Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC)	Magnitude	Area	Country	State/Prov./Gov.	Location	Risk			Source	Details
21.06.2012 11:15:42	3.7	North America	United States	Alaska	Talkeetna				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 10:41:01	2.3	North America	United States	California	Black Oaks				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 10:25:29	2.8	Asia	Turkey		Kahya				EMSC
21.06.2012 10:25:47	2.9	Europe	Greece		Kalianaiika				EMSC
21.06.2012 10:00:38	2.5	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 10:26:06	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Genefik				EMSC
21.06.2012 10:26:28	2.1	Europe	Italy		Carpi				EMSC
21.06.2012 10:26:49	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Senek				EMSC
21.06.2012 09:10:39	2.0	North America	United States	California	West Compton				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 09:05:24	2.8	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 09:21:14	2.5	North America	United States	Missouri	Indian Mound				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 08:15:26	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Camlikoy				EMSC
21.06.2012 07:50:33	4.7	Pacific Ocean	Fiji		Matokana				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 08:15:47	4.8	Pacific Ocean – East	Fiji		Matokana				EMSC
21.06.2012 07:55:34	4.2	South America	Chile	Region de Antofagasta	Sara				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 08:16:10	4.2	South-America	Chile		Sara				EMSC
21.06.2012 07:10:29	2.5	Europe	Portugal		Sagres				EMSC
21.06.2012 07:00:33	2.3	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 09:20:30	2.8	Europe	Cyprus		Perivolia				EMSC
21.06.2012 10:27:09	3.1	Europe	Greece		Polion				EMSC
21.06.2012 07:10:50	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Doganbey				EMSC
21.06.2012 06:00:31	2.6	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	Canon de Guadalupe				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 06:05:24	4.9	Pacific Ocean – West	Guam		Toa				EMSC
21.06.2012 06:06:58	4.9	Pacific Ocean – West	Guam		Toa				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 06:05:45	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Kosan				EMSC
21.06.2012 06:00:52	4.9	Pacific Ocean – West	Guam		Talona				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 06:06:06	4.9	Pacific Ocean – West	Guam		Talona				EMSC
21.06.2012 06:11:12	4.7	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Okere Falls				GEONET
21.06.2012 06:21:00	4.6	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Punaroma				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 07:11:09	4.6	Australia & New-Zealand	New Zealand		Punaroma				EMSC
21.06.2012 06:06:28	2.5	Europe	Bulgaria		Simitli				EMSC
21.06.2012 08:30:37	2.8	Caribbean	British Virgin Islands		Belle Vue				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 08:16:30	3.7	Europe	Russia		Chashechka				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:25:28	4.6	Asia	Pakistan	Balochistan	Nimani				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 05:02:51	4.6	Asia	Pakistan		Nimani				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:20:36	4.6	Asia	Japan	Iwate-ken	Aneyoshi				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 05:04:05	4.9	Asia	Japan		Aneyoshi				EMSC
21.06.2012 05:08:56	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Yenihisar				EMSC
21.06.2012 05:10:47	2.0	Asia	Turkey		Molladavut				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:00:30	2.7	Europe	Greece		Marathopolis				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:02:30	3.3	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Otamarakau				GEONET
21.06.2012 04:00:48	2.8	Europe	Albania		Tujan				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:01:09	3.7	Middle-East	Iran		Tom Darreh				EMSC
21.06.2012 03:15:33	2.5	North America	United States	Alaska	Kantishna				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 02:45:33	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Kantishna				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 02:20:48	4.6	Asia	Japan	Fukushima-ken	Ena				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 02:55:27	4.7	Asia	Japan		Shimo-takaku				EMSC
21.06.2012 04:01:30	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Kahya				EMSC
21.06.2012 01:45:34	5.2		Solomon Islands	Western Province	Hopongo				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 01:50:34	5.2	Pacific Ocean – Middle	Solomon Islands		Hopongo				EMSC
21.06.2012 02:55:48	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Keklikpinari				EMSC
21.06.2012 01:50:55	2.2	Europe	Italy		Rovereto				EMSC
21.06.2012 01:51:16	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Balantina				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:20:30	2.5	North America	United States	Hawaii	Hanaipoe				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 00:45:29	2.4	Europe	France		Melle				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:45:49	3.0	Asia	Turkey		Asar				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:46:11	5.4	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Luoo				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:20:48	5.4	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia	North Sulawesi	Lion				USGS-RSOE
