Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC)	Magnitude	Area	Country	State/Prov./Gov.	Location	Risk			Source	Details
25.05.2012 12:55:24	2.1	Europe	Spain		Moalde				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:55:49	2.8	Asia	Turkey		Nize				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:56:12	3.9	Europe	Italy		La Fruttarola				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:56:33	2.0	Europe	Czech Republic		Prostredni Dvur				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:56:53	3.2	Asia	Turkey		Aslankent				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:57:15	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Cayhisar				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:57:36	2.7	Europe	Italy		Finale Emilia				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:57:57	2.8	Europe	Greece		Akrotirion				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:50:35	2.7	North America	United States	Alaska	Tanana				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 11:50:59	2.8	North America	United States	Alaska	Kantishna				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 11:55:21	3.5	Europe	Greece		Tsaflaiika				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:25:40	3.1	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Provincia de La Altagracia	Cabo Engano				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 11:55:47	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Isiktepe				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:15:45	3.8	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Provincia de La Altagracia	Cabo Engano				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 11:05:34	2.4	North America	United States	California	Solromar				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 11:56:54	2.7	Europe	France		Port-Cros				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:01:14	3.4	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	New Brighton				GEONET
25.05.2012 11:57:15	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Sarkoy				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:57:36	2.5	Europe	Italy		Santa Bianca				EMSC
25.05.2012 10:50:55	2.9	Europe	Italy		L’Orlanda				EMSC
25.05.2012 10:51:16	3.6	Europe	Greece		Kattavia				EMSC
25.05.2012 10:51:35	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Haciomerli				EMSC
25.05.2012 09:52:38	2.0	North America	United States	California	Caldwell Pines				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 10:30:41	4.1	North America	Canada	British Columbia	Port Alice				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 10:51:56	4.1	North-America	Canada		Port Alice				EMSC
25.05.2012 09:50:56	2.8	Europe	Bulgaria		Vitanovtsi				EMSC
25.05.2012 12:01:26	3.0	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	New Brighton				GEONET
25.05.2012 09:05:41	2.5	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	El Centinela				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 12:58:20	2.5	Europe	Greece		Kattavia				EMSC
25.05.2012 09:00:34	4.4	North America	United States	Alaska	Atka				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 09:51:17	4.4	North-America	United States		Atka				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:52:51	4.6	North America	United States	Alaska	Atka				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 09:51:38	3.1	Europe	Greece		Khamaitoulon				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:50:33	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Colpan				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:50:54	3.2	Asia	Turkey		Uzumlu				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:51:16	2.4	Europe	Italy		Le Cremosine				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:50:37	3.1	Europe	Italy		Burana				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:50:56	2.4	Europe	Italy		Le Cremosine				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:51:34	3.6	Asia	Azerbaijan		Neft Daslari				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:51:17	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Cukurgol Yaylasi				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:51:37	2.3	Europe	Italy		Villa Magri				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:15:44	2.3	North America	United States	Alaska	Drift River				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 07:51:57	3.2	Europe	Greece		Karpathos				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:00:34	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 07:52:54	4.6	Pacific Ocean	Tonga		Haatua				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 08:51:56	4.6	Pacific Ocean – East	Tonga		Haatua				EMSC
25.05.2012 08:05:26	3.2	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bordeaux (historical)				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:55:29	3.2	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bordeaux (historical)				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:21:19	3.1	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	New Brighton				GEONET
25.05.2012 06:25:25	5.0	Europe	Sweden	(( Skaraborgs Lan ))	Vastbacken				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:50:30	4.6	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 06:50:52	4.8	Asia	Japan		Futawatashihama				EMSC
25.05.2012 06:25:52	4.8	Asia	Japan	Fukushima-ken	Karasuzaki				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:51:13	2.3	Europe	Italy		Le Cremosine				EMSC
25.05.2012 06:51:31	2.8	Europe	Italy		Ca Moro				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:10:34	2.9	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bordeaux (historical)				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:20:34	3.0	Caribbean	U.S. Virgin Islands		Bordeaux (historical)				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 06:51:55	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Gocek				EMSC
25.05.2012 07:52:20	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Uzungeri				EMSC
25.05.2012 05:50:26	2.4	Europe	Italy		Le Cremosine				EMSC
25.05.2012 06:52:16	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Uzungeri				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:01:44	3.4	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	New Brighton				GEONET
25.05.2012 05:11:43	5.2	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	New Brighton				GEONET
25.05.2012 05:10:49	4.7	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand		Sumner				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 05:50:47	5.0	Australia & New-Zealand	New Zealand		Sumner				EMSC
25.05.2012 04:50:25	2.0	Europe	Italy		Corte Motta				EMSC
25.05.2012 04:50:51	2.4	Europe	Italy		Ponte di San Pellegrino				EMSC
25.05.2012 04:51:12	2.6	Europe	Italy		Casa Modica				EMSC
25.05.2012 03:45:30	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Fruttarola				EMSC
25.05.2012 03:45:50	2.6	Europe	Italy		Pozzallo				EMSC
25.05.2012 03:25:51	5.0	Europe	Sweden	(( Skaraborgs Lan ))	Vastbacken				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 02:45:22	4.7	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 02:45:44	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Benli				EMSC
25.05.2012 02:46:06	2.5	Europe	Greece		Sarti				EMSC
