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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Posted by feww on July 21, 2010
Plosky Tolbachik Volcano
The massive, flat-topped, 3,085-m Plosky Tolbachik Volcano (55°49’N, 160°24’E) last erupted in 1975-76. The cleaver-edged volcano to the left is Ostry Tolbachik. “The 1975-76 eruption from the summit and south-flank fissures was the largest historical basaltic eruption in Kamchatka.” Source: KVERT. Image may be subject to copyright.
Kamchatka could experience major volcanic eruptions 2010-2011
Holocene Volcanoes in Kamchatka
Map of Holocene Kamchatka volcanoes. Source KVERT
Summary of Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
[Source: SI/USGS]
New Activity/Unrest (14 July – 20 July 2010)
NOTE: Based on Fire-Earth Model, more volcanic activity/unrest may be expected in areas/groups shown in red.
Map of Volcanoes. Background Map: University of Michigan. Designed and enhanced by Fire Earth Blog. Click image to enlarge.
Ongoing Activity:
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Fuego, Guatemala
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
- Kilauea, Hawaii (USA)
- Kliuchevskoi, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
- Pacaya, Guatemala
- Sakura-jima, Kyushu
- Santa María, Guatemala
- Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Suwanose-jima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
- Tungurahua, Ecuador
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Posted by feww on July 21, 2010
CHANTHU Could Strike Zhanjiang, S. China as a Cat 3B Hurricane
CHANTHU Summary at 8:00UTC – July 21, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]
- Location: Near 19N, 113E
- Max Sustained Winds: 115 km/hr
- Wind Gusts: 140 km/hr
- Movement: West (275 degrees) at 12 km/hr
- Position: 450km SSW of Hong Kong
- Max Wave Heights: 6.5m (20 feet)
- Source: JTWC and others
TS CHANTHU – IR/Visible Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
TS CHANTHU – Projected Path on IR/WV Diff image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
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Posted by feww on July 20, 2010
The intense heat and humidity that has palled over central Kansas for more than a week have killed at least 2,000 cattle: Report
“It is all cattle in feedlots. It is more the humidity than the heat,” Ken Powell, environmental scientist with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said of the more than 2,000 cattle deaths.
“The cattle deaths have overwhelmed rendering plants and some feedlots are burying the carcasses in accordance with state regulations, said Powell.”
“From the standpoint of dealing with the disposal of animals, this is the worst I have seen in the almost 17 years I’ve been here,” he said.
Monday temperatures rose to 101 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) at Garden City in southwest Kansas, the report said.
“For three or four more days, it’s still pretty stressful,” a meteorologist at Telvent DTN said. “There is a chance you may see a few showers this weekend, which would help ease stress on the livestock.
With about 2 million cattle fattening in its feedlots, Kansas is the third largest cattle state in the U.S. More …
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Posted by feww on July 20, 2010
Intense Volcanic Activity to Follow!
Significant Earthquakes Since July 19, 2010
NOTE: The actual magnitude of the following earthquakes sourced from USGS/EHP could be up to 0.6Mw larger than the reported size.
Magnitude 5.8 – FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Magnitude: 5.8
- Date-Tim:
- Monday, July 19, 2010 at 08:20:31 UTC
- Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:20:31 AM at epicente
- Location: 52.769°N, 169.221°W
- Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
- Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Distances:
- 30 km (20 miles) SW of Nikolski, Alaska
- 100 km (60 miles) E of Yunaska Island, Alaska
- 1,500 km (930 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
- 2,250 km (1400 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yxax
Magnitude 5.5 – FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Magnitude: 5.5
- Date-Time:
- Monday, July 19, 2010 at 08:23:14 UTC
- Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:23:14 AM at epicenter
- Location: 52.752°N, 169.580°W
- Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
- Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Distances:
- 50 km (30 miles) WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
- 75 km (45 miles) E of Yunaska Island, Alaska
- 1,515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
- 2,280 km (1420 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yxay
Magnitude 5.5 – SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
- Magnitude 5.5
- Date-Time
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 17:19:52 UTC
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 04:19:52 PM at epicenter
- Location: 29.131°S, 13.173°W
- Depth: 19.4 km (12.1 miles)
- Region: SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
- Distances:
- 2,906 km (1806 miles) ESE (115°) from Vitoria, Brazil
- 3,107 km (1930 miles) WSW (250°) from WINDHOEK, Namibia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yybt
Magnitude 6.3 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The two largest quakes with magnitudes of 7.3 and 6.9 that struck PNG on July 18–19, 2010 [USGS estimates] are marked on the above image. Above color-coded map shows the topography, bathymetry, fault lines and earthquake locations. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge.
