**SEVERE**GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS Kp Index is at level 9

***SEVERE ALERT***
GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS
Kp Index is at level 9
Scale of G5
Power systems: Widespread voltage control problems and protective system problems can occur, some grid systems may experience complete collapse or blackouts. Transformers may experience damage.
Spacecraft operations: May experience extensive surface charging, problems with orientation, uplink/downlink and tracking satellites.
Other systems: Pipeline currents can reach hundreds of amps, HF (high frequency) radio propagation may be impossible in many areas for one to two days, satellite navigation may be degraded for days, low-frequency radio navigation can be out for hours, and aurora has been seen as low as Florida and southern Texas (typically 40° geomagnetic lat.)

MAGNITUDE 4.5 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=463535

Subject To Change

Depth: 20 km

Distances: 1037 km S of Dili, East Timor / pop: 150,000 / local time: 05:30:13.3 2015-10-08
799 km S of Kupang, Indonesia / pop: 282,396 / local time: 04:30:13.3 2015-10-08
94 km NW of Broome, Australia / pop: 13,218 / local time: 04:30:13.3 2015-10-0

 

Chemical Plant Fire Strikes At Deer Park, Texas, USA

Shell authorities say they aided douse a discharge that emitted at a plant close to its Deer Park Chemical Plant.

 

A bit of gear burst into flames at 6:35pm inside one of the gum units at Hexion, an outsider administrator that makes plastic. In any case, Shell’s crisis reaction group reacted to the discharge in light of the fact that the oil monster is bolted into a common guide concurrence with Hexion.

 

Nobody was harmed and there was no substance discharge as a fire’s consequence.

 

“Shell might want to thank our exceptional crisis reaction work force for their snappy and far reaching reaction to this issue. The top need of Shell Deer Park is to work in a safe and earth sound way,” the organization said in an announcement.

 

Authorities say there was no danger to the group anytime. The flame was tapped out and the cleaning procedure is in progress.

 

Late Tuesday, Hexion issued an announcement, which read to some extent:

 

“As per our organization approach, we will lead a definite examination of this episode to distinguish the reasons and any fundamental measures to forestall such an event later on.”

Courtesy of cowendaily.com

http://tinyurl.com/nkpobq8

GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS Kp Index is at level 7

***HIGH ALERT***
GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS
Kp Index is at level 7
Scale of G3

Strong

Power systems: voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.
Spacecraft operations: surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.
Other systems:  Intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon
(typically 50° geomagnetic lat)

Chemical Fire Strikes Eastman Chemical Company In Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

No one was hurt in a fire at Eastman Chemical Co. this morning.

 

Eastman spokesperson Kristin Parker said in an email to WJHL that the fire started during the demolition of idled equipment around 10 a.m. The fire has since been contained. 

 

No one was reported hurt and Parker said “there has been no impact to the environment or the surrounding community as a result of this incident.” All employees in the area of the fire were evacuated as a precaution.

 

Kingsport firefighters were called to help extinguish the fire, which is Eastman’s normal process. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

 

The building where the fire occurred was described as an idled color developer building for Kodak. Those color developers are no longer in use.

Courtesy of wjhl.com

http://tinyurl.com/p3nz92p

MAGNITUDE 4.2 ROMANIA

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Subject To Change

Depth: 130 km

Distances: 149 km NE of Bucharest, Romania / pop: 1,877,155 / local time: 12:25:02.4 2015-10-07
26 km W of Focşani, Romania / pop: 105,112 / local time: 12:25:02.4 2015-10-07
10 km W of Poiana Cristei, Romania / pop: 2,775 / local time: 12:25:02.4 2015-10-07

 

MEGA DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 18:45 HRS UTC

**VERY URGENT**

  MEGA DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 18:45 HRS UTC. FURTHER EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANO ACTIVITY & ADVERSE WEATHER PATTERNS WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE COSMIC RAYS STRIKING THE EARTH’S CORE

***BE ALERT***

MAGNITUDE 5.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

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Subject To Change

Depth: 40 km

Distances: 1054 km S of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga / pop: 22,400 / local time: 16:50:34.4 2015-10-07
950 km NE of Whangarei, New Zealand / pop: 50,900 / local time: 16:50:34.4 2015-10-07

 

MAGNITUDE 5.4 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=463432

Subject To Change

Depth: 10 km

Distances: 2553 km SW of Guatemala City, Guatemala / pop: 994,938 / local time: 20:30:20.9 2015-10-06
2561 km SW of San Salvador, El Salvador / pop: 525,990 / local time: 20:30:20.9 2015-10-06
2652 km S of Mexico City, Mexico / pop: 12,294,193 / local time: 21:30:20.9 2015-10-06

 

GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS Kp Index is at level 6

***ALERT***
GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS
Kp Index is at level 6
Scale of G2
Moderate
Power systems: high-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms, long-duration storms may cause transformer damage.
Spacecraft operations: corrective actions to orientation may be required by ground control; possible changes in drag affect orbit predictions.
Other systems: HF radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes