May 13, 2013
Calif. Homes Sinking One By One In Now-Abandoned Subdivision
“We have a dormant volcano, and I’m certain a lot of things that happen here are a result of that, but we don’t know about this.” Some of the subdivision movement is happening on shallow fill, according to De Leon. However, a geologist has warned that the ground could be compromised down to bedrock, which rests 25 feet below the surface. Cracks have also appeared recently in roads well beyond the shallow fill.
“We have a dormant volcano, and I’m certain a lot of things that happen here are a result of that, but we don’t know about this.” Some of the subdivision movement is happening on shallow fill, according to De Leon. However, a geologist has warned that the ground could be compromised down to bedrock, which rests 25 feet below the surface. Cracks have also appeared recently in roads well beyond the shallow fill.
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Iran
The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz. The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.
The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz. The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.
STRONGEST FLARE OF THE YEAR
A sunspot hiding behind the sun’s northeastern limb erupted on May 13th at 02:17 UT, producing the strongest solar flare of the year so far. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme UV flash from the X1.7-class eruption:
WHO says new coronavirus may be passed person to person
The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the French health ministry confirmed a second man had contracted the virus in a possible case of human-to-human transmission.