05:56 2.3 Europe Italy San Felice sul Panaro VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:46:01 2.2 North America United States Hawaii Pähala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 03:06:23 2.4 Europe Italy Resega VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:06:44 2.0 Europe Italy Pioppa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:07:05 2.0 Europe Italy Crevalcore VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:07:24 2.2 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:05:29 2.2 Europe Italy La Collevata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:05:47 2.2 Europe Italy Lesignana VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:06:36 2.0 Europe Italy Portiolo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:07:17 2.2 Europe Greece Lakkoma VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:07:38 2.3 Europe Italy Madonna di San Clemente VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:07:58 2.1 Europe Italy Sorbara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:00:36 2.7 Caribbean Puerto Rico El Combate VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 02:08:20 2.6 Asia Turkey Nizin There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:08:41 2.3 Europe Italy San Felice sul Panaro VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 00:50:43 2.1 North America United States Hawaii Volcano There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 02:08:59 2.2 Europe Italy Governolo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:10:33 3.5 Caribbean Puerto Rico Costa Dorado VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 01:00:33 2.9 Asia Turkey Yumrutepe There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 00:51:27 4.5 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County Mayfield VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
31.05.2012 01:00:51 2.6 Europe Italy La Pedocca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 01:01:12 2.1 Europe Italy Concordia sulla Secchia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 01:01:39 2.2 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 00:21:15 4.8 South America Peru Departamento de Pasco Puerto Tucker VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 01:02:01 4.8 South-America Peru Pucaja VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 01:02:24 2.6 Europe Italy Crevalcore VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:36:27 2.0 North America United States Hawaii Volcano There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:56:42 2.3 Europe Italy Mirandola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:46:22 4.6 Middle America Mexico Estado de Nayarit Punta Halcones VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:57:02 4.6 Middle-America Mexico Punta Halcones VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 08:01:36 2.2 North America Canada British Columbia Princeton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:30:57 2.0 North America United States California San Onofre VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. There are nuclear facilities nearby the epicenter. USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:46:42 5.3 Asia Russia Kamchatskaya Oblast’ Zhupanovo There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:57:24 5.3 Europe Russia Shubertovskiy Kombinat Nomer Pervyy There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:41:41 5.7 Asia Kazakhstan Almatinskaya Oblast’ Kokpek VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:57:45 5.7 Asia Kazakhstan Kokpek VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:58:04 3.1 Europe Greece Astris VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:58:26 2.1 Europe Italy Novi di Modena VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:58:45 2.5 Asia Turkey Yukarimerkuk There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 23:47:03 3.0 Caribbean British Virgin Islands Belle Vue VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 22:55:41 3.0 North America United States Alaska Iniskin There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:59:04 2.3 Asia Turkey Koke VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 03:07:43 4.2 Europe Russia Sarychevo There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 22:45:45 2.4 North America United States California Toomey There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 23:59:25 4.7 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Salul VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 22:15:55 2.7 North America United States Alaska Drift River There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 22:50:44 2.0 Europe Portugal Cabo Raso VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 22:51:05 2.1 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:55:44 2.7 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Durango There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 22:51:27 2.0 Europe Italy Ghiarone Biondini VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:47:01 2.1 Europe Italy Casa Madonnina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:47:22 2.5 Asia Turkey Kabacamersin VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:17:35 2.4 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Canon de Guadalupe There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 21:47:44 2.5 Europe Italy Mirandola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:48:05 3.5 Asia Turkey Bagriacik VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:48:27 2.8 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:48:56 2.5 North America United States California Wilbur Springs There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 20:45:50 2.2 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 21:41:19 3.6 Caribbean British Virgin Islands Belle Vue VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 20:46:13 2.4 Asia Turkey Rahimler VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:46:35 2.3 Asia Turkey Kabacamersin VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:46:55 2.3 Europe Italy San Giovanni del Dosso VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:47:17 3.5 Middle-East Iran Jabri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:47:38 2.5 Europe Italy La Collevata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:47:57 2.8 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
31.05.2012 02:00:57 2.1 North America United States Alaska Iniskin There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 20:48:20 2.2 Europe Italy Coazze VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:40:47 2.5 Asia Turkey Mollakasim There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:41:06 2.8 Europe France Le Veyer VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:41:28 3.7 Asia Turkey Mollakasim There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:41:46 2.9 Europe Greece Fisini VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:36:17 3.0 Europe Greece Sarti VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:24:58 2.1 North America United States Hawaii Royal Gardens There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 18:36:43 2.8 Europe Italy Morano Calabro VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:37:05 2.7 Europe Italy Stellata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:42:09 2.5 Asia Turkey Yolacan There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:37:26 2.6 Europe Italy Le Cremosine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 19:47:06 2.9 North America United States Alaska Happy Valley There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 18:37:47 2.9 Asia Turkey Mollakasim There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:37:48 2.6 Asia Turkey Mollakasim There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:32:38 2.2 North America United States California Dinsmore VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 18:38:14 2.6 Europe Italy La Balantina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 18:38:36 2.4 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:31:01 2.2 Europe Italy Concordia sulla Secchia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:31:21 2.5 Europe Italy Zocca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:31:42 2.3 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:32:02 2.3 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:35:44 2.3 North America United States Alaska Ridgeway VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 16:30:48 2.8 Europe Italy Quarantoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:16:07 2.3 North America United States Hawaii ‘Äpua (historical) There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 18:38:56 2.3 Europe Greece Ano Dhio Vouna VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:31:13 2.7 Europe Italy La Balantina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:31:32 5.0 Pacific Ocean – East Micronesia Ichimaro (historical) VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:31:53 2.9 Europe France Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. There are nuclear facilities nearby the epicenter. EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:45:36 3.0 North America United States Hawaii ‘Äpua (historical) There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 15:45:57 2.8 North America United States Hawaii ‘Äpua (historical) There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 16:32:14 2.4 Europe Italy Redena VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:32:36 2.5 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:32:55 4.8 Asia India Sanenya VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:33:14 2.7 Europe Greece Thesprotikon VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:26:18 2.9 Europe Italy Coazze VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:33:35 2.2 Asia Turkey Bolcal VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:26:40 3.4 Europe Romania Plesi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:27:00 3.6 Asia Turkey Odunlu VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:27:22 2.5 Asia Turkey Koccagiz There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:27:43 2.7 Europe France Le Grand-Avis VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:28:07 2.4 Asia Turkey Ormanguzle VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:28:29 2.7 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:28:51 2.4 Asia Turkey Uskuhat There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 14:25:42 3.0 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:51:11 2.3 North America United States Alaska Eureka Roadhouse VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 14:26:03 2.2 Europe Italy Casa Madonnina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 15:29:18 4.2 Europe Russia Ulan-Makit VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:23:53 2.1 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Dos A VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 13:21:02 2.2 Europe Spain Benuza VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 14:26:32 2.0 Europe Italy Concordia sulla Secchia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:16:01 2.0 North America United States Alaska Skwentna VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 14:26:51 2.2 Europe Albania Konaj VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 16:33:56 2.2 Asia Turkey Buyukkoy VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:21:23 2.5 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:21:45 3.2 Europe Albania Shtish-Tufine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 14:27:11 2.8 Europe Greece Lakhania VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:22:07 2.5 Europe Italy Bosellina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:20:38 2.0 North America United States California Pinnacles VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 13:22:29 2.2 Europe Greece Maroulion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:22:48 2.7 Asia Turkey Yalova VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:23:07 3.2 Asia Turkey Timar There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:16:46 2.8 Europe Greece Sarti VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 13:23:28 2.2 Europe Italy San Lorenzo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:17:07 2.4 Asia Turkey Gelengec VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:17:32 2.3 Europe Greece Maroulion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:17:51 2.4 Europe Italy Le Cremosine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:18:13 2.6 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:47:07 4.5 Asia Myanmar Sagaing Division Sitsawk VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 12:18:35 4.5 Asia Myanmar Sitsawk VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:18:56 2.2 Asia Turkey Karaca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:19:16 2.4 Europe Italy Villa Magri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:19:38 2.7 Asia Turkey Sahgeldi There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:19:59 2.8 Europe Italy Corte Romana VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:16:03 2.9 Europe Italy La Fabbrica There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:16:27 3.0 Asia Turkey Hidir There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:16:47 2.3 Europe Italy Carpi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:17:07 3.2 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 12:20:44 2.7 Europe Greece Kalon Khorion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:17:27 2.5 Europe Italy La Balantina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:17:48 2.6 Europe Greece Kalon Khorion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 11:18:10 2.9 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 20:31:09 3.7 North America United States Alaska Atka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
30.05.2012 15:29:41 2.0 Asia Turkey Camurkoy VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 14:27:33 2.1 Europe Greece Livadaki VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
30.05.2012 17:16:22 2.5 North America United States California Solromar VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
31.05.2012 02:35:34 2.3 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Cucapa There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details

Swarm of 30 tremors shake Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea volcano

by The Extinction Protocol

May 30, 2012HAWAII – A swarm of 30 earthquakes rattled Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea volcano over a 48 period from Monday to Tuesday. The strongest of the tremors was a 3.3 magnitude earthquake which erupted on May 29, at a depth of 10 km. Most of the tremors have been very shallow, with most registering at depths of less than 8 km. Geologists have been warning for the last year that Hawaii’s seemingly placid volcano is capable of very violent large-scale outbursts so close monitoring of volcanic activity is crucial. –The Extinction Protocol
contribution by Carpenter77

Earthquake: 4.1 quake strikes near Malibu

A shallow magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 30 miles from Malibu , according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:14 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 35 miles from Port Hueneme , 35 miles from Channel Islands Beach, 37 miles from Oxnard and 53 miles from Los Angeles Civic Center.

In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

Read more about California earthquakes on L.A. Now.

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Volcanic Activity

Supervolcanoes ‘can grow in just hundreds of years’

Long Valley satellite image Long Valley is the site of one of the world’s “supervolcanoes”

The largest volcanoes on our planet may take as little as a few hundred years to form and erupt.

These “supervolcanoes” were thought to exist for as much as 200,000 years before releasing their vast underground pools of molten rock.

Researchers reporting in Plos One have sampled the rock at the supervolcano site of Long Valley in California.

Their findings suggest that the magma pool beneath it erupted within as little as hundreds of years of forming.

That eruption is estimated to have happened about 760,000 years ago, and would have covered half of North America in its ash.

Such super-eruptions can release thousands of cubic kilometres of debris – hundreds of times larger than any eruption seen in the history of humanity.

Eruptions on this scale could release enough ash to influence the global weather for years, and one theory holds that the Lake Toba eruption in Indonesia about 70,000 years ago had long-term effects that nearly wiped out humans altogether.

What little is known about the formation of these supervolcanoes is largely based on the study of crystals of a material called zircon, which contains small amounts of radioactive elements whose age can be estimated using the same techniques used to date archaeological artefacts and dinosaur bones.

Zircon studies to date have suggested that the time between the formation of the enormous magma pools and the eventual super-eruptions can be measured in the hundreds of thousands of years.

Now, Guilherme Gualda of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues present several lines of evidence from the Bishop Tuff deposit at Long Valley, suggesting that the pools are “ephemeral” – lasting as little as 500 years before eruption.

Caldera graphic Enormous eruptions such as that at Yellowstone result in “calderas”, which can become huge lakes

Initially, the magma pools are nearly purely liquid rock, with few bubbles or re-crystallised minerals.

Over time, crystals develop, but the process stops at the point of the eruption. As a result, the characteristic development time of these crystals can also give an estimate of how long a magma pool existed before erupting.

Rather than zircon, the team’s target was crystals of the common mineral quartz.

Because the processes and timescales of quartz formation in the extraordinary underground conditions of a magma pool are well-known, the team was able to determine how long the crystals were forming within Long Valley’s supervolcano before being spewed out in the eruption.

Their estimates suggest the quartz formed over a range of time between 500 and 3,000 years.

“Our study suggests that when these exceptionally large magma pools form they are ephemeral and cannot exist very long without erupting,” said Dr Gualda.

“The fact that the process of magma body formation occurs in historical time, instead of geological time, completely changes the nature of the problem.”

At present, geologists do not believe that any of Earth’s known giant magma pools are in imminent danger of eruption, but the results suggest future work to better understand how the pools develop, and aim ultimately to predict devastating super-eruptions.

Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – By Tico Times
A ‘green alert’ still allows visitors access to the volcanic areas.

Rincón de la Vieja volcano

Rincon de la Vieja volcano is showing activity at significant levels experts from the RSN said.  Courtesy of National Seismological Network

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) on Wednesday declared a preventive “green alert” due to recent seismic activity at three volcanoes: Rincón de la Vieja, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Poás, northwest of San José in the province of Alajuela, and Turrialba, in the eastern province of Cartago.

“The CNE’s alert is supported by reports from technical and scientific agencies that note the volcanoes are in constant activity,” the commission stated.

Turrialba Volcano, 70 kilometers east of the capital, has seen significant volcanic and seismic activity in recent months, prompting the National Seismological Network to upgraded its own color threat level to yellow.

Emissions of gas at Poás Volcano are expected to increase, and Rincón de la Vieja Volcano has also seen significant volcanic activity, the CNE noted.

Despite the warning, access to the volcanoes will remain open to the public, but visitors must follow guidelines issued at each national park’s entrance.

500 evacuated in volcano alert

A light spewing of ash amid renewed rumblings in the Nevado del Ruiz volcano prompted Colombian authorities to evacuate 500 people from beneath its flanks and briefly suspend flights at four airports.

The volcano’s seismic activity was more intense than episodes in April and early May, when it emitted columns of steam, said the government geological agency Ingeominas. The 17,160ft volcano spouted ash that fell on population centres including the western city of Manizales.

Recovery hope ends for miners

The families of 29 men killed 18 months ago when an explosion ripped through a New Zealand coal mine say they are abandoning their campaign to get the remains returned.

Bernie Monk — whose 23-year-old son Michael died in the November 2010 disaster — said an assessment by new mine owners Solid Energy indicates the old mine shaft remains dangerously full of methane. He said the families do not want to risk any more lives in a recovery operation.

Sudan leaves oil-rich region

Sudan withdrew its army from the disputed Abyei border region that contains rich oil fields and is contested by neighbouring South Sudan, handing it over to UN forces, a semi-official media agency reported.

The Sudan Media Centre quoted Al-Khair al-Faheem Mekki, co-chairman of the committee that oversaw the handover, as saying Ethiopian troops would fill the vacuum and maintain security.

Heritage bid for sunken city

A team of international archaeologists said they will ask the United Nations cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, the mostly submerged remains of a historic Jamaican port known as the “wickedest city on earth” more than three centuries ago.

It was once a bustling place where buccaneers docked in search of rum, women and boat repairs. In recent days, consultants have conducted surveys to mark the old city’s land and sea boundaries to apply for the world heritage designation.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

2 30.05.2012 Forest / Wild Fire USA State of Colorado, [Buckeye Reservoir area (Near to Paradox)] Damage level Details

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Tuesday, 29 May, 2012 at 03:25 (03:25 AM) UTC.

Description
On Saturday, crews in Colorado battled a wildfire that has scorched more than 3,000 acres of rugged canyon land near the Colorado-Utah border. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin said the fire started Friday afternoon and is burning in a remote area near Paradox. It is not threatening any structures, and no injuries have been reported. Shannon Borders, a spokeswoman for The Bureau of Land Management, said sheriff’s deputies have evacuated the Buckeye Reservoir area, a popular recreation spot near the Utah border. The Rock Creek and Sinbad Valley areas also were evacuated.
  30.05.2012 Heat Wave Pakistan State of Punjab, Lahore Damage level Details

Heat Wave in Pakistan on Tuesday, 29 May, 2012 at 01:06 (01:06 AM) UTC.

Description
A strong heat wave has taken the city in its grip and the weather is expected to get more hot and dry in the next few days. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, most of the cities including Lahore, will face increasing heat in the next four to five days, with temperature expected to reach 48 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius in some areas. Maximum temperature for Lahore recorded in the last 24 hours was 43 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, harsh weather conditions forced Lahoris to avoid unnecessary travel and stay indoors, which translated into less traffic on the otherwise busy arteries of the city. Irked by massive load shedding and rising temperature, a large number of citizens, including youngsters, women and children, were also seen bathing in the canal even on Monday despite it being a working day.

Excessive Heat Warning

PHOENIX AZ
LAS VEGAS NV

Gale Warning

BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA

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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
Beryl Atlantic Ocean 26.05.2012 30.05.2012 Tropical Storm 60 ° 65 km/h 83 km/h 1.83 m NHC Details

 Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Beryl
Area: Atlantic Ocean
Start up location: N 32° 30.000, W 74° 48.000
Start up: 26th May 2012
Status: 01st January 1970
Track long: 181.90 km
Top category.:
Report by: NHC
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Past track
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave Pressure Source
26th May 2012 11:05:54 N 32° 18.000, W 75° 36.000 7 74 93 Tropical Storm 255 12 1001 MB NHC
27th May 2012 05:05:24 N 30° 48.000, W 77° 12.000 11 83 102 Tropical Storm 230 12 998 MB NHC
28th May 2012 07:05:36 N 30° 12.000, W 81° 6.000 11 111 139 Tropical Storm 270 12 993 MB NHC
28th May 2012 11:05:15 N 30° 18.000, W 82° 0.000 13 83 111 Tropical Storm 280 0 997 MB NHC
29th May 2012 05:05:23 N 30° 48.000, W 83° 24.000 7 46 65 Tropical Depression 320 0 1005 MB NHC
29th May 2012 10:05:55 N 30° 54.000, W 83° 24.000 4 46 65 Tropical Depression 360 0 1005 MB NHC
30th May 2012 04:05:08 N 32° 12.000, W 81° 18.000 17 46 65 Tropical Depression 65 0 1004 MB NHC
Current position
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave
feet
Pressure Source
30th May 2012 23:05:01 N 34° 54.000, W 76° 6.000 33 65 83 Tropical Storm 60 ° 6 998 MB NHC
Forecast track
Date Time Position Category Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Source
01st Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 38° 36.000, W 63° 24.000 Tropical Storm 74 93 NHC
02nd Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 39° 30.000, W 50° 0.000 Tropical Storm 74 93 NHC
03rd Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 41° 0.000, W 39° 0.000 Tropical Storm 74 93 NHC

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  30.05.2012 Hailstorm France Provence Alpes-Cote d Azur, [Cotes-de-Provence and Coteaux-Varois vineyards] Damage level Details

Hailstorm in France on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 13:06 (01:06 PM) UTC.

Description
The vineyards around the villages of Pignans, Carnoules, Flassans-sur-Issole, Carcès, Besse-sur-Issole, Brignoles, Correns, Cotignac and Le Val et Montfort-sur-Argens in the central Var were at the centre of the storm. For some vineyards, the hail was violent enough to not only destroy this year’s harvest but also those of next year and possibly even 2014. In a primary survey, around ten co-operatives and between thirty to forty independent domains have been affected. A special committee has been set up to evaluate the damage to the individual wine domaines and for compensation to be available. Local mayors have asked for a state of natural catastrophe to be declared. The President of the ‘Syndicat des Vignerons du Var’ said he had never seen a hail storm of this violence. The minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, is looking into the extent of the damage, promising support for those hit by the hail.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

FORT WORTH TX

Montreal Floods: Heavy Rain Causes Power Failures, Shut Down Parts Of Metro (VIDEO)

MONTREAL – A wall of rain collapsed onto Montreal in one torrential instant that flooded city streets, closed subway stations, caused power failures, damaged private property and forced evacuations from public buildings Tuesday.

It took only a few minutes to transform downtown streets into miniature canals. The foul odour of overflowing sewage floated over the area near the port.

WATCH: MORE VIDEOS OF MONTREAL FLOODING

Many thousands of people were affected. While some scooped water from their own basements, much larger buildings were evacuated including a fancy downtown hotel, the Quebec provincial library, multiple university pavilions, commercial centres and a large part of the metro system.

More than 28,000 people lost electricity in Quebec, with more than half those disruptions occurring in the province’s biggest city. All but about 4,300 customers in the province and 1,900 in Montreal regained their power later in the evening.

The brief but powerful storm saw a sunny afternoon lapse into night-like darkness. A solid slab of water crashed through the air, eventually bursting sideways in what looked like puffy, swirling white clouds.

The rain overwhelmed the city’s aging infrastructure in some places, with water pushing up through manhole covers and sometimes lifting them up.

People scrambled through the streets, some screaming as they were pelted and struggling to cling to umbrellas that seemed about to fly out of their hands.

By the time it was over, there were cars partly submerged in what looked like little lakes, while a pool of water covered several subway stations.

Within hours, many of the trouble spots had been cleared and the metro service was restored on the line that had been disrupted.

Environment Canada said between 40 and 80 millimetres of rain had fallen on the city. Federal meteorologist Andre Cantin said it was the kind of event that occurs in a city once every five to 10 years.

At the Place d’Armes metro stop near Old Montreal, the water was ankle-deep at the ground-floor turnstile — which is well above the lower-level tracks.

Would-be commuters said they had arrived there to an improbable sight: a sheet of water spilling onto the turnstile area from the windows above.

“It was raining from the ceiling,” said Allyson Haring after she navigated the ankle-deep water around the ticket booth.

Her friend said she had never seen anything like it.

“Up here if it’s flooded, I wonder what is going on down there (on the tracks),” said Brenna Maciw, who was scrambling to find another way home to the city’s outer suburbs.

“I feel like this is something that’s going to go down in the books.”

Business people hoping to take the subway skipped, hopped and sloshed through the massive puddles — some while wearing high heels. Upon arriving, they were turned away.

Transit workers, meanwhile, tried to sop up the water with mops and vacuums.

Fire department crews were also dispatched from a number of stations, their heavy engines kicking up water in the streets ahead of them like the bows of ships.

There were also unconfirmed reports of the police 911 system being overwhelmed by calls.

The late-afternoon storm followed a lengthy and loud early morning thunderstorm in the city, and a sunny afternoon. Between those two storms, up to 120 mms had fallen on Montreal, about a third of it coming in the less severe morning shower.

The worst downpour during the afternoon rush hour caused a temporary shutdown of the Ville-Marie tunnel, one of the city’s busiest and most important expressways.

A famous Olympic athlete was caught up in the mess.

“Yup,” figure skater Joannie Rochette tweeted, “I’ve just taken a boat tour of the Ville-Marie tunnel!”

There was minor damage at the local CBC building. A spokesman there said floods did not damage the broadcaster’s archives.

Concordia University was investigating reports of damage to its library. Classes continued Tuesday evening but some university buildings were evacuated, including the library. Pavilions were also evacuated at UQAM university.

Guests were forced to leave an upscale hotel, Le Crystal, that had been flooded. There were also reports on Twitter that several hundred students at a CEGEP, Dawson College, were forced to evacuate during a major exam.

There were some stomach-churning scenes, too.

The clogged sewers caused dirty water to accumulate in some low-lying neighbourhoods. The local CTV station ran, on its website, a photo supplied by a viewer of a rat swimming on the street.

