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Mid Altlantic Ridge – 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake May 16th , 2013

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May 17, 2013

Earth Watch Report - Earthquakes

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M5.7 – Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

2013-05-16 05:57:03 UTC

Event Time

2013-05-16 05:57:03 UTC
2013-05-16 05:57:03 UTC+00:00 at epicenter
2013-05-16 00:57:03 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

57.578°S 6.931°W depth=12.8km (8.0mi)

Nearby Cities

730km (454mi) WSW of Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island
3234km (2010mi) SSW of Hermanus, South Africa
3242km (2014mi) SSW of Claremont, South Africa
3245km (2016mi) SSW of Rosebank, South Africa
3270km (2032mi) ESE of Stanley, Falkland Islands

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Contributed by USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Instrumental Intensity

ShakeMap Intensity Image

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Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge – 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake May 10th 2013 (familysurvivalprotocol.com)
Moderate earthquake – Northern Mid-atlantic Ridge on May 13, 2013 (earthquake-report.com)

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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge

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February 21, 2013

Earth Watch Report – Earthquakes

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5.0 2013-02-20 09:56:05

10.584°N

41.082°W

9.9

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M5.0 – Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2013-02-20 09:56:05 UTC

Event Time

2013-02-20 09:56:05 UTC
2013-02-20 06:56:05 UTC-03:00 at epicenter
2013-02-20 03:56:05 UTC-06:00 system time

Location

10.584°N 41.082°W depth=9.9km (6.1mi)

Nearby Cities

1383km (859mi) ENE of Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
1389km (863mi) ENE of Cayenne, French Guiana
1393km (866mi) ENE of Matoury, French Guiana
1409km (876mi) ENE of Kourou, French Guiana
1412km (877mi) NNE of Carutapera, Brazil

Atlantic Ocean 28 Earthquakes ranging from 2.5 to 4.9 Magnitude registered in the last 4 days February 6th thru 10th. Third moderate Earthquake of 4.9 in the Mid Atlantic Ridge .

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February 10, 2013

Earth Watch Report - Earthquakes

Atlantic Ocean

Virgin Islands

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3.1	154km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands	2013-02-10 12:05:53	19.790°N	64.376°W	16.0


2.7	74km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands	2013-02-10 11:37:45	18.972°N	64.210°W	24.0

3.9	3km SW of Darliston, Jamaica	2013-02-10 11:10:09	18.216°N	78.003°W	10.0




4.9	Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge	2013-02-10 08:47:51	6.910°N	33.848°W	10.0













2.5	18km SSE of Arroyo, Puerto Rico	2013-02-10 00:49:55	17.803°N	66.017°W	5.0












3.0	50km E of Road Town, British Virgin Islands	2013-02-09 18:16:35	18.430°N	64.141°W	87.0

Atlantic Ocean 22 Earthquakes ranging from 2.6 to 5.0 Magnitude registered in the last 3 days February 6th thru 9th (familysurvivalprotocol.com)
Moderate earthquake – Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge on February 7, 2013 (earthquake-report.com)
M 5.0, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (earthquake.usgs.gov)
Moderate earthquake – Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge on February 6, 2013 (earthquake-report.com)

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Earth Watch Report – Saturday September 14th, 2012

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September 15, 2012

Earthquakes

USGS

MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 23:51:33	19.001	-64.156	62.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.4	2012/09/14 23:13:13	10.127	-85.352	35.3	COSTA RICA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 21:28:55	19.786	-64.085	20.0	NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 19:58:39	19.591	-64.172	74.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 18:32:37	19.475	-64.347	70.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.5	2012/09/14 18:25:39	40.434	-124.161	26.4	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 18:21:59	40.440	-124.165	25.5	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.0	2012/09/14 18:19:51	40.437	-124.163	26.8	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.6	2012/09/14 17:50:15	65.642	-143.268	7.8	NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/14 16:33:08	19.610	-64.293	7.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.6	2012/09/14 16:14:59	-23.512	-179.109	387.0	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP	3.2	2012/09/14 15:34:18	19.405	-64.155	84.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.5	2012/09/14 13:32:23	54.428	-161.160	3.7	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 11:57:21	40.438	-124.161	25.0	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.4	2012/09/14 11:53:18	40.443	-124.186	27.2	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.5	2012/09/14 11:50:16	35.496	-102.753	5.0	TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/14 11:23:23	19.519	-64.945	8.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 11:18:53	19.545	-64.101	71.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 07:28:53	19.695	-64.337	44.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.1	2012/09/14 07:18:39	-39.689	-16.038	10.0	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	5.1	2012/09/14 06:56:17	-39.633	-16.059	10.0	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	4.5	2012/09/14 06:45:09	36.369	69.760	165.6	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP	4.3	2012/09/14 06:34:27	14.826	-93.244	63.8	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
MAP	3.0	2012/09/14 06:07:28	18.875	-65.331	28.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.9	2012/09/14 06:06:00	18.999	-63.791	92.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	6.2	2012/09/14 04:51:47	-3.363	100.588	19.8	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/14 04:04:46	17.927	-68.492	92.0	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	5.0	2012/09/14 03:21:48	43.627	82.357	26.9	NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 01:54:10	19.614	-64.306	25.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 00:46:52	19.529	-65.698	44.0	PUERTO RICO REGION

6.3-Quake Hits Off Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS

A 6.3-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 11:51 am (0451 GMT) at a depth of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), was 190 kilometers northwest of the town of Bengkulu.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency measured the magnitude at 6.1.

The Indonesian agency said the earthquake was felt in the cities of Padang and Bengkulu and along the southern coast of Sumatra.

“There are no reports of damage so far. The quake happened in the sea close to Mentawai island, but no tsunami warning has been issued,” the agency’s duty officer, Koko Widyatmoko, told AFP.

AFP, AP

Quake jolts rural Northern California, no damage

The Associated Press

FORTUNA, Calif. — There are no damage reports after an earthquake jolted rural areas of Northern California near the Oregon border.

A U.S. Geological Survey computer generated report says the magnitude-4.3 quake struck at 4:53 a.m. Friday and was centered 10 miles south of Fortuna. The area is about 270 miles northwest of Sacramento.

Fortuna police dispatcher Tanya Kadle says she felt a quick jolt.

She says there have been no reports of damage or injury.

LISS – Live Internet Seismic Server

GSN Stations

These data update automatically every 30 minutes. Last update: September 15, 2012 08:49:00 UTC

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CU/ANWB, Willy Bob, Antigua and Barbuda

