Earthquakes
RSOE EDIS
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| 19.07.2012 10:20:48 | 2.3 | North America | United States | California | Rancho Tehama Reserve |  |
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| 19.07.2012 10:05:46 | 3.6 | North America | United States | California | Three Rocks | |
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| 19.07.2012 10:00:37 | 3.5 | Europe | Greece | North Aegean | Atsiki | |
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| 19.07.2012 10:01:02 | 5.5 | Asia | Afghanistan | Badakhshan | Ashkasham | |
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| 19.07.2012 09:56:19 | 5.5 | Asia | Afghanistan | Badakhshan | Ashkasham | |
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| 19.07.2012 09:50:48 | 2.6 | North America | United States | Alaska | Valdez | |
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| 19.07.2012 09:36:01 | 2.8 | North America | United States | Alaska | McCarthy | |
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| 19.07.2012 10:01:28 | 2.5 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | Yatagan | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:35:54 | 4.1 | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Culebra | |
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| 19.07.2012 10:01:53 | 4.0 | Caribbean Sea | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Culebra | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:50:29 | 4.0 | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Culebra | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:55:39 | 2.8 | South-America | Argentina | San Juan | Calingasta | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:36:18 | 4.9 | Indonesian archipelago | Papua New Guinea | West New Britain | Kandrian |  |
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| 19.07.2012 08:55:59 | 4.9 | Indonesian Archipelago | Papua New Guinea | West New Britain | Kandrian | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:56:30 | 2.3 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | Ula | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:57:10 | 2.2 | Asia | Turkey | Bal?kesir | Sindirgi | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:57:30 | 2.9 | South-America | Bolivia | Potosí | Villa Alota | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:25:37 | 2.0 | North America | United States | California | Shandon | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:57:50 | 3.8 | Europe | Greece | Crete | Chora Sfakion | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:58:10 | 2.8 | Europe | Greece | South Aegean | Emporeio | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:40:33 | 5.4 | Atlantic Ocean | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Grytviken | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:55:24 | 5.6 | Atlantic Ocean – North | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Grytviken | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:55:45 | 2.0 | Asia | Turkey | Kütahya | Saphane | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:56:03 | 4.6 | Indonesian Archipelago | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik | Ambunti | |
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| 19.07.2012 07:30:38 | 4.6 | Indonesian archipelago | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik | Ambunti | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:58:31 | 2.2 | Europe | Greece | West Macedonia | Armenokhorion | |
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| 19.07.2012 06:55:18 | 2.8 | Asia | Turkey | Bal?kesir | Sindirgi | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:50:50 | 2.1 | Asia | Turkey | Kütahya | Simav | |
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| 19.07.2012 06:55:47 | 3.1 | Europe | Russia | Chechnya | Avtury | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:51:17 | 2.5 | South-America | Chile | Antofagasta | Calama | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:52:01 | 2.7 | Middle-East | Iraq | Dah?k | Zakhu | |
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| 19.07.2012 08:16:00 | 3.5 | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Cabo Rojo | Puerto Real | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:52:25 | 2.7 | Asia | Turkey | Van | Yuvacik | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:06:56 | 2.4 | North America | United States | California | Mountain Center | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:52:48 | 3.1 | Middle-East | Iraq | Dah?k | Sinah | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:53:11 | 2.5 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | Ula | |
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| 19.07.2012 04:45:24 | 2.3 | Europe | Italy | Emilia-Romagna | San Prospero | |
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| 19.07.2012 04:45:41 | 2.1 | Asia | Turkey | Mu?la | Bodrum | |
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| 19.07.2012 05:53:33 | 4.4 | South-America | Chile | Atacama | Diego de Almagro | |
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| 19.07.2012 03:45:20 | 2.6 | Europe | Greece | Central Macedonia | Ierissos | |
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| 19.07.2012 03:20:55 | 2.5 | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Guayama | Guayama | |
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| 19.07.2012 02:55:29 | 2.6 | North America | United States | Alaska | Anchor Point | |
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| 19.07.2012 04:45:56 | 2.2 | Asia | Turkey | Bitlis | Sagirkaya | |
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| 19.07.2012 04:46:16 | 2.2 | Asia | Turkey | Hatay | Gozene | |
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| 19.07.2012 02:35:25 | 2.7 | Europe | Greece | Ionian Islands | Limni Keriou | |
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| 19.07.2012 02:35:43 | 2.6 | Europe | Poland | Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Rakow | |
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| 19.07.2012 01:30:26 | 4.5 | South-America | Chile | Atacama | Diego de Almagro | |
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| 19.07.2012 00:35:33 | 4.5 | South America | Chile | Atacama | Diego de Almagro | |
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| 19.07.2012 00:30:26 | 2.7 | Europe | Greece | Attica | Agia Pelagia | |
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| 19.07.2012 00:30:52 | 3.3 | South-America | Chile | Antofagasta | Taltal | |
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Volcanic Activity
Authorities declared a green (preventive) alert on Rincón de la Vieja volcano in May. Courtesy of National Seismological Network
Following an increase in its volcanic activity, visits to the crater of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, are prohibited until further notice.
