Earth Watch Report – Wednesday June 20th, 2012

Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC)	Magnitude	Area	Country	State/Prov./Gov.	Location	Risk			Source	Details
20.06.2012 10:45:33	2.0	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 10:50:25	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Satilmisoglu				EMSC
20.06.2012 10:50:51	2.6	Europe	Greece		Chatzistamoulides				EMSC
20.06.2012 10:51:11	2.2	Europe	Italy		Torre Archirafi				EMSC
20.06.2012 10:51:33	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Rahimler				EMSC
20.06.2012 08:55:34	4.6	South America	Chile	Region de Atacama	La Higuera				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 09:45:23	4.6	South-America	Chile		La Higuera				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:55:44	2.7	North America	United States	California	Avalon				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 08:40:37	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Rahimler				EMSC
20.06.2012 08:40:58	2.0	Europe	Italy		Cortile				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:31:15	2.4	Europe	Albania		Lojme				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:10:24	4.5	North America	United States	Alaska	Navy Town				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:34:28	4.5	North-America	United States		Navy Town				EMSC
20.06.2012 06:30:43	2.4	North America	United States	Alaska	Kantishna				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 06:15:29	2.8	North America	United States	Alaska	Colorado				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 08:41:16	2.2	Europe	Greece		Palaiokhorion				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:34:51	2.3	Europe	Italy		San Felice sul Panaro				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:35:12	4.2	Europe	Greece		Kato Zakros				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:35:35	2.3	Europe	Italy		Sparta				EMSC
20.06.2012 05:20:28	2.0	North America	United States	North Carolina	Big Laurel				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 05:40:33	2.0	North America	United States	North Carolina	Brendletown				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:35:57	2.8	Asia	Turkey		Guvemalani				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:36:24	2.0	Europe	Italy		Fiugni				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:36:45	2.0	Europe	Italy		Il Motto				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:37:08	3.0	Asia	Turkey		Inlice				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:37:26	2.5	Europe	Albania		Vehcan				EMSC
20.06.2012 03:15:38	2.6	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:37:47	2.1	Europe	Italy		La Collevata				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:38:10	3.2	Asia	Azerbaijan		Qimir				EMSC
20.06.2012 02:50:39	2.0	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 03:05:33	5.5	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Lapi				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:38:33	5.6	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Mubrani				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:38:53	2.5	Europe	Croatia		Zukovac				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:39:15	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Inlice				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:39:33	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Saraylar				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:39:53	2.0	Europe	Italy		Medolla				EMSC
20.06.2012 02:05:36	3.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Valdez				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:40:23	3.0	Asia	Turkey		Akdogu				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:40:46	4.3	Asia	Taiwan		Tung-fu-ts’un				EMSC
20.06.2012 01:45:33	2.4	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:41:08	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Dogusbelen				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:25:46	2.4	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bovoni				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:41:27	2.7	Europe	Italy		La Massara				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:41:46	2.6	Europe	Italy		Il Motto				EMSC
20.06.2012 01:05:38	3.1	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:42:12	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Uzunyurt				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:42:32	4.8	Asia	Japan		Minami-ebi				EMSC
20.06.2012 01:55:32	4.8	Asia	Japan	Fukushima-ken	Karasuzaki				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:42:53	2.1	Europe	Italy		Cortile				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:43:10	2.2	Europe	Italy		I Rami				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:43:31	3.9	Europe	Portugal		Freixo de Espada a Cinta				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:43:51	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Pettenella				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:44:13	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Bulmac				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:44:35	3.2	Europe	Italy		Alberica				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:44:38	3.2	Europe	Italy		Alberica				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:45:00	2.7	Europe	Italy		La Massara				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:44:57	2.7	Europe	Italy		La Massara				EMSC
20.06.2012 00:31:09	2.9	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Cowell Battery				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:45:23	2.0	Europe	Italy		San Lorenzo				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:45:25	2.0	Europe	Italy		San Lorenzo				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:45:45	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Mollakasim				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:45:53	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Mollakasim				EMSC