- Magnitude: 6.3
- Date-Time:
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 19:18:23 UTC
- Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 05:18:23 AM at epicenter
- Location: 5.917°S, 150.681°E
- Depth: 35.9 km (22.3 miles)
- Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Distances:
- 70 km (45 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
- 130 km (80 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
- 550 km (340 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
- 2,400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yybw
Magnitude 5.8 – SOUTHERN IRAN
- Magnitude: 5.8
- Date-Tim:
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 19:38:09 UTC
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 11:08:09 PM at epicenter
- Location: 27.029°N, 53.866°E
- Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
- Region: SOUTHERN IRAN
- Distances:
- 85 km (55 miles) SSW of Lar, Iran
- 115 km (70 miles) WNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
- 165 km (105 miles) S of Jahrom, Iran
- 990 km (610 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yybz
Magnitude 5.6 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Magnitude: 5.6
- Date-Time:
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 20:31:09 UTC
- Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 06:31:09 AM at epicenter
- Location: 6.043°S, 150.660°E
- Depth 40 km (24.9 miles)
- Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Distances:
- 80 km (50 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
- 125 km (75 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
- 535 km (335 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
- 2,385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth +/- 14 km (8.7 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yyca
NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
- Magnitude: 5.1
- Time: 06:19 JST on 21 Jul 2010
- Location: 34.2N 135.7E
- Depth: 60km
- Region Name: Nara-ken
- Distances:
- 50 km (30 miles) SSE of Osaka, Honshu, Japan
- 55 km (35 miles) E of Wakayama, Honshu, Japan
- 75 km (50 miles) S of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
- 395 km (245 miles) WSW of TOKYO, Japan
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Posted by feww on July 20, 2010
Energy Dinosaurs’ Dirty Pawprints Cover Every Inch of Our Planet
I’m LIVID! All my life I have been a tri-colored heron. Guess who I look like now!
[Original caption: Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Director P. J. Hahan holds a tri-colored heron after spotting the seriously oiled bird along Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana July 17, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner. Image may be subject to copyright.
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BP shares rise on cap news, Cameron ready to talk Libya
BP shares rose as a cap on its Gulf of Mexico Macondo oil well was holding, as Britain’s PM agreed to meet U.S. senators probing the oil giant’s role in the release of a Libyan jailed for bombing a U.S. plane: Report
- China says the report that it had surpassed the United States in 2009 to become the world’s largest energy user is exaggerated: Report
“We believe that (IEA) did not understand fully the Chinese situation, in particular the efforts China made in energy saving, emission reductions and development in new energy sources,” said Zhou Xian, spokesperson for China’s National Energy Administration, reminding everyone that China’s population was 5 times larger than the U.S.
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Undaunted, nonchalant U.S. issues first shallow-water drilling permit
“The U.S. Interior Department issued its first shallow-water drilling permit since offshore exploration companies were required to meet two sets of new safety regulations in response to the BP oil spill, a department official said on Monday.” A report said.
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China hires a flotilla of 500 fishing boats to clean Dalian slick
“China has recruited a flotilla of 500 fishing boats to help clean up an oil slick that shut one of its biggest ports, Dalian, disrupting refinery operations and diverting cargoes elsewhere, but officials said the port would not return to normal until the end of the week.” A report said.
A pipeline explosion and large fire engulfed the Xingang port causing 1,500 tonnes of crude to leak into the sea with a 183 sq km (71 sq miles) slick covering the water surface.
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Second Zijin mine spill in China hits export hub
“A second leak at Zijin Mining Group’s site in eastern Fujian province has now caused copper levels to soar two-thirds in the Guangdong section of the Ting river, threatening fish farmers’ livelihood, the China Daily said.” A report said.
The spill was the second in less than a month, after a massive discharge forced the authorities to order a halt to mining operations, until thorough checks were carried out.
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U.S. envoy tells Canadians to cut oil sands emissions [The privilege of polluting must be retained for the end user!]
“I understand (the oil sands) importance to your country and to mine,” David Jacobson, Obama’s appointee said in speech to the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Summit in Calgary.
“I’m aware of the significant steps that have been taken by the industry to the effects of the oil sands operations on the land, the water and the air, but I do not think I’m alone in saying that more needs to be done,” he said.
“A number of environmental groups are also bitterly opposed to oil sands production. One green group put up billboards in U.S. cities last week urging Americans not to travel to Alberta, though the ambassador, a Chicago native, said the campaign was a too-simple response to a complicated issue.” Reuters reported.
“The notion of ‘don’t go to Alberta because it has oil sands’ makes just about as much sense as ‘don’t go visit Chicago because Illinois has coal’,” Jacobson said. “This is a complicated issue and I’m not sure that a billboard … is the way to go.”
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OIL AND CATTLE DON’T MIX: GOM cattle ranchers fear toxins from BP oil spill
“Over 1,000 head of cattle graze on marshy islands off Louisiana’s southeast tip and thousands more are found in the coastal low-lying pastures highly susceptible to flooding.” A report said.