Volcanologist Raúl Mora, from the National Seismological Network, explained that the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, “while not the most active in the country, is a volcano in full activity, which prompted authorities to take preventive measures.”
Mora said restricted access to the crater does not affect public access to the national park of the same name, one of northwestern Costa Rica’s main attractions.
Rincón de la Vieja and Turrialba are the country’s only two volcanoes with restricted access for tourists.
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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather
Excessive Heat Warning
TULSA OK MEMPHIS TN WILMINGTON OH PADUCAH KY KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
Excessive Heat Watch
TULSA OK
Heat Advisory
ST LOUIS MO BISMARCK ND TULSA OK NORTH PLATTE NE SPRINGFIELD MO LITTLE ROCK AR TOPEKA KS SIOUX FALLS SD HASTINGS NE WICHITA KS MEMPHIS TN LINCOLN IL WILMINGTON OH LOUISVILLE KY INDIANAPOLIS IN PADUCAH KY RAPID CITY SD ABERDEEN SD KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
| 18.07.2012 | Heat Wave | USA | State of Iowa, Des Moines |  |
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Heat Wave in USA on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 14:17 (02:17 PM) UTC.
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| Temperatures in Des Moines reached triple digits Tuesday for the fifth time this summer, extending a month-long heat wave that will likely continue for at least another week. Des Moines peaked at 100 degrees. While temperatures will fall slightly toward the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service, highs will remain in the 90s and lows won’t drop below the low 70s. Large parts of eastern and southern Iowa, including Polk County, are under a heat advisory. Wednesday’s high should reach 98 degrees and Thursday may top out at 96. Friday likely will be the coolest day this week with a high of 92, meteorologists said. There is a small chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night and rain could continue overnight, but no other precipitation is expected this week. “Tomorrow evening and overnight is the best shot at any rain,” National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Skow said. “And that’s less than a 30 percent chance.” The rest of the state may see some rain but, “as far as a good soaking, we’re not seeing it,” Skow said. The number of counties under a burn ban grew to 32 on Tuesday and firefighters, farmers and officials continued to voice concern about the dry conditions. |
Red Flag Warning
FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE MEDFORD OR BOISE ID
Fire Weather Watch
RENO NV
Extreme Fire Danger
RAPID CITY SD HASTINGS NE
Town of 1,800 evacuated in Canaries wildfire
by Staff Writers
Vilaflor, Spain (AFP)
 Canary Islands. |
Spanish authorities evacuated a town of 1,800 residents on the Canary Islands on Tuesday, after three days of firefighting efforts failed to prevent a raging wildfire from reaching it.
Residents were evacuating from the town of Vilaflor, south of the Teide national park that spans the centre of the Spanish island of Tenerife, as flames reached parts of the town.
Emergency services “are evacuating residents from Vilaflor due to the advance of the fire from the east,” the regional government said in a statement Tuesday evening.
It said the 1,800 people of the village were leaving by road. Authorities provided buses for some 200 people who did not have their own vehicles.
Authorities had prepared a shelter for the evacuees in the nearby town of Granadilla, the statement added.
Authorities earlier said the fire had crept a few metres into the Teide park, a major tourist attraction on the archipelago off northwest Africa, as firefighters battled to keep the flames away from populated areas.
