Family Survival Protocol &#8211; Microcosm News

Updated:	Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 at 18:56 UTC
Description
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated and dozens of cars abandoned by drivers after widespread flooding across the UK. Flood warnings are in place across Britain as rivers burst their banks and forecasters say there is more bad weather to come. The North East has been worst affected, with towns such as Morpeth, Chester-le-Street, Stockton on Tees and parts of Newcastle badly hit. Other areas in England, Wales and Scotland have also been flooded, with over 200 official warnings and alerts still in place. More than 300 properties have flooded since Sunday. Over a month’s worth of rain fell in just one day in some parts of the country. There has been widespread disruption to travel after roads were closed and long delays to rail services. The A1 and the East Coast Main Line were among the routes hit by the conditions. The Met Office said many places have had between 50mm and 70mm (2in to 2.8in) rain in the past 48 hours. Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to return to some southern areas with 20mm to 40mm (0.8in to 1.6in) likely in places into Wednesday. There is also no sign of the downpours easing in the Midlands. Among the properties evacuated was a council care home at Gilling West, in North Yorkshire.The Oswin Grove Unit’s 19 pensioners had to be carried to safety by firefighters after it became swamped by 3ft of water. Parts of the UK are also experiencing strong winds, with gusts over 60mph across parts of Scotland and Ireland at times. The Environment Agency is urging people to sign up to its flood alerts and has issued guidance to residents who may be affected by flooding. Kath Evans, from the Environment Agency, told Sky News that the situation had been made worse by the wet summer. “With the rainfall over the summer and more falling over the last 24 to 36 hours, it has caused this widespread flooding,” she said. She said they were watching areas around the River Ouse in Yorkshire and the River Severn as the water moved downstream and would “urge people to keep an eye out and listen out for flood warnings”. Communities in Yorkshire, the North West and North Wales were urged to remain on guard for further floods. In Morpeth, parts of the town were evacuated as a precaution before the river burst its banks and some 40 stranded residents were rescued using lifeboats, although water levels later appeared to have peaked. Heavy rain sent cars careering down the River Coquet and homes were flooded in Rothbury, Northumberland, with at least two more flooded in Thropton and Netherton.Hebden Bridge, which suffered severe flooding twice this summer, appeared to have escaped further damage as river levels seemed to level off just below bank tops. About 50 properties in and around Wearside were evacuated, Sunderland City Council said. A number of roads and two primary schools were closed and residents were warned refuse collections could be disrupted. Emergency services evacuated around 30 properties in Hartburn, Stockton, Teesside, as water levels rose, and a crew of refuse collectors had to be rescued by firefighters at Eryholme, North Yorkshire, when a river burst its banks and swamped their truck. The A1 was closed near Catterick in both directions and is not expected to reopen until Wednesday morning. The A66 was closed in both directions near Darlington as a result of flooding. In Durham, police threatened to prosecute impatient drivers who tried to use closed roads. There was no service on the East Coast Main Line between York and Newcastle for much of the day because of flooding at Eryholme, near Northallerton, preventing the running of services between London and Scotland. East Coast Trains advised people not to travel and said tickets for Tuesday would be valid on trains on Wednesday. The West Coast line remained open.

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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
Jelewat (18W)	Pacific Ocean	20.09.2012	26.09.2012	SuperTyphoon	305 °	250 km/h	306 km/h	5.18 m	JTWC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Jelewat (18W)
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Start up location:	N 13° 42.000, E 132° 18.000
Start up:	20th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	507.67 km
Top category.:
Report by:	JTWC

Useful links:

Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
22nd Sep 2012	06:41:44	N 11° 42.000, E 129° 54.000	6	93	120	Tropical Storm	200	9		JTWC
23rd Sep 2012	06:04:26	N 11° 48.000, E 128° 54.000	7	139	167	Typhoon I.	270	11		JTWC
24th Sep 2012	08:06:11	N 13° 36.000, E 128° 30.000	9	241	296	Typhoon IV.	350	10		JTWC
24th Sep 2012	10:43:47	N 14° 12.000, E 128° 12.000	13	232	278	Typhoon IV.	335	14		JTWC
25th Sep 2012	05:16:53	N 15° 42.000, E 127° 48.000	7	259	315	Super Typhoon	360	9		JTWC
25th Sep 2012	10:29:06	N 16° 24.000, E 127° 30.000	15	259	278	Super Typhoon	340	18		JTWC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
26th Sep 2012	10:56:11	N 18° 0.000, E 126° 6.000	15	250	306	SuperTyphoon	325 °	18		JTWC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
27th Sep 2012	18:00:00	N 21° 48.000, E 123° 48.000	SuperTyphoon	213	259	JTWC
27th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 20° 12.000, E 124° 12.000	SuperTyphoon	232	278	JTWC
28th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 23° 6.000, E 124° 6.000	Typhoon IV	194	241	JTWC
29th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 25° 24.000, E 126° 36.000	Typhoon III	167	204	JTWC
30th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 29° 18.000, E 132° 6.000	Typhoon I	120	148	JTWC
01st Oct 2012	06:00:00	N 34° 48.000, E 137° 54.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	JTWC

Miriam (EP 13)

Pacific Ocean – East

22.09.2012

26.09.2012

Hurricane II

310 °

130 km/h

157 km/h

2.74 m

NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Miriam (EP 13)
Area:	Pacific Ocean – East
Start up location:	N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000
Start up:	22nd September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	663.50 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
22nd Sep 2012	06:35:22	N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000	19	56	74	Tropical Depression	275	10	1005 MB	NOAA NHC
23rd Sep 2012	06:07:18	N 14° 54.000, W 108° 30.000	13	74	93	Tropical Storm	300	15	1002 MB	NOAA NHC
24th Sep 2012	08:09:13	N 16° 48.000, W 111° 18.000	19	148	185	Hurricane I.	305	15	979 MB	NOAA NHC
25th Sep 2012	05:19:32	N 18° 30.000, W 113° 54.000	13	167	204	Hurricane II.	305	14	968 MB	NOAA NHC
25th Sep 2012	10:37:14	N 18° 42.000, W 114° 18.000	9	167	204	Hurricane II.	310	10	968 MB	NOAA NHC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
26th Sep 2012	10:58:11	N 19° 30.000, W 115° 30.000	9	111	139	Hurricane I	320 °	15	990 MB	NOAA NHC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
27th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 21° 30.000, W 116° 0.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
27th Sep 2012	18:00:00	N 22° 24.000, W 116° 24.000	Tropical Depression	65	83	NOAA NHC
28th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 22° 54.000, W 116° 36.000	Tropical Depression	56	74	NOAA NHC
29th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 23° 12.000, W 116° 48.000	Tropical Depression	46	65	NOAA NHC
30th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 23° 30.000, W 117° 0.000	Tropical Depression	37	56	NOAA NHC

Ewiniar (19W)

Pacific Ocean

24.09.2012

26.09.2012

Typhoon I

60 °

93 km/h

120 km/h

4.88 m

JTWC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Ewiniar (19W)
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Start up location:	N 18° 30.000, E 139° 0.000
Start up:	24th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	498.82 km
Top category.:
Report by:	JTWC

Useful links:

Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
24th Sep 2012	08:04:10	N 18° 30.000, E 139° 0.000	26	46	65	Tropical Depression	335	17		JTWC
24th Sep 2012	10:42:45	N 19° 36.000, E 138° 54.000	20	56	74	Tropical Depression	350	17		JTWC
25th Sep 2012	05:14:15	N 21° 48.000, E 138° 18.000	15	74	93	Tropical Storm	355	15		JTWC
25th Sep 2012	10:28:32	N 22° 48.000, E 138° 30.000	19	74	93	Tropical Storm	10	10		JTWC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
26th Sep 2012	10:53:51	N 26° 24.000, E 142° 12.000	24	93	120	Typhoon I	40 °	19		JTWC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
27th Sep 2012	18:00:00	N 31° 18.000, E 142° 30.000	Typhoon I	111	139	JTWC
27th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 29° 48.000, E 141° 42.000	Typhoon I	111	139	JTWC
28th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 32° 42.000, E 143° 48.000	Typhoon I	102	130	JTWC
29th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 37° 24.000, E 148° 54.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	JTWC

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Radiation / Nuclear

Today

Non-categorized event

Russia [Asia]

Novaya Zemlya archipelago, [K-27 Russian nuclear submarine wreck, Kara Sea]

Non-categorized event in Russia [Asia] on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 05:57 (05:57 AM) UTC.

Description

A group of 16 Russian and Norwegian researchers who sailed to take measurements surrounding a Russian nuclear submarine that was scuttled for nuclear waste off the coast of the former Soviet nuclear test archipelago Novaya Zemlya in the Kara Sea have found no radioactive leaks, Norwegian radiation authorities said today. Per Strand, a director at the Norwegian Radiation Protection agency told Bellona, however, that the primary purpose of the expedition, which returned today, was to inspect the possibility of an uncontrolled chain reaction aboard the K-27 Russian nuclear submarine, which was sunk in 50 meters of water in Novaya Zemlya’s Stepovogo Bay in the Kara Sea as nuclear waste in 1981. “The Russian side indicated there might be a hypothetical possibility that spent nuclear fuel in the reactor in extreme situations could cause an uncontrolled chain reaction, which can lead to heat and radioactivity releases,” Strand said in a telephone interview from Kirkeness. The K-27, was dumped by the Soviet Navy in 1981, with spent nuclear fuel packed in its reactors, after a 1968 reactor leak aboard the killed nine sailors.The navy tried to repair it before deciding to seal the nuclear units and sinking the sub. The researchers also examined some 2000 containers of various kinds of radioactive waste that were dumped in Stepovogo Bay, but found no increase in radiation since the site was last inspected in 1994. Authorities in Russia and their counterparts in Norway, which lies about 965 kilometers to the west of the sunken sub, need to make a decision about a safe disposal of the K-27, which was the top priority of the expedition, Strand said. Strand said that the joint research team aboard the Ivan Petrov research vessel took sediment, plant and sea life samples. They also used a mini submarine to take photos of the K-27’s condition. Though emphasizing that all data collected is preliminary, Strand said it would “contribute to making decisions about whether the submarine needs to be lifted out of the water” for safer storage. “For now, the first priority will be the development of environmental impact studies based on the information we have collected to judge the feasibility of lifting the submarine,” he said. Norway’s number one focus for the moment, said Strand, will be developing an effective system of countermeasures should a chain reaction occur aboard the K-27.

Today

Nuclear Event

USA

State of Minnesota, Monticello [Monticello Nuclear Power Plant]

Nuclear Event in USA on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:28 (03:28 AM) UTC.

Description

Xcel Energy says its Monticello nuclear power plant automatically shut down Tuesday, Sept. 25, for unknown reasons. The shutdown occurred at 11:07 a.m. and all plant safety systems were functioning, the Minneapolis-based utility said Tuesday. The shutdown posed no danger to the public or the plant’s workers, Xcel officials said. The cause of the shutdown is under investigation. Xcel said it has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the state. Monticello is located about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The 600-megawatt boiling water reactor plant was last shut down in August for seven days due to a leaking gasket on a pipe flange. Monticello also had a three-week shutdown last year that started on Nov. 19 when safety systems detected low oil pressure in the plant’s turbines, Xcel said at the time of the incident. In both previous shutdowns, Xcel said there was no danger to the public or workers. Monticello generates enough electricity to supply almost 500,000 homes. Xcel officials said the current shutdown is not expected to be lengthy.

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

Today

Epidemic Hazard

Denmark

South Denmark, Odense [Odense University Hospital]

Epidemic Hazard in Denmark on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:07 (03:07 AM) UTC.

Description
Five persons showing symptoms of infection from a SARS-like virus have been admitted to Odense University Hospital (OUH), central Denmark, the hospital said in a press statement Tuesday. The five patients are currently being examined for symptoms of infection from a new corona virus, which can lead to severe respiratory disease. Corona viruses are a large family of viruses including those which cause the common cold, as well as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), an outbreak of which killed some 800 people in 2003. The new corona virus is thought to have an incubation period lasting seven to 10 days, and has previously been found among patients who had traveled from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. OUH Director Jens Peter Steensen said to Danish media late Tuesday that the five patients, who are all Danish residents, will be tested for the new corona virus and for a range of more common triggers of respiratory infection. The results of these tests will be released Wednesday afternoon, Steensen said, adding the patients will be kept in isolation until then. On Monday, the Danish Health and Medicines Authority advised persons who had traveled to Qatar or Saudi Arabia to seek medical advice if they experienced fever, cough or difficulty breathing within ten days of their return from these countries. It followed a warning from British health officials who alerted the World Health Organization on Saturday of the new virus found in a man transferred from Qatar to the UK on Sept. 11.
Biohazard name:	SARS (susp, human)
Biohazard level:	4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:	Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Symptoms:
Status:	suspected

26.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Qatar

Ad Dawhah, Qatar

Epidemic Hazard in Qatar on Monday, 24 September, 2012 at 04:46 (04:46 AM) UTC.

Updated:	Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 at 03:03 UTC
Description
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a global alert on Monday for a new SARS-like respiratory virus which left a man from Qatar critically ill in a London hospital and killed at least one more in Saudi Arabia. The 49-year-old Qatari was admitted to an intensive care unit in Doha on September 7 suffering from acute respiratory infection and kidney failure before being transferred to Britain by air ambulance on September 11, the WHO said. A Saudi Arabian national died earlier this year from a virtually identical virus, the WHO said, while Saudi medical authorities said they were investigating other possible cases of the disease. The WHO confirmed the illness was in the coronavirus family but was not SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which swept out of China in 2003, killing more than 800 people worldwide. “This is a new virus,” WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told AFP. “We haven’t heard of any more new cases. We don’t have an appreciation of how widespread the virus is,” Hartl said. “This is one reason why we’re trying to get more information. We don’t know how it’s transmitted.”The WHO said the Qatari first fell ill on September 3 after visiting Saudi Arabia. Britain’s Health Protection Agency confirmed the presence of the new coronavirus and then found that it was a 99.5 percent match with a virus obtained from the lung tissue of a 60-year-old Saudi man who died earlier this year. Coronaviruses are causes of the common cold but can also include more severe illnesses including SARS. In Riyadh, the health ministry revealed that a total of three people, including the Qatari man, had been diagnosed with the virus after spending time in Saudi Arabia, according to state media. The other two later died. The ministry said it would continue to “follow developments” linked to the disease “in coordination with international health organisations,” adding that “these are rare cases and the situation is reassuring”. The announcement comes ahead of next month’s annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca which will attract nearly three million believers, although the WHO said it did not recommend any travel restrictions. In Britain, the HPA, an organisation set up by the government to manage infectious diseases, meanwhile, stressed no-one else in Britain, including those who had come into contact with the man, were reporting symptoms. The HPA said the new virus was “different from any that have previously been identified in humans.” It said there were encouraging signs that it was not as infectious as SARS as there had been no evidence of illness in people who had been in contact with the Qatari or the Saudi, including in health workers.”Based on what we know about other coronaviruses, many of these contacts will already have passed the period when they could have caught the virus from the infected person,” it said. John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases at the HPA, said: “Immediate steps have been taken to ensure that people who have been in contact with the UK case have not been infected, and there is no evidence to suggest they have.” Peter Openshaw, director of the Centre for Respiratory Infection at Imperial College London, urged caution, saying any evidence of human-to-human transmission causing severe disease “would be very worrying”. But fellow expert John Oxford, professor at the University of London, said he was “somewhat relaxed” because he believed the illness was more likely to behave “like a nasty infection rather than join the ‘exception’ group like SARS.”

Epidemic Hazard in Qatar on Monday, 24 September, 2012 at 04:46 (04:46 AM) UTC.

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

Updated:	Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 at 05:15 UTC
Description
A previously unknown virus has appeared in both Saudi Arabia and in a traveler who recently returned from the country. The virus killed one and has left the other in intensive care in London. Officially, the World Health Organization called the disease a ânovel coronavirus.â Coronaviruses include multiple viruses including the common cold and SARS, according to the WHO. SARS killed hundreds of people in Asia during a 2003 epidemic. British officials informed the World Health Organization over the weekend of the new virus in a man that had recently been sent to London for treatment from Qatar. The patient has since suffered renal failure. Health officials donât know much about the new virus and the WHO said itâs âin the process of obtaining further information to determine the public health implications of the two confirmed cases.â However, the WHO is not recommending any travel restrictions at this time.

25.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Canada

Province of Ontario, [Southwestern area]

Epidemic Hazard in Canada on Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 at 16:48 (04:48 PM) UTC.

