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Post by hanabanana on Aug 10, 2012 15:58:09 GMT 1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 10, 2012 20:39:55 GMT 1
Today Epidemic Hazard Hungary Capital City, Budapest Damage level Details Today Vehicle Accident India State of Bihar, [Kosi, Madhubani District] Damage level Details Today Non-categorized event Other Pacific Ocean - West, [About 620 miles northeast of Auckland] Damage level Details Today Heat Wave USA State of Colorado, Denver Damage level Details Today Flash Flood USA State of New Jersey, Perth Amboy Damage level Details Today Extreme Weather Australia State of New South Wales, Sydney Damage level Details Today Extreme Weather USA State of South Carolina, [Northwestern Regions] Damage level Details Today Vehicle Incident USA State of Florida, [En route from Aruba to Miami] Damage level Details Today Epidemic Hazard Pakistan State of Sindh, Karachi Damage level Details 1 Today Biological Hazard USA State of Texas, City of Pflugerville Damage level Details 1 Today Tropical Storm Mexico State of Veracruz, [Veracruz-wide] Damage level Details Today Forest / Wild Fire USA State of Oregon, [Barry Point (Lake County)] Damage level Details 1 10.08.2012 Biological Hazard USA State of Colorado, [Logan County] Damage level Details 1 10.08.2012 Epidemic Hazard Nepal Capital City, Kathmandu Damage level Details 3 10.08.2012 Flash Flood India MultiStates, [States of Uttarakhand, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir] Damage level Details Long Time or Rolling Event(s) Upd. Date (UTC) Event Country Location Level Details 3 09.08.2012 Volcano Activity New Zealand Northland, [Tongariro Volcano] Damage level Details 05.08.2012 Forest / Wild Fire USA State of Oklahoma, [East of Norman] Damage level Details 05.08.2012 Forest / Wild Fire USA State of Montana, Lame Deer Damage level Details 05.08.2012 Forest / Wild Fire USA State of Washington, [Near Pateros and Brewster] Damage level Details 5 10.08.2012 Volcano Activity New Zealand North Island, [Volcano Whakaari, White Island] Damage level Details 1 09.08.2012 Epidemic Hazard Bhutan Chukha District, [Phuentsholing and Samtse] Damage level Details 1 03.08.2012 Forest / Wild Fire USA State of California, [Plumas National Forest] Damage level Details 01.08.2012 Drought USA State of Oklahoma, [Oklahoma-wide] Damage level Details 01.08.2012 Volcano Activity Guatemala Departmento de Quetzaltenango, [Santiaguito (Santa Maria) Volcano] Damage level Details 31.07.2012 Epidemic India State of Orissa, [Balikuda block] Damage level Details 1 02.08.2012 Epidemic Hazard Zimbabwe Multiple areas, [Harare (Capital City) and Chitungwiza] Damage level Details 1 10.08.2012 Biological Hazard USA State of Colorado, Pueblo Damage level Details 2 09.08.2012 Biological Hazard Australia State of Western Australia, [Swan River from Bassendean to West Swan] Damage level Details 03.08.2012 Biological Hazard Spain Province of Malaga, [Coastal areas] Damage level Details 10 07.08.2012 Epidemic Hazard Uganda Western Uganda, [Kibaale District, Mbarara and the Capital City (Kampala)] Damage level Details 4 08.08.2012 Heat Wave Japan [Statewide] hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 10, 2012 20:49:12 GMT 1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 10, 2012 20:52:20 GMT 1
planetx.boards.net/index.cgi?board=novosti&action=display&thread=10TROPICAL STORMS - In the Atlantic - - Tropical storm Ernesto was located about 85 mi. [135 km] SSW of Veracruz, Mexico. Ernesto is expected to produce additional rainfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches over the Mexican states of eracruz...Tabasco...Puebla...and Oaxaca through tonight. Isolated maximum storm total amounts of 15 inches are possible. These rainfall amounts may produce life threatening flash floods and mudslides. Ernesto is expected to dissipate today as the cyclone continues to move inland over the high terrain of southern Mexico. - Tropical depression 7 - Interests in the Windward Islands should monitor the progress of this system. Tropical storm watches could be required this morning. The depression could become a tropical storm today. In the Eastern Pacific - - Tropical storm Gilma was located about 695 mi. [1115 km] WSW of the southern tip of Baja California. No watches or warnings are in effect. In the Western Pacific - - Tropical storm 13w (Kirogi) was located approximately 470 nm east of Misawa, Japan. The last advisory has been issued on this system. Tropical Storm Ernesto - 3 dead. A Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, tropical storm Ernesto spun across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, then headed into the Gulf of Mexico after forcing the evacuation of thousands of tourists and fishermen from beaches in Tulum and the Costa Maya. Ernesto weakened as it traveled inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but it sent wind gusts and showers across the state of Veracruz, home to some of Mexico's busiest ports and oil installations. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, made landfall in the early afternoon close to the port city of Coatzacoalcos. Ernesto was heading west over southern Mexico at a speed of about 14 mph. The hurricane center said it expects further weakening as Ernesto moves over mountainous terrain on Friday. However, torrential rain and flooding was expected and authorities reported three deaths. Officials from state-run oil company Pemex said there were no reports of disruptions to facilities in the region, which include the Minatitlan refinery, producing 185,000 barrels of crude per day. The eye of the storm passed the oilfields of Cantarell and Ku Maloob Zaap, which account for just over half of Mexico's oil production of about 2.5 million bpd. Authorities in Veracruz said they were preparing emergency shelters, if needed, in the flood-prone and densely populated state. The small Mina-Coatza airport, between Minatitlan and Coatzacoalcos, was closed on Thursday and waves of 13-20 feet were reported along the coast. Two people drowned and about 100 houses were damaged as the storm swept through the swampy state of Tabasco toward the Gulf of Mexico. One person died in Coatzacoalcos after falling while working on home repairs. The storm spared major tourist areas on the peninsula from a direct hit and landed in sparsely populated low-lying jungle, near the port town of Mahahual, 40 miles north of Chetumal, the capital of Quintana Roo state. Ernesto passed well south of the major tourist resort of Cancun, which saw only heavy rains. Ernesto is forecast to plow through Veracruz state and into central Mexico today as a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Seven formed out in the Atlantic, but is heading west toward Central America. It is set to strengthen to a storm today and it could reach the Caribbean over the weekend. US hurricane forecast upgraded to 17 storms - US weather officials have slightly increased their predictions for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season to 12 to 17 tropical storms, with five to eight reaching hurricane strength. The Atlantic basin has seen six named storms so far this year. In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted nine to 15 storms, with four to eight becoming hurricanes. Thursday's revised forecast is in part because of "storm-conducive wind patterns" and "warmer-than-normal" water temperatures. The most recent storm, Ernesto, hit Mexico as a hurricane on Tuesday, and has since weakened to a tropical storm. The six-month Atlantic hurricane season began in June. Two tropical storms, Alberto and Beryl, formed in May. Noaa forecasters are also expecting an El Nino, a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific, in late August or early September, but do not expect its effects to be felt on the Atlantic until later in the hurricane season.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 12, 2012 10:34:36 GMT 1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 12, 2012 10:37:45 GMT 1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 12, 2012 11:42:38 GMT 1
SEVERE RAIN STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES - Philippines flood toll - The death toll in floods that struck the Philippine capital Manila has risen to 85. www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/philippines-flood-toll-rises-to-85/story-e6frf7k6-1226448609541newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/10/unusual-summer-storm-blasts-the-arctic/A RARE summer storm blasted the Arctic this week, beginning off the coast of Alaska, and moving over much of the Arctic Sea for several days before dissipating. Although the storm itself was uncommon — NASA estimates that there have only been about eight similarly strong August storms in the last 34 years — the real news behind the meteorological event is the stunning Aug. 6 satellite photo. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78812&src=nhaScientists are left speculating what the impact of such a storm could be. Arctic storms such as this one can have a large impact on the sea ice, causing it to melt rapidly through many mechanisms, such as tearing off large swaths of ice and pushing them to warmer sites, churning the ice and making it slushier, or lifting warmer waters from the depths of the Arctic Ocean. “It seems that this storm has detached a large chunk of ice from the main sea ice pack. This could lead to a more serious decay of the summertime ice cover than would have been the case otherwise, even perhaps leading to a new Arctic sea ice minimum. Decades ago, a storm of the same magnitude would have been less likely to have as large an impact on the sea ice, because at that time the ice cover was thicker and more expansive.” EXTREME HEAT & DROUGHT / CLIMATE CHANGE - www.examiner.com/article/steamboat-halted-at-memphis-on-drought-sunken-mississippi-riverSteamboat, passengers halted at Memphis on drought sunken Mississippi River - A steamboat trip for hundreds of passengers from Louisville, Ky. to Vicksburg, Miss. had to be halted at Memphis, Tenn. due to the drought sunken Mississippi River. The steamboat, which began its trip on Aug. 3, started experiencing navigation problems due to the very low river levels in the Memphis area on Wednesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been hard at work dredging the river to keep the channels flowing. There have already been dozens of incidents of barges running aground. The Mississippi River at Vicksburg was only at 1.48 feet early Friday afternoon. The river is forecast to continue to fall to 0.60 feet by next Wednesday. The record low flood stage here is minus 7.00 feet, set back in 1940. A widespread significant drought ongoing across the Midwest and Ohio Valley combined with several intense heat waves have been contributing to the record to near record low Mississippi River. This is one year after the opposite extreme on the river resulted in historic rises and flooding all along