Earthquakes
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 23:56 PM
5.5 10.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 23:56 PM
5.5 13.9 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 23:56 PM
5.5 2.0 MAP
GEOFON North Pacific Ocean
Apr 11 23:33 PM
5.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Fiji Region
Apr 11 23:28 PM
4.6 536.0 MAP
USGS Fiji Region
Apr 11 23:28 PM
4.6 535.7 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 23:18 PM
4.6 10.2 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 23:18 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Michoacan, Mexico
Apr 11 22:55 PM
7.0 80.0 MAP
I Felt It
USGS Michoacan, Mexico
Apr 11 22:55 PM
7.0 84.0 MAP
USGS Michoacan, Mexico
Apr 11 22:55 PM
6.5 20.0 MAP
GEOFON Michoacan, Mexico
Apr 11 22:55 PM
6.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 22:51 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 22:51 PM
5.5 10.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 22:51 PM
5.4 14.7 MAP
USGS Offshore Northern California
Apr 11 22:42 PM
3.9 7.3 MAP
GEOFON Off Coast Of Oregon
Apr 11 22:41 PM
5.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off Coast Of Oregon
Apr 11 22:41 PM
6.0 20.0 MAP
USGS Off The Coast Of Oregon
Apr 11 22:41 PM
5.9 14.0 MAP
USGS Off The Coast Of Oregon
Apr 11 22:41 PM
5.9 10.2 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:35 PM
5.0 20.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:35 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:35 PM
4.9 14.8 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 22:15 PM
2.5 6.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:15 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:15 PM
5.0 13.8 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 22:15 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
USGS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Apr 11 22:02 PM
4.2 35.6 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 11 21:53 PM
3.0 197.9 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 21:38 PM
2.5 2.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 21:36 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 21:36 PM
5.0 15.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 21:36 PM
4.9 2.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 11 21:30 PM
2.6 5.0 MAP
USGS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Apr 11 21:23 PM
3.2 18.3 MAP
EMSC Spain
Apr 11 21:17 PM
3.0 8.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 21:07 PM
2.5 14.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 21:02 PM
4.7 15.2 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 21:02 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 21:02 PM
5.2 2.0 MAP
EMSC Spain
Apr 11 20:58 PM
3.2 8.0 MAP
USGS Mona Passage, Puerto Rico
Apr 11 20:50 PM
2.9 11.6 MAP
GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 11 20:29 PM
4.8 63.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Honshu, Japan
Apr 11 20:29 PM
4.8 46.0 MAP
GEOFON Poland
Apr 11 20:13 PM
3.7 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Poland
Apr 11 20:13 PM
3.8 5.0 MAP
EMSC Poland
Apr 11 20:13 PM
3.8 2.0 MAP
USGS Dominican Republic Region
Apr 11 20:03 PM
3.6 165.3 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Apr 11 19:36 PM
2.9 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 19:14 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 19:14 PM
4.9 2.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 11 19:13 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 19:04 PM
5.5 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 19:04 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 19:04 PM
5.5 10.3 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:54 PM
5.4 40.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:54 PM
5.4 14.3 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:54 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
EMSC Near The Coast Of Western Turkey
Apr 11 18:44 PM
2.4 6.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:32 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:32 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:15 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 18:15 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Near The Coast Of Western Turkey
Apr 11 18:10 PM
3.4 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 17:54 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 17:41 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 17:41 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 17:16 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 17:16 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:58 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:49 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:49 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
USGS Dominican Republic Region
Apr 11 16:32 PM
2.5 104.0 MAP
EMSC Sicily, Italy
Apr 11 16:30 PM
2.5 6.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 16:27 PM
3.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC South Of Java, Indonesia
Apr 11 16:21 PM
5.0 53.0 MAP
GEOFON South Of Java, Indonesia
Apr 11 16:21 PM
5.0 43.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:13 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:13 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
GEONET West Coast
Apr 11 16:12 PM
3.7 60.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:04 PM
5.1 12.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:04 PM
5.1 10.8 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 16:04 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Apr 11 16:03 PM
3.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 11 15:52 PM
2.6 6.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:46 PM
5.1 21.6 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:46 PM
5.0 2.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:46 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:41 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:41 PM
5.3 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:37 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:37 PM
4.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 15:35 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:09 PM
4.9 100.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:09 PM
5.0 13.1 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:06 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 15:06 PM
4.8 5.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:54 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:54 PM
5.3 11.9 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:54 PM
5.2 2.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:49 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:49 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:34 PM
5.2 20.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:34 PM
5.3 14.4 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 14:34 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:26 PM
