Earthquakes

RSOE EDIS

Date/Time (UTC)	Magnitude	Area	Country	State/Prov./Gov.	Location	Risk	Source	Details
10.06.2012 17:56:01	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Lucky Shot Landing		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 18:30:54	4.1	South America	Colombia	Departamento de Santander	La Fuente		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 18:21:19	4.7	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Jambo		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 17:15:53	2.3	North America	United States	Alaska	Drift River		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 17:36:15	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Iniskin		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 15:59:04	5.0	Pacific Ocean	Northern Mariana Islands		Marasu		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 16:16:09	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Atka		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 15:10:34	5.7	Asia	Turkey	Mugla Ili	Uzunyurt		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 13:35:30	2.2	North America	United States	California	Glenbrook		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 13:40:35	2.0	Europe	Czech Republic		Pohlody		EMSC
10.06.2012 13:20:29	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Susitna		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 13:26:00	4.3	Pacific Ocean	Fiji		Tuvutha		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 13:40:56	4.3	Pacific Ocean – East	Fiji		Tuvutha		EMSC
10.06.2012 13:41:14	2.1	Europe	Italy		Bosellina		EMSC
10.06.2012 13:41:33	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Gobelli		EMSC
10.06.2012 19:00:38	2.0	North America	United States	Tennessee	Ridgely		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 13:41:51	2.3	Europe	Italy		San Giacomo Roncole		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:35:33	2.0	Europe	Italy		Mirabello		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:35:55	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Ecirli		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:52:15	3.5	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand		Sumner		GEONET
10.06.2012 12:36:17	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Dura		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:00:40	4.7	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Kanang		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 12:36:38	4.9	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Lia		EMSC
10.06.2012 14:40:29	4.1	Africa	Egypt		Sharm ash Shaykh		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:36:59	5.0	Pacific Ocean – West	Philippines		Sumnanga		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:55:39	4.7	Pacific Ocean – West	Philippines	Province of Batanes	Sumnanga		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 12:37:21	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Elmesut		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:30:33	2.7	Europe	Italy		Mirandola		EMSC
10.06.2012 12:37:42	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Akgedik		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:30:54	2.3	Europe	Italy		Concordia sulla Secchia		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:31:14	2.7	Europe	Greece		Kato Vasiliki		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:35:33	3.0	Caribbean	Puerto Rico		Hacienda Santa Barbara (historical)		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:35:33	3.0	Caribbean	Puerto Rico		Hacienda Santa Barbara (historical)		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:31:35	4.6	Asia	Japan		Shin-nozoki		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:05:54	4.7	Asia	Japan	Akita-ken	Uwaji		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 12:21:06	4.6	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Sanaruamang		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 12:38:01	4.6	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Sanaruamang		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:31:55	2.7	Europe	Italy		Sant’Agostino		EMSC
10.06.2012 10:40:38	5.1	Atlantic Ocean	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Grytviken		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:32:19	5.1	Atlantic Ocean – North	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Grytviken		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:33:00	2.3	Europe	Italy		Pioppa		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:33:21	2.0	Asia	Turkey		Tuncbilek		EMSC
10.06.2012 10:10:36	4.5	Indonesian archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Numari		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:33:42	4.5	Indonesian Archipelago	Papua New Guinea		Numari		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:34:01	3.0	Africa	Morocco		Taounat		EMSC
10.06.2012 10:00:41	4.4	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia		Pangeo		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:34:24	4.4	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Pangeo		EMSC
10.06.2012 11:34:45	2.9	Europe	Greece		Kostaiika		EMSC
10.06.2012 09:55:34	2.6	Caribbean	British Virgin Islands		The Settlement		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 09:00:40	3.5	North America	United States	California	West Humboldt (historical)		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 09:25:29	3.5	North-America	United States		West Humboldt (historical)		EMSC
10.06.2012 09:25:48	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Karacaviran		EMSC
10.06.2012 09:50:29	3.0	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Provincia de La Altagracia	Borrachon		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 09:26:11	4.6	Asia	Taiwan		Fu-te		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:45:35	4.6	Asia	Taiwan	T'ai-wan Sheng	Fu-te		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 08:25:29	2.1	Europe	Italy		La Marchesa		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:25:55	3.2	Asia	Turkey		Ilisilik		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:26:16	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Buyukkaraagac		EMSC
10.06.2012 15:35:47	2.9	North America	United States	Nevada	Charleston		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 11:35:18	2.7	Asia	Turkey		Ismetpasa		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:26:36	2.3	Europe	Italy		Rovereto		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:26:56	2.1	Europe	Italy		Corte Romana		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:25:38	3.0	Europe	Greece		Avlemonas		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:25:59	2.2	Europe	Italy		San Biagio		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:26:36	2.7	Europe	Greece		Kokkinoyio		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:45:30	2.7	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	San Luis		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 06:40:26	3.1	North America	United States	California	Toomey		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 07:26:57	2.0	Europe	Italy		Alberica		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:27:18	2.2	Europe	Italy		San Giacomo Roncole		EMSC