25.05.2012 01:55:33	2.0	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 02:16:19	4.7	Europe	Sweden	(( Skaraborgs Lan ))	Vastbacken				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 02:46:28	4.6	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 02:46:47	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Aktas				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:57:56	2.2	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:58:17	2.5	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 11:58:39	2.8	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 01:45:28	2.1	Europe	Italy		Santa Bianca				EMSC
25.05.2012 01:10:35	6.2	Europe	Sweden	(( Skaraborgs Lan ))	Vastbacken				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 01:45:50	6.2	Europe	Sweden		Vastbacken				EMSC
25.05.2012 01:00:30	6.5	Europe	Sweden	(( Skaraborgs Lan ))	Vastbacken				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 00:50:40	2.3	North America	United States	Alaska	Potter Hill				USGS-RSOE
25.05.2012 01:46:11	2.8	Asia	Turkey		Yaylaliozu				EMSC
25.05.2012 00:40:39	2.8	Europe	Greece		Kimasi				EMSC
25.05.2012 00:41:01	2.0	Europe	Italy		Scortichino				EMSC
25.05.2012 00:41:20	2.8	Europe	Italy		Ospitale				EMSC
25.05.2012 00:41:41	2.5	Europe	Italy		La Pettenella				EMSC
24.05.2012 23:50:52	2.2	North America	Canada	British Columbia	Princeton				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 23:35:43	2.0	Europe	Italy		Le Casaccie				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:30:41	2.0	North America	United States	Hawaii	‘Ainapö				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 22:35:32	2.5	Europe	Italy		Palata Pepoli				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:35:51	2.6	Europe	Italy		San Giovanni				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:36:13	3.1	Europe	Greece		Galaniana				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:36:35	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Massara				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:36:56	5.0	Asia	India		Diglipur				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:15:49	4.9	Asia	India	Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Phaiapong				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 22:37:17	2.0	Europe	Italy		San Biagio				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:37:39	2.9	Asia	Turkey		Cukurgol Yaylasi				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:45:47	5.1	Atlantic Ocean	Argentina	Provincia del Neuquen	Bote				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 22:38:00	5.2	South-America	Argentina		Cancha Huinganco				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:15:47	2.1	North America	United States	Hawaii	Hïlea				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 21:30:29	2.1	Europe	Italy		San Felice sul Panaro				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:30:56	2.1	Europe	Italy		La Fruttarola				EMSC
24.05.2012 20:55:47	2.1	North America	United States	California	Meridian				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 21:31:18	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Nizin				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:31:37	4.7	Indonesian Archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Lababia				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:31:58	2.3	Europe	Italy		Villa Magri				EMSC
24.05.2012 21:32:27	2.8	Europe	Italy		Palata Pepoli				EMSC
24.05.2012 20:15:46	2.5	North America	United States	Alaska	Colorado				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 20:25:34	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Cicekli				EMSC
24.05.2012 19:50:46	3.4	North America	United States	Colorado	Bedrock				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 20:25:55	2.2	Europe	Italy		San Felice sul Panaro				EMSC
24.05.2012 20:26:18	2.6	Europe	Italy		La Pettenella				EMSC
24.05.2012 22:25:31	2.8	Caribbean	Puerto Rico		Loiza				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 20:26:38	2.2	Europe	Italy		Gavello				EMSC
24.05.2012 19:25:34	2.5	Europe	Italy		Tramuschio				EMSC
24.05.2012 19:25:55	2.8	Europe	Greece		Manna				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:40:41	2.6	North America	United States	Alaska	Chenik				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 19:26:16	2.3	Europe	Italy		Stuffione				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:20:34	2.5	Europe	Italy		Finale Emilia				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:16:07	4.7	South America	Chile	Region de Atacama	Majada el Tomate				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 18:20:55	4.7	South-America	Chile		Majada el Tomate				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:21:14	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Caliskan				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:21:34	2.0	Europe	Italy		Scala Greca				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:20:35	2.4	Europe	Italy		La Massara				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:20:55	2.6	Europe	Italy		Vallacquosa				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:21:15	3.2	Europe	Italy		Redena				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:21:37	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Yenikarabag				EMSC
24.05.2012 16:51:05	2.9	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand		Sumner				GEONET
24.05.2012 17:21:58	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Sogut				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:22:21	4.1	Asia	Turkey		Kale				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:22:41	2.4	Europe	Italy		Villa Magri				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:23:01	2.9	Europe	Italy		Quarantoli				EMSC
24.05.2012 17:23:23	2.3	Europe	Italy		Ponte Trevisani				EMSC
24.05.2012 18:16:29	3.4	North America	United States	Alaska	Nikolski				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 16:15:55	2.6	Europe	Greece		Aryiria				EMSC
24.05.2012 16:16:20	3.1	Europe	Greece		Methoni				EMSC
24.05.2012 15:35:35	3.1	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Provincia de La Altagracia	Cabo Engano				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 16:16:42	4.5	Indonesian Archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Dangale				EMSC
24.05.2012 15:17:12	4.6	Indonesian archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Dangale				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 14:56:07	4.6	Asia	Japan	Iwate-ken	Aneyoshi				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 15:15:34	4.6	Asia	Japan		Aneyoshi				EMSC
24.05.2012 15:15:56	3.0	Europe	Greece		Kosmas				EMSC
24.05.2012 15:16:19	3.5	Europe	Greece		Panormitis				EMSC
24.05.2012 15:40:39	2.2	North America	United States	Arkansas	West Richwoods				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 14:15:35	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Cukurgol Yaylasi				EMSC
24.05.2012 13:30:35	2.1	North America	United States	California	Black Oaks				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 14:15:55	2.2	Europe	Greece		Tyrgia				EMSC
24.05.2012 14:45:34	2.9	Caribbean	Puerto Rico		Tosquero (historical)				USGS-RSOE
24.05.2012 13:15:26	2.6	Europe	Italy		Ponte di San Pellegrino				EMSC
24.05.2012 13:15:50	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Kavakkoy				EMSC
24.05.2012 13:16:11	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Sogut				EMSC
24.05.2012 13:16:33	2.6	Europe	Albania		Luge-Shalqize				EMSC
24.05.2012 16:17:05	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Elekci				EMSC