Some 800 firefighters were battling the blaze, which broke out Sunday and has spread with strong winds and high temperatures, regional authorities said.
More than 90 people were evacuated from other parts of the island on Monday, of whom 60 remained away from their homes before the latest evacuations.
The fire had affected an area of about 3,000 hectares, of which half had been burnt, a spokeswoman for the regional emergency services said.
Firefighters said they were using five helicopters and three water-bombing planes that arrived Tuesday from mainland Spain, but authorities later said the thick smoke at Vilaflor was hampering efforts.
Another four helicopters and 300 firefighters were working to put out a blaze on one of the neighbouring islands, La Palma, that has engulfed around 500 hectares and forced more than 150 evacuations.
The spokeswoman said this fire had been “stabilised” on Tuesday afternoon after 160 people were evacuated.
Spain has been hit particularly hard by forest fires this year after experiencing its driest winter in 70 years.
The worst fire ravaged 50,000 hectares in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia in July.
Related Links
Forest and Wild Fires – News, Science and Technology
| 19.07.2012 | Forest / Wild Fire | Greece | West Greece, [Patras city area] |  |
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Forest / Wild Fire in Greece on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 11:06 (11:06 AM) UTC.
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| Authorities issued evacuation orders for villages in southwestern Greece on Wednesday where wildfires, aided by strong winds and soaring temperatures, have ravaged large areas. The blaze, burning mostly pine forest, sent smoke over the city of Patras, a port with some 220,000 inhabitants, where regional authorities have declared an emergency. Nine planes and one helicopter were involved in the firefighting effort at Argyra, some 15 kilometres (9 miles) east of Patras. Apostolos Katsifaras, regional governor for western Greece, said evacuation orders had been issued for villages in the rugged fire stricken area — likely to involve several hundred residents. “The conditions are very tough. We are using everything we have against the fire,” Katsifaras said. The state of emergency allows authorities to use additional resources, including Greece’s military. |
| Today | Forest / Wild Fire | Portugal | Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, [Povoa de Santa Iria] |  |
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Forest / Wild Fire in Portugal on Thursday, 19 July, 2012 at 03:23 (03:23 AM) UTC.
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| In Portugal, five major fires were reported. The three largest of them, which were raging in the north and in Povoa de Santa Iria near Lisbon, were largely under control, authorities said. |
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Flooding / Landslides
Flash Flood Watch
JACKSON KY PENDLETON OR
Flood Warning
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| Today | Flash Flood | USA | State of Alabama, [Northern area] | |
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Flash Flood in USA on Thursday, 19 July, 2012 at 03:17 (03:17 AM) UTC.
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| Strong thunderstorms moved slowly across the Tennessee Valley and produced torrential rain and strong gusty winds. Rainfall totals exceeded three inches in some areas before 5 p.m. Flash Flood Warnings were issued for some counties in North Alabama. Some of the stronger storms produced significant lightning. In Athens, thousands of customers were without power and crews worked in the storms to restore it. Roads flooded in Limestone County and drivers were urged to stay off of them. Athens Bible School suffered roof damage during the storm, and firefighters were at a home on Pepper Road where the roof caught fire, possibly because of lightning. |
| Today | Complex Emergency | Japan | MultiPrefectures, [Kyushu Island-wide] | |
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Complex Emergency in Japan on Thursday, 19 July, 2012 at 07:34 (07:34 AM) UTC.
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| About 3,000 people in a city of southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu were forced to evacuate their homes again on Thursday due to threats of landslide and flood caused by heavy rain. According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the residents in Aso City where landslides hit houses last week were ordered to evacuate their houses on Thursday morning as heavy rain continued to fall on the area covered with volcanic ash soil which is very fragile. In Aso City and its surrounding region of Kumamoto Prefecture, at least 23 people were found dead and two went missing after landslides hit houses last week in more than 60 places. Heavy rain caused by Tropical Storm Khanun poured in several areas of northern Kyushu which saw hourly rainfall between 40 and 50 mm in the morning hours. The Japan Meteorological agency warned as the tropical storm moves north, heavy rainfall may trigger further floods and landslides in Kyushu till Friday. |
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Radiation / Nuclear
| 18.07.2012 | Nuclear Event | USA | State of Pennsylvania, [Limerick Nuclear Power Plant] | |
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Nuclear Event in USA on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 19:44 (07:44 PM) UTC.
