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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

Adonai
thewatchers.adorraeli
Mon, 07 Sep 2015 09:13 UTC
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Geoscience Australia registered a shallow M6.0 earthquake (depth 0 km) south of Kermadec Islands at 09:13 UTC on September 7, 2015. USGS is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 35.4 km (22 miles).

According to the USGS, epicenter was located 191 km (119 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock and 725 km (450 miles) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand.

There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles) radius.

USGS issued green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.

At 08:46 UTC today, a very deep earthquake registered as M6.1 by Geoscience Australia hit south of Fiji islands. The agency is reporting depth of 573 km (356 miles). USGS reported this quake as M5.3 at a depth of 547.3 km (340.1 miles). Epicenter was located 451 km (280 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji and 673 km (418 miles) WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga, according to the USGS.
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Attention

Hammerhead shark bites foot of kayaker off Malibu, California


Sky News
Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:12 UTC
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Other kayakers filmed a hammerhead circling them on the same day.
A kayaker suffered a deep wound to his foot after he was bitten by a hammerhead shark off the California coast.

Ventura County Fire Captain Ron Oatman said the victim had been dangling his feet over the sides of his kayak when the shark bumped against his foot, bit him and swam away off Deer Creek beach in Malibu.

Lidia Barillas, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Lifeguards Division, said it was a 10ft hammerhead shark.

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Cloud Lightning

Update: Lightning kills 32 in two Indian states within a day


BBC
Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:00 UTC
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At least 32 people have been killed following lightning strikes in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, reports say.

Twenty-three people died in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nine people were killed in the eastern state of Orissa.

Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Sunday, reports said.

Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains.

In Andhra Pradesh, the deaths occurred in Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari, Anantapur and Srikakulam districts. At least six women were among those who died.
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Comet

Cosmic climate change: Is the cause of all this extreme weather to be found in outer space?

Joachim Hagopian
Global Research
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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The brown dwarf, Nemesis, is reported to be located just about 60 to 66 AU (1 AU=the distance from the Sun to Earth) from us (its perigee), currently in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Because of periodic gravitational disturbances in areas of space further out, specifically in the Oort Cloud, G1.9 travels in an elliptical orbit extending possibly hundreds of AU beyond the furthest known planets (its apogee). Its position just beyond Pluto suggests it is near its closest approach to the Sun and Earth.
Speculating and theorizing about the existence of yet undiscovered planets in our solar system has been bounced around for centuries. Prior to each new discovery of another outer planet has come detection of anomalies in the erratic, inexplicable motions of the outermost known planet. For instance, before Neptune's existence was determined, for decades astronomers had been theorizing that Uranus' (discovered in 1781) irregular movement may have been caused by the presence of yet another undiscovered planet. Indeed that was the case in 1846 when Neptune was first sighted and identified.

The now dethroned ninth planet Pluto discovered in 1930 (relegated in 2006 to minor dwarf planet status) and Pluto's later found moon Charon were then used to explain the observed "wobbles" in Uranus and Neptune's respective orbits. Thus, errors in calculating precise positions of known planets hold an enduring pattern of later confirmation of cause determined by each newly discovered planet. Hence, for over a century scientists have debated that yet more major planets and dwarf planets belonging to our solar system are still out there in space waiting to be found and existing anomalies to be explained.

Way back in 1940 Chilean astronomer Carlos Munoz Ferrada predicted accurately that the powers-that-be would attempt to cover-up Planet X when it comes barreling towards the earth. Ferrada referred to Nibiru/Planet X as a "Comet-Planet" because it has the size of a planet but speed and elliptical orbit of a comet.

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Cloud Lightning

19 killed by lightning strikes within a day in Andhra Pradesh, India


The Times of India
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:48 UTC
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In a freak instance of multiple lightning-strikes, 19 people were killed in five Andhra Pradesh districts on Sunday, even as women cricket teams of Andhra Pradesh and Tripura had a narrow squeak in Guntur where a fire-bolt struck a tree next to the ground they were having a practice match. This is the first time in the state's recent history that so many people have been killed by lightning on a single day.

Nellore district bore the brunt of nature's fury with six deaths, followed by Prakasam and Krishna with four each. Three deaths were reported from Guntur and two from East Godavari as the southwest monsoon, which had been playing truant so far, turned vigorous on Sunday because of low pressure, bringing heavy rains. The downpour was accompanied by lightning and caught people working in the farms unawares.