10.06.2012 08:27:17	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Yeniliman		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:25:28	2.2	Europe	Italy		Ponte di San Pellegrino		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:10:28	2.2	North America	United States	Hawaii	Kealakomo (historical)		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 07:27:39	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Sogut		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:28:41	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Sofularciftligi		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:29:08	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Marchesa		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:28:00	3.2	Europe	Greece		Ayios Evstratios		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:41:12	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Hospital Valley		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 06:29:28	4.6	Asia	Afghanistan		Istech		EMSC
10.06.2012 05:50:47	4.6	Asia	Afghanistan	Velayat-e Badakhshan	Sar Sang		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 06:29:49	2.6	Europe	Romania		Lacu Rezi		EMSC
10.06.2012 06:30:20	2.1	Europe	Italy		San Felice sul Panaro		EMSC
10.06.2012 05:22:27	2.8	North America	United States	California	Flamingo Heights		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 04:15:22	2.2	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 07:28:22	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Sapkoy		EMSC
10.06.2012 04:00:45	2.2	North America	United States	Hawaii	Kealakomo (historical)		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 03:55:30	2.7	North America	United States	California	Flamingo Heights		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 07:28:42	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Yavaslar		EMSC
10.06.2012 04:20:28	2.4	Europe	Italy		La Balantina		EMSC
10.06.2012 04:20:48	2.3	Europe	Italy		San Carlo		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:29:03	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Ulugazi		EMSC
10.06.2012 07:29:23	3.3	Europe	Russia		Kyzylmany		EMSC
10.06.2012 04:21:09	3.9	Europe	Poland		Polkowice		EMSC
10.06.2012 03:05:26	2.5	North America	United States	California	Indio		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 04:21:29	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Yenikoy		EMSC
10.06.2012 03:20:24	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Ovapinar		EMSC
10.06.2012 02:15:33	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Salihler		EMSC
10.06.2012 02:15:54	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Ulukoy		EMSC
10.06.2012 02:16:16	2.0	Europe	Italy		La Balantina		EMSC
10.06.2012 01:10:36	2.6	Asia	Turkey		Ismetpasa		EMSC
10.06.2012 01:10:57	2.1	Europe	Italy		San Biagio		EMSC
10.06.2012 01:11:18	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Comleksaz Ciftligi		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:10:29	5.1	Asia	Taiwan		Nan-fang-ao		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:10:50	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Durucak		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:11:20	4.0	Asia	China		Nilka		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:11:39	2.0	Europe	Italy		Casa Alta		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:25:40	2.1	North America	United States	California	Willow Springs		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 00:11:57	4.0	Asia	China		Nilka		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:12:19	2.5	Europe	Greece		Skala Alykis		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:12:40	2.2	Europe	Italy		Il Cantone		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:20:42	6.0	Asia	Taiwan	T'ai-wan Sheng	San-t’iao-k’eng		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 00:12:59	5.9	Asia	Taiwan		San-t’iao-k’eng		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:13:19	2.0	Europe	Italy		San Carlo		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:05:48	3.4	Europe	Greece		Ayios Miron		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:06:19	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Dagonu		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:06:40	2.3	Europe	Italy		Concordia sulla Secchia		EMSC
09.06.2012 23:07:01	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Dusecek		EMSC
09.06.2012 22:00:34	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Yeniliman		EMSC
10.06.2012 00:41:05	3.8	Pacific Ocean	New Zealand	Woodville County	Te Rou		GEONET
09.06.2012 22:00:55	2.2	Europe	Italy		Chiesa		EMSC
09.06.2012 22:01:14	2.5	Asia	Turkey		Catalcam		EMSC
09.06.2012 22:01:32	2.4	Europe	Italy		Faenza		EMSC
09.06.2012 20:55:46	2.5	Europe	Greece		Yialtra		EMSC
09.06.2012 21:55:45	3.3	Caribbean	British Virgin Islands		The Settlement		USGS-RSOE
09.06.2012 21:20:43	2.5	North America	United States	Hawaii	MÃ¤hukona		USGS-RSOE
09.06.2012 20:56:10	3.9	Europe	Greece		Ayios Miron		EMSC
09.06.2012 22:10:44	2.2	North America	United States	Arkansas	Barney		USGS-RSOE
09.06.2012 20:56:30	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Alakilise		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:10:56	4.6	Indonesian archipelago	Indonesia	North Sulawesi	Balombo		USGS-RSOE
09.06.2012 19:55:34	4.9	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia		Manggulipa		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:55:52	3.1	Asia	Turkey		Karacubuk		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:56:12	3.4	Europe	Greece		Katakolon		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:56:31	2.4	Asia	Turkey		Cukurgol Yaylasi		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:56:51	2.3	Europe	Italy		Mirandola		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:57:12	2.0	Europe	Greece		Trizonia		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:57:33	2.3	Asia	Turkey		Kucukalan		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:57:54	2.2	Asia	Turkey		Karakuyu		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:58:17	2.1	Asia	Turkey		Kayacik		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:58:37	2.1	Europe	Greece		Sparmos		EMSC
09.06.2012 19:58:55	2.1	Europe	Greece		Ritsona		EMSC
10.06.2012 01:20:40	2.8	Middle America	Mexico	Estado de Baja California	La Puerta		USGS-RSOE
10.06.2012 00:13:52	4.6	Asia	Taiwan	T'ai-wan Sheng	San-t’iao-k’eng		USGS-RSOE

