Archive for July, 2010
Posted by feww on July 31, 2010
A Most Disturbing Image of the Day
Study this image carefully, and you could/should see yourself and your family in there!
Fighting [sic] Climate Change anyone Right now, the floods are taking their toll in Pakistan. Next, they could hit YOUR hometown.
Original Caption: Pakistani residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad. The death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan rose to more than 400 as officials reported thousands more displaced. (Xinhua/AFP Photo). Image may be subject to copyright. See Fair Use Notice.
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Posted by feww on July 30, 2010
5.7Mw quake jolts Iran’s NE city of Torbat-e Heydarieh, injuring at least 100 people, trapping dozens more under rubble
“There were no immediate reports of any mortalities in earthquake. However, it is widely believed that a large number of people are trapped under the rubble, and the casualties are expected to be high,” an official said, Press TV reported.
10-degree Map Centered at 35°N,60°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW.
The earthquake occurred at about 06:20 p.m. local time (13:50UTC) shaking the the city (population: 400,000) for about 10 seconds, “causing excessive telecom disconnections, IRNA reported.”
Building in the rural areas near the epicenter sustained 50 to 80 percent damage, the local governor told news agencies.
The Iranian Seismology Center said the quake struck about 7 km (4.3 miles) outside the city at a depth of about 7 km .
A magnitude-4.9 quake struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, injuring more than 700 people, the report said.
“In 2008, a strong earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude struck in Hormozgan, demolishing nearly 200 villages and killing at least six people,” a report said.
In 2003 a 6.7Mw quake struck near the city of Bam in Iran’s Kerman province killing about 25,000 people.
Earthquake Details:
- Magnitude: 5.6 [USGS/EHP estimate]
- Date-Time:
- Friday, July 30, 2010 at 13:50:14 UTC
- Friday, July 30, 2010 at 05:20:14 PM at epicenter
- Location: 35.225°N, 59.271°E
- Depth: 26.1 km (16.2 miles) — [7km- see text]
- Region: NORTHEASTERN IRAN
- Distances:
- 7km (4.3miles) Torbat-e Heydariyeh, Iran
- 115 km (75 miles) SSE of Neyshabur, Iran
- 125 km (75 miles) SSW of Mashhad, Iran
- 715 km (445 miles) E of TEHRAN, Iran
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 3.7 km (2.3 miles);
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010zibd
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Region: Off East Coast of Kamchatka
Time: 2010-07-30 03:56:13.2 UTC
Magnitude: 6.5
Epicenter: 160.08°E, 52.41°N
Depth: 14 km
Source: GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
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Posted by feww on July 30, 2010
How Much More Oil, Coal?
Where exactly you said you were going to?
BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico – Satellite Image
Natural-color image captured on July 28, 2010 by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (818 KB, JPEG).
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Posted by feww on July 30, 2010
Coming to a place near you soon!
Forest fires sweep across central Russia
Wildfires caused by soaring temperatures kill at least a dozen people, consume 1,500 homes
Massive blazes force hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their home in Russia’s hottest summer on 130-year record.
A security guard walks near grass, which was lit on fire by severe heat, at Khodynskoe pole aviation museum in Moscow July 29, 2010. Photo: Reuters/ Xinhua. Image may be subject to copyright.
A heatwave has plagued Central Russia and Siberia since June, incinerating homes, destroying crops and driving thousands of farmers to the verge of bankruptcy, a report said.
Eastern Siberia on Fire
Fires are still burning in eastern Siberia, north of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The above natural-color image was captured by MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on July 30, 2010. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (4 MB, JPEG)
Dominic Point Fire, Montana
Original Caption: Lightning strikes and human activities in the forested mountains of the western United States can spark wildfires during the summer dry season. The Dominic Point Fire was first reported near 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Approximately one hour later, the International Space Station crew photographed the fire’s large smoke plume—already extending at least 8 kilometers (5 miles) to the east—from orbit as the station passed almost directly overhead. Forest Service fire crews, slurry bombers, and helicopters were on the scene by that evening.