 

 

 

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5/24/2012 — 6.2M earthquake strikes the Arctic — Norwegian sea , Greenland , Mid-Atlantic

Published on May 24, 2012 by dutchsinse

website post with screenshots: http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/5242012-6-2m-earthquake-strikes-the-arctic-norwegian-sea-greenland-mid-atlantic/

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Volcanic Activity

Explosive eruption seen at Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano (May 24, 2012)

Officials alert residents near Costa Rican volcano

AP

Emergency officials in Costa Rica say they have moved some residents away from a volcano outside the capital after it spewed toxic gas and ash, signs of a potentially imminent eruption.

The Turrialba volcano located about 40 miles (65 kilometers) outside San Jose began a series of eruptions in 2007. Several nearby villages were evacuated and a surrounding national park closed in 2010.

Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission said its volcano warning level was at green on Wednesday, the lowest of three warning levels, but that it had alerted residents about the possibility of an evacuation and already moved some villagers away from the populated areas closest to the volcano so they would not be harmed by erupting gases.

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

High Winds Trash 75 Cars @ Minnesota Chevy Dealership/Rips 400-lb. AC Units from Roof (May 24, 2012)

Published on May 24, 2012 by adrinilinjunky

 

 

Today

Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of New Mexico, [Gila National Forest]

 

 

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 04:44 (04:44 AM) UTC.

Description

Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other structures in small New Mexico community grew larger and put more buildings at risk. Tripling in size over the last day, the lightning-sparked Whitewater and Baldy fires merged to burn across more than 110 square miles of the Gila National Forest by Thursday.”At this point it’s just a monitoring situation to see whether (crews) can find some place where they can build lines or do something to slow it down,” said fire information officer Iris Estes.The wind-whipped fire burned Wednesday afternoon through the Willow Creek subdivision, a small summer community in southwestern New Mexico. Officials confirmed 12 cabins along with seven small outbuildings were destroyed, and the damage assessment continued Thursday.Fire managers said employees with the State Forestry Division and the U.S. Forest Service would be contacting property owners.While some residents questioned whether fire managers could have done more early on to contain the blaze, others acknowledged that fighting flames in the area’s steep canyons was near impossible now.”The fire had been around about 10 days, lurking and creeping and then kaboom, it exploded,” said Tabitha Sims, secretary of the Willow Creek Landowners Association. “They made a heroic effort at trying to build a break, but I think it was unfortunate that this wind event happened to come right at the worst time.”Sims, an Arizona resident who owns a cabin at Willow Creek, said parts of the area were vulnerable due to a lack of fire over decades. She described Willow Creek as “an incredibly special spot” where generations of families have spent their summers.”The people who have lifelong memories of going there, I just feel for them,” she said.Seven Willow Creek residents evacuated earlier this week, and the community of Mogollon was under voluntary evacuation. Authorities said many structures were still at risk.Firefighters were anticipating winds of up to 35 mph late Thursday afternoon. In northern Nevada, high winds also were expected in an area where a fire broke out Tuesday, burned 7,500 acres and damaged two homes. Crews near the Nevada-California line raced to secure a line above a second rural community Thursday before the winds kicked up.Meanwhile, firefighters in a rural part of California’s San Diego County fought a 1,200-acre wildfire that led to evacuation orders for 100 homes. Gusts of up to 45 mph were forecast in the area Thursday night.In the Gila National Forest, the flames have raced across more than 70,500 acres of rugged terrain. The Baldy fire was first spotted May 9 and the Whitewater blaze was sparked May 16, but nearly all of the growth has come in recent days thanks to relentless winds.There is no containment.The blaze is about half the size of last summer’s historic Las Conchas fire, the largest in the state’s recorded history. That blaze burned 156,593 acres and destroyed dozens of homes in northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains.With drought conditions persisting, New Mexico forestry officials have been urging residents to take precautions to help avoid another record fire season.Many trails in the Gila region were off-limits due to the Whitewater-Baldy fire and more could be closed as the blaze continues to burn.About 10 miles to the southeast, volunteers and staff at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument have been watching the column of smoke develop each afternoon.”The plume above us yesterday was truly awesome. It was scary awesome,” said volunteer Dave Young.The monument was not in any immediate danger, but Young described conditions in the area as “bone dry.”We’re talking single-digit humidity in the afternoon. We’ve been down to 1 percent, and you can’t get below 1 percent,” he said.Aside from low humidity and high temperatures, Estes said crews were expecting the red flag conditions to last through Saturday.More than 400 personnel were assigned to the fire.