the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Now the river is at its LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1988. The Lower Mississippi River drains 31 states and two provinces in Canada. thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/10/671201/as-severe-storms-overwhelm-chinas-infrastructure-experts-warn-that-climate-change-will-make-the-problem-worse/?mobile=ncAs Severe Storms Overwhelm China's Infrastructure, Experts Warn That It Will Get Worse. On July 21st, the heaviest rainstorm to strike Beijing, China in over 60 years dumped an average of more than 7 inches of rain across the city, causing floods and leading to the deaths of more than 70 people. One suburb, Fangshan, received more than 18 inches of rain from the storm. The storm triggered devastating mudslides and have left thousands displaced or homeless. According to a researcher at the Beijing Meteorological Bureau rainstorms like this one will become more and more common in the future, thanks to a warming planet. “Global warming has increased the temperature in the middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in more water-vapor exchange and heat exchange with low-latitude regions, and thus bringing more frequent heavy precipitation.” Storms like the recent Beijing event, though less severe, are not uncommon in southern regions. But they ARELY ever venture as far north as Beijing. However, there is statistical evidence that shows major storms have become more frequent in the north since 2008. China is facing the same trends seen in the United States. A recent report from the Environment America Research and Policy Center entitled “When It Rains, It Pours,” looked at the increased severity and frequency of major precipitation events. The study found that extreme storms are occurring 30 percent more frequently in the U.S. than they were in 1948 and that major downpours are producing 10 percent more rain each year. More intense rainstorms could be a major issue for China, which has problems with urban drainage systems. In China, storm drains are organized by location, with the most important sites and most traveled roads prioritized, thereby opening the possibility of flooding elsewhere. The drains were also built to handle one-in-five year storms; however, as the data suggests, storms of that magnitude may soon become the new normal. The rain in the most recent storm fell at a staggering rate, almost five inches an hour in Beijing, about four and a half inches an hour in Hong Kong, and a little over four inches an hour in a province in central China — overwhelming the out-of-date and poorly-designed drainage and sewer systems that are capable of handling water levels less than a third of what was experienced. Over the last two years, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou have “announced multibillion-yuan projects to maintain and upgrade drainage systems,” but more must be done. As storms continue to become more intense and more frequent, floods will continue to be a major for infrastructure in China’s metropolitan centers. europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/10/content_15661064.htmChina urged to guard against extreme weather - A top meteorological official has urged authorities to guard against extreme weather in China during the coming months, as UNUSUALLY WARM ocean temperatures caused by El Nino will impact seasonal weather patterns. China has been under the influence of El Nino since July and will continue to feel its effects into the fall. Under El Nino, heavy rains are likely to hit the middle and eastern parts of China this August, according to an offical, who called for strengthened flood control efforts in the Haihe River Basin in North China and along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. Lower-than-average rainfall and higher temperatures will appear in the fall, except in the northern parts of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and the northeastern provinces. El Nino is not to blame for the recent typhoons and will actually lead to weaker typhoon activity after the autumn season. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall in the coastal province of Zhejiang at 3:20 am Wednesday, has brought heavy downpours to East China and left three people dead as of Thursday. It was the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week, after storms Saola and Damrey hit the region over last weekend. El Nino, characterized by an abnormal warming of the sea surface in the Equatorial Pacific, can cause exceptionally heavy rainfall in some parts of the globe and extreme droughts in others. El Nino conditions occur every two to seven years, with stronger events generally occurring every 10 to 15 years. El Nino is believed to have played a major role in weather changes that caused devastating deluges in China in 1998. www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/wildfire-threatens-ancient-forest-in-spain/story-e6frf7k6-1226448442723Wildfires raging on the Canary Islands of La Gomera and Tenerife have forced the evacuation of more than 4700 people. Spanish firefighters are tackling fresh blazes on two of the Canary Islands, as residents abandon homes and a rare forest reserve is threatened.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 14, 2012 9:42:27 GMT 1
TROPICAL STORMS - In the Eastern Pacific - - Tropical storm Hector was located about 335 mi [540 km] S of the southern tip of Baja California and heading farther out to sea. No warnings are in effect.