“Daddy’s here, boys!” shouts Philip Simmons from his flatboat on the Mississippi, catching a glimpse of two of his Brangus bulls grazing the native grasses at water’s edge.
Simmons’ family has been grazing cattle for generations on land that’s surrounded by backwater canals, natural bayous and the Mississippi, a watery oasis of mangroves and willows and wildlife like cranes and spoonbills.
“My cattle feed all the way to the water here,” he said, pointing to the bank of a winding canal, where one group gazed out quizzically from under a canopy of trees and high grasses.
“How am I going to get them out,” asked Simmons. “You’d have to get a helicopter to run them out of this grass. And it’s so hot it’ll kill them. So I’m just playing it by ear. Hopefully I’ll come out on the winning end.”
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Posted by feww on July 19, 2010
Gulf seabed near ruptured BP well may be leaking
If what’s leaking from the seabed is methane it could mean oil was also leaking: Thad Allen
[And this time he may be telling the truth.]
Rain falls on oil sheen covering the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Thursday, July 15, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky. Image may be subject to copyright.
In the event the seepage was confirmed, he ordered BP to submit a plan to reopen the capped well to allow oil to be funnelled to the surface.
But BP says it would take three days to start this process.
During this time, the daily leakage of tens of thousands of barrels of oil, which had been capped last Thursday, could resume.
The well began leaking oil into the Gulf after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on 20 April, killing 11 workers, and capsized two days later.
BP had hoped the cap could stay in place until relief wells stopped the leak for good.
But with pressure readings from within the well lower than expected, scientists had raised concerns that oil could leaking into the surrounding undersea bedrock.
Allen said in a letter to BP chief managing director Bob Dudley: “Given the current observations… including the detected seep a distance from the well and undetermined anomalies at the well head, monitoring of the seabed is of paramount importance…
“I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well should hydrocarbon seepage near the wellhead be confirmed.” More …
CHINA
Dalian Xingang oil port, China’s largest oil reserve base, have been shut after a crude oil pipeline exploded spilling oil into the sea
A view shows crude oil in the sea near Dalian, Liaoning province July 18, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily. Image may be subject to copyright.
“The port was sealed right after the explosion. We have a one-week contingency plan, but are hoping that the oil spill can be cleaned up as soon as possible,” a PetroChina oil executive told Reuters.
The explosion occurred when an oil tanker was off-loading its crude oil, according to China Daily.
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Posted by feww on July 19, 2010
There’s NO Place to Hide!
PNG’s New Britain Region, Alaska’s Fox Islands and E Russia-NE China Border Region Struck by Waves of Significant Earthquakes
Fire-Earth’s earlier forecast:
The Blog Moderators expect more earthquakes, and related disasters, in the 2nd half of 2010 than occurred in the 1st half of this year.
Japan region could be struck by up to 3 additional strong to large earthquakes by end 2010/early 2011, one of which could be a catastrophic event.
Latest Earthquake Reports: PNG
- Magnitude 7.3 [USGS estimate]
- Date-Time
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:35:02 UTC
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:35:02 PM at epicenter
- Location: 6.019°S, 150.497°E
- Depth: 57.6 km (35.8 miles)
- Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Distances:
- 65 km (40 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
- 105 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
- 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
- 2385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles)
- Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbr
10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,150°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by Fire-Earth.
About 30 minutes earlier, a foreshock measuring as large as 7.2Mw struck the region:
- Magnitude 6.9 [USGS estimate]
- Date-Time
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:04:11 UTC
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:04:11 PM at epicenter
- Location: 6.000°S, 150.436°E
- Depth: 42 km (26.1 miles)
- Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Distances:
- 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
- 100 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
- 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
- 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
- Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbk
ALASKA
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA was struck by significant quake measuring up to 7.1Mw.
- Magnitude 6.7 [USGS estimate]
- Date-Time:
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 05:56:44 UTC
- Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 09:56:44 PM at epicenter
- Location: 52.861°N, 169.839°W
- Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
- Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Distances:
- 60 km (40 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
- 65 km (40 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
- 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
- 2295 km (1420 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
- Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywaq
About 14 hours later, a significant aftershock measuring as large as 6.4Mw struck the region:
Magnitude 5.8 [USGS estimate]
- Date-Time:
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 19:48:09 UTC
- Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:48:09 AM at epicenter
- Location: 52.853°N, 169.662°W
- Depth: 41 km (25.5 miles)
- Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
- Distances:
- 55 km (35 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
- 70 km (45 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
- 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
- 2280 km (1410 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
- Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywce
E Russia-NE China Border Region
GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
© Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum – GFZ
- Region: E Russia-NE China Border Region
- Time: 2010-07-18 13:42:49.4 UTC
- Magnitude: 6.3
- Epicenter: 132.98°E 48.50°N
- Depth: 10 km
- Status: manually revised
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Posted by feww on July 18, 2010
CONSON Leaves 72 dead with at least 95 others missing in the Philippines and Vietnam
Typhoon CONSON (Basyang) claimed 68 lives in the Philippines with another 84 people reported missing. Up to 30,000 homes were reportedly destroyed or damaged.