The fire may have been started by a lightning strike, as there are no trails leading into the fire area located approximately 22 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Hamilton, Montana, according to local reports. As of July 26, 2010, the fire had burned approximately 700 to 1,000 acres (283 to 405 hectares) of the Bitterroot National Forest in western Montana. The fire is thought to have expanded quickly due to high temperatures, low humidity, and favorable winds with an abundance of deadfall—dead trees and logs that provide readily combustible fuels—in the area. The image was taken by the Expedition 24 crew. See the International Space Station Program and the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (999 KB, JPEG)
Bull Fire in Sequoia National Forest, Calif
The Bull Fire started in the early hours of Monday, July 26 on the southern edge of California’s ailing Sequoia National Forest. MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image at 2:40 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time on July 27. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (3 MB, JPEG)
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Posted by feww on July 29, 2010
Earth has been growing warmer since the 1950s
Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries: NOAA
The 2009 State of the Climate report highlights 10 key climate indicators based on scientific evidence that the world is warming. “More than 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries contributed to the report, which confirms that the past decade was the warmest on record and that the Earth has been growing warmer over the last 50 years.” A Report said.
This is one of a very few worthwhile studies carried out by the scientific community. Alas, they only tell you the result when it’s practically too late to do much about it.
Ten Indicators of a Heating World
Click image to enlarge. Source: NOAA
“The temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit over the past 50 years may seem small, but it has already altered our planet,” said Deke Arndt, co-editor of the report and chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. “Glaciers and sea ice are melting, heavy rainfall is intensifying and heat waves are more common. And, as the new report tells us, there is now evidence that over 90 percent of warming over the past 50 years has gone into our ocean.”
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Posted by feww on July 29, 2010
NO SURVIVORS!
Pakistani officials have confirmed that all 152 people onboard the Airblue Airbus A321 plane were killed after the airliner crashed near Pakistan capital Islamabad killing dozens
Earlier reports of up to 40 people having survied the crash were fictitious and poor reporting by major news agencies.
Based on Airbus crash fatalities of 99.5 percent, NO survivors should have been expected.
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Posted by feww on July 28, 2010
DON’T FLY!
Airbus with 152 people onboard crashes near Pakistan capital Islamabad killing dozens
The plane, an Airbus A321 with 146 passengers and 6 crew, was flying from Karachi to Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
At least 20 bodies were recovered, as of posting. Reports say some of the people onboard the Airblue flight may have survived the crash.
“They are badly mutilated and burnt,” an eyewitness described the victims, “and there are two women among the dead.”
Other Airbus Crash Stats
On January 16, 2009 the Moderators warned: “If you really have to fly because your life depends on it [sic,] and if you are flying an Airbus, then fly on odd days of the month because the Airbus is statistically twice more likely to crash on even days!”
Approximate No. of Aircraft Currently Operational
- Airbus: 5,558
- Boeing 10,837
Number of Airliner Crashes Resulting in Fatalities (January 2009 to present)
[NOTE: About twice as many Boeing commercial aircraft are thought to be operational, which makes Airbus at least four time more likely to crash.]
Percentage of Fatalities (overall average)
- Boeing: 53.4 %
- Airbus: 99.5 %
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Posted by feww on July 28, 2010
Many may die in Moscow smog: Scientist
Persistent smog from peat fires that have blanketed sizzling Moscow could kill “hundreds of people,” says a prominent Russian scientist.
Some 34 peat fires and 26 forest fires were ablaze in the area surrounding Moscow, covering 59 hectares (145 acres), the emergencies ministry said on Monday.
The ministry has since reported 58 new fires in the Moscow region, 30 of them at peat deposits, Reuters said.
Moscow Smog. A natural-color image of Moscow and the surrounding region captured by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite on July 27, 2010. A thick blanket of haze covers the region. The large plumes of smoke are created by multiple peat fires ESE of Moscow (marked by red outlines). Severe fires are also burning in eastern Siberia. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (3 MB, JPEG)
Pollution makes less than half of China water drinkable
More than a quarter of China water unfit even for industrial use: Ministry of Environment
Inspectors from China’s “Ministry of Environmental Protection” say about 51 percent of China water is unsuitable for human/animal consumption, a report said.
China Plagued by Water Pollution. Source: Dickinson.edu.
Spanish daytime temperatures set to rise, rainfall set to drop
“Madrid will be like (southern city) Seville, and Seville like Tucson. This is a report for action,” Spain’s Met Office reported.
“Climate Change Secretary Teresa Ribera added at a news conference that Spain, which already suffers from water shortages and is building desalination plants, was particularly vulnerable to climate change,” said a report.
“To the extent that temperatures change, animals and other living things will have to grow in different places to today, and that will also lead to significant changes in economic activities,” she added.
A Spanish reservoir succumbs to drought. Credit AFP. Image may be subject to copyright. See Fair Use Notice.
Another China landslide leaves 21 missing
Villagers in Hanyuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province look at the extent of destruction caused by a massive landslide on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. At least 21 people were reported as missing. Credit Xinhua. Image may be subject to copyright. See Fair Use Notice.