21.06.2012 00:46:31	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Dalyan				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:46:52	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Dalyan				EMSC
21.06.2012 00:47:13	2.4	Europe	Italy		La Balantina				EMSC
20.06.2012 23:06:06	2.8	North America	United States	California	Caldwell Pines				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 22:45:26	2.4	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 23:40:29	3.2	Europe	Portugal		Maia				EMSC
20.06.2012 22:15:38	2.6	North America	United States	California	Rovana				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 21:35:25	4.0	Asia	Turkey		Cerdin				EMSC
20.06.2012 21:35:44	4.8	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Tarohan				EMSC
20.06.2012 21:00:53	2.1	North America	United States	California	Castle Rock Springs				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 20:30:29	3.3	Europe	Italy		Malfa				EMSC
20.06.2012 23:25:32	2.6	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bordeaux (historical)				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 20:30:49	4.7	South-America	Colombia		Porvenir				EMSC
20.06.2012 20:31:09	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Rahimler				EMSC
20.06.2012 19:40:44	2.4	North America	United States	California	Indian Oaks				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 20:22:12	3.3	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Waiatoto				GEONET
20.06.2012 19:25:28	4.3	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Sasu				EMSC
20.06.2012 19:21:08	4.3	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Sasu				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 18:20:29	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Rahimler				EMSC
20.06.2012 19:21:27	4.3	Asia	Pakistan	North-West Frontier Province	Ghumla				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 19:25:48	4.3	Asia	Pakistan		Ghumla				EMSC
20.06.2012 17:20:29	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Uzunyurt				EMSC
20.06.2012 17:20:49	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Gemlik				EMSC
20.06.2012 19:21:46	4.5	Asia	Russia	Sakhalinskaya Oblast'	(( Vasil’yevo ))				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 18:20:55	4.3	Europe	Russia		(( Vasil’yevo ))				EMSC
20.06.2012 17:21:08	3.0	Europe	Greece		Platania				EMSC
20.06.2012 19:15:43	4.2	Asia	Afghanistan	Velayat-e Badakhshan	Daravan				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 19:26:11	4.2	Asia	Afghanistan		Daravan				EMSC
20.06.2012 17:21:30	2.3	Europe	Greece		Sougia				EMSC
20.06.2012 16:15:45	3.0	Europe	France		Les Grandes Dalles				EMSC
20.06.2012 16:16:07	2.8	Europe	Greece		Sevastaiika				EMSC
20.06.2012 16:16:28	2.8	Europe	Czech Republic		Spluchov				EMSC
20.06.2012 15:12:34	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Dry Creek				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 14:50:39	4.7	South America	Colombia	Departamento del Huila	Tijeras				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 15:10:30	4.6	South-America	Colombia		Paletara				EMSC
20.06.2012 15:10:54	2.4	Europe	Italy		Case Oratorio				EMSC
20.06.2012 15:11:14	2.0	Asia	Turkey		Tutlar				EMSC
20.06.2012 15:11:36	2.6	Europe	Spain		Almadraba				EMSC
20.06.2012 15:11:57	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Eymir				EMSC
20.06.2012 13:35:39	4.5	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Faighunago				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 14:05:23	4.5	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Faighunago				EMSC
20.06.2012 14:05:49	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Acibadem				EMSC
20.06.2012 14:06:08	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Karakoy				EMSC
20.06.2012 13:00:33	2.1	Europe	Czech Republic		Zelena				EMSC
20.06.2012 13:00:53	2.4	Europe	Italy		Rolo				EMSC
20.06.2012 13:01:14	5.6	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Bintuhan				EMSC
20.06.2012 12:20:49	5.6	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Bintuhan				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 11:55:38	3.2	Europe	Greece		Platanos				EMSC
20.06.2012 13:01:35	2.5	Europe	Greece		Kokkinoyio				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:55:59	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Bahceyaka				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:56:21	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Karakuyu				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:56:42	3.1	Europe	France		Vezieres				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:57:03	3.8	Asia	Taiwan		Chia-min				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:57:22	3.0	Asia	Turkey		Kirim				EMSC
20.06.2012 11:57:42	2.2	Europe	Greece		Kerion				EMSC
20.06.2012 21:55:42	2.4	North America	United States	Idaho	Edwardsburg				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 18:00:38	2.0	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	Patzcuaro				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 23:21:19	2.8	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	La Bomba				USGS-RSOE
20.06.2012 20:20:59	2.3	North America	United States	Utah	Soma				USGS-RSOE