From a single downtown intersection it was possible to see emergency vehicles zipping off in three different directions, their lights flashing and sirens wailing.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

This Montreal bus was flooded by rising waters in Montreal. (YouTube/Radio-Canada)

  30.05.2012 Flash Flood USA State of New Hampshire, [Southwestern regions] Damage level Details

Flash Flood in USA on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 11:59 (11:59 AM) UTC.

Description
Heavy rainstorms have washed out and closed parts of roads in southwestern New Hampshire. The state Department of Transportation says major roadways with high water or washouts after Tuesday evening’s rain are Routes 9, 10 and 12. Route 9 is a major east-west roadway. The areas affected by the road closures include Gilsum and Sullivan. DOT spokesman Bill Boynton says luckily it’s not a statewide issue and there are no reports of traffic accidents or casualties. He says he won’t know how much damage there was to the roads until the water subsides. The heaviest rain fell from around 6 to 6:30 p.m. Concord also had heavy rain but no reports of roads affected. The National Weather Service says hail the size of a quarter rained down on Alstead.

Flood Warning

GREAT FALLS MT
LA CROSSE WI
DES MOINES IA
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
DULUTH MN
TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
SIOUX FALLS SD

Flood Advisory

SPRINGFIELD MO

Flood Watch

TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

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Epidemic Hazards/Diseases

  30.05.2012 Epidemic Hazard Colombia Department de La Guajira, [The area was not defined.] Damage level Details

Epidemic Hazard in Colombia on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 21:14 (09:14 PM) UTC.

Description
One person has skin lesions and 16 animals have died in an anthrax outbreak in northern Colombia, near the Venezuelan border. A notification on the website for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said the outbreak has affected two farms in the department of La Guajira. Colombia’s Agriculture Ministry sent the information to the OIE on May 28. The source of the deadly bacteria has not yet been determined, the report said. One of the affected populations “belongs to an indigenous community in the department of La Guajira,” the notice states. “The community has been informed of the protocol to be applied to dispose of the carcasses, mainly the fact that, under no circumstances, the dead animals must be neither manipulated nor consumed,” the report said. Humans commonly contract anthrax through close contact with infected animals or eating ones that have died from the disease. “Susceptible species are being vaccinated. An intense epidemiological surveillance is being conducted in the area together with the public health authorities,” the notification continued. The animals will be also be quarantined in response to the outbreak. Three goats, three sheep and two pigs have died from the outbreak on one farm. Another five goats and two pigs have died on a separate farm. Anthrax, also used as a biological weapon, is caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracia, the OIE website states. The disease causes dark ulcers on the skin of infected people when contracted from exposure to infected animals, and it occurs on all the continents.
Biohazard name: Anthrax
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: confirmed
  30.05.2012 Epidemic Hazard South Africa Free State, [Majakaneng Region] Damage level Details

Epidemic Hazard in South Africa on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 14:33 (02:33 PM) UTC.

Description
A possible outbreak of meningitis in the North West is being investigated, the provincial health department says. “Outbreak response teams had been sent to Majakaneng village, near Brits, following a confirmed meningitis death at a local school,” spokesman Tebogo Lekgethwane said in a statement. He said two more children with suspected meningitis died in the last month in the village. “Interviews conducted by the response teams indicated the deceased children showed signs and symptoms of meningitis.” This could not be confirmed because the children died before visiting a health facility, he said. Lekgethwane said meningitis was a disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. “The inflammation is usually caused by an infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.” He said meningitis may develop in response to a number of causes, usually bacteria, viruses and fungal infections. The severity of illness and the treatment for meningitis differed, depending on the cause. “Symptoms can appear in any order, but the first symptoms are usually fever, vomiting, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, vomiting and headache, and feeling unwell — just like many mild illnesses,” said Lekgethwane.
Biohazard name: Meningitis outbreak
Biohazard level: 3/4 Hight
Biohazard desc.: Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level.
Symptoms:
Status: suspected

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Solar Activity

2MIN News May30: Disaster Update, Massive Coronal Hole

Published on May 30, 2012 by

Black Hole: http://www.universetoday.com/95504/ghostly-jets-haunt-the-milky-ways-black-hole/
Australian Wildlife: http://phys.org/news/2012-05-australians.html
Anonymous: http://phys.org/news/2012-05-anonymous-montreal-grand-prix-students.html
Greenland: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529133644.htm

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]

NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [CME Evolution]

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

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]

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!]

All we have to say about it

Published on May 29, 2012 by

The Open Eye: For those who associate this with Illuminati, consider it stolen, they can’t have it anymore. It is now our awakening.
Michio Kaku: YES, I am more than aware of his stigma, but not every word out of his mouth is incorrect. This is spot on.
Anonymous : It is not a government group, we watched it ‘begin’… we do all we can, for the best cause we can. To be Anonymous is to take nothing for your contribution, let your value be judged in terms of the goals furthered.

Forgiveness gives the forgiven a choice between darkness and light. That may truly be the lord’s work.

‘I Am HAARP’ http://youtu.be/m3_Rg7yoMsE

“we” is all of us, both as the 0bservers, and as a community. We all help each other, and we share the responsibility for crafting the tomorrow we want to see.

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Space

Two small asteroids buzz Earth in back-to-back flybys

NASA says they were well within moon’s orbit, but posed no danger to our planet

Two small asteroids zipped close by Earth in back-to-back flybys of the planet Monday and Tuesday. While both space rocks came well within the moon’s orbit, they posed no danger to our planet, NASA scientists say.

The newfound asteroid 2012 KP24 zoomed by Earth Monday, coming within 32,000 miles (51,000 kilometers) on its closest approach, according to astronomers at NASA’s Asteroid Watch at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

“We’ll have a close but very safe pass of asteroid 2012 KP24 May 28,” scientists with NASA’s Asteroid Watch program assured via Twitter.

Asteroid Watch is part of the Near-Earth Object Office at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

The NEO office oversees the agency’s efforts to detect, track and characterize potentially dangerous asteroids or comets that could zoom close to Earth.

The recently discovered asteroid 2012 KP24 measures about 69 feet (21 meters) across and did not pose any threat to Earth during its flyby, NASA scientists said.

But this space rock is not the only one that paid a close visit to our planet this week.

Another small asteroid, called 2012 KT42, flew past Earth early Tuesday. The asteroid came within 8,950 miles (14,400 km) on its closest approach, which easily fits between the Earth and moon’s orbit. For comparison, the moon typically circles Earth at a distance of about 240,000 miles (386,000 km).

While asteroid 2012 KT42 was only discovered yesterday, the space rock did not pose any impact threat Earth when it made its closest approach at 3:07 a.m. EDT, NASA scientists said.

The small space rock is only about 16 feet (5 m) wide, which means it would not pack much of a punch even if it did hit the planet, according to astronomer Tony Phillips on his website Spaceweather.com, which monitors major space weather and skywatching events.

“Even if it did hit, this space rock is too small to cause significant damage,” Phillips wrote. “It would likely disintegrate almost entirely in the atmosphere, peppering the ground below with relatively small meteorites.”

Astronomers with NASA and other organizations regularly scan the skies in search of potentially dangerous near-Earth objects.

Experts estimate that space rocks that measure about 460 feet (140 m) across or larger could cause widespread devastation if they impact the planet. A much larger asteroid, however, would be required to cause destruction on a global scale.

Massive cosmic impacts may have once warmed ancient Mars

Findings could explain how cold, dry world might have sustained conditions friendly for life

By Charles Q. Choi

Cosmic impacts that once bombed Mars might have sent temperatures skyrocketing on the Red Planet in ancient times, enough to set warming of the surface on a runaway course, researchers say.

According to scientists, these findings could potentially help explain how this cold, dry world might have once sustained liquid water and conditions potentially friendly for life.

The largest craters still visible on Mars were created about 3.7 billion to 4.1 billion years ago. For instance, the Argyre basin — a crater about 710 miles (1,140 kilometers) wide generated by a comet or asteroid 60 to 120 miles (100 to 200 km) in diameter — is thought to be 3.8 billion to 3.9 billion years old,

The origin of these immense craters roughly coincides with when many branching Martian river valley networks apparently formed. The impact that created Argyre basin would have released an extraordinary amount of energy, far more than any bomb made by humanity, or even the asteroid suspected of ending the Age of Dinosaurs 65 million years ago. [7 Biggest Mysteries of Mars]

It would have been an explosion with an energy on the order of 10^26 joules, or 100 billion megatons of TNT. Altogether, scientists had calculated these giant collisions would have raised surface temperatures on Mars by hundreds of degrees.

Long-term warming on Mars?
Now these researchers find this heating might not have been fleeting. Instead, the warming might have gone on a runaway course, pushing Mars into a long-term stable warm state.

The idea of runaway warming is most commonly associated with Venus. Scientists think that planet’s close proximity to the sun heated its water, causing it to build up in Venus’ atmosphere as steam. Water is a greenhouse gas, trapping heat from the sun that would have vaporized still more water, leading to a runaway greenhouse effect that apparently boiled all the oceans off Venus.

 Ultraviolet light would have then eventually split this atmospheric water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen escaped into space, the oxygen became trapped in the rocks of the planet, and the end-result was a bone-dry Venus.

The researchers note the many giant impacts Mars experienced might have heated the planet enough to send vast amounts of the greenhouse gases water and carbon dioxide into the air. Their computer models suggest that there might have been enough of these gases in the Martian atmosphere to trigger a long-lasting runaway greenhouse effect.

The impact that created the Argyre basin might have by itself been large enough to trigger such a chain reaction. Other impacts that might have pushed Mars toward a runaway greenhouse include the ones that created the Isidis and Hellas basins.

NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona

Images like this from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show portions of the Martian surface in unprecedented detail. This one shows many channels from 1 meter to 10 meters (approximately 3 feet to 33 feet) wide on a scarp in the Hellas impact basin. On Earth we would call these gullies.

“Any terrestrial planet, including Venus, the Earth or even exoplanets, may have experienced a temporary or permanent runaway greenhouse climate caused by impacts,” researcher Teresa Segura, a planetary scientist at the commercial satellite firm Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, Calif., told Astrobiology Magazine.

It is possible that any impacting comets might have delivered even more greenhouses gases into the atmosphere once they vaporized. Still, “the kinetic energy is of most importance,” Segura said.

The researchers do note that during the runaway greenhouse phase, Mars would actually have been too warm for liquid water to last on its surface. Still, this heat would eventually subside — ultraviolet light would have caused the Martian atmosphere to lose its water just as Venus did, forcing the Red Planet to cool.

A wetter Mars
After runaway greenhouse conditions collapsed but before Mars became too cold for liquid water on its surface, the planet might have remained wet for a long time, possessing “a prolonged hydrological cycle with rainfall and valley networks as well as surface lakes,” Segura said.

It remains uncertain just how long either this runaway state or any wet period afterward might have lasted, but previous research suggests the warm climate may have lasted for at least centuries, she noted.

Future research could analyze the effects cosmic impacts might have on the climates of Venus, exoplanets and Earth. Although impacts might very well be capable of causing a runaway greenhouse effect now, “the size of the impact required is much larger than that we need to worry about today,” Segura said.

That is to say, if our planet was hit by an impact large enough to create the Argyre basin, there probably wouldn’t be anyone on Earth left to worry about any of the collision’s potential effects on climate.

Segura and her colleagues Christopher McKay and Owen Toon detailed their findings online May 2 in the journal Icarus.

This story was provided by Astrobiology Magazine, a web-based publication sponsored by the NASA astrobiology program.

  30.05.2012 Event into space India State of Maharastra, [Katol region] Damage level Details

Event into space in India on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 12:02 (12:02 PM) UTC.

Description
A team of scientists from Mumbai left for Nagpur on Tuesday to investigate the impact of last Tuesday’s meteorite shower in the Katol region, which left several houses damaged. The team is expected to reach Nagpur on Wednesday early morning. “We were actually suppose to leave on Monday, but had to wait for the confirmation of our tickets,” Bharat Adur, head of Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy (AGCA), Thane, said. The scientists will be at the site for the next three days to investigate the matter. “Based on the information I received, at least six houses were affected because of this meteorite shower…only stony iron meteorites have such a huge impact,” said Mr Adur, adding, “We cannot declare anything immediately, and can only confirm the type of meteorite shower, once we visit the site.” When asked if anyone was to be blamed for not forewarning the locals in Katol, Mr Adur said “ I am not blaming anyone for this, but European Space Research Organisation (Esro) should have been more tactful. For that matter, even the airport authorities are provided with a radar, which detects such meteorite showers, at least an hour before they hit the earth. Adequate precautions could have been taken.” Residents of Katol were left shaken after a meteor-ite shower hit the region on May 22. “People are bound to get scared; I will be meeting my relatives and friends as soon as I reach Katol,” Mr Adur said.

 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
(2002 OA22) 31st May 2012 0 day(s) 0.1197 46.6 370 m – 820 m 7.01 km/s 25236 km/h
(2012 KZ41) 31st May 2012 0 day(s) 0.0209 8.1 26 m – 57 m 12.42 km/s 44712 km/h
(2007 LE) 02nd June 2012 2 day(s) 0.0478 18.6 390 m – 870 m 19.77 km/s 71172 km/h
(2012 KX41) 02nd June 2012 2 day(s) 0.0371 14.4 27 m – 61 m 13.40 km/s 48240 km/h
(2012 KO18) 02nd June 2012 2 day(s) 0.0825 32.1 100 m – 230 m 15.27 km/s 54972 km/h
(2012 JW11) 02nd June 2012 2 day(s) 0.1310 51.0 110 m – 250 m 5.15 km/s 18540 km/h
(2012 HK31) 04th June 2012 4 day(s) 0.0336 13.1 22 m – 50 m 3.03 km/s 10908 km/h
(2012 KN18) 05th June 2012 5 day(s) 0.0425 16.6 31 m – 70 m 10.17 km/s 36612 km/h
(2008 MG1) 05th June 2012 5 day(s) 0.1268 49.3 290 m – 640 m 22.32 km/s 80352 km/h
(2009 LE) 06th June 2012 6 day(s) 0.1150 44.8 50 m – 110 m 13.61 km/s 48996 km/h
(2006 SG7) 06th June 2012 6 day(s) 0.0857 33.4 71 m – 160 m 16.47 km/s 59292 km/h
(2001 LB) 07th June 2012 7 day(s) 0.0729 28.4 200 m – 450 m 11.56 km/s 41616 km/h
(2012 JU11) 09th June 2012 9 day(s) 0.0736 28.6 27 m – 60 m 3.80 km/s 13680 km/h
(2012 GX11) 10th June 2012 10 day(s) 0.1556 60.5 170 m – 380 m 6.38 km/s 22968 km/h
(2012 KM11) 14th June 2012 14 day(s) 0.0942 36.7 30 m – 67 m 5.92 km/s 21312 km/h
(2012 HN40) 15th June 2012 15 day(s) 0.1182 46.0 230 m – 510 m 13.79 km/s 49644 km/h
(2002 AC) 16th June 2012 16 day(s) 0.1598 62.2 740 m – 1.7 km 26.71 km/s 96156 km/h
137120 (1999 BJ8) 16th June 2012 16 day(s) 0.1769 68.8 670 m – 1.5 km 14.88 km/s 53568 km/h
(2011 KR12) 19th June 2012 19 day(s) 0.1318 51.3 140 m – 310 m 10.10 km/s 36360 km/h
(2004 HB39) 20th June 2012 20 day(s) 0.1605 62.5 77 m – 170 m 8.88 km/s 31968 km/h
(2008 CE119) 21st June 2012 21 day(s) 0.1811 70.5 21 m – 46 m 3.22 km/s 11592 km/h
308242 (2005 GO21) 21st June 2012 21 day(s) 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km – 3.1 km 13.27 km/s 47772 km/h
(2011 AH5) 25th June 2012 25 day(s) 0.1670 65.0 17 m – 39 m 5.84 km/s 21024 km/h
(2012 FA14) 25th June 2012 25 day(s) 0.0322 12.5 75 m – 170 m 5.28 km/s 19008 km/h
(2004 YG1) 25th June 2012 25 day(s) 0.0890 34.7 140 m – 310 m 11.34 km/s 40824 km/h
(2010 AF3) 25th June 2012 25 day(s) 0.1190 46.3 16 m – 36 m 6.54 km/s 23544 km/h
(2008 YT30) 26th June 2012 26 day(s) 0.0715 27.8 370 m – 820 m 10.70 km/s 38520 km/h
(2010 NY65) 27th June 2012 27 day(s) 0.1023 39.8 120 m – 270 m 15.09 km/s 54324 km/h
(2008 WM64) 28th June 2012 28 day(s) 0.1449 56.4 200 m – 440 m 17.31 km/s 62316 km/h
(2010 CD55) 28th June 2012 28 day(s) 0.1975 76.8 64 m – 140 m 6.33 km/s 22788 km/h
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers,1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Source: NASA-NEO

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Articles of Interest

Unusual Natural Phenomena  MessageToEagle.com – Earth is a fantastic and beautiful planet full of wonders.

No matter where we decide to go there is always something amazing to admire in all corners of the world, from the East to the West, from the South to the North, our planet offers a mixture of amazingly mysterious experiences which can occasionally even be somewhat dangerous.

Pillars of Light

“Light pillars” is a visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light which looks like joining the earth and the sky.

It’s not a mystery that how these are formed but it is considered a wonder of nature best viewed just before sunrise or just after sunset, when the sun is low on the horizon.The real reason why these are formed is the ice and pillars are created Light whether artificial or natural, when falls on ice reflects light.These light pillars are created by the reflection of light on the ice. The color and size of them vary depending on the distance from where they are viewed.

The most unforgettable experience is to see a few of them side by side.

Lava “Lake”

This phenomenon should not be called a “lake” because there is no water in it. Instead, here is lava in voth frozen and liquid state.

On our planet we have four such “lakes”: Erta Ale, Ethiopia (image above), Kilaulea, Hawaii, Erebus, Antarctica and Nyiragongo, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are located in craters of volcanoes. Apparently they represent a very dangerous force of nature! Erta Ale in Ethiopia, for example, is the country’s only known active volcano. when it exploded recently, it forced nomads to flee lava flows, immediately.

The volcano also killed about 1,370 camels and goats, dried and polluted local rivers and has displaced over 2,000 people along with their cattle.

Dust Storm

It’s also a very dangerous, notorious force of nature. Dust storms can reach 2.5 km in height and are often seen on the Arabian peninsula, the Gobi Desert or the Sahara.

They are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is greatly reduced. The widespread abundance of loose sand in deserts makes them the most common locations for sandstorms to form.

In desert regions at certain times of the year, sandstorms become more frequent because the strong heating of the air over the desert causes the lower atmosphere to become unstable. This instability mixes strong winds in the middle troposphere downward to the surface, producing stronger winds at the surface.

The “Dust Bowl” storms that swept across the Midwest from 1930 to 1936 were terrible experience. They displaced hundreds of thousands of agricultural workers in the central United States and Canada.

Sea sparkle

It is a mysterious experience when you walk along the beach on a warm summery evening, when sea sparkle is in the water. You can see it as your foot presses down on the wet sand. And you can see it in the breaking waves. Sparks of light!

It’s a sea sparkle or Noctiluca scintillans that lives near the surface of the ocean, where it feeds on other planktonic organisms.

When millions of sea sparkle are bounced around by the water or your feet, a chemical reaction takes places which produces a greenish light.

This light is meant to scare off predators. Sea sparkle likes rather quiet waters. Should the sea get too rough, it moves to deeper depths.

Fire Whirl/Fire Devil

It’s a very dangerous combination – it’s a vortex tornado with fire! Tornado itself extremely frightening, but combined with fire – it’s one of the most destructive forces. Whether a simple tornado turns into a tornado of fire whirlpool, is dependent on temperature. Warm air is directed to the inside and cold outside the vortex.

Why is it so dangerous? Well, it’s very difficult to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading. An extreme example is the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake in Japan. This tragic fire whirl ignited a large city-sized firestorm and produced a gigantic fire that killed 38,000 people in fifteen minutes in the Hifukusho-Ato region of Tokyo.

Today, fire whirls are often observed when burning grasslands by farmers.

Aurora Borealis

The aurora occurs along ring shaped regions around the north and south geomagnetic poles. The intensity of the displays vary from night to night and throughout each night.

An intense auroral display can cause many problems on the ground, such as intense electric currents along electric power lines (causing blackouts) and oil pipelines (enhancing corrosion).

The aurora can disturb the ionosphere and disrupt short wave communication. Auroral discharge electrons have even damaged the electronics and solar panels of communications and meteorological satellites, rendering them inoperable.

Ocean Currents

Tremendous whirlpools have always terrified sailors, especially in times when their boats were less resistant to weather conditions and enormous water masses. The atmospheric circulation that is set up between the equator and the poles also influences the redistribution of these water masses.

Wind blowing over the ocean surface exerts drag (friction) and starts to move the surface waters.

In addition the currents are influenced by the Coriolis Force and the tides.

Water masses, however, are both fascinating and dangerous force of nature.

In the vicinity of Scotland, one of the currents produces15 feet high waves and is easily heard even from a distance. Water is not always – an adventure. Tsunami, which is water’s very destructive acitivity is dangerous and deadly!

@ MessageToEagle.com

See also:
Growing Stones An Incredible Geological Phenomena

  30.05.2012 HAZMAT USA State of Oregon, Portland [Darigold Plant] Damage level Details

HAZMAT in USA on Wednesday, 30 May, 2012 at 21:10 (09:10 PM) UTC.

Description
A chemical mix-up at a Darigold plant in Southeast Portland sent eleven people to the hospital Wednesday morning. Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman Paul Corah says they are being treated for respiratory irritation. Corah says a truck was offloading corrosive material inside the plant when hoses were crossed. The material was pumped into the wrong tank. Corah says when the two chemicals mixed, they made a chlorine-type gas. A HAZMAT team is evaluating the condition of the plant. Corah says the gas leak has stopped and there will be no more evacuations required. He said neighbors who live near the plant are not in danger.

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Earthquakes

 

RSOE EDIS

 

Date/Time (UTC) Magnitude Area Country State/Prov./Gov. Location Risk Source Details
28.05.2012 09:05:35 2.2 Europe Switzerland Sennwald VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 09:41:12 3.4 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
28.05.2012 09:05:55 2.7 Europe Italy Barchessone VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 09:06:16 2.6 Europe Greece Neokhorion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 07:50:30 2.4 North America United States California Paicines VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 08:05:27 3.4 Europe France Vix VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 08:05:54 2.3 Europe Italy Morano Calabro VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 07:25:38 6.4 Atlantic Ocean Argentina Provincia de Santiago del Estero Matara VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 08:06:17 6.0 South-America Argentina Llajta Mauca VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 08:06:38 2.2 Europe Italy Casa Castellana VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 08:06:59 2.6 Asia Turkey Taktip VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 07:05:29 2.4 Europe Italy Quarantoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 07:05:50 3.7 Europe Portugal Ilha do Farol VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 05:30:35 2.6 North America United States Alaska Port William VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 06:05:27 2.3 Europe Italy Galliera VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 06:05:46 2.3 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 05:07:31 2.0 North America United States California Collinsville VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 05:07:50 2.4 North America United States Alaska Karluk There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 05:06:27 2.2 Europe Italy Case Oratorio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 05:06:49 4.6 Asia China Xinji VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 04:40:26 4.7 Asia China Hebei Sheng Xinglongzhuang VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 05:07:10 2.7 Asia Turkey Kizilbulak There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 04:05:21 2.3 Europe Italy Pieve di Cento VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 04:05:39 3.1 Europe Italy Orsomarso VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 04:05:58 2.1 Europe Italy Casa Castellana VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 03:35:25 2.4 North America United States California San Pablo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 03:35:46 2.0 North America United States California Capetown VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 04:06:21 2.6 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 03:20:26 4.5 Europe Italy Sorgenti di Frido VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 04:06:47 4.3 Europe Italy Morano Calabro VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 03:10:35 2.7 North America United States Alaska Tyonek There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 04:07:08 2.2 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 03:00:30 2.1 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:15:27 2.6 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Cucapa There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 02:00:29 2.1 Europe Italy Correzzo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:00:50 2.1 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:01:10 2.8 Asia Turkey Alacak VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:01:31 2.4 Asia Turkey Karacay VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 01:45:31 3.2 North America United States Alaska Sagwon VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 02:01:32 2.3 Asia Turkey Karacay VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:01:53 3.0 Europe Greece Kamaria VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:02:15 2.0 Europe Italy Ponte Trevisani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:02:35 2.9 Europe Italy Renazzo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 02:02:54 2.1 Europe Italy Ghisellina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 00:30:42 4.5 Middle America Mexico Estado de Chiapas El Encanto VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 00:55:34 4.5 Middle-America Mexico El Encanto VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 00:55:55 2.6 Europe Albania Ferras VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 00:57:00 3.2 Caribbean British Virgin Islands Belle Vue VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 00:05:34 4.4 Middle America El Salvador Departamento de La Paz Los Blancos There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 00:56:18 4.5 Middle-America El Salvador Los Blancos There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 00:35:36 3.4 Caribbean Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Coco VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
28.05.2012 00:56:36 2.2 Asia Turkey Akcapinar VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
28.05.2012 00:10:42 2.5 North America Canada British Columbia Princeton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 23:55:31 3.7 Europe Greece Lakhania VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 23:55:51 2.2 Europe Italy Galliera VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 23:56:12 2.2 Europe Italy Sant’Agostino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 23:10:34 4.7 Asia China Tibet Autonomous Region Ribxi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 23:56:34 4.9 Asia China Ribxi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 23:56:55 2.1 Europe Italy San Carlo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:50:34 2.1 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:50:53 2.4 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:51:14 4.1 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:15:41 4.4 South America Chile Region de Antofagasta Condoroma There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 22:51:36 4.4 South-America Chile Condoroma There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:51:55 2.5 Europe Greece Kontaiika VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 21:45:32 2.4 Europe Italy Galliera VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:52:17 2.5 Europe Bulgaria Tsruklevtsi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 21:45:53 2.2 Asia Turkey Yarusagi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:35:49 2.6 North America United States Alaska Sanak VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 22:52:38 2.1 Europe Italy Poggio Rusco VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 21:05:39 4.4 Pacific Ocean Fiji Matokana VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 21:46:16 4.4 Pacific Ocean – East Fiji Matokana VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 21:41:05 3.9 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
27.05.2012 21:46:35 2.2 Europe Italy Redena VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 20:45:27 2.0 Asia Turkey Narli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 22:52:59 4.5 Asia China Kokterak There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 20:45:51 4.1 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 20:25:44 4.6 Middle America Mexico Estado de Oaxaca Potrero Adentro VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 20:46:12 4.7 Middle-America Mexico Potrero Adentro VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 20:46:33 2.3 Asia Turkey Uzungeri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 19:35:41 2.2 North America United States California Toomey There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 19:40:34 2.4 Asia Turkey Mezraasadan VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 19:30:49 4.7 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County Horoera There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 19:40:56 4.7 Australia & New-Zealand New Zealand Horoera There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 19:40:57 3.0 Asia Turkey Mezraasadan VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 19:41:17 2.4 Europe Italy La Fruttarola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 19:21:53 4.4 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
27.05.2012 21:46:56 4.5 Asia Tajikistan Shugnou VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 18:45:25 2.9 North America United States Alaska Willow VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 21:47:16 4.3 Asia Afghanistan Khushnak VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 21:47:37 4.2 Europe Russia Shubertovskiy Kombinat Nomer Pervyy There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 17:40:35 2.7 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 17:40:56 2.3 Asia Turkey Alakilise There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 16:55:35 2.1 North America United States Hawaii Volcano There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 17:41:17 2.9 Europe Italy Medolla VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 16:35:34 2.3 Europe France Maison du Roi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 16:01:02 4.9 Middle America Mexico Estado de Chiapas El Encanto VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 16:35:54 4.9 Middle-America Mexico El Encanto VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 16:36:14 2.9 Asia Turkey Karabogurtlen VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 15:30:39 3.5 Europe Greece Kaleryiana VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 15:10:41 3.8 North America United States California Toomey There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 15:30:59 2.3 Europe Italy Galeazza Pepoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 15:05:35 4.6 Asia Russia Sakhalinskaya Oblast' Khiva VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 15:31:18 4.6 Europe Russia Aleutka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 15:31:37 2.4 Asia Turkey Kizilyaka VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 15:31:56 3.1 Asia Turkey Karabogurtlen VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 14:31:40 2.2 North America United States California Caldwell Pines There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 14:05:34 3.0 Caribbean Puerto Rico Villas de Playa II VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 14:30:29 4.8 Asia Japan Yonakuni VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 13:45:35 4.8 Asia Japan Okinawa-ken Yonakuni VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 14:30:50 3.4 Europe Cyprus Neokhorio VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 14:31:17 2.6 Europe Italy San Martino in Spino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 13:25:33 2.2 Europe Greece Agios Fokas There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 13:27:30 4.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia Malakopa VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 13:25:52 4.7 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Betumonga VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 13:26:14 3.0 Europe Greece Alexandreia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 12:40:37 4.6 South America Peru Departamento de Pasco Palmira VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 13:26:36 4.6 South-America Peru Palmira VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 12:15:27 2.5 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Canon de Guadalupe There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 12:00:43 2.2 North America United States Alaska Knik Heights VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 12:01:15 4.7 Australia Australia State of New South Wales Nelsons Plains VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 12:25:35 4.7 Australia & New-Zealand Australia Nelsons Plains VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 11:40:39 2.9 Caribbean Puerto Rico Soroco VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 12:05:36 3.1 Caribbean Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Cabo VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 10:25:28 4.9 Asia Japan Erimo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:50:41 4.8 Asia Japan Hokkaido Erimo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 10:25:49 2.2 Europe Italy Crevalcore VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:00:25 4.3 Caribbean U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 10:26:09 4.3 Caribbean Sea U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:40:39 4.3 Caribbean U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 09:50:36 4.4 Caribbean U.S. Virgin Islands Nazareth VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 15:45:35 3.5 North America United States Alaska Amchitka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 11:25:29 4.4 North-America United States Amchitka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 11:30:42 4.4 North America United States Alaska Amchitka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details

 

 

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Fourth earthquake rocks East Texas

By Glenn Evans gevans@news-journal.com

The fourth earthquake in 16 days hit East Texas early Saturday.

No injuries or significant damage were reported from the preliminary magnitude 2.5 temblor that hit about 1:30 a.m., said Larry Burns, emergency management coordinator in Timpson.

The quake was centered about seven miles southeast of town, near FM 1645 and Texas 87, according to information from the U.S. Geological Survey.

“One of the guys I work with, he told me it shook but it wasn’t like any of the others we’ve had,” said Burns, who was not in town when the latest quake occurred. “We’re up to four of them so far.”

There perhaps have been more than that, according to accounts collected by the Timpson and Teneha News, Mayor Debra Smith said Saturday.

“I think they’ve determined we are up to seven in the last 12 months,” the mayor said, dating the first reports to July. “But some of them were smaller than the (Geological Survey) keeps up.”

Smith reported the most recent shakeup was less dramatic than a May 17 quake that recently was upgraded to magnitude 4.8, woke residents and was blamed for one injury in the northern Shelby County town of 1,166.

“I think some people felt it,” she said, adding she slept through the latest quake. “We don’t know if it was an aftershock or how they classify those.”

The first quake, on May 10, measured magnitude 3.7. The May 17 earthquake was followed three days later by a 2.7 tremor that struck at 1:28 p.m. one week ago today about a mile south of Timpson.

The May 17 quake, which was felt in Longview and Shreveport, was centered three miles east of town, while the May 10 shakeup emanated from a site four miles to Timpson’s northeast.

Since the quakes began, Smith said, teams from the U.S. Geological Survey and Stephen F. Austin State University have placed seismic monitors in two or three locations to continuously record underground activity.

Several residents expressed suspicions that mineral extraction could be a factor in the unusual seismic activity.

“It’s kind of unnerving,” Smith said. “Everybody I talked to said it’s too early to determine if there is any connection to the oil and gas industry and anything significant causing it.”

 

 

Magnitude 6.0 – BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
Location 26.876°N, 140.214°E
Depth 472.6 km (293.7 miles)
Region BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances 201 km (124 miles) W of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan

255 km (158 miles) NNW of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan

694 km (431 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan

979 km (608 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 4.3 km (2.7 miles)
Parameters NST=415, Nph=455, Dmin=197 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 14°,

M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=G

Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usb000a07p

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

Wildfires continue to rage in six states across the U.S that have already ravaged more than 200 square miles of land

A firefighter from the Bernardino County Fire Department carries a hose as his crew tries to fight fire in CaliforniaA firefighter from the Bernardino County Fire Department carries a hose as his crew tries to fight fire in California

By Daily Mail Reporter

Crews battled to contain a massive New Mexico wildfire on Friday that has torched a dozen homes, the largest of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in half-a-dozen U.S. states in recent days.

Wildfires in sparsely-populated stretches of Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and California have forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched miles of forest, brush and grass since mid-month.

The fires have taken hold in tinder-dry late-spring conditions in mostly remote tracts of the United States, and have been fanned by gusting winds of up to 50 mph.

The fire in New Mexico burned early Saturday through remote and rugged terrain around the Gila Wilderness and has grown to 85,000 acres (34,400 hectares) or more than 130 square miles (338 square kilometers).

The heavy smoke apparently disoriented six hikers Friday, prompting the New Mexico National Guard to carry out a rescue.

Col. Michael Montoya said one of the hikers had an injured knee and had to be taken to safety by ambulance. The others were able to walk to a secure area.

More than 500 firefighters are battling the blaze that resulted from the merger earlier this week of two lightning-sparked fires.

Fire officials say nearly all of the growth has come in recent days due to relentless winds.

The blaze has destroyed 12 cabins and seven small outbuildings, and the privately owned ghost town of Mogollon was placed under a voluntary evacuation order.

The strong winds pushed ash from the blaze 35 to 40 miles (56 to 64 kilometers) away, while smoke from the giant fire spread across the state and into Arizona.

And in Arizona, nearly 1,000 firefighters using aircraft and hand tools made strides toward containing the Grand Canyon state’s largest and most dangerous blaze, the so-called Gladiator Fire.

That fire, which has torched more than 25 square miles (65 square km) of ponderosa pine and brush about 40 miles north of Phoenix, reached 35-percent containment on Friday.

The progress allowed the local sheriff’s office to start letting some residents return to three small communities for the first time in 13 days.

Across the country in Michigan, two wildfires sparked by lightning strikes burned in forests and marshes of the sparsely populated Northern Peninsula, which is stuck in an extended dry spell, authorities said.

The larger of the two, the Duck Lake Fire has burned about 21,000 acres to the Lake Superior coastline.

There was no containment, as gusty winds had shifted to westerly breezes, threatening the Pike Lake area where there is a resort.

Health officials as far away as Albuquerque and Santa Fe issued alerts for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, advising people to limit outdoor activities and keep windows closed.

They said the effects on most people would be minor, but noted that mild throat and eye irritation or allergy-like symptoms could be expected.

Officials warned people with heart and lung conditions to be especially diligent in minimising their exposure to the smoky air.

In Southern California, firefighters worked to corral a wildfire that has chewed through 3,100 acres (1,255 hectares) of tinder-dry grass and light brush since it broke out Thursday afternoon east of Julian.

The fire was 20 percent contained, said Nick Schuler, battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. No injuries or damage to structures were reported.

In Arizona, residents of the historic mining town of Crown King were allowed to return home after being evacuated because of a wildfire about 85 miles (137 kilometers) north of Phoenix.

The fire started May 13 and has burned more than 16,000 acres (6,475 hectares). It is 35 percent contained, fire officials said.

Watch an extreme windstorm lift up a parked Boeing 747

This plane had a little wind beneath its wings, so to speak, on Wednesday when 70+ mile per hour gusts stormed a boneyard in Mojave, Calif., lifting the gigantic Boeing 747 off the ground and offering it one last dance in the air before metal scrappers send it to its final resting place. In the video you can see the former passenger aircraft, which is tail-heavy because its engines were removed, bobbing around in the wind, its front wheels rising at a sharp angle as the nose sways back and forth. Mojave occasionally receives extreme windstorms due to its low pressure zone, but we’re betting they haven’t seen this before.

Gale Warning

 

ANCHORAGE AK






Freeze Warning

 

PUEBLO CO
GRAND JUNCTION CO
ALBUQUERQUE NM



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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
Beryl Atlantic Ocean 26.05.2012 28.05.2012 Tropical Storm 270 ° 111 km/h 139 km/h 3.66 m NHC Details

 

Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Beryl
Area: Atlantic Ocean
Start up location: N 32° 30.000, W 74° 48.000
Start up: 26th May 2012
Status: Active
Track long: 355.67 km
Top category.:
Report by: NHC
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27th May 2012 05:05:24 N 30° 48.000, W 77° 12.000 11 83 102 Tropical Storm 230 12 998 MB NHC
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28th May 2012 07:05:36 N 30° 12.000, W 81° 6.000 11 111 139 Tropical Storm 270 ° 12 993 MB NHC

Beryl, now a tropical storm, nears US southeastern coast

Tropical Storm Beryl has residents in Georgia and Florida bracing for drenching rains and driving winds. The Weather Channel Mike Seidel reports.

By msnbc.com staff and news services

Updated at 4:49 p.m. ET: Tropical Storm Beryl already was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, sending shoreline campers packing to head inland and canceling some events in the southeastern United States.

The storm is due to make landfall later tonight, from Jacksonville, Fla. to Georgia.

Beryl was still well offshore, but officials in Georgia and Florida were already bracing for drenching rains and driving winds. Campers at Cumberland Island, which is reachable only by boat, were told to leave by 4:45 p.m. The island has a number of undeveloped beaches and forests popular with campers.

Many people, however, seemed determined to make the best of the soggy forecast.

At Greyfield Inn, a 19th-century mansion and the only private inn on Cumberland Island, the rooms were nearly full Sunday; all guests were planning to stay put through the wet weather, said Dawn Drake, who answered the phone at the inn’s office on the Florida coast.

In Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Alvin Brown ordered a state of emergency, ending the Jazz Festival early and urging people to stay out of the water and off the streets, News4JAX.com reported. Workers are also out clearing tree limbs and debris that could be tossed about by the storm’s winds.

“We are encouraging all residents to stay indoors,” Brown said at a Sunday morning news conference at the Emergency Operations Center.

But business was booming at Red Dog Surf Shop in New Smyrna Beach where customers flocked to buy boards and wax in anticipation of the storm’s high waves. Officials all along the coast warned of rip currents, waves and high tides — all of which can be dangerous but also tend to attract adventurous surfers.

Joe Murphy, a spokesman for the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, said he was not seeing a flood of checkouts or people trying to get off the island. The hotel expected about 140 checkouts out of 466 rooms, he said.

Outdoor dining had been moved inside and the hotel set up movies and family game activities, but the hotel had no plans to board up or move patio furniture inside.

“So far it’s kind of business as usual, but with that sort of anticipation of what does the storm mean,” Murphy said.

Beryl was upgraded from a subtropical storm on Sunday afternoon. It was centered about 85 miles (140 kilometers) east-southeast of Jacksonville, Fla., and about 110 miles (175 km) southeast of Brunswick, Ga. Forecasters said the system had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) and was moving west at 10 mph (17 kph).

Beryl was projected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday, though tropical storm conditions — meaning maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph) — were expected to reach the U.S. coast hours before that. Once it makes landfall, Beryl will continue dumping rain over parts of Florida and Georgia before slowly moving back out to sea.

Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the entire Georgia coastline, as well as parts of Florida and South Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Beryl was expected to weaken to a depression Monday once it came ashore, the center said.

On Tybee Island, a barrier island not far from Savannah, water off the beaches was closed for swimming Sunday morning. Tybee Island fire Chief C.L. Sasser said winds of up to 42 mph were creating “horrendous water currents.” Only people with flotation devices strapped or tethered to their bodies were being allowed into the water, and they were being cautioned to not venture in farther than knee deep.

“Even if you’re standing in waist-deep water, the current can sweep you out quickly,” he said.

His ocean rescue team pulled a total of 48 people from the water on Saturday, he said, including about 27 that were considered to be in life-threatening conditions. One man who was sucked under the water was rescued by friends and onlookers and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

A band of showers soaked the beaches late Sunday morning, causing crowds to thin, Sasser said. With alternating rainy and sunny weather forecast throughout the day, he said he expected the crowds on the sands to ebb and flow.

In South Carolina, Janice Keith with the Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau said the office hadn’t fielded any calls from concerned tourists.

In Beaufort County, emergency management deputy director David Zeoli said officials were continuing to monitor the storm and encourage people to have a plan in case conditions get worse.

Zeoli said winds had kicked up in the area that includes Hilton Head Island, a popular golf and beach destination. “It’s just a wet day here,” he said.

Msnbc.com’s James Eng contributed to this report from The Associated Press.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

Tropical Storm Beryl/Sunday Update!!! 100 People Already Pulled from the Rip Currents!

 

 

Tropical Storm Warning

 

FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
CHARLESTON SC
JACKSONVILLE FL
TALLAHASSEE FL
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-





Hurricane Statement

 

CHARLESTON SC
JACKSONVILLE FL
TALLAHASSEE FL




Flash Flood Warning

 

SIOUX FALLS SD
TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
DULUTH MN




Flash Flood Watch

 

TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
SIOUX FALLS SD
CHARLESTON SC
DULUTH MN



Flood Warning

 

TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
DULUTH MN
GREAT FALLS MT
SIOUX FALLS SD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Storm Warning

 

GREAT FALLS MT

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Radiation

Actual Fukushima worker “In case of the major aftershock, all the reactors will be in crisis”

Posted by Mochizuki

Fukushima Diary

Actual Fukushima worker Happy11311 admits if another major aftershock hits Fukushima, they can’t even get close to the reactors and the risk is not only SFP4, it would be all the reactors.

I tweeted this before but in case of another major aftershock or Tsunami, it won’t be only reactor4. I think all the reactors will be in crisis. Tepco says they have prepared multiple coolant means, but if the radiation level goes too high, we can not even get close. Also even if the reactor buildings remain safe, roads won’t be safe to approach the reactors.

Actually 311 caused a lot of cracks on the ground, there were a lot of places where you can not drive by car. Even pumper trucks or fire trucks can not drive maybe. Above all, now we don’t have enough human resource nor engineers to settle down reactor4 in addition to other reactors.

If you drive from Iwaki, it would take 6 hours if the situation is as bad as 311. Also, there as a heliport on the ground in 311, but it will be removed soon though we are supposed to build a heliport somewhere in the plant area..

They all plan to build tanks for contaminated water, but there is no plan to build a heliport. There used to be one, but not anymore.

In case of another major aftershock or Tsunami, it’s not self defense force, fire brigades or riot police, it’s us, normal plant workers to try to settle it down.

Weakened Fukushima nuclear pool is not unstable, Japan insists

Toshiaki Shimizu / AFP – Getty Images

Goshi Hosono, Japan’s environment minister, shows reporters the fuel rod pool at Fukushima’s No. 4 reactor on Saturday.

By msnbc.com staff and news services

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Amid concerns of a new disaster should a quake destroy the pool cooling off radioactive nuclear fuel rods at Fukushima’s Reactor No. 4, Japan on Saturday arranged a tour for journalists and declared the situation manageable — but also very long term.

“I don’t think the situation is unstable,” said Goshi Hosono, Japan’s environment minister and the man in charge of the cleanup. He was speaking to reporters after his first tour of the twisted and partly destroyed building that houses the reactor.

Hosono said he expected workers to begin removing fuel from the reactor’s storage pool next year.

Work began last month to raise what amounts to a giant tent over the building to keep radioactive dust from scattering during the transport of the fuel rods, which now are under just a tarp at the top of the building.

Senator Ron Wyden was the first U.S. Senator to get a look inside Japan’s Fukushima nuclear energy plant. Wyden discusses what he saw inside the plant and whether or not imported food from Japan is safe to eat.

Hosono said his biggest concern was ensuring Japan could secure the labor and talent to finish the decommissioning of the Fukushima reactors over the coming decades.

“This may take 30 or even 40 years to complete and extremely difficult work is still ahead of us,” he said.

Tokyo Electric Power, the utility that operates the Fukushima Daiichi plant, says its analysis shows the No. 4 reactor building would hold up in a strong earthquake even after being badly damaged by a hydrogen explosion when three nearby reactors suffered meltdowns in March 2011.

Japanese safety regulators on Friday ordered Tepco to recheck its findings after measurements showed the west wall of the reactor building was buckling out by about 1.2 inches.

Some experts believe the fuel in the pool is now too weak to generate much radioactivity, but others are still worried.

“The No. 4 reactor is visibly damaged and in a fragile state, down to the floor that holds the spent fuel pool,” Hiroaki Koide, an assistant professor at Kyoto University’s Research Reactor Institute, told the New York Times. “Any radioactive release could be huge and go directly into the environment.”

Hosono said the government accepted Tepco’s estimate that the No. 4 reactor could withstand an earthquake measuring a “strong 6” on the Japanese scale.

The magnitude 9 quake last March that triggered a tsunami and overran Fukushima’s backup power systems was measured at 7 on the Japanese scale.

Some environmental critics charge the No. 4 reactor presents a particular risk of a knock-on disaster if a subsequent earthquake were to topple it or puncture its fuel storage pool and allow the 65 feet of water now covering and cooling 1,535 uranium fuel assemblies to drain away.

Such an accident, they say, could release far more radiation than the leaks of radioactive water Tepco has battled since improvising a system for cooling reactor cores last year.

Hosono climbed a narrow and dark staircase built with scaffolding to take reporters to the top of the No. 4 building where the fuel pool has been covered with a tarp.

Tepco has taken steps to shore up support for the pool, which measures  30 feet by 60 feet across, by adding a cement column underneath.

Officials from the utility demonstrated how they were using water in the pool as a kind of level to confirm the building was not tipping. They also showed a grid of floats holding up the tarp they said could support a person if a worker fell in.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Solar Activity

2MIN News May27: Earth Sun Planetary Update

Published on May 27, 2012 by

http://phys.org/news/2012-05-scientist-evolution-debate-history.html

http://www.weather.com/news/tropical-oddities-20120522

http://www.weather.com/news/jack-hayes-retiring-20120525

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-05/27/c_131613019_2.htm

http://www.arabnews.com/global-outrage-over-syria-child-massacre-92-killed

http://phys.org/news/2012-05-thousands-shellfish-dead-peru.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/26/us-bankia-stake-sales-idUSBRE84P04D…

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]

NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [CME Evolution]

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

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]

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!]