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| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it is closely monitoring events at the Limerick Generating Station after a manual scram around 8:15 a.m. shut down the reactor at the nuclear power plant. According to NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan, an electrical fault was reported in a transformer in a turbine building that spurred the scram and that the transformer is not a main transformer. The event was listed as an “unusual event” around 8:39 a.m., the lowest of the event ratings, Sheehan said. No one was injured in the incident and no outside help was requested, Sheehan said. Sheehan said the transformers have been known to fail from time to time and that the reactor was safely shut down. Sheehan said there are no complications at the power plant at this time and there is no danger to the public from the incident. |
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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases
| 18.07.2012 | Epidemic | Uganda | Western Uganda, [Bundibugyo District] | |
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Epidemic in Uganda on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 12:34 (12:34 PM) UTC.
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| An outbreak of the deadly cholera disease in Bundibugyo district has killed four people leaving over 150 others hospitalized. The epidemic spread to the district from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. The four persons died before being taken to hospitals for medication according to Isaac Bisunga – the district disease surveillance officer. Bisunga says the epidemic broke out last month but only to realize it was cholera last week. The most affected areas include Bundibugyo town council, Nyahuka town council, Kasithu sub-county, Bukukwanga sub-county, Kisuba sub-county and Bubandi sub-county. Isolation centers have been established at Bundibugyo hospital and Nyahuka health center IV according to the disease surveillance officer. | |
| Biohazard name: | Cholera |
| 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. |
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Solar Activity
2MIN News July 18, 2012: Disaster Report, Quakes, Spaceweather
Published on Jul 18, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers
TODAYS LINKS
Japan Flooding: http://www.weather.com/news/japan-flooding-20120717
Drought: http://www.weather.com/news/drought-disaster-photos-20120713?pageno=1
Melting Ice: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78556
Sprites: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/120713-sprite-international-s…
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]
NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/
LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can't figure out what this one is for?]
BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
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
| 18.07.2012 | Event into space | Finland | Province of Ostrobothnia, [Ostrobothnia-wide] | |
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Event into space in Finland on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 11:03 (11:03 AM) UTC.
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| An exceptional bright light phenomenon was observed in many parts of Ostobothnia, western Finland, just after 5pm on Tuesday. According to the Ursa astronomical association, this was a meteorite which had passed through the Earth’s upper atmosphere before hitting the ground. According to Esko Lyytinen of Ursa, the object definitely made it to the ground. He speculated it could be as heavy as dozens of kilograms. The object’s final explosion occurred probably between the towns of Kalajoki and Ylivieska. Several observations of the object were made by Ursa at locations across Ostrobothnia. The subsonic blast was heard over a wide area. Amateur astronomers are now eager to find the heavenly body which lies somewhere in the area of Ylivieska and Kalajoki. Meteorites are a rare occurrence whereas meteors, objects that fail to reach the Earth’s surface, are more common. For example, during the course of the year, the Earth passes through dust clouds which give rise to a phenomenon known as a “meteor shower.” During such an event, streaks of light caused by small rocky particles are visible at regular intervals in the night sky. |
Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days) |
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| Object Name | Apporach Date | Left | AU Distance | LD Distance | Estimated Diameter* | Relative Velocity | |||
| (2010 OB101) | 19th July 2012 | 0 day(s) | 0.1196 | 46.6 | 200 m – 450 m | 13.34 km/s | 48024 km/h | ||
| (2008 OX1) | 20th July 2012 | 1 day(s) | 0.1873 | 72.9 | 130 m – 300 m | 15.35 km/s | 55260 km/h | ||
| (2010 GK65) | 21st July 2012 | 2 day(s) | 0.1696 | 66.0 | 34 m – 75 m | 17.80 km/s | 64080 km/h | ||
| (2011 OJ45) | 21st July 2012 | 2 day(s) | 0.1367 | 53.2 | 18 m – 39 m | 3.79 km/s | 13644 km/h | ||
| 153958 (2002 AM31) | 22nd July 2012 | 3 day(s) | 0.0351 | 13.7 | 630 m – 1.4 km | 9.55 km/s | 34380 km/h | ||
| (2011 CA7) | 23rd July 2012 | 4 day(s) | 0.1492 | 58.1 | 2.3 m – 5.1 m | 5.43 km/s | 19548 km/h | ||
| (2012 BB124) | 24th July 2012 | 5 day(s) | 0.1610 | 62.7 | 170 m – 380 m | 8.78 km/s | 31608 km/h | ||
| (2009 PC) | 28th July 2012 | 9 day(s) | 0.1772 | 68.9 | 61 m – 140 m | 7.34 km/s | 26424 km/h | ||
| 217013 (2001 AA50) | 31st July 2012 | 12 day(s) | 0.1355 | 52.7 | 580 m – 1.3 km | 22.15 km/s | 79740 km/h | ||
| (2012 DS30) | 02nd August 2012 | 14 day(s) | 0.1224 | 47.6 | 18 m – 39 m | 5.39 km/s | 19404 km/h | ||
| (2000 RN77) | 03rd August 2012 | 15 day(s) | 0.1955 | 76.1 | 410 m – 920 m | 9.87 km/s | 35532 km/h | ||
| (2004 SB56) | 04th August 2012 | 16 day(s) | 0.1393 | 54.2 | 380 m – 840 m | 13.72 km/s | 49392 km/h | ||
| (2000 SD8) | 04th August 2012 | 16 day(s) | 0.1675 | 65.2 | 180 m – 400 m | 5.82 km/s | 20952 km/h | ||
| (2006 EC) | 06th August 2012 | 18 day(s) | 0.0932 | 36.3 | 13 m – 28 m | 6.13 km/s | 22068 km/h | ||
| (2006 MV1) | 07th August 2012 | 19 day(s) | 0.0612 | 23.8 | 12 m – 28 m | 4.79 km/s | 17244 km/h | ||
| (2005 RK3) | 08th August 2012 | 20 day(s) | 0.1843 | 71.7 | 52 m – 120 m | 8.27 km/s | 29772 km/h | ||
| (2009 BW2) | 09th August 2012 | 21 day(s) | 0.0337 | 13.1 | 25 m – 56 m | 5.27 km/s | 18972 km/h | ||
| 277475 (2005 WK4) | 09th August 2012 | 21 day(s) | 0.1283 | 49.9 | 260 m – 580 m | 6.18 km/s | 22248 km/h | ||
| (2004 SC56) | 09th August 2012 | 21 day(s) | 0.0811 | 31.6 | 74 m – 170 m | 10.57 km/s | 38052 km/h | ||
| (2008 AF4) | 10th August 2012 | 22 day(s) | 0.1936 | 75.3 | 310 m – 690 m | 16.05 km/s | 57780 km/h | ||
| 37655 Illapa | 12th August 2012 | 24 day(s) | 0.0951 | 37.0 | 770 m – 1.7 km | 28.73 km/s | 103428 km/h | ||
| (2012 HS15) | 14th August 2012 | 26 day(s) | 0.1803 | 70.2 | 220 m – 490 m | 11.54 km/s | 41544 km/h | ||
| 4581 Asclepius | 16th August 2012 | 28 day(s) | 0.1079 | 42.0 | 220 m – 490 m | 13.48 km/s | 48528 km/h | ||
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Biological Hazards / Wildlife
| 18.07.2012 | Biological Hazard | Taiwan | County of Taoyuan , Taoyuan | |
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Biological Hazard in Taiwan on Tuesday, 17 July, 2012 at 13:20 (01:20 PM) UTC.
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| Dozens of pet birds smuggled from southern China into Taiwan tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus and were destroyed, Taiwanese authorities said Tuesday. The smuggler bought the 38 birds in the Chinese city of Guangzhou and was caught at the Taoyuan international airport in northern Taiwan when he returned via Macau earlier this month, said the Centers for Disease Control. The birds later tested positive for the H5N1 virus and were killed, it said, adding that nine people who had contact with the birds had not shown any flu symptoms during a ten-day screening. Taiwan has no recorded cases of the deadly H5N1 strain, although in 2005 health authorities said eight pet birds smuggled from China tested positive for the strain and destroyed. The island has reported several outbreaks of the H5N2 bird flu, a less virulent strain of the virus, in recent years. China is considered one of the nations most at risk of bird flu epidemics because it has the world’s biggest poultry population and many chickens in rural areas are kept close to humans. | |
| Biohazard name: | H5N1 – Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| 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. |
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| Status: | confirmed |
| Today | Biological Hazard | USA | State of New Mexico, Las Cruces | |
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Biological Hazard in USA on Thursday, 19 July, 2012 at 03:13 (03:13 AM) UTC.