 

 

 

Winter Storm Warning

 

MISSOULA MT
BILLINGS MT
GREAT FALLS MT

High Wind Warning

 

GRAND JUNCTION CO
SAN DIEGO CA
SPOKANE WA
SALT LAKE CITY UT
LAS VEGAS NV
FLAGSTAFF AZ

Dust Storm Warning

 

FLAGSTAFF AZ

Gale Warning

 

POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
HONOLULU HI

Red Flag Warning

FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

 

LAS VEGAS NV
GRAND JUNCTION CO
ALBUQUERQUE NM
ELKO NV
PHOENIX AZ
TUCSON AZ
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
SALT LAKE CITY UT
FLAGSTAFF AZ
EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM

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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

 

 

 

 

 

Bud

Pacific Ocean – East

21.05.2012

25.05.2012

Hurricane II.

30 °

176 km/h

213 km/h

3.66 m

NHC

 

 

 

Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Bud Area: Pacific Ocean – East Start up location: N 9° 18.000, W 99° 36.000 Start up: 21st May 2012 Status: 01st January 1970 Track long: 675.74 km Top category.: Report by: NHC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 21st May 2012 11:05:49 N 9° 24.000, W 100° 6.000 9 56 74 Tropical Depression 280 12 1005 MB NHC 22nd May 2012 07:05:36 N 9° 48.000, W 101° 48.000 15 56 74 Tropical Depression 290 12 1005 MB NHC 22nd May 2012 13:05:09 N 10° 24.000, W 103° 0.000 19 65 83 Tropical Storm 295 12 1004 MB NHC 23rd May 2012 08:05:27 N 12° 54.000, W 105° 54.000 22 65 83 Tropical Storm 315 12 1004 MB NHC 23rd May 2012 12:05:32 N 13° 18.000, W 106° 30.000 19 65 83 Tropical Storm 310 12 1004 MB NHC 24th May 2012 06:05:39 N 14° 12.000, W 107° 54.000 9 111 139 Tropical Storm 350 12 991 MB NHC 24th May 2012 12:05:08 N 15° 0.000, W 107° 30.000 11 139 167 Hurricane I. 10 12 980 MB NHC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 25th May 2012 10:05:09 N 17° 36.000, W 105° 36.000 13 176 213 Hurricane II. 30 ° 12 964 MB NHC

 

Sanvu

Pacific Ocean

21.05.2012

25.05.2012

Typhoon I.

25 °

139 km/h

167 km/h

3.66 m

JTWC

 

 

 

Tropical Storm data

Storm name: Sanvu Area: Pacific Ocean Start up location: N 10° 48.000, E 145° 54.000 Start up: 21st May 2012 Status: 01st January 1970 Track long: 938.90 km Top category.: Report by: TSRC Useful links: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale FEMA – How To Prepare for a Hurricane Effects of a Hurricane USA – National Hurricane Center

Past track Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave Pressure Source 21st May 2012 11:05:55 N 10° 48.000, E 145° 54.000 11 46 65 Tropical Depression 270 12 TSRC 22nd May 2012 07:05:29 N 13° 24.000, E 144° 6.000 17 74 93 Tropical Storm 340 12 TSRC 23rd May 2012 08:05:09 N 16° 24.000, E 140° 54.000 20 93 120 Tropical Storm 315 12 TSRC 23rd May 2012 12:05:38 N 17° 0.000, E 140° 6.000 19 102 130 Tropical Storm 310 12 TSRC 24th May 2012 06:05:36 N 18° 42.000, E 139° 12.000 15 120 148 Typhoon I. 340 12 TSRC 24th May 2012 12:05:00 N 19° 54.000, E 139° 0.000 15 120 148 Typhoon I. 345 12 TSRC Current position Date Time Position Speed km/h Wind km/h Gust km/h Category Course Wave feet Pressure Source 25th May 2012 10:05:26 N 23° 0.000, E 139° 36.000 17 139 167 Typhoon I. 25 ° 12 TSRC

 

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Hurricane warning issued as ‘Bud’ threatens Mexico’s west coast

A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Bud off southwestern Mexico on Thursday.

Miami, Florida (CNN) — The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center said.

Earlier Thursday, the Miami-based weather agency reported that Hurricane Bud had grown to become a Category 2 storm. A new advisory at 5 p.m. (8 p.m. ET), indicated that the hurricane continued to pack sustained winds of around 110 mph.

“Slight strengthening is possible (Thursday night) or Friday morning, and Bud could become a major hurricane before weakening begins by Friday afternoon,” the center said. “Bud is still expected to reach the coast of Mexico as a hurricane.”

A hurricane warning has been issued for Manzanillo northwest to Cabo Corrientes, where winds are expected to exceed 39 mph within the next 36 hours and eventually top 74 mph. There are hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings in effect for larger swaths of the country, including San Blas and Punta San Telmo, the hurricane center said.

As of early Thursday evening, the system’s center was located about 200 miles (325 kilometers) south-southwest of Manzanillo and 260 miles south of Cabo Corrientes. It was moving northeast at a rate of about 9 mph.