At least 21 people are missing after a landslide buried part of a village in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the latest episode of destruction caused by flooding across the country, a report said.
“About 100,000 cubic meters of rock and mud slid down Ermanshan Mountain near Shuanghe Village, Hanyuan County, Ya’an City, at around 5 a.m. Tuesday, smashing into three scores of brick houses at the foot of the mountain, local officials said.”
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Posted by feww on July 27, 2010
Image of the Day:
Heat, Pollution
Smog-covered Moscow swelters in hottest day since records began 130 years ago, as temperatures reach 37.4 ºC (99.3 ºF)
People walk along Red Square, with St. Basil’s Cathedral seen through heavy smog caused by peat fires in out-of-city forests, in Moscow, July 26, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin. Image may be subject to copyright.
“The all-time record has been broken, we have never recorded a day this hot before,” said Gennady Yeliseyev, deputy head of Russia’s state weather agency. “The previous high of 36.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on August 7, 1920, he said.” Reuters reported.
“The new record could be broken by Wednesday,” he added.
“Muscovites will have to inhale smoke for another two to two and a half months,” said Alexei Yaroshenko, head of the forest program at Greenpeace Russia. “He said the smoke could eclipse the worst smog registered in Moscow, in 1872 and 1837.”
Some 34 peat fires and 26 forest fires burning in the area surrounding Moscow, covering 59 hectares (145 acres), the emergencies ministry said, Reuters reported .
As of July 22, severe drought had destroyed crops over 100,000 square kilometers (38,600 square miles), an area larger than Portugal, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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Posted by feww on July 27, 2010
Deadly Storms Strike U.S. East Coast
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Original Caption by NASA E/O: One of the most destructive storms in years struck Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area on July 25, 2010. Strong winds downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power, stopping elevators, and darkening malls and movie theaters. Falling trees killed at least two people. The following morning, crews were working furiously to restore power to homes, traffic lights, and even a water treatment plant.
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)—built and launched by NASA, and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—captured a series of images of the storm activity on July 25, 2010. This image is a composite of clouds from GOES merged with background data of the land surface from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The animation shows a series of thunderstorms coalescing as the fast-moving front travels from the Appalachians toward the Mid-Atlantic. By 4:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, the strongest thunderstorms were directly over Washington, D.C.
The violent storms followed on the heels of relentless heat for the U.S. East Coast. “The East Coast has been baking for weeks,” explains George Huffman, a research meteorologist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “It’s been hot and muggy, with lots of moisture in the air, and that stuff has been trapped under a high-pressure system. Storms had been steering around the edges of that system. In fact, the flight that experienced so much turbulence last week was along the edge of that high pressure.”
Forecasts had raised the possibility of severe weather for the East Coast on July 25, and Huffman watched the storm system as it traveled over Ohio and Pennsylvania, remaining intact as it moved. “You tend not to see well-organized lines of thunderstorms at 9:00 a.m.,” he says. But the storm system coming from the west did not dissipate, even in the mid-morning hours. “The large-scale pattern shifted, allowing the high pressure to our northwest, which is cooler and drier, to push toward the southeast. That push was strong enough to organize the squall lines that fed off of our hot, muggy conditions,” he explains. “As storms come across the mountains toward the coastal plain, they have three options: hang together, get stronger, or get weaker. This storm system got stronger.”
Seven months earlier, following the worst December snowstorm since 1909 that covered NE US under up to 20 inches of snow, Fire Earth said:
A Dry Run for Climate Chaos Heading Our Way
The Heaviest Blanket of Snow in 100 Years Covered Most of the Northeast US. The West Wing of the White House is seen buried under heavy snowfall December 19, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Yuri Gripas. Image may be subject to copyright.
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Posted by feww on July 26, 2010
Volga region, a major wheat-growing area in Russia, plagued by persistent drought
Severe drought persisted in southern Russia in June and July 2010. “Low rainfall and hot temperatures damaged 32 percent of the country’s grain crops, said Russian Agriculture Minister, Yelena Skrynnik on July 23.” The above satellite vegetation index image, generated from data collected by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite, shows the extent of crop damage in southern Russia (world’s 4th largest wheat exporter). “The vegetation index is a reflection of photosynthesis. The index is high in areas where plants are dense, with plenty of photosynthesizing leaves. The index is low when plants are thin or not present. This image is a vegetation index anomaly image that compares photosynthesis between June 26 and July 11, 2010, to average conditions observed in late June and early July between 2000 and 2009. Below-average plant growth is shown in brown, while average growth is cream-colored. If there had been above-average growth in the region, it would have been represented in green.” Image and quotes from NASA E/O. Acquired June 26, 2010 – July 11, 2010. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (6 MB, JPEG).
