Archive | June 17, 2014
MASSIVE DIP SPIKE ON THE MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 21:30 hrs UTC
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MASSIVE DIP SPIKE ON THE MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 21:30 hrs UTC. FURTHER EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANO ACTIVITY & ADVERSE WEATHER PATTERNS WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE COSMIC RAYS STRIKING THE EARTH’S CORE
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Severe storm watch for York Region issued by Environment Canada
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for York Region
Meteorologists with Environment Canada were tracking a severe thunderstorm heading toward the area that is capable of producing very strong wind gusts, heavy rains and dime to ping pong ball-sized hail. A number of strong storms are moving from west to east through our region and are expected to intensify over the next hour or so.
The storms carry the risk of tornado, Environment Canada says.
If threatening weather approaches, Environment Canada advises you to take cover immediately. Large hail has the potential to damage property and cause injury, while strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak structures, break branches off trees and flip vehicles.
In the case of severe wind and tornadoes, go indoors, move away from windows and skylights and avoid areas of your building that could be affected by falling debris.
Also note lightning strikes kill up to 10 people each year in Canada.
Environment Canada meteorologists will update their alerts as required.
Boat disaster claims 9 lives on Volta Lake, Ghana
Nine people got drowned when a boat carrying about 30 passengers capsized on the Volta Lake at Tokuroanu in the Krachi-East District.
Seven of the bodies, comprising three children and four adults, have been retrieved and deposited at the Worawora Hospital.
Two more bodies are yet to be found.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be determined.
According to Superintendent of Police, Mr Jordan Quaye of the Dambai Police, the boat on which the victims were travelling from Ayafi-Battor to Kissiekope, near Tokroanu, capsized after striking a tree stump.
MAGNITUDE 5.3 ICELAND REGION
Subject to change
Depth: 5 km
Depth: 5 km
Distances: Latitude, Longitude 65.021 -21.269
(40.6 km NNW of Húsafell)
Earthquake location 17 Jun 22:00 GMT
Time and magnitude of earthquake 17 Jun 22:00 GMT
MAGNITUDE 5.3 MOLUCCA SEA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rgx9#summary
Subject To Change
Depth: 86 km
Distances: 39km (24mi) ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
72km (45mi) ENE of Tondano, Indonesia
76km (47mi) E of Manado, Indonesia
79km (49mi) ENE of Tomohon, Indonesia
1114km (692mi) N of Dili, East Timor
Dust storm causes huge damage to electrical power company in Kanpur, India
The gusty dust storm which hit the city at a speed of 75-100 km/hour speed on Thursday evening caused huge damage to the Kanpur electricity supply company. Harrisganj/Sujatganj feeder was damaged after a tree fell down on it and many electric poles and wires were also damaged. More than half of the city remained in dark because of technical snags.
The gravity of the storm could be ascertained from the fact that the power supply could be normalised in the city on Friday evening, 24 hours after the storm had hit the city.
Rudra Dutt Pandey, Kesco spokesperson informed that all the eight transmission centres, from where 33 KV feeders emanate, had to be shutdown as an preventive measure. Pandey claimed that except Harrisganj/Sujatganj feeders, all the other 33 KV feeders were switched on between 12 in midnight and 3 in morning.
1 person dead and 19 injured by Nebraska tornadoes
A powerful storm with tornadoes ripped through northeast Nebraska on Monday, destroying more than half of the tiny town of Pilger, killing a 5-year-old child and injuring at least 19 people, hospital and emergency officials said.
The National Weather Service said dual twisters touched down within roughly a mile of each other. Emergency crews and residents spent the evening sorting through demolished homes and businesses in the community of about 350, roughly 100 miles northwest of Omaha.
“More than half of the town is gone — absolutely gone,” Stanton County Commissioner Jerry Weatherholt said. “The co-op is gone, the grain bins are gone, and it looks like almost every house in town has some damage. It’s a complete mess.”
Victims were taken to three regional hospitals, and at least one had died from unspecified injuries, hospital officials said.
Jodi Richey, a spokeswoman for Faith Regional Health Services in nearby Norfolk, said one person died and 16 others were being treated at the hospital. Hospital officials initially described those patients as being in critical condition, but said later that some had been released after treatment.
The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Monday that the person killed was a 5-year-old child. It didn’t specify the child’s gender.
One was transferred to a trauma center in Omaha, while others required surgery, said Dr. Doug Dilly, who was in the emergency room when patients arrived.
Providence Medical Center in nearby Wayne treated three tornado patients, including two who had lacerations, said hospital spokeswoman Sandy Bartling. Two were released Monday evening, and the third patient was in stable condition, she said.
Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger estimated that 50 to 75 percent of Pilger was heavily damaged or destroyed in the storm. The local school is likely beyond repair, he said.
“It’s total devastation,” Unger said.
Authorities said the first tornado touched down around 3:45 p.m. and downed several power lines before it leveled a farmhouse. Four people were trapped inside.
While local crews removed them from the debris, a second tornado was spotted southwest of Pilger, according to the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly afterward, the town suffered a “direct hit” that leveled several buildings, including the Fire Department building, the sheriff’s office said. Several people near Main Street in Pilger suffered critical injuries, including the child who later died.
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman declared a state of emergency, and the National Guard was preparing to assist local emergency responders and help with the cleanup. Heineman and officials with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency were expected to arrive Tuesday morning.
Pilger was evacuated for the night, and the Nebraska State Patrol closed all roads into town. Most residents made their own arrangements, but some were taken to a shelter at Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School in nearby Wisner.
About a dozen residents had arrived at the makeshift shelter by 9:30 p.m., and school officials were expecting more to come later, said Wisner-Pilger Schools Superintendent Chad Boyer. The shelter will remain open to residents for as long as needed to offer food, water, showers and cots, he said.
“I just have to use one word — devastation,” Boyer said by phone from inside the school. “It’s a tremendous loss all around the town. Certainly, our thoughts and prayers are with the community.”
He said Wisner-Pilger Middle School, located in Pilger, was heavily damaged by the tornado, but he hadn’t seen it up close.
Tornadoes also caused damage in Cuming and Wayne counties, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said in a news release.
“We are still in a response mode in these communities,” said Earl Imler, NEMA’s operations officer. “We are collecting damage reports from local officials on the ground.”
Officials won’t know the intensity of the storms until late Tuesday at the earliest, after crews have examined the area, said Barbara Mayes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Valley.
Mayes said the dual tornadoes were unusual because both appeared to have roughly the same strength. In most cases, she said, one tornado tends to be larger and more powerful than the other, and the bigger cyclone grows stronger as the smaller one weakens.
“It’s less common for two tornadoes to track together for so long, especially with that same intensity,” she said. “By no means is it unprecedented. But we don’t see it often.”
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service also tracked a tornado near the town of Burwell, in central Nebraska. Mayes said they had not received reports of damage.
MASSIVE DIP SPIKE ON THE MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 00:30 hrs UTC
**EXTREMELY URGENT**
MASSIVE DIP SPIKE ON THE MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 00:30 hrs UTC. FURTHER EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANO ACTIVITY & ADVERSE WEATHER PATTERNS WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE COSMIC RAYS STRIKING THE EARTH’S CORE
***BE ALERT***
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