Solar Update/ Double Flares

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Space

 

 

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 KP24)  2012-May-28 0.0004 0.1 15 m – 33 m 26.3 13.27
(2001 CQ36)  2012-May-30 0.0258 10.0 77 m – 170 m 22.7 5.62
(2002 OA22)  2012-May-31 0.1197 46.6 370 m – 820 m 19.3 7.01
(2012 KZ41)  2012-May-31 0.0208 8.1 27 m – 61 m 24.9 12.38
(2007 LE)  2012-Jun-02 0.0478 18.6 390 m – 870 m 19.2 19.77
(2012 KX41)  2012-Jun-02 0.0371 14.4 27 m – 61 m 24.9 13.40
(2012 KO18)  2012-Jun-02 0.0826 32.1 100 m – 220 m 22.1 15.28
(2012 JW11)  2012-Jun-02 0.1309 51.0 110 m – 250 m 21.9 5.14
(2012 HK31)  2012-Jun-04 0.0336 13.1 22 m – 49 m 25.4 3.03
(2012 KN18)  2012-Jun-05 0.0426 16.6 32 m – 71 m 24.6 10.17
(2008 MG1)  2012-Jun-05 0.1268 49.3 290 m – 640 m 19.8 22.32
(2009 LE)  2012-Jun-06 0.1150 44.8 50 m – 110 m 23.6 13.61
(2006 SG7)  2012-Jun-06 0.0857 33.4 71 m – 160 m 22.9 16.47
(2001 LB)  2012-Jun-07 0.0729 28.4 200 m – 450 m 20.6 11.56
(2012 JU11)  2012-Jun-09 0.0736 28.6 27 m – 60 m 25.0 3.80
(2012 GX11)  2012-Jun-10 0.1556 60.5 170 m – 380 m 21.0 6.38
(2012 KM11)  2012-Jun-14 0.0933 36.3 30 m – 66 m 24.8 5.91
(2012 HN40)  2012-Jun-15 0.1182 46.0 230 m – 510 m 20.3 13.79
(2002 AC)  2012-Jun-16 0.1598 62.2 740 m – 1.7 km 17.8 26.71
137120 (1999 BJ8)  2012-Jun-16 0.1769 68.8 670 m – 1.5 km 18.0 14.88
(2011 KR12)  2012-Jun-19 0.1318 51.3 140 m – 310 m 21.4 10.10
(2004 HB39)  2012-Jun-20 0.1605 62.5 77 m – 170 m 22.7 8.88
(2008 CE119)  2012-Jun-21 0.1811 70.5 21 m – 46 m 25.5 3.22
308242 (2005 GO21)  2012-Jun-21 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km – 3.1 km 16.4 13.27
(2011 AH5)  2012-Jun-25 0.1670 65.0 17 m – 39 m 25.9 5.84
(2012 FA14)  2012-Jun-25 0.0322 12.5 75 m – 170 m 22.8 5.28
(2004 YG1)  2012-Jun-25 0.0890 34.7 140 m – 310 m 21.4 11.34
(2010 AF3)  2012-Jun-25 0.1190 46.3 16 m – 36 m 26.1 6.54
(2008 YT30)  2012-Jun-26 0.0715 27.8 370 m – 820 m 19.3 10.70
(2010 NY65)  2012-Jun-27 0.1023 39.8 120 m – 270 m 21.7 15.09
(2008 WM64)  2012-Jun-28 0.1449 56.4 200 m – 440 m 20.6 17.31
(2010 CD55)  2012-Jun-28 0.1975 76.8 64 m – 140 m 23.1 6.33
(2004 CL)  2012-Jun-30 0.1113 43.3 220 m – 480 m 20.5 20.75
(2008 YQ2)  2012-Jul-03 0.1057 41.1 29 m – 65 m 24.8 15.60
(2005 QQ30)  2012-Jul-06 0.1765 68.7 280 m – 620 m 19.9 13.13
(2011 YJ28)  2012-Jul-06 0.1383 53.8 150 m – 330 m 21.3 14.19
276392 (2002 XH4)  2012-Jul-07 0.1851 72.0 370 m – 840 m 19.3 7.76
(2003 MK4)  2012-Jul-08 0.1673 65.1 180 m – 410 m 20.8 14.35
(1999 NW2)  2012-Jul-08 0.0853 33.2 62 m – 140 m 23.1 6.66
189P/NEAT  2012-Jul-09 0.1720 66.9 n/a 0.0 12.47
(2000 JB6)  2012-Jul-10 0.1780 69.3 490 m – 1.1 km 18.7 6.42
(2010 MJ1)  2012-Jul-10 0.1533 59.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 10.35
(2008 NP3)  2012-Jul-12 0.1572 61.2 57 m – 130 m 23.3 6.08
(2006 BV39)  2012-Jul-12 0.1132 44.1 4.2 m – 9.5 m 29.0 11.11
(2005 NE21)  2012-Jul-15 0.1555 60.5 140 m – 320 m 21.3 10.77
(2003 KU2)  2012-Jul-15 0.1034 40.2 770 m – 1.7 km 17.7 17.12
(2007 TN74)  2012-Jul-16 0.1718 66.9 20 m – 45 m 25.6 7.36
(2007 DD)  2012-Jul-16 0.1101 42.8 19 m – 42 m 25.8 6.47
(2006 BC8)  2012-Jul-16 0.1584 61.6 25 m – 56 m 25.1 17.71
144411 (2004 EW9)  2012-Jul-16 0.1202 46.8 1.3 km – 2.9 km 16.5 10.90
(2012 BV26)  2012-Jul-18 0.1759 68.4 94 m – 210 m 22.2 10.88
(2010 OB101)  2012-Jul-19 0.1196 46.6 200 m – 450 m 20.6 13.34
(2008 OX1)  2012-Jul-20 0.1873 72.9 130 m – 300 m 21.5 15.35
(2010 GK65)  2012-Jul-21 0.1696 66.0 34 m – 75 m 24.5 17.80
(2011 OJ45)  2012-Jul-21 0.1367 53.2 18 m – 39 m 25.9 3.79
153958 (2002 AM31)  2012-Jul-22 0.0351 13.7 630 m – 1.4 km 18.1 9.55
(2011 CA7)  2012-Jul-23 0.1492 58.1 2.3 m – 5.1 m 30.3 5.43
(2012 BB124)  2012-Jul-24 0.1610 62.7 170 m – 380 m 21.0 8.78
(2009 PC)  2012-Jul-28 0.1772 68.9 61 m – 140 m 23.2 7.34
217013 (2001 AA50)  2012-Jul-31 0.1355 52.7 580 m – 1.3 km 18.3 22.15
(2012 DS30)  2012-Aug-02 0.1224 47.6 18 m – 39 m 25.9 5.39
(2000 RN77)  2012-Aug-03 0.1955 76.1 410 m – 920 m 19.0 9.87
(2004 SB56)  2012-Aug-04 0.1393 54.2 380 m – 840 m 19.2 13.72
(2000 SD8)  2012-Aug-04 0.1675 65.2 180 m – 400 m 20.9 5.82
(2006 EC)  2012-Aug-06 0.0932 36.3 13 m – 28 m 26.6 6.13
(2006 MV1)  2012-Aug-07 0.0612 23.8 12 m – 28 m 26.7 4.79
(2005 RK3)  2012-Aug-08 0.1843 71.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 8.27
(2009 BW2)  2012-Aug-09 0.0337 13.1 25 m – 56 m 25.1 5.27
277475 (2005 WK4)  2012-Aug-09 0.1283 49.9 260 m – 580 m 20.1 6.18
(2004 SC56)  2012-Aug-09 0.0811 31.6 74 m – 170 m 22.8 10.57
(2008 AF4)  2012-Aug-10 0.1936 75.3 310 m – 690 m 19.7 16.05
37655 Illapa  2012-Aug-12 0.0951 37.0 770 m – 1.7 km 17.7 28.73
(2012 HS15)  2012-Aug-14 0.1803 70.2 220 m – 490 m 20.4 11.54
4581 Asclepius  2012-Aug-16 0.1079 42.0 220 m – 490 m 20.4 13.48
(2008 TC4)  2012-Aug-18 0.1937 75.4 140 m – 300 m 21.5 17.34
(2006 CV)  2012-Aug-20 0.1744 67.9 290 m – 640 m 19.8 13.24
(2012 EC)  2012-Aug-20 0.0815 31.7 56 m – 130 m 23.4 5.57
162421 (2000 ET70)  2012-Aug-21 0.1503 58.5 640 m – 1.4 km 18.1 12.92
(2007 WU3)  2012-Aug-21 0.1954 76.0 56 m – 120 m 23.4 5.25
(2012 BB14)  2012-Aug-24 0.1234 48.0 27 m – 60 m 25.0 2.58

* Diameter estimates based on the object’s absolute magnitude.

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Sinkholes

 

Massive Sinkhole Forms Near Central City, Colorado

CBS4
Sinkhole

© CBS
The sinkhole near Central City.

Central City, Colorado – A massive crater alongside the road in between the cities of Black Hawk and Central City has traffic moving along a bit slower than usual after crews had to close a lane.

The sinkhole happened at the end of Gregory Street just east of Central City. The asphalt on the side of the road gave way to a small cavern early Saturday morning. By midday the cavern had turned into a crater.

Officials said an old mine shaft caved in. There’s some speculation that recent, heavy rains and heavy Memorial Day weekend traffic may have been a contributing factor.

The shaft is about 30 feet wide by 50 feet deep. Crews will fill it in with large rocks and then add filler to the rock for stabilization.

Experts say such collapses aren’t uncommon in Gilpin County.

Sinkhole_1

© CBS

“It’s known for being one of the richest square miles on Earth, maybe in the United States. I mean this place was hopping back in the early 1900s,” Deb Zack with the Division of Reclamation, Mining, & Safety said.

Crews don’t believe that the shaft continues under the road but they’ll be keeping a close eye on the spot.

Traffic will be down to one lane in the small section in between the two towns until crews can get the hole filled in and stabilized.

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Articles of Interest

 

 

  27.05.2012 Explosion USA State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Damage level
Details

 

 

Explosion in USA on Sunday, 27 May, 2012 at 11:06 (11:06 AM) UTC.

Description
A house explosion in a northern suburb of Milwaukee on Saturday injured six people, including a firefighter and a police officer, fire officials said.The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, but is under investigation, said Kerry Wenzel, a spokeswoman with the North Shore Fire Department.Video from CNN affiliate WISN showed a gaping hole where a house once stood, as firefighters doused the debris with water.Fire Chief Robert Whitaker said three structures were involved in the incident — the house that was destroyed and those on either side of it.Among the injured were two residents, a neighbor and a passerby, both of whom tried to assist those inside, he said.The injured police officer was treated for smoke inhalation, while the firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion, the chief said.

 

 

 

  27.05.2012 Technological Disaster South Africa Kleinzee Damage level
Details

 

 

Technological Disaster in South Africa on Sunday, 27 May, 2012 at 11:00 (11:00 AM) UTC.

Description
The bodies of 10 illegal miners were recovered from a disused diamond mine near Kleinzee, in the Northern Cape on Saturday, De Beers said.”Ten deceased diggers had been recovered from the collapsed tunnels [by Saturday evening]. One digger has been rescued and eleven diggers reportedly escaped,” the diamond company said in a statement.”The co-ordinated rescue and recovery operation is continuing. The operation will progress until all illegally excavated tunnels are found and searched for survivors or deceased diggers.”De Beers said the collapsed tunnel that was discovered by the rescue team was cleared on Saturday.”Mining could then proceed towards what is reported, by diggers, to be another tunnel in the network. This work will continue until the tunnel is intersected.”The tunnels were not part of a previously worked underground mine but were excavated illegally at the site.On Friday, rescuers recovered the bodies of five miner at the site, police spokesperson Captain Cherelle Ehlers said. She said rescue teams reached the collapsed tunnel by digging a trench alongside the entrance of a disused mine to try and get to the trapped miners.Earlier this week, police recovered two bodies and rescuers could see another, but the unstable conditions prevented them from retrieving it.One injured illegal digger was later rescued.Tunnels at the mine collapsed at 15:00 on Tuesday. The mine had closed the tunnels in April.Eleven illegal diggers reportedly escaped and alerted the police. The collapsed hole was about six metres deep and led to several tunnels and an underground waiting area.

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Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC) Magnitude Area Country State/Prov./Gov. Location Risk Source Details
27.05.2012 10:25:28 4.9 Asia Japan Erimo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:50:41 4.8 Asia Japan Hokkaido Erimo VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 10:25:49 2.2 Europe Italy Crevalcore VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:00:25 4.3 Caribbean U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 10:26:09 4.3 Caribbean Sea U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 10:40:39 4.3 Caribean U.S. Virgin Islands Bovoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 09:50:36 4.4 Caribean U.S. Virgin Islands Nazareth VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 09:15:35 2.7 North America United States Alaska Beluga There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 09:20:29 2.9 Asia Turkey Alacak VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 09:20:54 2.9 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 09:21:12 3.1 Europe Italy Scortichino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 09:45:31 2.5 Caribbean Puerto Rico Corcega VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 08:20:29 2.7 Europe Greece Megalon Livadhion There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:20:50 3.5 Europe Romania Bradetu VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:21:10 2.0 Asia Turkey Karaca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:21:30 2.9 Europe Italy Ghisione VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:21:48 2.1 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 07:45:36 2.0 North America United States Alaska Yakutat VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 08:22:10 3.0 Asia Turkey Alakilise There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:22:29 2.2 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:22:51 4.6 South-America Peru Nunez VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 07:40:35 4.7 South America Peru Departamento de Ica San Clemente VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 08:23:12 2.8 Asia Turkey Inlice VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:30:30 3.1 Caribbean Puerto Rico Jose P H Hernandez (subdivision) VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 07:22:17 3.1 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Sumner VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
27.05.2012 06:55:28 2.7 North America United States California Indio Hills VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 07:20:30 2.7 Europe Italy Bellariva VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 07:20:51 2.6 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:10:29 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia Seai VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 06:15:35 5.3 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Bulatmonga VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:47:20 2.2 North America United States California Whitmore Hot Springs There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 06:15:56 2.5 Europe Greece Nafpaktos VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:05:29 2.9 Caribbean Puerto Rico Aguacate VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 05:48:19 4.3 Europe Sweden (( Skaraborgs Lan )) Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 06:16:19 4.2 Europe Sweden Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:16:40 2.2 Europe Italy Ponte Trevisani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:17:01 2.8 Asia Turkey Bekdemir VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:17:22 2.1 Europe Italy Casa Novara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:17:43 2.2 Europe Italy Mirabello VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 06:18:04 2.0 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:15:29 3.2 Europe Italy Stellata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:15:52 2.3 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:16:16 2.2 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:16:37 2.7 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 04:15:23 2.2 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:16:59 2.4 Asia Turkey Agarti There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 04:10:26 2.0 North America United States Alaska Kantishna VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 04:10:47 4.4 Asia Japan Iwate-ken Sasu VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 04:15:42 4.4 Asia Japan Sasu VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 04:40:31 2.7 Caribbean British Virgin Islands Belle Vue VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 04:16:03 2.4 Europe Italy Chiusa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 05:17:19 2.3 Asia Turkey Karliyamac VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 04:16:30 2.3 Europe Italy San Giacomo Roncole VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:11:39 2.2 Europe Italy Pollara There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 02:55:26 2.2 North America United States California Desert Sands Mobile Home Park VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 03:12:00 2.3 Europe Italy Gavello VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:12:21 2.8 Europe Greece Mikroulaiika VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:12:41 2.9 Asia Turkey Alakilise There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:25:30 2.4 North America United States Alaska Akutan There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 03:13:02 2.7 Europe Italy Quarantoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:40:28 3.1 Caribbean Puerto Rico Soroco VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 02:10:24 2.0 Europe Italy Castrovillari VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 02:10:44 2.3 Asia Turkey Korucuk VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 02:11:05 2.5 Europe Greece Schoinas VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 02:11:26 2.5 Europe Italy San Nicola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 01:05:39 2.3 Europe Italy Villa Magri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 02:35:27 3.4 Caribbean British Virgin Islands The Settlement VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 01:06:00 2.1 Europe Italy Santa Bianca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 04:16:51 2.4 Asia Turkey Sarac There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 01:06:22 2.3 Europe Italy Case Oratorio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 03:00:50 2.9 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County Clifton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
27.05.2012 01:06:40 2.1 Europe Italy Casa Alta VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:05:37 2.0 Europe Czech Republic Karvina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:05:58 5.5 Asia Japan Kitamura VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:10:26 5.5 Asia Japan Tokyo-to Kitamura VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 00:10:32 5.5 Asia Japan Tokyo-to Kitamura VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 00:06:20 2.6 Asia Turkey Satibey There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 01:07:02 3.0 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:06:41 2.0 Europe Italy Camposanto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 08:23:34 3.2 Africa Djibouti Medeho There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:07:03 3.1 Asia Turkey Kozluca There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:07:24 3.9 Europe Greece Karpathos VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:07:45 2.1 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 01:07:21 2.6 Europe Romania Nereju Mic VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:08:06 3.1 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:08:31 2.0 Europe Italy Mirabello VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:08:50 3.9 Europe Italy Melara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:09:16 2.2 Europe Italy Casa Beccaguta VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
27.05.2012 00:09:36 2.1 Europe Italy Barchessone VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 23:30:30 4.5 South America Chile Region de Antofagasta Oficina Oriente There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
27.05.2012 00:09:57 4.5 South-America Chile Oficina Oriente There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 23:05:27 3.4 Europe Greece Lardos VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 23:05:49 2.4 Asia Turkey Kursunlu VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 23:06:17 5.0 Asia Japan Kitamura There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 22:20:35 5.0 Asia Japan Tokyo-to Kitamura There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 21:55:39 2.6 North America United States California Dales There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 22:00:34 2.0 Europe Italy Lustignano There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 22:00:56 3.6 Europe Greece Lindos VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 21:45:36 2.3 North America United States Alaska Meadow Lakes VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 23:06:38 3.0 Asia Turkey Ispir VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 21:35:40 2.1 North America United States California Eagle Mountain VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 22:01:17 2.3 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 20:55:34 2.1 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 22:01:38 2.8 Asia Turkey Sofular VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 20:55:55 2.4 Europe Italy La Fruttarola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:55:35 3.5 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 20:56:17 3.1 Asia Turkey Tabanli There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:55:56 2.5 Asia Turkey Cinarli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:56:18 3.0 Europe France Sainte-Anne VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:56:40 4.9 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Pulaugelondi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:58:44 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia Pulaugelondi There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 22:01:57 3.9 Europe Russia Obryvistoye VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 20:57:08 2.3 North America United States Missouri Hortense VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 19:57:01 2.0 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:52:34 2.1 North America United States California Mount Signal There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 19:57:22 3.2 Europe Italy La Fruttarola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 19:57:43 3.3 Asia Turkey Oglansini VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:50:34 2.2 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:50:55 2.7 Europe Italy La Campa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 20:56:37 4.2 Europe Russia Sarychevo There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:51:15 2.6 Asia Turkey Cukurgol Yaylasi There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:51:36 2.6 Asia Turkey Yanalti There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 17:45:27 4.4 Asia China Sagankuduk VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 16:45:29 2.2 Europe Italy Acqua di Santa Domenica VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 16:45:49 2.4 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 16:15:41 2.1 North America United States Hawaii Pua‘äkala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 19:58:05 2.5 Europe Greece Methoni VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 15:45:26 2.5 Europe Greece Kryovrysi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 18:51:56 2.4 Europe Greece Kaloi Limenes VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 14:35:40 2.6 North America United States Alaska Anaktuvuk Pass VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 14:15:33 3.4 North America United States Hawaii Punaluu Kahawai There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 14:41:53 3.3 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
26.05.2012 14:40:34 2.3 Europe Italy Vallacquosa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 14:40:54 2.2 Europe Italy La Campa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 13:40:29 2.0 Europe Italy Dosso VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 13:40:48 5.0 Pacific Ocean – East Northern Mariana Islands Shomushon VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 13:35:40 4.8 Pacific Ocean Northern Mariana Islands Shomushon VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 17:21:30 3.0 North America United States Alaska Happy Valley There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 12:35:28 3.3 Europe Greece Kaloi Limenes VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 12:10:35 2.0 North America United States Nevada Garfield (historical) VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 13:41:06 4.5 Europe Russia Khalaktyrka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 17:45:50 2.1 Europe Greece Kato Nisi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 11:30:36 2.9 Asia Turkey Ciftlikkoy There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 11:30:57 3.9 Europe Greece Kaloi Limenes VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 11:31:18 2.8 Europe Italy La Campa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 11:20:39 4.6 Europe Greece Nomos )) (( Piraios Kaloi Limenes VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 11:31:39 4.5 Europe Greece Kaloi Limenes VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 16:46:17 2.5 Europe Greece Agia Marina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
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How The Earth Was Made.San Andreas Fault

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A look at how geologists are keeping an eye on California’s 800 mile-long San Andreas Fault which many believe is overdue for a major earthquake in the region that could destroy some of the most valuable real-estate in the world.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

Record-setting heat starts summer off early

Published on May 25, 2012 by

It’s beginning to look a lot like mid-summer, and it’s still May. Not good for farm fields or your lawn. Demand for water in Indianapolis is up 20 million gallons this week alone. And the heat is just beginning.

Firefighters save some homes from New Mexico wildfire

A view of the Gladiator Fire near Crown King, Arizona as shown from the fire operations base camp at Mayer High School in Mayer, Arizona May 15, 2012 in this photo obtained by Reuters May 20, 2012. Fires in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass in the U.S. Southwest. After getting a respite from winds on Saturday, firefighters on the Gladiator Fire faced a combination of dry vegetation and higher winds on Sunday and the days ahead. Picture taken May 15, 2012. REUTERS-Todd Tamcsin
A view of the Gladiator Fire near Crown King, Arizona as shown from the fire operations base camp at Mayer High School in Mayer, Arizona May 15, 2012 in this photo obtained by Reuters May 20, 2012. Fires in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass in the U.S. Southwest. After getting a respite from winds on Saturday, firefighters on the Gladiator Fire faced a combination of dry vegetation and higher winds on Sunday and the days ahead. Picture taken May 15, 2012. REUTERS-Todd Tamcsin

By Zelie Pollon

SANTA FE, New Mexico

(Reuters) – Firefighters managed to protect the remaining homes in a southwestern New Mexico subdivision overnight, but some outlying buildings were engulfed by flames from a fire that burned on rough mountain terrain near the Arizona border.

Two fires merged in the Gila National Forest on Thursday and consumed 12,000 additional acres overnight, bringing the total burn area to 82,252 acres with none of it contained, said Public Information Officer Iris Estes.

Estes said firefighters were able to build fire lines toward the north, and expected gusty winds of 15 to 28 miles per hour to move the flames in that direction by midday.

Efforts overnight managed to preserve the more than 45 remaining vacation homes in the area. A total of twelve homes and 13 outlying buildings have been destroyed so far, Estes said.

“The fire is still burning in the subdivision, but they did a good job of getting in there and getting some structure protection in there,” Estes said.

Estes said the fire “spread out and moved in all directions” as it burned late Thursday, which allowed firefighters to get closer to the blaze and build fire lines with bulldozers.

“It didn’t make a run in any one direction, so we’re hoping it will continue to do that today,” she said.

More than 500 people are currently fighting the blaze. Voluntary evacuations were in effect for the nearby town of Mogollon.

(Editing by Greg McCune and Vicki Allen)

Fast-moving wildfire in Michigan consumes 9,500 acres

Associated Press

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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

Sanvu Pacific Ocean 21.05.2012 27.05.2012 Tropical Storm 60 ° 93 km/h 120 km/h 3.66 m JTWC Details

Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Sanvu
Area: Pacific Ocean
Start up location: N 10° 48.000, E 145° 54.000
Start up: 21st May 2012
Status: 01st January 1970
Track long: 1,119.77 km
Top category.:
Report by: TSRC
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Past track
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave Pressure Source
21st May 2012 11:05:55 N 10° 48.000, E 145° 54.000 11 46 65 Tropical Depression 270 12 TSRC
22nd May 2012 07:05:29 N 13° 24.000, E 144° 6.000 17 74 93 Tropical Storm 340 12 TSRC
23rd May 2012 08:05:09 N 16° 24.000, E 140° 54.000 20 93 120 Tropical Storm 315 12 TSRC
24th May 2012 06:05:36 N 18° 42.000, E 139° 12.000 15 120 148 Typhoon I. 340 12 TSRC
25th May 2012 06:05:35 N 22° 12.000, E 139° 12.000 17 148 185 Typhoon I. 25 12 TSRC
25th May 2012 10:05:26 N 23° 0.000, E 139° 36.000 17 139 167 Typhoon I. 25 12 TSRC
26th May 2012 07:05:07 N 24° 42.000, E 141° 18.000 17 139 167 Typhoon I. 50 12 TSRC
26th May 2012 11:05:50 N 25° 0.000, E 142° 6.000 15 130 157 Typhoon I. 65 12 TSRC
Current position
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave
feet
Pressure Source
27th May 2012 05:05:35 N 27° 0.000, E 145° 18.000 26 93 120 Tropical Storm 60 ° 12 TSRC

Beryl Atlantic Ocean 26.05.2012 27.05.2012 Tropical Storm 230 ° 83 km/h 102 km/h 3.66 m NHC Details

Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Beryl
Area: Atlantic Ocean
Start up location: N 32° 30.000, W 74° 48.000
Start up: 26th May 2012
Status: Active
Track long: 140.02 km
Top category.:
Report by: NHC
Useful links:

Past track
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
Wind
km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave Pressure Source
26th May 2012 11:05:54 N 32° 18.000, W 75° 36.000 7 74 93 Tropical Storm 255 12 1001 MB NHC
Current position
Date Time Position Speed
km/h
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km/h
Gust
km/h
Category Course Wave
feet
Pressure Source
27th May 2012 05:05:24 N 30° 48.000, W 77° 12.000 11 83 102 Tropical Storm 230 ° 12 998 MB NHC

Subtropical Storm Beryl swirls toward U.S. southeast coast

MIAMI

May 26 (Reuters) – Subtropical Storm Beryl churned toward the U.S. southeast coast on Saturday, threatening heavy rains and dangerous surf on Sunday to northeastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Beryl was centered about 230 miles (375 km) east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph). It was moving southwest with tropical storm force winds extending about 115 miles (185 km) from the storm’s center.

Tropical storm warnings were in effect for Sunday from the Volusia/Brevard County line in northern Florida to Edisto Beach, South Carolina.

Forecasters predict the storm will eventually turn back toward the Atlantic on Monday or Tuesday, posing no threat to oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

The hurricane center said dangerous surf conditions and unusually high tides are possible along the coasts of northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend.

Beryl is being called a subtropical storm, which usually have a broader wind field than tropical storms and shower and thunderstorm activity farther removed from the storm’s center.

Beryl formed off the South Carolina coast late on Friday and is the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which has had an early start. The season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. (Reporting by Kevin Gray; Editing by Vicki Allen)

Tropical Storm Warning

ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
MELBOURNE FL
CHARLESTON SC
JACKSONVILLE FL

Tropical Storm Watch

JACKSONVILLE FL

Hurricane Statement

CHARLESTON SC
JACKSONVILLE FL

Winter Storm Warning

GREAT FALLS MT
MISSOULA MT
BILLINGS MT

Flash Flood Warning

DULUTH MN
DULUTH MN
TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

Flash Flood Watch

SIOUX FALLS SD
OMAHA/VALLEY NE
DULUTH MN
TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
CHARLESTON SC

Flood Warning

TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
DULUTH MN
SIOUX FALLS SD

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Radiation

Tokyo soil so contaminated with radiation it would be considered nuclear waste in US

By Ethan A. Huff, 
(NaturalNews) Radioactive fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster continues to show up at dangerously high levels in the city of Tokyo, which is located roughly 200 miles from the actual disaster site. According to an analysis of five random soil samples recently taken by nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen, the soil around Tokyo is so contaminated with Fukushima radiation that it would be considered nuclear waste here in the U.S.

During a recent trip to Tokyo, Gundersen collected soil samples from a sidewalk, a children’s playground, a rooftop, a patch of moss by the side of a road, and the lawn of a judicial building. After sending those samples in for testing, it was revealed that each one had high levels of radioactive cesium-134 (CS134) and cesium-137 (CS137), while three of the samples contained high levels of cobalt-60 (CO60). One of the samples also tested positive for uranium-235 (U235).

“[W]hen I was in Tokyo, I took some samples […] and sent them to the lab,” said Gundersen in a recent video report. “And the lab determined that all of them would be qualified as radioactive waste here in the United States and would have to be shipped to Texas to be disposed of.”

You can view the complete report here:
http://www.fairewinds.com

Despite the fact that radioactive plumes from Fukushima have largely drifted seaward based on wind patterns, a considerable amount of this radiation traveled southward towards Tokyo and elsewhere. The findings also confirm the reality that Fukushima radiation has likely had significant global spread as well, which confirms earlier reports of samples taken on the U.S. West Coast (http://www.naturalnews.com/035731_Fukushima_radiation_America.html).

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Solar Activity

2MIN News May26: More North Pole Quakes??? Solar/Planetary Update

Published on May 26, 2012 by

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/usa/nm-20120525.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/us-nuclear-iran-uranium-idUSBRE84O0…
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-oil-alaska-source-renewable-energy.html

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]

NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [CME Evolution]

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

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]

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!]

SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: New Sunpot 1492 Popping With C Flares (May 26th, 2012).

Published on May 25, 2012 by

Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 24/2100Z
to 25/2100Z: Solar activity was low. A few nominal C-class flares
occurred. Two new active Regions, 1491 (N23W29) and 1492 (S13E65)
were numbered today. A few CMEs were observed during the period,
but all appear to be limb events and non-geoeffective.

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Space

Dragon Capsule Docks To International Space Station

Published on May 25, 2012 by

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule approaches and makes its inaugural rendezvous with the International Space Station.

Scientists to watch Venus transit from Alaska on June 5

The next Venus transit across the sun won’t occur until December 2117.

By Mike Wall, SPACE.com
Venus moves slowly across the face of the sun in 2004
SLOW MOVE: Watching the tiny silhouette of the planet Venus slowly cross the face of the sun (here in 2004) doesn’t evoke the same drama and excitement as experiencing a total solar eclipse. (Photo: Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre)
A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June’s historic Venus transit, but some of the probe’s scientists are taking measures to get a great look for themselves here on Earth, too.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite will watch from space as Venus crosses the sun’s face on June 5 (June 6 in the Eastern Hemisphere) — the last such Venus transit until December 2117. Not content to live vicariously through their spacecraft, some SDO scientists are headed to Alaska to watch the seven-hour event in its entirety.
“For the United States, only Hawaii and Alaska will see the entire transit,” said SDO project scientist Dean Pesnell, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. “There’s a solar physics meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, the week after the transit. So we said, ‘Well, let’s go to Alaska and see the transit.'”

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1

A historic event
Venus transits occur in pairs that are eight years apart, but these dual events take place less than once per century. The last transit happened in 2004, and the next won’t come until 2117. So next month’s transit is the last chance for skywatchers to see Earth’s so-called sister planet trek across the solar disk. [Venus Transit of 2004: 51 Amazing Photos]
Venus transits have played a large role in astronomical history. Scientists and explorers, for example, mounted large expeditions to observe the 18th century’s two transits, which occurred in 1761 and 1769.
The idea was to time the Venus transit precisely from many different spots around the globe, then use the principle of parallax to calculate the distance from Earth to the sun — a quantity that had eluded scientists for millenia. With that information in hand, the scale of the entire solar system would follow.
The 1761 and 1769 efforts both came up short, but measurements made with the help of photographs during the 19th century’s Venus transits finally gave researchers the data they needed.
For its part, SDO will observe the transit to learn more about Venus’ atmosphere and to help calibrate some of its instruments, Pesnell said.
An outreach opportunity
Pesnell and his colleagues plan to watch the transit from Fairbanks, and they’re going to use the rare event as an education and outreach opportunity.
“We’re working with some amateur astronomers up there to set up a family science-oriented event in the city of Fairbanks,” Pesnell told SPACE.com, adding that the team will bring 10 to 20 different displays to teach people about the sun and SDO. “It’s been a fairly popular thing to take to cities.”
Those of us unable to make the trek to Alaska, Hawaii or other good transit-viewing locales around the world will still be able to watch the historic event as it happens. Pesnell said that NASA plans to webcast live footage of the transit from SDO, whose images should be spectacular.
“There are no clouds in space, so we’re guaranteed to have a pretty good view,” Pesnell said.
The $850 million SDO spacecraft launched in February 2010. The probe’s five-year mission is the cornerstone of a NASA science program called Living with a Star, which aims to help researchers better understand aspects of the sun-Earth system that affect our lives and society.
You can follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter: @michaeldwall. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.
UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 KB4)  2012-May-27 0.0904 35.2 22 m – 49 m 25.4 3.44
(2012 KP24)  2012-May-28 0.0004 0.1 16 m – 35 m 26.2 13.27
(2001 CQ36)  2012-May-30 0.0258 10.0 77 m – 170 m 22.7 5.62
(2002 OA22)  2012-May-31 0.1197 46.6 370 m – 820 m 19.3 7.01
(2007 LE)  2012-Jun-02 0.0478 18.6 390 m – 870 m 19.2 19.77
(2012 KO18)  2012-Jun-02 0.0827 32.2 100 m – 220 m 22.1 15.29
(2012 JW11)  2012-Jun-02 0.1309 51.0 110 m – 250 m 21.9 5.14
(2012 HK31)  2012-Jun-04 0.0336 13.1 22 m – 49 m 25.4 3.03
(2012 KN18)  2012-Jun-05 0.0426 16.6 31 m – 69 m 24.7 10.17
(2008 MG1)  2012-Jun-05 0.1268 49.3 290 m – 640 m 19.8 22.32
(2009 LE)  2012-Jun-06 0.1150 44.8 50 m – 110 m 23.6 13.61
(2006 SG7)  2012-Jun-06 0.0857 33.4 71 m – 160 m 22.9 16.47
(2001 LB)  2012-Jun-07 0.0729 28.4 210 m – 460 m 20.6 11.56
(2012 JU11)  2012-Jun-09 0.0731 28.4 27 m – 60 m 25.0 3.77
(2012 GX11)  2012-Jun-10 0.1556 60.5 170 m – 380 m 21.0 6.38
(2012 KM11)  2012-Jun-14 0.0933 36.3 30 m – 66 m 24.8 5.91
(2012 HN40)  2012-Jun-15 0.1182 46.0 230 m – 520 m 20.3 13.79
(2002 AC)  2012-Jun-16 0.1598 62.2 740 m – 1.7 km 17.8 26.71
137120 (1999 BJ8)  2012-Jun-16 0.1769 68.8 670 m – 1.5 km 18.0 14.88
(2011 KR12)  2012-Jun-19 0.1318 51.3 140 m – 310 m 21.4 10.10
(2004 HB39)  2012-Jun-20 0.1605 62.5 77 m – 170 m 22.7 8.88
(2008 CE119)  2012-Jun-21 0.1811 70.5 21 m – 46 m 25.5 3.22
308242 (2005 GO21)  2012-Jun-21 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km – 3.1 km 16.4 13.27
(2011 AH5)  2012-Jun-25 0.1670 65.0 17 m – 39 m 25.9 5.84
(2012 FA14)  2012-Jun-25 0.0322 12.5 75 m – 170 m 22.8 5.28
(2004 YG1)  2012-Jun-25 0.0890 34.7 140 m – 310 m 21.4 11.34
(2010 AF3)  2012-Jun-25 0.1190 46.3 16 m – 36 m 26.1 6.54
(2008 YT30)  2012-Jun-26 0.0715 27.8 370 m – 820 m 19.3 10.70
(2010 NY65)  2012-Jun-27 0.1023 39.8 120 m – 270 m 21.7 15.09
(2008 WM64)  2012-Jun-28 0.1449 56.4 200 m – 440 m 20.6 17.31
(2010 CD55)  2012-Jun-28 0.1975 76.8 64 m – 140 m 23.1 6.33
(2004 CL)  2012-Jun-30 0.1113 43.3 220 m – 480 m 20.5 20.75
(2008 YQ2)  2012-Jul-03 0.1057 41.1 29 m – 65 m 24.8 15.60
(2005 QQ30)  2012-Jul-06 0.1765 68.7 280 m – 620 m 19.9 13.13
(2011 YJ28)  2012-Jul-06 0.1383 53.8 150 m – 330 m 21.3 14.19
276392 (2002 XH4)  2012-Jul-07 0.1851 72.0 370 m – 840 m 19.3 7.76
(2003 MK4)  2012-Jul-08 0.1673 65.1 180 m – 410 m 20.8 14.35
(1999 NW2)  2012-Jul-08 0.0853 33.2 62 m – 140 m 23.1 6.66
189P/NEAT  2012-Jul-09 0.1720 66.9 n/a 0.0 12.47
(2000 JB6)  2012-Jul-10 0.1780 69.3 500 m – 1.1 km 18.6 6.42
(2010 MJ1)  2012-Jul-10 0.1533 59.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 10.35
(2008 NP3)  2012-Jul-12 0.1572 61.2 57 m – 130 m 23.3 6.08
(2006 BV39)  2012-Jul-12 0.1132 44.1 4.2 m – 9.5 m 29.0 11.11
(2005 NE21)  2012-Jul-15 0.1555 60.5 140 m – 320 m 21.3 10.77
(2003 KU2)  2012-Jul-15 0.1034 40.2 780 m – 1.7 km 17.7 17.12
(2007 TN74)  2012-Jul-16 0.1718 66.9 20 m – 45 m 25.6 7.36
(2007 DD)  2012-Jul-16 0.1101 42.8 19 m – 42 m 25.8 6.47
(2006 BC8)  2012-Jul-16 0.1584 61.6 25 m – 56 m 25.1 17.71
144411 (2004 EW9)  2012-Jul-16 0.1202 46.8 1.3 km – 2.9 km 16.5 10.90
(2012 BV26)  2012-Jul-18 0.1759 68.4 94 m – 210 m 22.2 10.88
(2010 OB101)  2012-Jul-19 0.1196 46.6 200 m – 450 m 20.6 13.34
(2008 OX1)  2012-Jul-20 0.1873 72.9 130 m – 300 m 21.5 15.35
(2010 GK65)  2012-Jul-21 0.1696 66.0 34 m – 75 m 24.5 17.80
(2011 OJ45)  2012-Jul-21 0.1367 53.2 18 m – 39 m 25.9 3.79
153958 (2002 AM31)  2012-Jul-22 0.0351 13.7 630 m – 1.4 km 18.1 9.55
(2011 CA7)  2012-Jul-23 0.1492 58.1 2.3 m – 5.1 m 30.3 5.43
(2012 BB124)  2012-Jul-24 0.1610 62.7 170 m – 380 m 21.0 8.78
(2009 PC)  2012-Jul-28 0.1772 68.9 61 m – 140 m 23.2 7.34
217013 (2001 AA50)  2012-Jul-31 0.1355 52.7 580 m – 1.3 km 18.3 22.15
(2012 DS30)  2012-Aug-02 0.1224 47.6 18 m – 39 m 25.9 5.39
(2000 RN77)  2012-Aug-03 0.1955 76.1 410 m – 920 m 19.0 9.87
(2004 SB56)  2012-Aug-04 0.1393 54.2 380 m – 840 m 19.2 13.72
(2000 SD8)  2012-Aug-04 0.1675 65.2 180 m – 400 m 20.9 5.82
(2006 EC)  2012-Aug-06 0.0932 36.3 13 m – 28 m 26.6 6.13
(2006 MV1)  2012-Aug-07 0.0612 23.8 12 m – 28 m 26.7 4.79
(2005 RK3)  2012-Aug-08 0.1843 71.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 8.27
(2009 BW2)  2012-Aug-09 0.0337 13.1 25 m – 56 m 25.1 5.27
277475 (2005 WK4)  2012-Aug-09 0.1283 49.9 260 m – 580 m 20.1 6.18
(2004 SC56)  2012-Aug-09 0.0811 31.6 74 m – 170 m 22.8 10.57
(2008 AF4)  2012-Aug-10 0.1936 75.3 310 m – 690 m 19.7 16.05
37655 Illapa  2012-Aug-12 0.0951 37.0 770 m – 1.7 km 17.7 28.73
(2012 HS15)  2012-Aug-14 0.1803 70.2 220 m – 490 m 20.4 11.54
4581 Asclepius  2012-Aug-16 0.1079 42.0 220 m – 490 m 20.4 13.48
(2008 TC4)  2012-Aug-18 0.1937 75.4 140 m – 300 m 21.5 17.34
(2006 CV)  2012-Aug-20 0.1744 67.9 290 m – 640 m 19.8 13.24
(2012 EC)  2012-Aug-20 0.0815 31.7 56 m – 130 m 23.4 5.57
162421 (2000 ET70)  2012-Aug-21 0.1503 58.5 640 m – 1.4 km 18.1 12.92
(2007 WU3)  2012-Aug-21 0.1954 76.0 56 m – 120 m 23.4 5.25
(2012 BB14)  2012-Aug-24 0.1234 48.0 27 m – 60 m 25.0 2.58
(2012 FM52)  2012-Aug-25 0.0599 23.3 510 m – 1.1 km 18.6 17.17

* Diameter estimates based on the object’s absolute magnitude.

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Biological Hazards/Wildlife

Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru

AFP

  • A dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru, close to Chiclayo, some 750 km north of Lima, in March 2012. Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said FridayA dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru, close to Chiclayo, some 750 km north of Lima, in March 2012. Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said Friday

Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said Friday.

The cause of death is under investigation, said Industry and Fishing Minister Gladys Triveno, warning that “it would be premature to give a reason for this phenomenon.”

The Navy said it presented a report on the find to the Agency of Environmental Evaluation and Control to determine the cause.

Biologist Yuri Hooker of Cayetano Heredia University said the species found on Pucusana Beach, 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Lima, was a type of red krill about three centimeters (1.2 inches) long.

“They live mostly along the coast of Chile up to the coast of northern Peru. What is happening is that these crustaceans are being affected by the warming of Pacific waters in the north of the country,” he said, adding that the phenomenon occurs “with some frequency.”

Hooker explained that the warmer temperatures led the shrimp-like creatures that usually live far away from the coast to move in closer to land, where they died.

Nearly 900 dolphins washed up along Peru’s northern coast between February and April. A government study said the marine mammals died of natural causes, while environmental groups insist the massive toll was linked to offshore oil exploration in the area.

Peruvian officials have suggested that the dolphins, along with 5,000 dead sea birds — mostly pelicans — died due to the effects of rising temperatures in Pacific waters, including the southern migration of fish eaten by the birds.

Black Sea Ecologists Alarmed By Dolphin Deaths

Claire Bigg, Mariyat Shapsug
Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty

Dead Dolphin

© EPA
An increasingly common sight on Russia’s and Ukraine’s Black Sea coast.

Hardly a day goes by in Sochi, Russia’s picturesque Black Sea resort, without a dead dolphin washing up on the beach.

With the tourist season just kicking off, the unexplained deaths have yet to draw much scrutiny.

But environmentalists are increasingly alarmed. The dolphin carcasses are also turning into a real holiday spoiler for vacationers drawn to the region’s scenic beaches and pristine vistas.

Russian tourist Aida Kobzh was shocked to discover a group of dead dolphins last week at her local beach in Sochi.

“Everyone stood there and stared at the dead little dolphins lying belly up. Poor creatures!” Kobzh says. “There were some on the beach but also in the water, they were floating there, dead.

Little Official Interest

The dolphins started washing up along Russia’s Black Sea coast several weeks ago. They have also been spotted on Ukrainian shores.

Environmentalists are now talking about the biggest dolphin die-off to date in the region, with an estimated 300 animals dead so far.

Local authorities have made no serious attempt to investigate the deaths, saying the animals are too decayed by the time they reach the shore for laboratory tests to be conducted.

Officials have blamed poachers and fishing nets. They say the unusually cold winter has driven dolphins from the Sea of Azov to the warmer Black Sea.

Some experts, like local zoologist Konstantin Andramonov, point to a possible killer virus.

“The death toll is constantly growing, unfortunately,” Andramonov says. “We are now witnessing the same in Ukraine. There is a hypothesis that we are dealing with an infectious disease that occurs roughly every 20 years.”

Ecosystem In Danger

Most experts, however, believe the real culprit is ever-increasing pollution in the Black Sea region.

Valery Brinikh, who works for the prominent environmental group Ecological Watch, says the scale of the dolphin deaths belies official accounts faulting poachers and fishing nets.

“This happens every year in Sochi — sometimes there are more deaths, sometimes fewer,” Brinikh says. “But the scale this time suggests unnatural causes, probably sea pollution or a loss of orientation of the dolphins, which can also be linked to pollution.”

Environmentalists say pollution levels have risen dramatically around Sochi since the city was selected to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

They have long warned that unbridled construction is inflicting irreparable ecological damage to Sochi’s unique ecosystem.

Olga Noskovets, a local ecologist, suspects that the authorities are perfectly aware it is pollution that is killing the dolphins.

She says pollution levels are highest in areas close to the Olympic construction sites that dot Sochi and its outskirts.

Black-And-Blue Sea

According to Noskovets, the most affected area is Sochi’s Lazarevsky district, where tourist Aida Kobzh recently spotted the dead dolphins.

“The biggest hazard is posed by a river that runs through the Lazarevsky district, an area with a high concentration of sanatoriums, including for children,” says Noskovets. “The infamous Olympic dump lies nearby, and it has no waste-treatment system. This small mountain stream, which used to have fish, is now cloudy, brown and foamy. It collects waste and carries it to beaches that once counted among the most beautiful in the area.”