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CCTV footage: Moment earthquake hits Australia’s Victoria

Published on Jun 20, 2012 by itnnews

The moment a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Australia’s Victoria has been caught on CCTV cameras in the state. Report by Adam Sich.

5.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Gujarat

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted many parts of Gujarat in the early morning on Wednesday but there were no reports of damage to property or loss of life.

A moderate earthquake was experienced today which had the epicentre at 26 km South South-East of Dholavira in Kutch district. Tremors were felt in Bhuj, Rapar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ahmedabad cities too, according to officials of Seismological department.

“Earlier a mild quake came. Then occurred the bigger jolt measuring 5 on Richter scale and it had the depth of 80 kms,” Institute of Seismological Research Director General B K Rastogi said.

“There were 27 aftershocks registered, in the magnitude of 1 to 3 on the Richter scale, and majority of them were in Kutch and Saurashtra region. But there are no reports of damage to property or the life,” he said.

Residents of Kutch region, which was devastated by a quake in 2001, rushed out of their homes in panic.

“In Ahmedabad also some people felt minor tremors but we have not received any panic calls,” said Chief Fire Officer M F Dastur.

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Volcanic Activity

Long-grumbling Alaska volcano has explosive ash burst

(Reuters) – A remote Aleutian volcano that has been restless for the past year rumbled to life, 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 on Tuesday, 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.

(Editing by Tim Gaynor)

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

FLAGSTAFF AZ
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Storms, Flooding, Landslides

Active tropical storm system(s)
Name of storm system	Location	Formed	Last update	Last category	Course	Wind Speed	Gust	Wave	Source	Details
Chris (AL03)	Atlantic Ocean	20.06.2012	21.06.2012	Tropical Storm	65 °	93 km/h	111 km/h	4.57 m	NHC

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Tropical storm Talim is forecast to strike China at about 09:00 GMT on 20 June.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:17 GMT

Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk

Tropical storm Talim is forecast to strike China at about 09:00 GMT on 20 June.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear24.7 N,120.3 E.Talim is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around83 km/h (51 mph).Wind gusts in the area maybeconsiderably higher.

The information above is provided for guidance only and should not be used to make life or death decisions or decisions relating to property. Anyone in the region who is concerned for their personal safety or property should contact their official national weather agency or warning centre for advice.

This alert is provided by TropicalStorm Risk (TSR) which is sponsored by Benfield, Royal & SunAlliance,Crawford & Company and University College London (UCL). TSR acknowledges thesupport of the UK Met Office.

Today

Flash Flood

USA

State of Minnesota, Duluth

Flash Flood in USA on Thursday, 21 June, 2012 at 02:56 (02:56 AM) UTC.

Flood Warning

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Indonesian authorities search for boy after landslide kills 11

Authorities in eastern Indonesia were searching for a missing 13-year boy Wednesday still missing after a landslide in eastern Indonesia.

“We have recovered 13 people, two of them were still alive and now recovering in hospital. Eleven people are confirmed dead,” the head of the regional disaster management body Broery Tjokro told dpa.

The landslide hit a residential area early Tuesday, in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province. The boy was the only person still unaccounted for.

Heavy rain and unstable terrain have hampered rescue efforts.

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Nuclear

20.06.2012

Nuclear Event

USA

State of Pennsylvania, Berwick [Nuclear Event in USA t]

Nuclear Event in USA on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 11:17 (11:17 AM) UTC.

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

20.06.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Thailand

Province of Nakhon Ratchasima, Songkhla

Epidemic Hazard in Thailand on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 14:06 (02:06 PM) UTC.

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Baffling Illness Strikes Africa, Turns Children Into Mindless “Zombies”
Jason Mick (Blog)

World Health Organization is on high alert about new Ugandan outbreak, cause is not fully known

Updated:
Added commentary from Jason Oh, a Johns Hopkins Univ. public health studies student who is currently in Uganda studying the disease post-conflict transformation. Mr. Oh described some of the symptoms in more detail, and offered different perspective from the CNN reporters’ experience.

CNN has also reworded their report to tone down the suggestion of violent behavior.

It’s called the “nodding disease” and it’s a baffling illness that has struck thousands of children in northern Uganda.  The illness brings on seizures, violent behavior in some (debated), personality changes, and a host of other unusual symptoms.