Description
Ontario has found a case of an infection with a new swine flu virus, in a man who had close contact with pigs. The infection was caused by an H1N1-variant virus, which is not the swine flu virus that has been jumping from pigs to people in the United States this summer. That virus was an H3N2-variant, and has caused 305 infections this year in the U.S. but has not been spotted in Canada to date. Most infections with the H3N2-variant flu have been in people who visited pig barns at state and county fairs. The Ontario case was announced by the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Arlene King on Tuesday morning. Ms. King said the man is being treated in hospital in southwestern Ontario. She did not indicate whether that is as a precaution or because he is seriously ill. Health Minister Deb Matthews said the fact that the case was detected in Ontario demonstrates that the province has a strong surveillance system for infectious diseases.“It’s one case, the first we’ve seen in Ontario, but not really unexpected because there have been cases in the States,” Ms. Matthews told reporters on Tuesday. Ms. Matthews said health care providers in Ontario learned a lot about infectious diseases from the earlier outbreaks of SARS and H1N1. “Our hospitals know exactly what to do when they get a case,” she said. Ms. King said this new virus is one that rarely spreads from animals to people, and human-to-human spread is also rare. She stressed the discovery of the infection does not trigger food safety concerns. “Proper cooking of meats, including pork, kills all bacteria and viruses.” She also urged people to remember that hand washing and getting a flu shot are the best way to protect against contracting the flu. The term variant is added to flu virus names when viruses that normally circulate in animals cause infections in humans. In written form it is often shortened to a “v” at the end of the virus’s name. This H1N1v virus would be a distant cousin of the H1N1 viruses that have been circulating in people for most of the last century. That family includes the virus that cause the 2009 pandemic. But viruses within a large family group such as H1N1 can be sufficiently different from one another that antibodies to one won’t fully protect a person from becoming infected with another. U.S. authorities have also seen one case of infection with an H1N1v virus there this summer, in Missouri. Ms. King did not say whether the genetic blueprints of the Ontario and Missouri viruses were closely related.
Biohazard name:	H3N2
Biohazard level:	2/4 Medium
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. “Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures”, see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Solar Activity

3MIN News Sept 25. 2012

Published on Sep 25, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

2012 Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU

TODAY’S LINKS
GOES14 Takes the Stage: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1195&MediaTypeID=1
Jupiter Explosion: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-explosion-jupiter.html
Arab Cyclones: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-tropical-cyclones-arabian-sea-due.html
Arctic Methane Mission: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-methane-gas-arctic-seafloor.html
Great Barrier Reef Climate Change: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-climate-great-barrier-reef.html
Grim Prediction: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-arctic-ice-cap.html
Europa Water: http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5043/water-near-europas-surface-doesnt-s…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

BIG SUN-DIVING COMET DISCOVERED:

Astronomy forums are buzzing with speculation about newly-discovered Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). Currently located beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Comet ISON is heading for a very close encounter with the sun next year. In Nov. 2013, it will pass less than 0.012 AU (1.8 million km) from the solar surface. The fierce heating it experiences then could turn the comet into a bright naked-eye object. (continued below)

Comet ISON photographed by E. Guido, G. Sostero & N. Howes on Sept. 24. [more]

Much about this comet–and its ultimate fate–remains unknown. “At this stage we’re just throwing darts at the board,” says Karl Battams of the NASA-supported Sungrazer Comet Project, who lays out two possibilities:

“In the best case, the comet is big, bright, and skirts the sun next November. It would be extremely bright — negative magnitudes maybe — and naked-eye visible for observers in the Northern Hemisphere for at least a couple of months.”

“Alternately, comets can and often do fizzle out! Comet Elenin springs to mind as a recent example, but there are more famous examples of comets that got the astronomy community seriously worked up, only to fizzle. This is quite possibly a ‘new’ comet coming in from the Oort cloud, meaning this could be its first-ever encounter with the Sun. If so, with all those icy volatiles intact and never having been truly stressed (thermally and gravitationally), the comet could well disrupt and dissipate weeks or months before reaching the sun.”

“Either of the above scenarios is possible, as is anything in between,” Battams says. “There’s no doubt that Comet ISON will be closely watched. Because the comet is so far away, however, our knowledge probably won’t develop much for at least a few more months.”

Meanwhile, noted comet researcher John Bortle has pointed out a curious similarity between the orbit of Comet ISON and that of the Great Comet of 1680. “Purely as speculation,” he says, “perhaps the two bodies could have been one a few revolutions ago.”

Stay tuned for updates.

AUTUMN LIGHTS:

The onset of northern autumn means it’s aurora season. For reasons researchers don’t fully understand, equinoxes are the best times to see Northern Lights. And, right on cue, the Arctic Circle is glowing. Marianne Bergli sends this picture of auroras shimmering directly above Storfjord, Norway:

“Last night it was difficult to select [which part of the sky to photograph]. The auroras were dancing everywhere,” says Bergli. “Eventually I was just lying on my back looking up. It was absolutely, unbelievable wonderful.”

As the week begins, the solar wind velocity is low (~350 km/s), but at this time of year it only takes a gentle gust to ignite bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras

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 EZ2)

26th September 2012

0 day(s)

0.1922

74.8

270 m – 610 m

6.76 km/s

24336 km/h

(2012 SM8)

26th September 2012

0 day(s)

0.0376

14.6

15 m – 33 m

5.57 km/s

20052 km/h

334412 (2002 EZ2)

26th September 2012

0 day(s)

0.1922

74.8

270 m – 600 m

6.76 km/s

24336 km/h

(2012 SL50)

27th September 2012

1 day(s)

0.0073

2.8

14 m – 31 m

12.04 km/s

43344 km/h

(2012 QF42)

27th September 2012

1 day(s)

0.1095

42.6

130 m – 280 m

8.67 km/s

31212 km/h

(2012 SY49)

28th September 2012

2 day(s)

0.0067

2.6

19 m – 42 m

15.84 km/s

57024 km/h

(2012 SJ32)

28th September 2012

2 day(s)

0.0297

11.6

26 m – 59 m

8.11 km/s

29196 km/h

(2012 SM50)

30th September 2012

4 day(s)

0.1074

41.8

36 m – 81 m

8.68 km/s

31248 km/h

(2012 RH10)

03rd October 2012

7 day(s)

0.1260

49.0

98 m – 220 m

12.90 km/s

46440 km/h

(2012 QE50)

09th October 2012

13 day(s)

0.0809

31.5

450 m – 1.0 km

11.47 km/s

41292 km/h

(1994 EK)

14th October 2012

18 day(s)

0.1356

52.8

230 m – 520 m

12.22 km/s

43992 km/h

(2012 PA20)

15th October 2012

19 day(s)

0.1502

58.5

100 m – 230 m

10.36 km/s

37296 km/h

(2012 RV16)

18th October 2012

22 day(s)

0.1270

49.4

310 m – 700 m

16.14 km/s

58104 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

Today

Biological Hazard

USA

State of Washington, [Seattle region]

Biological Hazard in USA on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 03:11 (03:11 AM) UTC.

Description
Experts and citizen scientists are tracking the “zombie bee” infection across the country. The insects have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die. The infection is another threat to bees that are needed to pollinate crops, in addition to the mysterious ailment “colony collapse disorder.” The infection is as grim as it sounds: “Zombie bees” have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die. And experts say the condition has crept into Washington state. “I joke with my kids that the zombie apocalypse is starting at my house,” said Mark Hohn, a novice beekeeper who spotted the infected insects at his suburban Seattle home. Hohn returned from vacation a few weeks ago to find many of his bees either dead or flying in jerky patterns and then flopping on the floor. He remembered hearing about zombie bees, so he collected several of the corpses and popped them into a plastic bag. About a week later, the Kent man had evidence his bees were infected: the pupae of parasitic flies. “Curiosity got the better of me,” Hohn said. The zombie bees were the first to be confirmed in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. San Francisco State University biologist John Hafernik first discovered zombie bees in California in 2008.Hafernik now uses a website to recruit citizen scientists like Hohn to track the infection across the country. Observers also have found zombie bees in Oregon and South Dakota. The infection is another threat to bees that are needed to pollinate crops. Hives have been failing in recent years due to a mysterious ailment called colony collapse disorder, in which all the adult honey bees in a colony suddenly die. The life cycle of the fly that infects zombie bees is reminiscent of the movie “Alien,” the newspaper reported. A small adult female lands on the back of a honeybee and injects eggs into the bee’s abdomen. The eggs hatch into maggots. “They basically eat the insides out of the bee,” Hafernik said. After consuming their host Relevant Products/Services, the maggots pupate, forming a hard outer shell that looks like a fat, brown grain of rice. That’s what Hohn found in the plastic bag with the dead bees. Adult flies emerge in three to four weeks. There’s no evidence yet that the parasitic fly is a major player in the bees’ decline, but it does seem the pest is targeting new hosts, said Steve Sheppard, chairman of the entomology department at Washington State University. “It may occur a lot more widely than we think,” he said. That’s what Hafernik hopes to find out with his website, zombeewatch.org. The site offers simple instructions for collecting suspect bees, watching for signs of parasites and reporting the results. Once more people start looking, the number of sightings will probably climb, Hohn said.
Biohazard name:	Colony collapse disorder (bees)
Biohazard level:	3/4 Hight
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Today

HAZMAT

USA

State of , Charlotte [Emerald Performance Materials plant]

HAZMAT in USA on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012 at 06:00 (06:00 AM) UTC.

Description

Mecklenburg County and Charlotte fire fighters responded to the Emerald Performance Materials plant Tuesday to help contain an acid spill. The West Mecklenburg Fire Department was the first on scene at about 9 p.m. Soon after, they called for the hazmat team from the Charlotte Fire Department. Hazmat teams determined the spill was triflic acid. A pipe that was malfunctioning caused the leak. One employee was treated on the scene for chemical burns. He was not taken to the hospital, firefighters said. Triflic acid is extremely strong acid, often called a “super acid,” according to manufacturers. It is used to make a variety of products. Investigators told WBTV News an improper mixture of chemicals caused a chemical cloud, that plant operators feared was caustic, caused the incident. Hazmat crews were able to control the spill and contain it to the plant. The scene was cleared in about an hour, and hazmat crews said there was no environmental impact.

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Earth Watch Report – Sunday September 23rd, 2012

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September 23, 2012

Earthquakes

USGS

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.5	2012/09/22 22:14:22	63.564	-147.354	4.7	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	2.9	2012/09/22 20:58:38	19.698	-64.076	45.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.7	2012/09/22 20:42:48	25.508	96.672	36.5	MYANMAR
MAP	4.7	2012/09/22 20:25:37	-6.999	127.764	305.6	BANDA SEA
MAP	2.5	2012/09/22 20:15:32	43.361	-124.371	28.8	OFFSHORE OREGON
MAP	2.5	2012/09/22 19:51:36	19.350	-155.090	9.3	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	4.3	2012/09/22 19:41:34	-9.778	124.639	53.9	TIMOR REGION
MAP	2.8	2012/09/22 19:15:43	36.008	-118.394	1.3	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.8	2012/09/22 18:47:07	62.225	-145.639	19.8	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/22 18:19:50	63.318	-151.539	1.9	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/22 18:07:56	4.934	94.488	54.5	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/22 17:36:32	45.474	-75.326	10.0	ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA
MAP	3.9	2012/09/22 16:10:41	48.450	-83.230	18.0	ONTARIO, CANADA
MAP	3.4	2012/09/22 15:59:41	60.865	-152.569	125.6	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.3	2012/09/22 15:26:16	19.330	-65.672	97.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.9	2012/09/22 14:38:07	-32.345	-14.239	10.0	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	2.6	2012/09/22 14:37:49	19.639	-64.376	31.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.1	2012/09/22 13:31:04	-6.289	151.101	59.0	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	5.4	2012/09/22 12:30:02	16.540	-98.058	35.7	OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP	4.0	2012/09/22 12:05:28	15.354	-98.064	10.0	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP	4.7	2012/09/22 11:45:37	10.410	126.937	31.1	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.2	2012/09/22 09:57:52	11.172	-85.784	84.5	NICARAGUA
MAP	5.2	2012/09/22 09:37:01	46.051	141.990	325.1	SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
MAP	2.9	2012/09/22 09:30:47	18.968	-65.340	40.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.4	2012/09/22 08:46:33	36.503	70.266	219.1	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP	3.3	2012/09/22 08:29:57	19.508	-64.228	72.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/22 08:23:01	38.825	-122.757	0.8	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.9	2012/09/22 07:14:18	61.574	-149.818	43.0	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.3	2012/09/22 07:03:52	19.613	-64.352	69.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.6	2012/09/22 06:58:26	-20.810	-174.149	10.5	TONGA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/22 06:44:35	19.635	-64.255	69.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.9	2012/09/22 06:16:00	40.199	20.889	9.8	GREECE
MAP	3.4	2012/09/22 06:09:42	19.344	-64.211	87.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.8	2012/09/22 06:01:46	57.825	-153.989	41.5	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	3.9	2012/09/22 05:32:00	19.553	-64.464	5.8	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.5	2012/09/22 04:18:13	-22.022	-68.550	113.8	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP	5.1	2012/09/22 03:52:26	38.300	22.812	10.0	GREECE
MAP	4.3	2012/09/22 03:51:08	35.225	26.972	10.1	CRETE, GREECE
MAP	2.5	2012/09/22 03:13:09	40.469	-124.446	24.5	OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.5	2012/09/22 02:55:25	40.465	-124.431	23.7	OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.8	2012/09/22 02:48:14	63.327	-145.349	0.1	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	2.6	2012/09/22 02:31:22	32.533	-115.698	8.2	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.1	2012/09/22 02:18:34	19.023	-64.288	58.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.6	2012/09/22 01:39:49	-9.541	-108.664	10.0	CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
MAP	2.8	2012/09/22 01:21:21	18.956	-64.281	61.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

LISS – Live Internet Seismic Server

GSN Stations

These data update automatically every 30 minutes. Last update: September 23, 2012 08:18:51 UTC

Seismograms may take several moments to load. Click on a plot to see larger image.

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

Listado Terremotos últimos 2 días - El Hierro

List of Earthquakes in the last days – El Hierro

Terremotos de los últimos 2 días en las Islas Canarias de magnitud igual o superior a 1.5 o sentidos:Earthquakes for the last 2 days on the Canary Islands magnitude equal or greater than 1.5 registered

La información de terremotos de magnitud inferior se puede obtener en Catálogo y boletines sísmicos.

The information earthwuakesoflesser magnitude can be found on Catálogo y boletines sísmicos.

Esta información está sujeta a modificaciones como consecuencia de la continua revisión del análisis sísmico.

This information is suuject to modification as a consequence of the continued revision of seismic analysis.

Translation by Desert Rose

Event Date Time Lat. Long. Depth Type Location

Evento

Fecha

Hora(GMT)*

Latitud

Longitud

Prof.
(km)

Int. Máx.

Mag.

Tipo Mag. (**)

Localización

Info

1167028	22/09/2012	12:36:07	27.6840	-18.0264	21	1.6	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1167001	22/09/2012	09:07:40	27.7105	-18.0364	22	2.1	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166992	22/09/2012	05:57:04	27.7657	-18.0877	10	1.9	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166988	22/09/2012	05:35:09	27.7124	-18.0153	20	1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166966	22/09/2012	03:55:06	27.7216	-18.0414	26	1.5	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166916	21/09/2012	14:55:54	27.6908	-18.0341	22	2.1	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166878	21/09/2012	11:09:02	27.7808	-18.0907	10	1.8	mbLg	NW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166833	21/09/2012	06:37:16	27.7745	-18.0854	10	1.5	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166810	21/09/2012	06:25:51	27.7506	-18.0758	3	1.8	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166790	21/09/2012	03:49:33	27.7636	-18.0925	9	2.0	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166789	21/09/2012	03:33:31	27.7674	-18.0830	10	1.8	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]

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Volcanic Activity

Volatile Mount Lokon erupts with smoke, ash in northern Indonesia, residents put on alert

By The Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A volcano in northern Indonesia has spewed hot smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air in two new eruptions.

Mount Lokon on Sulawesi island had been dormant before rumbling back to life last year.

Government volcanologist Hendrasto says it unleashed two strong eruptions Friday.

Residents have been put on alert, but no evacuations are planned since the nearest villages are beyond the danger area about 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) from the crater.

Mount Lokon’s last major eruption in 1991 killed a Swiss hiker and forced thousands to flee. The volcano is one of five on high alert in Indonesia. The archipelago straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire” and has more active volcanoes than any other nation.

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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
Jelewat (18W)	Pacific Ocean	20.09.2012	23.09.2012	Typhoon II	270 °	139 km/h	167 km/h	3.35 m	JTWC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Jelewat (18W)
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Start up location:	N 13° 42.000, E 132° 18.000
Start up:	20th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	263.99 km
Top category.:
Report by:	JTWC

Useful links:

Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
22nd Sep 2012	06:41:44	N 11° 42.000, E 129° 54.000	6	93	120	Tropical Storm	200	9		JTWC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
23rd Sep 2012	06:04:26	N 11° 48.000, E 128° 54.000	7	139	167	Typhoon II	270 °	11		JTWC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
24th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 13° 24.000, E 128° 30.000	Typhoon IV	185	232	JTWC
24th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 14° 30.000, E 128° 30.000	Typhoon IV	194	241	JTWC
25th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 15° 42.000, E 128° 18.000	Typhoon IV	204	250	JTWC
26th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 18° 6.000, E 127° 30.000	SuperTyphoon	213	259	JTWC
27th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 20° 24.000, E 126° 6.000	SuperTyphoon	213	259	JTWC
28th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 22° 42.000, E 124° 42.000	Typhoon IV	204	250	JTWC

Miriam (EP 13)

Pacific Ocean – East

22.09.2012

23.09.2012

Tropical Depression

300 °

74 km/h

93 km/h

4.57 m

NOAA NHC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	Miriam (EP 13)
Area:	Pacific Ocean – East
Start up location:	N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000
Start up:	22nd September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	106.55 km
Top category.:
Report by:	NOAA NHC

Useful links:

Past track
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave	Pressure	Source
22nd Sep 2012	06:35:22	N 13° 42.000, W 107° 30.000	19	56	74	Tropical Depression	275	10	1005 MB	NOAA NHC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
23rd Sep 2012	06:07:18	N 14° 54.000, W 108° 30.000	13	74	93	Tropical Depression	300 °	15	1002 MB	NOAA NHC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
24th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 15° 42.000, W 113° 6.000	Hurricane I	111	139	NOAA NHC
25th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 17° 30.000, W 116° 0.000	Hurricane II	139	167	NOAA NHC
26th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 18° 30.000, W 118° 0.000	Hurricane II	130	157	NOAA NHC
27th Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 19° 30.000, W 120° 0.000	Hurricane I	120	148	NOAA NHC

Niger floods kill at least 92 people

Niamey, Niger – At least 92 people have died in floods that have swept Niger following torrential rains, according to the latest data released by the Prime minister’s office on Friday. The data indicate that 72,396 families are affected with 511,484 people being victims, as at Thursday. All the country’s eight regions are affected by floods with Tillabéry, Dosso and Niamey being the worst affected. Huge damage is reported on basic socio-economic infrastructure and other items crucial to the people.

