Earthquakes
USGS
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s |
LAT deg |
LON deg |
DEPTH km |
Region | |
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| MAP | 2.7 | 2012/10/03 23:05:49 | 36.900 | -117.418 | 8.0 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2012/10/03 22:48:58 | -14.331 | -76.217 | 32.0 | NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2012/10/03 22:23:22 | 46.760 | 97.920 | 12.6 | WESTERN MONGOLIA |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2012/10/03 21:02:39 | -5.765 | 151.126 | 56.9 | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2012/10/03 20:25:52 | 38.529 | -122.323 | 0.1 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 3.8 | 2012/10/03 19:51:08 | 39.724 | -119.436 | 10.9 | NEVADA |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2012/10/03 18:30:14 | 53.395 | -164.278 | 20.0 | UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.4 | 2012/10/03 18:28:33 | 5.860 | 126.955 | 144.5 | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2012/10/03 16:49:04 | 19.141 | -65.120 | 84.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2012/10/03 16:25:14 | 57.427 | -154.107 | 13.6 | KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2012/10/03 14:41:28 | 44.884 | 9.865 | 10.0 | NORTHERN ITALY |
| MAP | 5.7 | 2012/10/03 13:32:35 | -0.451 | 97.648 | 10.0 | KEPULAUAN BATU, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2012/10/03 10:04:04 | 19.802 | -64.287 | 24.0 | NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2012/10/03 09:39:59 | 38.070 | 141.898 | 35.4 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2012/10/03 09:20:45 | 44.655 | 7.311 | 10.0 | NORTHERN ITALY |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2012/10/03 08:16:41 | 44.352 | -129.006 | 10.0 | OFF THE COAST OF OREGON |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2012/10/03 08:02:16 | 14.851 | 147.797 | 35.1 | MARIANA ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.2 | 2012/10/03 06:44:56 | 18.192 | -67.845 | 50.0 | MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 4.2 | 2012/10/03 06:26:41 | 12.296 | -87.831 | 64.7 | NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2012/10/03 06:26:17 | -6.277 | 152.746 | 30.5 | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/03 03:31:03 | 57.241 | -154.888 | 12.6 | KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2012/10/03 03:22:30 | 62.448 | -151.512 | 107.2 | CENTRAL ALASKA |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2012/10/03 02:36:14 | 62.911 | -148.674 | 82.6 | CENTRAL ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.3 | 2012/10/03 02:13:13 | 44.475 | -128.814 | 10.0 | OFF THE COAST OF OREGON |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2012/10/03 00:50:29 | 53.216 | -166.719 | 39.8 | FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 3.7 | 2012/10/03 00:35:53 | 19.684 | -64.335 | 33.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2012/10/03 00:19:51 | 60.613 | -147.537 | 6.7 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s |
LAT deg |
LON deg |
DEPTH km |
Region | |
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| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 22:41:21 | 19.635 | -64.387 | 7.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 22:38:48 | 19.580 | -64.407 | 47.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 21:00:48 | 19.637 | -64.269 | 18.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.8 | 2012/10/02 19:59:32 | 51.552 | -178.046 | 5.0 | ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2012/10/02 19:43:09 | 24.678 | -110.179 | 15.4 | GULF OF CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2012/10/02 19:41:30 | -65.008 | 177.926 | 16.6 | BALLENY ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 19:17:14 | 19.662 | -64.273 | 56.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2012/10/02 19:16:02 | 37.142 | 71.812 | 138.9 | TAJIKISTAN |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 19:15:19 | 19.732 | -64.250 | 48.