Noskovets says the dolphin die-off should act as a wake-up call. She says the authorities must urgently sound the alarm and warn visitors about the health hazards of bathing on certain Black Sea beaches before the tourist season reaches its peak.

“If sea creatures that are adapted to life in the sea react this way, what will the consequences be for humans?” Noskovets says. “Every year, numerous people suffer poisoning incidents after bathing in the sea, and these are always blamed on food poisoning. It is a nasty lie from our authorities, who are afraid of telling the truth — that the Black Sea is simply being poisoned.”

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Articles of Interest

May 26, 2012 12:20 am

Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press
David DeKok, author of “Fire Underground,” a book about the town, poses Thursday on abandoned Route 61 in Centralia, Columbia County.
By Michael Rubinkam / The Associated Press

CENTRALIA, Pa. — It’s an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won’t be celebrating.

Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam and still burns today. It set off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia — a whole community of 1,400 simply gone.

All these decades later, the Centralia fire maintains its grip on the popular imagination, drawing visitors from around the world who come to gawk at twisted, buckled Route 61, at the sulfurous steam rising intermittently from ground that’s warm to the touch, at the empty, lonely streets where nature has reclaimed what coal-industry money once built. It’s a macabre story that has long provided fodder for books, movies and plays — the latest one debuting in March at a theater in New York.

Yet to the handful of residents who still occupy Centralia, who keep their houses tidy and their lawns mowed, this borough in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania is no sideshow attraction. It’s home, and they’d like to keep it that way.

“That’s all anybody wanted from day one,” said Tom Hynoski, who’s among the plaintiffs in a federal civil rights lawsuit aimed at blocking the state of Pennsylvania from evicting them.

Centralia was already a coal-mining town in decline when the fire department set the town’s landfill ablaze on May 27, 1962, in an ill-fated attempt to tidy up for Memorial Day. The fire wound up igniting the coal outcropping and, over the years, spread to the vast network of mines beneath homes and businesses, threatening residents with poisonous gases and dangerous sinkholes.

After a contentious battle over the future of the town, the side that wanted to evacuate won out. By the end of the 1980s, more than 1,000 people had moved and 500 structures were demolished under a $42 million federal relocation program.

But some holdouts refused to go — even after their houses were seized through eminent domain in the early 1990s. They said the fire posed little danger to their part of town, accused government officials and mining companies of a plot to grab the rights to billions of dollars’ worth of anthracite coal, and vowed to stay put.

After years of letting them be, state officials decided a few years ago to take possession of the homes. The state Department of Community and Economic Development said Friday it’s in negotiations with one of the five remaining homeowners; the others are continuing to resist, pleading their case in federal court.

Residents say the state has better things to spend its money on. A handwritten sign along the road blasts Gov. Tom Corbett, the latest chief executive to inherit a mess that goes back decades.

“You and your staff are making budget cuts everywhere,” the sign says. “How can you allow [the state] to waste money trying to force these residents out of their homes? These people want to pay their taxes and be left alone and live where they choose!”

Whether it’s safe to live there is subject to debate.

Tim Altares, a geologist with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, said that while temperatures in monitoring boreholes are down — possibly indicating the fire has followed the coal seam deeper underground — the blaze still poses a threat because it has the potential to open up new paths for deadly gases to reach the remaining homes.

“It’s very difficult to quantify the threat, but the major threat would be infiltration of the fire gases into the confined space of a residential living area. That was true from the very beginning and will remain true even after the fire moves out of the area,” Mr. Alteres said.

Nonsense, say residents who point out they’ve lived for decades without incident.

Carl Womer, 88, whose late wife, Helen, was the leader of a faction that fiercely resisted the government buyout, disagrees the fire poses any threat.

“What mine fire?” Mr. Womer asked dismissively as he hosed down his front porch, preparing, he said, for a Memorial Day picnic. “If you go up and see a fire, you come back and tell me.”

Author and journalist David DeKok, who has been writing about Centralia for more than 30 years, said that while he believes Mr. Womer’s house is too close to the fire to safely live there, Mr. Hynoski and his neighbors are far enough away.

“I don’t think there’s any great public safety problem in letting those people stay there,” said Mr. DeKok, author of “Fire Underground,” a book on the town.

Many former residents, meanwhile, prefer to talk about the good times, their nostalgia taking on a decidedly golden hue.

“I loved it. I always liked Centralia from the time I was old enough to understand what it was,” said Mary Chapman, 72, who left in 1986 but returns once a month to the social club at the Centralia fire company.

“If you came out of your house and you couldn’t get your car started, the neighbor would come out and he’d help you. You didn’t even have to ask,” Ms. Chapman continued. “Of course the neighbors knew your business, but they also were there to help you, too.”

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Earthquakes

 

RSOE EDIS

 

Date/Time (UTC) Magnitude Area Country State/Prov./Gov. Location Risk Source Details
26.05.2012 07:25:23 2.7 Europe Italy Ponte Trevisani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 07:25:49 2.4 Asia Turkey Cukurgol Yaylasi There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 07:26:11 4.4 Asia China Kuqa Chang VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 07:26:32 2.1 Europe Italy La Fruttarola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 06:20:33 4.4 Asia Afghanistan Razer VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 06:22:21 4.4 Asia Afghanistan Velayat-e Badakhshan Razer VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 06:20:59 2.0 Europe Italy Masseria Salituri VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 06:21:19 2.6 Asia Turkey Cinarli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:50:35 5.0 Asia Russia Taymyrskiy (Dolgano-Nenetskiy) Avtonomnyy Okrug Khantayskoye Ozero VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 06:21:39 5.1 Europe Russia Khantayskoye Ozero VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:51:01 4.6 Asia Russia Taymyrskiy (Dolgano-Nenetskiy) Avtonomnyy Okrug Khantayskoye Ozero VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 06:21:58 4.9 Europe Russia Khantayskoye Ozero VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:20:48 2.0 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:21:10 2.3 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:21:29 4.0 Europe Romania Tipau VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:21:50 2.4 Asia Turkey Kizlaralani There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 05:22:12 2.2 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:45:42 2.3 North America United States Alaska Iniskin There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 04:20:26 2.8 Asia Turkey Karakisla VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:20:48 2.3 Europe Italy Cancelli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:21:09 4.8 Middle-America Guatemala Churirin VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:40:41 4.8 Middle America Guatemala Departamento de Suchitepequez Churirin VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 04:21:30 2.3 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:21:52 2.4 Asia Turkey Killik VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:22:15 2.5 Europe Italy Palata Pepoli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:22:36 2.4 Europe Italy Il Motto VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 04:22:58 3.2 Europe Portugal Pontinha There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:15:35 5.1 Pacific Ocean – West New Caledonia Wakone VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:17:12 5.1 Pacific Ocean – West New Caledonia Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies Wakone VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 03:15:57 3.3 Europe Greece Mikhoion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:16:20 3.1 Europe Greece Rovianitis VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 02:00:27 2.3 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California Cerro Prieto There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 02:15:24 2.1 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 02:35:56 2.9 Caribbean Puerto Rico El Combate VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 02:15:44 2.9 Europe Greece Sougia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 02:30:37 2.1 North America United States Alaska Happy Valley There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 02:16:05 3.3 Europe Greece Rodhakinon VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 02:16:29 3.0 Europe Greece Kaleryiana VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:13:17 2.1 North America United States Alaska Golden VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 01:10:36 2.0 Europe Italy Alberica VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:10:56 2.5 Europe Greece Ayioi Pandes VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:11:17 2.1 Europe Italy San Biagio VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:11:38 2.4 Europe Italy Torre Tre Ponti There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:11:58 2.6 Asia Turkey Sogut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:12:22 2.4 Asia Turkey Sogut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:05:34 2.3 Europe Italy Sant’Agostino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:05:56 2.6 Europe Greece Sotaina VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 01:12:22 2.3 Asia Turkey Sogut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:40:39 4.0 North America United States Alaska Amchitka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 01:12:44 4.0 North-America United States Amchitka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:55:38 3.9 North America United States Alaska Amchitka VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 00:06:25 2.0 Europe Italy Ponte Trevisani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:06:45 2.2 Europe Italy Le Cremosine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:07:07 2.4 Asia Turkey Kalkan There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:07:29 2.4 Europe Italy La Collevata VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:30:39 3.0 Caribbean British Virgin Islands The Settlement VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
26.05.2012 00:07:51 2.3 Asia Turkey Sogut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 00:08:14 3.4 Asia Turkey Sogut There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
26.05.2012 03:16:42 2.6 Asia Turkey Dorumlar VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:05:54 2.1 Europe Italy Villa Magri VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:06:20 2.5 Europe Greece Kalamakion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:06:42 3.0 Asia Turkey Suruguden There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 22:05:30 2.2 Europe Italy Gavello VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:07:05 4.5 South-America Ecuador Santo Tomas VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 22:05:51 2.3 Asia Turkey Bekdemir VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 22:36:24 2.7 North America United States Alaska Happy Valley There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 21:15:40 4.6 Asia Japan Iwate-ken Aneyoshi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 22:06:14 4.6 Asia Japan Aneyoshi VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 21:05:31 3.0 Asia Turkey Ortakaracik VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 21:05:52 2.1 Europe Italy Ponte Trevisani VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 21:06:15 2.6 Europe Greece Tsoukalaiika VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 22:06:39 4.0 Europe Russia Karaus VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 21:06:36 2.2 Asia Turkey Inlice VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 20:00:41 2.5 Europe Italy Mirandola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 19:40:38 2.1 North America United States Washington Grisdale VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 20:01:02 2.4 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 20:01:21 2.0 Europe Greece Koumaria VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 20:01:40 2.0 Europe Greece Ambeloi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 20:01:59 4.7 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Simatorkis VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 18:55:33 3.1 Caribbean Puerto Rico Vinet VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 18:00:29 2.1 Europe Italy Gavello VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:25:40 2.6 North America United States Alaska Boswell Bay VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 18:00:54 2.3 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:10:41 2.2 North America United States California Mercuryville There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 18:01:14 2.0 Europe Macedonia Dabile VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 23:21:21 3.0 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
25.05.2012 18:01:36 4.4 Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia Silabuhan VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 18:01:57 3.0 Asia Turkey Tepecik VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 18:02:18 2.2 Europe Albania Himare VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 18:02:40 2.4 Europe Italy Sala Bolognese VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:00:35 2.3 Asia Turkey Cokene VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 16:30:41 2.5 North America United States Hawaii Pähala There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 17:00:56 2.0 Asia Turkey Kandilli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:00:56 2.4 Asia Turkey Kandilli VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:01:15 3.2 Europe Italy San Giacomo Roncole VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:50:33 2.1 North America United States Alaska Port William There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 15:55:30 3.5 Asia Turkey Kirim VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:55:54 4.0 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:58:59 4.2 Europe Italy Ponte di San Pellegrino VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 15:20:35 2.1 North America United States California Sepulveda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 15:56:16 2.5 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:56:37 2.4 Asia Turkey Kozagac There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:25:46 4.5 Europe Sweden (( Skaraborgs Lan )) Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 15:56:56 4.5 Europe Sweden Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:57:16 3.2 Europe France Saint-Andre VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:57:37 2.4 Asia Turkey Yenikoy There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:55:34 3.1 Europe Italy La Massara VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:55:55 3.4 Asia Turkey Kadidagi Koyu see Kadidagi There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:56:16 2.6 Europe Italy La Pettenella VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:56:37 2.0 Europe Greece Vasilitsion VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 15:58:21 2.1 Asia Turkey Irsadiye VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:56:58 2.3 Asia Turkey Tuncbilek VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:30:41 4.8 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County Horoera VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 14:57:20 4.8 Australia & New-Zealand New Zealand Horoera VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:57:41 2.9 Europe Italy Le Cremosine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:01:36 2.1 Asia Turkey Kirim VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:58:02 2.3 Europe Greece Alexandreia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 17:01:58 2.3 Asia Turkey Karacaviran VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 13:55:25 2.4 Asia Turkey Bayindir Yaylasi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 14:05:47 4.3 Asia Turkey Malatya Ili Sogutlu VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 13:55:50 4.6 Asia Turkey Kirim VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 13:56:13 2.0 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 13:56:33 2.0 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 13:56:58 2.2 Europe Greece Kamariotissa VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:55:24 2.1 Europe Spain Moalde VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:55:49 2.8 Asia Turkey Nize There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:56:12 3.9 Europe Italy La Fruttarola VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:56:33 2.0 Europe Czech Republic Prostredni Dvur VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:56:53 3.2 Asia Turkey Aslankent VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:57:15 2.2 Asia Turkey Cayhisar VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:57:36 2.7 Europe Italy Finale Emilia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 16:31:03 3.4 North America United States Alaska Hospital Valley VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 12:57:57 2.8 Europe Greece Akrotirion There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:50:35 2.7 North America United States Alaska Tanana VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:50:59 2.8 North America United States Alaska Kantishna VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:55:21 3.5 Europe Greece Tsaflaiika VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:25:40 3.1 Caribbean Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia Cabo Engano VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:55:47 2.1 Asia Turkey Isiktepe VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:15:45 3.8 Caribbean Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia Cabo Engano VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:05:34 2.4 North America United States California Solromar VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:56:54 2.7 Europe France Port-Cros VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:01:14 3.4 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
25.05.2012 11:57:15 2.7 Asia Turkey Sarkoy VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:57:36 2.5 Europe Italy Santa Bianca VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 10:50:55 2.9 Europe Italy L’Orlanda VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 10:51:16 3.6 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 10:51:35 2.2 Asia Turkey Haciomerli VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 09:52:38 2.0 North America United States California Caldwell Pines There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 10:30:41 4.1 North America Canada British Columbia Port Alice VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 10:51:56 4.1 North-America Canada Port Alice VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 16:15:40 2.2 North America United States Alaska Atka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 09:50:56 2.8 Europe Bulgaria Vitanovtsi VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 12:01:26 3.0 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
25.05.2012 09:05:41 2.5 Middle America Mexico Estado de Baja California El Centinela There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 12:58:20 2.5 Europe Greece Kattavia VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 09:00:34 4.4 North America United States Alaska Atka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 09:51:17 4.4 North-America United States Atka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:52:51 4.6 North America United States Alaska Atka There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 09:51:38 3.1 Europe Greece Khamaitoulon VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:50:33 2.5 Asia Turkey Colpan There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:50:54 3.2 Asia Turkey Uzumlu VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:51:16 2.4 Europe Italy Le Cremosine VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:51:34 3.6 Asia Azerbaijan Neft Daslari VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 08:51:56 4.6 Pacific Ocean – East Tonga Haatua VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:01:44 3.4 Pacific Ocean New Zealand Woodville County New Brighton VulkĂĄn 0 There are airport(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 GEONET Details
25.05.2012 21:11:06 2.0 North America United States Utah Circleville There are volcano(s) nearby the epicenter. VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 USGS-RSOE Details
25.05.2012 11:57:56 2.2 Europe Sweden Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:58:17 2.5 Europe Sweden Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details
25.05.2012 11:58:39 2.8 Europe Sweden Vastbacken VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 VulkĂĄn 0 EMSC Details

 

 

 

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Western Bulgaria Earthquake Strongest for Sofia since 1858

Bulgaria: Western Bulgaria Earthquake Strongest for Sofia since 1858
A file photo shows destruction from the 1928 earthquake in Chirpan; the small Bulgarian town was hit by another quake in 1942. Photo from Lost Bulgaria

The earthquake that the Bulgarian capital Sofia experienced at 3 am on Tuesday has been the strongest in its history since 1858, i.e. in 154 years, historical records indicate.

On Tuesday, Bulgaria’s territory saw over 60 weak aftershocks after the 5.8-5.9-magnitude it experienced early Tuesday morning, according to the Geophysics Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

All of the 60 aftershocks had magnitudes of over 1 on the Richter scale, and their epicenters were around the western Bulgarian city of Pernik, where the initial earthquake hit at about 2:58 am on Tuesday. Some of the major aftershocks had a magnitude of 4.2-4.7, and were felt in Pernik and Sofia.

On September 30, 1858, when the future Bulgarian capital was still only a provincial town in the Ottoman Empire, it suffered an earthquake that had an estimated magnitude of 6.6-7.0 on the Richter Scale, damaging some 80% of its buildings.

As a result of the earthquake, 19 out of the 24 then mosques in Sofia saw their minarets collapse, while only two out of the seven churches remained operational. The 1858 earthquake claimed 4 lives in Sofia, and created huge cracks in the ground outside of the town.

The May 22, 2012, earthquake in Sofia, Pernik, and other parts of Western and Southern Bulgaria luckily, also pales in comparison with the strongest earthquake in the country ever – the March 17, 1942, earthquake in the southeastern town of Chirpan

Another strong earthquake in Bulgaria was the 1977 quake with its epicenter in Vrancea, Romania, which killed between 100 and 250 people in the Bulgarian Danube town of Svishtov, according to various estimates.

The latest earthquake in Sofia is comparable to the December 7, 1986 earthquake in Northeastern Bulgaria, which killed two people, and destroyed 150 buildings in the town of Strazhitsa.

After 2000, Bulgaria has seen a total of seven earthquakes with a magnitude beyond 4 on the Richter scale. The strongest one was in 2009 in the Black Sea near the town of Shabla, with a magnitude of 4.8.

New quake shakes nervous Christchurch

  • From: AFP

NERVOUS shoppers fled into the streets when a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the New Zealand city of Christchurch, halting rebuilding work following last year’s tremor that killed 185.

These were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and police and ambulance services said they had received no calls for assistance.

The quake struck at 12.44pm (AEST) at a shallow depth of eight kilometres about 25 kilometres east of New Zealand’s second largest city, the US Geological Survey said.

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, which is overseeing reconstruction after the deadly 6.3 tremor in February last year, said it suspended demolition work in the city centre as a precaution.

Christchurch has experienced thousands of aftershocks in the past 18 months, delaying efforts to rebuild and further unsettling residents.

AFP

Seismic Hazard: Faults Discovered Near Lake Tahoe Could Generate Earthquakes Ranging from 6.3 to 6.9

ScienceDaily  :  Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9. A close association of landslide deposits and active faults also suggests that there is an earthquake-induced landslide hazard along the steep fault-formed range front west of Lake Tahoe.


Lake Tahoe Faults, Shaded Relief Map. Shaded relief map of western part of the Lake Tahoe basin, California. Faults lines are dashed where approximately located, dotted where concealed, bar and ball on downthrown side. Heavier line weight shows principal range-front fault strands of the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone (TSFFZ). Opaque white boxes indicate approximate segment boundaries and right steps in range front separating principal fault strands. EB— Emerald Bay; ELP—Ellis Peak; EP—Echo Peak; MT—Mt. Tallac; RP—Rubicon Peak; TW—Twin Peaks (Credit: James Howle , U.S. Geological Survey)

Using a new high-resolution imaging technology, known as bare-earth airborne LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging), combined with field observations and modern geochronology, USGS scientists, and their colleagues from the University of Nevada, Reno; the University of California, Berkeley; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have confirmed the existence of previously suspected faults. LiDAR imagery allows scientists to “see” through dense forest cover and recognize earthquake faults that are not detectable with conventional aerial photography.

“This study is yet one more stunning example of how the availability of LiDAR information to precisely and accurately map the shape of the solid Earth surface beneath vegetation is revolutionizing the geosciences,” said USGS Director Marcia McNutt. “From investigations of geologic hazards to calculations of carbon stored in the forest canopy to simply making the most accurate maps possible, LiDAR returns its investment many times over.”

Motion on the faults has offset linear moraines (the boulders, cobbles, gravel, and sand deposited by an advancing glacier) providing a record of tectonic deformation since the moraines were deposited. The authors developed new three-dimensional techniques to measure the amount of tectonic displacement of moraine crests caused by repeated earthquakes. Dating of the moraines from the last two glaciations in the Tahoe basin, around 21 thousand and 70 thousand years ago, allowed the study authors to calculate the rates of tectonic displacement.

“Although the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone has long been recognized as forming the tectonic boundary between the Sierra Nevada to the west, and the Basin and Range Province to the east, its level of activity and hence seismic hazard was not fully recognized because dense vegetation obscured the surface expressions of the faults,” said USGS scientist and lead author, James Howle. “Using the new LiDAR technology has improved and clarified previous field mapping, has provided visualization of the surface expressions of the faults, and has allowed for accurate measurement of the amount of motion that has occurred on the faults. The results of the study demonstrate that the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone is an important seismic source for the region.”

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Bud Pacific Ocean – East 21.05.2012 26.05.2012 Tropical Storm 360 ° 93 km/h 111 km/h 3.66 m NHC Details

 

 

 

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Storm name: Bud
Area: Pacific Ocean – East
Start up location: N 9° 18.000, W 99° 36.000
Start up: 21st May 2012
Status: 01st January 1970
Track long: 800.22 km
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Report by: NHC
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22nd May 2012 07:05:36 N 9° 48.000, W 101° 48.000 15 56 74 Tropical Depression 290 12 1005 MB NHC
23rd May 2012 08:05:27 N 12° 54.000, W 105° 54.000 22 65 83 Tropical Storm 315 12 1004 MB NHC
24th May 2012 06:05:39 N 14° 12.000, W 107° 54.000 9 111 139 Tropical Storm 350 12 991 MB NHC
25th May 2012 06:05:32 N 17° 6.000, W 105° 54.000 17 185 222 Hurricane III. 30 12 960 MB NHC
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26th May 2012 07:05:26 N 19° 42.000, W 105° 36.000 11 93 111 Tropical Storm 360 ° 12 1000 MB NHC

 

Sanvu Pacific Ocean 21.05.2012 26.05.2012 Typhoon I. 50 ° 139 km/h 167 km/h 3.66 m JTWC Details

 

 

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Storm name: Sanvu
Area: Pacific Ocean
Start up location: N 10° 48.000, E 145° 54.000
Start up: 21st May 2012
Status: 01st January 1970
Track long: 1,006.04 km
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Report by: TSRC
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22nd May 2012 07:05:29 N 13° 24.000, E 144° 6.000 17 74 93 Tropical Storm 340 12 TSRC
23rd May 2012 08:05:09 N 16° 24.000, E 140° 54.000 20 93 120 Tropical Storm 315 12 TSRC
24th May 2012 06:05:36 N 18° 42.000, E 139° 12.000 15 120 148 Typhoon I. 340 12 TSRC
25th May 2012 06:05:35 N 22° 12.000, E 139° 12.000 17 148 185 Typhoon I. 25 12 TSRC
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26th May 2012 07:05:07 N 24° 42.000, E 141° 18.000 17 139 167 Typhoon I. 50 ° 12 TSRC

 

 

Beryl Atlantic Ocean 26.05.2012 01.01.1970 ER ° 0 km/h 0 km/h 0.00 m Details

 

 

 

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Storm name: Beryl
Area: Atlantic Ocean
Start up location: N 32° 30.000, W 74° 48.000
Start up: 26th May 2012
Status: Active
Track long: 0.00 km
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Tornado damages 15 homes in North Port, Florida

Herald Tribune

A possible tornado damaged 15 homes in North Port on Thursday evening, leaving one family homeless,

According to a news release from the City of North Port:

At about 6:30 pm Firefighters received a call of structural damage to a home from a tornado. When firefighters arrived on scene they discovered roof damage to a mobile home in the Holiday Park community. A flurry of calls came in from the Highland Ridge community nearby, and that is where several more homes received damage.