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Strong 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan

Online news: Asia

A strong 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Taiwan early on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

A strong 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Taiwan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 70 kilometres (40 miles) and hit around 5 am (2100 GMT Saturday), some 50 kilometres east of Su-ao in the northeastern Yilan county.

Taiwan’s Seismology Centre recorded the quake, which was felt in Taipei and islandwide, at 6.5 on the Richter scale. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a warning.

The National Fire Agency said there were no reports of damages or injuries.

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes.

In September 1999, a 7.6-magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in Taiwan’s recent history.

5.1 Earthquake Hits Western Turkey, Bulgaria Rattled Too

Environment

There were no immediate reports of casualties and damages, but the quake threw people into panic. File photo

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the western parts of Turkey, including Istanbul, shaking apartment buildings, rattling windows and causing residents to rush into the streets.

The tremor was also felt in neighboring Bulgaria, in the municipalities of Burgas, Nessebar, Plovdiv and Kardzhali.

According to the National Institute in Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, the quake occurred shortly before midnight.

The epicenter was registered in the Marmara Sea, a few kilometers from the town of Tekirdag and Marmara Ereglisi. It was at a depth of 10 km.

The quake was followed by two light aftershocks.

There were no immediate reports of casualties and damages, but the quake threw people into panic.

Quakes rattle towns in Australia’s southeast

Officials in the New England region of the Australian state of New South Wales are breathing a sigh of relief, with no major damage found from two earthquakes that hit on Friday night.

The green dot indicates where the quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometres. [Google Maps]

Residents were shaken when two magnitude-4.2 quakes hit within a few minutes of each other.

More than 400 people have reported feeling tremors or hearing loud noises. Many called police because they thought they were being robbed.

Gunnedah Shire Mayor Adam Marshall says he has never heard of a tremor in the region before.

“I guess no-one’s really thought about checking their insurance policy for anything like earthquake damage,” he said.

But there have been no reports so far of damage beyond a few windows in need of replacement.

Resident Jeff Silvey says it sounded like a jumbo jet and it set off dogs barking all along his street.

“I thought it was just a jumbo jet but then everyone else started texting saying no it’s an earthquake,” he said.

“The whole house shook and all the windows and even the dogs got scared – we had to bring the dogs in.”

The tremor was felt by residents as far away as the coastal town of South West Rocks, more than 200 kilometres from the quake’s epicentre.

“I was in a rather soft chair, which sort of surprised me that I felt it,” resident Ken Shingleton said.

Geoscience Australia has warned there is a high chance of weaker aftershocks in the coming weeks.

Jonathon Bathgate, a seismologist with Geoscience Australia, says the New England region has had a few earthquakes in the past 100 years.

“There’s been about 13 of this sort of magnitude in that area in these sort of times,” he said.

Mr Bathgate says it is all to do with the underground plates Australia sits on.

“The continent’s moving north at about seven centimetres every year and that just builds up stresses across the rocks. So the overall process is the same for big earthquakes,” he said.

“We can’t predict earthquakes but generally what happens with earthquakes of this size is there is some aftershock activity just as the fault that has moved in an earthquake it sort of resettles down, you’ll get some smaller tremors and a lot of those will go unnoticed by the public.”

Italy: Hospitals ‘at seismic risk’ in quake-prone territory

Rome, 8 June (AKI) – Italian hospitals are old and at risk of suffering severe damage in the event of an earthquake.

Around 15 percent of the country’s hospitals were constructed before 1900, or which 74, or 9 percent, were built before 1800, according to data from the Italian Civil Protection agency, obtained by Adnkronos Health.

“The oldest hospitals are considered at seismic risk,” said Giuseppe Paradiso, an engineer with Bari-based Gedi di Altamura construction firm. He said the type of cement used puts the structure at risk in the case of an earthquake because of “non-existing regulations.”

“You built without thinking about the territory” he said.

Italy is one of the world’s most seismic countries. A pair of earthquakes last month killed 25 people and caused around 5 billion euros in damage. More than 300 people perished when a quake struck the central Abruzzo region in April 2009.