CU/BBGH, Gun Hill, Barbados

CU/BCIP, Isla Barro Colorado, Panama

CU/GRGR, Grenville, Grenada

CU/GRTK, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

CU/GTBY, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

CU/MTDJ, Mount Denham, Jamaica

CU/SDDR, Presa de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic

CU/TGUH, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

IC/BJT, Baijiatuan, Beijing, China

IC/ENH, Enshi, China

IC/HIA, Hailar, Neimenggu Province, China

IC/LSA, Lhasa, China

IC/MDJ, Mudanjiang, China

IC/QIZ, Qiongzhong, Guangduong Province, China

IU/ADK, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA

IU/AFI, Afiamalu, Samoa

IU/ANMO, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

IU/ANTO, Ankara, Turkey

IU/BBSR, Bermuda

IU/BILL, Bilibino, Russia

IU/CASY, Casey, Antarctica

IU/CCM, Cathedral Cave, Missouri, USA

IU/CHTO, Chiang Mai, Thailand

IU/COLA, College Outpost, Alaska, USA

IU/COR, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

IU/CTAO, Charters Towers, Australia

IU/DAV,Davao, Philippines

IU/DWPF,Disney Wilderness Preserve, Florida, USA

IU/FUNA,Funafuti, Tuvalu

IU/FURI, Mt. Furi, Ethiopia

IU/GNI, Garni, Armenia

IU/GRFO, Grafenberg, Germany

IU/GUMO, Guam, Mariana Islands

IU/HKT, Hockley, Texas, USA

IU/HNR, Honiara, Solomon Islands

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

IU/INCN, Inchon, Republic of Korea

IU/JOHN, Johnston Island, Pacific Ocean

IU/KBS, Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway

IU/KEV, Kevo, Finland

IU/KIEV, Kiev, Ukraine

IU/KIP, Kipapa, Hawaii, USA

IU/KMBO, Kilima Mbogo, Kenya

IU/KNTN, Kanton Island, Kiribati

IU/KONO, Kongsberg, Norway

IU/KOWA, Kowa, Mali

IU/LCO, Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile

IU/LSZ, Lusaka, Zambia

IU/LVC, Limon Verde, Chile

IU/MA2, Magadan, Russia

IU/MAJO, Matsushiro, Japan

IU/MAKZ,Makanchi, Kazakhstan

IU/MBWA, Marble Bar, Western Australia

IU/MIDW, Midway Island, Pacific Ocean, USA

IU/MSKU, Masuku, Gabon

IU/NWAO, Narrogin, Australia

IU/OTAV, Otavalo, Equador

IU/PAB, San Pablo, Spain

IU/PAYG Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands

IU/PET, Petropavlovsk, Russia

IU/PMG, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

IU/PMSA, Palmer Station, Antarctica

IU/POHA, Pohakaloa, Hawaii

IU/PTCN, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific

IU/PTGA, Pitinga, Brazil

IU/QSPA, South Pole, Antarctica

IU/RAO, Raoul, Kermandec Islands

IU/RAR, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

IU/RCBR, Riachuelo, Brazil

IU/RSSD, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

IU/SAML, Samuel, Brazil

IU/SBA, Scott Base, Antarctica

IU/SDV, Santo Domingo, Venezuela

IU/SFJD, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland

IU/SJG, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

IU/SNZO, South Karori, New Zealand

IU/SSPA, Standing Stone, Pennsylvania USA

IU/TARA, Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribati

IU/TATO, Taipei, Taiwan

IU/TEIG, Tepich, Yucatan, Mexico

IU/TIXI, Tiksi, Russia

IU/TRIS, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean

IU/TRQA, Tornquist, Argentina

IU/TSUM, Tsumeb, Namibia

IU/TUC, Tucson, Arizona

IU/ULN, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

IU/WAKE, Wake Island, Pacific Ocean

IU/WCI, Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA

IU/WVT, Waverly, Tennessee, USA

IU/XMAS, Kiritimati Island, Republic of Kiribati

IU/YAK, Yakutsk, Russia

IU/YSS, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia

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Volcanic Activity

temala

Departmento de Sacatepequez, [Volcan of Fuego]

Volcano Eruption in Guatemala on Wednesday, 05 September, 2012 at 02:58 (02:58 AM) UTC.

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Updated:	Friday, 14 September, 2012 at 02:50 UTC
Description
At least 17 villages near the Volcan del Fuego, six miles from the colonial city of Antigua, are being evacuated. The eruption of the volcano could cause a disruption in airline flights in and out of Guatemala. A long-simmering volcano outside one of the Guatemala’s most famous tourist attractions exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities. Guatemala’s head of emergency evacuations, Sergio Cabanas, said the evacuees were leaving some 17 villages around the Volcan del Fuego, which sits about six miles southwest (16 kilometers) from the colonial city of Antigua. The ash was blowing south and authorities said Antigua was not currently in danger, although they expected the eruption to last for at least 12 more hours.The agency said the volcano spewed lava nearly 2,000 feet (600 meters) down slopes billowing with ash around Acatenango, a 12,346-foot-high (3,763-meter-high) volcano whose name translates as “Volcano of Fire.” “A paroxysm of an eruption is taking place, a great volcanic eruption, with strong explosions and columns of ash,” said Gustavo Chicna, a volcanologist with the National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology. He said the cinders spewing from the volcano were settling a half-inch thick in many places. He said extremely hot gases were also rolling down the sides of the volcano, which was entirely wreathed in ash and smoke. The emergency agency warned that flights through the area could be affected. There was a general orange alert, the second-highest level, but a red alert south and southeast of the mountain, where, Chicna said, “it’s almost in total darkness.” Teresa Marroquin, disaster coordinator for the Guatemalan Red Cross, said the organization had set up 10 emergency shelters and was sending hygiene kits and water. “There are lots of respiratory problems and eye problems,” she said.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather / Drought

Warmer temperatures make new USDA plant zone map obsolete

Enlarge Credit: USDA

Gardeners and landscapers may want to rethink their fall tree plantings. Warming temperatures have already made the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new cold-weather planting guidelines obsolete, according to Dr. Nir Krakauer, assistant professor of civil engineering in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering.

Professor Krakauer developed a new method to map cold-weather zones in the United States that takes rapidly rising temperatures into account. Analyzing recent weather data, he overhauled the Department of Agriculture’s latest plant zone map released in January. The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which predicts which trees and perennials can survive the winter in a given region, was a long time coming. Temperature boundaries shown in the latest version have shifted northward since the last one appeared in 1990. But the true zones have moved even further, according to Professor Krakauer’s calculations. “Over one-third of the country has already shifted half-zones compared to the current release, and over one-fifth has shifted full zones,” Professor Krakauer wrote this summer in the journal Advances in Meteorology. This means that fig trees, once challenged by frosty temperatures above North Carolina, are already weathering New York City winters thanks to changing temperatures and the insulating effect of the metropolis. Camellias, once happiest south of Ohio, may now be able to shrug off Detroit winters. The USDA divides the country into zones based on their annual minimum temperatures – frigid dips that determine which plants perish overnight or live to flower another day. (Each zone has a minimum temperature range of 10 degrees Fahrenheit; half zones have a 5-degree range.) Professor Krakauer found a weakness in how the agency came up with the zones, however. The USDA averaged annual minimum temperatures over a 30-year span, from 1976 to 2005, but winters have warmed significantly over that period. Zones now average about 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the USDA’s 30-year average. “What is happening is that the winter is warming faster than the summer. Since [my] hardiness temperatures are based on minimum temperatures each year, they are changing faster than the average temperatures,” Professor Krakauer said. He found that these lowest yearly temperatures warmed roughly two and a half times faster than the average temperatures. His analysis also showed that the country is changing unevenly; more warming is occurring over the eastern interior and less in the Southwest. Professor Krakauer’s technique will allow gardeners and farmers to reassess what will survive the next year’s winter more frequently than the USDA can produce a new map. “The idea is that you could use this method to keep updating the zone map year by year instead of waiting for the official map – just keep adding new data and recalculate.” He noted that similar analyses could distinguish long-lasting climate trends – in wind or rainfall, for example – from year-to-year weather variations to distinguish between what some are calling the recent “weird weather” and the natural variations in global weather. More information: Nir Y. Krakauer. Estimating Climate Trends: Application to United States Plant Hardiness Zones. Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2012 (2012), Article ID 404876, doi:10.1155/2012/404876 USDA Plant Hardiness Interactive Map planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx Calculator for Regional Warming (by Nir Krakauer) www-ce.ccny.cuny.edu/nir/sw/hardiness-change.html Hardiness Zone Change Calculator, USDA vs. Krakauer www-ce.ccny.cuny.edu/nir/sw/hardiness-stations.html Provided by City College of New York search and more info website

Coolangatta’s dry half-century

Rob Sharpe,

Queensland’s southeast coast has remained very dry over the last two months with Coolangatta recording its longest dry spell in over 27 years.