I. Mental Degradation: Child Victims Have no Cure, no Future

Grace Lagat, a northern Uganda native, is mother of two children – Pauline Oto and Thomas — both of whom are victims of the disease.  For their safety, when she leaves the house, she now ties them up, using fabric like handcuffs.  She recalls, “When I am going to the garden, I tie them with cloth. If I don’t tie them I come back and find that they have disappeared.”

Reportedly the children gnaw at their fabric restraints, like a rabid animals — or “zombies” of popular fiction — in an attempt  to escape.  (This is based on CNN‘s commentary.)

(Jason Oh points out that the restraints are intended to protect the chidlren from harm, and from starting fires.)

The effort to restrain the children is not unwarranted.  In one of the most bizarre symptoms of this tragic illness, children with the disease are reportedly setting fire to buildings in their communities.  Coupled with the aimless wandering this disease provokes in victims, this is a deadly combination.  More than 200 people have been killed in fires believed to be set by the zombified children.

(According to Jason Oh, there have been few reports of violent behavior.  It is unclear where our primary source CNN received this information, though a reader suggested that a CDC report indicated that 10 to 15 percent of children were found to exhibit increased aggression.  We were unable to locate this report.)

_{The disease leaves child victims in an often-violent “zombiefied” state. [Image Source: CNN]}

The disease is not new.  It popped up in the 1960s in Sudan.  From there it slowly spread to Libya and Tanzania.

The Uganda infections, though, are a new outbreak — a troubling sign.  The jump into a new region could be pure coincidence, or it could indicate the disease has become more virulent or found a new transmissions vector.

_{Uganda is located in central Africa [Image Source: U of Tex., Modifications: Jason Mick]}

Infected children typically have regular seizures, which are proceeded by a repetitive nodding of the head.  This characteristic symptom has given rise to the unofficial title for the malady.

II. World Medical Organizations Racing for a Cure

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have been tracking the spread of this frightening ailment.  Dr. Joaquin Saweka says the scene in Uganda is horrific, stating, “It was quite desperate, I can tell you.  Imagine being surrounded by 26 children and 12 of them showing signs of this. The attitude was to quickly find a solution to the problem.”

Yet the WHO and CDC are not fully sure what is causing the illness, which cripples children and turns them into mindless, violence-prone zombies.  The best clue they have is that most of the cases occur in regions inhabited by “Black flies”, which carry the parasitic worm Onchocerca Volvulus.  That worm is responsible for another dangerous disease dubbed “river blindness”, the world’s second leading cause of infectious blindness.

(Jason Oh states that CNN misunderstood this reference.  While it’s true the cause of the disease is unknown and the literature papers on the topic indicate an overlap with part of the river blindness afflicted regions, but he feels this reference was only intended to “state the obvious”, not hypothesize causation.)

_{The illness may have something to do with Black flies (left, center) and their parasitic worm (right). [Image Source: WHO (left), Wikimedia Commons (center), Human Healths (right)]}

However 7 percent of infected children live in regions not inhabited by the Black fly, so a link is speculative at best.

Children with the disease also frequently exhibit vitamin B6 deficiency, leading medical experts to believe that the disease may be nutrition related.  However, infections by microbes, parasites, fungi, or even fungi/microbes carried by a parasitic host, can all lead to nutritional deficiencies.

Dr. Scott Dowell, director of global disease detection and emergency response at CDC, says the race is on to determine the cause and a cure.  He states, “At first we cast the net wide. We ruled out three dozen potential causes and we are working on a handful of probabilities.  We know from past experience an unknown disease could end up having more global implications.”

In the current cases children as old as 19 have been found to be stricken, with the majority of the worst symptoms being spread over the 3-11 age range.

One mystery surrounding the disease is the seizures themselves.  While typically seizures are either randomly occurring or follow some singular cue/pattern, the nodding disease seems to have multiple triggers, including eating new foods, changing weather, and other changes.

(Jason Oh says CNN reporters messed up and that it’s familiar foods trigger the seizures, not unfamiliar ones like bars of chocolate.)

Seizure often leave the children soiled with urine and drooling.  Local nurses are afraid to touch the infected.  States local nurse Elupe Petua, “I feel, because I don’t know what causes it, I don’t even know how it transmits, when I touch them I feel that I can also get the infection because I don’t know what causes it.”

III. Medication is Ineffective

Anti-epileptic medication slows the onset of symptoms, but is unable to stop the progression of the disease.  The seizures eventually leave many children unable to walk, only able to drag their bodies along the ground as flies tried to attack them.

