INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES
There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places, and there will be fearful events and awful signs from heaven. Luke 21:11
INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES 18-JUN
The magnetic field of sunspot AR1775 is growing more complex, increasing the chance of an eruption. NOAA forecasters estimate a 20% chance of M-class solar flares on June 19th. Meanwhile on the farside of the sun, an un-numbered active region is seething with activity, and appears capable of significant eruptions.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLARES 17-JUN
There are 7 sunspot groups on the Earthside of the sun, but none has a complex magnetic field that harbors energy for strong eruptions.
CONGRESS WAKES UP TO CATACLYSMIC THREAT
Plan in works to counter event that could trigger mass starvation. As the technologically sophisticated U.S. faces the increasing threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack from a man-made, high altitude nuclear explosion or an “inevitable” massive solar flare, Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to prepare a defense. They are proposing legislation to protect the vulnerable U.S. electrical grid from an attack so cataclysmic 90 percent of Americans could be affected, including many who would face starvation
CORONAL HOLE
A large “coronal hole” has formed in the atmosphere above the sun’s northern hemisphere, and it is spewing solar wind into space. Coronal holes are places where the sun’s magnetic field opens up and allows the solar wind to escape.
Met Office experts meet to analyse ‘unusual’ weather patterns
About 20 of the UK’s leading scientists and meteorologists are due to meet at the Met Office to discuss Britain’s “unusual” weather patterns. They will try to identify the factors that caused the chilly winter of 2010-11 and the long, wet summer of 2012. They will also try to work out why this spring was the coldest in 50 years – with a UK average of 6C (42.8F) between March and May.
Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India has risen to 70, media reports say. At least 45 people have died in Uttarakhand state, while flood-related deaths have also been reported in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Over 150 buildings in Uttarakhand have been damaged, and at least one building washed away.
“What we have detected is the very beginnings of an active margin — it’s like an embryonic subduction zone,” Dr Duarte said. “Significant earthquake activity, including the 1755 quake which devastated Lisbon, indicated that there might be convergent tectonic movement in the area. For the first time, we have been able to provide not only evidences that this is indeed the case, but also a consistent driving mechanism.”
Nicaragua’s Pacific coast continues to shake, rattle and roll. At 9:12 on Monday morning another 5.4-magnitude quake was registered 61 kilometers off the coast of Puerto Sandino, León. No damage or injuries were reported.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 and struck at 12.19am local time about 76 miles south of the Mexican capital.
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake was registered off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua around midday Saturday, the U.S. Geological Service said.
Peru Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Shakes Lima
A Peru earthquake has struck with a magnitude of 5.6 on Tuesday afternoon, shocking locals. The moderate quake was reported to have shaken buildings across Peru’s capital city Lima on Tuesday. However, in the immediate aftermath there were no reported injuries to people or damage to buildings.
Mega-Earthquake Forecasted To Hit British Columbia, Pacific Coast For First Time in 11,000 Years
According to a study published Wednesday by the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University in Victoria B.C., sea floor sediment samples removed off the coast of Vancouver Island confirmed claims that British Columbia is anticipated to experience a high-magnitude quake anytime within the next 700 years. The report, published by CBC News, stated findings that the last 9.0 magnitude mega-earthquake in the region occurred in 1700.
This earthquake was very well felt in the Kagoshima prefecture but was not really dangerous with a maximum JMA3 intensity shaking. Based on our experience with Japanese earthquakes, earthquake-report.com considers JMA 5+ intensity as a potentially dangerous shaking.
An offshore earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.7 struck today south of the Indonesian island of Java, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor’s epicenter was 106 miles (170 km) east-northeast of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, and 263 miles (23km) south of Jakarta, Indonesia.
Earthquake Damages 500 Homes in Kemerovo Region
ver 500 homes have been damaged in the village of Bachatsky as a result of an earthquake that struck the Kemerovo on Wednesday. It was the strongest earthquake to have struck the region in over 100 years and was felt 300 kilometers away in Novosibirsk.
Sakurajima volcano (Japan) awakes with a series of powerful explosions
After 10 days of almost no activity, the volcano has woken up violently with 3 powerful explosions last night (at 22:05 and 23:58 UTC, ash plumes to 10-13,000 ft) and this morning at 04:26. The eruption this morning appears to be one of the largest explosions for a long time, producing an ash plume rising to 16-20,000 ft (5-6 km) altitude.
Among several Colorado wildfires now burning, the Black Forest fire has become the most destructive in the history of the state. It remains only 5 percent contained
Black Forest fire in Colorado most destructive in state’s history, report says
The Black Forest fire in Colorado destroyed 360 homes and almost doubled in size Wednesday, making it the most destructive fire in the state’s history, KDVR.com reported. About 38,000 people in 13,000 homes have been affected by the fire, the station reported.
SARS Virus Variant MERS Spreading from Middle East
Thirty-three people are dead from MERS, a coronavirus that the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling a “threat to the entire world”. MERS, for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, is a newly discovered virus that causes severe respiratory infection.There have been 58 laboratory-confirmed cases world-wide since the virus was discovered last September. Saudi Arabia claims about half of all cases of MERS. Some 30 people have died. Alarm bells are not over what has been MERS has done, but for what it has the potential to do.