Earth Changes 2010 to Date

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.1 MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 05:29:31 UTC

Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 05:29:31 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 01:29:31 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 13.74N 120.07E
Depth 72.4 kilometers
Region MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Distances 105 km (65 miles) W of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
120 km (75 miles) S of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
125 km (80 miles) WNW of Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
135 km (85 miles) SW of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.9 km; depth +/- 13.0 km
Parameters Nst=49, Nph=49, Dmin=422.3 km, Rmss=1.20 sec, Erho=8.9 km, Erzz=13.0 km, Gp=41.7 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010ugaf

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event...ilippines.html

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[viking]

Russia's top weatherman today announced that the winter now drawing to a close in Siberia may turn out to be the coldest on record

Some 63 days were colder than minus 25C and 39 days below minus 30C.

For this part of Siberia, this represents the coldest conditions in 40 years and the second harshest winter in 110 years.

Equivalent statistics for colder eastern Siberia have not been issued yet.

The coldest recorded temperature in the recent winter is believed to have been minus 57.4C degrees in Oymyakon on 20 January.

The remote town in eastern Siberia is the coldest inhabited community in the world.

'When we say that this winter in Siberia was record breaking, we are aware that temperatures on some days of other years may have gone lower, but in the most recent winter the substantial cold was staying longer than usual and over larger regions than usual,' said Dmitry Kiktev, deputy head of Rosgidromet.

'There were periods of so-called "monotonous cold" when the weather was less diverse, and the cold remained strong and stable to record levels.'

Mr Frolov also offered bad news for Russians hoping for a speedy respite from the long winter.

'We can officially say that beginning of the spring in Russia is postponed for another seven to 10 days,' he warned.



Beryozovka, Russia: The beginning of the spring in Russia has been postponed for another seven to 10 days, according to a Russian weatherman

The Urals and Siberia would continue to face 'winter-like temperatures' well into April, while European Russia would be below average, he said.

Climate change adherents say the planet is warming due to man-made factors but Russian expert Professor Arkady Tishkov said yesterday that Siberia and the world are in fact getting colder.

'From a scientific point of view, talk about increasing average temperatures on earth of several degrees are absurd,' he said.

'Of course we can't say that global warming is a myth and falsification. In many regions of planet the temperature is higher than expected because of human impact.

'But the climate system of the planet is changing according to different cycles - from several years to thousand of years.

'From the scientific point of view, in terms of large scale climate cycles, we are in a period of cooling.

'The last three years of low temperatures in Siberia, the Arctic and number of Russia mountainous regions prove that, as does the recovery of ice in the Arctic Ocean and the absence of warming signs in Siberia.'

Mr Tishkov, deputy head of the Geography Institute at Russian Academy of Science, said: 'What we have been watching recently is comparatively fast changes of climate to warming, but within the framework of an overall long-term period of cooling. This is a proven scientific fact.

'The recent warming - and we are talking tenths of a degree at most - is caused by human activity, like forest elimination, the changing of landscapes.

'The greenhouse gases so much discussed now do not in fact play big role. We have to remember that all the impact of industrial enterprises in Russia cannot be compared with one volcano eruption on our planet.'

On the latest Siberian statistics, Mr Kiktev said: 'This winter does not prove that global warming is a myth, just as recent warm winters do not prove it does exist.

'These are just small peaks in the climate process. What they show, if anything, we will be able to judge in tens of years from now.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...#ixzz0jDG4T74v

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...st-record.html

March 24, 2010

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[viking]

6.2 earthquake, Atacama, Chile on Mar 26 10:52 AM at epicenter (10m ago, 76 km S of Copiapo, depth 59 km). http://j.mp/9JalH3

http://twitter.com/NewEarthquake

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[5thElement]

I'm not sure if this belongs in Earth Updates - but it will definitely have an impact. Also, quite sad
Bat Die-offs Spread to 11 States and Scientists Call It “Crisis”
First victims of white-nose fungus now found in Ontario, Canada, bat colony.

