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6.2 aftershock rattles New Zealand after powerful 7.8 earthquake kills at least 2


RT
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 01:01 UTC
Earthquake damage in New Zealand
© Anthony Phelps / Reuters
Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on New Zealand's South Island, November 14, 2016.
A new earthquake measuring 6.2 has struck 39km west of Kaikoura, New Zealand. This is one of the most powerful in a series of tremors that followed a 7.8 magnitude quake which struck the town, located some 180km northeast of Christchurch, on Sunday.

The quake took place at around 12:30am GMT at a depth of 8.3 kilometers, and was initially measured at 6.8, but was later downgraded to 6.2 by USGS.

Meanwhile GeoNet, the official source of geological hazard information for New Zealand, measured the latest quake at 6.3 and said its depth was around 35 kilometers.

At least two people were killed following the initial quake which struck New Zealand just after 11:00am GMT on Sunday (12:02am Monday local time).

The ministry of civil defense immediately issued a warning saying that a "destructive tsunami" with waves of up to five meters (16 feet) was possible. The ministry treated the possibility of a tsunami as "an event of life-threatening or national significance."


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Bizarro Earth

Strange glowing in the sky during New Zealand's earthquake possibly 'earthquake lightning'

John Edens
Stuff.co.nz
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:46 UTC

What was that strange light in the sky? Many people overnight reported seeing strange lights in the sky, a phenomenon that has been reported for centuries before, during, and after earthquakes.

Seismologists aren't in agreement about the causes of the hotly-debated phenomenon - called earthquake lights or, sometimes, earthquake lightning.

Earthquake Damage Canterbury
© Iain McGregor/Fairfax NZ
Major damage caused by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Canterbury.
And, of course, it's not clear whether the lights overnight in New Zealand were the phenomenon, or something else. One theory suggests dormant electrical charges in rocks are triggered by the stress of the Earth's crust and plate tectonics, transferring the charge to the surface where it appears as light.

Historical reports include globes, or orbs, of glowing light, floating just above the ground or in the sky.
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Attention

Whale carcass towed out to sea near Windward Oahu, Hawaii


khon2.com
Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:49 UTC
whale carcass
© NOAA
Whale carcass
A large whale carcass off Windward Oahu has been towed out to sea.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, fishermen first spotted the dead whale lodged on the reef near Moku Manu, or Bird Island, off Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

When officials got there, about three hours later, the carcass had moved about three miles into Kailua Bay and was being circled by large sharks.

David Schofield, NOAA Pacific Island region marine mammal response coordinator, said crews decided to tow the carcass for public safety reasons.

"There were at least six, probably more, 12- to 13-foot-plus-sized sharks on the whale," he said. "If we had not towed it out of Kailua Bay, it would have likely washed up along Lanikai Beach, and the beach would have probably had to been closed for most of the weekend."
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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall cause power outages in central China


Global Times
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:11 UTC
People walk along the Songhua River in snow in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China


People walk along the Songhua River in snow in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China
Tens of thousands of households in central China's Hubei Province is experiencing power outages after heavy snow severely damaged the local grid.

Hubei Power Company dispatched four more rescue teams to disaster-hit Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture late Saturday to repair the grid.

As of Sunday morning, more than 17,000 workers and nearly 5,000 vehicles have been mobilized for the repair work, according to the company.

Snowstorm hit Enshi last Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing down nearly 9,000 electric poles, and destroyed transformers and other supporting facilities.


Source: Xinhua
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USGS: second magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Argentina


USGS
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:58 UTC
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake La rioja, Argentina
© USGS
La Rioja, Argentina

Comment: Other interesting events of note in the last 24 hours:

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Powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand


RT
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 11:20 UTC
Magnitude 7.4 6.6 earthquake strikes in Amberley near Christchurch, New Zealand
© USGS
Powerful M6.6 earthquake strikes Amberley, New Zealand
A powerful earthquake has hit northeast of Christchurch, a city in New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey.