5.0 9.4 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:26 PM
5.0 9.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:18 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:18 PM
5.0 10.3 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:18 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:08 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:08 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 14:08 PM
5.2 9.6 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:58 PM
5.5 13.7 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:58 PM
5.3 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:58 PM
5.3 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:42 PM
5.3 20.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:42 PM
5.4 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:42 PM
5.3 11.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:39 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC South Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:39 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
GEOFON South Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:39 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Apr 11 13:38 PM
3.2 2.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:32 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:32 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 13:32 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:19 PM
5.0 30.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:19 PM
5.0 20.4 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:15 PM
5.1 5.3 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:15 PM
5.1 5.0 MAP
USGS Tonga
Apr 11 13:12 PM
4.8 245.2 MAP
GEOFON Tonga Islands
Apr 11 13:12 PM
5.2 238.0 MAP
EMSC Tonga
Apr 11 13:12 PM
4.9 215.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:10 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 13:10 PM
4.5 10.0 MAP
USGS Central Alaska
Apr 11 13:06 PM
3.4 174.1 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 12:53 PM
4.9 10.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 12:53 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:37 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:37 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:37 PM
5.2 2.0 MAP
EMSC Strait Of Gibraltar
Apr 11 12:27 PM
2.7 1.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:21 PM
5.1 9.9 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:21 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:21 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:10 PM
5.1 10.4 MAP
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:10 PM
5.5 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 11 12:10 PM
5.5 10.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 11 12:10 PM
2.7 23.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 11 11:53 AM
5.7 10.0 MAP
USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 8.6 – Off West Coast of Sumatra
US Geological Survey
2012-04-11 10:54:00
Date-Time:
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:37 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:37 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
2.311°N, 93.063°E
Depth:
22.9 km (14.2 miles)
Region:
OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances:
434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia
963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
The April 11, 2012 Event: cluster of large earthquakes rattle the globe from Indonesia to Mexico
April 12, 2012 – WORLD – A strong earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending people running out of offices onto the streets of the capital Mexico City. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.5 -magnitude quake was centered on Mexico’s Pacific coast near Michoacan and struck fairly deep under the earth at 65 km or 40 miles. Prior to the Mexico earthquake, a powerful and shallow 5.9 struck near the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the coast of Oregon- indicating tectonic plates worldwide are being rattled by planetary seismic tension. Prior to Oregon earthquake, two massive 8.0+ magnitude earthquakes (8.6 and 8.2) struck the ocean floor off the north coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. As I warned in my book The Extinction Protocol, the power unleashed in these seismic events is growing. This is testament to the dangers and seriousness of the earth-changes facing us and how these events are unleashing more unbridled force with each successive eruption. The Indian Ocean strike-slip fault earthquakes are very unusual. As a matter of fact, I’ve never heard of a strike-slip lateral earthquake of this great a magnitude; especially under water. Preliminary assessment of the Indonesian quakes by U.S. geologists suggests one plate lurched past each other as much as 70 feet. San Andreas is a strike-slip, lateral- can we even imagine two sections of ground moving 70 feet near San Francisco? Had the force of the Sumatra quakes been unleashed upon San Andreas, the city would have been completely destroyed. Ironically, the largest surface displacement ever recorded in a lateral strike-slip fault was 21 feet and that was in the 1906 7.9 San Andreas earthquake. Just so we understand the significance of what transpired today; the Japanese March 11, 2011 earthquake move the ocean floor 79 feet sideways and 10 ft upwards, but today’s earthquakes happened in double 8.0+ magnitude sequence and moved the earth nearly as far. Worst, the seismic tension from the event ricocheted around the world and contributed to other earthquakes. –The Extinction Protocol
Arizona earthquake numbers saw a large increase in 2011
by Jonathan DuHamel on Apr. 11, 2012,
According to the Arizona Geological Survey, 131 earthquakes were detected in 2011 compared with 53 in 2010. That was twice as many as in 2009 and about a third more than in 2008. Most of the earthquakes were in the northwestern part of the state. The Yuma area was also shaken by earthquakes associated with the Gulf of California Rift Zone.
Many of these earthquakes (magnitude ca. 1.6) occurred near Lake Mead. These are attributed to mining and quarrying, and also to crustal adjustments to water going into and out of the lake. The strongest earthquakes (magnitude ca. 3.6) occurred near Clarkdale in the central part of the state. The Survey says that these events are consistent with past behavior: “a propensity for deeper seismicity to occur in two pockets, the northwestern Utah-Arizona border and well within the Colorado Plateau in the northeast corner of the state” and “the highest concentration of energy release correlates well with the pattern of established Quaternary faulting, indicating that this portion of the crust continues to be an active area of strain release and of particular interest for hazard studies in Arizona.” The strain is due to on-going crustal extension.