In the Western Pacific - - Tropical depression 14w (Kai-Tak) was located approximately 415 nm east-northeast of Manila, Philippines.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 14, 2012 9:44:57 GMT 1
U.S. Hundred-Year Forecast: Drought - By many measurements, this summer’s drought is one for the record books. But so was last year’s drought in the South Central states. And it has been only a decade since an extreme five-year drought hit the American West. Widespread annual droughts, once a rare calamity, have become more frequent and are set to become the “new normal.” Until recently, many scientists spoke of climate change mainly as a “threat,” sometime in the future. But it is increasingly clear that we already live in the era of climate change, with a growing frequency of weather and climate extremes like heat waves, droughts, floods and fires. Future precipitation trends indicate that droughts of this length and severity will be commonplace through the end of the century unless human-induced carbon emissions are significantly reduced. Indeed, assuming business as usual, each of the next 80 years in the American West is expected to see less rainfall than the average of the five years of the drought that hit the region from 2000 to 2004. In the drought’s worst year, Western crop yields were down by 13 percent, with many local cases of complete crop failure. Major river basins showed 5 percent to 50 percent reductions in flow. These reductions persisted up to three years after the drought ended, because the lakes and reservoirs that feed them needed several years of average rainfall to return to predrought levels. In terms of severity and geographic extent, the 2000-4 drought in the West exceeded such legendary events as the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. While that drought saw intervening years of normal rainfall, the years of the turn-of-the-century drought were consecutive. More seriously still, long-term climate records from tree-ring chronologies show that this drought was the most severe event of its kind in the western United States in the past 800 years. Though there have been many extreme droughts over the last 1,200 years, only three other events have been of similar magnitude, all during periods of “megadroughts.” Most frightening is that this extreme event could become the new normal: climate models point to a warmer planet, largely because of greenhouse gas emissions. Planetary warming, in turn, is expected to create drier conditions across western North America, because of the way global-wind and atmospheric-pressure patterns shift in response. Indeed, scientists see signs of the relationship between warming and drought in western North America by analyzing trends over the last 100 years; evidence suggests that the more frequent drought and low precipitation events observed for the West during the 20th century are associated with increasing temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. These climate-model projections suggest that what we consider today to be an episode of severe drought might even be classified as a period of abnormal wetness by the end of the century and that a coming megadrought — a prolonged, multidecade period of significantly below-average precipitation — is possible and likely in the American West. A megadrought would present a major risk to water resources in the American West, which are distributed through a complex series of local, state and regional water-sharing agreements and laws. Virtually every drop of water flowing in the American West is legally claimed, sometimes by several users, and the demand is expected to increase as the population grows. Many Western cities will have to fundamentally change how they acquire and use water. The sort of temporary emergency steps that we grudgingly adopt during periods of low rainfall — fewer showers, lawn-watering bans — will become permanent. Some regions will become impossible to farm because of lack of irrigation water. Thermoelectric energy production will compete for limited water resources. www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/opinion/sunday/extreme-weather-and-drought-are-here-to-stay.html?_r=1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 14, 2012 10:21:04 GMT 1
Philippines: Sinking land in Metro Manila worsening floods! - geologist! 95 killed, 3.4 million affected by floods! Nigeria floods: 28 killed, scores missing! Sudan floods: 32 killed! poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/7-of-10-sinking-philippines-sinking-land-in-metro-manila_________________________________________________ / Unusually intense rainy-season flooding has killed 32 people and destroyed thousands of homes around Sudan, the interior ministry said on Sunday (AFP). The deaths were recorded since the start of the rainy season in mid-June, the ministry said in a report. It added that 35 people were injured over the same period, more than 4,700 homes were destroyed, and about 35,000 animals killed as water levels rose above the average of recent years. / Nigeria: / At least 28 people were killed and many were missing in floods caused by heavy downpours in Nigeria's northern state of Plateau over the weekend. "28 people have been killed in the floods that have ravaged the area," Kemi Nshe, the chairman of Shendam local government area, said. "Two hundred hectares of farm lands were also washed away by the flood in my local government area alone", the chairman said. Officials said scores are still missing while farmlands and crops were washed away in