It has been 49 days since the Gold Coast town has recorded rain in the gauge, making it the longest dry spell since records began in 1985. Brisbane has also been very dry with only 0.2mm of rain in the last 56 days, its driest period in over a decade.

The prolonged dry period has been due to a number of factors. During the past two months, there have been few strong fronts, with nothing in the way of rain. Conditions have also been trending towards an El Niño weather pattern, which is associated with lower than usual rainfall.

The dry spell is set to continue on Saturday with only a low chance of rain on Sunday, giving Coolangatta a good chance to exceed 50 days without rain. It will be a beautiful, mostly sunny weekend with only the chance of a light shower or two near the coast on Sunday.

On Monday a low pressure trough will develop over Queensland, bringing showers to much of the state’s southeast. However there is still an even chance that Coolangatta will go another day without rain.

Tuesday is looking more certain to end Coolangatta’s dry spell as the trough deepens, bringing showers and the chance of storms. There will be widespread falls of 5-10mm across Queensland’s southeast on Tuesday with isolated areas likely to get more than 15mm.

The much needed rain will bring relief to parched gardens and lawns. The rain will also remind people that the wetter months of the year are just around the corner.

- Weatherzone

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Storms / Flooding

Active tropical storm system(s)

Name of storm system	Location	Formed	Last update	Last category	Course	Wind Speed	Gust	Wave	Source	Details
Sanba (17W)	Pacific Ocean	11.09.2012	15.09.2012	Typhoon IV	345 °	204 km/h	250 km/h	4.57 m	NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Sanba (17W)
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Start up location:	N 11° 6.000, E 133° 48.000
Start up:	11th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	913.10 km
Top category.:
Report by:	JTWC

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Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
11th Sep 2012	09:49:04	N 11° 6.000, E 133° 48.000	33	65	83	Tropical Storm	345	20		JTWC
12th Sep 2012	05:03:46	N 12° 42.000, E 131° 48.000	15	102	130	Tropical Storm	310	18		JTWC
12th Sep 2012	10:43:24	N 13° 6.000, E 131° 0.000	17	120	148	Typhoon I.	295	15		JTWC
13th Sep 2012	04:24:21	N 14° 48.000, E 129° 48.000	13	167	204	Typhoon II.	335	17		JTWC
13th Sep 2012	11:08:12	N 15° 36.000, E 129° 30.000	17	213	259	Typhoon IV.	340	19		JTWC
14th Sep 2012	05:10:27	N 18° 12.000, E 129° 42.000	19	278	296	Super Typhoon	360	20		JTWC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
15th Sep 2012	10:32:07	N 23° 24.000, E 128° 42.000	20	204	250	Typhoon IV	345 °	15		JTWC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
16th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 30° 36.000, E 127° 36.000	Typhoon III	157	194	JTWC
16th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 27° 24.000, E 127° 54.000	Typhoon III	167	204	JTWC
17th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 34° 0.000, E 127° 54.000	Typhoon II	139	167	JTWC
18th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 43° 0.000, E 130° 18.000	Typhoon I	93	120	JTWC
19th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 52° 30.000, E 135° 6.000	Tropical Depression	65	83	JTWC

Nadine (AL14)

Atlantic Ocean

11.09.2012

15.09.2012

Hurricane I

50 °

120 km/h

148 km/h

3.96 m

NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Nadine (AL14)
Area:	Atlantic Ocean
Start up location:	N 16° 18.000, W 43° 6.000
Start up:	11th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	1,122.87 km
Top category.:
Report by:	NOAA NHC

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Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
12th Sep 2012	05:01:17	N 17° 48.000, W 45° 12.000	24	65	83	Tropical Storm	300	13	1004 MB	NOAA NHC
12th Sep 2012	10:46:22	N 18° 36.000, W 46° 36.000	28	74	93	Tropical Storm	300	15	1001 MB	NOAA NHC
13th Sep 2012	05:34:52	N 20° 42.000, W 50° 6.000	26	111	139	Tropical Storm	305	17	990 MB	NOAA NHC
13th Sep 2012	11:12:43	N 21° 30.000, W 51° 18.000	26	111	139	Tropical Storm	305	17	990 MB	NOAA NHC
14th Sep 2012	05:11:31	N 25° 0.000, W 53° 42.000	24	111	139	Tropical Storm	330	17	989 MB	NOAA NHC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
15th Sep 2012	10:59:20	N 30° 42.000, W 51° 24.000	24	120	148	Hurricane I	50 °	13	985 MB	NOAA NHC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
16th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 31° 6.000, W 45° 30.000	Hurricane II	130	157	NOAA NHC
16th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 31° 12.000, W 48° 42.000	Hurricane II	130	157	NOAA NHC
17th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 31° 12.000, W 42° 6.000	Hurricane II	130	157	NOAA NHC
18th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 33° 0.000, W 36° 0.000	Hurricane I	120	148	NOAA NHC
19th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 35° 30.000, W 33° 0.000	Hurricane I	111	139	NOAA NHC
20th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 37° 30.000, W 31° 30.000	Tropical Depression	93	111	NOAA NHC

Kristy (EP11)

Pacific Ocean – East

12.09.2012

15.09.2012

Tropical Depression

310 °

74 km/h

93 km/h

5.49 m

NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Kristy (EP11)
Area:	Pacific Ocean – East
Start up location:	N 16° 42.000, W 106° 0.000
Start up:	12th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	596.57 km
Top category.:
Report by:	NOAA NHC

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Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
13th Sep 2012	05:35:33	N 18° 0.000, W 107° 24.000	15	83	102	Tropical Storm	295	11	1002 MB	NOAA NHC
13th Sep 2012	11:10:36	N 18° 30.000, W 108° 30.000	17	83	102	Tropical Storm	295	15	1002 MB	NOAA NHC
14th Sep 2012	05:12:13	N 19° 42.000, W 111° 6.000	17	83	102	Tropical Storm	295	15	1000 MB	NOAA NHC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
15th Sep 2012	10:36:05	N 21° 48.000, W 114° 36.000	15	74	93	Tropical Depression	310 °	18	1001 MB	NOAA NHC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
16th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 24° 12.000, W 117° 30.000	Tropical Depression	56	74	NOAA NHC
16th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 23° 6.000, W 116° 6.000	Tropical Depression	65	83	NOAA NHC
17th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 25° 6.000, W 118° 18.000	Tropical Depression	46	65	NOAA NHC
18th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 26° 30.000, W 118° 30.000	Tropical Depression	37	56	NOAA NHC
19th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 27° 0.000, W 117° 30.000	Tropical Depression	37	56	NOAA NHC

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Flash Flood

India

State of Uttarakhand, [Bageshwar district]

Flash Flood in India on Friday, 14 September, 2012 at 13:19 (01:19 PM) UTC.

Description

Four persons died after being swept away by flash floods triggerred by incessant rains in Kapkot area of Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar district, officials said on Friday. Madhuri Devi and her husband Bishan Singh were swept away after a flash flood occurred in Kapkot last night following torrential rains, Disaster Management and Mitigation department officials said. Another man Dhumar Singh is also feared to have been swept away in the flash flood that hit Kapkot but his body is yet to be recovered, they said. Flash floods also occurred at Jagthana and Kahark Tana Toli villages in the district claiming the lives of a 20-year-old woman and a man respectively, they said.