19.06.2012 23:56:14	4.8	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Betumonga				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:46:07	4.9	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Betumonga				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:46:11	4.9	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Betumonga				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:46:29	2.5	Europe	Portugal		Ilha do Farol				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:46:33	2.5	Europe	Portugal		Ilha do Farol				EMSC
19.06.2012 23:05:36	5.7	North America	United States	Alaska	Navy Town				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 23:11:09	5.8	North America	United States	Alaska	Attu				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:46:51	5.6	North-America	United States		Attu				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:46:52	5.6	North-America	United States		Attu				EMSC
19.06.2012 23:05:59	2.4	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:46:52	2.3	Europe	Italy		La Pettenella				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:46:52	2.3	Europe	Italy		La Pettenella				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:47:13	2.8	Asia	Turkey		Kurucay				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:47:34	5.0	Asia	India		Chobari				EMSC
19.06.2012 22:35:52	5.0	Asia	India	State of Gujarat	Chobari				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:47:55	3.1	Asia	Turkey		Agcamelik				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:48:20	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Rahimler				EMSC
19.06.2012 21:25:41	2.9	North America	United States	Alaska	Kanatak				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 21:21:19	2.7	North America	United States	California	Monta Vista				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 01:36:00	2.7	North America	United States	California	Caldwell Pines				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 21:10:44	2.9	North America	United States	California	Caldwell Pines				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:48:41	3.0	Asia	Turkey		Kirlat				EMSC
19.06.2012 22:05:37	4.9	Africa	Madagascar	Faritanin’ i Toliara	Ankilirone				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:49:03	4.9	Indian Ocean	Madagascar		Ankilirone				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:49:28	2.9	Europe	France		Veulettes-sur-Mer				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:49:48	2.5	Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Gornje Siprage				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:50:14	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Kumbag				EMSC
19.06.2012 20:25:49	2.2	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	Heriberto Jafa				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 20:40:53	2.8	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Cabritaberg				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:50:35	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Karamanca				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:51:06	2.0	Europe	Italy		Le Cremosine				EMSC
20.06.2012 07:51:20	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Salihler				EMSC
19.06.2012 19:50:50	2.1	North America	United States	Hawaii	Royal Gardens				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 07:51:42	2.1	Europe	Greece		Ptolemais				EMSC
19.06.2012 21:35:50	4.9	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Peot				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 18:55:53	2.9	North America	United States	Alaska	Nikiski				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 18:40:42	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Lucky Shot Landing				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 18:15:56	6.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Attu				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 18:05:51	6.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Attu				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 17:20:49	2.0	North America	United States	Hawaii	Papaloa				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 19:11:12	2.6	Caribbean	British Virgin Islands		The Settlement				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 16:50:43	2.1	North America	United States	California	Three Points				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 00:00:39	4.7	Indonesian archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Maliom				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 16:06:14	5.1	North America	United States	Oregon	Lakeport (historical)				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 15:30:40	3.1	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 15:08:47	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Akkaya				EMSC
19.06.2012 15:10:16	2.0	Asia	Turkey		Bekdemir				EMSC
19.06.2012 14:46:07	2.9	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Sorgenfri				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 14:05:50	4.6	South America	Bolivia	Departamento de Potosi	Chilena				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 13:15:33	5.2	Australia	Australia	State of Victoria	Narracan				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 23:31:28	2.6	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Wairakei				GEONET
19.06.2012 11:50:39	3.0	Caribbean	British Virgin Islands		Belle Vue				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 19:51:31	3.6	North America	United States	Alaska	Akutan				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 11:55:55	4.1	Atlantic Ocean	Argentina	Provincia de Jujuy	Sijes				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 19:40:44	2.6	North America	United States	Alaska	Nikolski				USGS-RSOE
19.06.2012 19:35:42	2.8	North America	United States	Alaska	Nikolski				USGS-RSOE

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Magnitude-5.4 quake shakes southern Victoria

South-east Victoria has been rocked by more than 40 aftershocks after a magnitude-5.4 earthquake hit near Moe in Gippsland on Tuesday night.