“The older buildings were built with the seismic norms of the time. But today you need to make important changes to be in line with new regulations,” said Daniela Pedrini, presient of the Italian Society of Health Architecture and Engineering.

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Volcanic Activity

Stromboli volcano (Italy) activity update: strong and frequent explosions at summit crater

BY: T

Stromboli volcano is in a phase of strong activity. Reports by visitors and images taken with the webcams show that in particular the northwestern vent in the summit crater often produces strong explosions that shower the crater terrace with incandescent lava.
Since the last lateral eruption in March 2007, Stromboli has been in a heightened state of activity overall during most of the past years, indicating that magma levels inside the conduit are relatively high. The question is when again the magma finds its way out through a fissure on the flank on Sciara del Fuoco to produce another effusive eruption with a new lava flow.

All news about: Stromboli volcano
Information about: Stromboli volcano

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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather

High Wind Warning

CHEYENNE WY

Gale Warning

JUNEAU AK
EUREKA CA
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
FAIRBANKS AK

Red Flag Warning

FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

CHEYENNE WY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
DENVER CO
SACRAMENTO CA
PUEBLO CO
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

09.06.2012

Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of New Mexico, [Lincoln National Forest]

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Saturday, 09 June, 2012 at 18:28 (06:28 PM) UTC.

Description

A lightning-sparked blaze that jumped its containment lines raced through thick conifer forest in southern New Mexico on Saturday, and fire managers estimated that more than a dozen structures were damaged or destroyed. Spanning only a few acres on Wednesday, the Little Bear fire began to grow Friday as spot fires formed outside established fire lines due to windy conditions. By Saturday morning, about 10,000 acres had been charred. Fire information officers said summer homes and campgrounds in the area about 15 miles north of Ruidoso were evacuated late Friday. There was no immediate word on how many people were evacuated. Two shelters were set up at churches in nearby Ruidoso and Capitan. Officials said in a morning briefing that an estimated 15 to 20 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fire. They could not say whether the structures were homes, sheds or other buildings since crews haven’t had a chance to do a formal damage assessment. The fire was burning in steep, rocky, inaccessible terrain in the White Mountain Wilderness of the Lincoln National Forest, which is home to Smokey Bear, the little black cub that became the nation’s symbol of fire prevention decades ago. The Little Bear fire has crossed State Highway 48. Fire information officers said Saturday’s goal was to establish an anchor point where crews could work from, fighting the fire with both direct and indirect tactics such as burnout operations. Crews were reporting extreme fire behavior that included flame lengths of about 150 feet and spotting of up to two miles. Fire information officers said one of the biggest concerns was the weather. Forecasters were calling for low humidity and gusty winds. In southwestern New Mexico, firefighters continued securing the massive perimeter of the Whitewater-Baldy fire, the largest fire in the state’s recorded history and the largest currently burning in the nation. The blaze has consumed about 426 square miles and was 32 percent contained Saturday morning.

Today

Forest / Wild Fire

USA

State of Arizona, [Queen Valley, between Superior and Apache Junction]

Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 13:51 (01:51 PM) UTC.

Description

A fire that has spread to 200 acres between Superior and Apache Junction is about 50 percent contained. David Albo, spokesman for the Tonto National Forest, said about 60 people are fighting the Comet Fire, which is burning a mile east of Queen Valley, north of the U.S. 60. The fire was reported shortly after noon, and officials don’t know how it started, Albo said. “Especially early in the initial-attack phase, they’re kind of scrambling to get some containment of the fire,” he said. The fire is burning primarily Sonoran Desert-type brush, Albo said. Brush fires are “usually not as intense” as forest fires, he said, though they are hard to fight. “The terrain in that area can be kind of difficult, steep and rugged,” he said. No homes or other buildings are in the fire’s path, Albo said. “There is a power line in the vicinity that is a concern, but I don’t think it’s immediately threatened at this point,” he said.

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Storms, Flooding, Landslides

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

TALLAHASSEE FL

Tornado Watch

BIRMINGHAM AL
NORMAN OK

Freak storm as Durban hit by hail

By ARTHI SANPATH and LYSE COMINS

SUPPLIED

Readers sent in their cellphone pictures of the aftermath of the hail storm. Sean Herd-Hoare lies on an icy hail bed in Durban North.

A freak hailstone storm caught Durban off guard on Friday night with unconfirmed reports of damage to roof tiles, gardens and uprooted trees.

Chris Hoare, in Durban North, said hail got caught in verges and gardens, and was as much as “six inches thick”. His son and friends took pictures of themselves playing in the hail. However, some suburbs like Glenmore and Westville escaped the storm.

Wisani Maluleke, a forecaster at the Durban Weather Office, said temperatures were around 18ºC on Friday night, and large clouds were visible over Durban. “There were reports of hailstones, but we cannot say where,” Maluleke said.