Rice crops, schools, health centres, roads, bridges, dams have all been affected while a huge quantities of food and many cattle have been swept away by flood waters.

The chairperson of the technical committee in charge of managing the floods, Mrs Saadatou Malam Barmou, said that thanks to national solidarity and international cooperation, food needs are covered for 45 days out.

Water containers have been distributed to victims to fetch potable water to reduce water-related diseases. The ministry of Health has also set up health centres at the sites and mobile teams to solve health problems.

The government has made available 3,400 tonnes of cereals for the victims and raised 700 million CFAF to support re-housing and buy additional food.

Pana

Flooding, landslides plague parts of Alaska

The Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Flooding continues to cause problems throughout Southcentral Alaska.

Jeremy Zidek, spokesman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, says in a release that there have been reports of flooding, landslides and road closures throughout the area.

But there has been no report of major injuries.

Residents in East Talkeetna are being told to evacuate because of flooding.

The Red Cross has established three shelters in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and helped with another in Seward.

Weather problems are not confined to Southcentral Alaska.

Zidek says a landslide has blocked access from the village of Chenega to its airport, and state transportation officials are working to restore access. And an assessment team is in Tanacross to evaluate damage from Sunday’s wind storm.

22.09.2012

Flood

Cameroon

Multiple areas, [Far North, Nort Regions]

Flood in Cameroon on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 13:44 (01:44 PM) UTC.

Description

Cameroon authorities have found six more bodies in flood waters, bringing the number killed to as high as 40 in the wake of tropical downpours and the breaching of a dam in the west African country. The inundation in the Far North Region has affected more than 26,000, officials said Thursday, and in neighboring Nigeria at least 15 deaths are blamed on waters rushing into the country from Cameroon’s compromised Lagdo Dam on the Benoue River. Cameroon’s Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary has described the flooding as “a calamity” and called for urgent action to save lives and property. Local officials are calling it the worst flood disaster in over 60 years. Water has submerged swaths of the North Region downstream, wiping out homes, farms and livestock, and Cameroon’s government has dispatched a military contingency to assist and evacuate victims.

22.09.2012

Flood

USA

State of Alaska, [Southcentral Alaska]

Flood in USA on Friday, 21 September, 2012 at 03:14 (03:14 AM) UTC.

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Updated:	Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 04:46 UTC
Description
Residents of Talkeetna are being asked to evacuate the town after its dike system against heavy flooding failed Friday, according to local firefighters. The evacuation is now voluntary, although an initial order was mandatory. Talkeetna Fire Department Battalion Chief Johnny Murdoch, the incident commander for flooding in the area, says the Susitna River started backing up to the Talkeetna River, causing the dike to fail. According to local officials the decision to evacuate Talkeetna was made by Alaska State Troopers, with authorities expecting water to continue rising Friday afternoon. The Associated Press reports that overnight rains in Talkeetna ranged from half an inch to 1 1/2 inches over a 6- to 8-hour period. The Talkeetna River was within a foot of its record stage of 17.4 feet, with officials telling the AP about 35 percent of Talkeetna has some form of water coverage. Students from Talkeetna’s elementary school were being bused to the local high school Friday. Traffic was blocked from entering Talkeetna until the evacuation was no longer mandatory, a change made shortly before 2 p.m. In a flood warning effective through 10 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service says a levee protecting the town was breached as of 1 p.m. The Talkeetna River is 4 feet above flood stage, and expected to crest Friday evening. âAll persons in the vicinity of Talkeetna should take precautions now to protect life and property,â meteorologists wrote. The NWS advises people to avoid crossing flowing streams — even small ones â on foot, or driving across flooded roadways in cars, under the slogan âTurn around, donât drown.â

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Radiation / Nuclear

23 nuclear power plants are in tsunami risk areas

This shows Fukushima after a tsunami in March 2011. Credit: IAEA

The tsunami in Japan in March 2011 unleashed a series of negligence related with the resulting nuclear disaster. A scientific study headed by Spanish researchers has for the first time identified those atomic power plants that are more prone to suffering the effects of a tsunami. In total, 23 plants are in dangerous areas, including Fukushima I, with 74 reactors located in the east and southeast of Asia.

Tsunamis are synonymous with the destruction of cities and homes and since the Japanese coast was devastated in March 2011 we now know that they cause nuclear disaster, endanger the safety of the population and pollute the environment. As such phenomena are still difficult to predict, a team of scientists have assessed “potentially dangerous” areas that are home to completed nuclear plants or those under construction. In the study published in the ‘Natural Hazards’ journal, the researchers drew a map of the world’s geographic zones that are more at risk of large tsunamis. Based on this data, 23 nuclear power plants with 74 reactors have been identified in high risk areas. One of them includes Fukushima I. Out of them, 13 plants with 29 reactors are active; another four, that now have 20 reactors, are being expanded to house nine more; and there are seven new plants under construction with 16 reactors. “We are dealing with the first vision of the global distribution of civil nuclear power plants situated on the coast and exposed to tsunamis,” as explained to SINC by José Manuel Rodríguez-Llanes, coauthor of the study and researcher at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. The authors used historical, archaeological, geological and instrumental records as a base for determining tsunami risk. Despite the fact that the risk of these natural disasters threatens practically the entire western coast of the American continent, the Spanish/Portuguese Atlantic Coast and the coast of North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and areas of Oceania, especially in South and Southeast Asia are at greater risk due to the presence of atomic power stations.

23 nuclear power plants are in tsunami risk areas Credit: SINC For Debarati Guha-Sapir, another coauthor of the study and CRED researcher, “the impact of natural disaster is getting worse due to the growing interaction with technological installations.” China: a nuclear power in the making Some 27 out of 64 nuclear reactors that are currently under construction in the world are found in China. This is an example of the massive nuclear investment of the Asian giant. “The most important fact is that 19 (two of which are in Taiwan) out of the 27 reactors are being built in areas identified as dangerous,” state the authors of the study. In the case of Japan, which in March 2011 suffered the consequences of the worse tsunami in its history, there are seven plants with 19 reactors at risk, one of which is currently under construction. South Korea is now expanding two plants at risk with five reactors. India (two reactors) and Pakistan (one reactor) could also feel the consequences of a tsunami in the plants. The ghost of Fukushima “The location of nuclear installations does not only have implications for their host countries but also for the areas which could be affected by radioactive leaks,” as outlined to SINC by Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal, lead author of the study and researcher at the Geodynamics and Paleontology Department of the University of Huelva. According to the study, we should learn our lessons from the Fukushima accident. For the authors, prevention and previous scientific studies are the best tools for avoiding such disasters. “But since the tsunami in 2004 the Indian Ocean region is still to take effective political measures,” warn the researchers. The Fukushima crisis took place in a highly developed country with one of the highest standards in scientific knowledge and technological infrastructure. “If it had occurred in a country less equipped for dealing with the consequences of catastrophe, the impact would have been a lot more serious for the world at large,” claim the experts. Therefore, Professor Rodríguez-Vidal recommends the drafting of more local analyses that consider the seismic amplification of each nuclear power plant and determine the adaptation of installation identified in the study. More information: Rodríguez-Vidal, Joaquin ; Rodríguez-Llanes, Jose M. ; Guha-Sapir, Debarati. “Civil nuclear power at risk of tsunamis “

Natural Hazards 63 (2) : 1273-1278 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0162-0 , septiembre de 2012.

Provided by Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT)

View Video Here

Japan Backpedals on “No Nukes” Policy

Published on Sep 19, 2012 by corbettreport

Last week, Japan surprised the world by announcing that it plans to abandon atomic energy completely by the 2030s. But now in an abrupt turnaround, the Japanese Cabinet appears to be backpedaling on that decision, dropping any mention of the 2030s deadline in its approval of Japan’s new energy policy.

Arnie Gundersen @Congressional Briefing Cannon House Office Building — Room 121

7m and 470kg of steel frame dropped into the SFP of reactor3, “566 fuel assemblies are in the pool”

Posted by Mochizuki on September 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

About 11:05 of 9/22/2012, Tepco dropped a steel frame of 7m long and 470kg into the SFP of reactor3. 514 assemblies of spent fuel and 52 fuel assemblies are kept in the pool.

Tepco was removing debris by the remote controlling crane and dropped it into the pool mistakenly.

The steel frame was 30cm×20cm×7m, 470kg. It was dropped from South-East side.

Tepco states the radiation level did not change, the dosimeter set 2m above the pool did not measure any change in radiation level either. Water level and the temperature did not change.

It hasn’t happened that such a large material dropped into the pool. Tepco is planning to investigate if the fuel assemblies are not damaged by underwater camera.

9/22 午前11:05頃、東電が長さ7m、重さ470kgの鉄骨を3号機使用済み核燃料プールに落としました。
このプールには514体の使用済み核燃料集合体と、52体の新燃料が入っています。

遠隔操作が可能な無人クレーンで瓦礫を撤去していたところ、鉄骨を落としてしまったということです。
落ちた鉄骨は、縦３０センチ、横２０センチ、長さ７メートルで、重さは４７０キロあり、プールの南東側から落ちたということです。

東電はこれまでのところ、プールに設置している線量計やプールの水に含まれる放射性物質の濃度、それに水位に変化はなく、冷却も問題なくできていると説明していますが、これほど大きなものがプールに落ちたことはないことから、核燃料集合体が損傷していないか今後水中カメラを使って調べるとしています。

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Tritium leakage from reactor 5 and 6

Posted by Mochizuki

On 9/21/2012, Tepco released the nuclear analysis result of radioactive materials in the sea water.

The samples were taken on 4/16 and 5/14, so their release is 5 ~ 4 months behind.

The result shows 3.8 ~ 6.0 Bq/L of tritium leakage from around reactor 5 and 6 (North of Unit 5-6 Discharge Channel).

Tepco evaluates it is from the Fukushima accident. From April to May, the tritium amount increased.

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

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

West Nile virus kills 5 in Balkans, dozens in hospital

PRISTINA, (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – At least five people in the Balkans have died from West Nile virus and several dozen others have been hospitalized in the past four weeks, according to health authorities in Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Croatia.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease usually found in temperate and tropical regions. While many cases are mild and have no symptoms, severe disease symptoms can include headaches, high fever, neck stiffness, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.

Kosovo confirmed its first fatality on Wednesday, saying the victim was a woman from central Kosovo who died on Sept 14. Macedonia’s health officials said on Thursday one woman had died and two other people were infected with the virus.

A spokesman for the Kosovo Health Ministry told Reuters on Thursday two other people who died recently were also suspected of having the same virus, but the cases had not been confirmed with laboratory blood tests.

The United States is currently experiencing one of its worst outbreaks of West Nile virus since 2003.

In Serbia, three people have died and 35 were hospitalized since mid-August.

“This is the first time the West Nile virus has been officially registered in Serbia,” the country’s Department for Public Health said in a statement.

All the infected people were over 50 and had other chronic diseases, it said. Serbia’s western neighbor Croatia has registered five probable cases of the virus but no deaths.

bdnews24.com/lq/1715h.

Health: Measles epidemic kills 22 in Congo

Measles epidemic Congo – An outbreak of measles, which has been raging in Likouala, North-eastern Congo since April, has already killed 22 people, the state-run radio said Friday.

The epidemic, which initially hit Liranga and Bétou, have now reached Impfondo and Epena.

Following the outbreak, the Ministry of Health Thursday launched a 5-day vaccination campaign against measles in the district.

Vaccination teams will travel throughout the localities of Likouala, which since 2009 has sheltered over 100,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who are fleeing inter-ethnic violence in the Equateur province.

Pana

22.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

USA

State of New York, [Ulster County]

Epidemic Hazard in USA on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 17:13 (05:13 PM) UTC.

Description
- In light of confirmation of a measles case in a school-aged child in Ulster County, State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., advises all New Yorkers to be vaccinated against measles. “Many people think measles is a childhood disease of the past, but it remains a highly-contagious viral disease that can cause serious health problems and even death,” Shah said. “The good news is that measles is preventable, and people who are vaccinated can protect themselves against the disease.” The current Ulster County measles case involves a child who attends a school where nearly half of the students are not vaccinated against measles. Although vaccination against measles is one of the required immunizations for school children in New York, exemptions from the requirement may be granted by a school. The Ulster County Health Department is working with the school district to protect other school children from measles. Unvaccinated children who attend the same Ulster County school as the child with measles and unvaccinated school staff are being excluded from the school for 21 days to help prevent them from contracting or spreading the disease. Individuals are not at risk of contracting measles if they are immune. A person is considered immune if they were born before January 1, 1957, have a history of physician-diagnosed measles, a blood test confirming immunity, or have received two doses of the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus and is spread by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected people. Due to widespread immunization in the United States, the measles virus does not circulate in this country, but is present in some foreign countries, including some in Europe and Asia. It is strongly recommended that anyone traveling to a country where measles is circulating be immunized before their trip; those who are not immunized could potentially contract the disease while abroad and infect other non-immunized individuals upon their return back to the U.S.
Biohazard name:	Measles
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

22.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Sudan

South Sudan, [In some refugees camp]

Epidemic Hazard in Sudan on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 13:38 (01:38 PM) UTC.

Description
The international humanitarian agency Oxfam is warning that living conditions of refugees in a camp in Upper Nile state are becoming increasingly desperate, and more people will probably die if help does not arrive soon. More than 100,000 refugees have fled fighting between Sudanese armed forces and rebels in Sudan’s Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states. At least 16 refugees have died in the past two weeks from an outbreak of Hepatitis E, according to the U.N. Pauline Ballaman, Oxfam’s South Sudan director, said the best way to curb the spread of the water-borne disease is to relocate thousands of Sudanese refugees to a safer place. “The government of South Sudan and UNHCR, who are the lead agencies, would encourage them to look at all other possibilities because this is not going to be a sustainable job or solution,” Ballaman said. South Sudan and the UN refugee agency considered relocating the refugees to areas along the Nile River, according to Ballaman, but she said no decision has been made so far. Ballaman said more people are showing symptoms of Hepatitis E. She added, “there are a lot more people affected and, of course, it is far more serious for the nursing and pregnant mothers and young children, and malnutrition kicks in as well,” According to Ballaman, no season is favorable to housing more than 100,000 refugees. Widespread flooding during South Sudan’s rainy season is the problem right now, but when the dry season arrives the problem will be not enough water.
Biohazard name:	Hepatitis E. Outbreak
Biohazard level:	2/4 Medium
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. “Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures”, see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

23.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

USA

State of New York, New Paltz [Mountain Laurel Waldorf School]

Epidemic Hazard in USA on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 05:13 (05:13 AM) UTC.

Description
A case of measles has been confirmed in a student who attends the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School in New Paltz, according to the Dutchess County Department of Health. The measles case was reported by Dutchess County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Caldwell in a press release emailed to local media outlets late Friday. It was not immediately clear why the release came from a Dutchess County official rather than one in Ulster County, where the private school is located, and the name and hometown of the infected person were not provided. Caldwell said his office has “been in close communication” with the Ulster County Department of Health and the state Department of Health. Caldwell said anyone who has visited the school since Sept. 10 or has had contact with anyone from the school since that date should make sure their measles vaccinations are up to date. Those who lack proper vaccinations should consult with a doctor. Caldwell said his department has learned that a number of students at the New Paltz school have not been vaccinated for measles, meaning they could become ill and put others at risk. Caldwell said all medical practices and laboratories in the area should be on high alert that there may be a number of children and family members who have been exposed and could spread the disease further. Incidents of measles, which is highly contagious, have increased in the United States recently due to a growing number of unvaccinated individuals who travel to countries where measles is prevalent, Caldwell said.
Biohazard name:	Measles
Biohazard level:	2/4 Medium
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. “Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures”, see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Solar Activity

3MIN News Sept 22. 2012

Published on Sep 22, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

2012 Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU

TODAY’S LINKS
Tsunami Debris: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-bin-hawaii-japan-tsunami-debris.html
Pakistan Flooding: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79236
New Clouds: http://www.weather.com/news/new-cloud-variety-on-horizon-20120920
More EU vs Monsanto: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-eu-honey.html

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/

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

22.09.2012

Event into space

Ireland

Multiple areas, [Over the Ireland airspace]

Event into space in Ireland on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 13:27 (01:27 PM) UTC.

Description

A massive fireball was seen right across Ireland last night which may be “one of the best ever seen” in Europe and was a “huge event”, according to Astronomy Ireland. The trail of fragments passed across the sky at about 10.55pm with sightings reported from Dublin, Donegal, Cork, Sligo, Carlow, Longford, Antrim and across Britain and as far away as as The Netherlands. It was “very unusual to see it in multiple countries,” David Moore of Astronomy Ireland said. “I’ve never seen one fragmented like that and streaked across the sky,” he said. The fireball later exploded into fragments. Mr Moore said the cause of the fireball was not yet clear. “It is a piece of space debris, but whether it is man made or natural is not known,” he said. He said it was too slow for natural debris and was going the wrong direction for man-made debris. “It is probably a space rock that has skidded across the atmosphere.” Meteorites will have been dropped “but whether they landed in Ireland or at sea we will have to figure out”, he said. Witnesses described a trail of seven to 12 fireballs in a straight line across the sky. No sound was to be heard either by witnesses in the city or the countryside. Kielder Observatory in Britain last night reported a sighting of a “huge fireball” .Mr Moore asked for witnesses to submit a fireball report to the Astronomy Ireland website “This will help us to triangulate the path,” he said. Twitter and Facebook filled with reports of the strange sightings last night, with meteor trending on Twitter in Ireland. “Spotted what looked like about eight fireballs travelling east to west over the M1 at Santry, Dublin at 10.56pm. Amazing,” wrote one tweeter last night. The Irish Coast Guard had reports from the north coast right down the east coast.

22.09.2012

Event into space

United Kingdom

Scotland and England, [Between Airdrie and Arbroath, Greater Manchester]

Event into space in United Kingdom on Saturday, 22 September, 2012 at 04:54 (04:54 AM) UTC.

