Significant Quakes Strike Greece, Red Sea

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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M4.6 quake strikes N of Athens, Greece

Centered at 38.525°N 23.703°E the quake occurred at a depth of about 10km some 60km (37mi) N of Athens, Greece.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 4.6Mw
Event Time: 2014-07-11 09:46:06 UTC
Location: 38.525°N 23.703°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 6km (4mi) E of Nea Artaki, Greece
• 11km (7mi) NE of Chalkida, Greece
• 40km (25mi) NE of Thivai, Greece
• 43km (27mi) NNW of Ayios Stefanos, Greece
• 60km (37mi) N of Athens, Greece

EQ Location Map

M4.6 quake strikes the Red Sea

Magnitude: 4.6Mw – 40.13°E 17.32°N Depth=10 km [GEOFON Program]
Event Time: 2014-07-10 21:53:59 UTC
Location: 17.759°N 40.112°E depth=14.9km (9.2mi) [USGS/EHP]
Nearby Cities:

• 182km (113mi) SW of Al Qunfidhah, Saudi Arabia
• 211km (131mi) NE of Nak’fa, Eritrea
• 242km (150mi) SW of Al Majaridah, Saudi Arabia
• 243km (151mi) WNW of Farasan, Saudi Arabia
• 296km (184mi) NNE of Asmara, Eritrea

Federal Disaster Declared for New York

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
MAJOR DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 444, 111, 088, 066, 023
FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARED
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New York Declared Major Disaster Area (DR-4180)

Federal disaster has been declared for the state of New York in 11 counties affected by the severe storms and flooding during the period of May 13-22, 2014.

Areas worst affected by the disasters are the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Delaware, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario, Otsego, Steuben, and Yates.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, said Fema in a statement released by White House.

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India Experiences 5th Week of Poor Monsoon Rains

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
RISING TEMPERATURES
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
POOR MONSOON RAINS
CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 900, 800, 777, 555, 444, 111, 100, 04, 03
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India’s Seasonal Rain Deficiency Falls to 43 Percent of Normal

About 70 percent of India’s 1.2 billion population live in rural areas, and the farm sector accounts for more than 14 percent of its $2 trillion economy.

Monsoon rainfall was 41 percent below average for the week ending July 9, and 53 percent lower than normal the previous week, said  India’s weather office.

Northern Limit of Monsoon

Advance of SW Monsoon 2014

Forecasters say cyclone ‘Nanauk’ over the Arabian Sea was responsible for delaying the monsoon progress along the central and northern regions.