A massive ice storm hit Virginia airport in Durban North. Spokesman for the Durban Air Show Ray de Vries said that this is one of the worst hailstorms the aviation fraternity had seen at the airport. “It looked strangely beautiful. The airport was closed due to dangerous conditions.”

A number of private planes are expected for the Springbok-England Test match, but de Vries said that airport authorities were confident the storm wouldn’t affect planes flying in for the game.

Durbanites, unused to extreme weather conditions, were abuzz on Twitter, while TrafficSA put out a weather warning for motorists, and emergency workers were on high alert. Some people tweeted that it was hailing “mini ice cubes” and that it was as “thick as snow”.

Traffic man Rob Byrne posted pictures of a hail-covered road.

Rassie Pieterse tweeted: “Hail in Durban, and it’s warmer than Bloem” while others called it a “freak storm”.

– The Independent on Saturday

Flash Flood Watch

TALLAHASSEE FL
MOBILE AL

Flood Warning

JACKSONVILLE FL
MOBILE AL
DULUTH MN
LITTLE ROCK AR

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Flash Flood

Thailand

Province of Phangnga, [Phangnga-wide]

Flash Flood in Thailand on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 15:11 (03:11 PM) UTC.

Description

Rescue workers are searching for an Egyptian tourist who went missing in a flash flood in Phangnga, while one police volunteer was injured in a storm-related incident in Trang.

The tourist was whitewater rafting in the Klong Songphraek stream and went missing three days ago in the flash flood.

Meanwhile, in the provincial seat of Takua Pa district, the floodwater level remains at one metre deep while residents have moved to the second floor.

In Ranong, local officials of the disaster prevention and mitigation department are fixing a portion of flood-damaged road in Kapoe district with a 20-metre bailey bridge to temporarily help 1,000 local residents not be cut off and be able to transport their farm produce.

The work is expected to finish in one or two days. Soldiers distributed royally-sponsored relief supplies to those affected, but it is still not adequate to meet needs.

In Trang’s provincial seat, the floodwater in Bag Rak subdistrict rose to about one metre, forcing residents to evacuate children and pets by boat and to move their belongings to higher ground.

While the floodwaters at some locations reached two metres deep, some villages reportedly were cut off amid rising water levels.

Meanwhile, heavy rain and strong wind in Na Ta Luang subdistrict felled a large tree on a car and injured a local police volunteer.

In Krabi, heavy rain in the afternoon was reported in Ao Luek and Plai Phraya districts, triggering a mudslide on Krabi-Surat Thani Road in Ao Luek district.

The flash flood also damaged the bridge in a village in Plai Phraya district, causing about 50 households to be cut off.

Today

Flash Flood

United Kingdom

England, [York region]

Flash Flood in United Kingdom on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 05:43 (05:43 AM) UTC.

Description

Flash flooding has hit a dozen properties in two villages near York, following torrential rain this afternoon. Five homes and a kitchen manufacturing business were inundated at Flaxton, while another six properties were flooded in Sandy Lane, Stockton-on-the-Forest. Huge traffic jams also built up on the A64 between York and Malton because of flooding. Flaxton resident Mark O’Brien said he drove back home through a huge hail storm. “The noise was unbelievable,” he said. “It was so loud in the car that we couldn’t talk to each other.” He said the flood waters rose to within inches of the floorboards at his home in Main Street. A rain gauge kept by residents John and Sarah Jackson indicated that more than two inches of rain had fallen in the village. Mrs Jackson said: “The whole ground went white with the ice from the hail storm. I have lived here for 17 years and have never, ever experienced anything like this. There was thunder and lightning for over an hour.” Fire station officer David Watson said the sheer volume of rainfall had been too much for the drains to cope with. He said firefighters using pumps had prevented more properties from being flooded. Richard James Handmade Kitchens’ premises near the railway level crossing in Flaxton, were flooded to a depth of about two feet after a nearby beck burst its banks. Proprietor Richard Patterson said about £100,000 worth of machinery was affected by flooding, along with bespoke furniture that was in the process of being manufactured. He said he would have to wait for the flood waters to recede before he could access the extent of the damage. He pledged to get the business reopened as quickly as possible,adding: “You can’t let the customers down.”

Today

Flash Flood

USA

State of Florida, [Pensacola Region]

Flash Flood in USA on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 05:22 (05:22 AM) UTC.

Description

Torrential rainfall led to widespread flooding along the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday, and Pensacola came about 2 inches shy of matching its all-time rainfall record for a calendar day: 15.29 inches. On Saturday, Pensacola airport received 13.13 inches of rain. The previous record was set on October 5, 1934, as Tropical Storm 9 of that year was making landfall. The record for any 24 hour period is 17.1 inches, spanning Octover 4-5 in 1934, according to Wunderground weather historian Christopher C. Burt.