Description

A suspected meteorite shower over Scotland has prompted a flurry of 999 calls from worried members of the public. Concerned callers from Airdrie to Arbroath likened the lights they saw in the sky to flares, fireworks and even a plane crash. Coastguard and police forces up and down the country were inundated with reports from around 11pm on Friday night. A spokesman for Forth Coastguard said: “From talking to other stations and to the RAF it’s almost certainly meteorite activity. “Calls came in from all over the place, thick and fast. We’ve had people report possible plane crashes, and others the weirdest fireworks they’ve ever seen. “Folk just haven’t known how to describe what they’ve seen. It’s quite extraordinary.” The spokesman said reports had come from Crail, Johnshaven and Arbroath. Clyde Coastguard said it had received a “flurry” of calls reporting flares seen in Drummore, Airdrie and Brodick on Arran. A spokeswoman said: “When we get it all over and at the same time then we attribute them to meteorites. There was meteorite activity forecast from September 15 to 21.” Shetland Coastguard said a report of a flare at 11.10pm at Duncansby Head near John O’Groats was thought to be part of the meteorite shower.

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

(2009 SH2)

24th September 2012

1 day(s)

0.1462

56.9

28 m – 62 m

7.52 km/s

27072 km/h

333578 (2006 KM103)

25th September 2012

2 day(s)

0.0626

24.4

250 m – 560 m

8.54 km/s

30744 km/h

(2002 EZ2)

26th September 2012

3 day(s)

0.1922

74.8

270 m – 610 m

6.76 km/s

24336 km/h

(2009 SB170)

29th September 2012

6 day(s)

0.1789

69.6

200 m – 440 m

32.39 km/s

116604 km/h

(2011 OJ45)

29th September 2012

6 day(s)

0.1339

52.1

18 m – 39 m

4.24 km/s

15264 km/h

(2012 JS11)

30th September 2012

7 day(s)

0.0712

27.7

270 m – 600 m

12.60 km/s

45360 km/h

137032 (1998 UO1)

04th October 2012

11 day(s)

0.1545

60.1

1.3 km – 2.9 km

32.90 km/s

118440 km/h

(2012 GV11)

05th October 2012

12 day(s)

0.1830

71.2

100 m – 230 m

6.96 km/s

25056 km/h

(2009 XZ1)

05th October 2012

12 day(s)

0.1382

53.8

120 m – 280 m

16.87 km/s

60732 km/h

(2006 TD)

06th October 2012

13 day(s)

0.1746

68.0

88 m – 200 m

13.03 km/s

46908 km/h

(2009 TK)

06th October 2012

13 day(s)

0.0450

17.5

100 m – 230 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2004 UB)

08th October 2012

15 day(s)

0.1995

77.6

240 m – 530 m

14.65 km/s

52740 km/h

277830 (2006 HR29)

11th October 2012

18 day(s)

0.1917

74.6

190 m – 440 m

7.88 km/s

28368 km/h

(2008 BW2)

11th October 2012

18 day(s)

0.1678

65.3

3.1 m – 6.8 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2005 GQ21)

12th October 2012

19 day(s)

0.1980

77.0

620 m – 1.4 km

23.86 km/s

85896 km/h

(2012 GV17)

12th October 2012

19 day(s)

0.1500

58.4

160 m – 370 m

16.11 km/s

57996 km/h

256004 (2006 UP)

14th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1374

53.5

65 m – 140 m

3.06 km/s

11016 km/h

(2005 ST1)

14th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1319

51.3

230 m – 510 m

12.88 km/s

46368 km/h

(2011 OB57)

14th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1553

60.4

17 m – 37 m

4.95 km/s

17820 km/h

(2012 KB4)

14th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1271

49.4

22 m – 49 m

4.98 km/s

17928 km/h

(2004 RX10)

15th October 2012

22 day(s)

0.0819

31.9

150 m – 340 m

11.86 km/s

42696 km/h

(2006 WV1)

15th October 2012

22 day(s)

0.0910

35.4

17 m – 39 m

6.15 km/s

22140 km/h

(2012 LA)

16th October 2012

23 day(s)

0.0449

17.5

8.3 m – 19 m

1.86 km/s

6696 km/h

329275 (1999 VP6)

17th October 2012

24 day(s)

0.1766

68.7

300 m – 670 m

7.15 km/s

25740 km/h

136993 (1998 ST49)

18th October 2012

25 day(s)

0.0737

28.7

790 m – 1.8 km

16.63 km/s

59868 km/h

(2002 TR190)

19th October 2012

26 day(s)

0.1712

66.6

430 m – 960 m

13.58 km/s

48888 km/h

(1998 XX2)

20th October 2012

27 day(s)

0.1356

52.8

290 m – 650 m

10.62 km/s

38232 km/h

(2003 UC5)

21st October 2012

28 day(s)

0.1750

68.1

260 m – 580 m

35.80 km/s

128880 km/h

(2008 CT1)

22nd October 2012

29 day(s)

0.0674

26.2

8.2 m – 18 m

15.82 km/s

56952 km/h

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

Source: NASA-NEO

Beautiful and Mysterious Superbubble In The Large Magellanic Cloud
Observed By Chandra

MessageToEagle.com – Beautiful and mysterious structures known as superbubbles result from the stellar winds and supernovae of OB [spectral types O or early-type B] associations.

Astronomers believe they play play a fundamental role in the structure and energetics of the ISM [interstellar medium] in star-forming galaxies.

Their influence may also dominate the relationship between the different interstellar gas phases.

How do superbubbles form and evolve?
How do they affect the local and global ISM?

The Magellanic Clouds provide a superior opportunity to study this shell-forming activity, since both stellar content and gaseous structure can be examined in detail.

A superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was observed by astronomers using Chandra X-ray Observatory.

LMC is a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 160,000 light years from Earth.

Many new stars, some of them very massive, are forming in the star cluster NGC 1929, which is embedded in the nebula N44.

The massive stars produce intense radiation, expel matter at high speeds, and race through their evolution to explode as supernovas.

The winds and supernova shock waves carve out huge cavities called superbubbles in the surrounding gas. X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) show hot regions created by these winds and shocks, while infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (red) outline where the dust and cooler gas are found.

The optical light from the 2.2m Max-Planck-ESO telescope (yellow) in Chile shows where ultraviolet radiation from hot, young stars is causing gas in the nebula to glow.

A long-running problem in high-energy astrophysics has been that some superbubbles in the LMC, including N44, give off a lot more X-rays than expected from models of their structure.

A Chandra study published in 2011 showed that there are two extra sources of the bright X-ray emission: supernova shock waves striking the walls of the cavities, and hot material evaporating from the cavity walls.

The observations show no evidence for an enhancement of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium in the cavities, thus ruling out this possibility as an explanation for the bright X-ray emission.

Click on image to enlarge

NGC 1929 is a star cluster embedded in the N44 nebula, which is found in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Massive stars in the cluster produce intense radiation, expel matter at high speeds, and explode relatively quickly as supernovas.
Winds from the massive stars and shocks from the supernovas carve out “superbubbles” in the gas seen in X-rays by Chandra (blue). Infrared data show dust (red) and cooler gas and optical light (yellow) reveals where ultraviolet radiation is causing the gas to glow. Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m
This is the first time that the data have been good enough to distinguish between different sources of the X-rays produced by superbubbles.

The Chandra study of N44 and another superbubble in the LMC was led by Anne Jaskot from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The co-authors were Dave Strickland from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, Sally Oey from University of Michigan, You-Hua Chu from University of Illinois and Guillermo Garcia-Segura from Instituto de Astronomia-UNAM in Ensenada, Mexico.

MessageToEagle.com

New Photos Of Saturn And Its Moon Titan -
See A Striking Change Of Colors!

MessageToEagle.com – Cassini spacecraft has taken great photos of Saturn and its largest moon, Titan.

The colors are spectacular and on one of the images you can even see the changing hues of Saturn’s northern and southern hemispheres as they pass from one season to the next.

Upon Cassini’s arrival at Saturn eight years ago, Saturn’s northern winter hemisphere was an azure blue.

Now that winter is encroaching on the planet’s southern hemisphere and summer on the north, the color scheme is reversing: blue is tinting the southern atmosphere and is fading from the north.

Some of these views, such as those of the polar vortex, are only possible because Cassini’s newly inclined — or tilted — orbits allow more direct viewing of the polar regions of Saturn and its moons.

Click on image to enlargeColorful Colossi and Changing Hues

A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, measures 3,200 miles, or 5,150 kilometers, across and is larger than the planet Mercury. Cassini scientists have been watching the moon’s south pole since a vortex appeared in its atmosphere in 2012.

As the seasons have changed in the Saturnian system, and spring has come to the north and autumn to the south, the azure blue in the northern Saturnian hemisphere that greeted Cassini upon its arrival in 2004 is now fading. The southern hemisphere, in its approach to winter, is taking on a bluish hue. This change is likely due to the reduced intensity of ultraviolet light and the haze it produces in the hemisphere approaching winter, and the increasing intensity of ultraviolet light and haze production in the hemisphere approaching summer. Image credit: NASA

Scientists are looking forward to seeing more of the same — new phenomena like Titan’s south polar vortex and changes wrought by the passage of time and seasons — during the remainder of Cassini’s mission.

“Cassini has been in orbit now for the last eight years, and despite the fact that we can’t know exactly what the next five years will show us, we can be certain that whatever it is will be wondrous,” said Carolyn Porco, imaging team lead based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.“It is so fantastic to experience, through the instruments of Cassini, seasonal changes in the Saturn system,” said Amanda Hendrix, deputy project scientist, based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

“Some of the changes we see in the data are completely unexpected, while some occur like clockwork on a seasonal timescale.

It’s an exciting time to be at Saturn.”

Click on image to enlargeObscured by Rings

Saturn’s rings obscure part of Titan’s colorful visage in this image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The south polar vortex that first appeared in Titan’s atmosphere in 2012 is visible at the bottom of this view. Image credit: NASA

Click on image to enlargeA Ring of Color

Titan’s north polar hood can be seen at the top of this view, and a hint of the south polar vortex can be detected at the bottom. Image credit: NASA

Click on image to enlargePolar Vortex in Color

The recently formed south polar vortex stands out in the color-swaddled atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in this natural color view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The south polar vortex can be seen approximately centered over the south pole in the lower left of the image. Image credit: NASA

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Earth Watch Report – Thursday September 20th, 2012

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September 20, 2012

Earthquakes

USGS

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.7	2012/09/19 23:51:51	18.740	-67.386	12.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.5	2012/09/19 21:30:11	3.345	128.302	121.3	NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP	4.7	2012/09/19 21:18:34	4.621	126.632	97.9	KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP	2.7	2012/09/19 20:16:56	52.499	-168.047	26.3	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	2.6	2012/09/19 18:34:48	61.998	-151.125	89.5	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	2.8	2012/09/19 17:07:25	59.659	-152.972	96.7	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/19 15:02:47	65.653	-144.998	10.9	NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2012/09/19 10:45:40	-9.810	124.570	35.3	TIMOR REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/19 10:00:00	60.568	-153.189	137.1	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.9	2012/09/19 09:17:48	37.235	37.098	10.0	CENTRAL TURKEY
MAP	2.7	2012/09/19 08:33:41	60.306	-143.104	0.4	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/19 07:57:24	66.247	-18.785	10.3	ICELAND REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/19 07:39:25	18.792	-64.222	41.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.5	2012/09/19 07:31:47	-10.864	113.891	37.8	SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
MAP	4.6	2012/09/19 06:44:24	-29.381	-177.017	59.5	KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
MAP	2.8	2012/09/19 06:26:58	19.029	-67.299	9.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.6	2012/09/19 05:44:25	19.561	-63.512	37.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.5	2012/09/19 04:57:03	35.398	-117.823	7.3	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.9	2012/09/19 04:35:56	19.319	-155.213	8.8	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	3.2	2012/09/19 04:34:35	19.599	-64.419	43.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.1	2012/09/19 04:27:02	13.008	-88.660	70.7	OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP	3.5	2012/09/19 02:07:14	59.447	-151.916	58.0	KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2012/09/19 01:57:33	-5.657	146.707	36.1	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	4.7	2012/09/19 00:32:09	1.501	127.329	116.5	HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/19 00:15:11	-20.180	168.912	48.5	LOYALTY ISLANDS

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.8	2012/09/18 21:15:17	18.975	-66.837	11.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 21:09:40	33.694	-116.737	20.3	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 19:57:10	43.085	-126.533	10.5	OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP	2.5	2012/09/18 19:34:28	32.642	-115.703	8.4	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 19:22:25	59.271	-153.328	93.1	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/18 19:10:38	9.792	-85.561	44.2	OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAP	2.9	2012/09/18 18:54:00	57.200	-154.806	40.6	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	2.8	2012/09/18 17:52:24	18.990	-64.516	8.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.8	2012/09/18 17:40:38	19.659	-64.236	7.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.7	2012/09/18 16:35:03	-7.280	105.886	44.6	JAVA, INDONESIA
MAP	2.6	2012/09/18 16:06:02	54.094	-163.611	147.0	UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2012/09/18 15:59:37	3.776	92.650	10.4	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/18 15:31:50	67.326	-166.875	23.6	BERING STRAIT
MAP	2.9	2012/09/18 14:59:17	19.091	-66.582	54.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.7	2012/09/18 14:46:50	51.898	-179.987	159.1	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	2.8	2012/09/18 14:34:25	18.976	-65.149	42.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 14:32:54	18.993	-65.221	17.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/18 12:32:38	56.992	-154.127	9.1	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	3.3	2012/09/18 11:51:52	67.268	-166.824	24.4	BERING STRAIT
MAP	2.9	2012/09/18 10:48:51	19.008	-155.421	44.4	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	3.2	2012/09/18 10:25:36	19.095	-66.900	55.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.9	2012/09/18 10:15:36	-20.740	167.405	35.0	LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	2.7	2012/09/18 09:42:21	17.899	-65.740	13.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.3	2012/09/18 09:10:24	9.801	-85.635	17.2	OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAP	4.2	2012/09/18 09:03:29	9.726	-85.622	14.4	OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/18 08:20:40	12.268	-89.250	35.4	OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
MAP	5.1	2012/09/18 08:05:38	4.481	126.380	28.1	KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP	2.5	2012/09/18 07:08:25	42.234	-124.719	35.9	OFFSHORE OREGON
MAP	4.8	2012/09/18 06:42:30	-10.771	114.033	39.3	SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 06:33:40	19.076	-66.146	50.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.4	2012/09/18 05:20:02	18.358	-68.089	109.0	MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAP	3.0	2012/09/18 04:30:33	19.783	-64.234	38.0	NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
MAP	2.6	2012/09/18 04:14:26	56.955	-154.135	30.1	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2012/09/18 03:53:32	-31.896	-69.203	64.6	SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
MAP	4.8	2012/09/18 03:51:36	-29.215	-176.820	58.1	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/18 03:26:01	56.966	-154.118	27.4	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	5.2	2012/09/18 03:23:42	-6.173	103.788	10.0	SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP	3.4	2012/09/18 01:52:37	56.953	-154.101	38.5	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	5.1	2012/09/18 01:46:42	1.405	126.003	22.3	MOLUCCA SEA
MAP	5.1	2012/09/18 01:44:50	56.937	-154.142	38.6	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2012/09/18 00:52:24	49.062	154.770	80.1	KURIL ISLANDS
MAP	2.5	2012/09/18 00:20:51	18.078	-67.223	33.0	MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO

……………

List Of Earthquakes on the Canary Islands

Listado Terremotos

Earthquakes of the last 2 days on the Canary Islands Mgnitude 1.5 or greater

Terremotos de los últimos 2 días en las Islas Canarias de magnitud igual o superior a 1.5 o sentidos:

The earthquake information for lesser magnitudes can be found at this link Catálogo y boletines sísmicos.
La información de terremotos de magnitud inferior se puede obtener en Catálogo y boletines sísmicos.This data is subject to change as a consequence of continuous revisions of seismic analysis

Esta información está sujeta a modificaciones como consecuencia de la continua revisión del análisis sísmico.