Whereas it was once unclear if the storm would make landfall in Mexico, the latest forecast has Bud’s center moving over the Latin American nation’s mainland “along the Mexican coast late Friday.”

“Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast within the hurricane warning area by Friday afternoon,” the hurricane center said in its advisory.

By Thursday night, meanwhile, the winds should already be strong — in excess of 39 mph — “making outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” said the center.

Bud is the second named tropical storm of the East Pacific hurricane season.

NOAA predicts 4-8 Atlanta hurricanes

The National Hurricane Center warned that Bud is expected to bring 4 to 6 inches of rain along Mexico’s southwestern coast, with possible isolated amounts of 10 inches.

“These rainfall amounts could produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” added the U.S. agency.

Swells generated by Bud had already begun to affect some coastal areas on Mexico’s southern and southwestern coasts Thursday, and “are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the hurricane center said.

 

Flood Warning

 

NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
DULUTH MN
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Flood Advisory

 

DULUTH MN
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24.05.2012

Landslide

Indonesia

Balikpapan

 

 

Landslide in Indonesia on Thursday, 24 May, 2012 at 16:08 (04:08 PM) UTC.

Description

At least four people died and three others were injured on Thursday in a landslide triggered by massive floods that paralyzed the East Kalimantan city of Balikpapan.The four who died were Anjar, 30, and her kids Zaki, 6, and Bela, 4, as well as her nephew Fikri, 8. They died after a landslide brought down Anjar’s house, which sits on a hilly area, on Jalan Martadinata in Balikpapan.Remains of the four have been admitted to Balikpapan’s Kanudjoso Djatiwibowo Hospital. The three injured have been hospitalized as well.Sukma Palopo, 45, who also lives in the neighborhood, said that Anjar had actually managed to escape the ruins of her house and that she had gone around asking for help from neighbors. “But then Anjar went back to the house, trying to get inside to save her two kids and her nephew. Just one minute after that another landslide fell, and all four died,” Sukma said. The incident took place at around 10:30 a.m., he added. Thousands of houses in Balikpapan have been inundated with floods after a heavy rain started to fall at 3:40 a.m. The downpour triggered other landslides too.“The rainfall reached about 148 millimeters, with wind blowing at 20 knots. Only after 11 a.m. did the rainfall started dropping to 40 millimeters,” an official with the Balikpapan Meteorology Station, Juli Budi Kisworo, said on Thursday.Balikpapan administration spokesman Sudirman said the administration had prepared a number of shelters equipped with food for those displaced by floods.“We ask people living in mountainous, hilly and other high-altitude areas to remain alert on the danger of landslides triggered by heavy rains. The disaster mitigation and fire agency is monitoring disaster-prone areas to help the public,” Sudirman said.Airplane flights from Balikpapan’s Sepinggan Airport have reportedly been disrupted.

 

 

 

  Tsunami Information

 

Caribbean Sea Region
Date/Time (UTC)	Message	Location	Magnitude	Depth	Status	Details
24.05.2012 22:57 PM	Tsunami Information Statement	Norwegian Sea	6.5	0 km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Radiation

Fukushima Radiation Spikes in US!

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Climate Change

Earth’s water cycle intensifying with atmospheric warming

by Staff Writers
Canberra, Australia (SPX)

Deploying an Argo float in the Tasman Sea.

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1,000 years of climate data confirms Australia’s warming

by Staff Writers
Melbourne, Australia (SPX)

The reconstruction was developed using 27 natural climate records calculated in 3000 different ways to ensure that the results were robust.

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Solar Activity

2MIN News May24: Economic Strife, World Update

Published on May 24, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

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Space

DRAGON RENDEZVOUS

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, May 25th, making it the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the ISS. Last night, Dave Blanchard photographed the Dragon chasing the space station across the night sky over Flagstaff, Arizona:

“While the ISS was very bright and clearly visible in this image, the Dragon was very dim,” says Blanchard. “It can be seen as a faint streak just below the ISS.”

The two streaks will soon be joined. During the early hours of May 25th, the Dragon will approach the docking port on the station’s Harmony module. Because this is the Dragon’s first visit to the ISS, mission controllers will proceed with caution. A detailed series of navigation and communication tests will be performed before the capsule is allowed to move close enough for astronauts to grab it with the robot arm and connect it to the station.

After docking, the Dragon will remain connected for about three weeks, giving astronauts plenty of time to unload its 1200 lb of supplies and re-load it with used scientific equipment for return to Earth. Reversing the process of connecting the spacecraft to the station, astronauts will use the robotic arm to remove the capsule. The Dragon will then de-orbit and return to Earth under parachutes, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

 

 

 

 

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Epidemic Hazards/Diseases

 

Today

Epidemic Hazard

India

Agartala

 

 

Epidemic Hazard in India on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 05:20 (05:20 AM) UTC.