10.06.2012

Flash Flood

United Kingdom

Wales, [Aberystwyth Region]

Flash Flood in United Kingdom on Saturday, 09 June, 2012 at 18:29 (06:29 PM) UTC.

Description

At least 150 people were rescued from homes and caravan sites yesterday after serious flooding in Wales. Many people have been winched to safety by a Sea King helicopter and others were rescued by boat after a torrent of rain overnight near Aberystwyth in western Wales. An inshore lifeboat team taking part in the rescue operation also had to be airlifted when it got into difficulty after helping to pluck a disabled man from a flooded caravan. Fire crews rescued 35 people from the Riverside Caravan Park in Llandre, 13km northeast of the seaside resort, using inshore life boats. Another 11 people also were rescued from the nearby Millhouse Caravan Park, while rescues also took place at the Searivers and Glanlerry caravan parks near Borth, 3km further north. In the village of Talybont, located 5km northeast of Llandre, 25 properties were evacuated and residents are sheltering at a local community centre and pub as around 1.2m of water flows through its main street. Jason Hughes, who lives nearby, said, “The lower part of my village is completely closed off, people are all in their top bedrooms.” A spokesman from the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said there was a large amount of water with a heavy current. “Numerous people are surrounded by flood water and are requiring rescue by fire service boats, inshore life boat teams and RAF [Royal Air Force] helicopters,” he said.

09.06.2012

Landslide

India

State of Jammu and Kashmir, [Khardung La Pass]

Landslide in India on Saturday, 09 June, 2012 at 18:31 (06:31 PM) UTC.

Description

The Army launched a major rescue operation to save as many as 400 passengers from the Khardung La Pass in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, world’s highest motorable road, after they were stuck due to heavy snowfall resulting in landslides. In a statement, the Army said, “The rescue operation lasted whole night and timely action by the Army personnel, ably supported by the state police led to safe evacuation of all tourists and no one suffered any injury.” According to the official spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir government, nearly 145 vehicles carrying tourists, labourers and passengers were trapped in sub-zero temperature. The spokesman said the vehicles were stranded between South and North Pullu, 42 kilometres from Leh. This road leads to Siachen glacier and Nurbu valley. “The road axis was finally cleared by 1300 hours on 9 June 2012. Almost 350-400 persons, 70 light vehicles and 35-40 trucks stranded at North Pullu were guided back to Leh safely under Army escort,” the Army statement said. The Army provided shelter, warm clothing and food to the stranded tourists; established vehicle based medical aid post to provide basic medical assistance and administered oxygen to over 120 tourists suffering from Acute Mountain Sickness, the statement added. Northern Command Army Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia also said that nearly 120 people were administered oxygen as the area has low oxygen levels.

Today

Landslide

China

Province of Guizhou, Kaili

Landslide in China on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 12:29 (12:29 PM) UTC.

Description

Three people were killed and another six were injured in rainstorm-triggered mudslides from Saturday night to Sunday morning in Kaili, a city in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, said local authorities. From 11 pm Saturday to early Sunday morning, heavy downpours hit Zhouxi township in Kaili, triggering mudslides, according to the publicity department of Kaili city. As of 10 am Sunday, three residents of Zhouxi had been found dead and the six injured people had been sent to hospital. At least 81 houses in Zhouxi have been damaged. Local governments have relocated residents from low-lying areas at risk for flash floods and other geological disasters.

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Climate Change

US spring warming off the charts

by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP)

The continental United States experienced the warmest spring on record this year, with temperatures far above the average over the past century, government scientists said Thursday.

The United States, excluding Alaska, Hawaii and overseas territories, had an average temperature of 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit (13.9 Celsius) from March through May, 5.2 degrees (2.9 Celsius) above the average from 1901 to 2000, the data showed.

“Spring 2012 marked the largest temperature departure from average of any season on record for the contiguous United States,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a statement.

This year’s spring was up 2.0 degrees (1.1 Celsius) from the previous warmest spring in the United States which was recorded in 1910, the agency said.

The year from June 2011 through May also marked the warmest 12-month period on record after a hot summer and warmer winter. The average temperature was 3.2 degrees (1.8 Celsius) above average, the agency said.

In terms of monthly figures, the United States experienced the warmest March, the third warmest April and the second warmest May, the agency said.

Scientists have repeatedly warned that emissions of greenhouse gases, largely through industrial activity, are heating up the planet and could spell serious long-term problems, including the extinction of plant and animal species and the flooding of low-lying islands.

UN-led efforts for a new global climate agreement have moved slowly. Climate change remains a controversial topic in the United States, with many prominent members of the Republican Party casting doubt on the science.

Proposals backed by President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies to mandate cuts in emissions have died in Congress. Critics say the measures would be too costly to a fragile economy.

US emissions of greenhouse gases rose in 2010 after a brief downward turn, according to official data.