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2012/10/02 18:39:08 | -20.607 | -174.229 | 3.1 | TONGA |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2012/10/02 18:37:41 | 26.847 | 92.788 | 51.6 | ASSAM, INDIA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2012/10/02 18:23:16 | -6.071 | 146.248 | 118.1 | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2012/10/02 17:50:19 | -27.498 | -68.945 | 79.6 | CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2012/10/02 17:37:24 | -2.876 | 101.931 | 116.6 | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2012/10/02 17:24:58 | -6.336 | 130.286 | 135.2 | BANDA SEA |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 16:46:51 | 19.457 | -64.275 | 8.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.5 | 2012/10/02 14:55:31 | -3.632 | 101.476 | 57.5 | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 3.5 | 2012/10/02 13:28:08 | 19.476 | -64.164 | 85.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.2 | 2012/10/02 12:05:13 | 19.666 | -64.235 | 55.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2012/10/02 11:37:53 | 39.774 | 143.243 | 29.8 | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2012/10/02 11:35:52 | -21.109 | -174.474 | 34.7 | TONGA |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2012/10/02 10:02:22 | 32.800 | -116.154 | 6.6 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2012/10/02 09:08:11 | 18.216 | -68.175 | 125.0 | MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2012/10/02 08:43:35 | 37.558 | 72.321 | 190.1 | TAJIKISTAN |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2012/10/02 08:34:55 | 32.461 | 76.641 | 12.6 | HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2012/10/02 08:28:15 | 32.805 | -116.144 | 10.5 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2012/10/02 07:16:10 | 50.251 | 179.183 | 30.2 | RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2012/10/02 06:25:32 | 8.293 | 123.314 | 41.1 | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2012/10/02 05:43:29 | 34.215 | -117.090 | 5.9 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 3.2 | 2012/10/02 04:41:36 | 52.038 | 176.335 | 46.0 | RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.2 | 2012/10/02 04:21:03 | 52.473 | 173.398 | 49.5 | NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2012/10/02 04:12:32 | 52.094 | 176.423 | 50.0 | RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2012/10/02 03:33:30 | -18.820 | -174.836 | 96.7 | TONGA |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2012/10/02 03:20:53 | 36.220 | -118.318 | 5.5 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.2 | 2012/10/02 03:17:12 | 45.897 | 142.685 | 342.6 | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2012/10/02 03:14:04 | 59.818 | -150.519 | 60.3 | KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2012/10/02 03:05:47 | 18.513 | -67.368 | 19.0 | MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2012/10/02 02:57:00 | 40.329 | -125.431 | 6.4 | OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2012/10/02 02:38:32 | 51.559 | -178.031 | 4.8 | ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2012/10/02 01:51:39 | 39.600 | 143.424 | 33.2 | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2012/10/02 01:10:46 | 36.206 | 140.937 | 17.7 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
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Earthquake at Katla Volcano
An earthquake of a magnitude of 3.2 hit Katla volcano, which lies underneath the Mýrdalsjökull icecap in south Iceland, just before 9:30 this morning.
Mýrdalsjökull, under which Katla volcano lies. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.According to Gunnar Guðmundsson, seismologist at the Icelandic Office of Meteorology, the earthquake hit at a depth of 100 meters. Several smaller earthquakes occurred shortly before the larger one but no earthquakes have been recorded since, mbl.is reports.
Gunnar says there have been quakes of this strength before in the volcano but that they are not common. There has been little activity in Katla in the last month and there is no evidence of any further developments, he adds.
The glacier-covered volcano is monitored closely. A major glacial outburst flood occurred in July 2011, tearing a hole in the Ring Road in South Iceland.
Click here to read more about seismic activity in Katla and here to read about other recent earthquakes in Iceland.
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LISS – Live Internet Seismic Server
GSN Stations
These data update automatically every 30 minutes. Last update: October 4, 2012 08:48:51 UTC
Seismograms may take several moments to load. Click on a plot to see larger image.