Three fire engines, three ambulances and three command cars responded to assess the damage to the neighborhood. While firefighters conducted a ground survey, the Sarasota Sheriff’s helicopter surveyed from the air.

“The damage was relatively minor and there were no injuries to citizens or first responders,” said Battalion Chief James Woods, “that’s the outcome we want”.

Only one family was displaced for the night, with enough damage to the house that the power had to be disconnected.

James and Elsie Hudson’s home at the corner of Talbrook and Gable lost its roof in the storm.

“I didn’t know what it was,” Elsie Hudson told SNN. “When I ran to the back to the lanai, everything was gone.”

The winds had taken off part of the home’s roof, and rain water was flowing into the living room, she said. The power was disconnected and the couple decided to stay with relatives.

The Red Cross was on scene to help storm victims, SNN Local News 6 was reporting.

The storm struck suddenly, and although the National Weather Service had been monitoring throughout the evening, inclement weather was not evident on the radar.

  Today Tornado USA State of Florida, North Port Damage level
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Tornado in USA on Saturday, 26 May, 2012 at 05:21 (05:21 AM) UTC.

Description
Although Jimmy Jones’ home was damaged in Thursday evening’s tornado, he called a roofing company to secure his neighbor’s roof after parts of it flew off. The two families had only a few moments’ warning before the twister ripped through their Highland Ridge neighborhood near South Biscayne Drive and North Port Boulevard, damaging 17 homes.Around 6:30 p.m., Jones called 911 to say it looked like a funnel cloud was forming down the street from his home.“I got off the phone and the funnel came toward my home. I told my wife and daughter to get in the tub,” he said Thursday night. “It was so loud it sounded like a freight train was rushing through the neighborhood. It was very scary.”Seconds later, parts of his fence became projectiles, embedded in the exterior wall of his home.According to city Emergency Management Coordinator Richard Berman, a EF0 tornado with winds of 80 mph, about 150 yards wide, touched down in Holiday Park, hit a four-block radius around Gabo Road, then passed through the area by the Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club.Within two minutes, the tornado had damaged roofs and ripped apart pool cages, fences, tree limbs and sheds, then burst through Highland Ridge Park, knocking over wooden benches, toppling a tree behind the Boys & Girls Club and twisting metal bleachers at the North Port Bike Park. The roof of a manufactured home at Holiday Park also reportedly was damaged.“The Sarasota (County) Sheriff’s Office sent (the) Air One (helicopter) up to do an aerial view of the damage,” said North Port Fire Marshal Mike Frantz. “Thankfully, no one was injured, including our first responders. The Red Cross came to help any of the (families) whose homes were damaged, and to help if firefighters needed them.”Overall damage was estimated at $50,000, according to the National Weather Service in Ruskin, near Tampa.On Friday, a man in a Lowe’s store vest drove near Elroy Hall’s Talbrook Road home. He said he was sorry about the damage to his roof and left a case of bottled water.“I’m very appreciative of the help,” said Hall, who, along with his parents Elsie, 86, and James, 96, now is staying with his brother, who also has a home in North Port. “My neighbor Jimmy called Suncoast Roofing and they came over and put tarps and wood on the roof.”Hall said he was at Winn-Dixie when the tornado struck the home with his parents inside. He said they were scared, but were all right.Richard Edwards, who lives on Gabo, retrieved Hall’s rain gutter across North Port Boulevard near the tennis courts at Highland Ridge Park.“I was in my backyard when I saw the funnel form above my head,” Edwards said. “I ran to get my camcorder, but realized it was serious. I ran inside and told my wife the tornado was in the backyard. As I said it, it moved to the front yard and jumped across the road. It was so loud and scary. My house only has minor damage. I think it may have started in (nearby) Holiday Park and reformed in my backyard.”Lou Sperduto, city Property Maintenance manager, said the two sets of bike park bleachers probably would have to be replaced. They cost about $2,500 each. Gianni Tsiogas, 13, and two of his friends were riding their bikes along Talbrook when the tornado came toward them.“We rode as fast as we could and then dropped our bikes and ran to someone’s front porch,” Gianni said. “It reminded me of when I lived in Port Charlotte during Hurricane Charley (in 2004). It was scary.”Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2012/05/25/4053481/tornado-damages-17-homes-in-north.html#storylink=cpy

Weather officials have confirmed a tornado touched down about two miles south of Marathon City in Marathon County, and was on the ground intermittently for about five minutes.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or major structural damage.

Jeff Last is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He says that at about 7 p.m. Thursday, a Wisconsin State Patrol officer saw the tornado touch down. It was on the ground off and on for several miles as it moved northeast.

Last says the tornado lifted off the ground about two miles northwest of Rib Mountain State Park.

He says the storm was fast-moving.

Local authorities are surveying the area. So far, they have seen several downed trees.

Streamline winds also downed trees as storms moved across the state.

Source: The Associated Press

Hurricane Bud heading for area near Puerto Vallarta

MSNBC
Hurricane Bud lost some strength as it moved closer to Mexico’s Pacific Coast and was forecast to hit land south of the popular tourist town of Puerto Vallarta Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Bud weakened overnight from a powerful Category 3 storm, but it’s dangerous as a Category 2 with 110 mph winds. And it’s expected to dump heavy rains in several states in western Mexico, threatening floods and landslides.The government of Jalisco state prepared hundreds of cots and dozens of heavy vehicles like bulldozers that could be needed to move debris.

Officials in Puerto Vallarta said they were in close contact with managers of the hundreds of hotels in the city in case tourists needed to move to eight emergency shelters. It said the sea along the city’s famous beachfront was calm, but swimming had been temporarily banned as a precaution.

At Mexico’s largest Pacific port of Manzanillo, skies were overcast and rainy before the forecast landfall.

The hurricane is the Pacific’s first of the 2012 season.

“Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast within the hurricane warning area this afternoon,” the center said in an advisory.

Located about 105 miles southwest of Manzanillo, the hurricane was moving north-northeast at around 8 mph and Mexico’s government issued a hurricane watch along the coast from Punta San Telmo to Cabo Corrientes.

Bud is expected to soak the states of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco and southern Nayarit with around 6 to 8 inches of rain.

In some places, the storm could dump as much as 15 inches of rain.

“These rainfall amounts could produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” the center said. “Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.”

Most of Mexico’s oil platforms and exporting ports are in the Gulf of Mexico and affected by storms in the Atlantic, where forecasters are expecting a “near normal” hurricane season this year with up to 15 tropical storms and four to eight hurricanes.

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Late-season storm could bring summer snow to Sierra, California

Cathy Locke
Sacramento Bee

© Randy Pench
A skier walks toward the lift at Alpine Meadows where green grass contrasts with snow. While the valley bakes under an unrelenting sun, some head up the hill for a ski weekend on the Fourth of July. Sunday, July 3, 2011.

The advice this Memorial Day weekend, particularly for folks heading into the Sierra, is “Be prepared.”

National Weather Service and state transportation officials say travelers can expect everything from snow showers and accumulations of up to 6 inches in the high country today and Saturday to temperatures in the 80s in the Sacramento Valley on Sunday and Monday.

“We have a cool-weather system dropping down from British Columbia and washing over Northern California,” said Karl Swanberg, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

A high of 69 degrees is forecast for the Sacramento area today, 15 degrees below the average high of 84 for this time of year. The drop in temperature will be accompanied by a 30 percent chance of rain and a slight chance of afternoon thunder-showers.

In the mountains, a winter weather advisory is in effect from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and snow levels are expected to drop to about the 5,500-foot elevation, with some accumulation above 6,000 feet.

“The road surface is warm this time of year,” Swanberg said, which should help keep snow from accumulating on the roadway. “But there could be enough to cause slippery conditions.”

California Department of Transportation officials say motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions and warn that chain controls could be in effect at times today.

High temperatures today in the Sierra are expected to range from the mid-30s to about 50 degrees. Southwesterly winds of 15 to 30 mph also are forecast, with gusts to 45 mph.

Although storms this late in the spring are somewhat unusual, it’s still May, the tail end of the potentially active period of the season, Swanberg said, and people should plan accordingly.

“Bring along the coat, the gloves and the long pants, and expect a brief period of winter driving conditions,” he said.

Although snow showers will continue at higher elevations through much of Saturday, the Valley will begin to dry out. Highs in the Sacramento area are expected to be in the low to mid-70s Saturday and in the low 80s Sunday and Monday.

A high around 48 degrees is forecast for South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, but temperatures are expected to reach the low 60s on Sunday and Monday.

 

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  25.05.2012 Flood Serbia Osečina Damage level
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Flood in Serbia on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 18:33 (06:33 PM) UTC.

Description
200 households in the western Serbian town of Osečina are threatened by floods and traffic has been interrupted in the area of Valjevo.MUP Emergency Sector chief Predrag Marić says that one elderly person has been evacuated and that nobody is currently in immediate danger.He added that there was a danger of torrential floods on many rivers in eastern Serbia.More rainfall is expected this weekend.According to him, water levels of the Sava and Danube Rivers in Belgrade are dropping and there is no danger that they could overflow.Marić said that all regional rescue teams would be on standby over the weekend and be sent to potential flood sights.He noted that around 140 municipalities out of 170 had drafted a flood protection operation plan, adding that the new government would have to address the issue.The Tamnava River overflowed its banks in the Koceljeva municipality and flooded between 1,500 and 2,000 hectares of arable land.The Koceljeva-Donje Crniljevo road has been closed due to the flood.Koceljeva Mayor Milutin Cvejić stressed that residential areas are not threatened by the flood.Several roads near the western town of Valjevo have been closed due to heavy rainfall, floods and mudslides, Roads of Serbia public company has stated.The Loznica-Osečina road in the village of Komirić is completely closed due to floods caused by the Jadar River.The Zavlaka-Krupanj road in the village of Mojković is also closed.Roads of Serbia public company teams are working on clearing the roads.

 

 

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Landslide in Indonesia on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 18:36 (06:36 PM) UTC.

Description
An official says a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least six gold miners.Six other workers at the illegal mine are still missing after the landslide in West Java’s district of Bogor.Disaster management agency official Budi Aksomo said Friday several days of rain caused the landslide at the mountainous site Thursday.He added that eight miners were found alive.Rescuers are still evacuating the bodies from the scene and searching for the missing miners.
Seasonal downpours often cause landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, an archipelego nation where millions of people live on mountains or near fertile flood plains.

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Utility Says It Underestimated Radiation Released in Japan

By REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) — The amount of radioactive materials released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost two and a half times the initial estimate by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a report released on Thursday.

The operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, said the meltdowns it believes took place at three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant released about 900,000 terabecquerels of radioactive substances into the air during March 2011. The accident, which followed an earthquake and a tsunami, occurred on March 11.

The latest estimate was based on measurements suggesting the amount of iodine-131 released by the nuclear accident was much larger than previous estimates, the utility said in the report. Iodine-131 is a fast-decaying radioactive substance produced by fission that takes place inside a nuclear reactor. It has a half-life of eight days and can cause thyroid cancer.

It is difficult to judge the health effects of the larger-than-reported release, since even the latest number is an estimate, and it does not clarify how much exposure people received or continue to receive from contaminated soil and food. Experts have been divided on the health impacts since the disaster because the studies of assessing radiation risks are based mainly on a different type of exposure — the large doses delivered quickly by the atomic bombs in Japan in 1945.

Although people who lived closest to the plant were evacuated, many people remain in areas with significantly higher radiation levels than normal.

Tokyo Electric said it had initially been unable to accurately judge the amount of radioactive materials released soon after the accident because radiation sensors closest to the plant were disabled in the disaster.

“If this information had been available at the time, we could have used it in planning evacuations,” a spokesman for Tokyo Electric, Junichi Matsumoto, said at a news conference.

More than 99 percent of the radiation released by the accident came in the first three weeks, the utility company added.

The newly released information is likely to add to concerns among many Japanese that they were never told the extent of the accident or the risks it posed.

A terabecquerel is a trillion becquerels, a commonly used measure of the radiation emitted by a radioactive material.

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Climate Change

Pollution teams with thunderclouds to warm atmosphere

by Staff Writers
Richland WA (SPX)


Inside a thunderstorm cloud, warm air rises in updrafts, pushing tiny aerosols from pollution or other particles upwards. Higher up, water vapor cools and condenses onto the aerosols to form droplets, building the cloud. At the same time, cold air falls, creating a convective cycle. Generally, the top of the cloud spreads out like an anvil.

Pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorm clouds, according to a computational study published May 10 in Geophysical Research Letters. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that other clouds provide is not yet clear. To find out, researchers need to incorporate this new-found warming into global climate models.

Pollution strengthens thunderstorm clouds, causing their anvil-shaped tops to spread out high in the atmosphere and capture heat – especially at night, said lead author and climate researcher Jiwen Fan of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

“Global climate models don’t see this effect because thunderstorm clouds simulated in those models do not include enough detail,” said Fan. “The large amount of heat trapped by the pollution-enhanced clouds could potentially impact regional circulation and modify weather systems.”

Clouds are one of the most poorly understood components of Earth’s climate system. Called deep convective clouds, thunderstorm clouds reflect a lot of the sun’s energy back into space, trap heat that rises from the surface, and return evaporated water back to the surface as rain, making them an important part of the climate cycle.

To more realistically model clouds on a small scale, such as in this study, researchers use the physics of temperature, water, gases and aerosols – tiny particles in the air such as pollution, salt or dust on which cloud droplets form.

In large-scale models that look at regions or the entire globe, researchers substitute a stand-in called a parameterization to account for deep convective clouds. The size of the grid in global models can be a hundred times bigger than an actual thunderhead, making a substitute necessary.

However, thunderheads are complicated, dynamic clouds. Coming up with an accurate parameterization is important but has been difficult due to their dynamic nature.

Inside a thunderstorm cloud, warm air rises in updrafts, pushing tiny aerosols from pollution or other particles upwards. Higher up, water vapor cools and condenses onto the aerosols to form droplets, building the cloud. At the same time, cold air falls, creating a convective cycle. Generally, the top of the cloud spreads out like an anvil.

Previous work showed that when it’s not too windy, pollution leads to bigger clouds . This occurs because more pollution particles divide up the available water for droplets, leading to a higher number of smaller droplets that are too small to rain. Instead of raining, the small droplets ride the updrafts higher, where they freeze and absorb more water vapor. Collectively, these events lead to bigger, more vigorous convective clouds that live longer.

Now, researchers from PNNL, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the University of Maryland took to high-performance computing to study the invigoration effect on a regional scale.

To find out which factors contribute the most to the invigoration, Fan and colleagues set up computer simulations for two different types of storm systems: warm summer thunderstorms in southeastern China and cool, windy frontal systems on the Great Plains of Oklahoma. The data used for the study was collected by different DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facilities.

The simulations had a resolution that was high enough to allow the team to see the clouds develop. The researchers then varied conditions such as wind speed and air pollution.

Fan and colleagues found that for the warm summer thunderstorms, pollution led to stronger storms with larger anvils. Compared to the cloud anvils that developed in clean air, the larger anvils both warmed more – by trapping more heat – and cooled more – by reflecting additional sunlight back to space. On average, however, the warming effect dominated.

The springtime frontal clouds did not have a similarly significant warming effect. Also, increasing the wind speed in the summer clouds dampened the invigoration by aerosols and led to less warming.

This is the first time researchers showed that pollution increased warming by enlarging thunderstorm clouds. The warming was surprisingly strong at the top of the atmosphere during the day when the storms occurred. The pollution-enhanced anvils also trapped more heat at night, leading to warmer nights.

“Those numbers for the warming are very big,” said Fan, “but they are calculated only for the exact day when the thunderstorms occur. Over a longer time-scale such as a month or a season, the average amount of warming would be less because those clouds would not appear everyday.”

Next, the researchers will look into these effects on longer time scales. They will also try to incorporate the invigoration effect in global climate models.

Reference: Jiwen Fan, Daniel Rosenfeld, Yanni Ding, L. Ruby Leung, and Zhanqing Li, 2012. Potential Aerosol Indirect Effects on Atmospheric Circulation and Radiative Forcing through Deep Convection, Geophys. Res. Lett. May 10, DOI 10.1029/2012GL051851.

Related Links
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The Air We Breathe at TerraDaily.com

‘Scientific experts’ confounded by increasing snow cover on Mount Kilimanjaro

Apolinari Tairo
eTN Tanzania

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Constituting the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is slowly building up its snow cover, allaying the fears of prominent scientists who had predicted witnessing the eminence lose its famous white hat. The drifts are slowly thickening on the top point of this summit, giving new hopes to Mount Kilimanjaro environmental watchdogs and tourists that the peak may not lose its beautiful snowy cap, as scientific experts have long been warning.

Covered in mist for most of the day, Mount Kilimanjaro is the most tourist-attractive site in Tanzania, pulling in tens of thousands of foreigners and locals each year. The snow, which once had disappeared on some parts of the mountain, is piling up again gradually, making a beautiful picture out of the Kibo peak.

Sources from Kilimanjaro environmental groups said this precipitation could rise to cover most areas of the mountain, but the effects of climate change and global warming could still affect the peak’s snow layers, which have been becoming thinner and thinner.

Environmentalists had warned that this highest peak in Africa could lose its ice cover and glaciers between 2018 and 2020 unless global campaigns to save the mountain’s ecology were taken and a stop put to rampant tree-felling and unchecked agricultural activity on its slopes.

The writer of this article observed during this week’s flight closer to the mountain, recovering snow piled up, covering the whole mountain peak.

Despite several warnings by scientists over disappearing snow, new hopes are rising to see this highest peak in Africa regain its face through stringent environmental protection campaigns.

Kilimanjaro Area Governor Mr. Leonidas Gama said environmental degradation has to be checked by all possible means lest Kilimanjaro residents live to regret it, adding that after inspecting the natural plants and plantation forests on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro aboard a hired helicopter, he found people harvesting timber, and livestock grazing in different areas, with total impunity.

“The situation has become alarming and has to be arrested now, to restore the former glories of the mountain, the highest peak in Africa, one of the World Heritage sites and an absolute destination choice of foreign visitors to our country,” Gama said.

He said residents should be sensitized to the need to lend their hands to reforestation practices, so as to ensure that the region becomes once again a choice place to live in, with all its natural resources intact. He expressed the need to deploy security organizations to curb the ever-worsening scourge of timber-harvesting from natural and reserved forest areas.

This reporter observed with enthusiasm during the recent flight around the mountain’s peak that there was a deepening of the snow, which had once practically disappeared.

Standing freely and majestically with its frozen cover gleaming in the sun, our beloved Kilimanjaro has been in great danger of losing its eye-catching glaciers. The mountain is located some 330 kilometers and 3 degrees south of the equator.

Mount Kilimanjaro is an awesome and magnificent peak, one of the prides of Africa, and one of the chief free-standing mountains in the world. It is composed of three independent peaks – Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira – covering a total area of 4,000 kilometers.

The snow-capped Kibo, with permanent glaciers covering its entire tip, is the highest at 5,895 meters altitude and is the most attractive sight, pulling in over 40,000 foreign and local tourists per year.

This peak is indeed considered one of the leading tourist attractions in Tanzania, due to its beautiful appearance and its strange geological characteristics.

Global warming effects are being felt in most parts of Africa with important impacts indeed on tourist sites, included in which are Tanzanian wildlife parks and Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique ecosystem.

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Epidemic Hazards/Diseases

 

  Today Epidemic Hazard Ireland West Cork, Damage level
Details

 

 

Epidemic Hazard in Ireland on Saturday, 26 May, 2012 at 05:27 (05:27 AM) UTC.

Description
Seventeen new case of measles have been reported during the last six days in an outbreak in southern Ireland.The total number of confirmed cases in West Cork, Ireland, stands at 42. Public health officials are urging parents to make certain their children are fully protected against the highly infectious illness, according to CorkIndependent.com.“At the moment, the best way to ensure safety is to ensure that babies are not exposed to older children who may not be vaccinated and who are incubating the disease,” Dr. Fiona Ryan, a consultant in public health medicine, said, CorkIndependent.com reports. “Some cases have unvaccinated brothers and sisters, so they are very likely to become infected. Unfortunately the symptoms are very non-specific before they get the rash.”Two doses of the MMR vaccine are recommended, with the first dose to be given at 12 months of age and the second between the ages of four and five.Children or teenagers who have not received both doses of the vaccine can have it administered by a general practitioner free of charge. Those affected in the outbreak have mainly been teenagers, but children under the age of 12 months are considered especially at risk.“We have a worry that it will spread to other children,” Ryan said, according to CorkIndependent.com. “We are expecting more cases.“In West Cork, we have quite a number of children that haven’t been vaccinated. There are so many unvaccinated that you are getting a lot of spread. It’s a very, very infectious disease.”The nationwide MMR vaccination rate in Ireland for children aged 24 months is 92 percent, but in West Cork 14 percent of children at that age remain unvaccinated.
Biohazard name: measles
Biohazard level: 1/4 Low
Biohazard desc.: Bacteria and viruses including Bacillus subtilis, canine hepatitis, Escherichia coli, varicella (chicken pox), as well as some cell cultures and non-infectious bacteria. At this level precautions against the biohazardous materials in question are minimal, most likely involving gloves and some sort of facial protection. Usually, contaminated materials are left in open (but separately indicated) waste receptacles. Decontamination procedures for this level are similar in most respects to modern precautions against everyday viruses (i.e.: washing one’s hands with anti-bacterial soap, washing all exposed surfaces of the lab with disinfectants, etc). In a lab environment, all materials used for cell and/or bacteria cultures are decontaminated via autoclave.
Symptoms:
Status: confirmed

 

  Today Epidemic Hazard Pakistan [Bajaur Agency] Damage level
Details

 

 

Epidemic Hazard in Pakistan on Saturday, 26 May, 2012 at 05:19 (05:19 AM) UTC.

