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Meteor

Loud boom, followed by earth shaking reported near Tekonsha, Michigan


wtvbam.com
Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:53 UTC
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© Justin Lopshire/WTVBEpicenter of 'earthquake' in Calhoun County's Tekonsha Township June 30, 2015
There have been no reports of damages or injuries from the minor earthquake that rattled the region late yesterday morning with an epicenter 14 miles north of Coldwater in Calhoun County's Tekonsha Township. More people apparently heard rather than felt the quake that measured 3.3 on the Richter scale with many of the callers who contacted 911 dispatchers saying there had been an explosion or sonic boom kind of sound with the rumbling or shock wave lasting 3 or 4 seconds.

The U.S. Geological Survey's website said people reported feeling the earthquake as far west as Holland, north to Grand Rapids, east into Lenawee County and as far south as Northern Indiana and Northwest Ohio. U.S.G.S. geophysicists seem to have differing opinions about the relationship between yesterday's quake and the May 2, 2015 4.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Kalamazoo County south of Galesburg. Scientists can't agree on whether or not yesterday's event was an aftershock of the previous quake nearly two months ago nor can they concur if it was on the same fault line.

Tuesday's temblor occurred at 11:42 a.m. with the epicenter at the southeast corner of Warner Lake on 12 1/2 Mile Road and 3.1 miles beneath the surface.

The strongest quake ever felt in the region was a 4.6 magnitude quake that hit the Coldwater area in 1947 and some believe is proof of a fault buried deep below southern Michigan.

Comment: A loud boom, followed by ground shaking are one of the hallmarks of an overhead meteor explosion.
Something wicked this way comes!

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Blue Planet

Prof Emeritus of chemical engineering Dr. Dick Thoenes on the influence of CO2 on climate

Dr. Dick Thoenes
The Hockey Schtick
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:35 UTC
Dutch Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and thermodynamics, Dr. Dick Thoenes, explains a multitude of reasons that,
"My conclusion is that it is impossible that significant climate change is due solely to an increase in CO2 levels. This means that all measures to reduce CO2 emissions are pointless. This has enormous financial consequences for the world."
The Dutch professor em. of Chemical Engineering at the Eindhoven University and author of many reference books on mass and energy flows in materials, exactly the areas that need the climate science, Dick Thoenes, pushes for anyone interested in clear and understandable why the postulated greenhouse effect in the real world is not seen.

Comment: About the Author:

Prof. Dr. Dick Thoenes b.1930 taught chemical engineering until 1995, the year he Emiretierung, at the Eindhoven University, Netherlands. He is the author of many books and worked as a research consultant for many companies and the Swedish and Netherlands Governments. He was chairman and is now an honorary member of the KNCV (Royal Chemical Society) and became the Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Stockholm appointed.

He focuses on "Transport phenomena" (the first in the famous book by RB Bird, et al., 1960 formulated). This includes fluid flow, mixing, mass transfer, heat transfer, evaporation, radiation, etc. These phenomena are the basis of chemical engineering and they are also the basis for climate research. So when the second assessment report of the IPCC was published in 1995 (the year of his retirement), he studied it and thought: That can not be true! Later studies confirmed this impression.

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Attention

Second suspected shark attack in 24 hours near Ballina Shire, Australia

Flynn Murphy
Daily Telegraph
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:45 UTC
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Steve the surfer had a close call with a shark at Lennox Head
A 52-year-old man has narrowly escaped injury after his surfboard was bitten by a suspected great white shark in the second attack in Ballina Shire, Australia in 24 hours.

Beaches will remain closed until Saturday after the attack, which took place around 9am on Friday in Lennox Head, just 12 miles from where local surfer Mathew Lee was critically mauled on Thursday.

While there has been no official confirmation, some believe the shark to be the same which mauled Mr Lee, who was recovering from emergency surgery today in a Gold Coast hospital.

Northern NSW lifeguard coordinator Scott McCartney, who is responsible for around 279 miles (450km) of the Australian coastline stretching south from the northern NSW border, said there was a possibility the same shark was responsible for both attacks.

"But there could also be more out there," he told the Telegraph
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Hardhat

Waterspout destroys four houses in northern Philippines

Pamela Jay F. Orias and Lynyrd Aleksei N. Corrales
sunstar.com
Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:29 UTC
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A waterspout destroyed four houses in a coastal village in Misamis Oriental early Monday morning.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that the waterspout that hit Purok 2, Barangay Tubigan, Initao town, also injured three people.

Sixteen other houses were damaged and 20 families were affected.

The injured were identified as 57-year-old Ricardo Bebangco, his wife Helen, 52, and their 13-year-old son Crilfel. They were treated at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital in Initao, said Fernando Vincent Dy Jr., PDRRMO officer-in-charge.

Pag-asa weather specialist Mario Guya said waterspouts are normally associated with weather disturbances such as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which is bringing rain to Misamis Oriental.

The waterspout left P315,000 in property damage and P36,500 in crop damage, according to the PDRRMO.

"We sent food packs to the families and currently, our team is still looking for temporary shelters," Dy said.
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Attention

Wild boar mauls elderly couple to death in Malaysia


asiaone.com
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:10 UTC
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An elderly couple was attacked and killed by a wild boar while they were tapping rubber trees at a plantation in Kuala Paya near Buloh Kasap here.

The victims, identified as Loo See Sing, 66, and his wife Liow Mei Lan, 68, were carrying out their normal routine in the early morning, but did not return at their usual time.