CU/ANWB, Willy Bob, Antigua and Barbuda
CU/BBGH, Gun Hill, Barbados
CU/BCIP, Isla Barro Colorado, Panama
CU/GRGR, Grenville, Grenada
CU/GRTK, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands
CU/GTBY, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
CU/MTDJ, Mount Denham, Jamaica
CU/SDDR, Presa de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic
CU/TGUH, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
IC/BJT, Baijiatuan, Beijing, China
IC/ENH, Enshi, China
IC/HIA, Hailar, Neimenggu Province, China
IC/LSA, Lhasa, China
IC/MDJ, Mudanjiang, China
IC/QIZ, Qiongzhong, Guangduong Province, China
IU/ADK, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
IU/AFI, Afiamalu, Samoa
IU/ANMO, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
IU/ANTO, Ankara, Turkey
IU/BBSR, Bermuda
IU/BILL, Bilibino, Russia
IU/CASY, Casey, Antarctica
IU/CCM, Cathedral Cave, Missouri, USA
IU/CHTO, Chiang Mai, Thailand
IU/COLA, College Outpost, Alaska, USA
IU/COR, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
IU/CTAO, Charters Towers, Australia
IU/DAV,Davao, Philippines
IU/DWPF,Disney Wilderness Preserve, Florida, USA
IU/FUNA,Funafuti, Tuvalu
IU/FURI, Mt. Furi, Ethiopia
IU/GNI, Garni, Armenia
IU/GRFO, Grafenberg, Germany
IU/GUMO, Guam, Mariana Islands
IU/HKT, Hockley, Texas, USA
IU/HNR, Honiara, Solomon Islands
IU/HRV, Adam Dziewonski Observatory (Oak Ridge), Massachusetts, USA
IU/INCN, Inchon, Republic of Korea
IU/JOHN, Johnston Island, Pacific Ocean
IU/KBS, Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway
IU/KEV, Kevo, Finland
IU/KIEV, Kiev, Ukraine
IU/KIP, Kipapa, Hawaii, USA
IU/KMBO, Kilima Mbogo, Kenya
IU/KNTN, Kanton Island, Kiribati
IU/KONO, Kongsberg, Norway
IU/KOWA, Kowa, Mali
IU/LCO, Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile
IU/LSZ, Lusaka, Zambia
IU/LVC, Limon Verde, Chile
IU/MA2, Magadan, Russia
IU/MAJO, Matsushiro, Japan
IU/MAKZ,Makanchi, Kazakhstan
IU/MBWA, Marble Bar, Western Australia
IU/MIDW, Midway Island, Pacific Ocean, USA
IU/MSKU, Masuku, Gabon
IU/NWAO, Narrogin, Australia
IU/OTAV, Otavalo, Equador
IU/PAB, San Pablo, Spain
IU/PAYG Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands
IU/PET, Petropavlovsk, Russia
IU/PMG, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
IU/PMSA, Palmer Station, Antarctica
IU/POHA, Pohakaloa, Hawaii
IU/PTCN, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific
IU/PTGA, Pitinga, Brazil
IU/QSPA, South Pole, Antarctica
IU/RAO, Raoul, Kermandec Islands
IU/RAR, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
IU/RCBR, Riachuelo, Brazil
IU/RSSD, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA
IU/SAML, Samuel, Brazil
IU/SBA, Scott Base, Antarctica
IU/SDV, Santo Domingo, Venezuela
IU/SFJD, Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
IU/SJG, San Juan, Puerto Rico
IU/SLBS, Sierra la Laguna Baja California Sur, Mexico
IU/SNZO, South Karori, New Zealand
IU/SSPA, Standing Stone, Pennsylvania USA
IU/TARA, Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribati
IU/TATO, Taipei, Taiwan
IU/TEIG, Tepich, Yucatan, Mexico
IU/TIXI, Tiksi, Russia
IU/TRIS, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean
IU/TRQA, Tornquist, Argentina
IU/TSUM, Tsumeb, Namibia
IU/TUC, Tucson, Arizona
IU/ULN, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
IU/WAKE, Wake Island, Pacific Ocean
IU/WCI, Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA
IU/WVT, Waverly, Tennessee, USA
IU/XMAS, Kiritimati Island, Republic of Kiribati
IU/YAK, Yakutsk, Russia
IU/YSS, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia
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Volcanic Activity
Suwanosejima volcano (Japan): new explosion reported & activity summary for August 2012
An explosion was reported this morning (around 07 am GMT time) with an ash plume reaching 10,000 (about 3 km) altitude.