China has surpassed the United States as the largest emitter. The Asian power has pledged to reduce the intensity of its emissions per unit of economic growth, but not in absolute terms.

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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases

Cholera claimed 79 lives in Pune in 2011

By Alifiya Khan | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

Last year, 79 people died due to cholera and 28 due to malnutrition in Pune. These shocking facts came to light through a right to information (RTI) query.

What’s worse, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that reaped accolades for its ‘zero malaria deaths’ model may have lied about figures as the RTI reply by the civic body’s birth and death registration section shows that 42 people died due to the deadly disease in the last two years.

RTI activist Vihar Durve filed the query and received its reply from incharge of PMC’s birth and death registration section, stating that a total of 25,049 people died within PMC limits in 2011. 0f these, 10 people succumbed to malaria, while 14 died due to dengue. Cholera, an infectious disease that is notifiable, claimed 79 lives, according to the RTI reply. These trends are seen in previous years too. The 2010 records show 26 deaths due to malnutrition, 24 due to cholera, while the 2009 records peg cholera deaths alone at a whopping 468.

As the RTI reply raises serious concerns over the reporting of diseases by the civic administration, PMC’s health department officials vehemently denied the authenticity of the data. Dr ST Pardeshi, chief medical officer, called the data ‘incorrect’ and based on improper reporting by hospitals and private doctors.

“The reply that has been given under RTI is based on cause of death as stated by doctors or hospitals. However, we have a system of coding where deaths are investigated and each is assigned a code after determining cause of death. A person having malaria may not die of it, but of other associated problems. We are going to carry out an audit of all these deaths, do the proper coding and only then will we know the actual numbers,” said Pardeshi.

However, he denied that there could have been so many cholera, malnutrition or malaria deaths within PMC limits. “Cholera is a notifiable disease and we have to inform the government of India about such cases. Had there been so many cholera deaths, we would definitely have known about it. As far as malaria
and malnutrition are concerned, I am sure the figures are exaggerated too,” said Pardeshi.

Despite repeated attempts, VD Khanande, joint director of state health services, couldn’t be contacted for comment.

10.06.2012

Epidemic Hazard

Australia

State of New South Wales, Westmead

Epidemic Hazard in Australia on Thursday, 31 May, 2012 at 05:27 (05:27 AM) UTC.

Description
Sydney residents are warned to be on high alert for measles after three babies came down with the potentially deadly virus in Sydney’s west. Three children have been recently diagnosed with measles at the emergency department at the Children’s Hospital Westmead. The Western Sydney Public Health Unit is in the process of contacting people who may have been exposed in the hospital, in the days around May 11. High vaccination rates mean the virus is uncommon, but NSW Health wants people to know it’s now circulating in the community.
Biohazard name:	Measles
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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Solar Activity

2MIN News June 9, 2012: UFO Spiral, Volcanos, Solar/Planetary Update

Published on Jun 9, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers

UPDATE: China Space Launch: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18377735

TODAYS LINKS
China Inflation: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-06/09/c_131641255.htm
China Gas: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-06/09/c_131641189.htm
IAEA-Iran: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-06/09/c_131641749.htm
Obama on EU: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/09/us-usa-whitehouse-obama-idUSBRE8570…
Brown Dwarfs: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/news/wise20120608.html
Spiral: http://www.universetoday.com/95755/spiral-seen-over-the-middle-east-likely-ru…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [CME Evolution]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Space

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

(2012 GX11)

10th June 2012

0 day(s)

0.1556

60.5

170 m – 380 m

6.38 km/s

22968 km/h

(2012 KM11)

14th June 2012

4 day(s)

0.0942

36.7

30 m – 67 m

5.92 km/s

21312 km/h

(2012 HN40)

15th June 2012

5 day(s)

0.1182

46.0

230 m – 510 m

13.79 km/s

49644 km/h

(2002 AC)

16th June 2012

6 day(s)

0.1598

62.2

740 m – 1.7 km

26.71 km/s

96156 km/h

137120 (1999 BJ8)

16th June 2012

6 day(s)

0.1769

68.8

670 m – 1.5 km

14.88 km/s

53568 km/h

(2011 KR12)

19th June 2012

9 day(s)

0.1318

51.3

140 m – 310 m

10.10 km/s

36360 km/h

(2004 HB39)

20th June 2012

10 day(s)

0.1605

62.5

77 m – 170 m

8.88 km/s

31968 km/h

(2008 CE119)

21st June 2012

11 day(s)

0.1811

70.5

21 m – 46 m

3.22 km/s

11592 km/h

308242 (2005 GO21)

21st June 2012

11 day(s)

0.0440

17.1

1.4 km – 3.1 km

13.27 km/s

47772 km/h

(2011 AH5)

25th June 2012

15 day(s)

0.1670

65.0

17 m – 39 m

5.84 km/s

21024 km/h

(2012 FA14)

25th June 2012

15 day(s)