© 2010 by Linda Moulton Howe


“These bats have been around for some 50 million years
and have been able to adapt very well to their natural conditions.
And in a very short span under our watch, they are disappearing from
our forests and ecosystems.” - Scott Darling, Vermont Wildlife Biologist

March 25, 2010 Louisville, Kentucky - A week ago in Louisville, Kentucky, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service held a meeting with federal and state biologists March 15-19, to work on a national implementation plan for white-nose syndrome that continues to kill hibernating bats in huge numbers. In some bat hibernation sites this winter, 99% of the bats are dead! One site is the Graphite Mine in New York’s Adirondacks. This once had the largest count of Little Brown Bats in North America – about 200,000 animals. But recently, the count is down to only 2,000.

http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?I...ry=Environment

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[viking]

Worst Drought in a Millenium Creates Severe Food Shortages



Beijing News has reported that drought has now seriously impacted the provinces of Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, the city of Chongqing, and the surrounding areas, affecting 61.3 million people, according to a disaster briefing released by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on March 23.
Villagers carry empty pails down a mountain in Sichuan Province. (Getty Images)
Buffaloes in a dry riverbed in Shilin County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, on Feb. 24. (Getty Images)
A boy and his empty pail in Yunnan Province. (AFP)
A waterless reservoir in Green Pool Dame at Shilin County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province on February 2. (Getty Images)
Villagers digging at a 158 year old well that no longer gives water in Guizhou Province. (Getty Images)


The drinking water supply for 18 million people, and water for 11.7 million large livestock and five million hectares (12.5 million acres) of farmland are compromised. More than 1.15 million hectares (2.9 million acres) of farmland is already decimated.

further reading...
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/32129/

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[viking]

MAP 6.2 2010/03/26 14:52:06 -27.985 -70.709 35.0 ATACAMA, CHILE

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[viking]

Just found this which I thought was interesting...mainstream...

Russian appeal of 'weather control'

Standing by an open hatch on a Russian military plane high up in the sky is tricky.

All the more so when your job is to "seed" clouds, shovelling chemicals outside to cause rain.

These seeded clouds never make it to Moscow, where millions are enjoying a nice sunny holiday. Or where guests might be dancing at a wedding under the clear blue sky.

Some might think that controlling the weather sounds a bit like science fiction.

further reading...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8587725.stm

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[Tamara]

Just wanted to say a brief thanks to those who provided links to the IRIS and EDIS sites - I'd been looking for something like that for a long time but didn't know where to start. Also, I can use these sites to work out whether the dizzy spells I have every now and then are related to earthquakes somewhere in the world. I have no proof to date of this of course, but it's just a gut feeling. So many weird dreams lately . . . you can never tell.

[viking]

Hey Tamara thanks for your input...much appreciated...

A lot of us here have been having weird dreams lately..dont be to shy to divulge the content of your dreams...

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[avid]

Thanks Tamara and Viking, this is my favourite thread at the moment... - we live in interesting times!

[viking]

Chile rattled by 6.1-magnitude aftershock

SANTIAGO, March 29 (AFP) - Chile was rattled by a 6.1 magnitude aftershock Sunday causing no damage or injuries but some panic in Concepcion, near where last month's massive quake struck killing 452 people, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

The earthquake struck at 5:43 pm (2143 GMT), with its epicenter located offshore at 166 kilometers (103 miles) north of Concepcion, at a depth of 19 kilometers (12 miles), the US-based Geological Sury's National Earthquake Information Center said.

No alert was issued by the US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

"No damage was reported to people or infrastructure from this earthquake," Chile's National Emergency Office said.

Some people in the central port city of Concepcion, however, rushed out of their homes into the street as a precaution, an AFP reporter said.

On February, an 8.8-magnitude quake and tsunami centered around Concepcion in Chile killed at least 452 people and caused some 30 billion dollars in damage, with nearly 100 people still missing.

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[viking]

Severe storms, tornadoes lash Southeast

(CNN) -- A broad band of severe thunderstorms Sunday sparked heavy rain and hail and prompted tornado warnings from Florida to Virginia, with multiple twisters reported in North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

At least eight unconfirmed tornadoes were spotted along North Carolina's I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Greensboro, with overturned mobile homes, toppled trees and downed power lines left by the storms, the weather service said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/0...ex.html?hpt=T1

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[viking]

The full Moon 2/28: predictions and insights ... Interesting article about weather patterns around the full moon!!!

Amidst violent winter storms in the US and Europe and the earthquake in Chile we have come to full Moon in Virgo. What makes this full Moon so interesting is that it is exactly opposite Jupiter, Jupiter being exactly conjunction the Sun in Pisces bringing up gigantic tidal affects in the atmosphere that are involved in the storm systems we are experiencing now sincronus with the earthquake and tidal waves. To look at this more closely and find out possible future events in several regions of the world the following report is made from charts calculated for Greenwich, UK; Washington DC; Albuquerque, NM; Delhi, India; and various places in the world that resonate to Virgo and Pisces.