Summary for August 2012 activity (JMA):
No explosive eruptions occurred at Otake crater in August (as in July). The plume was observed only August 19th and the height was approx. 300 m above the crater rim during this period (maximum. 400 m in July). Weak volcanic glows in the crater were recorded at night with a high-sensitivity camera on August 8th-10th, 12th-14th, 18th-20th and 24th.
Seismic activity remained at low levels, with 17 A-type events (29 in July) and 39 B-type events (123 in July).
No volcanic tremor was observed in August (total tremor duration 38h 5m in July).
No unusual ground deformation was seen in GPS observation data.
At Otake crater, no eruption was observed during this period, but eruptions nevertheless have occurred repeatedly over a long time.
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NASA Radar to Study Volcanoes in Alaska and Japan
This UAVSAR interferogram shows active volcano Mount St. Helens (left) and dormant volcano Mount Adams, both in Washington state. The sensor collected data for this image during flights in July 2009 and August 2010 to compute the surface deformation that could indicate activity in the volcanoes’ magma. No deformation was evident during this period. (NASA image)
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A NASA aircraft carrying a unique 3-D aerial radar developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has left California for a 10-day campaign to study active volcanoes in Alaska and Japan.
The modified NASA C-20A (G-III) aircraft, with JPL’s Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) installed in a pod under its belly, departed NASA’s Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., Oct. 2, en route to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Along the way, it will image volcanoes in the western United States. After refueling, the aircraft will travel on to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska, where UAVSAR will image a series of volcanoes, including those in the Aleutian Islands.
UAVSAR can see below Earth’s surface to monitor very subtle deformations. NASA scientists periodically use UAVSAR to monitor subtle changes in volcanic activity. The radar uses a technique called interferometry, which sends pulses of microwave energy from the sensor on the aircraft to the ground to detect and measure very subtle Earth surface deformations.
The plane will then fly to Japan’s Yokota Air Force Base near Tokyo. Yokota is the staging location for science missions to collect data about volcanoes on several islands in Japan that pose a hazard to nearby populations. On its return, the aircraft will repeat the route, acquiring data from the opposite viewing direction, before arriving back at its base in Palmdale Oct. 11.
This study builds on UAVSAR research of U.S. West Coast and Hawaiian volcanoes acquired from 2009 through 2011 and additional observations of Central and South American volcanoes gathered in 2010 and 2011.
The aircraft features a high-precision autopilot designed and developed by engineers at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The Precision Platform Autopilot guides the aircraft using a kinematic differential Global Positioning System developed by JPL along with the aircraft’s inertial navigation system to enable it to fly repeat paths to an accuracy of 15 feet (4.6 meters) or less. With the precision autopilot engaged, the synthetic aperture radar is able to acquire repeat-pass data that can measure land-surface changes within millimeters.
UAVSAR provides a measurement system that complements satellite-based observations by providing rapid revisits and imaging of active volcanoes to better understand their deformation prior to, during or after an eruption.
In addition to the NASA study of volcanoes, the UAVSAR team is working with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency scientists to define cross-calibration sites, including flight lines over disaster and forested areas, between the UAVSAR and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Polarimetric and Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar with L-band 2 (PISAR-L2).
For more on UAVSAR, visit: http://uavsar.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html .
Written by Beth Hagenauer, Public Affairs
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
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Storms / Flooding / Landslides
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| Nadine (AL14) | Atlantic Ocean | 11.09.2012 | 04.10.2012 | Tropical Depression | 40 ° | 74 km/h | 93 km/h | 4.88 m | NOAA NHC |  |
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| Gaemi (21W) | Pacific Ocean | 01.10.2012 | 04.10.2012 | Tropical Depression | 235 ° | 83 km/h | 102 km/h | 3.35 m | JTWC | |
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| Oscar (AL15) | Atlantic Ocean | 03.10.2012 | 04.10.2012 | Tropical Depression | 345 ° | 65 km/h | 83 km/h | 5.49 m | NOAA NHC | |
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| Today | Landslide | China | Province of Yunnan, Zhenhe [Youfang Elementary School] |  |
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Landslide in China on Thursday, 04 October, 2012 at 08:35 (08:35 AM) UTC.