The tremor struck 16 kilometres west of Moe, but was felt in the centre of Melbourne and in suburbs across the city’s west and south-east.

Initially measured at magnitude-5.3, it was also felt as far north as Shepparton and even Albury on the border with New South Wales.

Audio: Victoria surveys quake damage (AM)

The SES said it received dozens of calls for help for cracked walls and ceilings and a collapsed garage and chimney.

Residents and business owners are being urged to check their properties for damage before returning inside.

But the SES says there have been no reports of major damage.

Photo: A USGS map gives the location of the Victorian earthquake. (http://neic.usgs.gov/)

Residents reported hearing a roaring noise as the quake hit just before 9:00pm at a depth of about 10km.

An SES spokesman told ABC News Breakfast there were 850 calls to emergency services in the first hour after the quake.

“The damage we’ve seen has largely been minor cracks in walls and a garage that has had some damage. We’ve also seen some shops that have had some stock come off the shelves,” he said.

He said some homes did lose power after the quake but there have been no significant reports of gas leaks.

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Strong earthquake shakes Alaska island region

Matt Clough

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A powerful earthquake shook an Aleutian Island region of Alaska late Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, and no threat of a tsunami, officials said.

The 6.7-magnitude temblor struck at 9:56 p.m. and was centered in the Bering Sea about 155 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake hit about 21 miles beneath the seabed.

There was no danger of a tsunami, the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said.

USGS geophysicist Jessica Sigala said residents of the Dutch Harbor — a port community of about 2,000 people situated 930 miles west of Anchorage — reported feeling a “weak shaking” from the quake.

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Volcanic Activity

Today

Volcano Eruption

USA

State of Alaska, [Cleveland Volcano, Aleutian Islands]

Volcano Eruption in USA on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 04:51 (04:51 AM) UTC.

Description

A remote Aleutian volcano that has been restless for the past year rumbled to life on Tuesday, shooting a thin cloud of ash several miles into the sky, which could pose a slight hazard to aircraft, Alaska scientists said. Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676-foot (1,730 meter) peak on an uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage, had an explosive eruption at about 2:05 p.m. local time, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported. A pilot flying in the area estimated that the ash cloud rose to 35,000 feet above sea level, reported the observatory, which is a joint federal-state organization that monitors Alaska’s numerous active volcanoes. However, satellite imagery shows only a weak ash signal, suggesting a thin cloud that dissipated quickly, said Stephanie Prejean, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist at the observatory in Anchorage “It was just one explosion, which was very typical of the thing Cleveland has been doing in the last year,” Prejean said. It is possible that the cloud rose to less than 35,000 feet, as the height was just one pilot’s estimate, she said. Pilots have been advised of potential risks from Cleveland, which might explode again, Prejean said. “It could do that any time,” she said.Cleveland has been in an off-and-on eruptive phase since last summer. The volcano has at times oozed lava out of its summit crater, punctuated by occasional small explosions, none of which had created clouds reaching above 20,000 feet until Tuesday. Although Cleveland is one of the most active of Alaska’s scores of volcanoes, there is no on-site seismic monitoring equipment. The Alaska Volcano Observatory must rely on satellite imagery, records of lightning strikes, witness reports and other evidence to determine if an eruption has taken place, Prejean said. That is in contrast to volcanoes closer to Anchorage, where the observatory has set up seismic-monitoring networks that allow scientists to see signals before eruptions happen, she said. Before Tuesday, there had been an apparent slowdown in activity at Cleveland. The Alaska Volcano Observatory three weeks ago lowered the alert level for the volcano to a “yellow” advisory from the more urgent “orange” watch status. “Obviously, it has some oomph left in it,” said Tina Neal, an Alaska Volcano Observatory geologist. Meanwhile, two moderate earthquakes rattled the western Aleutians on Tuesday.The first, registered at magnitude 6.0, hit Tuesday morning about 90 miles northwest of Attu, the westernmost island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The second, at about noon, measured at magnitude 5.7 and was centered about 65 miles northwest of Attu, the center said. There were no reports of damage in the largely uninhabited region, and no tsunami warning was issued, said David Hale, a senior watch stander at the center.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

Excessive Heat Warning

FLAGSTAFF AZ
ALBANY NY
MOUNT HOLLY NJ

Gale Warning

EUREKA CA
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
FAIRBANKS AK

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Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of California, [Sequoia National Park]

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 08:07 (08:07 AM) UTC.

Description

A 300-acre fire near Sequoia National Park forced mandatory evacuations of dozens of homes and a campground Tuesday evening, U.S. Forest Service officials said. About 400 firefighters were battling the fire, which started shortly after 6 p.m. on the western shore of Lake Isabella, said Cindy Thill, a Forest Service spokeswoman. Firefighters are expected to stay out all night in an effort to contain the blaze. “Our main priority is protection of the house structures,” Thill said. About 45 homes and other buildings were evacuated in the Hungry Gulch and Isabella Highlands area. Evacuees were being directed to take back roads to get to the evacuation center at Lake Isabella Senior Center in the 6400 block of Isabella Boulevard. The number of people affected by the fire and evacuation is unclear. The California Highway Patrol has closed roads where Highways 155 and 178 meet in Lake Isabella, as well as Woffard Heights and Lake Isabella boulevards. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

19.06.2012

Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of New Mexico, Bloomfield

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 at 16:05 (04:05 PM) UTC.

Description

Around 80 firefighters are battling a wildfire that has burned three structures along the San Juan River in far northwestern New Mexico. The New Mexico State Forestry said Wednesday that the blaze has charred an estimated 80 acres by Tuesday evening as crews worked overnight to battle hot spots and strengthening containment lines. The fire has spread over a five-mile area along the river. Deputies with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office helped residents Tuesday with overnight evacuations for due to safety concerns with downed power lines and smoldering trees. The fire is 30% contained. The fire is burning just east of Bloomfield. Its cause is still under investigation. Firefighters originally reported long-range spotting due the high winds when the fire broke out Monday afternoon.

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Anatomy of Sahel drought

Published on Jun 19, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

Between the vast Sahara desert and the dense foliage of the African rainforest is a band of semi-arid grassland.

Known as the Sahel, this landscape is one of Africa’s most productive crop regions.

But the crops in the Sahel are grown close to their limits of tolerance, and rely on natural rainfall.

This means that even small changes to the amount of rain can have disastrous effects.

Al Jazeera’s Steff Gaulter reports.

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Storms, Flooding, Landslides

Typhoon Guchol Hits Japan

Published on Jun 19, 2012 by 678Gopi

Typhoon Guchol Hits Japan mainland
8 centimeters of rain per hour
81mph winds
150,000 people ordered to evacuate

Active tropical storm system(s)
Name of storm system	Location	Formed	Last update	Last category	Course	Wind Speed	Gust	Wave	Source	Details
Talim (06W)	Pacific Ocean	18.06.2012	20.06.2012	Tropical Storm	25 °	83 km/h	102 km/h	4.27 m	JTWC

Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 1 Storm name: Talim (06W) Area: Pacific Ocean Start up location: N 18° 48.000, E 112° 24.000 Start up: 18th June 2012 Status: Active Track long: 440.58 km Top category.: Report by: JTWC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 18th Jun 2012 04:06:37 N 18° 48.000, E 112° 24.000 13 56 74 Tropical Depression 65 12 JTWC 18th Jun 2012 11:06:45 N 19° 18.000, E 112° 48.000 7 83 102 Tropical Storm 25 8 JTWC 19th Jun 2012 04:06:08 N 19° 36.000, E 114° 48.000 15 83 102 Tropical Storm 75 16 JTWC 19th Jun 2012 10:06:11 N 20° 24.000, E 115° 36.000 20 83 102 Tropical Storm 45 20 JTWC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 20th Jun 2012 10:06:06 N 24° 0.000, E 118° 24.000 26 83 102 Tropical Storm 25 ° 14 JTWC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 21st Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 29° 42.000, E 126° 24.000 Tropical Storm 83 102 JTWC 22nd Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 36° 0.000, E 136° 24.000 Tropical Depression 56 74 JTWC 23rd Jun 2012 06:00:00 N 39° 24.000, E 145° 18.000 Tropical Depression 46 65 JTWC

Chris (AL03)

Atlantic Ocean

20.06.2012

20.06.2012

Tropical Storm

100 °

74 km/h

93 km/h

4.57 m

NHC

 Tropical Storm data

Share: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 0 Storm name: Chris (AL03) Area: Atlantic Ocean Start up location: N 38° 48.000, W 56° 0.000 Start up: 20th June 2012 Status: Active Track long: 0.00 km Top category.: Report by: NHC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 20th Jun 2012 10:06:15 N 38° 12.000, W 53° 30.000 28 74 93 Tropical Storm 100 ° 15 1005 MB NHC Forecast track Date Time Position Category Wind km/h Gust km/h Source 21st Jun 2012 12:00:00 N 41° 24.000, W 44° 44.700 Tropical Storm 102 0 NHC 21st Jun 2012 00:00:00 N 39° 30.000, W 48° 26.400 Tropical Storm 93 0 NHC 22nd Jun 2012 00:00:00 N 43° 42.000, W 43° 50.700 Tropical Storm 102 0 NHC 23rd Jun 2012 00:00:00 N 44° 30.000, W 45° 32.100 Tropical Storm 83 0 NHC

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Giant Wave Impact

India

State of Tamil Nadu, Mamallapuram [Bay of Bengal]

Giant Wave Impact in India on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 03:14 (03:14 AM) UTC.

Description

Giant waves, more than 12 feet high, hit the northern side of the famous shore temple at Mamallapuram, 60 km from Chennai, on Tuesday evening, leaving the heritage monument three feet deep in water. Sea water gushed inland for about 75 metres, leaving behind a pool of water. The temple town was virtually empty with more than 3,000 shops downing shutters to protest an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) proposal to take over an ancient Perumal temple in the town. While there were no casualties, the waves triggered memories of the 2004 tsunami when the temple town was badly hit. “Tuesday’s waves were a reminder of the tsunami. We were scared when we saw the tall waves. Fortunately, all shops were closed,” said V Balan, a member of the Mamallapuram Traders’ Association. The high waves, ASI sources said, started on Monday evening and continued all through Tuesday before resulting in a deluge in the evening. As a result the ASI is contemplating banning entry of visitors on Wednesday to the shore temple. However, oceanographic experts have been quick to reassure that the big wave is not the result of a tsunami. “This is just a local phenomenon and possibly a freak phenomenon caused by low pressure,” said Dr M A Aatmanand, director of National Institute of Ocean Technology.

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Dangerous Rip Currents Claim Lives at Florida Beaches

Rip Currents: Beware at the Beach

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By RANDY KREIDER

An outbreak of rip currents at beaches in Florida has claimed several lives and endangered dozens more in recent days, prompting the National Weather Service to extend its public warnings to beachgoers.

Over this past weekend, two people drowned and more than 70 had to be rescued from rip currents in a single Florida county on the Atlantic coast, officials there told ABC News.

A 14-year-old boy went missing Sunday after getting caught in a rip current while swimming with friends at New Smyrna Beach, Fla. His body was found on shore Monday morning. Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tammy Marris told ABC News that the teens were swimming at an unguarded beach, over 300 yards away from the nearest lifeguard.