14.09.2012

Flash Flood

Indonesia

West Sumatra, [Padang region]

Flash Flood in Indonesia on Friday, 14 September, 2012 at 13:17 (01:17 PM) UTC.

Description

A flash flood following incessant rain struck parts of Padang in West Sumatra on Wednesday night, killing four people and making dozens of others homeless. Idel, 30, a local resident involved in the search and rescue, said on Thursday that the four were buried by landslides at Kampong Ubi, Pauh district. “When we heard about the incident, lots of us rushed to the spot and at about 9 p.m. members of the search and rescue team arrived,” Idel said. The SAR team found the body of a six-year-old girl, Najwa, at around 1 a.m. on Thursday and the body of Jamaris, 50, one hour later. The bodies were taken to a house of their relatives about a one-hour walk from the incident site. Around 7 a.m. the SAR team found another body, identified as Nila, 20, disinterred by local residents using hoes and other makeshift rescue equipment. Several hours later the body of the fourth victim, two-year-old Salva, was also found. Head of the West Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency’s logistic and emergency unit Ade Edward said that the landslide took place at 5 p.m. after three hours of heavy rain. The two houses of the victims very engulfed in mud, Ade said, adding that three others living in the ill-fated houses had managed to flee in time.“The SAR team managed to arrive at the location several hours later as many parts of the roads leading to the location were flooded,” Ade said. He explained that the search was halted after finding the four victims. However, 24 families have been forced to live in temporary accommodation centers. Heavy machinery was used on Thursday to clean the rubble. The landslide occurred five kilometers from Andalas University campus in Lamau Manis on the slopes of Bukit Barisan by the Batang Kuranji river, one of the major rivers dividing Padang. No official data on damage to buildings and public infrastructure have yet been released, but at least seven houses in a number of locations were washed away. The heavy rain had caused Batang Kuranji river to overflow, inundating dozens of houses by up to two meters. Meanwhile, a sedan was trapped in floodwaters not far from Semen Padang cement factory. Both Batang Kuranji and Batang Arau rivers also overflowed on July 24, 2012, damaging 33 houses in eight subdistricts.

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Radiation

Thyroid disease rate spiked to 43.7%, “About 1 in 2 children have nodule or cyst in Fukushima city”

Fukushima Diary

Posted by Mochizuki

Healthy children are decreasing in Fukushima.

43.7% of children turned out to have nodules or cysts in Fukushima city.

Fukushima local government conducted thyroid test for under 18 living in Fukushima city.

The target persons were 53,619 and 44,959（83.8%）had the test. The test was conducted from 5/14 to 8/31/2012.

On 9/11/2012, they released the result of 42,060 of them, which they finished the test with by 8/24/2012. (The results from 8/25 to 8/31/2012 are not published yet.)

The result showed 18,119 (43.1%) of them have thyroid nodules (≦5.0mm) or cysts (≦20.0mm) and 239 (0.6%) of them have thyroid nodules (≧5.1mm) or cyst (≧20.1mm). In total, 43.7% of the children who had the test in Fukushima city turned out to have nodules and cysts.

In their previous test, it was 35.8%, which means it spiked up by 7.9%. (cf. Thyroid nodules rate in Fukushima is 20 time higher than in Chernobyl)

The ratio of women to have nodules and cysts (≧3.1m) was 130% of the one of men.

Source 1 2

Iori Mochizuki

88 Bq/Kg from well water in Minamisoma Fukushima

Fukushima Diary

Posted by Mochizuki

Cesium is penetrating into ground water. People are having less and less safe water.

88 Bq/Kg of cesium was measured from well water in Fukushima.

On 9/11/2012, ministry of the environment announced they measured 88 Bq/Kg of cesium from well water in Odaka Minamisoma city, Fukushima.

The sample was taken in June and July of 2012. The safety limit is 10Bq/Kg. They measured cesium more than 10 Bq/Kg at 2 of 436 locations. They also measured cesium less than 10Bq/Kg from 4 of 436 locations.

They commented, they found something like mud in the well water that they measured 88 Bq/Kg of cesium from.

Source

Iori Mochizuki

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s report “110m Ag measured in North Kanto”

Fukushiima Diary

Posted by Mochizuki

It’s not only cesium, not even only strontium, but also radioactive silver is leaked from Fukushima plant.Radioactive silver, 110mAg was detected in Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki.On 9/12/2012, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published their latest radiation monitoring map.The measurement was conducted from 12/13/2011 to 5/29/2012.

Because the half-life is 249.95 days, it’s re-calculated to be the amount of 3/1/2012.

The map shows 110mAg (≦ 100 Bq/m2) scattered in Gunma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki prefecture.

Source

Iori Mochizuki

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

Niger floods and cholera claim 162 lives: UN

by Staff Writers
Niamey (AFP)

Floods in Niger have killed 81 people since July, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs announced Thursday, adding cholera outbreaks have killed a further 81 people.

“The last update of the toll of the floods dating from September 11 indicates that 527,471 people have been affected by the bad weather and 81 people have lost their lives,” OCHA said in a statement in Niamey.

The previous toll established by the authorities was 68 dead and 485,000 people affected in the Sahel nation in west Africa.

Thousands of homes, schools, health centres and mosques have been destroyed, along with large quantities of food supplies, according to the authorities.

The UN office also reported outbreaks of cholera, which have claimed 81 lives since the start of the year, mainly in the west of the country.

Cholera is spreading fast in at least four places, making 3,854 people sick and notably affecting the Tillaberi regions lying by the Niger river and close to the border with Mali, OCHA said.

In the provinces and in the capital, where the Niger river level is rising significantly, most of the people stricken by flooding are being housed mainly in schools, as well as mosques and public buildings.

While preparing to move flood victims to more appropriate accommodation, the government has postponed the start of the school year from October 17 until October 27.

In neighbouring Burkina Faso, heavy rains have killed 18 people and made 21,000 homeless since June. Senegal and Nigeria have also been affected by the bad weather.

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Solar Activity

3MIN News Sept 14. 2012

Published on Sep 14, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

TODAY’S LINKS
Winter Plant Survival Map: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-warmer-temperatures-usda-zone-obsolete.html
Guatemala Volcano: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-guatemala-volcano-20120913,0,2071860.story
Eruption video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er0uCzOm9zY
Cold Coming: http://www.weather.com/news/weather-forecast/cool-pattern-central-east-20120913
Quennsland Drought: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/coolangattas-dry-half-century/22412
Watch Typhoon Sanba: http://www.hurricanezone.net/westpacific/animations.html
Sunspot Class: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/SRS.txt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/

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

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

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

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

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

JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/

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

Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can't figure out what this one is for?]

BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]

TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]

GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]

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

EL DORADO WORLD WEATHER MAP: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/world/world-composite-ir-…

PRESSURE MAP: http://www.woweather.com/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=us&MENU=0000000000&…

HURRICANE TRACKER: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker

INTELLICAST: http://www.intellicast.com/ [Weather site used by many youtubers]

NASA News: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/

PHYSORG: http://phys.org/ [GREAT News Site!]