A villager, who declined to be named, said that the owner of the plantation then went in search of the couple at noon when they failed to return.

"The couple usually head back with their produce by 9am but this time around, they failed to show up, prompting the owner to search for them.

"The duo were found with cuts all over their bodies, which initially led police to believe they were robbed and murdered," he added.
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Sun

Unusual sun halo seen in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Diane Giles
kenoshanews.com
Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:25 UTC
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© Kenosha News/Diane GilesA sun halo was visible Sunday afternoon in the Kenosha area. It is unusual to see a sun halo in the summer, according to the National Weather Service.
If you happened to look up during Sunday's Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade, you might have seen more than an escaped balloon.

A number of people were lucky enough to see a rare summer atmospheric event: a halo.

Completely encircling the sun was what appeared to be a thin, pale rainbow.

"I'm really surprised to see this at this time of the year," said Justin Schultz, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Sullivan, Wis. "This is usually more of a winter (phenomenon)."

Schultz said that farther up in the atmosphere that afternoon, it was cold enough for ice crystals to form.

This optical projection was created when the light was refracted through the ice crystals in the higher-level cirrus clouds.

It's a phenomenon similar to a sundog, which only takes place in the winter.
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Binoculars

Rare blue moon, meteor shower await stargazers in Philippines

Clift Daluz
cnnphilippines.com
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51 UTC
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Ever heard of the expression "once in a blue moon?"

This expression indicates a rare event.

This month, the full moon will rise twice and the second occurrence is called a blue moon.

The state-run weather bureau PAGASA was quick to explain that the phrase has nothing to do with the actual color of the moon but rather as the second full moon in a calendar month.

Vicente Malano, PAGASA acting administrator, says: "Since the lunar cycle is 29 days and most months have 30 to 31 days, we eventually find a situation where a full moon occurs at the beginning and the ending of the same month."

He also explains that you may see a blue-colored moon under certain atmospheric conditions such as after volcanic eruptions or when there are exceptionally large fires that leave particles in the atmosphere.

Malano says that, apart from the blue moon, a meteor shower happening from July 28 to 31 awaits stargazers.
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Attention

Bison attack two more visitors at Yellowstone National Park

Katia Hetter
CNN
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:26 UTC
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Bison can sprint three times faster than humans can run, park officials say.
Bison attacked two more visitors at Yellowstone National Park over the past week, for a total of four attacks in the park so far this season.

A 68-year-old Georgia woman remained hospitalized Thursday after encountering a bison while hiking Wednesday on Storm Point Trail, according to the National Park Service.

As she passed the bison, it charged and gored her. A witness reported the attack to a nearby ranger leading a hike, who called for help. Due to the serious nature of the woman's injuries, she was taken by helicopter ambulance to a hospital outside the park. Her condition was unknown Thursday.

The other incident happened on June 23, when a 19-year-old Georgia woman and three friends who work at nearby Canyon Village were walking to their car after a late-night swim at the Firehole River. They saw a bison lying about 10 feet away, and one friend turned and ran. But the animal charged the teen and "tossed her in the air," the park service said.

After the teen went to bed, she awoke a short time later feeling ill and called for medical help. She took an ambulance to a hospital outside the park and "was released with minor injuries later that day," the park service said.
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Cloud Lightning

Spectacular storm in north-east England halts electricity to 40,000 homes

Mark Tran
The Guardian
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:03 UTC
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© Owen Humphreys/PAA lightning storm hits Blyth on the Northumberland coast following the hottest July day on record.
Engineers are working to reconnect hundreds of households in north-east England hit by a power cut in a lightning storm during Wednesday's searingly hot temperatures.

The thunderstorm left 40,000 homes without electricity in parts of North Yorkshire, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Northern Powergrid said power had been restored to 32,500 of its customers by 7pm and work was continuing to make sure the rest were connected by Thursday afternoon.

Spectacular lightning swept across northern England and Scotland after the hottest July day on record in many places. Scores of motorists pulled over to watch as the storm moved up the Pennines. In Sheffield, people drove out of the city to watch a huge cloud flash with almost continuous lightning but without thunder or rain.

In the village of Worrall, Rick Taylor said: "I've not seen anything like this before, it's amazing. It's exactly like that scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kind when the spaceship is approaching."

Elsewhere, huge hailstones caused damage in parts of North Yorkshire and County Durham and the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation even issued a tornado warning for parts of the Midlands.

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Cloud Precipitation

Thousands evacuated as severe flooding hits Rakhine State, Myanmar

Ika Koeck
ifrc.org
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:41 UTC
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© Myanmar Red Cross SocietyThe Myanmar Red Cross Society is working closely alongside local authorities to assist affected communities.

Over the past several days, increasing heavy rains have caused severe flooding in the western state of Rakhine, Myanmar, destroying nearly 200 homes and causing serious damage to another hundred across four townships. During the first few days of the flooding, around 1,500 people were evacuated, and about 300 of the displaced continued to stay at camps for several days as the water receded.

"The figures are expected to increase in the coming days, as Red Cross assessment teams access remote areas of Rakhine affected by the flooding," explains U Maung Maung Khin, head of disaster management for the Myanmar Red Cross Society.

Currently the Myanmar Red Cross is working alongside local authorities to assist affected communities. Red Cross volunteers are evacuating families to safety, distributing food and water, and first aid kits in Buthidaung township which include blankets, mosquito nets, basic kitchen utensils and other essential items. Further relief stocks will be distributed in the coming days in the township of Thandwe.
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