Translation by Desert Rose

95 Tremors in the Canary Islands Region between 9/17/2012 and 9/18/2012

Event Date Time Lat. Long. Depth Mag. Type Location

Evento	Fecha	Hora(GMT)*	Latitud	Longitud	Prof. (km)	Int. Máx.	Mag.	Tipo Mag. (**)	Localización	Info
1166716	20/09/2012	17:36:11	27.7012	-18.0111	21		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166709	20/09/2012	15:24:23	27.6983	-17.9930	28		2.4	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166640	20/09/2012	08:51:54	27.7227	-18.0269	21		2.2	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166601	20/09/2012	05:38:00	27.7024	-18.0260	21		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166569	19/09/2012	21:29:26	27.7239	-18.0672	21		1.8	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166486	19/09/2012	05:08:31	27.7030	-18.0327	21		1.8	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166475	19/09/2012	00:50:00	27.7188	-18.0141	22		1.8	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166474	18/09/2012	22:32:54	27.6298	-18.0865	14		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166466	18/09/2012	21:05:06	27.7194	-18.0215	23		2.0	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166428	18/09/2012	15:13:36	27.6615	-17.9935	19		1.6	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166429	18/09/2012	14:21:31	27.7023	-18.0231	20		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166422	18/09/2012	13:44:05	27.7263	-18.0070	21		2.4	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166423	18/09/2012	13:43:13	27.7074	-18.1414	19		2.0	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166348	18/09/2012	06:03:03	27.7480	-18.0772	11		2.1	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166347	18/09/2012	05:43:33	27.7016	-17.9932	26		2.4	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166350	18/09/2012	05:30:50	27.7069	-18.0159	21		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166335	18/09/2012	02:00:06	27.7172	-18.0061	22		1.9	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166334	18/09/2012	01:44:59	27.7116	-18.0057	23		1.8	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166333	18/09/2012	01:20:05	27.7154	-18.0037	21		1.8	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166313	17/09/2012	23:58:02	27.6961	-18.0187	22		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166312	17/09/2012	23:26:31	27.7065	-17.9957	22		2.0	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166311	17/09/2012	21:42:46	27.7030	-18.0078	24		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166308	17/09/2012	21:10:53	27.6954	-18.0087	22		1.8	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166306	17/09/2012	21:01:03	27.7032	-18.0052	20		2.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166301	17/09/2012	20:55:02	27.7141	-18.0022	20		2.3	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166283	17/09/2012	20:50:45	27.7009	-18.0074	22		2.1	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166282	17/09/2012	20:20:41	27.7107	-18.0105	22		2.5	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166280	17/09/2012	20:14:15	27.7036	-17.9998	21		2.0	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166279	17/09/2012	19:53:08	27.7042	-17.9886	20		1.9	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166278	17/09/2012	19:47:08	27.7155	-18.0153	23		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166273	17/09/2012	18:29:37	27.7204	-18.0029	19		1.6	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166266	17/09/2012	17:49:38	27.6889	-17.9883	22		2.2	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166265	17/09/2012	17:34:22	27.6855	-18.0191	22		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166260	17/09/2012	16:54:36	27.6945	-18.0669	27		2.1	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166247	17/09/2012	16:11:02	27.7200	-17.9911	22		2.5	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166243	17/09/2012	16:06:47	27.7324	-17.9921	21		2.1	mbLg	S FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166240	17/09/2012	16:04:37	27.7184	-17.9992	20		2.8	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166245	17/09/2012	15:52:56	27.7575	-18.0872	10		1.8	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166231	17/09/2012	15:39:07	27.7118	-18.0222	22		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166226	17/09/2012	15:34:51	27.7601	-18.0891	10		1.8	mbLg	W FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166221	17/09/2012	15:32:59	27.7876	-18.1054	11		1.7	mbLg	NW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166224	17/09/2012	15:32:23	27.7054	-18.0069	25		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166225	17/09/2012	15:26:48	27.7398	-18.0069	19		1.5	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166220	17/09/2012	15:15:08	27.7021	-18.0191	22		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166204	17/09/2012	14:04:42	27.6965	-18.0061	21		2.0	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166205	17/09/2012	14:02:27	27.6968	-18.0169	20		1.8	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166217	17/09/2012	13:49:28	27.6801	-18.0791	16		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166214	17/09/2012	13:40:08	27.7179	-17.9985	22		2.0	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166213	17/09/2012	13:20:35	27.7305	-18.0298	23		1.5	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166202	17/09/2012	13:05:19	27.6834	-18.0092	20		2.2	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166197	17/09/2012	12:50:25	27.7269	-17.9985	22		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166198	17/09/2012	12:47:52	27.6832	-18.0099	15		1.6	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166199	17/09/2012	12:43:14	27.7365	-18.0161	23		1.7	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166171	17/09/2012	11:52:38	27.6973	-18.0285	21		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166148	17/09/2012	11:16:04	27.6981	-18.0131	22		1.8	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166146	17/09/2012	11:06:18	27.6948	-18.0032	22		2.2	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166144	17/09/2012	11:04:19	27.7143	-17.9947	20		2.4	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166141	17/09/2012	10:54:41	27.7256	-18.0145	21		1.6	mbLg	SW FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166142	17/09/2012	10:48:49	27.7211	-18.0185	22		1.6	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166143	17/09/2012	10:47:50	27.6981	-18.0208	22		2.0	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166103	17/09/2012	10:00:35	27.7061	-17.9905	24		1.5	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166085	17/09/2012	09:43:12	27.7059	-18.0168	23		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166072	17/09/2012	09:20:44	27.7104	-18.0355	23		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166075	17/09/2012	09:16:04	27.6991	-18.0086	22		2.2	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166069	17/09/2012	09:11:26	27.7119	-18.0034	21		2.4	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166068	17/09/2012	09:04:48	27.7181	-18.0060	22		1.9	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166060	17/09/2012	08:33:14	27.6835	-18.0236	22		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166064	17/09/2012	08:21:17	27.7925	-18.0067	21		1.5	mbLg	N FRONTERA.IHI	[+]
1166057	17/09/2012	08:19:27	27.7142	-18.0143	21		1.8	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166054	17/09/2012	08:04:36	27.6896	-18.0120	22		1.7	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166055	17/09/2012	07:50:51	27.7225	-17.9935	24		2.0	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166056	17/09/2012	07:45:42	27.7203	-18.0018	23		1.5	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166038	17/09/2012	07:33:30	27.7105	-18.0003	23		2.5	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166033	17/09/2012	06:58:53	27.7155	-18.0042	20		2.6	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166030	17/09/2012	06:17:57	27.6933	-18.0103	22		2.1	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166027	17/09/2012	05:58:53	27.7211	-18.0139	21		2.0	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166028	17/09/2012	05:57:22	27.7019	-18.0153	22		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166025	17/09/2012	05:35:02	27.7107	-18.0187	22		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166026	17/09/2012	05:30:04	27.7022	-17.9972	21		2.2	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166023	17/09/2012	05:27:21	27.7165	-18.0316	22		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166024	17/09/2012	05:06:16	27.7155	-18.0297	23		2.8	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166016	17/09/2012	04:22:17	27.7244	-17.9950	21		1.9	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166017	17/09/2012	04:16:07	27.6996	-18.0234	23		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166019	17/09/2012	04:06:08	27.6913	-18.0453	22		1.8	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166014	17/09/2012	03:53:17	27.6975	-18.0212	23		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166012	17/09/2012	03:37:23	27.7079	-17.9951	22		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166011	17/09/2012	03:06:03	27.6989	-18.0075	22		2.0	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166010	17/09/2012	02:38:58	27.7092	-18.0085	21		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166009	17/09/2012	02:38:07	27.6933	-18.0160	22		2.1	mbLg	SW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166008	17/09/2012	02:21:35	27.7018	-18.0065	23		1.9	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1166007	17/09/2012	01:54:23	27.7107	-18.0084	22		1.7	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1165994	17/09/2012	01:28:49	27.7114	-18.0118	21		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1165993	17/09/2012	01:24:55	27.7166	-18.0028	20	II	3.0	mbLg	NW EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1165992	17/09/2012	00:59:44	27.7033	-18.0202	20		1.5	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]
1165990	17/09/2012	00:30:25	27.7068	-17.9991	22		1.6	mbLg	W EL PINAR.IHI	[+]

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More quakes raise panic near Vietnamese dam

A man in Quang Nam Province swings his arms to describe earthquakes that rattled his house early on Monday. The tremors have left his wife and son in a panic, he said.

The central province of Quang Nam, which has been disturbed by tremors caused by the Song Tranh 2 dam, was hit by more earthquakes Monday and Tuesday.

Two earthquakes, the bigger of which registered 2.7 on the Richter scale, occurred early Monday, and three others early on Tuesday.

Nguyen Quoc Viet, who lives near the dam, said he was sleeping when a tremor woke him Monday.

“The bed shook. I knew it was another earthquake, and I just ran out of the house.”

Ho Van Tien, who felt a quake while exercising at 5 p.m., said the tremors lasted around seven seconds. He said it was the biggest of the recent quakes he’d experienced.

Many local residents agreed the late quake Monday was the worst, while scientists later said it occurred as close as five kilometers from the earth’s surface.

The quakes added to a series of at least 17 since September 3, including one of a magnitude 4.2, which have panicked local residents.

Scientists said the quakes were “normal” reservoir-induced ones, caused by the increased pressure of the dam’s water on the earth’s surface as water from the reservoir is absorbed into fault lines in the area, triggering seismic activity.

Geologists sent to the province said the quakes were not dangerous, but local authorities did not believe them.

Many local residents have packed their clothes and blankets and are ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Others have built wooden houses, leaving their cracked concrete houses abandoned.

Many parents have also pulled their children out of schools downstream from the dam.

Local officials have demanded that the dam’s investor, the state-owned monopoly Electricity of Vietnam, not to store any more water at the dam, and compensate affected families, at least with rice.

The Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam, the biggest in the central region, was built at a cost of more than VND4.15 trillion (US$197.53 million). It caused first quakes in November 2010 soon after it was completed, and more in April this year after it developed cracks. The cracks were fixed by the end of August.

LISS – Live Internet Seismic Server

GSN Stations

These data update automatically every 30 minutes. Last update: September 20, 2012 19:18:44 UTC

Seismograms may take several moments to load. Click on a plot to see larger image.

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

Mount Soputan Volcano Erupts In Central Indonesia, Spewing Ash

JAKARTA, Indonesia — One of Indonesia’s most active volcanos has erupted, shooting ash and smoke nearly 1 1/2 kilometers (one mile) into the sky.

State volcanology official Kristianto says Mount Soputan on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island erupted Tuesday afternoon.

Kristianto, who uses one name, says there is no plan for an immediate evacuation since the nearest villages are outside the danger area of about 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) from the crater.

Mount Soputan is about 1,350 miles (2,160 kilometers) northeast of Jakarta. It last erupted in July last year, causing no casualties.

Indonesia straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanos and fault lines around the Pacific Basin. It has more active volcanoes than any other nation. Another mountain, Gamalama, erupted last week on the Molucca Islands.

Volcanic Activity Up in Several Locations

Steam and ash billow out of Mount Gamalama on Ternate Island on Sunday. (AP Photo)

Solo, Central Java. As two volcanos in the eastern part of Indonesia continued to erupt on Monday, Mount Merapi in Central Java has been displaying increasing activity, with rumblings in the past week.

“In the evenings, there are rumblings that are accompanied by the ground shaking,” Sapto, from Samiran village in the district of Boyolali on the slope of Merapi, said on Monday.

He said that the 2,968-meter volcano was also active during the day, as evidenced by the thick column of ash billowing out from its crater.

Sapto said that as of Monday, local authorities had not issued any information to the public regarding the volcano.

Subiso, head of Selo subdistrict in Boyolali, confirmed that no official advisories or warnings had been issued yet about the increased activity on Merapi.

However, he said that the rumbling sounds from the volcano were almost routine in the area, and added that the situation there “is still safe.”

Ngatini, another resident said that the rumblings did not disturb local residents too much.

“If an eruption is imminent, the rumbling will be heard continuously and there will be some ash rain,” she said.

Merapi last erupted in October 2010, spewing enormous amounts of ash. Pyroclastic flows, fast-moving currents of superheated gas and rock, killed more than 300 people along the heavily populated slopes and forced 350,000 to evacuate.

Meanwhile, with a small eruption still taking place on Mount Lokon in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, authorities there are maintaining the alert status for the volcano and have banned all human activities within a 2.5-kilometer radius of the crater.

Farid Sukendar, head of the Lokon volcano observation post, said that the mountain erupted after dusk on Saturday, spewing superheated volcanic material up to 600 meters and ash up to 1,500 meters into the atmosphere.

“This volcano is active and therefore we should remain vigilant because it could erupt any time,” he said.

Arnold Poli, secretary of the town of Tomohon, located at the base of the mountain, said that the authorities were continuously monitoring the volcano. He said that the series of eruptions had not affected the activities of the local population but added the authorities were calling on everyone to remain alert.

He also said that despite the volcanic activity, the government had yet to evacuate anyone from the villages of Kinilow and Kakaskasen III, the two villages closest to the smoldering crater.

“No one has yet been ordered to evacuate,” he said.

Mount Soputan, in North Sulawesi’s South Minahasa district, and Mount Karangetang in the Sitaro Islands district across from the northernmost tip of Sulawesi remained on a government-ordered standby alert status, or just one rung below the most severe alert.

“There are now three volcanoes in North Sulawesi under the standby alert status,” said Hooke Makarawung, head of the North Sulawesi Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD).

“People should remain vigilant.”

He said that about 110 people had been evacuated from the slopes of Karangetang and that the North Sulawesi administration had sent relief supplies to them.

Djauhari Kansil, the deputy governor of North Sulawesi, said that those evacuated were from East Siau subdistrict, but he added that in the daytime, the people were allowed to return to their village to work their fields.

They have been asked to return to the shelters in the evening.

The volcanology office also announced on Monday that it had raised the alert level for Mount Gamalama, on Ternate Island in North Maluku province, to standby.

The office, on its website, said that the alert status was raised on Sunday.

The site offered no further details.

The 1,715-meter Gamalama, a conical volcano that dominates Ternate Island, last erupted in December, destroying more than 100 houses and leaving farmers devastated after a thick layer of ash smothered fruit trees and crops.

Four villagers were confirmed dead in that eruption.

Metro TV reported on Monday that the mountain spewed a white column of ash about 500 meters into the atmosphere.

There was also some volcanic debris thrown up by the mountain but on a smaller scale.

It also said the local volcanology authorities had declared a 2.5-kilometer exclusion radius around the crater of the erupting volcano.

On Sunday evening, the smoke and volcanic debris thrown up by Gamalama reached about 1,000 meters into the atmosphere, according to the report.

Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra also showed some signs of activity earlier this month. The volcano is the remnant of Krakatau, the site of an earth-shattering eruption in 1883.

SP, JG

Life Goes On in Manado as Mount Lokon Erupts 12:15pm Sep 20, 2012

Alert Levels Rising Along With Smoke and Ash From Marapi 8:02pm Sep 19, 2012

Two Indonesian Volcanoes Awaken, Rattling Nerves 11:34am Sep 17, 2012

Indonesian Vulcanology Office Issues Warning for Tangkuban Perahu 9:15pm Sep 6, 2012

Taking the Water, With a Side of Eggs, at Bandung’s Tangkuban Perahu 8:03pm Jul 25, 2012

Cumbal volcano (Colombia) activity update: seismic swarms

BY: T

Seismic unrest has been increasing. 2 earthquake swarms occurred on 23 and 26 August, with 115 and 94 quakes, respectively. White gas emissions from the El Verde fumarole could be observed on 24 August. INGEOMINAS mintains yellow alert for the volcano.

18.09.2012

Volcano Eruption

Indonesia

Sulawesi, [Soputan Volcano]

Volcano Eruption in Indonesia on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 at 15:40 (03:40 PM) UTC.

Description

One of Indonesia’s most active volcanos has erupted, shooting ash and smoke nearly 1 1/2 kilometers (one mile) into the sky. State volcanology official Kristianto says Mount Soputan on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island erupted Tuesday afternoon. Kristianto, who uses one name, says there is no plan for an immediate evacuation since the nearest villages are outside the danger area of about 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) from the crater. Mount Soputan is about 1,350 miles (2,160 kilometers) northeast of Jakarta. It last erupted in July last year, causing no casualties. Indonesia straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanos and fault lines around the Pacific Basin. It has more active volcanoes than any other nation. Another mountain, Gamalama, erupted last week on the Molucca Islands.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

2nd Major Wind Storm Hits Anchorage

Rachel D’Oro

Alaska Vacation Forecast

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A second major wind storm in less than two weeks swept through Alaska’s largest city on Sunday, but unlike the earlier storm, its greatest intensity was mostly on higher elevations where gusts as high as 120 mph were reported, weather forecasters said.

Chugach Electric said as many as 6,000 customers between Anchorage and the northern Kenai Peninsula were without power at the height of the storm. Fewer than two dozen customers remained in the dark, utility spokesman Phil Steyer said.

The outages are known or suspected to be caused by fallen trees, although not as many as the stronger storm earlier this month that downed hundreds of trees across the city. That storm blew a lot of leaves off branches, making “less surface area now for the wind to catch on,” Steyer said.

iWitness/cindymbrice

The storm two weeks ago brought down trees and caused thousands of power outages. Only 6,000 outages were reported Sunday.

Era Aviation commuter planes were grounded Saturday evening, though only partially because of the weather. Spokesman Steve Smith said the statewide airline also learned recently that electronic components for cockpit voice recorders on its 12-plane fleet must be replaced to conform to federal regulatory specifications.

Smith said the equipment could be replaced within a few hours and a few days, depending on the aircraft. In the meantime, some passengers have been rerouted to other carriers, he said. With moderate rains in the area, the National Weather service issued a flood warning for Anchorage’s Chester Creek.

The storm turned out to be less dramatic than expected in the lower elevation Anchorage bowl, with the fiercest winds concentrated in higher elevations, such as the Hillside area and Turnagain Arm south of town.

“It looks like we’re dodging a bullet in the bowl,” weather service meteorologist John Papineau said.

For Anchorage police, the storm brought far fewer calls than the last one, with just a few reports of downed trees and of two flooded intersections, dispatcher Eric Anderson said.

(MORE: Anchorage Recovers from First Storm)

“It’s pretty uneventful so far,” he said. “We’re pretty happy about that.”

The weather service said wind gusts of 35-40 mph were hitting parts of anchorage Sunday night.

With weather service instruments in some of the windiest spots knocked out by the earlier storm, the agency was relying on wind measurements taken by weather enthusiasts, meteorologist Emily Niebuhr said.

The storm, whose long front has stretched over much of south-central Alaska, was expected to shift to the east and diminish later Sunday, Papineau said.

More rain was expected early in the week, he said.

Record loss of Arctic ice may trigger extreme weather

Arctic sea ice is shrinking at a rate much faster than scientists ever predicted and its collapse, due to global warming, may well cause extreme weather this winter in North America and Europe, according to climate scientists.