The same day the boy went missing, a 66-year-old man died after getting caught in a rip current just off another beach in Volusia. He was pulled in by lifeguards but fell unconscious during the rescue process and did not recover, Marris said. Authorities have not released the identities of either victim.

The deaths follow another pair of fatal incidents that took place on Florida’s opposite coast along the Gulf of Mexico the previous weekend.

There, 42-year-old Sonia Westmoreland died June 9 after she was caught in a rip current while trying to rescue her daughter and her daughter’s two friends. The girls were saved by their father but Westmoreland was “blue around the mouth and non-responsive” when officers arrived, according to a police report obtained by ABC News. She died several days later.

Also on June 9, a 23-year-old Mississippi man drowned while swimming at an unguarded beach in Pensacola, Fla., according to the Pensacola News Journal.
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Flash Flood Warning

ABERDEEN SD
DULUTH MN
SIOUX FALLS SD

Flash Flood Watch

TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
DULUTH MN

Flood Warning

DULUTH MN
PENDLETON OR
TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
LAKE CHARLES LA
LAKE CHARLES LA

Coastal Flood Advisory

NEW ORLEANS LA
LAKE CHARLES LA

Landslides in China as tropical storm hits

Published on Jun 19, 2012 by itnnews

Tropical storm causes landslides and flooding in southern and eastern China. Report by Lisa Snell.

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

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Epidemic

Philippines

Province of Catanduanes, Virac

Epidemic in Philippines on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 04:49 (04:49 AM) UTC.

Description
The sudden increase of cholera cases in Virac, Catanduanes has prompted the Department of Health to declare a cholera outbreak, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on Wednesday. Since January, 18 were reported dead due to diarrhea, with 1,370 validated cases. On June 11, the municipality of Virac already declared a state of calamity due to the surge of cholera cases, the NDRRMC said. The suspected source of contamination was the improvised spring in Sto. Domingo river used by affected communities as their source of drinking water near the quarry site, the report said. Two more water sources in Virac were found positive for Vibrio Cholera. A medical team was sent to assess the situation and distribute purified water to the affected areas. Medicines and treatment were also given to the victims.
Biohazard name:	Cholerae Outbreak
Biohazard level:	2/4 Medium
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. “Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures”, see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Solar Activity

2MIN News June 19, 2012: THE ANOMALY + 2x Gamma Burst and more

Published on Jun 19, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

TODAYS LINKS
Carbon Dioxide at the Arctic: http://phys.org/news/2012-06-carbon-dioxide-arctic-coastal-seas.html
Arctic methane: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618095055.htm
Flaws in Standard Model: http://phys.org/news/2012-06-babar-hint-standard.html
Chemtrails: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2160873/NASA-satellite-images-…
Colorado Wildfire: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-colorado-wildfire-most-…
NM Wildfire: http://www.abc57.com/video/Dry-conditions–155918115.html
Typhoon: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/74624

REPEAT LINKS
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]

HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun]

SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos – as seen from earth]

SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT – as seen from earth]

Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images [Stereo; Cor, EUVI, HI – as seen from the side]

SunAEON:http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/ [Just click it… trust me]

SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]

iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html [Free Application; for advanced sun watchers]

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!]