Description
As many as 19 deaths, including that of six children, were reported from tribal-dominated remote villages of Longtari Valley sub-division in Tripura’s Dhalai district.According to reports, viral fever, gastro-entities and meningococcal meningitis have been identified as the causes of deaths in the villages. Unhygienic lifestyle coupled with malnutrition are being blamed for the situation.Joint Director (Preventive Medicine) N Darlong told ToI on Thursday that three medical teams were sent to the affected hamlet by a chopper on Monday and two other teams of medicos with medical consignment had rushed to the localities on Thursday morning.”I have asked the SDMO to send me a detailed report of the situation,” said Darlong. He added that efforts had been made to provide treatment to the affected people. Darlong, however, claimed that there is a regular medical surveillance in the remote areas and the department has a location-wise yearly calendar of medical camps, besides extension of health service infrastructure in vulnerable villages.
Biohazard name:	viral fever, gastro-entities and meningococcal meningitis
Biohazard level:	1/4 Low
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses including Bacillus subtilis, canine hepatitis, Escherichia coli, varicella (chicken pox), as well as some cell cultures and non-infectious bacteria. At this level precautions against the biohazardous materials in question are minimal, most likely involving gloves and some sort of facial protection. Usually, contaminated materials are left in open (but separately indicated) waste receptacles. Decontamination procedures for this level are similar in most respects to modern precautions against everyday viruses (i.e.: washing one’s hands with anti-bacterial soap, washing all exposed surfaces of the lab with disinfectants, etc). In a lab environment, all materials used for cell and/or bacteria cultures are decontaminated via autoclave.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

 

 

Today

Epidemic

Dominican Republic

Santiago de los Caballeros

 

 

Epidemic in Dominican Republic on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 04:41 (04:41 AM) UTC.

Description
A suspected outbreak of cholera in the Dominican Republic has lead to the hospitalization of at least 60 people.The Ministry of Public Health has taken emergency measures in the town of Santiago de los Caballeros in an attempt to halt the illness before it spreads further, PLEnglish.com reports.The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Jose Rodriguez Aybar, said that the entire area was seized by the health department, which is conducting a series of prevention measures and education efforts. Chlorine is being delivered to the area in an attempt to disinfect local water.The outbreak is believed to be several weeks old based on the onset of symptoms in those affected.Luis Emilio Feliz Roa, the Dominican Director of Environmental Health, said that the outbreak was sparked by poor handling of water supplies in people’s homes. For this reason, he said, authorities plan to distribute chlorine in tankers and plastic tanks to local residents, according to PLEnglish.com.Roa also said that efforts are being made to ensure that the area has access to a permanent and clean water supply.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that, while cholera cases in the Dominican Republic have fallen overall since the 2010 outbreak, it expects the number of cases to rise with the onset of the rainy season.
Biohazard name:	cholera
Biohazard level:	1/4 Low
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses including Bacillus subtilis, canine hepatitis, Escherichia coli, varicella (chicken pox), as well as some cell cultures and non-infectious bacteria. At this level precautions against the biohazardous materials in question are minimal, most likely involving gloves and some sort of facial protection. Usually, contaminated materials are left in open (but separately indicated) waste receptacles. Decontamination procedures for this level are similar in most respects to modern precautions against everyday viruses (i.e.: washing one’s hands with anti-bacterial soap, washing all exposed surfaces of the lab with disinfectants, etc). In a lab environment, all materials used for cell and/or bacteria cultures are decontaminated via autoclave.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

 

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Biological Hazards/Wildlife

Fish kills grow in algae-tainted waters

Death toll on Arundel creeks raised tenfold; more seen in Dundalk waters

Something’s rotten on the Baltimore area waterfront. Fish are washing ashore by the thousands in a mass die-off that officials say appears to be caused by a weather-driven worsening of the pollution that chronically plagues the Chesapeake Bay.

State investigators expanded their probe Wednesday into what they believe are algae-related fish kills in Marley, Furnace and Curtis creeks in Glen Burnie, raising the estimated death toll there tenfold, while finding a new batch of finny carcasses in a Dundalk creek.

Jay Apperson, spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment, said the agency’s fish-kill investigators estimated anywhere from 60,000 to 100,000 fish of several species dead in the three creeks in northern Anne Arundel County. Only a day before, Apperson had said investigators figured there were about 6,000 dead.

“You could smell it through the neighborhood,” said Rob Rogers, 45, who took a break from work at the Point Pleasant Beach Tavern to describe what he called “unbelievable” conditions on the creeks. Rogers said boaters reported dead fish floating in the water so thick they couldn’t avoid hitting them.

The state investigators also found about 300 dead fish in Bullneck Creek in eastern Baltimore County, Apperson said, where residents on Tuesday had reported seeing fish and crabs thrashing on the water’s surface in apparent distress. The investigators measured little oxygen in the creek’s deepest water for fish to breathe.

The die-offs are a drastic byproduct of algae blooms that have discolored water in much of the upper bay for over a month now, officials said.

“We’ve been having lots of algae blooms in Middle River, in Baltimore harbor, even down on the Severn River,” said Thomas Parham, tidewater ecosystem assessment chief for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “This is earlier than normal,” he added, and while algae blooms are a common phenomenon on the bay in spring and summer, they normally are “not at this level.”

The algae turning area waters reddish brown, in what’s often called a “mahogany tide,” is known as prorocentrum minimum, a type that has been known to produce a toxin that can kill shellfish, Parham said. While that that toxic trait has not been seen in the bay, the algae do kill fish indirectly, by consuming the life-sustaining oxygen in the water when the tiny aquatic plants die and begin to decay.