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

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Space

Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days)

Object Name

Apporach Date

Left

AU Distance

LD Distance

Estimated Diameter*

Relative Velocity

(2002 EM6)

15th September 2012

0 day(s)

0.1833

71.3

270 m – 590 m

18.56 km/s

66816 km/h

(2002 RP137)

16th September 2012

1 day(s)

0.1624

63.2

67 m – 150 m

7.31 km/s

26316 km/h

(2009 RX4)

16th September 2012

1 day(s)

0.1701

66.2

15 m – 35 m

8.35 km/s

30060 km/h

(2005 UC)

17th September 2012

2 day(s)

0.1992

77.5

280 m – 640 m

7.55 km/s

27180 km/h

(2012 FC71)

18th September 2012

3 day(s)

0.1074

41.8

24 m – 53 m

3.51 km/s

12636 km/h

(1998 FF14)

19th September 2012

4 day(s)

0.0928

36.1

210 m – 480 m

21.40 km/s

77040 km/h

331990 (2005 FD)

19th September 2012

4 day(s)

0.1914

74.5

320 m – 710 m

15.92 km/s

57312 km/h

(2009 SH2)

24th September 2012

9 day(s)

0.1462

56.9

28 m – 62 m

7.52 km/s

27072 km/h

333578 (2006 KM103)

25th September 2012

10 day(s)

0.0626

24.4

250 m – 560 m

8.54 km/s

30744 km/h

(2002 EZ2)

26th September 2012

11 day(s)

0.1922

74.8

270 m – 610 m

6.76 km/s

24336 km/h

(2009 SB170)

29th September 2012

14 day(s)

0.1789

69.6

200 m – 440 m

32.39 km/s

116604 km/h

(2011 OJ45)

29th September 2012

14 day(s)

0.1339

52.1

18 m – 39 m

4.24 km/s

15264 km/h

(2012 JS11)

30th September 2012

15 day(s)

0.0712

27.7

270 m – 600 m

12.60 km/s

45360 km/h

137032 (1998 UO1)

04th October 2012

19 day(s)

0.1545

60.1

1.3 km – 2.9 km

32.90 km/s

118440 km/h

(2012 GV11)

05th October 2012

20 day(s)

0.1830

71.2

100 m – 230 m

6.96 km/s

25056 km/h

(2009 XZ1)

05th October 2012

20 day(s)

0.1382

53.8

120 m – 280 m

16.87 km/s

60732 km/h

(2006 TD)

06th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1746

68.0

88 m – 200 m

13.03 km/s

46908 km/h

(2009 TK)

06th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.0450

17.5

100 m – 230 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2004 UB)

08th October 2012

23 day(s)

0.1995

77.6

240 m – 530 m

14.65 km/s

52740 km/h

277830 (2006 HR29)

11th October 2012

26 day(s)

0.1917

74.6

190 m – 440 m

7.88 km/s

28368 km/h

(2008 BW2)

11th October 2012

26 day(s)

0.1678

65.3

3.1 m – 6.8 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2005 GQ21)

12th October 2012

27 day(s)

0.1980

77.0

620 m – 1.4 km

23.86 km/s

85896 km/h

(2012 GV17)

12th October 2012

27 day(s)

0.1500

58.4

160 m – 370 m

16.11 km/s

57996 km/h

256004 (2006 UP)

14th October 2012

29 day(s)

0.1374

53.5

65 m – 140 m

3.06 km/s

11016 km/h

(2005 ST1)

14th October 2012

29 day(s)

0.1319

51.3

230 m – 510 m

12.88 km/s

46368 km/h

(2011 OB57)

14th October 2012

29 day(s)

0.1553

60.4

17 m – 37 m

4.95 km/s

17820 km/h

(2012 KB4)

14th October 2012

29 day(s)

0.1271

49.4

22 m – 49 m

4.98 km/s

17928 km/h

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

Source: NASA-NEO

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Biological Hazards / Wildlife / Hazmat

14.09.2012

Biological Hazard

USA

State of Nebraska, [Nebraska-wide]

Biological Hazard in USA on Friday, 14 September, 2012 at 13:16 (01:16 PM) UTC.

Description
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a viral disease has spread to deer populations across much of Nebraska. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease spreads from deer to deer by the bite of a small insect known as a midge. Game and Parks says the virus is suspected in the reported deaths of more than 2,200 Nebraska deer this year. The disease causes hemorrhaging within the deer’s body. Deer suffering from the virus may develop a high fever and seek water, which is why many deer killed by the disease are found in or near water. The disease is not a threat to humans. The commission wants people to report to their nearest Game and Parks office any deer deaths that may be attributed to this disease.
Biohazard name:	EHD (epizootic hemorrhagic disease)
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

14.09.2012

HAZMAT

USA

State of Texas, Halliburton

HAZMAT in USA on Friday, 14 September, 2012 at 03:03 (03:03 AM) UTC.

Description

The Texas Department of State Health Services is looking for piece of equipment containing potentially dangerous radioactive material that was lost Tuesday by an oil and gas crew in a rural part of West Texas. The sealed radioactive source, a small stainless steel cylinder approximately 7 inches long and an inch across, contains Americium-241/Beryllium….The cylinder is stamped with the words “danger radioactive” and “do not handle” along with a radiation warning symbol. Anyone who sees it should stay at least 25 feet away and notify local law enforcement. This type of device is used to evaluate oil and gas wells and is usually stored in a protective shielding. A Halliburton crew was transporting it from a well outside of Pecos to another well south of Odessa. On arrival, the crew noticed the shielding was not locked and the device was missing. DSHS is assisting law enforcement with the search and investigating the loss of the radioactive material.

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Comment

Earth Watch Report – Thursday April 26th, 2012

Filed under: Earthquakes, Extreme Weather, Flooding, Global Disaster Watch, meteors, Solar Activity, Solar System, Storms, Volcanic Events, Weather Phenomena — Leave a comment

April 26, 2012

Earthquakes

EMSC Tonga Region
Apr 25 23:43 PM
5.0 33.0 MAP

USGS Tonga Region
Apr 25 23:43 PM
4.7 92.0 MAP

GEOFON Tonga Islands Region
Apr 25 23:43 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP

USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 25 23:19 PM
2.7 42.8 MAP

GEOFON Southern Xinjiang, China
Apr 25 22:50 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP

USGS Southern Xinjiang, China
Apr 25 22:49 PM
4.5 13.8 MAP

EMSC Southern Xinjiang, China
Apr 25 22:49 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP

EMSC Central Italy
Apr 25 22:42 PM
2.6 9.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Italy
Apr 25 22:38 PM
2.8 9.0 MAP

EMSC Poland
Apr 25 22:18 PM
2.9 2.0 MAP

USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 25 22:11 PM
4.6 44.1 MAP

EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 25 22:11 PM
4.5 60.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 22:06 PM
2.9 5.0 MAP

USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 25 21:04 PM
4.4 10.0 MAP

EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 25 21:04 PM
4.4 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 25 21:04 PM
4.3 10.0 MAP

EMSC France
Apr 25 21:02 PM
2.7 2.0 MAP

EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 25 20:45 PM
4.7 100.0 MAP

GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 25 20:45 PM
4.6 88.0 MAP

EMSC Ionian Sea
Apr 25 20:29 PM
2.9 10.0 MAP

GEOFON New Britain Region, P.n.g.
Apr 25 20:17 PM
4.7 262.0 MAP

EMSC New Britain Region, P.n.g.
Apr 25 20:17 PM
4.8 256.0 MAP

USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 25 18:17 PM
2.5 46.1 MAP

EMSC Cyprus Region
Apr 25 18:16 PM
3.4 20.0 MAP

EMSC Cyprus Region
Apr 25 17:52 PM
3.6 2.0 MAP

GEOFON Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Apr 25 17:40 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 17:33 PM
2.5 24.0 MAP