the incident that affected over 100 villages in the southern zone of the state. / 7 of 10 Sunda Plate SINKING: Philippines SINKING: / 95 killed, 3.4 million affected by 'habagat' rains. At least 95 people have died while more than 3.4 million people have been affected in the Philippines by heavy rains and floods spawned by the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," the country's disaster management agency said Monday night. / / Kelvin Rodolfo, an eminent Filipino geologist, gave a good perspective of what happened last week. Here is Dr. Rodolfo’s reaction to a New York Times account of last week’s floods: “Just finished reading 35 comments...this abnormal rainfall event may be blamed on climate change induced by global warming, but sea level rise from global warming is not to blame. Far too few people know that a major cause of Metro Manila’s worsening floods is that the land there is sinking several inches a year -- more than ten times faster than sea level rise. / / The Thailand and Myanmar border was hit by sever flooding after heavy rain was seen on Friday evening. The Thai News Agency (TNA) reported that trade between the two countries along the border came to a standstill on Saturday after the harbors along the Moei River were forced to be closed temporarily as a result of the flooding. Officials were reported to have said that cargo boats operating between the Thai border district of Mae Sot and the Myanmar town of Myawaddy had stopped operations as harbors were heavily inundated, making it impossible to unload goods. Floodwater of over one meter “has inundated both the Thai and the Myanmar border while government offices and more than 10 villages on the Thai side are currently flooded,” the TNA report said. / 7 of 10 Caribbean Islands SINKING: Trindad: / Tropical wave kills two in Trinidad. A tropical wave has killed two people in Trinidad as it lashes the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains and wind. Authorities say the victims died Saturday (local time) after heavy rainfall unleashed floods and mudslides in Trinidad's western region. The dead were identified as 66-year-old Solomon Britto and 31-year-old Everold Bentham. / ------------------------------------------------ Philippines: 95 killed, 3.4 million affected by 'habagat' rains MANILA, Philippines - At least 95 people have died while more than 3.4 million people have been affected in the Philippines by heavy rains and floods spawned by the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," the country's disaster management agency said Monday night. Kelvin Rodolfo, an eminent Filipino geologist, gave a good perspective of what happened last week. Here is Dr. Rodolfo’s reaction to a New York Times account of last week’s floods: ... copy paste sa zetatalk ning. stavljam njihove postove zbog informacija o promjenama ali, da ne bi bilo zabune, ne citam/gledam od N.L. savjete, naputke... imam svoje misljenje o tome.
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Post by Majka on Aug 14, 2012 20:03:49 GMT 1
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 17, 2012 17:44:14 GMT 1
TROPICAL STORMS - In the Atlantic - - Tropical storm Gordon was located about 1315 mi [2115 km] W of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph. [110 km/h], with higher gusts. Gordon could become a hurricane today. Gordon only has a day or so to become a hurricane before it moves over cooler waters and encounters strong shear. A gradual weakening should then begin, but Gordon is forecast to remain a tropical storm by the time it moves through the Azores in 3 days. Potential paths www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201208_ensmodel.htmlIn the Eastern Pacific - - Tropical depression Hector was located about 435 mi. [700 km] WSW of the southern tip of Baja California. Gradual weakening is forecast and Hector is expected to become a remnant low today. In the Western Pacific - - Typhoon 14w (Kai-Tak) was located approximately 300 nm east of Hanoi, Vietnam. SEVERE RAIN STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES - www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Severe-weather-warning-tropical-cyclone-sweeps/story-16712125-detail/story.htmlBritain - Severe weather warning as tropical cyclone sweeps over Somerset. The West is battening down the hatches for the closest thing it will probably ever get to a tropical cyclone, due to sweep over the region over the next few days. The first arm of the deep low pressure, which weather forecasters say will be sucking up very warm and very wet and windy weather from the tropics, were expected to hit the west of Somerset and Dorset from Wednesday, with the Met Office issuing a severe weather warning. It says there is a danger of flooding, both from rivers and flash flooding from heavy rainfall, with the added danger of autumnal strength winds hitting trees in full leaf. The yellow warning urges the public to be aware of severe conditions. “Heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds, is expected to spread north during Wednesday morning and afternoon. The heaviest rain is likely to clear from the south by evening, but the strong winds will peak a little later. The public should be aware of the possibility of surface water flooding and the likelihood of difficult conditions for travel." And there will be a second wind today, with the tail-end of the cyclone battering the West again, with more heavy rain expected. Residents in Street have been hit by flash floods this morning following more heavy