At least 2 people were also killed in China, and 2 in Vietnam with 11 others reported as missing.
“Conson slammed into the country on Tuesday, directly hitting the capital Manila as it cut westward into the South China Sea with a ferocity that caught weather forecasters by surprise.” AFP reported.
Bystanders look at the body of a dead fisherman in Mariveles, Bataan. Credit: AFP. Image may be subject to copyright.
Typhoon CONSON lost most of it ferocity, slamming into northern Vietnam as a tropical storm late Saturday, having pummeled the Philippines and the Chinese island of Hainan earlier in the week. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the north of Vietnam.
CONSON is downgraded to a tropical depression, but should continue to dump more rain in the mountainous areas in the north of Vietnam causing flash floods and landslides for another 48 to 72 hours.
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Posted by feww on July 16, 2010
Specter of Global Drought Disasters Looming
Global Food Shortages Would Follow
The Planet Can Survive Higher Temperatures; YOU Can’t!
The first six months of 2010 has been the warmest on record so far. The average global temperatures for the first half of the year were 0.03 degree Fahrenheit higher than the previous record set in 1998, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
The El Nino weather pattern was the major driver for the hot temperatures globally, climate scientists say.
“We had an El Nino episode in the early part of the year that’s now faded but that has contributed to the warmth not only in equatorial Pacific but also contributed to anomalously warm global temperatures as well,” said Jay Lawrimore, chief of climate analysis at the National Climatic Data Center.
Although La Nina could bring in cooler temperatures globally later this year, 2010 could still prove to be the hottest year overall since the records began, overtaking 2005 the previous record holder.
“This year the fact that the El Nino episode has ended and is likely to transition into La Nina, which has a cooling influence on the global average temperature, it’s possible that we will not end up with the warmest year as a whole.” Lawrimore said.
Global View
- The Arctic sea, the ice melted to its thinnest level in June.
- Britain has seen it driest year in 80 years.
- Parts of Middle East are undergoing the most severe drought since records began.
- Northern Thailand is experiencing the worst drought in living memory.
- The U.S.: “It’s going to be pretty warm across eastern Nebraska, Iowa, western portions of Missouri, mid to upper 90s (F),” said Donald Keeney, senior agriculture meteorologist with CROPCAST Ag Services.
- Large temperatures anomalies in most parts of Africa, Canada and tropical oceans have been registered, a report said.
Land Surface Temperatures, Early July 2010
Global map shows temperature anomalies for July 4–11, 2010, compared to temperatures for the same dates from 2000 to 2008. The anomalies are based on land surface temperatures observed by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite. Areas with above-average temperatures appear in red and orange, and areas with below-average temperatures appear in shades of blue. Oceans, lakes, and areas with insufficient data (usually because of persistent clouds) appear in gray. Source of Image and caption (edited) NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge. Download large image (3 MB, PNG)
Note from original caption: “Because this image shows temperature anomalies rather than absolute temperatures, not all red areas are warmer than all blue areas. Red-hued northern Canada, for instance, is not warmer than blue-hued northern Mexico. Although deep red tones predominate along the mid-Atlantic coast, absolute temperatures are probably warmer in the barely orange American Southwest. Unusually warm conditions predominate in South America, but the Southern Hemisphere is in winter.”
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Posted by feww on July 16, 2010
Germantown Quake Largest Ever Recorded in D.C.
More, Stronger Quakes Could Strike the Atlantic Seaboard
The quake epicentered at 39.167°N, 77.252°W, in Germantown neighborhood, about 20 miles NW of Washington DC, and struck at a depth of about 5km on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 09:04:47 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.
Earthquake Details
- Magnitude 3.6
- Date-Time
- Friday, July 16, 2010 at 09:04:47 UTC
- Friday, July 16, 2010 at 05:04:47 AM at epicenter
- Location 39.167°N, 77.252°W
- Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
- Region POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION
- Distances
- 15 km (10 miles) NW of Rockville, Maryland
- 30 km (15 miles) ENE of Leesburg, Virginia
- 35 km (20 miles) NW of WASHINGTON, D.C.
- 70 km (45 miles) WNW of ANNAPOLIS, Maryland
- Location: Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
- Parameters: NST= 15, Nph= 15, Dmin=44.7 km, Rmss=1.49 sec, Gp=133°, M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2010yua6
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