USGS Baja California, Mexico
Apr 25 16:54 PM
2.8 1.8 MAP

EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 16:31 PM
5.1 2.0 MAP

GEOFON Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 16:31 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP

USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 16:30 PM
5.1 22.7 MAP

USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 25 16:19 PM
2.8 141.3 MAP

GEOFON Southern Peru
Apr 25 16:19 PM
4.8 93.0 MAP

USGS Southern Peru
Apr 25 16:19 PM
4.6 109.6 MAP

EMSC Southern Peru
Apr 25 16:19 PM
4.6 110.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 16:18 PM
3.2 7.0 MAP

EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 25 16:17 PM
4.1 10.0 MAP

USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 25 16:17 PM
4.1 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Galapagos Islands Region
Apr 25 16:00 PM
4.4 10.0 MAP

EMSC Galapagos Islands Region
Apr 25 16:00 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP

USGS Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Region
Apr 25 16:00 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Galapagos Islands Region
Apr 25 15:44 PM
5.3 10.0 MAP

EMSC Galapagos Islands Region
Apr 25 15:44 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP

USGS Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Region
Apr 25 15:44 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 15:16 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP

EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 25 14:37 PM
3.6 9.0 MAP

EMSC Aegean Sea
Apr 25 14:21 PM
2.4 16.0 MAP

EMSC Bosnia And Herzegovina
Apr 25 14:13 PM
2.9 2.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 14:07 PM
3.0 7.0 MAP

EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 25 13:39 PM
3.9 10.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Mid-atlantic Ridge
Apr 25 13:27 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Southern Mid Atlantic Ridge
Apr 25 13:27 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP

USGS Southern Mid-atlantic Ridge
Apr 25 13:27 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP

EMSC Aegean Sea
Apr 25 13:01 PM
3.1 400.0 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 12:58 PM
2.8 9.0 MAP

EMSC Azores-cape St. Vincent Ridge
Apr 25 12:42 PM
2.4 27.0 MAP

USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Apr 25 12:31 PM
2.5 0.2 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 12:07 PM
2.7 10.0 MAP

GEONET Whanganui
Apr 25 11:54 AM
2.9 33.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 11:49 AM
2.4 5.0 MAP

USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 11:30 AM
4.5 9.7 MAP

EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 11:30 AM
4.5 10.0 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 10:45 AM
2.8 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Greece
Apr 25 10:34 AM
4.5 10.0 MAP

USGS Greece
Apr 25 10:34 AM
4.5 10.2 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 10:34 AM
4.4 8.0 MAP

EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 25 10:25 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP

EMSC Greenland Sea
Apr 25 10:09 AM
4.5 2.0 MAP

USGS Norwegian Sea
Apr 25 10:09 AM
4.6 9.8 MAP

GEOFON Greenland Sea
Apr 25 10:09 AM
4.2 10.0 MAP

USGS Aegean Sea
Apr 25 10:07 AM
4.2 9.2 MAP

GEOFON Aegean Sea
Apr 25 10:07 AM
4.4 10.0 MAP

EMSC Aegean Sea
Apr 25 10:07 AM
4.1 9.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 25 08:52 AM
2.5 20.0 MAP

USGS Dominican Republic Region
Apr 25 08:23 AM
3.7 76.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 08:16 AM
2.6 6.0 MAP

EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:53 AM
5.2 50.0 MAP

GEOFON Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:53 AM
5.1 10.0 MAP

USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:53 AM
5.2 10.0 MAP

EMSC Greece
Apr 25 07:49 AM
2.4 5.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 07:48 AM
2.4 5.0 MAP

EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:42 AM
5.7 10.0 MAP

USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:42 AM
5.7 13.8 MAP

GEOFON Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 25 07:42 AM
5.8 10.0 MAP

GEOFON Democratic Republic Of Congo
Apr 25 07:24 AM
4.5 10.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 07:22 AM
3.3 3.0 MAP

USGS Puerto Rico
Apr 25 07:00 AM
2.7 63.5 MAP

USGS Samar, Philippines
Apr 25 06:55 AM
5.0 122.8 MAP

GEOFON Samar, Philippines
Apr 25 06:55 AM
4.8 99.0 MAP

EMSC Samar, Philippines
Apr 25 06:55 AM
5.0 100.0 MAP

EMSC Near The Coast Of Western Turkey
Apr 25 06:51 AM
2.8 14.0 MAP

EMSC Vancouver Island, Canada Region
Apr 25 06:24 AM
3.9 28.0 MAP

USGS Vancouver Island, Canada Region
Apr 25 06:24 AM
3.9 27.8 MAP

EMSC Crete, Greece
Apr 25 05:42 AM
3.4 5.0 MAP

USGS Gulf Of Santa Catalina, California
Apr 25 05:29 AM
3.0 13.3 MAP

EMSC Cyprus Region
Apr 25 05:23 AM
3.1 2.0 MAP

GEOFON Off Coast Of Southern Chile
Apr 25 05:02 AM
4.8 10.0 MAP

USGS Off The Coast Of Aisen, Chile
Apr 25 05:01 AM
4.9 10.0 MAP

EMSC Off Coast Of Aisen, Chile
Apr 25 05:01 AM
4.8 10.0 MAP

USGS Northern Alaska
Apr 25 04:47 AM
2.8 11.1 MAP

GEOFON South Of Mariana Islands
Apr 25 04:46 AM
4.7 226.0 MAP

USGS Guam Region
Apr 25 04:45 AM
4.8 214.5 MAP

EMSC Guam Region
Apr 25 04:45 AM
4.8 216.0 MAP

EMSC Caucasus Region, Russia
Apr 25 04:17 AM
3.4 10.0 MAP

GEOFON    North Indian Ocean
Apr 25 03:45 AM
4.5    10.0    MAP
EMSC    Crete, Greece
Apr 25 03:26 AM
2.5    19.0    MAP

EMSC Tonga
Apr 25 03:23 AM
5.0 156.0 MAP

USGS Tonga
Apr 25 03:23 AM
4.8 159.7 MAP

GEOFON Tonga Islands
Apr 25 03:23 AM
5.3 134.0 MAP

EMSC Ionian Sea
Apr 25 03:21 AM
2.8 153.0 MAP

EMSC Western Mediterranean Sea
Apr 25 03:19 AM
2.9 11.0 MAP

USGS Northern Algeria
Apr 25 03:18 AM
4.7 9.6 MAP

GEOFON Northern Algeria
Apr 25 03:18 AM
4.7 6.0 MAP

EMSC Northern Algeria
Apr 25 03:18 AM
4.7 10.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 02:37 AM
3.0 6.0 MAP

EMSC Crete, Greece
Apr 25 02:08 AM
2.4 8.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Greece
Apr 25 01:26 AM
2.6 12.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 25 00:55 AM
2.6 4.0 MAP

EMSC Sicily, Italy
Apr 25 00:42 AM
3.4 16.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 25 00:04 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP

sources : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

Quake rocks Andaman Nicobar Islands

The Hindu

PTI

A tremor with moderate intensity shook parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday.

No injury or casualty has been reported.

The epicentre of the tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale was between Little Andaman and Car Nicobar, said disaster management director Ashok Sharma.

The earthquake occurred at 1.12 PM and originated at a depth of 10 km, he said.

It may be recalled following a massive earthquake off Sumatra coast on April 11, a tsunami alert had been sounded in the islands.