0.0322

12.5

75 m – 170 m

5.28 km/s

19008 km/h

(2004 YG1)

25th June 2012

15 day(s)

0.0890

34.7

140 m – 310 m

11.34 km/s

40824 km/h

(2010 AF3)

25th June 2012

15 day(s)

0.1190

46.3

16 m – 36 m

6.54 km/s

23544 km/h

(2008 YT30)

26th June 2012

16 day(s)

0.0715

27.8

370 m – 820 m

10.70 km/s

38520 km/h

(2010 NY65)

27th June 2012

17 day(s)

0.1023

39.8

120 m – 270 m

15.09 km/s

54324 km/h

(2008 WM64)

28th June 2012

18 day(s)

0.1449

56.4

200 m – 440 m

17.31 km/s

62316 km/h

(2010 CD55)

28th June 2012

18 day(s)

0.1975

76.8

64 m – 140 m

6.33 km/s

22788 km/h

(2004 CL)

30th June 2012

20 day(s)

0.1113

43.3

220 m – 480 m

20.75 km/s

74700 km/h

(2008 YQ2)

03rd July 2012

23 day(s)

0.1057

41.1

29 m – 65 m

15.60 km/s

56160 km/h

(2005 QQ30)

06th July 2012

26 day(s)

0.1765

68.7

280 m – 620 m

13.13 km/s

47268 km/h

(2011 YJ28)

06th July 2012

26 day(s)

0.1383

53.8

150 m – 330 m

14.19 km/s

51084 km/h

276392 (2002 XH4)

07th July 2012

27 day(s)

0.1851

72.0

370 m – 840 m

7.76 km/s

27936 km/h

(2003 MK4)

08th July 2012

28 day(s)

0.1673

65.1

180 m – 410 m

14.35 km/s

51660 km/h

(1999 NW2)

08th July 2012

28 day(s)

0.0853

33.2

62 m – 140 m

6.66 km/s

23976 km/h

189P/NEAT

09th July 2012

29 day(s)

0.1720

66.9

n/a

12.47 km/s

44892 km/h

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

Source: NASA-NEO

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Biological Hazards / Wildlife

Today

Biological Hazard

Canada

Province of British Columbia, [Powell River, Texada, Cortes]

Biological Hazard in Canada on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 05:49 (05:49 AM) UTC.

Description
Unacceptable levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) have been detected along the Sunshine Coast. from the southern tip of Texada Island, past Powell River and beyond Cortes Island. Effective immediately, these areas are closed to the harvest of bivalve mollusks, including clams, oysters mussels, geoducks, scallops and cockles. There is one area, known as subarea 15-5, which is still open for the harvesting of manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels. PSP, also known as Red Tide, can harmfully affect anyone consuming shellfish. Cooking does not destroy the PSP toxin.
Biohazard name:	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
Biohazard level:	0/4 —
Biohazard desc.:	This does not included biological hazard category.
Symptoms:
Status:

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Articles of Interest

Today

HAZMAT

China

Province of Zhejiang, Dongyang [Jinluoma Development Co. Ltd.]

HAZMAT in China on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 12:28 (12:28 PM) UTC.

Description

Four workers have died and another two were hospitalized after being poisoned on Saturday in a plant in Dongyang, east China’s Zhejiang province, local authorities confirmed Sunday. Around 1 p.m. Saturday, one worker was poisoned when he was cleaning up the plating cesspool in the Jinluoma Development Co. Ltd. Another five people were also poisoned during rescue efforts, said the publicity department of Dongyang. As of noon on Sunday, four workers had died in hospital due to cyanide poisoning. Another two people hospitalized were in stable condition. Local authorities have initiated safety checks for all electroplating and chemical plants in Dongyang. Investigation is underway to find the detail cause of the accident.

Today

HAZMAT

Israel

Central District, [Ben-Gurion airport]

HAZMAT in Israel on Sunday, 10 June, 2012 at 05:18 (05:18 AM) UTC.

Description

A 65-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday night after a chemical was found leaking from containers unloaded from an El Al flight hours earlier at Ben-Gurion International Airport. According to Ynet news, some 800 litres of the chemical compound acrylamide leaked out when they were being stored in a warehouse owned by importer/exporter Maman. Emergency services were called to the scene. The man was taken to Sheba Hospital at Tel Hashomer with light injuries. Some 10 containers of the chemical had been unloaded from an El Al cargo flight originating in Belgium, with four of the containers found to be leaking. El Al attributed the leak to a “malfunction,” according to Ynet, and said the incident was under investigation. They added that there was no damage to the airport or the plane. Acrylamide is used in water purification plants and is also utilized to make glues, paper and cosmetics. According to the World Health Organization, the chemical can be toxic to humans at certain doses. Scientists believe smaller doses of the compound, found in some processed foods, may be a carcinogen and contribute to causing cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute in the US.

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