See Also: World Sizzling in Hottest Year to Date
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Posted by feww on July 25, 2010
Delhi Dam in Eastern Iowa Collapses
The Delhi Dam in eastern Iowa collapsed about noon on Saturday, sending a wall of water smashing into the small town of Hopkinton (population 750).
Lake Delhi Dam Collapses. Source: KCRG. Image may be subject to copyright. See Fair Use Notice.
The collapse was “catastrophic,” a community leader said, blaming the cause on days of torrential rains which have buffered northeast Iowa.
The Maquoketa River, on which the dam was situated, record flood crest on Saturday, after 10 inches of rain fell in about 10 hours.
See also: Inflatable Dam Breaks at Tempe Town Lake
Powerful storms produce tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest
‘Powerful storms spawned by intense heat and humidity produced flooding and tornadoes in the Midwestern United States on Saturday, disrupting travel and cutting power to thousands of homes,’ a report said.
National Weather Forecast. Click image to update.
“A large area is being impacted by this system,” said a NWS forecaster.
“But some of the heavier rain totals … have been in Chicago. The water content in the atmosphere is very high.”
Much of Chicago and its suburbs were inundated after up to 7.5 inches of rain lashed the region in late Friday and Saturday’s storm.
A similar weather pattern has been developing in New York and Penn state. A tornado watch was issued for New York City and northern New Jersey.
“Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rains flooded homes and opened sinkholes in Milwaukee and closed the city’s main airport,” according to the report.
NWS has issued severe weather alerts for numerous areas in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as flood watches for tens of counties.
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Posted by feww on July 24, 2010
At Least 3 Powerful Earthquakes Strike Mindanao, Philippines
The Largest Quake in the Cluster Measured up to 7.9M. The quakes struck at a depth of about 600km and did not cause a destructive tsunami.
About a dozen strong aftershocks, the largest of which measured up to 6.0Mw followed the mainshock.
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW.
The following details were reported by USGS/EHP
- Magnitude: 7.6
- Date-Time:
- Friday, July 23, 2010 at 22:51:11 UTC
- Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 06:51:11 AM at epicenter
- Location: 6.494°N, 123.533°E
- Depth: 576.3 km (358.1 miles)
- Region: MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
- Distances:
- 114 km (71 miles) SW (224°) from Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- 149 km (93 miles) S (179°) from Pagadian, Mindanao, Philippines
- 167 km (104 miles) ESE (106°) from Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines
- 946 km (588 miles) SSE (162°) from MANILA, Philippines
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
- Source and ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010zbca
The other quakes occurred close to the epicenter of the above event and measured up to 7.6 and 7.7 Mw [7.3 and 7.4MW, according to USGS.] The quakes struck at an average depth of about 600km.
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Posted by feww on July 23, 2010
Image of the Day
Tropical Storm BONNIE about to Hit Florida Coast on the Way to Gulf of Mexico
BONNIE is the second named storm of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Tropical Storm Bonnie – Visible/IR Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
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Posted by feww on July 22, 2010
HOW LONG WILL SHE HOLD?
Image of the Day:
Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei Province central China, July 19, 2010.
The water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir reached 58,000 steres [cubic meters, m³] per second on Monday morning, setting a new record in this year’s flood season. Engineers will raise the rate of water outflux to 40,000 steres per second from 10 a.m. on Monday to face the biggest flood peak since the dam was established. (Xinhua/Zheng Jiayu). Image may be subject to copyright. More photos …
FEWW Amendment to Murphy’s Law:
If more things can go wrong they will go wrong about now!
… in the world’s major cities, hydroelectric dams, nuclear power plants, oil rigs, production and processing facilities, powerlines …
A name for this?
Blog Moderators call this phenomenon Secondary Interlude to Human-Induced Planetary Antiphase.
Previous Examples in recent times?
Repeated flooding in Manila, Philippines.
Examples to watch for in the Near future?
Watch out for disintegration or collapse of Cities, large-scale structures, bridges, tunnels, power plants…, e.g., collapse of China’s Three Gorges Dam in the next two to three years.
Other Examples?
More examples would be posted after the Moderators have evaluated the structures, geographical regions and physical locations.
Causes?
Earthquakes, Storms, Snowstorms, Extreme Rain Events (ERE), Drought and Deluge, Fatigue … Antiphase and all other human-induced and human-enhanced factors.
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