Last month, researchers announced that Arctic sea ice had dwindled to the smallest size ever observed by man, covering almost half the area it did 30 years ago, when satellites and submarines first began measuring it. While the loss of summer sea ice is likely to open up new shipping lanes and may connect the West Coast of the United States to the Far East via a trans-polar route, researchers say it will also affect weather patterns and Arctic wildlife. “It’s probably going to be a very interesting winter,” climate scientist Jennifer Francis said Wednesday in a teleconference with reporters. Francis, a researcher at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, has argued that shrinking Arctic ice can be tied to such recent weather events as prolonged cold spells in Europe, heavy snows in the Northeastern U.S. and Alaska, and heat waves in Russia. Decades ago, Arctic ice covered about 6 million square miles of sea in the winter, and would shrink to about 3 million square miles in the summer. The rate of summer melt increased enormously around 2005, however, and today scientists say Arctic ice covers about 1 million square miles. “This is a very small amount of ice indeed,” said Peter Wadhams, an ocean physics professor at the University of Cambridge. Wadhams said that while Arctic ice used to build up over many years, new ice formations are now breaking up and melting each summer. “I think that what we can expect in the next few years is further collapse leading to an ice-free Arctic in summer,” Wadhams said. “It really is a dramatic change.” Previously, scientists had predicted that it would take 30 or 40 more years before the Arctic was ice-free in the summer.

The loss of Arctic ice has several effects. Ice reflects heat and solar energy back into space. With less ice cover, that heat energy is instead absorbed by the ocean, which warms and melts more ice. Currently, the Arctic region is the fastest-warming region on the planet, and the change in temperature will probably influence weather patterns here and in Europe, according to Francis. The heating and cooling of Arctic seawater has been affecting the jet stream – the river of air that flows from west to east high above the Earth’s surface – and has slowed it down, Francis said. The jet stream controls the formation and movement of storm systems, so when its movement slows, weather conditions persist for longer periods of time over the same area. They get “stuck.” “If you’re in a nice dry pattern with sunny skies, it’s great if it lasts for a few days. But If it lasts for a few weeks, well then you’re starting to talk about a drought,” Francis said. “If you have a rainy pattern and it hangs around for a long time, then that becomes a situation that could lead to flooding.” Arctic warming will influence weather to the south during the late fall and winter. While Francis said it would probably result in severe weather this winter, it was impossible to predict when and where those events would occur. Record ice melts this year and in 2007 have alarmed many scientists, mostly because they thought it would take many more years to reach this state. James Overland, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said forecasts failed to account for the physics of lost solar energy reflection and warming ocean water. “These are really surprises to most scientists,” Overland said. “In looking at climate models that are used to look forward, they’ve tended to say the Arctic may be ice-free by 2040 or 2050. It looks like things are happening a lot faster, and it’s because not all of the physics that we’re seeing today were well-handled in these climate models.” Overland, who is also an associate professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences, said these effects are known as “Arctic amplification” and would carry heavy consequences for wildlife like polar bears and walruses by reducing their habitat. Wednesday’s telephone news conference was hosted by Climate Nexus, a New York-based nonprofit that seeks to publicize the effects of climate change. (c)2012 Los Angeles Times Distributed by MCT Information Services

Sea surface temperatures reach record highs on Northeast continental shelf

During the first six months of 2012, sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem were the highest ever recorded, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). Above-average temperatures were found in all parts of the ecosystem, from the ocean bottom to the sea surface and across the region, and the above average temperatures extended beyond the shelf break front to the Gulf Stream.

The annual 2012 spring plankton bloom was intense, started earlier and lasted longer than average. This has implications for marine life from the smallest creatures to the largest marine mammals like whales. Atlantic cod continued to shift northeastward from its historic distribution center. The Northeast US Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) extends from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The NEFSC has monitored this ecosystem with comprehensive sampling programs from 1977 onward; prior to 1977, this ecosystem was also monitored by the NEFSC through a series of separate but coordinated programs dating back decades. “A pronounced warming event occurred on the Northeast Shelf this spring, and this will have a profound impact throughout the ecosystem,” said Kevin Friedland, a scientist in the NEFSC’s Ecosystem Assessment Program. “Changes in ocean temperatures and the timing of the spring plankton bloom could affect the biological clocks of many marine species, which spawn at specific times of the year based on environmental cues like water temperature.” Friedland said the average sea surface temperature (SST) exceeded 10.5 degrees C (51°F) during the first half of 2012, exceeding the previous record high in 1951. Average SST has typically been lower than 9 degrees C (48°F) over the past three decades. Sea surface temperature in the region is based on both contemporary satellite remote-sensing data and long-term ship-board measurements, with historical SST conditions based on ship-board measurements dating back to 1854. In some nearshore locations like Delaware and Chesapeake Bays in the Middle Atlantic Bight region, temperatures were more than 6 degrees C (11°F) above historical average at the surface and more than 5 degrees C (9°F) above average at the bottom. In deeper offshore waters to the north, bottom waters were 1 degree C (2°F) warmer in the eastern Gulf of Maine and greater than 2 degrees C (3.6°F) warmer in the western Gulf of Maine.

Ocean bottom temperature data cited in the advisory posted today came from a variety of sources, including eMOLT, a cooperative research program between the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and lobstermen who deploy temperature probes attached to lobster traps. While some of the temperature probes from the eMOLT program are still in the water and have not yet been returned, those that have been returned indicate that bottom water temperatures in 2012 were the warmest since the eMOLT program began in 2001. Atlantic cod distribution in the Gulf of Maine continues a northeasterly shift, with the spring 2012 data consistent with a response to ecosystem warming. Warming ocean temperatures and the resulting impact on the distribution of 36 fish stocks was reported by the Center in a 2009 study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. That study analyzed annual NEFSC spring survey data from 1968 to 2007 and other information and found that about half of the 36 fish stocks studied in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the past four decades, with some disappearing from US waters as they move farther offshore. Friedland notes that although cod didn’t shift as much as other species like hake in the 2009 study, the effects of warming water on ocean currents and other ocean circulation patterns could change that. “Cod distribution continues to be dynamic, with northerly shifts detected in the spring 2012 data, consistent with a response to ecosystem warming,” Friedland said. “The big question is whether or not these changes will continue, or are they a short-term anomaly?” Mike Fogarty, who heads the Ecosystem Assessment Program, says the abundance of cod and other finfish is controlled by a complex set of factors, and that increasing temperatures in the ecosystem make it essential to monitor the distribution of many species, some of them migratory and others not. “A complex combination of factors influence ocean conditions, and it isn’t always easy to understand the big picture when you are looking at one specific part of it at one specific point in time, “Fogarty said, a comparison similar to not seeing the forest when looking at a single tree in it. “We now have information from a variety of sources collected over a long period of time on the ecosystem, and are continually adding more data to clarify specific details. The data clearly show a relationship between all of these factors.” The 2012 spring plankton bloom, one of the longest duration and most intense in recent history, started at the earliest date recorded since the ocean color remote sensing data series began in 1998. In some locations, the spring bloom began in February, and was fully developed by March in all areas except Georges Bank, which had an average although variable spring bloom. The 2012 spring bloom in the Gulf of Maine began in early March, the earliest recorded bloom in that area. “What this early start means for the Northeast Shelf ecosystem and its marine life is unknown,” Fogarty said. “What is known is that things are changing, and we need to continue monitoring and adapting to these changes.” Intensive surveys of environmental conditions on the Northeast Shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Nova Scotia were conducted from 1977 to 1987 as part of the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment & Prediction (MARMAP) program. The efforts continued at reduced levels through the 1990s and are ongoing today as part of the Center’s Ecosystems Monitoring (EcoMon) program. Plankton samples are collected six times a year in each of the four subareas of the Northeast Shelf: the Middle Atlantic Bight, Southern New England, Georges Bank, and the Gulf of Maine. EcoMon scientists also collect water samples and other oceanographic data about conditions during each season in each of the four areas to provide a long-term view of changing conditions on the Shelf. Ecosystem advisories have been issued twice a year by the NEFSC’s Ecosystems Assessment Program since 2006 as a way to routinely summarize overall conditions in the region. The reports show the effects of changing coastal and ocean temperatures on fisheries from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border. The advisories provide a snapshot of the ecosystem for the fishery management councils and also a broad range of stakeholders from fishermen to researchers. The Spring 2012 Ecosystem Advisory with supporting information is available online.

Journal reference:Marine Ecology Progress Series search and more info website

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Storms / Flooding / Landslides

Active tropical storm system(s)

Name of storm system	Location	Formed	Last update	Last category	Course	Wind Speed	Gust	Wave	Source	Details
Nadine (AL14)	Atlantic Ocean	11.09.2012	20.09.2012	Tropical Depression	120 °	83 km/h	102 km/h	5.79 m	JTWC

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:	1,607.33 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
11th Sep 2012	16:46:42	N 16° 18.000, W 43° 6.000	17	56	74	Tropical Depression	275	12	1006 MB	NOAA NHC
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
12th Sep 2012	16:51:03	N 19° 6.000, W 47° 36.000	24	93	111	Tropical Storm	300	13	997 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
13th Sep 2012	18:13:35	N 22° 36.000, W 52° 12.000	26	111	139	Tropical Storm	315	15	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
14th Sep 2012	17:08:52	N 28° 0.000, W 53° 30.000	26	111	139	Tropical Storm	360	17	988 MB	NOAA NHC
15th Sep 2012	06:55:17	N 30° 0.000, W 52° 48.000	22	120	148	Hurricane I.	25	17	985 MB	NOAA NHC
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
15th Sep 2012	17:35:38	N 30° 54.000, W 49° 54.000	24	130	157	Hurricane I.	70	17	983 MB	NOAA NHC
16th Sep 2012	05:13:53	N 30° 36.000, W 46° 36.000	28	130	157	Hurricane I.	95	15	983 MB	NOAA NHC
16th Sep 2012	18:00:15	N 30° 30.000, W 41° 42.000	37	130	157	Hurricane I.	90	20	983 MB	NOAA NHC
17th Sep 2012	05:22:55	N 31° 24.000, W 38° 6.000	30	111	139	Tropical Storm	75	16	987 MB	NOAA NHC
17th Sep 2012	10:47:47	N 32° 0.000, W 36° 24.000	28	111	139	Tropical Storm	65	15	985 MB	NOAA NHC
17th Sep 2012	16:41:39	N 32° 54.000, W 35° 18.000	24	111	139	Tropical Storm	50	16	987 MB	NOAA NHC
18th Sep 2012	05:15:16	N 33° 54.000, W 34° 12.000	15	93	111	Tropical Storm	45	18	989 MB	NOAA NHC
18th Sep 2012	10:46:51	N 34° 18.000, W 33° 36.000	13	93	111	Tropical Storm	45	14	990 MB	NOAA NHC
18th Sep 2012	18:19:45	N 34° 24.000, W 32° 54.000	13	93	111	Tropical Storm	45	11	990 MB	NOAA NHC
19th Sep 2012	05:31:59	N 35° 48.000, W 32° 12.000	11	83	102	Tropical Storm	25	15	993 MB	NOAA NHC
19th Sep 2012	11:00:20	N 36° 24.000, W 32° 6.000	7	83	102	Tropical Storm	360	9	993 MB	NOAA NHC
19th Sep 2012	17:37:42	N 37° 12.000, W 31° 48.000	7	83	102	Tropical Storm	20	9	993 MB	NOAA NHC

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
20th Sep 2012	17:59:47	N 36° 12.000, W 29° 24.000	17	83	102	Tropical Depression	120 °	19	981 MB	NOAA NHC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
21st Sep 2012	18:00:00	N 33° 30.000, W 26° 30.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
21st Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 35° 0.000, W 27° 30.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
22nd Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 32° 30.000, W 26° 0.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
23rd Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 32° 0.000, W 26° 0.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
24th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 32° 0.000, W 25° 54.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC
25th Sep 2012	06:00:00	N 32° 0.000, W 26° 0.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	NOAA NHC

18W

Pacific Ocean

20.09.2012

Tropical Depression

265 °

46 km/h

65 km/h

5.18 m

JTWC

Tropical Storm data

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Storm name:	18W
Area:	Pacific Ocean
Start up location:	N 13° 42.000, E 132° 18.000
Start up:	20th September 2012
Status:	Active
Track long:	0.00 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

Current position
Date	Time	Position	Speed km/h	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Category	Course	Wave feet	Pressure	Source
20th Sep 2012	15:58:27	N 13° 42.000, E 132° 18.000	26	46	65	Tropical Depression	265 °	17		JTWC

Forecast track
Date	Time	Position	Category	Wind km/h	Gust km/h	Source
21st Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 12° 36.000, E 130° 0.000	Tropical Depression	65	83	JTWC
21st Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 13° 6.000, E 130° 48.000	Tropical Depression	56	74	JTWC
22nd Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 12° 6.000, E 129° 18.000	Typhoon I	102	130	JTWC
22nd Sep 2012	00:00:00	N 12° 18.000, E 129° 36.000	Tropical Depression	83	102	JTWC
23rd Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 12° 6.000, E 128° 48.000	Typhoon II	130	157	JTWC
24th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 12° 30.000, E 128° 18.000	Typhoon III	148	185	JTWC
25th Sep 2012	12:00:00	N 13° 18.000, E 127° 54.000	Typhoon IV	176	213	JTWC

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Five dead as storm rips across South America

by Staff Writers
Asuncion (AFP)

A fierce storm packing 140-kilometer (87-mile) an hour winds tore across the heart of South America on Wednesday, killing five people in Paraguay and wreaking havoc in Argentina and Uruguay.

The Roque Alonso suburb of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion was devastated by the storm and widespread looting was reported in its aftermath.

Four police cadets died and 15 were injured when the roof of their dormitory collapsed, and a 16-year-old boy died at a shopping center when a water tank collapsed on him outside a pharmacy.

“Roque Alonso has to be built all over again,” police commander Heriberto Marmol said.

Dozens of injured people flooded Asuncion hospitals and traffic was gridlocked in parts of the city.

A crowd of thousands braved torrential rain for a concert by the rock band Scorpions only to see the show cancelled.

Nationwide, at least 5,000 homes were destroyed and more than 80 people injured in storm-related incidents, Aldo Saldivar of the national emergency response center said.

The storm also blew the roof off homes and barns in Neembucu, south of the capital and knocked out power in the town of Encarnacion for many hours.

The wind was less severe further south in Argentina and Uruguay, around 100 kilometers (62 mph) per hour, but strong gusts still ripped of roofs and toppled trees and power lines, plunging some regions into darkness.

Heavy rains lead to deadly landslide in India

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Lindsey Tugman

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RUDRAPRAYAG, India (CNN) — The death toll in cloudburst that triggered a massive landslide and affected nearly five villages of northern India’s Uttarakhand state, rose to 50 and about 20 people are still reported to be missing.

The cloudburst preceded by incessant rains led to a massive landslide in the state’s Rudraprayag district caused heavy damage in the hilly region rendering almost 500 people homeless.

Search and the rescue operations are in full swing in the cloudburst-hit area, but the official says rains have disrupted the relief and rescue work.

Speaking to Asian News International in the state capital Dehradun, director of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Department (DMMD), Piyush Rautela said the rescue operations are in full swing in the region and also the basic necessities are being provided to the homeless people staying in relief camps.

“The incident happened on September 13 and 14 which affected four to five villages around Ukhimath. Again there were incidents of landslides in the morning of September 16. From this incident, so far 50 bodies have been recovered, and 20 people are still reported to be missing. The operation to search the missing people is going on.

The personnel from ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police Force), NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary) are engaged in rescue operations. All our rescue teams are working. Two relief camps are there in Ukhimath for those who have been affected. About 500 people are staying there.

All the necessary items like food and other basic facilities are being provided to them,” he said

The cloudburst that occurred in the wee hours on last Friday, wreaked havoc in several villages of the area and killed most of the victims in their sleep.

Heavy monsoons have always resulted in calamities in different parts of India with each passing year.

The annual monsoon, vital for South Asia’ s agricultural dependent economy, often wreaks havoc as floods and landslides inundate vast swathes of low-lying lands.
Weather News at TerraDaily.com

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Radiation

Mutated sunflower in Kagawa prefecture

Posted by Mochizuki

Fukushima Diary

Mutated sunflower was found in Manno cho Kagawa prefecture. Kagawa is in Shikoku.
大きな地図で見る

For the question of the prefectural agriculture and distribution department, an expert commented it may be prolification flower, which is a sort of mutation. This is a rare phenomenon for sunflower.

General causes are

1. Excessive fertilizer

2. Unusual heat

However, it was growing naturally.

The central flower is about 20cm diameter, 14 other ones are 3cm diameter.

It withered 1 week later.

34% of Fukushima city people want to evacuate, local gov “Measures need to be taken”

Posted by Mochizuki
Fukushima Diary

For the questionnaire, 34% of the people answered they want to evacuate Fukushima city, and local government staff is commenting they need to take measures about this situation.

In May, Fukushima city government sent questionnaires to 5,000 people of over 20 years old living in Fukushima city and to 500 people who evacuated to out of Fukushima city. The valid response rate was 55%.

The result showed 34% of them answered “They want to evacuate even now.”. 31% of them answered “They used to want to evacuate.”.

Among people who evacuated to out of Fukushima city, 27% of them answered “They don’t want to come back.”. 19% of them answered “They don’t want to come back to Fukushima city if possible.”
However, 55% of them answered “They want to come back to Fukushima city.”

The city government staff comments, “The result is very severe. We need to take some measures. “.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Safety limit food is safe enough to keep eating”

Posted by Mochizuki
Fukushima Diary

Before 311, nuclear material to contain more than 100 Bq/Kg of Cs 134 or 137 was treated as nuclear waste. Now it is the safety limit of food in Japan.

Japanese government is still investing into making people consume radioactive food.

On 9/12/2012, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Consumer Affairs Agency, food safety commission of Japan and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published the leaflets.

The purpose is like this below,

食品中の放射性物質に関する国・自治体や生産現場における対策の状況や、食品
に含まれる放射性物質が極めてわずかであることなどを、直接消費者に情報提供す
ることで、正しい理解と不安の解消を図る。

The purpose is to help people understand and resolve their anxiety about radiation properly by supplying consumers with information about how Japanese and local governments take measures about food contamination, and the fact that only little amount of radiation is contained in food.

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On the leaflet, they emphasized it’s safe to keep eating potentially contaminated food only if it’s under the safety limit.

<Translate>
If it’s under the safety limit, it’s safe to keep eating.