Read more here. The Arizona Geological Survey provides several videos dealing with earthquakes and geothermal energy on its Youtube Channel. Give it a look. Also take a look at the new issue of Arizona Geology Magazine.
See also:
The Great Arizona-Sonora Earthquake of 1887
Arizona earthquakes, 1852-2011, a video time line
Precariously Balanced Rocks and earthquakes
Where the Next Big American Earthquake and Tsunami Might Occur
8.9 Aceh quake triggers Indian Ocean tsunami warning
BBC News
2012-04-11 04:58:00
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province.
The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was not yet known whether a tsunami had been generated, but advised authorities to “take appropriate action”.
The region is regularly hit by earthquakes. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed 170,000 people in Aceh.
The US Geological Survey, which documents quakes worldwide, said the Aceh quake was centred 33km (20 miles) under the sea about 495km from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital.
It was initially reported as 8.9 magnitude but was later revised down to 8.7 by the USGS.
The tsunami warning said quakes of such a magnitude “have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean basin”.
Tsunami watch lifted after two big earthquakes
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean, which was later canceled.
The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.6, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles).
A second large quake, with a magnitude of 8.2, occurred off the west coast of Sumatra about two hours later, the USGS said.
Gary Gibson from the Seismology Research Center in Melbourne, Australia, said the location of the second quake reduced the possibility of a tsunami.
There was also a series of smaller quakes off the west coast of northern Sumatra with magnitudes between 5.1 and 5.4.
There were no reports of destruction or deaths.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on local television that there were no reports of casualties or damage in Aceh.
Four people were slightly injured on Simeulue Island, off the coast of Aceh, the National Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch for the entire Indian Ocean. And a few hours later, the center announced the tsunami watch was canceled.
“A significant tsunami was generated by this earthquake. However, sea level readings now indicate that the threat has diminished or is over for most areas,” the center said.
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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather
Still In Effect
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
Florida From Central Florida to the Panhandle
El Paso, Texas to Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Pueblo ,Colorado
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Freeze Watch Still in Effect For
Buffalo, New York Clevelnad, Ohio Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina Blacksburg, Virginia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Baltimore, Maryland,Washington, D.C.
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Storms, Flooding
Hailstorm in China on Thursday, 12 April, 2012 at 03:24 (03:24 AM) UTC.
HS-20120412-34868-CHN
Hailstorm
Thursday, 12 April, 2012 at 03:24 (03:24 AM) UTC
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Severe 
Asia
China
MultiProvinces
Provinces of Jiangxi and Guizhou
N 28° 40.465, E 115° 54.551
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Giant Wave Impact in New Zealand on Wednesday, 11 April, 2012 at 11:31 (11:31 AM) UTC.
GW-20120411-34852-NZL
Giant Wave Impact
Wednesday, 11 April, 2012 at 11:31 (11:31 AM) UTC
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Storm surge
Moderate 
Australia & New-Zealand
New Zealand
Southland
Foveaux Strait
S 46° 35.360, E 168° 3.774
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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Hanford, California 647 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WINTER-LIKE STORM TO REACH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Reno, Nevada 300 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE LIVING IN OR PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 5000 FEET SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Flood Advisory
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Amarillo, Texas 1220 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUMAS... * UNTIL 415 AM CDT * HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY. * THE HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED FLOODED ROADWAYS IN WESTERN MOORE COUNTY AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING IN DUMAS AND IN CREEKS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY.
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Spokane, Washington 1138 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES ...EXPECTED RAIN FALL TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY OVER THE COEUR D`ALENE RIVER BASIN WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING ON THE COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO * FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TODAY AND THURSDAY...POSSIBLY ACHIEVING FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY CREST SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND BEGIN TO DROP DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. * AT 43.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND FROM CATALDO DOWNSTREAM TO HARRISON IS LIKELY. THE CAMPGROUND AT CATALDO WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF DUDLEY ROAD, WEST OF LATOUR CREEK, WILL LIKELY BE UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE. IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WATER ALREADY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, THESE IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT LOWER STAGES.