Twitter reports from locals talk of "enormous" shaking felt in Wellington and Cheviot.

The quake was centered 46km from the town of Amberley with about 2,000 people, and 70km from the town of Kaiapoi with 10,000 residents, according to the USGS. The tremor had a shallow depth of 5 km.


Comment: Spaceweather.com reports:

Minor geomagnetic storms and Arctic auroras are likely on Nov. 13th as Earth moves through a stream of high-speed solar wind. Visibility of auroras will be muted somewhat by the glare of the waxing supermoon.

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Arrow Up

Peru's Sabancaya volcano erupts again with record 3 km high ash cloud


Malay Mail Online
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 03:41 UTC
Sabancaya volcano eruption
Peru's Sabancaya volcano erupted again on Friday, spewing an ash cloud that reached a record height of some 3,000 metres.

The new activity came just hours after a flurry of small explosions at the volcano.

Six small explosions shook the earth around the Sabancaya volcano in southern Peru on Friday morning.

The 6,000-metre volcano Sabancaya, which means "tongue of fire" in Quechua, has been in seismic activity for 18 years, when it had an eruptive period that has since continued with various intensities.

It sits atop the South America tectonic plate, which forces magma to the surface when it clashes with the neighbouring Nazca plate.


Comment: Last week Sabancaya volcano erupted for the first time in 18 years

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Snowflake

Roads blocked by snow in areas of Algeria

Robert Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 12 Nov 2016 21:17 UTC
Snow on road
Fatal accidents, floods, roads cut by snow

8 Nov 2016 (Excerpts) - "It is cold, rain and snow have fallen in abundance on several regions of the country. These incidents caused several fatal accidents on the roads .... at least 8 people were killed and 48 others injured in road accidents in several parts of the country.

"Road traffic in the capital has been severely disrupted by inclement weather and interminable traffic jams have formed around the main roads in Algiers.

"In the west of the country, the army had to intervene to reopen roads, blocked by snow, especially in Sidi Bel Abbes."

Thanks to Patrick for this link
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Snowflake

Snowstorm to dump 30 cm of snow from Romania to Ukraine

Eric Leister
Accuweather
Sat, 12 Nov 2016 21:09 UTC
Snowstorm map
A potent storm system will track across eastern Europe, unleashing significant snowfall and strong winds.

Areas expecting accumulating snowfall include northern Romania, northern Moldova, eastern Hungary, eastern Slovakia, southeast Poland and much of northern and western Ukraine.

A mix of rain and snow will begin on Saturday across the region before transitioning to all snow across western Ukraine, southeast Poland and eastern Hungary. Snow will continue into Sunday night for many areas.

Snow will fall heavily at times from the Carpathian Mountains northward to Lviv and Kiev on Sunday. Widespread snowfall of 15-30 cm (6-12 inches) is expected throughout this region with local amounts in excess of 30 cm (12 inches).

The heaviest snowfall in Lviv on Sunday and in Kiev from midday Sunday into Sunday night.
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Wolf

Two-year-old boy attacked by 2 dogs in Anaheim, California

Joel Christie
Daily Mail
Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:29 UTC
Shocking attack: Surveillance footage from outside the Anaheim home show the mother attempting to fight off the two dogs at her front door, while protecting her son

Shocking attack: Surveillance footage from outside the Anaheim home show the mother attempting to fight off the two dogs at her front door, while protecting her son
Shocking surveillance footage has captured the moment a mother managed to save her two-year-old son as two dogs viciously mauled them outside their house.

The attack occurred in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday. It started when the boy was set upon by the two dogs in the front yard.

His mother then came to rescue to him, grabbing him and trying to run inside their home, but at the front door she realized she couldn't find her keys.

Spencer Bishop, the boy's father and woman's husband, was at work at the time. He said he has seen the surveillance footage but cannot watch it again because it is too shocking.

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