New safety limit has been introduced since April 2012. If it’s under this safety limit, the total dose for the entire life is less than 1mSv, which is safe adequately.

This safety limit is strictly determined by FAO and WHO and it doesn’t have to be more strict.
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The leaflet is to be distributed at supermarkets or chain stores.

Pink grasshopper in Yamagata prefecture

Posted by Mochizuki

Fukushima Diary

Pink grasshopper in Yamagata prefecture 2

In Kahoku machi Yamagata prefecture, mutated grasshopper was found on 9/12/2012.

Kahoku machi Yamagata is about 130km from Fukushima plant.

It’s usually green.
It’s about 3cm, found in Nishisato kindergarten.

Ms. Goto (4) commented, “I’m happy because I like pink.”

arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.south.anom.1979-2008

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

18.09.2012

Epidemic Hazard

USA

State of Arizona, [Concho Valley]

Epidemic Hazard in USA on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 at 18:42 (06:42 PM) UTC.

Description
Residents in the Concho Valley area off of Highway 61 noticed hundreds of prairies dogs had died in a short span of time. Prairie dogs are considered sentinel animals to the fact that plague is in the area. Officials with Arizona Game and Fish were notified by an alert resident and further contact was made with health officials from Apache and Coconino counties, the state health department, as well as experts at Northern Arizona University. NAU is home to the Microbial Genetics and Genomics Center and has been a key player in testing for plague for the past 10 years. The lab sent a team to the area to trap fleas in the prairie dog holes that had recent die-offs. The team’s first visit was on August 27 and results from the lab testing showed positive for plague.
Biohazard name:	Yersinia pestis (plague)
Biohazard level:	4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:	Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Climate Change

Climate change to fuel northern spread of avian malaria

Avian malaria was found in Alaska in the Common redpoll, pictured here. Credit: Jenny Carlson, SF StateRead more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-climate-fuel-northern-avian-malaria.html#jCp

Malaria has been found in birds in parts of Alaska, and global climate change will drive it even farther north, according to a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

The spread could prove devastating to arctic bird species that have never encountered the disease and thus have no resistance to it, said San Francisco State University Associate Professor of Biology Ravinder Sehgal, one of the study’s co-authors. It may also help scientists understand the effects of climate change on the spread of human malaria, which is caused by a similar parasite. Researchers examined blood samples from birds collected at four sites of varying latitude, with Anchorage as a southern point, Denali and Fairbanks as middle points and Coldfoot as a northern point, roughly 600 miles north of Anchorage. They found infected birds in Anchorage and Fairbanks but not in Coldfoot. Using satellite imagery and other data, researchers were able to predict how environments will change due to global warming—and where malaria parasites will be able to survive in the future. They found that by 2080, the disease will have spread north to Coldfoot and beyond. “Right now, there’s no avian malaria above latitude 64 degrees, but in the future, with global warming, that will certainly change,” Sehgal said. The northerly spread is alarming, he added, because there are species in the North American arctic that have never been exposed to the disease and may be highly susceptible to it.

Climate change to fuel northern spread of avian malaria

Avian malaria was found in Alaska in the Savannah sparrow, pictured here. Credit: Jenny Carlson, SF State “For example, penguins in zoos die when they get malaria, because far southern birds have not been exposed to malaria and thus have not developed any resistance to it,” he said. “There are birds in the north, such as snowy owls or gyrfalcons, that could experience the same thing.” The study’s lead author is Claire Loiseau, a former postdoctoral fellow in Sehgal’s laboratory at SF State. Ryan Harrigan, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, provided data modeling for the project. The research was funded by grants from the AXA Foundation and National Geographic. Researchers are still unsure how the disease is being spread in Alaska and are currently collecting additional data to determine which mosquito species are transmitting the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria. The data may also indicate if and how malaria in humans will spread northward. Modern medicine makes it difficult to track the natural spread of the disease, Sehgal said, but monitoring birds may provide clues as to how global climate change may effect the spread of human malaria. More information: “First evidence and predictions of Plasmodium transmission in Alaskan bird populations” was written by Claire Loiseau, Ryan J. Harrigan, Anthony K. Cornel, Sue L. Guers, Molly Dodge, Timothy Marzec, Jenny S. Carlson, Bruce Seppi and Ravinder N. M. Sehgal and published Sept. 19 in PLoS ONE. Journal reference: PLoS ONE search and more info website Provided by San Francisco State University search and more info website

Shrinking Snow Depth On Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Ringed Seal Habitat

A ringed seal peaks out from its snow cave. (Credit: Brendan Kelly, NSF)

As sea ice in the Arctic continues to shrink during this century, more than two thirds of the area with sufficient snow cover for ringed seals to reproduce also will disappear, challenging their survival, scientists report in a new study.

The ringed seal, currently under consideration for threatened species listing, builds caves to rear its young in snow drifts on sea ice. Snow depths must be on average at least 20 centimeters, or 8 inches, to enable drifts deep enough to support the caves.

“It’s an absolute condition they need,” said Cecilia Bitz, an associate professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. She’s a co-author of the study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

But without sea ice, the platform that allows the snow to pile up disappears, ultimately reducing the area where the seals can raise their pups.

Bitz typically focuses on studying the area and thickness of sea ice. “But when a seal biologist telephoned and asked what our climate models predict for snow depth on the ice, I said, ‘I have no idea,’” she said. “We had never looked.”

That biologist was co-author Brendan Kelly of the National Science Foundation and he was curious about the snow depth trend because he was contributing to a governmental report in response to the petition to list the seals as threatened.

The researchers, including lead author and UW atmospheric sciences graduate student Paul Hezel, found that snowfall patterns will change during this century but the most important factor in determining snow depth on the ice will be the disappearance of the sea ice.

“The snowfall rate increases slightly in the middle of winter by the end of the century,” Hezel said. However, at the same time sea ice is expected to start forming later in the year than it does now. The slightly heavier snowfall in the winter won’t compensate for the fact that in the fall — which is also when it snows the heaviest — snow will drop into the ocean instead of piling up on the ice.

The researchers anticipate that the area of the Arctic that accumulates at least 20 centimeters of snow will decrease by almost 70 percent this century. With insufficient snow depth, caves won’t hold up.

Other climate changes threaten those caves, too. For instance, the snow will melt earlier in the year than it does now, so it’s possible the caves won’t last until the young seals are old enough to venture out on their own. In addition, more precipitation will fall as rain, which soaks into the snow and can cause caves to collapse.

The research is important for more than just the ringed seals. “There are many other reasons to study snow cover,” Hezel said. “It has a huge thermodynamic impact on the thickness of the ice.”

Snow on sea ice in fall and winter acts like a blanket that slows the release of heat from the relatively warm ocean into the atmosphere. That means deeper snow tempers sea ice growth.

In the spring, snow has a different impact on the ice. Since snow is more reflective than ice, it creates a cooling effect on the surface. “So the presence of snow helps sustain the icepack into spring time,” Hezel said.

To produce the study, the scientists examined 10 different climate models, looking at historic and future changes of things like sea ice area, precipitation, snowfall and snow depth on sea ice. The resulting prediction for declining snow depth on sea ice this century agreed across all of the models.

The new research comes too late to be cited in the report about ringed seals that was written by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in response to the petition to list the ringed seal as threatened. However, it confirms results that were based on a single model that Bitz provided for the report two years ago. NOAA expects to issue its final decision soon.

The UW scientists on this study were funded by the Office of Naval Research.

Story Source:

The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of Washington. The original article was written by Nancy Gohring.

Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For further information, please contact the source cited above.

Journal Reference:

P. J. Hezel, X. Zhang, C. M. Bitz, B. P. Kelly, F. Massonnet. Projected decline in spring snow depth on Arctic sea ice caused by progressively later autumn open ocean freeze-up this century. Geophysical Research Letters, 2012; 39 (17) DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052794

Antarctic Ice Area Sets Another Record – NSIDC Is Silent

Day 256 Antarctic ice is the highest ever for the date, and the eighth highest daily reading ever recorded. All seven higher readings occurred during the third week of September, 2007 – the week of the previous Arctic record minimum.

NSIDC does not mention the record Antarctic cold or ice on their web site, choosing inside to feature an article about global warming threatening penguins.

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

NSIDC does have a completely nonsensical discussion page explaining why Antarctic ice does not affect the climate.

Scientists monitor both Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, but Arctic sea ice is more significant to understanding global climate because much more Arctic ice remains through the summer months, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet.

Nonsense. There is very little sunlight reaching the Arctic Ocean in September, and much more reaching Antarctic ice – because it is located at lower latitudes. Arctic ice took its big decline in mid-August, after the sun was already low in the sky.

Sea ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, south of the tip of South America, has recently experienced a significant decline. The rest of Antarctica has experienced a small increase in Antarctic sea ice.

Antarctic ice is nearing an all-time record high, and is above average everywhere.

Antarctica and the Arctic are reacting differently to climate change partly because of geographical differences. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by water, while the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land. Wind and ocean currents around Antarctica isolate the continent from global weather patterns, keeping it cold. In contrast, the Arctic Ocean is intimately linked with the climate systems around it, making it more sensitive to changes in climate.

Antarctic and Arctic ice move opposite each other. NSIDC`s dissonance about this is astonishing.

Quick Facts on Sea Ice

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Solar Activity

2MIN News Sept 19. 2012

Published on Sep 19, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

2012 Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU

TODAY’S LINKS
Canary Quakes: http://www.geo.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/volcaListadoTerremotos.do?zona=2&canti…
Antarctic Ice Record: http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/antarctic-ice-area-sets-another…
Sea Temp Record: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-sea-surface-temperatures-highs-northeast.html
India Landslide: http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/227182/288/Heavy-rains-lead-to-deadly-l…
Oil Sill EU/UK: https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/psa-investigates-hydrocarbon-leak-on-ula-…

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

3MIN News Sept 18. 2012

Published on Sep 18, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

2012 Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU

TODAY’S LINKS
ANOTHER Alaska Windstorm: http://www.weather.com/news/major-wind-storm-hits-anchorage-20120917
Extreme Weather is Coming: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-loss-arctic-ice-trigger-extreme.html
Ringed Seals Threatened: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120917132345.htm
Tracking Tropics: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/

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

(2009 SH2)

24th September 2012

4 day(s)

0.1462

56.9

28 m – 62 m

7.52 km/s

27072 km/h

333578 (2006 KM103)

25th September 2012

5 day(s)

0.0626

24.4

250 m – 560 m

8.54 km/s

30744 km/h

(2002 EZ2)

26th September 2012

6 day(s)

0.1922

74.8

270 m – 610 m

6.76 km/s

24336 km/h

(2009 SB170)

29th September 2012

9 day(s)

0.1789

69.6

200 m – 440 m

32.39 km/s

116604 km/h

(2011 OJ45)

29th September 2012

9 day(s)

0.1339

52.1

18 m – 39 m

4.24 km/s

15264 km/h

(2012 JS11)

30th September 2012

10 day(s)

0.0712

27.7

270 m – 600 m

12.60 km/s

45360 km/h

137032 (1998 UO1)

04th October 2012

14 day(s)

0.1545

60.1

1.3 km – 2.9 km

32.90 km/s

118440 km/h

(2012 GV11)

05th October 2012

15 day(s)

0.1830

71.2

100 m – 230 m

6.96 km/s

25056 km/h

(2009 XZ1)

05th October 2012

15 day(s)

0.1382

53.8

120 m – 280 m

16.87 km/s

60732 km/h

(2006 TD)

06th October 2012

16 day(s)

0.1746

68.0

88 m – 200 m

13.03 km/s

46908 km/h

(2009 TK)

06th October 2012

16 day(s)

0.0450

17.5

100 m – 230 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2004 UB)

08th October 2012

18 day(s)

0.1995

77.6

240 m – 530 m

14.65 km/s

52740 km/h

277830 (2006 HR29)

11th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1917

74.6

190 m – 440 m

7.88 km/s

28368 km/h

(2008 BW2)

11th October 2012

21 day(s)

0.1678

65.3

3.1 m – 6.8 m

11.10 km/s

39960 km/h

(2005 GQ21)

12th October 2012

22 day(s)

0.1980

77.0

620 m – 1.4 km

23.86 km/s

85896 km/h

(2012 GV17)

12th October 2012

22 day(s)

0.1500

58.4

160 m – 370 m

16.11 km/s

57996 km/h

256004 (2006 UP)

14th October 2012

24 day(s)

0.1374

53.5

65 m – 140 m

3.06 km/s

11016 km/h

(2005 ST1)

14th October 2012

24 day(s)

0.1319

51.3

230 m – 510 m

12.88 km/s

46368 km/h

(2011 OB57)

14th October 2012

24 day(s)

0.1553

60.4

17 m – 37 m

4.95 km/s

17820 km/h

(2012 KB4)

14th October 2012

24 day(s)

0.1271

49.4

22 m – 49 m

4.98 km/s

17928 km/h

(2004 RX10)

15th October 2012

25 day(s)

0.0819

31.9

150 m – 340 m

11.86 km/s

42696 km/h

(2006 WV1)

15th October 2012

25 day(s)

0.0910

35.4

17 m – 39 m

6.15 km/s

22140 km/h

(2012 LA)

16th October 2012

26 day(s)

0.0449

17.5

8.3 m – 19 m

1.86 km/s

6696 km/h

329275 (1999 VP6)

17th October 2012

27 day(s)

0.1766

68.7

300 m – 670 m

7.15 km/s

25740 km/h

136993 (1998 ST49)

18th October 2012

28 day(s)

0.0737

28.7

790 m – 1.8 km

16.63 km/s

59868 km/h

(2002 TR190)

19th October 2012

29 day(s)

0.1712

66.6

430 m – 960 m

13.58 km/s

48888 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

18.09.2012

Biological Hazard

China

Province of Guangdong, Zhanjiang

Biological Hazard in China on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 at 12:13 (12:13 PM) UTC.

Description
The H5N1 avian flu virus has been detected in the city of Zhanjiang in south China’s Guangdong province, experts confirmed on Tuesday. The virus has infected 14,050 ducks and killed 6,300 of them since Sept. 11, when symptoms were first reported, a Ministry of Agriculture official said. After the epidemic was confirmed, local authorities cordoned off an infected area in the city and killed all poultry in the area before starting to decontaminate it, the official said. China is particularly prone to bird flu epidemics, as it has the world’s largest poultry population and many rural farmers live in close proximity to their poultry.
Biohazard name:	H5N1 – Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Biohazard level:	4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:	Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

18.09.2012

Biological Hazard

Germany

Multiple areas, [Regensburg and Berlin]

Biological Hazard in Germany on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 at 03:39 (03:39 AM) UTC.

Description
A fourth case of anthrax has been confirmed in a German heroin user since June, reports the Robert Koch Institut (RKI) in a news release Friday, September 14. According to the release (translated), the individual saw a doctor in mid-September presenting with a soft tissue infection in the area of injection site. The presumptive diagnosis of anthrax was confirmed by the RKI using real-time PCR laboratory on the wound material. Germany has now confirmed 4 cases in two states, two in Regensburg and two in Berlin since June 2012. The RKI says, the fact that the anthrax strains that were isolated from the first three anthrax cases in 2012 are similar or at least very closely related to the strains of the German and British cases of the years 2009/2010, suggests that the same source of infection might still be active. This case is the eleventh of anthrax among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Europe reported since June. In addition to the four cases in Germany, there have been four in the United Kingdom, two in Denmark and one in France. The RKI reminds the public, since anthrax is not passed on from person-to-person, there is no risk of transmission.
Biohazard name:	Anthrax contained heroin
Biohazard level:	0/4 —
Biohazard desc.:	This does not included biological hazard category.
Symptoms:
Status:

19.09.2012

Biological Hazard

Vietnam

MultiProvinces, [Provinces of Haiphong, Ha Tinh, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Bac Kan, Thanh Hoa and Quang Ngai]

Biological Hazard in Vietnam on Wednesday, 05 September, 2012 at 13:32 (01:32 PM) UTC.

Updated:	Wednesday, 19 September, 2012 at 13:14 UTC
Description
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to stop transport of live water-fowl from North and Central Vietnam to the South, in an effort to curb spread of the new highly toxic strain of avian flu virus. Pham Van Dong, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health, stated this at a meeting held yesterday in Hanoi by the National Steering Committee for Avian Flu Prevention and Control. The new strain, 2.3.2.1 C, which has been detected, is highly toxic and therefore extremely deadly. The virus strain has recently spread to Vietnam and is now present in affected areas in the northern and central provinces of Hai Phong, Ha Tinh, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Bac Kan, Thanh Hoa and Quang Ngai. Fearing the virus may spread to South Vietnam, the Department of Animal Health was asked to isolate the virus and ban transport of live water-fowl from infected areas. Dong said that slaughterhouses practicing good hygiene should be mentioned to localities from the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to Ho Chi Minh City. Because the new strain is different from the earlier A/H5N1 virus, the ministry has urged for experiments and tests to confirm whether the vaccine used to combat A/H5N1 is also effective against the new strain. If the existing vaccine is ineffective, studies on new vaccines should be conducted soon. The Central Veterinary Diagnosis Center has been asked to study the new strain to help find a specific medication to fight the virus.

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PSA Investigates Hydrocarbon Leak on Ula Field (Norway)

A substantial escape of hydrocarbons occurred on the Ula field in the Norwegian North Sea on 12 September. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decide to investigate this incident.

No people were injured and no damage caused to the installation beyond the equipment directly involved. But the PSA considers the incident to have had a substantial potential.

The leak arose in the separator module on Ula’s production platform (PP). Nobody was in the module when the incident occurred.

While the facility was automatically shut down, all personnel on the installation were evacuated to the drilling platform (DP). Production on Ula has been suspended for the time being.

One reason why the PSA has resolved to conduct an investigation is the substantial potential involved in the incident.

Objectives include establishing the course of events and identifying the direct and underlying causes. The resulting report will be published on the PSA’s website.