_{The current treatment approach of anti-epileptics has done little to halt the illness.
[Image Souce: CNN]}

(Jason Oh says that the diseases offers a tragic, slow mental degradation, taking years to develop.  Affected children, embarassed about the nodding and afraid of infecting classmates often drop out of school, while still mentally capable.  Eventually the seizures lead to the more severe symptoms mentioned in the intro — loss of speech, partial paralysis, personality changes, and — according to CNN — violence.)

The government of Uganda has come under criticism for not being vocal enough in addressing the tragedy and demanding foreign aid/research expertise.  Local politicians have taken to transporting victims from affected villages by bus to city hospitals in order to force the issue into the eyes of the more affluent city-dwellers.

(Jason Oh adds some perspective writing, “Uganda had asked the CDC to investigate in 2009.  Most of the backlash against the government is because the Ministry of Health has been slow to use emergency funds that the Parliament made available.  They’ve established many local centers for Nodding Syndrome, but they are under-staffed and under-equipped.  The kids are being referred to and transported to Mulago Hospital (famous for being in The Last King of Scotland) so the top doctors at Makerere University and in Kampala can monitor them.”)

The issue is yet another woe for a nation in which the impoverished majority was terrorized for years by warlord Jospeph Kony’s militia, dubbed the “Lord’s Resistance Army.”

Mr. Kony is currently wanted by the International Criminal Court on multiple counts of violent war crimes, including rape and murder.  These offenses are punishable by death (life in prison), if he is ever brought to trial. (Jason Oh clarified that under the new Rome Statute of 2002, the ICC is not allowed to seek the death penalty, even in murder cases.)

IV. What if the “Nodding Disease” Found a Way to Reach the U.S.?

Dr. Saweka says that for all the hand-waving by the government about using better anti-epileptics and offering more funding, he appreciates and shares in the villagers frustration.  He states, “People complain that it looks like the lives in developing countries have less value than the lives in the western countries. When you know the root cause, you address the cure. Now you are just relieving the symptoms. We don’t expect to cure anybody.”

_{Ugandans, grief stricken, feel somewhat abandoned by the government and the wealthy developed “First World”. [Image Source: CNN]}

While the “First World” may not be focused on — or even aware of — the zombification that is leaving children in these African nations violent (debated), crippled shells of their former selves — tied like dogs — it is an issue that must be addressed.  After all, viruses, bacteria, parasites thanks to the wonders of evolution can mutate and adapt to new environments and new transmission vectors.

Thus this zombie virus  While reports of violence or strange behavior — like biting — are disputed, the disease is very serious.  It may seem like a foreign issue to regions like the U.S. and EU who are struggling with their own financial crisises.  But if the illness finds a way to broaden its spread, this outbreak could cripple children across the globe.

(A word of clarification… CNN has reworded their report slightly to tone down the suggestion of violent behavior.  The reports of fire starting stand, but in the new context it’s possible these were just innocent accidents triggered by the childrens’ loss of coordination.

Source: CNN

Related articles

• Baffling Illness Strikes Africa, Turns Children Into Mindless “Zombies” (raptureimminent.wordpress.com)
• Uganda: Women in nodding disease campaign (crofsblogs.typepad.com)
• “Nodding Disease” Steals the Lives of Children (worldpittsburgh.wordpress.com)
• Mysterious child disease in Uganda (english.pravda.ru)
• Uganda Parliamentarians Seek Report on Nodding Disease (theepochtimes.com)
• Baffling Illness Strikes Africa, Turns Children Into Mindless “Zombies” (pakalertpress.com)
• Mystery disease turning Africa’s children into zombies (disclose.tv)
• Mystery of nodding disease turning children into ‘zombies’ in Uganda (dailymail.co.uk)
• Uganda: MPs ask for release of CDC report on nodding disease (crofsblogs.typepad.com)

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Solar Activity

2MIN News June 20, 2012: NASA Investigating New Science???