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Space

Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days)
Object Name	Apporach Date	Left	AU Distance	LD Distance	Estimated Diameter*	Relative Velocity
(2004 HB39)	20th June 2012	0 day(s)	0.1605	62.5	77 m – 170 m	8.88 km/s	31968 km/h
(2008 CE119)	21st June 2012	1 day(s)	0.1811	70.5	21 m – 46 m	3.22 km/s	11592 km/h
308242 (2005 GO21)	21st June 2012	1 day(s)	0.0440	17.1	1.4 km – 3.1 km	13.27 km/s	47772 km/h
(2011 AH5)	25th June 2012	5 day(s)	0.1670	65.0	17 m – 39 m	5.84 km/s	21024 km/h
(2012 FA14)	25th June 2012	5 day(s)	0.0322	12.5	75 m – 170 m	5.28 km/s	19008 km/h
(2004 YG1)	25th June 2012	5 day(s)	0.0890	34.7	140 m – 310 m	11.34 km/s	40824 km/h
(2010 AF3)	25th June 2012	5 day(s)	0.1190	46.3	16 m – 36 m	6.54 km/s	23544 km/h
(2008 YT30)	26th June 2012	6 day(s)	0.0715	27.8	370 m – 820 m	10.70 km/s	38520 km/h
(2010 NY65)	27th June 2012	7 day(s)	0.1023	39.8	120 m – 270 m	15.09 km/s	54324 km/h
(2008 WM64)	28th June 2012	8 day(s)	0.1449	56.4	200 m – 440 m	17.31 km/s	62316 km/h
(2010 CD55)	28th June 2012	8 day(s)	0.1975	76.8	64 m – 140 m	6.33 km/s	22788 km/h
(2004 CL)	30th June 2012	10 day(s)	0.1113	43.3	220 m – 480 m	20.75 km/s	74700 km/h
(2008 YQ2)	03rd July 2012	13 day(s)	0.1057	41.1	29 m – 65 m	15.60 km/s	56160 km/h
(2005 QQ30)	06th July 2012	16 day(s)	0.1765	68.7	280 m – 620 m	13.13 km/s	47268 km/h
(2011 YJ28)	06th July 2012	16 day(s)	0.1383	53.8	150 m – 330 m	14.19 km/s	51084 km/h
276392 (2002 XH4)	07th July 2012	17 day(s)	0.1851	72.0	370 m – 840 m	7.76 km/s	27936 km/h
(2003 MK4)	08th July 2012	18 day(s)	0.1673	65.1	180 m – 410 m	14.35 km/s	51660 km/h
(1999 NW2)	08th July 2012	18 day(s)	0.0853	33.2	62 m – 140 m	6.66 km/s	23976 km/h
189P/NEAT	09th July 2012	19 day(s)	0.1720	66.9	n/a	12.47 km/s	44892 km/h
(2000 JB6)	10th July 2012	20 day(s)	0.1780	69.3	490 m – 1.1 km	6.42 km/s	23112 km/h
(2010 MJ1)	10th July 2012	20 day(s)	0.1533	59.7	52 m – 120 m	10.35 km/s	37260 km/h
(2008 NP3)	12th July 2012	22 day(s)	0.1572	61.2	57 m – 130 m	6.08 km/s	21888 km/h
(2006 BV39)	12th July 2012	22 day(s)	0.1132	44.1	4.2 m – 9.5 m	11.11 km/s	39996 km/h
(2005 NE21)	15th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1555	60.5	140 m – 320 m	10.77 km/s	38772 km/h
(2003 KU2)	15th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1034	40.2	770 m – 1.7 km	17.12 km/s	61632 km/h
(2007 TN74)	16th July 2012	26 day(s)	0.1718	66.9	20 m – 45 m	7.36 km/s	26496 km/h
(2007 DD)	16th July 2012	26 day(s)	0.1101	42.8	19 m – 42 m	6.47 km/s	23292 km/h
(2006 BC8)	16th July 2012	26 day(s)	0.1584	61.6	25 m – 56 m	17.71 km/s	63756 km/h
144411 (2004 EW9)	16th July 2012	26 day(s)	0.1202	46.8	1.3 km – 2.9 km	10.90 km/s	39240 km/h
(2012 BV26)	18th July 2012	28 day(s)	0.1759	68.4	94 m – 210 m	10.88 km/s	39168 km/h
(2010 OB101)	19th July 2012	29 day(s)	0.1196	46.6	200 m – 450 m	13.34 km/s	48024 km/h
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers,1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Source: NASA-NEO

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Unveiling Venus

Published on Jun 19, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ It can be called the morning or evening star, depending on where you are or what time it is, but it is anything but a star; in fact it is one of our nearest planetary neighbours, Venus.
Along with Mars the pair may be Earth’s close cousins, but they are oh-so different. Only now are we starting to peer through Venus’s clouds to reveal the burning planet’s secrets.