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Volcanic Activity

Volcano Watch: Heavy Breathing in Santorini

Analysis by Sarah Simpson
Wed Apr 25, 2012 07:27 AM ET

The iconic white roofs of the Greek isles of Santorini may not stay that way forever. Those buildings are perched, after all, on the rim of a massive underwater volcano blamed for destroying the Minoan civilization of Crete. And it’s restless.

ANALYSIS: White Roofs Help Volcanoes Chill Out

About 3600 years ago, at the height of Minoan civilization, Santorini let loose with one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history. The explosion blanketed nearby islands with piles of ash hundreds of feet thick and sent out a gigantic tsunami that devastated Crete, about 68 miles to the south.

Smaller eruptions across the ensuing millennia ended abruptly in 1950. Then, after 60 years of calm, the caldera reawakened early last year with an escalating swarm of earthquakes. When geologists took a closer look, they could see the ground was swelling as well, as though the sleeping giant were yawning.

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Lava from Puu Oo spreads over coastal plain

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 03:35 p.m. HST, Apr 25, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 08:12 p.m. HST, Apr 25, 2012

COURTESY USGS/HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

The flows active on the coastal plain for the last month and a half have entered Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in this Monday photo. These flows were just 80 f eet within the Park boundary, and 0.6 miles from the ocean.

Photo gallery: Island Images: Kilauea in April

Lava flows from Puu Oo vent are spreading over the coastal plain in Kalapana and over the weekend entered the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. But the flows are still about a half-mile from the ocean.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released new lava photos taken Monday that show slow-moving breakouts of pahoehoe lava, with the characteristic look of bunched up rope as it cools.

Other photos released in the last month show how the lava has been spreading on the plain, rather than moving directly to the south, toward the ocean.

The plain is below the Pulama Pali and the Royal Gardens subdivision.

The observatory also released video and thermal images showing the summit lava lake rising at Halemaumau Crater.

A glow from the lava lake illuminates the gas plume coming from the vent at night. The lava level rises and falls as the volcano goes through inflation and deflation cycles. The lake level is about 230 feet below the floor of Halemaumau Crater

Current Emergencies

26.04.2012

Volcano Activity

Mexico

State of Puebla, [Popocatepetl Volcano]

Short Time Event(s)

25.04.2012

Volcano Eruption

Ecuador

Cordillera Oriental , [Tungurahua Volcano]

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

Hard Freeze Warning

GRAND FORKS ND

Rare Weather Phenomenon Hit Part of Twin Lakes Area this Morning

By: KTLO
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012

National Weather Service Meteorologist B. J. Simpson says a rare weather phenomenon occurred this morning at the Twin Lakes Area. Between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. the temperature in Mountain Home rose some 18 degrees going from 64 to 82 degrees before dropping back into the upper 60′s just before 7 a.m. Local weather observer Chuck Beall at Mallard Point
reported about a 20 degree rise in a 90-minute span this morning before it dropped back.
Simpson on the phenomenon.

National Weather Service meteorologist B. J. Simpson on this mornings “heat burst” that saw the temperature rise some 18 degrees between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Listen to the Broadcast Here

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Storms, Flooding

Current Emergencies

Upd.	Date (UTC)	Event	Country	Location	Level	Details
	Today	Flash Flood	MultiCountries	[Haiti and Dominican Republic]
1	19.04.2012	Biological Hazard	China	Ningxia Autonomous region, [Touying township]
3	24.04.2012	Epidemic Hazard	Vietnam	Province of Quang Ngai, [Son Ky Commune]

Short Time Event(s)

Upd.	Date (UTC)	Event	Country	Location	Level	Details
	Today	Vehicle Accident	Indonesia	Province of East Kalimantan, [Island of Borneo]
	Today	Extreme Weather	China	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, [Southern regions]
	Today	Nuclear Event	USA	State of California, [Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant]
	Today	Heat Wave	USA	State of Texas, San Angelo
	Today	Epidemic Hazard	India	State of Maharastra, Mumbai (Bombay) [Girgaum]
	Today	Flood	Canada	Province of British Columbia, [Princeton and Kimberley]
	25.04.2012	Vehicle Incident	India	State of West Bengal, Salar
	25.04.2012	HAZMAT	USA	State of South Carolina, Columbia [Columbia Nuclear Fuel plant. Westinghouse Ltd]
	25.04.2012	Vehicle Accident	USA	State of Florida, Deerfield Beach
	25.04.2012	Forest / Wild Fire	New Zealand	Northland, [Manawatu Region]
	25.04.2012	Flash Flood	Afghanistan	Province of Balkh, [Kushandi and Shulgara districts]
	25.04.2012	Biological Hazard	Australia	State of Queensland, [Gordonbrook Dam]

1	25.04.2012	Epidemic Hazard	Taiwan	Changhua County, [Fangyuan Township]
3	25.04.2012	Event into space	USA	States of Nevada and California, [Reno-Sparks area, Carson City, Minden, South Lake Tahoe, Placerville and Truckee]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

LOUISVILLE KY
PADUCAH KY

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

LOUISVILLE KY
 NORMAN OK

Severe Weather Statement

LOUISVILLE KY
PADUCAH KY

Gale Warning

MARQUETTE MI
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR
CHICAGO IL
 ANCHORAGE ALASKA
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE

Flood Warning

MISSOULA MT
PENDLETON OR
LAKE CHARLES LA
SPOKANE, WA
POCATELLO ID

Flash Flood Warning

JACKSON KY

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Solar Activity

3MIN News Apr25: Solar Watch/Magnetic Storm Watch

Published on Apr 25, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120424/173017423.html
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/24/news/economy/south-china-sea/index.htm?iid=HP_LN
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/24/markets/euro-crisis/index.htm?iid=HP_LN
http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/article/2012-hurricane-season…
http://www.universetoday.com/94790/lunar-satellite-reveals-apollo-16-remains/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/whycassini/factory20120420.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/news/earth20120424.html
http://spaceweather.com/
http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/
http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
http://umtof.umd.edu/pm/
http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater
http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5
http://solarimg.org/artis/
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/SWMF_RealTime_browse.cgi
http://grb.sonoma.edu/

Solar X-rays:Geomagnetic Field:

From n3kl.org
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Solar System

NASA releases photo of meteor blazing across Nevada skies

Lisa Warren / NASA-JPL via AP

An image provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows a meteor over Reno, Nevada on April 22, 2012.

By David R Arnott, msnbc.com

NASA has released a photograph of a flaming meteor that unleashed a powerful sonic boom Sunday morning, rattling houses in California and Nevada when its disintegration released energy equivalent to a 5-kiloton explosion.

The former space rock entered Earth’s atmosphere around 8 a.m. PT on April 22 and exploded over California’s Central Valley, according to NASA, which pinpointed the location in a map posted on its website.

According to space.com, several witnesses initially thought they had experienced an earthquake.

“An event of this size might happen about once a year,” said Don Yeomans of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office. “But most of them occur over the ocean or an uninhabited area, so getting to see one is something special.”

Hunt is on for pieces of van-sized California meteor

15:33 25 April 2012 by Lisa Grossman
Magazine issue 2862.

Wanted: fragments of a minivan-sized meteor that exploded over northern California and Nevada on Sunday morning and may well have survived to strike Earth.

Meteorites – meteors that make landfall – can provide crucial information about the chemical composition of the early solar system. “It’s like getting sample return without having to go there,” says Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.

However, meteorites are rare. Though meteors frequently streak across the sky, they tend to burn up before reaching the ground or they land in the sea. There’s reason to think the recent meteor is different.

Apart from exploding over land, it created a sonic boom, so it must have stayed intact for long enough for it to get down into the denser air low in the atmosphere – just 16 kilometres above the Earth’s surface, Cooke reckons – raising the chance that some of it hit the dirt.