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| Chinese state media say a landslide has buried 18 elementary school students in a southwest region that was already recovering from a devastating earthquake. The landslide destroyed the Youfang Elementary School and two farmhouses in Zhenhe village early Thursday. Normally, the students would not have been in school, because China is in the middle of a week-long national holiday period. But officials say the students were making up for classes that were canceled following last month’s earthquake, that left 81 people dead. Zhenhe village is located in southwestern Yunnan province, a mountainous, earthquake-prone region. |
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Epidemic Hazards / Diseases
| Today | Epidemic Hazard | Pakistan | State of Punjab, Rawalpindi |  |
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Epidemic Hazard in Pakistan on Thursday, 04 October, 2012 at 03:03 (03:03 AM) UTC.
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| The second case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) from Rawalpindi was confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the increase in CCHF cases this year if precautionary measures are not taken before Eidul Azha. This year, 38 confirmed cases of CCHF have been reported from across the country and more are expected after Eidul Azha, according to WHO. Out of these 38 cases, 14 deaths have been reported so far. This is the first time in eight years that there has been such an increase in the number of CCHF cases in the country. According to the NIH, the case is from Choa Saidan Shah in Chakwal district from where a previous CCHF case was reported which resulted in the patient’s death. Imtiaz, 45, was brought to the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) Rawalpindi on September 27, with high-grade fever. His test samples were sent to NIH where it was confirmed that he was infected with the deadly disease. People should take precautionary measures while slaughtering sacrificial animals like wearing gloves, properly covering their face, especially eyes and mouth. Those who come into contact with newly-skinned animal hides should also take safety measures. Patients infected with the virus should be quarantined to prevent its spread through his secretions. | |
| Biohazard name: | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) |
| Biohazard level: | 3/4 Hight |
| Biohazard desc.: | Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level. |
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| Status: | confirmed |
| Today | Epidemic Hazard | Canada | Province of Northwest Territories, [ Northwest Territories-wide] | |
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Epidemic Hazard in Canada on Thursday, 04 October, 2012 at 03:01 (03:01 AM) UTC.
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| A superbug skin infection has been spreading in the Northwest Territories since January. By August, there were 462 recorded cases of MRSA, which is the highest it has ever been in the territory. The infection, which is otherwise known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, is resistant to some antibiotics. “The complication in the health care system is that we have to use different antibiotics that are more costly and also have more side effects. And if the bacteria become resistant to those antibiotics than we would have very little left to treat,” said Dr. Dr. André Corriveau, the N.W.T.’s chief public health officer. Corriveau is alarmed that the infection is becoming more common among babies and toddlers, given the fact that children at that age are more susceptible to more severe infections. The rates are highest in the Tlicho and Beaufort Delta regions. MRSA is a bacteria which lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. It can cause skin and soft tissue infections, and can also cause severe invasive infections such as pneumonia. The infection also spreads easily between people. Corriveau said cuts and other skin breaks should be promptly cleaned and disinfected, and people should consult with a health care provider if there is any sign of infection. | |
| Biohazard name: | MRSA |
| Biohazard level: | 3/4 Hight |
| Biohazard desc.: | Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level. |
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| 02.10.2012 | Epidemic Hazard | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Province of Orientale, [Haut Uele District] | |
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Epidemic Hazard in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, 17 August, 2012 at 03:03 (03:03 AM) UTC.
| Updated: | Tuesday, 02 October, 2012 at 10:00 UTC |
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| The Ebola epidemic that affects the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is the probable cause of 36 deaths in the 81 patients registered until last Saturday. According to a report from the Ministry of Health published today, on September 29 there were 81 cases including 20 confirmed, 32 probable, 29 suspected and 36 deaths registered. The laboratory tests revealed that 10 of the deaths were directly linked to the disease. Currently, 216 people who had contact with the 81 reported cases are under surveillance. An epidemic was declared in mid-August in the Eastern Province, where almost all the cases were detected. Meanwhile, the International Committee fighting against Ebola conducted an investigation in May, which revealed a large number of cases. Given the current situation, the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are working together to face this hemorrhagic fever. So far, there is no treatment or vaccine against Ebola, which kills between the 25 and 90 percent of those infected, according to WHO. The disease is transmitted by direct contact with blood, body fluids (sweat, saliva), as well as sexual contact. Careless handling of contaminated corpses can also lead to infection. Media reports stated that since the first appearance of the disease, this country has seen eight epidemics. | |
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Climate Change
Study finds Southern Hemisphere becoming drier
A decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia is associated with a southward expansion of the subtropical dry-zone according to research published today in Scientific Reports, a primary research journal from the publishers of Nature.