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Biological Hazards / Wildlife

Today

Biological Hazard

Australia

State of Western Australia, [Mullaloo Beach]

Biological Hazard in Australia on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 03:12 (03:12 AM) UTC.

Description
A Mullaloo ski paddler has escaped injury after a shark attacked his surf ski this morning. The man was thrown into the water when the predator rammed the back of his ski while he was out paddling with friends about 150m offshore about 7.15am. Surf Life Saving WA community safety manager Chris Peck said the paddler initially thought he had been hit by a jet ski. As the shark was biting the back of the ski, one of the stricken paddler’s friends paddled alongside him and was able to get him on to the back of his ski and take him into shore. He said the paddler, in his 50s, believed the shark was 3m to 3.5m but did not know what type it was. Mr Peck said the paddlers were shaken but uninjured. WA Fisheries Shark Response Unit manager Michael Burgess said the shark was likely to have been a great white. A Fisheries boat has now found the damaged ski and will examine it to try to determine what sort of shark it was. Fisheries advise a fisher has reported that a large white shark attacked a crab pot at Saxon Reef in Warnbro Sound around 8am. They will try to find both sharks to tag them. Mr Burgess said the two attacks, more than 50km apart, were likely to have been by different sharks, adding there was “some type of shark activity occurring along the Perth coast” at present.
Biohazard name:	Shark attack (Non-Fatal)
Biohazard level:	0/4 —
Biohazard desc.:	This does not included biological hazard category.
Symptoms:
Status:

Today

Biological Hazard

USA

State of North Carolina, [Ocean Isle Beach]

Biological Hazard in USA on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 03:09 (03:09 AM) UTC.

Description
A six-year-old girl from Shelby is recovering after being bitten by a shark off the coast of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The girl was swimming in shallow water near the shore around 11:30 a.m. when the attack happened. The report says that the girl’s mother told officials she had seen a shark following a school of fish in the area moments before the attack. The six-year-old has been treated for her injuries and is currently recovering in a North Carolina hospital. The girl and her family are in the area vacationing. This would be the second confirmed, but possibly sixth, shark attack within a 60 mile radius, this month. The other attacks have been in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Biohazard name:	Shark attack (Non-Fatal)
Biohazard level:	0/4 —
Biohazard desc.:	This does not included biological hazard category.
Symptoms:
Status:

Today

Biological Hazard

USA

State of Nebraska, [Sutherland Reservoir]

Biological Hazard in USA on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 03:07 (03:07 AM) UTC.

Description
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of dead carp were washing up on the north shores of Sutherland Reservoir, a caller said. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said they were aware of the problem and biologists were in the process of collecting dead fish for analysis. Their initial thoughts were that it was not an environmental factor like heat, lack of dissolved oxygen or a chemical spill that caused the problem. When I got to the reservoir, I noticed that the die-off was very species specific. The vast majority of the fish I saw dead were carp. This intrigued me because carp can usually survive the worst water conditions. The fact that I saw only a few other species, really no more than I would expect, to see on any given day around the reservoir, makes me think the die-off is due to some sort of disease that affects carp. I a’m not a fisheries biologist, but I’ am going to guess we will find out that it was something like the three or so koi herpes viruses or a similar ailment that killed these fish. Another common name is “carp pox.” The virus causes the gills of the fish to be unable to extract oxygen from the water. The fish basically suffocates. It will be a few days before the official findings will be back and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission can make a definitive statement of the cause of this fish kill.
Biohazard name:	Mass. Die-off (fishes)
Biohazard level:	0/4 —
Biohazard desc.:	This does not included biological hazard category.
Symptoms:
Status:

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