China City Water Supply Suspened after Pollution in Yangtze

ENVIRONMENTAL HOLOCAUST
CONTAMINATED WATER
SCENARIO 05
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Up to a million people affected in China’s latest water pollution scare

Authorities suspend water supply in  east China’s Jingjiang City (Jiangsu Province) on Friday after “abnormal water quality” was detected in the Yangtze River, reported Xinhua.

“The city’s water company detected a strange odor in the river water around 10 a.m., said a statement posted by the city’s official account on microblogging site Sina Weibo.”

The latest episode is one of a series of water pollution incidents that has caused major concern across China.

In April, excessive levels of benzene were detected in Lanzhou city’s tap water. Lanzhou (population: ~ 4 million) is the capital city of northwest China’s Gansu Province.

Original Caption: Residents purchase bottled drinkable water at a supermarket in Jingjiang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, May 9, 2014. Water supply in Jingjiang City was suspended after abnormal water quality was detected in the Yangtze River water source, the city’s official microblog announced in a statement around noon Friday. (Xinhua)

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Another Swarm of Earthquakes Strikes Oklahoma

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIO 08
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19 Quakes Strike OK in 6 Days

The events include at least 6 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater in the last 24 hours with the largest quake measuring 3.5Mw.

Centered at  36.566°N, 97.616°W the M3.5 quake struck at a depth of about 4.3km (2.6mi) on May 8, at 20:40:32 UTC.

• 6 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater have struck OK since yesterday
• The largest quake measured 3.5Mw
• 50 Percent of the quakes measured 3.0 or greater.
• At least 19 quakes measuring M2.5 or greater have struck the state of Oklahoma in the past 6 days.
• More than 108 quakes have occurred in the state during the past 30 days.

USGS Acknowledges Heightened Seismicity in OK!!

“The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has increased by about 50 percent since October 2013, significantly increasing the chance for a damaging quake in central Oklahoma,” a report quoted USGS as saying earlier this week.

However, there was no mention of WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHERE, or WHEN!

• WHY would the smaller quakes lead to a major quake?

• HOW, WHERE, or WHEN would a major quake occur?

• WHAT would be the magnitude of the forecast earthquake?

USGS has correctly identified what is NOT the cause of hundreds of quakes that have rattled Oklahomans in the last year or so.

“The recent earthquake rate changes [in Oklahoma] are not due to typical, random fluctuations in natural seismicity rates,” said USGS.

Earthquake Location map. At least 9 quakes measuring M2.5 or greater have struck the state of Oklahoma in the past 6 days. Map sourced from USGS/EHP.

FIRE-EARTH EQ Forecast

The next detailed FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast will be released together with Bulletin NO. 96 on May 11, 2014.

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FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan

Due to the reasons explained previously on this blog, FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California and Japan seismicity.

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Fracking-Related

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• Significant Radioactivity, Salts, Metals Detected at Pennsylvania Fracking Site Posted on October 3, 2013
• Fracking Fluid Likely Killed Threatened Kentucky Fish: USGS Posted on August 30, 2013
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• Big Oil Hires Top Environmental Assassins
• NY sanity questioned as state plan shale gas drilling
• Kudos to Residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania

• EPA admits water contaminated near gas-drilling sites
• ‘Diarrhea water’

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• Houston, we really do have a problem!

M6.4 Quake Rattles SW Mexico

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIO 08
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Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Middle America Trench

Centered at 17.385°N, 100.656°W the quake occurred at a depth of about  23.9km (14.9mi), said USGS/EHP.

The event occurred close to the epicenter of powerful earthquake measuring 7.5Mw that struck the region on April 18, 2014.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 6.4Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-08 @ 17:00:17 UTC
Location: 17.385°N 100.656°W depth=23.9km (14.9mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 15km (9mi) N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico
• 31km (19mi) NW of Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico
• 66km (41mi) ESE of Petatlan, Mexico
• 73km (45mi) WNW of Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico
• 277km (172mi) SW of Mexico City, Mexico

Tsunami Evaluation

No tsunami generated.

EQ Location Map

30-Day Magnitude 4.5+ EQs. Source: USGS/EHP

FIRE-EARTH EQ Forecast

The next detailed FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast will be released together with Bulletin NO. 96 on May 11, 2014.

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FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan

Due to the reasons explained previously on this blog, FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California and Japan seismicity.

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