The researchers tested the hypothesis that the dry-zone expansion would give rise to a southward shift in the average rainfall during April and May, and questioned how rainfall across semi-arid regions, including southern-coastal Chile and southern Africa, would be affected. “During April and May, when the dry-zone expansion is strong, rainfall over south-eastern Africa, south-eastern Australia and southern-coastal Chile is higher than over regions immediately to their north,” Dr Cai said. Using high-quality observations and an atmospheric model the CSIRO team found that for south-eastern Australia, up to 85% of recent rainfall reduction can be accounted for by replacing south-eastern Australia rainfall with rainfall 400km to the north. Such a southward shift of rainfall can explain only a small portion of the southern Africa rainfall trend, but none of the autumn drying observed over southern Chile. “For south-east Australia, autumn is an important wetting season,” Dr Cai explained. “Good autumn rainfall wets the soil and effectively allows for vital runoff from follow-on winter and spring rain to flow into catchments.” According to the study an important issue remains as to why the poleward expansion is largest in autumn, and there is still uncertainty about the role of external forcings – such as greenhouse gases – as climate models underestimate the southward expansion of the Hadley cell edge. This research was conducted through CSIRO’s Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, and was funded by the Goyder Institute for Water Research and the Australian Climate Change Science Programme. Wenju Cai, Tim Cowan and Marcus Thatcher are from CSIRO’s Marine and Atmospheric Research division.
Journal reference: Scientific Reports 
Nature
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Solar Activity
2MIN News October 2. 2012
Published on Oct 2, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers
Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU
STARWATER: http://youtu.be/LiC-92YgZvQ
REPEAT LINKS
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]
HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun]
CERES JPL: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=ceres;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos – as seen from earth]
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT – as seen from earth]
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images [Stereo; Cor, EUVI, HI – as seen from the side]
SunAEON:http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/ [Just click it… trust me]
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html [Free Application; for advanced sun watchers]
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
US Wind Map: http://hint.fm/wind/
NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/Default.php
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/goes15/index.html
JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/
LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can’t figure out what this one is for?]
BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
RAIN RECORDS: http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListIntensePrecipReports.aspx
EL DORADO WORLD WEATHER MAP: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/world/world-composite-ir-…
PRESSURE MAP: http://www.woweather.com/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=us&MENU=0000000000&…
HURRICANE TRACKER: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker
INTELLICAST: http://www.intellicast.com/ [Weather site used by many youtubers]
NASA News: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/
PHYSORG: http://phys.org/ [GREAT News Site!]
QUAKES LIST FULL: http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/seismologist.php
2MIN News October 3. 2012
Published on Oct 3, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers
Pole Shift Video: http://youtu.be/uI10tKuLtFU
TODAY’S LINKS
Beached Pilot Whales: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/pilot-whales-indonesia_n_1932375.htm…
Black Hole Jets: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/sep/27/origins-of-galactic-jet-…
Drought Monitor: http://www.drought.gov/drought/content/products-current-drought-and-monitorin…
Dry US: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79316
EU Weather Forecast: http://www.wsi.com/4010a794-a7f6-4110-bb24-1fa9dfeb71f0/news-scheduled-foreca…
REPEAT LINKS
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]
HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun]
CERES JPL: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=ceres;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos – as seen from earth]
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT – as seen from earth]
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images [Stereo; Cor, EUVI, HI – as seen from the side]
SunAEON:http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/ [Just click it… trust me]
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html [Free Application; for advanced sun watchers]
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
US Wind Map: http://hint.fm/wind/
NOAA Bouys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/Default.php
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/goes15/index.html
JAPAN Radiation Map: http://jciv.iidj.net/map/
LISS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can’t figure out what this one is for?]