Comment: See also: Sott Exclusive: Shocking weather! Lightning fatalities across the planet on the increase

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Cloud Lightning

Meteorologists say four tropical storms all raging at the same time, are a first


The Extinction Protocol
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:50 UTC
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Meteorologists are calling it a first: Not one, not two, but three major hurricanes were in the eastern Pacific at the exact same time on Sunday. Now, a fourth storm is joining the swirling trio. Tropical Depression 14E, now dubbed Kevin, has been upgraded to tropical storm status. Warm sea surface temperatures and a moist environment could intensify the storm over the next 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center reports. Thereafter, drier air is forecast to get into the circulation, leading to weakening. "Kevin is forecast to degenerate to a remnant low by day three and dissipate around day five," according to the NHC. The storm is expected to track northward over Mexico before turning westward as the cyclone weakens.

According to the National Hurricane Center, a tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with a maximum sustained surface wind speed of 33 kt (62 km/h). It's the first stage of tropical classification, before development into a storm, or a hurricane. Hurricanes Ignacio, Jimena and Kilo were all at Category 4 status simultaneously over the weekend, with sustained winds of 209 - 251 km/h according to the National Hurricane Center. Jimena is now a Category 2 hurricane as of Thursday, with winds of 176 km/h, and is expected to weaken throughout the week. The closest storm to Hawaii, Ignacio, is running parallel to the Hawaiian archipelago, prompting hurricane warnings in surrounding waters and high surf warnings on the islands, but the storm was downgraded to tropical storm status on Wednesday.
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Stop

Large sinkhole stops traffic at Texas wildlife refuge


kxii.com
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 22:43 UTC
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© Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
A large sinkhole is stopping traffic through parts of the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.

The increased rainfall caused Lake Texoma to spill over into parts of the refuge. Now, that water is receding workers have noticed a large sinkhole has formed.

The sinkhole is on Wildlife drive. Crews have filled in the hole but the road remains blocked off. Refuge Volunteers said filling the hole is only a temporary measure until they're able to find what caused the hole

"Perhaps the pipes for the managed wetlands has collapsed," refuge volunteer, Randy Norris said."Another theory is it could have been associated with the beaver dam here, or just a geological subsidence. They're not entirely sure just yet."

The part of the Wildlife Road that's block off is still accessible by taking another route.

The refuge is open Sunday but will be closed Monday, for Labor Day.
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Arrow Down

Massive sinkhole opens up in Philadelphia


6abc.com
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:59 UTC
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A water main break caused a large sinkhole to open up on a street in Northeast Philadelphia.

It happened early Friday morning on Chalfont Drive near Waldemire Drive.

Images from Chopper 6 HD over the scene showed about half of the street had collapsed into a large hole.

Traffic cones, saw horses and police tape were set up around the sinkhole to prevent motorists and pedestrians from getting too close.

There are sixty people without water.

So far, no word on when repairs will be complete.


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Snowflake

Early snowfall for Crystal Mountain, Washington


KOMO News
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:22 UTC
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It's only early September, but at least one Washington ski resort is already seeing some snow.

Crystal Mountain Resort welcomed several inches of fresh snow in the higher elevations late this week. It was bare at the base Saturday, but many visitors were quite surprised to see snow just below the 7,000 foot elevation level.

"It was a surprise. It was a little chilly," Sherri Luick said after stepping off of the resort's gondola. She's visiting the area from Minnesota.

"It's been cloudy ever since we got here. We were hoping to catch a shot of Rainier," said Tyler Paige, who moved to Seattle in early July.

"No such luck. No such luck," Paige Hall added.

A couple inches of snow fell on Friday, which added to the dusting that coated the higher elevations on Thursday, resort employees said.

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Cloud Precipitation

Fist-sized hailstones cause injuries and damage cars in Naples, Italy

Mark Smith
Daily Mirror, UK
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 16:28 UTC
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A massive hailstone found near Pozzuoli, Italy.
Fist-sized hail and winds in excess of 75mph cause chaos in city of Naples

This incredible footage shows how a terrifying hail of biblical-sized hailstones caused chaos in the Italian city of Naples .

In a scene right out of a disaster movie, the hailstones, some of them as big as fists, smashed windows, injured people and caused traffic chaos as they engulfed entire nighbourhoods. The hail was accompanied by ferocious winds in excess of 75 mph.

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