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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings

Mystery ‘boom’ in Appling confirmed as minor quake

Minor temblor in Appling confirmed

By Rob Pavey

Staff Writer

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:03 PM

Last updated 8:23 PM

A mysterious boom that shook portions of Appling late Monday was confirmed Tuesday as a minor earthquake, according to Columbia County authorities.

The event, which registered a 2.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, occurred at 9:26 p.m. and was located near Columbia and Appling-Harlem roads, Emergency Services Director Pam Tucker said.

The temblor was not listed on national earthquake monitors, but was confirmed by a seismologist at Savannah River Site, she said.

“This would explain the loud boom and shaking that many residents felt,” she said.

Earthquakes occur periodically in the area, which lies along the fall line, where the Coastal Plains and Piedmont regions meet.

For decades, scientists have monitored the region around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ earth-and-concrete Thurmond Dam for seismic activity, which has included dozens of small quakes.

According to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., Thurmond Lake is one of the major earthquake centers in Georgia and South Carolina, where pressure changes caused by water in reservoirs can promote seismic movement.

The largest recent quake in the lake area occurred in Lincoln County on Aug. 2, 1974, and registered 4.2. Three other quakes were recorded in nearby Edgefield County, S.C., in 1996, measuring 2.5, 2.3 and 2.2.

Experts say Augusta is unlikely to experience a serious quake.

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Articles of Interest

Warning signs from ancient Greek tsunami

by Staff Writers
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2012

This figure shows the study area in Greece (Thermaikos Gulf). Red stars indicate drilling sites, where researchers have found high-energy layers, which are interpreted a of a tsunami origin. Credit: Klaus Reicherter, RWTH Aachen University.

In the winter of 479 B.C., a tsunami was the savior of Potidaea, drowning hundreds of Persian invaders as they lay siege to the ancient Greek village.

New geological evidence suggests that the region may still be vulnerable to tsunami events, according to Klaus Reicherter of Aachen University in Germany and his colleagues.

The Greek historian Herodotus described the strange retreat of the tide and massive waves at Potidaea, making his account the first description of a historical tsunami. Reicherter and colleagues have added to the story by sampling sediments on the Possidi peninsula in northern Greece where Potidaea (and its modern counterpart, Nea Potidea) is located.

The sediment cores show signs of “high-energy” marine events like significant waves, and excavations in the suburbs of the nearby ancient city of Mende have uncovered a high-energy level dated to the 5th century B.C. The Mende layer contains much older marine seashells that were probably scoured from the ocean bed and deposited during a tsunami.

Earthquake forecast modeling in the North Aegean Basin near the peninsula suggests that future earthquakes in the area could produce significant tsunami waves, although the area is not included currently in the ten “tsunami” prone regions of Greece.

However, Reicherter and colleagues say their new findings suggest the Thermaikos Gulf where the peninsula is located should be included in tsunami hazard calculations, especially since the area is densely populated and home to many holiday resorts.

Reicherter will present his findings at the Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA) on April 19 in San Diego.

New CU-NOAA monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions

by Staff Writers
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 25, 2012

A new technique to measure CO2 and trace gas emissions may be of help in monitoring greenhouse gases. Credit: National Park Service.

A University of Colorado Boulder-led team has developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from man-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the effectiveness of measures regulating greenhouse gases.

The research team looked at atmospheric gas measurements taken every two weeks from aircraft over a six-year period over the northeast United States to collect samples of CO2 and other environmentally important gases. Their method allowed them to separate CO2 derived from fossil fuels from CO2 being emitted by biological sources like plant respiration, said CU-Boulder Senior Research Associate Scott Lehman, who led the study with CU-Boulder Research Associate John Miller.

The separation was made possible by the fact that CO2 released from the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas has no carbon-14, since the half-life of that carbon radio isotope is about 5,700 years – far less than the age of fossil fuels, which are millions of years old.

In contrast, CO2 emitted from biological sources on Earth like plants is relatively rich in carbon-14 and the difference can be pinpointed by atmospheric scientists, said Lehman of CU’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research.

The team also measured concentrations of 22 other atmospheric gases tied to human activities as part of the study, said Miller of the CU-headquartered Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. The diverse set of gases impact climate change, air quality and the recovery of the ozone layer, but their emissions are poorly understood.

The authors used the ratio between the concentration level of each gas in the atmosphere and that of fossil fuel-derived CO2 to estimate the emission rates of the individual gases, said Miller.

In the long run, measuring carbon-14 in the atmosphere offers the possibility to directly measure country and state emissions of fossil fuel CO2, said Miller. The technique would be an improvement over traditional, “accounting-based” methods of estimating emission rates of CO2 and other gases, which generally rely on reports from particular countries or regions regarding the use of coal, oil and natural gas, he said.

“While the accounting-based approach is probably accurate at global scales, the uncertainties rise for smaller-scale regions,” said Miller, also a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder. “And as CO2 emissions targets become more widespread, there may be a greater temptation to underreport. But we’ll be able to see through that.”

A paper on the subject was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, published by the American Geophysical Union. Co-authors include Stephen Montzka and Ed Dlugokencky of NOAA, Colm Sweeney, Benjamin Miller, Anna Karion, Jocelyn Turnbull and Pieter Tans of NOAA and CIRES, Chad Wolak of CU’s INSTAAR and John Southton of the University of California, Irvine.

One surprise in the study was that the researchers detected continued emissions of methyl chloroform and several other gases banned from production in the United States. Such observations emphasize the importance of independent monitoring, since the detection of such emissions could be overlooked by the widely used accounting-based estimation techniques, said Montzka.

The atmospheric air samples were taken every two weeks for six years by aircraft off the coastlines of Cape May, N.J., and Portsmouth, N.H.

Fossil fuel emissions have driven Earth’s atmospheric CO2 from concentrations of about 280 parts per million in the early 1800s to about 390 parts per million today, said Miller. The vast majority of climate scientists believe higher concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere are directly leading to rising temperatures on the planet.

“We think the approach offered by this study can increase the accuracy of emissions detection and verification for fossil fuel combustion and a host of other man-made gases,” said Lehman. He said the approach of using carbon-14 has been supported by the National Academy of Sciences and could be an invaluable tool for monitoring greenhouse gases by federal agencies like NOAA.

Unfortunately, NOAA’s greenhouse gas monitoring program has been cut back by Congress in recent years, said Lehman. “Even if we lack the will to regulate emissions, the public has a right to know what is happening to our atmosphere. Sticking our heads in the sand is not a sound strategy,” he said.

How humans have transformed Earth: Incredible video illuminates every road, shipping route and flight path

Three per cent of the planet’s land surface is under tarmac – an area the size of India

By Rob Waugh and Ted Thornhill
UPDATED: 10:26 EST, 25 April 2012

From space Earth looks completely untouched.

However, it’s deceptive, as a new video shows in mesmerising fashion.

‘Anthropocene’ demonstrates just how much the planet has been transformed by humans by illuminating every road, shipping route and flight path.

SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO

Illuminating: Anthropocene is a three-minute rollercoaster ride through the latest chapter in the story of how one species has transformed a planet

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2013-02-20 09:56:05

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2013-02-10 12:05:53

19.790°N

64.376°W

16.0

2.7

2013-02-10 11:37:45

18.972°N

64.210°W

24.0

3.9

2013-02-10 11:10:09

18.216°N

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4.9

2013-02-10 08:47:51

6.910°N

33.848°W

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