BARTOL Cosmic Rays: http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html [Top left box, look for BIG blue circles]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
RAIN RECORDS: http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListIntensePrecipReports.aspx
EL DORADO WORLD WEATHER MAP: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/world/world-composite-ir-…
PRESSURE MAP: http://www.woweather.com/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=us&MENU=0000000000&…
HURRICANE TRACKER: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker
INTELLICAST: http://www.intellicast.com/ [Weather site used by many youtubers]
NASA News: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/
PHYSORG: http://phys.org/ [GREAT News Site!]
QUAKES LIST FULL: http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/seismologist.php
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Space
Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days) |
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| Object Name | Apporach Date | Left | AU Distance | LD Distance | Estimated Diameter* | Relative Velocity | |||
| (2012 QE50) | 09th October 2012 | 5 day(s) | 0.0809 | 31.5 | 450 m – 1.0 km | 11.47 km/s | 41292 km/h | ||
| (1994 EK) | 14th October 2012 | 10 day(s) | 0.1356 | 52.8 | 230 m – 520 m | 12.22 km/s | 43992 km/h | ||
| (2012 PA20) | 15th October 2012 | 11 day(s) | 0.1502 | 58.5 | 100 m – 230 m | 10.36 km/s | 37296 km/h | ||
| (2012 RV16) | 18th October 2012 | 14 day(s) | 0.1270 | 49.4 | 310 m – 700 m | 16.14 km/s | 58104 km/h | ||
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Biological Hazards / Wildlife/ Hazmat
| 03.10.2012 | HAZMAT | Zimbabwe | Mashonaland West Province, Kadoma | |
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HAZMAT in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 03 October, 2012 at 11:13 (11:13 AM) UTC.
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| Four people died from suspected food poisoning in Kadoma last week, while six others are battling for life at Harare Central Hospital. The poison also claimed birds, goats and dogs. The dogs died after eating goats that died after consuming the food in a chain reaction that has left people at Hezelmare 19 Mine and surrounding areas shocked. On the fateful Friday afternoon last week, Gift Watungwa (37) allegedly took a 20kg bucket of maize to the mill and on arrival he requested for an empty sack to transfer his maize, but the mill operator Mr Norbert Mhazi said he did not have any. Instead, he was shown a pile of maize and mealie-meal bags on the other side of the room. Watungwa allegedly took a bag that used to contain mealie- meal and put his maize inside. He headed home where another mineworker Douglas Pepukai (22) prepared sadza using mealie-meal from the bag.
The sadza was served with chicken bought at Hezelmare Shopping Centre. After eating the food, the 10 men started complaining of stomach pains and their condition continued to deteriorate before they fell unconscious. Another worker, who did not eat the food, made a report to the police and they were taken to Kadoma General Hospital. The 10 were subsequently transferred to Harare Central Hospital after their condition got serious. Acting Mashonaland West police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ian Kohwera confirmed the incident. He said the bodies of the dead were awaiting post-mortem at Harare Central Hospital mortuary. The other six victims are still admitted at Harare Hospital where their condition was reported to be stable. “We are investigating a case in which four people have so far died after eating food suspected to have been contaminated with poison,” said Asst Insp Kohwera. “Investigations are still at their infancy and we are following on a number of leads.” The mill operator is assisting police with investigations. |
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Articles of Interest
| Today | Power Outage | USA | State of California, Santa Cruz | |
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Power Outage in USA on Thursday, 04 October, 2012 at 02:59 (02:59 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| A flood of an underground utility vault on Dakota Street in Santa Cruz caused about 6,600 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers to lose power Wednesday morning. The outage was reported about 4:30 a.m. at homes and business near Ocean Street and Broadway, said PG&E spokeswoman Monica Tell. Utility representatives initially reported that the power outage was caused when a vehicle that struck a power pole. Tell said later Wednesday that the collision was not related to the outage. Power was restored to all customers about 11:15 a.m. |
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