rain.http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Homes-Street-hit-flash-floods-morning-heavy-rain/story-16712580-detail/story.html SPACE WEATHER - www.scientificamerican.com/gallery_directory.cfm?photo_id=EAD13980-E327-E8AE-9B0F2DAC2EEDDA45The sun is a perfect sphere - Too perfect. The sun is more spherical and more invariable than theories predict. The 11-year solar cycle swoops between peaks of intense magnetic activity — apparent as sunspots, coronal loops and flares — and relative quiescence, when the sun's face is free of blemishes. New research shows that despite this tumult, the sun remains remarkably constant in its globular shape — findings that have left researchers scratching their heads. Earth's closest star is ONE OF THE ROUNDEST OBJECTS HUMANS HAVE MEASURED. If you shrank the sun down to beach ball size, the difference between its north-south and the east-west diameters would be thinner than the width of a human hair. "Not only is it very round, but it's too round." Scientists have long tried to assess the sun's shape, in part because understanding its structure would help them predict when a flare might shoot toward Earth and disrupt communication satellites and power grids. Measuring the orb has been tricky, however, and no two observations have matched exactly. Researchers accounted for the discrepancies by assuming the sun's figure varied with the solar cycle. In the last two years, the sun's activity has exploded after a long period of relative quiescence, giving researchers an opportunity to watch the evolution of the solar cycle. Previous instruments for observing the star were mostly ground-based, and thus had to peer through the blur of Earth's atmosphere. Researchers may have thus measured atmospheric changes correlated with the solar cycle and not changes in the star itself. HEALTH THREATS - www.freep.com/article/20120817/NEWS06/308170132/Michigan-woman-dies-of-West-Nile-experts-fear-season-could-be-worst-in-yearsMichigan woman dies of West Nile - Experts fear THE SEASON COULD BE THE WORST IN YEARS. Public health officials in Michigan are sounding the alarm about another potentially deadly mosquito season after a Washtenaw County woman described as healthy and active died of West Nile Virus - the first such death this year.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 17, 2012 21:21:39 GMT 1
poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mapping-the-hot-summer-july-2012Mapping the Hot Summer; July 2012 July 2012 was the hottest month on record for the contiguous (lower 48) United States, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It turns out that the month was pretty warm globally as well, lining up as the fourth warmest July since modern record-keeping began in 1880. The map above shows temperature anomalies for July 2012, as analyzed by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). That is, the map shows how much warmer or cooler each area was in July 2012 compared with the average for the month from 1951–1980. To build their map, scientists at GISS use publicly available data from 6,300 meteorological stations around the world; ship-based and satellite observations of sea surface temperature; and Antarctic research station measurements. For more explanation of how the analysis works, read World of Change: Global Temperatures.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 17, 2012 21:25:58 GMT 1
poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/dramatic-arctic-sea-ice-melt-over-a-two-week-periodDramatic Arctic Sea-Ice Melt over a Two-Week Period These images, captured two weeks apart by NASA's Terra satellite on 17 July (below) and 3 August (above), show a stark melting of sea ice in the Arctic's North-West Passage. The region's ice cover is now significantly lower than expected, says the Canadian Ice Service, with coverage on July 30th estimated at 33 per cent, compared to the 1981-2010 median of 79 per cent. The ice retreat will continue through September, when annual ice cover is at its lowest. These images, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, show significant changes over two weeks. The top image shows Parry Channelon July 17, 2012, when ice filled the channel. The bottom image shows the same region on August 3, when some ice was still clinging to the shores of Victoria and Melville Islands but open water otherwise dominated the region. The Canadian Ice Service reported that ice cover in Parry Channel began to fall below the 1981–2010 median after July 16, 2012, and the loss accelerated over the following two weeks. On July 23, the percentage of ice cover in the channel was roughly 67 percent, compared to the median of 80 percent. On July 30, ice cover was roughly 33 percent, compared a median of 79 percent.
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Post by hanabanana on Aug 19, 2012 9:42:36 GMT 1
thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2012/08/19/invest-94/New tropical wave from Africa on path to become tropical storm A new tropical wave which came off Africa continues to track through the western Atlantic. It is located about 483 km (300 miles) west of Cape Verde Islands. This wave is producing quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity and it has a good chance to become the next tropical depression or tropical storm. US National Hurricane Center stated that this tropical wave has a medium chance of 50% to become a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves westward at speed of 32 km/h (20 mph).
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