Besides the dramatic atmospheric affects of this full Moon, the polarity of Virgo/Pisces involving the Moon's opposition to Jupiter suggests that the general health of people in the world is now in danger due to contaminated water and spoiled food supplies. In addition, this full Moon is pointing out the need that the whole world is facing to change the conditions of labor connected to global finances. Conditions are deteriorating. This is a time of general transition. There are probabilities of a general rise in crime in the entire world at this juncture. Drug gangs are virulent. The conjunction of Jupiter with the Sun in opposition with the Moon brings out the worst of Jupiter. Jupiter is now very weak as it is burnt out by the Sun. In such condition and in opposition to the Moon Jupiter causes over-expansion and extravagance that results in losses, errors of judgement, injustices, and a proneness to self-indulgence and dissipation that leads to health problems. Guard your health.

further reading...
http://www.examiner.com/x-34155-Albu...s-and-insights

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[MorningSong]

RE: Tornadoes in North Carolina Traid

Here are 2 articles from the Winston-Salem Journal:

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2...ked-by-storms/

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2...through-triad/

I remember a similar storm with multiple tornadoes back in 1989.

[MorningSong]

Thought I'd post this prevision made at the end of February... I guess it's heads up for the next few days.

END OF MARCH

by lightbulb @, Saturday, February 27, 2010, 09:41

Hello everyone.

Just to let you know, conditions for another very large quake exist at the end of March---Let's say March 30-April 2. Similar conditions to what caused the Sumatra quake in 2004. If you go to a solar simulator, you will see and earth-Mercury-venus-square Jupiter Neptune. At the same time, there is a Mars--pluto opposition and a Saturn Uranus Opposition (Moon toward Saturn on the 30th which also squares pluto--the mercury Venus is also squaring Mars) Let's put it this way---this situation has the potential to be not very pleasant.

Location? From following the moon path, It could occur again in Sumatra, Western Africa, or the northern half of South America--but I can't be precise.

This is not to say there won't be other large quakes in March. Around 15-22, we cross a large alignment of planets spanning from Saturn to Uranus. As I mentioned before, Should have a lot of rain and storms through mid March(Looking at Southern hem/equator)--with a tornado outbreak around the 15th.(Southern USA) And also, when we cross between the sun and Saturn, or there abouts, watch for volcanic activty. (could be the reason why there is a volcano in Chile on Red Alert. Chaiten, I believe.)

And everyone, don't worry about crow or humble pie. When it comes to loss of life, I would prefer to be wrong and munching blackbird pie myself.

http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.net/....php?id=235726

[viking]

Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.4 Mw
Date-Time 30 Mar 2010 16:54:48 UTC
30 Mar 2010 22:24:48 near epicenter
30 Mar 2010 10:54:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 13.616N 92.858E
Depth 45 km
Distances 217 km (135 miles) N (4 degrees) of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
406 km (252 miles) SSW (210 degrees) of Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
500 km (311 miles) SW (226 degrees) of YANGON (Rangoon), Myanmar

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.8 km; Vertical 12.5 km
Parameters Nph = 91; Dmin = 868.4 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 50°
M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID US 2010ula2 ***This event supersedes event PT10089001.

For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

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[viking]

Traditionally this is our first weekend to keep on top on the gardening...etc etc...it aint gonna happen this weekend!!!

Snow forecast for Scotland and NI

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/new...00/8594912.stm

[viking]

Mmmm...

http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/b...tivity-in-many

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[stardustaquarion]

Huge waves strike Leith docks Edinburgh BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596344.stm
Huge waves breached sea walls at Leith docks in Edinburgh, causing severe flooding to roads.

Heavy snow and winds have caused major disruption to some parts of the UK, with 48,000 homes in Northern Ireland and 15,000 in Scotland without power.

Motorists rescued in Northern Ireland amid heavy snow http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8596056.stm?ls

Down here in East Sussex quite windy :O

[viking]

* Earthquake hits Andaman 6.9

Port Blair/Bhubaneshwar, Mar 30 (PTI) An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands tonight leaving two persons injured but there was no report of any death or damage.

The quake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale in Bhubaneshwar, jolted coastal areas of Orissa, bringing panic-stricken people in some areas out of their houses.

"The epicentre of the earthquake was located at Landfall Island, 240 km north of Port Blair. The earthquake shook parts of Andaman islands but no tsunami alert was sounded," Deputy Commissioner of South Andaman S N Jha told PTI.

Chief Secretary Vivek Roy said two persons were injured when they fell from the roof of a house in north Andaman.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/587435_E...ssa--2-injured

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