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| A large swarm of bees stung an employee of a tree removal business multiple times as he and three others began cutting down a large cottonwood near downtown Las Cruces. The 52-year-old man was stung possibly hundreds of times and was found, unconscious, by Las Cruces firefighters who arrived shortly before noon today at The Alameda House at 526 S. Alameda Boulevard. Firefighters used foam and water to scatter the bees that were covering the man who was found lying on a driveway. The man was treated at the scene and then rushed to Mountain View Regional Medical Center where he is in serious but stable condition. Two other employees of the tree-removal business were also stung by bees. One of the men, age 30, was transported to Memorial Medical Center but has since been released. A third victim was treated at the scene. Fire and police officials learned that employees with a tree removal business, Las Cruces Heights, were beginning to cut limbs off an old cottonwood on the southwest corner of The Alameda House property. The 52-year-old man was scaling the tree and was suspended by a belay line when the bees started swarming. His coworkers lowered the man to the ground and called for help. Entomologists from the city and county are assessing how best to eradicate the bee colony that is believed to be living inside the large cottonwood. Police and firefighters strongly suggest that residents avoid foot traffic in the area of Alameda Boulevard and Miranda Street, between Lohman Avenue and El Molino Boulevard. Residents of that area also are encouraged to bring pets indoors until at least sunset when the bees are expected to return to their hive. | |
| Biohazard name: | Bees attack |
| Biohazard level: | 0/4 — |
| Biohazard desc.: | This does not included biological hazard category. |
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| 18.07.2012 | Power Outage | USA | State of New Hampshire, [New Hampshire-wide] | |
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Power Outage in USA on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 at 11:04 (11:04 AM) UTC.
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| Strong thunderstorms barreled across New Hampshire on Tuesday evening, knocking out power to more than 24,000 homes and businesses, including nearly 1,000 in Manchester. Manchester fire crews responded to “a bunch of trees around the city” that came down, especially in the Hackett Hill area, said District Fire Chief James Michael. “Some hit wires; some didn’t.” Hooksett firefighters responded to 15 Fieldstone Drive for a reported lightning strike. “It hit a tree out in the back yard and traveled into the house,” Deputy Fire Chief deputy Mike Hoisington said. An electrical outlet got scorched, and the homeowners were checking to see if any appliances were damaged, he said. Not everyone got the heavy storms. Bedford police reported wind but no rain. Londonderry police also had no rain outside their station. In Rochester, a live power line fell on the Spaulding Turnpike, closing a section of turnpike. Northbound traffic went through the toll booth and then was U-turned back through the tolls in the opposite direction safely because a different section of the southbound turnpike was shuttered, according to Rochester fire Lt. Eric Lenzi.
The turnpike was closed for just over an hour. “We were just trying to empty the highway from a dangerous situation,” a state police dispatcher said. She doesn’t believe people were charged to go through the toll again. Otherwise, the dispatcher said, “they’d be calling here screaming at me.” James Brown, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said winds topped 60 mph in some places, including Alton. “We’re looking mostly for wind damage,” he said. “We’ve all kinds of trees down” Blame the storms on a clash of air masses. “We’ve got a very warm, humid air mass in place and a colder air mass coming down from Canada,” Brown said. “The two are clashing and creating these thunderstorms.” By late last night, utilities had cut the number of outages in half to more than 11,000. Farmington, Hopkinton and Rochester each had more than 1,000 customers without power. PSNH spokesman Matthew Chagnon said the outages were spread over a wide section of the state. “From what I understand, there’s a lot of wires down,” he said. “There’s some poles down in some cases and those can take longer because it requires different crews to come in and set the poles.” |
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