Published on Jun 20, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

TODAYS LINKS
Tsunami Debris: http://www.weather.com/news/tsunami-debris-survey-20120619
Bird on Radar: http://www.weather.com/news/radar-detects-bird-migration-20120619
Alaska Volcano: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/20/us-alaska-volcano-idUSBRE85J02K2012…
CMEs: http://www.universetoday.com/95882/this-video-will-make-you-grateful-for-the-…

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

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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
(2008 CE119)	21st June 2012	0 day(s)	0.1811	70.5	21 m – 46 m	3.22 km/s	11592 km/h
308242 (2005 GO21)	21st June 2012	0 day(s)	0.0440	17.1	1.4 km – 3.1 km	13.27 km/s	47772 km/h
(2011 AH5)	25th June 2012	4 day(s)	0.1670	65.0	17 m – 39 m	5.84 km/s	21024 km/h
(2012 FA14)	25th June 2012	4 day(s)	0.0322	12.5	75 m – 170 m	5.28 km/s	19008 km/h
(2004 YG1)	25th June 2012	4 day(s)	0.0890	34.7	140 m – 310 m	11.34 km/s	40824 km/h
(2010 AF3)	25th June 2012	4 day(s)	0.1190	46.3	16 m – 36 m	6.54 km/s	23544 km/h
(2008 YT30)	26th June 2012	5 day(s)	0.0715	27.8	370 m – 820 m	10.70 km/s	38520 km/h
(2010 NY65)	27th June 2012	6 day(s)	0.1023	39.8	120 m – 270 m	15.09 km/s	54324 km/h
(2008 WM64)	28th June 2012	7 day(s)	0.1449	56.4	200 m – 440 m	17.31 km/s	62316 km/h
(2010 CD55)	28th June 2012	7 day(s)	0.1975	76.8	64 m – 140 m	6.33 km/s	22788 km/h
(2004 CL)	30th June 2012	9 day(s)	0.1113	43.3	220 m – 480 m	20.75 km/s	74700 km/h
(2008 YQ2)	03rd July 2012	12 day(s)	0.1057	41.1	29 m – 65 m	15.60 km/s	56160 km/h
(2005 QQ30)	06th July 2012	15 day(s)	0.1765	68.7	280 m – 620 m	13.13 km/s	47268 km/h
(2011 YJ28)	06th July 2012	15 day(s)	0.1383	53.8	150 m – 330 m	14.19 km/s	51084 km/h
276392 (2002 XH4)	07th July 2012	16 day(s)	0.1851	72.0	370 m – 840 m	7.76 km/s	27936 km/h
(2003 MK4)	08th July 2012	17 day(s)	0.1673	65.1	180 m – 410 m	14.35 km/s	51660 km/h
(1999 NW2)	08th July 2012	17 day(s)	0.0853	33.2	62 m – 140 m	6.66 km/s	23976 km/h
189P/NEAT	09th July 2012	18 day(s)	0.1720	66.9	n/a	12.47 km/s	44892 km/h
(2000 JB6)	10th July 2012	19 day(s)	0.1780	69.3	490 m – 1.1 km	6.42 km/s	23112 km/h
(2010 MJ1)	10th July 2012	19 day(s)	0.1533	59.7	52 m – 120 m	10.35 km/s	37260 km/h
(2008 NP3)	12th July 2012	21 day(s)	0.1572	61.2	57 m – 130 m	6.08 km/s	21888 km/h
(2006 BV39)	12th July 2012	21 day(s)	0.1132	44.1	4.2 m – 9.5 m	11.11 km/s	39996 km/h
(2005 NE21)	15th July 2012	24 day(s)	0.1555	60.5	140 m – 320 m	10.77 km/s	38772 km/h
(2003 KU2)	15th July 2012	24 day(s)	0.1034	40.2	770 m – 1.7 km	17.12 km/s	61632 km/h
(2007 TN74)	16th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1718	66.9	20 m – 45 m	7.36 km/s	26496 km/h
(2007 DD)	16th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1101	42.8	19 m – 42 m	6.47 km/s	23292 km/h
(2006 BC8)	16th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1584	61.6	25 m – 56 m	17.71 km/s	63756 km/h
144411 (2004 EW9)	16th July 2012	25 day(s)	0.1202	46.8	1.3 km – 2.9 km	10.90 km/s	39240 km/h
(2012 BV26)	18th July 2012	27 day(s)	0.1759	68.4	94 m – 210 m	10.88 km/s	39168 km/h
(2010 OB101)	19th July 2012	28 day(s)	0.1196	46.6	200 m – 450 m	13.34 km/s	48024 km/h
(2008 OX1)	20th July 2012	29 day(s)	0.1873	72.9	130 m – 300 m	15.35 km/s	55260 km/h
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers,1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Source: NASA-NEO

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Articles of Interest

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