The Ula oil field lies in Norway’s North Sea sector and has three conventional steel platforms for production, drilling and quarters. These are linked by bridges. BP is the operator.

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18.09.2012

HAZMAT

Czech Republic

Multiple region, [Prerov,Osek and Becvou]

HAZMAT in Czech Republic on Tuesday, 11 September, 2012 at 14:15 (02:15 PM) UTC.

Mysteriously Boiling Water In Russian River Reported

Updated:	Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 at 18:52 UTC
Description
The Czech Republic has the 23rd victim of methyl alcohol, an autopsy has confirmed, Stepanka Zatloukalova, from the police presidium said. She said methanol was not confirmed as the cause of death of another two people. They, too, died of alcohol, but not of methyl alcohol, Zatloukalova said. Tens of other people are hospitalised. Some of the cured have gone blind. The first victim in the series of methanol-related poisonings was reported on September 6. The sale of drinks with more than 20 percent of alcohol have been banned in the country since Friday evening. Extensive police raids and checks have uncovered barrels with dangerous alcohol since the “prohibition” was introduced on Friday and some distributors of the bootleg alcohol have been arrested. Both producers and sellers complain about the ban because it inflicts huge damage on them.

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Articles of Interest

Tornado Of Fire Caught On Tape In Australia Fire Twister

Published on Sep 16, 2012 by stilltalkincrazy

THERE’S something mean and magical about Australia’s Outback. An Alice Springs filmmaker captured both when a whirlwind of fire erupted before his eyes.
Chris Tangey of Alice Springs Film and Television was scouting locations near Curtin Springs station, about 80km from Ularu, last week when confronted by a fiery phenomenon.
He had just finished his tour of the station when workers encountered difficulties with a grader. So he went to help them.
A small fire was burning in nearby bushland, so Mr Tangey decided to start filming.
He caught the sight of his life.
A twister touched down on the spot fire, fanning it into a furious tower of flame.
“It sounded like a jet fighter going by, yet there wasn’t a breath of wind where we were,” he told the Northern Territory News.
“You would have paid $1000 a head if you knew it was about to happen.”
The column of fire danced about the landscape for about 40 minutes, he said, as he and the station workers stood transfixed.

There was talk of making a quick getaway, Mr Tangey said. But everyone was too hypnotised to feel scared – and he continued furiously filming.

“The bizarre thing was that it rarely moved,” he said.

“These things just stood there because there was no wind to move them … but it was flickering incredibly fast.”

Darwin weather forecaster David Matthews said small twisters were common in isolated areas. But the fiery vortex was highly unusual.

“The flames would have assisted by trying to suck in air and that could have helped generate those circular winds,” Mr Matthews said.

MessageToEagle.com – The problem with rivers around the world continues. A while back the Yangtze River in China turned red, and now there are reports of a river in Russia that has suddenly started to boil.

Hundreds of shocked residents that live in Yekaterinburg, Russia describe how a small river named Olkhovka that passes through the city unexpectedly turned into a stream of extremely hot water.

Olkhovka river in Russia begins to boil, causing yet another environmental disaster.

No one knew what caused the phenomenon, but the fact is that the river ecosystem was severely affected, causing the death of thousands of fish lying on the banks.

“The water is really hot. The shore of the river is littered with dead fish,” a Professor from a local university said.

The local urban traffic control service reported the problem.

According to them, the most likely cause to the disaster is that a great leakage of hot water that had flowed into the river Olkhovka of such intensity that could be water vapor on the surface.

“The problem is that when the river connects to the pond, the water flows through a tunnel, and no one knows exactly where there was a rush, “Russian urban traffic control dispatchers said.

Industries that might be involved, among which is the “heat supply company Sverdlovsk” deny any connection with thermal pollution of the watercourse. But local authorities are well aware that this is a problem caused by human action.

MessageToEagle.com

Exploding Lakes – Horrifying Natural Phenomena

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Earth Watch Report – Friday April 6th, 2012

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April 6, 2012

Earthquakes

GEONET Canterbury
Apr 05 23:05 PM
4.5 5.0 MAP

USGS Gulf Of Alaska
Apr 05 22:55 PM
3.8 12.0 MAP

GEONET Canterbury
Apr 05 21:49 PM
3.9 9.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 20:32 PM
3.1 16.0 MAP

EMSC Samar, Philippines
Apr 05 20:29 PM
4.7 91.0 MAP

GEOFON Samar, Philippines
Apr 05 20:29 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP

USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 05 20:23 PM
3.2 90.0 MAP

USGS Mona Passage, Puerto Rico
Apr 05 19:48 PM
2.9 109.0 MAP

USGS Southern California
Apr 05 19:01 PM
3.0 3.6 MAP

GEOFON New Siberian Islands, Russia
Apr 05 18:42 PM
4.4 10.0 MAP

EMSC New Siberian Islands, Russia
Apr 05 18:42 PM
4.4 2.0 MAP

EMSC Caucasus Region, Russia
Apr 05 18:14 PM
3.8 10.0 MAP

USGS Channel Islands Region, California
Apr 05 17:58 PM
2.7 15.0 MAP

USGS Northern California
Apr 05 17:55 PM
2.7 2.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 17:39 PM
2.5 8.0 MAP

USGS Southern California
Apr 05 17:30 PM
2.5 25.9 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 16:55 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 16:49 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 16:45 PM
3.4 2.0 MAP

GEONET Canterbury
Apr 05 16:07 PM
3.3 11.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 16:01 PM
2.5 24.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 15:24 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 15:14 PM
2.4 28.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 15:02 PM
3.5 5.0 MAP

GEOFON Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Apr 05 14:19 PM
4.5 31.0 MAP

EMSC Nias Region, Indonesia
Apr 05 14:19 PM
4.7 20.0 MAP

USGS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Apr 05 13:19 PM
3.1 50.9 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 12:23 PM
2.6 7.0 MAP

USGS Alaska Peninsula
Apr 05 12:14 PM
2.6 17.3 MAP

USGS Alaska Peninsula
Apr 05 11:04 AM
4.2 32.8 MAP

GEOFON Alaska Peninsula
Apr 05 11:04 AM
4.7 10.0 MAP

EMSC Alaska Peninsula
Apr 05 11:04 AM
4.7 10.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 10:57 AM
2.7 9.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 10:14 AM
2.5 18.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 09:55 AM
2.6 19.0 MAP

EMSC Crete, Greece
Apr 05 09:43 AM
2.4 16.0 MAP

USGS Northern California
Apr 05 09:42 AM
2.9 6.3 MAP

EMSC Near East Coast Of Kamchatka
Apr 05 09:39 AM
4.0 40.0 MAP

USGS Western Texas
Apr 05 09:11 AM
2.9 4.9 MAP

EMSC Turkey-syria-iraq Border Region
Apr 05 08:41 AM
2.4 3.0 MAP

USGS Northern California
Apr 05 08:03 AM
2.7 7.8 MAP

USGS Southern California
Apr 05 07:22 AM
2.8 4.8 MAP

USGS Puerto Rico Region
Apr 05 06:54 AM
3.1 33.6 MAP

USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Apr 05 06:40 AM
2.7 44.6 MAP

EMSC Aegean Sea
Apr 05 06:25 AM
2.4 8.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 05:57 AM
2.8 12.0 MAP

GEOFON Afghanistan-tajikistan Border Region
Apr 05 05:45 AM
4.2 157.0 MAP

EMSC Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
Apr 05 05:45 AM
4.3 158.0 MAP

USGS Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
Apr 05 05:45 AM
4.3 150.1 MAP

EMSC Crete, Greece
Apr 05 05:37 AM
2.5 20.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 05:24 AM
2.4 6.0 MAP

USGS Near The East Coast Of The Kamchatka Peninsula

Apr 05 05:14 AM
4.4 62.3 MAP

EMSC Near East Coast Of Kamchatka
Apr 05 05:14 AM
4.4 50.0 MAP

GEOFON Near East Coast Of Kamchatka
Apr 05 05:14 AM
4.5 35.0 MAP

GEOFON Northern Algeria
Apr 05 04:56 AM
4.5 10.0 MAP

USGS Northern Algeria
Apr 05 04:56 AM
4.6 10.1 MAP

EMSC Northern Algeria
Apr 05 04:56 AM
4.2 10.0 MAP

USGS South Of Panama
Apr 05 04:40 AM
4.5 11.5 MAP

GEOFON South Of Panama
Apr 05 04:40 AM
4.5 10.0 MAP

EMSC South Of Panama
Apr 05 04:40 AM
4.4 10.0 MAP

USGS Puerto Rico Region
Apr 05 04:36 AM
3.2 64.5 MAP

GEOFON Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico
Apr 05 03:58 AM
4.5 65.0 MAP

USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
Apr 05 03:58 AM
4.4 53.1 MAP

EMSC Offshore Chiapas, Mexico
Apr 05 03:58 AM
4.5 40.0 MAP

USGS Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii
Apr 05 03:32 AM
2.6 17.3 MAP

EMSC Lebanon – Syria Region
Apr 05 03:32 AM
2.9 12.0 MAP

EMSC Sicily, Italy
Apr 05 03:14 AM
2.4 20.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Italy
Apr 05 03:01 AM
2.9 7.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 02:38 AM
2.9 2.0 MAP

EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 05 02:31 AM
2.5 5.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Italy
Apr 05 02:31 AM
2.5 8.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 02:11 AM
3.2 20.0 MAP

EMSC Southern Italy
Apr 05 02:03 AM
2.4 24.0 MAP

EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 05 01:53 AM
2.7 5.0 MAP

EMSC Timor Region, Indonesia
Apr 05 01:44 AM
4.7 80.0 MAP

GEOFON Timor Region
Apr 05 01:44 AM
4.8 10.0 MAP

USGS Timor Region, Indonesia
Apr 05 01:44 AM
4.7 15.7 MAP

EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 05 01:27 AM
2.4 4.0 MAP

EMSC Albania
Apr 05 01:24 AM
2.4 24.0 MAP

EMSC Near The Coast Of Western Turkey
Apr 05 00:26 AM
2.4 5.0 MAP

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Volcanic Activity

Small, short explosion rocks Cleveland Volcano in Aleutians

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says a small explosion at Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands may have sent up a small ash cloud

Associated Press

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says a small explosion at Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands may have sent up a small ash cloud.

Clouds prevented satellite observation of an ash cloud.

The observatory says the explosion at 1:12 p.m. Wednesday was of short duration and similar to small events in December. Those explosions created ash clouds that dissipated quickly and did not affect air traffic.

Cleveland Volcano is a 5,675-foot peak on an uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage.

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Extreme Weather

Time to ditch the umbrella? 20 million hit by drought in southeast England

By Ian Johnston, msnbc.com

London has an undeserved reputation as a rainy city, with “things to do” when the U.K. capital is wet a popular topic of conversation among tourists.

But this year could see that image shattered in dramatic fashion, with much of southeast England gripped by a serious drought currently affecting about 20 million people.
Restrictions on the use of water were imposed Thursday from the southeast coast to the River Humber in the north and almost as far west as Wales.

By the time the Olympics comes to London in July, further controls could be introduced that will prevent aircraft, London’s famous double-decker buses and other vehicles from being washed. Other restrictions are also likely.

Brits revel in gloom ahead of London Olympics

Those arriving for the greatest show on Earth, may find a parched, somewhat grubby city. The event itself, however, will be exempt, so rest assured there will be water in the diving pool, the rowers will not in find themselves marooned and the smiles of the synchronized swimmers will remain fixed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

Drought hits 4 million hectares of China’s crops -Xinhua

(Reuters) – About 4 million hectares of crops are suffering from a severe drought in China that has hit 13 provinces including the major farming province of Sichuan in southwest China, state news agency Xinhua said.

The drought has left 7.8 million people and 4.6 million livestock without adequate drinking water in provinces including Yunnan, Hebei, Shanxi and Gansu as of Thursday, Xinhua said.

The dry spell has dried reservoirs and threatens spring planting, the agency said, citing the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

The province of Yunnan in southwest China, which borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, is so far the worst hit, Xinhua said, without giving details.

China, which has just 6 percent of the world’s fresh water resources but a fifth of its population, is frequently gripped by drought.

Last year parts of the country suffered their worst drought in 50 years, officials said, with rainfall 40 to 60 percent less than normal, damaging crops and cutting power from hydroelectric dams.

A drought in the top sugar-producing province of Guangxi last year also led to a surge in imports as China tried to ease tight sugar supply.

(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing, editing by Jane Baird)

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Solar Activity / Climate Change

Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says

Kate Ravilious

for National Geographic News

Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet’s recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human-induced—cause, according to one scientist’s controversial theory.

Earth is currently experiencing rapid warming, which the vast majority of climate scientists says is due to humans pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. (Get an overview: “Global Warming Fast Facts”.)

Mars, too, appears to be enjoying more mild and balmy temperatures.

In 2005 data from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions revealed that the carbon dioxide “ice caps” near Mars’s south pole had been diminishing for three summers in a row.

Habibullo Abdussamatov, head of space research at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in Russia, says the Mars data is evidence that the current global warming on Earth is being caused by changes in the sun.

“The long-term increase in solar irradiance is heating both Earth and Mars,” he said.

http://www.wkow.com/story/17337541/booms-light-flashes-in-baraboo

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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings

Booms and Light Flashes in Baraboo, Wisc. – April 5, 2012

Uploaded by Sheilaaliens on Apr 5, 2012

http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=501 “BARABOO (WKOW) — It’s not just Clintonville–Baraboo Police are investigating weekend reports of booms and flashes of light.

Neighborhoods on Baraboo’s southwest side woke early Sunday morning to a loud boom and less than an hour later, another one. Both booms accompanied by a flash of light. More than a dozen callers described the sounds of an explosion, blasting dynamite or a gunshot.

A police officer on duty was parked along 8th Street at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday when he heard the boom and saw the flashing light. He immediately thought a transformer blew.

“When those things go off they make a really loud pop and usually there’s a flash of light as they’re surging off the electricity,” says Chief Mark Schauf.

But it wasn’t. Alliant Energy told authorities they had no outages or transformer problems.

27 Storm Track meteorologists say it is highly unlikely that what Baraboo experienced was weather related, because no storms traveled through the area–leading Schauf to the only explanation he can think of…fireworks.

“There’s no evidence to suggest that there’s anything other than a man made cause at hand,” he says.

But many of those who’ve heard it say it sounded much more intense. We talked to a few people in Baraboo who say they heard the booms but had no idea what it was.

Many people have commented on our Facebook page, some saying the fireworks explanation is plausible, others say there has to be something else authorities are missing.

Police say there’s little they can do now, unless the city hears more booms.”

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Wildlife

Catastrophy for Dolphins in Peru

Over 600 Dead Dolphins Found in Peru Coasts -

Uploaded by BlueVoiceOrg on Apr 3, 2012

After receiving reports of a massive die-off of dolphins along Peru’s north coast, BlueVoice Executive director Hardy Jones traveled to the scene. Working with Dr. Carlos Yaipen Llanos, Hardy covered 135 kilometers of beach and found 615 dead dolphins. At the moment he cause is unknown. Research into the die-off will continue.

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Articles of Interest

CALAMITY UPON THE EARTH THREE MONTHS IN 2012

Uploaded by fidockave213 on Apr 2, 2012

NOTE THIS VIDEO DOES NOT IMPLY THE WORLD IS GOING TO END IN 2012

JANUARY FEBUARY and MARCH 2012 BIBLE PROPHECY UNFOLDING CLINTONVILLE BOOMS, RUMBLING, EARTHQUAKES, STRANGE WEATHER AND EARTH CHANGES. CALAMITY UPON THE EARTH.

Tepco Reports Another Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima Plant

By Tsuyoshi Inajima

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said as much as 12 tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipe at its crippled Fukushima nuclear station, the second such incident in 11 days at the same pipeline, raising further doubts about the stability of the plant.

Part of the water may have poured into the sea through a drainage ditch, Osamu Yokokura, a spokesman for the utility, said by phone. The company known as Tepco stopped the leak from a pipe connecting a desalination unit and a tank today, he said.

“There will be similar leaks until Tepco improves equipment,” said Kazuhiko Kudo, a research professor of nuclear engineering at Kyushu University, who visited the plant twice last year as a member of a panel under the Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency. “The site had plastic pipes to transfer radioactive water, which Tepco officials said are durable and for industrial use, but it’s not something normally used at nuclear plants,” he said. “Tepco must replace it with metal equipment, such as steel.”

Tepco has about 100,000 tons of highly radioactive water accumulated in basements at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear station nearly 13 months after the March 11 quake and tsunami caused meltdowns and the worst radiation leaks since Chernobyl. The tsunami knocked out all power at the station, causing cooling systems for reactors to fail. The utility was forced to set up makeshift pumps to get cooling water to the reactors, with most of it then draining into basements.

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China Builds Scores of Dams in Earthquake Hazard Zones

TORONTO, Canada, April 4, 2012 (ENS) – More than 130 large dams built, under construction, or proposed in western China’s seismic hazard zones could trigger disasterous environmental consequences such as earthquakes and giant waves, finds a new report from the Canadian watchdog group Probe International.

The report shows that 98.6 percent of the dams being constructed in western China are located in high to moderate seismic hazard zones.

The location of large dams near clusters of recorded earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 4.9, and especially when the earthquake focal points are also close to the surface, “is cause for grave concern,” said the report’s author geologist “John Jackson.”

John Jackson is a pseudonym for a geologist with detailed knowledge of western China who wishes to remain anonymous to protect his sources.
Water rushes through the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in central China (Photo by Marshall Segal)

In a worst-case scenario, Jackson reports, dams could collapse, creating a giant wave that would inundate everything in its path, including downstream dams, causing great loss of life and property.

Should a dam suffer catastrophic collapse, says Probe International Executive Director Patricia Adams, Chinese citizens could direct their anger to the hydropower industry for threatening their lives with dangerous dams.