Algae feed on nitrogen and phosphorus in the water, and the bay is a super-rich soup of those plant nutrients — from sewage discharges and leaks, from fertilizer washing off farm fields and lawns and from air pollution that trickles down out of the sky.

Scientists suspect this year’s algae blooms came earlier and grew thicker because of the extra dose of nutrients and sediment that flooded into the bay last summer from Tropical Storm Lee, turning the water the color of malted milk for weeks afterward.

The situation may have been aggravated more recently by a sewer line break in Baltimore County, which spilled an estimated 50 million gallons of untreated sewage into the lower Patapsco River. Though the spill was halted promptly, it took until this week for bacteria levels to decline enough for health officials to say it was OK to touch the water downriver.

“Whether it’s the impacts of last year’s storm, it’s hard to say,” Parham said of the algae blooms. “There’s lots of nutrients around. The sewage spill added to that.”

Whatever the source of the nutrients feeding the algae, the DNR official said the warm snap in March helped trigger the blooms earlier than normal.

“When you have a condition where it’s nice and toasty and warm,” Parham said, “it’s a perfect recipe for those algal blooms.”

And in warm, relatively wind-less weather, oxygen levels can drop precipitously when algae blooms take over small tidal creeks and coves and then begin to die back after consuming all the nutrients in the water. That’s the phenomenon officials and scientists believe caused these and most previous fish kills.

Oxygen levels in the bay’s deeper waters and in some shallow enclosed areas also have dropped below what’s considered normal this time of year. Some volunteers raising oysters in creeks along the bay’s western shore have reported finding the shellfish they planted in previous years have died.

Michael Naylor, the DNR’s head of shellfish programs, said many of those oysters were placed in places where water quality was marginal to begin with, so some die-offs are not unexpected. Overall, he said, the bay’s oyster populations have fared surprisingly well.

Temperatures in the bay are getting closer to normal, Parham said, but the weather usually gets warmer in late spring and early summer, which is when algae blooms normally thrive in the bay

“A lot depends on the weather now,” said Naylor.

While state officials portrayed the fish kills as normal, if somewhat earlier and more intense than usual, Rob Rogers said it was the worst he’d ever seen in a lifetime of living along Marley Creek.

“We had that red tide about 10 years ago,” he said. “That was nothing compared to this. …The crabs were crawling out of the water to get air. When you’re watching fish try to gulp air out of the water, something’s wrong there.”

Tim.wheeler@baltsun.com

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Articles of Interest

Huge mammoth skeleton found in Mexico

Published on May 23, 2012 by itnnews

The remains of a mammoth with tusks an astonishing 1.8m long has been found in central Mexico. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin.

KITTERY, Maine — A fire on a $900 million nuclear submarine stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard caused injuries to six people and was still burning early this morning.

The cause of the fire in the nuclear-powered USS Miami attack submarine remained unknown as of an 11:30 p.m. news conference, said Capt. Bryant Fuller, commander of the shipyard.

“While the fire is not out, the situation is improving,” Fuller said.

Shipyard firefighters were first called to the dry docks at 5:41 p.m. The fire started in the forward compartment, which Fuller said consists of primarily living quarters and command and control spaces. All nonessential personnel were ordered to evacuate, officials said.

Just after 10 p.m., the fire aboard the submarine, docked at Dry Dock 2, went to four alarms and fire dispatchers were describing the fire as “moderate.”

Fuller said that the ship’s reactor was not operating at the time of the fire and remained in a safe and stable condition throughout the event. There were no weapons aboard, he said. Kittery Police Chief Paul Callaghan said the shipyard made no requests for police to evacuate residents in the area and there was no danger to the community.

According to Fuller, there were six reported injuries, including one firefighter who suffered from heat exhaustion. “He is conscious and alert,” Fuller said.

The shipyard commander said that due to the heat created from the fire, steam linked to the firefighting effort was emitting from the vessel.

All personnel were accounted for and those who were injured were either treated at the scene or taken to the hospital. Ambulances from multiple Seacoast fire departments arrived and departed from the shipyard throughout the night.

“We have received firefighter assistance from numerous Seacoast communities and we appreciate the tremendous support,” Fuller said.

Responding agencies included an engine and foam trailer from Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass. According to the Boston Sparks Association, a fire buff club founded in 1938, an engine from the submarine base in Groton, Conn., was also responding. Apparatus from Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts arrived shortly after 11 p.m.

Residents in some parts of Kittery reported a smell of burning plastic in the air, and sirens from fire apparatus were heard throughout the night.

Smoke and steam continued to billow from the shipyard early into today and was visible from areas such as Peirce Island in Portsmouth, N.H., and the Piscataqua River Bridge. Peirce Island attracted many people eager to get a view of the fire until police officers shut it down to the public, citing safety concerns.

The shipyard gates remained open late Wednesday night, and Fuller said workers should prepare to report to their jobs as normal in the morning. More information will be released as it becomes available, he said.

“A full investigation will be conducted,” he said, noting that local, state and federal officials were notified and that Maine and New Hampshire officials were in the shipyard command center.

The USS Miami (SSN 755) and its crew of 13 officers and 120 enlisted personnel arrived at the Navy Yard on March 1 to undergo maintenance work and system upgrades.

It is the third vessel named for the city of Miami and the fifth “improved” Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine, according to the Navy. The Miami was commissioned June 30, 1990, and its home port is Groton, Conn.