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Radiation
Fukushima Radiation Plume Has Now Hit Hawaii- In a year it’ll Probably Reach U.S. West Coast
Energy News
2012-04-08 09:38:00
Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, joins Thom Hartmann. California beware! A radioactive wave is headed toward the West Coast of the United States courtesy of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
KAMPS: And that plume, as you said, it’s taken a year but it has now hit Hawaii. Another year from now it’ll probably reach the West Coast of the US.
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SOLAR ACTIVITY
2MIN News Apr11: 8.9 Quake Indonesia [8.6 USGS] & a New Gamma Burst!
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Solar System
A Magnetic Surprise from Venus
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Artist’s impression showing how the solar wind shapes the magnetospheres of Venus (shown with a brown tail, closer to the Sun) and Earth (shown in blue). Both planets are roughly the same size. Venus is closer to the Sun, at roughly 0.7 AU (Astronomical Unit) while Earth is located at 1 AU. Unlike Venus, Earth has an internal magnetic field which makes its magnetosphere bigger. The lines coming out of the Sun symbolise the propagation direction of the solar wind. Credit: ESA
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Venus is a rarity among planets – a world that does not internally generate a magnetic field. Despite the absence of a large protective magnetosphere, the near-Venus environment does exhibit a number of similarities with planets such as Earth. The latest, surprising, example is the evidence for magnetic reconnection in Venus’ induced magnetotail.
Planets which generate magnetic fields in their interiors, such as Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, are surrounded by invisible magnetospheres. Their magnetic fields deflect the charged particles of the solar wind (electrons and protons) as they stream away from the Sun. This deflection creates a magnetosphere – a protective “bubble” around the planet – which ends in an elongated magnetotail on the lee side of the magnetosphere.
Since Venus has no intrinsic magnetic field to act as a shield against incoming charged particles, the solar wind sometimes interacts directly with the upper atmosphere. However, Venus is partially protected by an induced magnetic field. ….
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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings
Long rumbling (20 min or more) then mystery ‘boom’ — St. Louis, MO – part 1
Published on Apr 12, 2012 by dutchsince
Boom can be heard at the very first few seconds of PART 2 — uploading that video next (right now its 2am CDT)
I am not drawing ANY conclusions on this yet.. just a strange coincidence as of now… but hoping there are some other people besides my wife and I, who heard these sounds yesterday—- here in South Saint Louis, Missouri USA.
Approx coordinates of the rumbles and boom heard: 38°36’14.85″N , 90°14’7.74″W ..
Confirmed 1st hand reports — heard by myself, my wife, and neighbor. Looking for others in the area who may have heard these multiple rumbles. 3am for 15 or 20 minutes.. 9am for 20-30 minutes.. and 11am for about 10 – 15 seconds.. Two times VERY long.. one time very short…..not a jet, train, or truck.. which you CAN hear in the video clearly as such.
Some kind of rumbling / drilling sound ?!! Carries on for a very long time.
One boom at 3am (not captured on video).. one boom about 945am (captured on video at the very start of part 2)… camera is a Sony DCR SX-63 … records in 30 minute segments.. part 1 30 min long.. part two 17 min long.
every bird in the area is chirping.. its about 40 degrees F outside. No wind 1-5 mph tops.
you can hear the rumble OVER any animals, trucks, planes, helicopters AND EVEN over the police sirens. NO air conditioners fans or construction going on.. especially at 3am the first time we heard it (it woke up my wife .. who woke me up).
Yesterday — 4/11/2012 — my wife and I were awoke about 3am CDT to a long persistent rumble — which shook our house and windows… it lasted for about 15 minutes before I got out of bed and came down to record video of it….
my camera died at 315am (approx) .. as soon as i took it outside… blast confounded! Then the sound stopped abruptly.
Then…. within the hour of this first rumble at 3am — we saw the large earthquakes in Indonesia — don’t know yet if these are related… may not be related at all (im HOPING!).
Then move forward to about 9am CDT — the rumble appeared again.. this time with a series of “booms”. I grabbed my cam and ran outside.. and this is where you begin in the video.
Clearly.. a low audible rumble for many minutes.. towards the end of this Part 1 .. you can hear it pick up in intensity.
Start of video 2 you can hear the last “boom”.. only one boom heard on cam. At 3am.. the first “boom” rattled the windows and woke my wife, who woke me in turn to check out what was going on.
Hoping this is just some kind of anomaly… if we get a repeat… I will deploy the cam again if I hear it.
The part 2 of this video.. the boom in particular.. sounds similar to the Wisconsin booms a few weeks ago… if you have some kind of audio processing gear.. let me know what you think if you have the time to analyze this fully.
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