Description
At least eight children have died in the past three days and dozens are sick after a measles outbreak across Bajaur Agency, senior health official Dr. Khursheed Khan told Central Asia Online.About 30 other children are sick, but their condition is good now, Khursheed said May 25.Vaccinators have been deployed to vaccinate the children. “We have also sent a mobile hospital to the affected areas to ensure that children in inaccessible areas are administered vaccine,” he said.He attributed the outbreak to a lapse in vaccinations in some insurgency-prone areas over the past three months.In North Waziristan Agency, 20 children have died from measles in the past two weeks, he said.
Biohazard name: measles
Biohazard level: 1/4 Low
Biohazard desc.: Bacteria and viruses including Bacillus subtilis, canine hepatitis, Escherichia coli, varicella (chicken pox), as well as some cell cultures and non-infectious bacteria. At this level precautions against the biohazardous materials in question are minimal, most likely involving gloves and some sort of facial protection. Usually, contaminated materials are left in open (but separately indicated) waste receptacles. Decontamination procedures for this level are similar in most respects to modern precautions against everyday viruses (i.e.: washing one’s hands with anti-bacterial soap, washing all exposed surfaces of the lab with disinfectants, etc). In a lab environment, all materials used for cell and/or bacteria cultures are decontaminated via autoclave.
Symptoms:
Status: confirmed

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Solar Activity

2MIN News May25: ArticQuake, Hurricane Bud, Solar/Planetary Update

Published on May 25, 2012 by

New Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2149227/Gospel-Barnabas-cause-… Thanks Dee

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/storms/2012/Bud
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-spacex-readies-space-station-rendezvous.html
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/4777/nomads-of-the-galaxy

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]

LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php

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]

NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [CME Evolution]

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

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]

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

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers 
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2012 KO11)  2012-May-25 0.0731 28.4 30 m – 66 m 24.8 8.88
(2012 HL8)  2012-May-25 0.1316 51.2 49 m – 110 m 23.7 6.64
(2012 KD6)  2012-May-25 0.0335 13.0 52 m – 120 m 23.5 10.47
(2012 KX)  2012-May-26 0.0566 22.0 59 m – 130 m 23.3 7.07
154330 (2002 VX94)  2012-May-26 0.1869 72.8 670 m – 1.5 km 18.0 13.62
(2012 KF25)  2012-May-26 0.0291 11.3 23 m – 52 m 25.3 8.61
(2002 AW)  2012-May-26 0.1924 74.9 210 m – 460 m 20.6 6.95
(2012 KB4)  2012-May-27 0.0904 35.2 22 m – 49 m 25.4 3.44
(2012 KP24)  2012-May-28 0.0004 0.1 16 m – 36 m 26.1 13.33
(2001 CQ36)  2012-May-30 0.0258 10.0 77 m – 170 m 22.7 5.62
(2002 OA22)  2012-May-31 0.1197 46.6 360 m – 820 m 19.3 7.01
(2007 LE)  2012-Jun-02 0.0478 18.6 390 m – 870 m 19.2 19.77
(2012 KO18)  2012-Jun-02 0.0827 32.2 100 m – 220 m 22.1 15.29
(2012 JW11)  2012-Jun-02 0.1309 51.0 110 m – 250 m 21.9 5.14
(2012 HK31)  2012-Jun-04 0.0336 13.1 22 m – 49 m 25.4 3.03
(2012 KN18)  2012-Jun-05 0.0424 16.5 34 m – 76 m 24.5 10.29
(2008 MG1)  2012-Jun-05 0.1268 49.3 290 m – 640 m 19.8 22.32
(2009 LE)  2012-Jun-06 0.1150 44.8 50 m – 110 m 23.6 13.61
(2006 SG7)  2012-Jun-06 0.0857 33.4 71 m – 160 m 22.9 16.47
(2001 LB)  2012-Jun-07 0.0729 28.4 210 m – 470 m 20.5 11.56
(2012 JU11)  2012-Jun-09 0.0731 28.4 27 m – 60 m 25.0 3.77
(2012 GX11)  2012-Jun-10 0.1556 60.5 170 m – 380 m 21.0 6.38
(2012 KM11)  2012-Jun-14 0.0933 36.3 30 m – 66 m 24.8 5.91
(2012 HN40)  2012-Jun-15 0.1182 46.0 240 m – 530 m 20.3 13.79
(2002 AC)  2012-Jun-16 0.1598 62.2 740 m – 1.7 km 17.8 26.71
137120 (1999 BJ8)  2012-Jun-16 0.1769 68.8 670 m – 1.5 km 18.0 14.88
(2011 KR12)  2012-Jun-19 0.1318 51.3 140 m – 310 m 21.4 10.10
(2004 HB39)  2012-Jun-20 0.1605 62.5 77 m – 170 m 22.7 8.88
(2008 CE119)  2012-Jun-21 0.1811 70.5 21 m – 46 m 25.5 3.22
308242 (2005 GO21)  2012-Jun-21 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km – 3.1 km 16.4 13.27
(2011 AH5)  2012-Jun-25 0.1670 65.0 17 m – 39 m 25.9 5.84
(2012 FA14)  2012-Jun-25 0.0322 12.5 75 m – 170 m 22.8 5.28
(2004 YG1)  2012-Jun-25 0.0890 34.7 140 m – 310 m 21.4 11.34
(2010 AF3)  2012-Jun-25 0.1190 46.3 16 m – 36 m 26.1 6.54
(2008 YT30)  2012-Jun-26 0.0715 27.8 370 m – 820 m 19.3 10.70
(2010 NY65)  2012-Jun-27 0.1023 39.8 120 m – 270 m 21.7 15.09
(2008 WM64)  2012-Jun-28 0.1449 56.4 200 m – 440 m 20.6 17.31
(2010 CD55)  2012-Jun-28 0.1975 76.8 64 m – 140 m 23.1 6.33
(2004 CL)  2012-Jun-30 0.1113 43.3 220 m – 480 m 20.5 20.75
(2008 YQ2)  2012-Jul-03 0.1057 41.1 29 m – 65 m 24.8 15.60
(2005 QQ30)  2012-Jul-06 0.1765 68.7 280 m – 620 m 19.9 13.13
(2011 YJ28)  2012-Jul-06 0.1383 53.8 150 m – 330 m 21.3 14.19
276392 (2002 XH4)  2012-Jul-07 0.1851 72.0 370 m – 840 m 19.3 7.76
(2003 MK4)  2012-Jul-08 0.1673 65.1 180 m – 410 m 20.8 14.35
(1999 NW2)  2012-Jul-08 0.0853 33.2 62 m – 140 m 23.1 6.66
189P/NEAT  2012-Jul-09 0.1720 66.9 n/a 0.0 12.47
(2000 JB6)  2012-Jul-10 0.1780 69.3 500 m – 1.1 km 18.6 6.42
(2010 MJ1)  2012-Jul-10 0.1533 59.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 10.35
(2008 NP3)  2012-Jul-12 0.1572 61.2 57 m – 130 m 23.3 6.08
(2006 BV39)  2012-Jul-12 0.1132 44.1 4.2 m – 9.5 m 29.0 11.11
(2005 NE21)  2012-Jul-15 0.1555 60.5 140 m – 320 m 21.3 10.77
(2003 KU2)  2012-Jul-15 0.1034 40.2 780 m – 1.7 km 17.7 17.12
(2007 TN74)  2012-Jul-16 0.1718 66.9 20 m – 45 m 25.6 7.36
(2007 DD)  2012-Jul-16 0.1101 42.8 19 m – 42 m 25.8 6.47
(2006 BC8)  2012-Jul-16 0.1584 61.6 25 m – 56 m 25.1 17.71
144411 (2004 EW9)  2012-Jul-16 0.1202 46.8 1.3 km – 2.9 km 16.5 10.90
(2012 BV26)  2012-Jul-18 0.1759 68.4 94 m – 210 m 22.2 10.88
(2010 OB101)  2012-Jul-19 0.1196 46.6 200 m – 450 m 20.6 13.34
(2008 OX1)  2012-Jul-20 0.1873 72.9 130 m – 300 m 21.5 15.35
(2010 GK65)  2012-Jul-21 0.1696 66.0 34 m – 75 m 24.5 17.80
(2011 OJ45)  2012-Jul-21 0.1367 53.2 18 m – 39 m 25.9 3.79
153958 (2002 AM31)  2012-Jul-22 0.0351 13.7 630 m – 1.4 km 18.1 9.55
(2011 CA7)  2012-Jul-23 0.1492 58.1 2.3 m – 5.1 m 30.3 5.43
(2012 BB124)  2012-Jul-24 0.1610 62.7 170 m – 380 m 21.0 8.78
(2009 PC)  2012-Jul-28 0.1772 68.9 61 m – 140 m 23.2 7.34
217013 (2001 AA50)  2012-Jul-31 0.1355 52.7 580 m – 1.3 km 18.3 22.15
(2012 DS30)  2012-Aug-02 0.1224 47.6 18 m – 39 m 25.9 5.39
(2000 RN77)  2012-Aug-03 0.1955 76.1 410 m – 920 m 19.0 9.87
(2004 SB56)  2012-Aug-04 0.1393 54.2 380 m – 840 m 19.2 13.72
(2000 SD8)  2012-Aug-04 0.1675 65.2 180 m – 400 m 20.9 5.82
(2006 EC)  2012-Aug-06 0.0932 36.3 13 m – 28 m 26.6 6.13
(2006 MV1)  2012-Aug-07 0.0612 23.8 12 m – 28 m 26.7 4.79
(2005 RK3)  2012-Aug-08 0.1843 71.7 52 m – 120 m 23.6 8.27
(2009 BW2)  2012-Aug-09 0.0337 13.1 25 m – 56 m 25.1 5.27
277475 (2005 WK4)  2012-Aug-09 0.1283 49.9 260 m – 580 m 20.1 6.18
(2004 SC56)  2012-Aug-09 0.0811 31.6 74 m – 170 m 22.8 10.57
(2008 AF4)  2012-Aug-10 0.1936 75.3 310 m – 690 m 19.7 16.05
37655 Illapa  2012-Aug-12 0.0951 37.0 770 m – 1.7 km 17.7 28.73
(2012 HS15)  2012-Aug-14 0.1803 70.2 220 m – 490 m 20.4 11.54
4581 Asclepius  2012-Aug-16 0.1079 42.0 220 m – 490 m 20.4 13.48

* Diameter estimates based on the object’s absolute magnitude.

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Mysterious Sightings

Fireball, UFO, flare? US Airways Express flight crew sees mysterious object

Todd Sperry
newsnet5.com

US Airways jet

© Associated Press Graphics Bank

A US Airways Express flight crew reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of its aircraft while on approach to Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.

According to authorities, what the crew witnessed remains a mystery. The aircraft with 34 passengers and three crew members landed safely.

Flight 4321, originating from Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, was about 500 feet above the ground in Philadelphia when the incident took place.

After landing in Philadelphia, the aircraft taxied to the gate, according to US Airways spokesman Liz Landau. Runway 17 was closed for about 30 minutes after the incident for investigation, the FAA said. Law enforcement authorities are investigating the incident.

The aircraft involved was a Bombardier Dash 8 twin engine plane operated for US Airways by Piedmont Airlines.

CNN’s Aaron Cooper contributed to this report.

Source: 2012 Cable News Network, Inc.

Strange objects over Blue Springs, Missouri

Chris Oberholtz and Dave Jordan
KCTV

(US) Strange lights in the night sky over Blue Springs have UFO investigators interested.

Neighbors say in the past two weeks they have seen multi-colored lights in the sky, and the Missouri UFO Network is now conducting its own investigation. The video of these orbs hovering is causing quite the debate in Blue Springs and is the topic of discussion in the quiet suburb.

Robert Kover first noticed it two weeks ago and went down to get a closer look. He was confronted by a neighbor who thought he was spying on women, until he handed her his binoculars.

“I showed her the star that in the sky, just to get somebody else’s perspective on it, and they said they had never seen anything like it before,” Kover said.

Becky Neely said it was vibrating red, green and blue lights.

“It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before, but with binoculars we could see it fairly well, and it was off in the distance,” Neely said.

Teresa Price saw it as well, at least twice. The same night Kover and Neely did and again when she was walking her dogs the following week. However, this time, things were even more bizarre.

“It was up in the sky and then it just dropped and stayed stationary in that lower position,” Teresa Price said.

Price had seen KCTV5’s recent news report on domestic drones that are now being used by local governments and law enforcement agencies and thought that was what it was.

“It kind of made me think that there is some sort of drone out there. Why is it out at night? I don’t know,” Price said.

Kover called the KCTV5 Investigative Hotline and posted a sighting on a UFO spotters website. The night of a interview, KCTV5’s Dave Jordan spotted similar sightings.

Kover was contacted by Margie Kay with the Missouri UFO Network, who decided to investigate for herself the following night.

Kay interviewed everyone who claimed to have seen the UFOs and then set up telescopes to watch the sightings herself. Neighbors came out hoping to see similar activity that captivated the community.

As the sky darkened, one of them appeared. Kay initially dismissed it.

“I am 90 percent sure we are looking at Vega in this instance, and they’re some other planets out right now,” said Margie Kay with the Missouri UFO Network.

But she came to a different conclusion after others starting appearing. And after she put in a call to a colleague to take a look at what she thought was Vega, that person described it as Pure White.

“That is not what we are seeing. We’re seeing colors in this. I see green in this one and in the other I see red, green and blue,” Kay said. “I don’t think it’s a planet at this point. I don’t know what it is. It’s unidentified.”

KCTV5 contacted Blue Springs police, and they have said they haven’t received any calls about this. KCTV5 also contacted NORAD, and a spokesman said that he did hear about similar sighting, but he wasn’t sure if it was in Missouri because that division of NORAD monitors the entire Midwest.

Watch Video Here

Show In The Sky:
Strange, Dancing, Shape-Shifting Lights Over Milford, Pennsylvania


MessageToEagle.com – These strange lights seen dancing in the skies over Milford, Pennsylvania were filmed with an android phone.

As you can see the light, flicker, change not only color, but shape as well!

What could they be?

Youtube user lisah6083 who filmed these mysterious lights says they look like stars, but she also points out it was a crystal clear night.

“You could see every star in the sky but they are so small that my camera doesn’t even pick them up.These were large bright objects moving slowly to the left.

No noise. And they had a orange, flickering type appearance.

I believe some of them even disappeared in a flash. Hard to tell they are moving in the pic, but in person they were all moving in a clear path across the sky.

When the seem to “squiggle” in the sky that’s just me moving my camera. The noise in the background is a motorcycle that came across…. completely oblivious to the lights in the sky, ” lisah6083 says.

The lights appear at about 0:17According to lisah6083 there was also another eyewitness who saw the dancing lights in the sky.

It was an amazing light show in the night sky.

Have you taken any interesting images or filmed something unusual? Remember you can always send the images to us so we can publish them.

MessageToEagle.com

See also:
Mysterious Object Falls From The Sky After Explosion

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Biological Hazards/Wildlife

Hundreds of endangered antelopes dying in Kazakhstan Astana: A massive wave of deaths has been reported among the endangered saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan. Around 540 carcasses of the animal has been found in the country, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

According to the Kazakh agriculture ministry, the carcasses were found in the Kostanai region.

“Aviation monitoring today (Thursday) discovered a new concentration of saiga deaths with the approximate number of dead animals reaching beyond 400,” the ministry said.

Last year, at least 12,000 saiga antelopes died in Kazakhstan, presumably from pasteurellosis infection and from overeating. In November 2010, Kazakhstan introduced a ban on saiga hunting.

The latest statistics put the number of saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan at 85,500. The country spends $800,000 annually to prevent the deaths.

Saiga were virtually exterminated in the 1920s but then their numbers increased in the 1950s. The animals mostly became endangered because of hunting and the high demand for their horns in traditional Chinese medicine.

Saiga are also found in Russia’s Kalmykia region and in Mongolia.

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Latest Southern Ocean research shows continuing deep ocean change

by Staff Writers
Canberra, Australia (SPX)


Deploying a mooring carrying a suite of monitoring sensors into the sea ice. Credit: Steve Rintoul.

Comparing detailed measurements taken during the Australian Antarctic program’s 2012 Southern Ocean marine science voyage to historical data dating back to 1970, scientists estimate there has been as much as a 60 per cent reduction in the volume of Antarctic Bottom Water, the cold dense water that drives global ocean currents.

In an intensive and arduous 25-day observing program, temperature and salinity samples were collected at 77 sites between Antarctica and Fremantle. Such ship transects provide the only means to detect changes in the deep ocean.

The new measurements, which have not yet been published, suggest the densest waters in the world ocean are gradually disappearing and being replaced by less dense waters.

“The amount of dense Antarctic Bottom Water has contracted each time we’ve measured it since the 1970s,” said Dr Steve Rintoul, of CSIRO and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC. “There is now only about 40 per cent as much dense water present as observed in 1970.”

The ocean profiles also show that the dense water formed around Antarctica has become less saline since 1970.

“It’s a clear signal to us that the oceans are responding rapidly to variations in climate in polar regions. The sinking of dense water around Antarctica is part of a global pattern of ocean currents that has a strong influence on climate, so evidence that these waters are changing is important,” Dr Rintoul said.

The research was carried out by more than 50 scientists on the Australian Antarctic Division’s research and resupply vessel Aurora Australis, which sailed to Commonwealth Bay, west along the Antarctic coast, and returned into Fremantle.

The Australian Antarctic Division’s Chief Scientist, Dr Nick Gales, said the findings of the oceanographic study are profoundly important.

“Not only will this research improve our understanding of ocean currents, but will also feed into our knowledge of how the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic continent drives the world’s climate processes,” Dr Gales said.

Dr Rintoul was Chief Scientist on the recent voyage and has made a dozen voyages to the Southern Ocean. “When we speak of global warming, we really mean ocean warming: more than 90 per cent of the extra heat energy stored by the earth over the last 50 years has gone into warming up the ocean.

The Southern Ocean is particularly important because it stores more heat and carbon dioxide released by human activities than any other region, and so helps to slow the rate of climate change” Dr Rintoul said. “A key goal of our work is to determine if the Southern Ocean will continue to play this role in the future.”

The causes of the observed changes in the Southern Ocean are not yet fully understood. Changes in winds, sea ice, precipitation, or melt of floating glacial ice around the edge of Antarctica may be responsible. Data collected on the latest voyage will help unravel this mystery.

A major challenge is the lack of observations at high latitude, where much of the ocean is covered by sea ice in winter. During the voyage scientists deployed nine drifting profilers, called Argo floats, which will transmit profiles of temperature and salinity every 10 days for the next five years. These ice-capable floats in the seasonal ice zone in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean are funded through Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System.

“The Argo floats have revolutionised our ability to measure the ocean, particularly in winter when ship observations are very rare,” said Dr Rintoul. “On this voyage, we deployed a new kind of float designed to survive encounters with the sea ice. These floats will allow us to see how dense water forms in winter for the first time.”

The Aurora Australis visited Commonwealth Bay as part of a celebration of the centenary of Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australian Antarctic Expedition. Dr Rintoul’s team had the opportunity to repeat oceanographic measurements made by Mawson’s team 100 years ago, obtaining one of the few century-long records obtained anywhere in the ocean.

“Our measurements collected in 2012 are quite different to those collected by Mawson in 1912,” Dr Rintoul said. “This is an indication of a change in the ocean currents that may be related to a reduction in the amount of dense water formed near Antarctica.”

“Mawson’s expedition really marked the transition from the “Heroic Age” of Antarctic exploration to a period where science was the primary motivation for Antarctic expeditions. I think he would have gotten a real kick out of the idea that measurements made by his team a century ago are still useful and that Australian scientists are continuing his legacy by studying Antarctica and its connection to the rest of the globe.”

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Ancient giant turtle fossil revealed

by Staff Writers
Raleigh NC (SPX)


This is a reconstruction of Carbonemys preying upon a small crocodylomorph. Credit: Artwork by Liz Bradford.

Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool. Paleontologists from North Carolina State University have found just such a specimen – the fossilized remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant that lived in what is now Colombia.

The turtle in question is Carbonemys cofrinii, which means “coal turtle,” and is part of a group of side-necked turtles known as pelomedusoides. The fossil was named Carbonemys because it was discovered in 2005 in a coal mine that was part of northern Colombia’s Cerrejon formation.

The specimen’s skull measures 24 centimeters, roughly the size of a regulation NFL football. The shell which was recovered nearby – and is believed to belong to the same species – measures 172 centimeters, or about 5 feet 7 inches, long. That’s the same height as Edwin Cadena, the NC State doctoral student who discovered the fossil.

“We had recovered smaller turtle specimens from the site. But after spending about four days working on uncovering the shell, I realized that this particular turtle was the biggest anyone had found in this area for this time period – and it gave us the first evidence of giantism in freshwater turtles,” Cadena says.

Smaller relatives of Carbonemys existed alongside dinosaurs. But the giant version appeared five million years after the dinosaurs vanished, during a period when giant varieties of many different reptiles – including Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered – lived in this part of South America.

Researchers believe that a combination of changes in the ecosystem, including fewer predators, a larger habitat area, plentiful food supply and climate changes, worked together to allow these giant species to survive. Carbonemys’ habitat would have resembled a much warmer modern-day Orinoco or Amazon River delta.

In addition to the turtle’s huge size, the fossil also shows that this particular turtle had massive, powerful jaws that would have enabled the omnivore to eat anything nearby – from mollusks to smaller turtles or even crocodiles.

Thus far, only one specimen of this size has been recovered. Dr. Dan Ksepka, NC State paleontologist and research associate at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, believes that this is because a turtle of this size would need a large territory in order to obtain enough food to survive.

“It’s like having one big snapping turtle living in the middle of a lake,” says Ksepka, co-author of the paper describing the find.

That turtle survives because it has eaten all of the major competitors for resources. We found many bite-marked shells at this site that show crocodilians preyed on side-necked turtles. None would have bothered an adult Carbonemys, though – in fact smaller crocs would have been easy prey for this behemoth.”

The paleontologists’ findings appear in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Dr. Carlos Jaramillo from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and Dr. Jonathan Bloch from the Florida Museum of Natural History contributed to the work.

“New pelomedusoid turtles from the late Palaeocene Cerrejon Formation of Colombia and their implications for phylogeny and body size evolution” Authors: Edwin Cadena, Dan Ksepka, North Carolina State University; Carlos Jaramillo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Jonathan Bloch, Florida Museum of Natural History Published: In the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

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Today Chemical Accident USA State of California, Santa Maria [C & D Zodiac Inc.] Damage level
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Chemical Accident in USA on Saturday, 26 May, 2012 at 05:29 (05:29 AM) UTC.

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Hazardous material response crews are cleaning up about 20 gallons of industrial-strength paint that spilled this morning at C & D Zodiac Inc. in Santa Maria, sending one woman to the hospital for treatment of nausea.The spill happened just before 8 a.m., and in the wake of the incident, employees’ cars were streaming out of the lot on Airpark Drive due to a mandatory evacuation of the building. Some 800 employees were evacuated.The paint reportedly spilled after some shelving collapsed, dropping and puncturing some cans of water-based paint used to coat aircraft interiors.C & D Zodiac designs and manufactures aircraft interiors, such as overhead baggage bins.
Scott Johnson, battalion chief with the Santa Maria Fire Department, said the paint had a low level of flammability and posed little hazard, but gave off some biting fumes that made several employees feel ill.“There was a nice amount of fumes in there and a big mess,” he added.Employees were expected to return to work around 11:30 a.m. after cleanup was complete, said C&D Zodiac General Manager Tony Guy.

 

 

  25.05.2012 Chemical Accident USA State of Nebraska, [Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Plant] Damage level
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Chemical Accident in USA on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 08:37 (08:37 AM) UTC.

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About 30 workers at the Tyson Foods pork plant in Madison, Neb., were taken to the hospital Thursday night after an anhydrous ammonia leak.The employees were directly exposed to ammonia and needed medical care, a spokeswoman for Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk told KTIV-TV in Sioux City, Iowa.Ten of the injured workers were taken by ambulance to the Norfolk hospital about 8:45 p.m.“Patients were quickly assessed for severity of inhalation and potential contamination,” Kelly Driscoll, vice president of patient care services, told KTIV.“All 10 patients were found to suffer from minor chemical inhalation, were treated and then released.”The leak was at the Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Plant.
The Tyson plant, with 1,200 full-time employees, is the largest employer in Madison, which has a population of 2,438.

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