The submarine’s commanding officer is Cmdr. Roger E. Meyer, who assumed command Sept. 20, 2010. The Miami’s host community is Sanford.

According to U.S. Navy specifications, the ship weighs in at 7,102 tons submerged, is 360 feet long and can travel up to 32 knots while submerged. The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Conn., built the submarine, which was first launched Nov. 12, 1988. The single-propeller ship features a single nuclear reactor propulsion system. It carries an armament of Tomahawk missiles and Harpoon missiles and has the capacity to lay mines.

Tom Clancy’s non-fiction book, “Submarine: A guided tour inside a nuclear warship,” published in 1993, was based on the USS Miami.

Chile’s vanishing Patagonian lake

By Roser Toll (AFP)

SANTIAGO — In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile’s southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed.

The lake’s water comes from ice melting from the Colonia Glacier, located in the Northern Patagonian ice field, some 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) south of the capital, Santiago.

The glacier normally acts as a dam containing the water, but rising temperatures have weakened its wall. Twice this year, on January 27 and March 31, water from the lake bore a tunnel between the rocks and the glacier wall.

The result: Lake Cachet II’s 200 million cubic liters of water gushed out into the Baker river, tripling its volume in a matter of hours, and emptying the five square kilometer (two square miles) lake bed.

Cachet II has drained 11 times since 2008 — and with global temperatures climbing, experts believe this will increase in frequency.

“Climate models predict that as temperatures rise, this phenomenon, known as GLOFs (Glacial Lake Outburst Floods), will become more frequent,” said glaciologist Gino Casassa from the Center for Scientific Studies (CES).

Casassa, a member of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told AFP there have been 53 similar cases of lakes draining in Chile between 1896 and January 2010, with increased frequency in the later years.

CES research assistant Daniela Carrion was camped out with a small research team taking measurements of the Colonia Glacier when the lake drained in March.

“When we woke up, we saw a change in the valley,” Carrion told AFP. “The paths that we walked on had flooded, and the whole area was filled with large chunks of ice.”

The lake dropped 31 meters (90 feet) when the water drained out, according to a report from the General Water Directorate, which monitors lake levels in Chile using satellite data.

When the lake starts draining an alarm system is triggered, giving residents in the sparsely-populated area up to eight hours to move animals and flee to higher ground.

The Tempanos Lake, also in far southern Chile, drained in a similar fashion in May 2007. Forest rangers working to save endangered huemuls — mid-sized deer native to the region — were surprised when they came across the empty lake. There were ice floes on the floor of the ten square kilometer lake bed, but no water.

Forestry officials had visited Tempanos in April and it was full, and when a team of scientists and naval officials flew over the area in July they found that the lake, which also is fed by waters from a nearby glacier, was starting to re-fill.

The GLOF phenomenon is not exclusive to Patagonia: it has happened in places like the Himalayas, and in Iceland due to volcanic activities, Casassa said.

In a phenomenon also related to rising temperatures, a slab of ice the size of a city block broke off Peru’s Hualcan glacier and slid into a high mountain lake with destructive consequences in April 2010.

The crash unleashed a giant wave that breached the lake’s levees, causing a tsunami of mud on a village in the northern province of Carhuaz that destroyed more than 20 homes and leaving some 50 people homeless, regional Civil Defense chief Cesar Velasco told the state Andina news agency.

A 2009 World Bank report said that in the last 35 years, Peru’s glaciers have shrunk by 22 percent, leading to a 12 percent loss in the amount of fresh water reaching the coast, home to most of the country’s citizens.

Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source

by Staff Writers
Boston MA (SPX)

While the atmospheric source of mercury in the Arctic was previously recognized, it now appears that twice as much mercury actually comes from the rivers. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)

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China to increase rainmaking efforts

by Staff Writers
Beijing (UPI)

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Today

Chemical Accident

USA

State of Nebraska, [Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Plant]

 

 

 

Chemical Accident in USA on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 08:37 (08:37 AM) UTC.

Description

About 30 workers at the Tyson Foods pork plant in Madison, Neb., were taken to the hospital Thursday night after an anhydrous ammonia leak.The employees were directly exposed to ammonia and needed medical care, a spokeswoman for Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk told KTIV-TV in Sioux City, Iowa.Ten of the injured workers were taken by ambulance to the Norfolk hospital about 8:45 p.m.“Patients were quickly assessed for severity of inhalation and potential contamination,” Kelly Driscoll, vice president of patient care services, told KTIV.“All 10 patients were found to suffer from minor chemical inhalation, were treated and then released.”The leak was at the Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Plant. The Tyson plant, with 1,200 full-time employees, is the largest employer in Madison, which has a population of 2,438.

 

 

Today

Technological Disaster

China

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guigang

 

 

 

Technological Disaster in China on Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 04:47 (04:47 AM) UTC.

Description

Ten people were injured in an internet bar collapse accident on Thursday, in Guigang city of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting local police.The accident occurred at about 10 p.m. when the bar was in business. The roof and wood structure of the 30-square-meter Internet surfing area suddenly collapsed and buried 10 people.Rescuers pulled out the 10 people, two of them severely injured and the rest only slightly. All of them were hospitalized.The police has detained the bar owner and further investigation is under way.

 

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