Earth Changes

Lightning kills 114 sheep and 12 cows in Achacachi, Bolivian Andes

rsa76
allvoices.com
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 06:25 UTC

Lightning killed 114 sheep and 12 cows in an Aymara village in the Bolivian Andes, an official in the area said.

Dead sheep were scattered on the hill with the charred wool, said Friday by telephone to The Associated Press Panfilo Chura, secretary of the mayor of Achacachi, 80 kilometers north of La Paz where the community Yacachi Grande is located in which the phenomenon occurred on Thursday afternoon.

The lightning was so loud that it seemed that the sky was broken, a witness told the PAT television. The roar threw down the shepherd and flock Angelino Ventura, 80, who was unhurt owner. Ventura broke down in tears on Friday and said he lost all his cattle.

NASA proposes using satellites to 'predict' increasing sinkholes

news.com.au
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:37 UTC

© Source: AP
Sudden...A massive sinkhole near Daisetta, Texas, which swallowed oil field equipment and vehicles after suddenly appearing in 2008 and then continuing to grow.

RADAR images taken from planes or satellites could some day be used to predict where sinkholes might form.

The possibility of an early-warning system stems from new NASA research into a monstrous sinkhole that opened in Louisiana in 2012, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents.

Two NASA researchers examined radar images of the sinkhole area near Bayou Corne.

Cathleen Jones and Ron Blom discovered that the ground near Bayou Corne began shifting at least a month before the sinkhole formed - as much as 25 centimetres towards where the sinkhole started.

Since its formation, the sinkhole has expanded to 25 acres and is still growing.

The NASA findings raise the possibility that engineers eventually could develop a way to predict the location of sinkholes.

Sinkhole in Marion County, West Virginia getting bigger

Rachel McDevitt
WDTV.com
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:24 UTC

The giant sinkhole that opened up on Pleasant Valley Road near the gateway connector in Fairmont has gotten even worse.

It shut down the road on Thursday, and now crews aren't sure when it can open again. The problem has been lifted out of the hands of the Department of Highways and set into the Department of Environmental Protection.

When the DOH set to work repairing the 20-foot-deep hole, another old mine shaft started collapsing under their equipment and they were forced to stop. The hole on Friday was twice the size it was on Thursday, and it's stretching under the ground in all directions. DOH officials said they've had some problems with mine subsidence before, but never anything like this.

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.0 - 87km NW of Iquique, Chile

US Geological Survey
Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:09 UTC

Event Time
2014-03-23 18:20:03 UTC
2014-03-23 13:20:03 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
2014-03-23 19:20:03 UTC+01:00 system time

Location
19.744°S 70.811°W depth=34.6km (21.5mi)

Nearby Cities
87km (54mi) NW of Iquique, Chile
150km (93mi) SSW of Arica, Chile
201km (125mi) SSW of Tacna, Peru
239km (149mi) SSE of Ilo, Peru
456km (283mi) SW of La Paz, Bolivia

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Fracking: 14 earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma since Friday

Jon Miller
Fox 25 KOKH News
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:06 UTC

The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded 14 earthquakes in Oklahoma since about 9:30 p.m. Friday, the largest being a magnitude 4.0.

The 4.0 magnitude quake was recorded at 10:05 p.m. Friday about seven miles south of Langston. Three other quakes of magnitude 2.9, 3.0 and 3.3 were recorded Saturday afternoon in the Medford area.

The other quakes ranged from magnitude 2.4 to 2.9. No injuries or damage are reported.

Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest felt by humans.

'Fire-nado' forms during controlled burn near Denver, Colorado

David Mitchell
KDVR
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:12 UTC

It's that time of year when firefighters around the state are conducting controlled burns to minimize the risk from wildfires later.

But sometimes a combination of wind and heat make strange things happen at fire scenes.

Thomas Rogers with South Metro Fire and Rescue was shooting video when a large whirlwind of tumbleweeds blew up 200 feet in the air a controlled burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge at midday on March 14.

"You don't see that very often," a firefighter says on the video.

"The whirlwind pulled the fire across the control line, causing burning tumbleweeds to start a spot fire," according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the Refuge.

Three killed by massive landslide in Oso, Washington state

BBC News
Sun, 23 Mar 2014 02:17 UTC

A large rescue operation began soon after the landslide struck on Saturday

At least three people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington, officials say.

The landslide destroyed six houses and covered a road near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle.

It was at least 41m (135ft) wide and 54m deep, local authorities said.

They say that two people were killed at the scene and one died in hospital. The injured included a six-month-old boy.

Worm evolves to eat corn that was genetically engineered to kill it

The Independent, UK
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:22 UTC

Nature has fought back against biotechnology, with rootworms now being able to stomach corn that was genetically modified to poison the pests.

While an awe-inspiring demonstration of nature's endurance, the development could cause billions of dollars worth of damage to US crops.

Named after the pesticidal toxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis it contains, Bt corn makes up 75% of the US's corn crop, but scientists' predictions that rootworms would evolve to overcome the poison were largely ignored by farmers, companies and regulatory bodies, who have been accused of "squandering the benefits of genetic modification."

Bt corn was first planted in 1996 as an alternative to insecticides which cause more ecological damage, and quickly caused the numbers of the voracious worm to plummet.

USGS: Magnitude 6.2 - 96km WNW of Iquique, Chile

US Geological Survey
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:03 UTC

Event Time
2014-03-22 12:59:58 UTC
2014-03-22 07:59:58 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
2014-03-22 13:59:58 UTC+01:00 system time

Location
19.770°S 70.936°W depth=15.2km (9.4mi)

Nearby Cities
96km (60mi) WNW of Iquique, Chile
157km (98mi) SSW of Arica, Chile
208km (129mi) SSW of Tacna, Peru
239km (149mi) S of Ilo, Peru
466km (290mi) SW of La Paz, Bolivia

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Mysterious booms worry residents in Osceola and Polk counties, Florida

Bakari Savage
News 13
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:25 UTC

It's the bump in the night that has Osceola County residents asking each other "Did you hear that?"

We've gotten email after email, not to mention Facebook posts, from people who say they're hearing a boom around the same time every night. Not even the Osceola County Sheriff's Office has an answer.

"It was like a 'BOOM!' Then, the windows kinda shook," said Kissimmee resident Daryl Mercado.

"A loud BOOM sound...like they throwed a bomb," explained young AJ.

His mother, Lori Chezem, said, "Loud booms. It reminds me of when the space shuttle used to come in -- the Sonic Boom."

Kids and adults alike are talking about it. But what exactly is it?

Chezem is in St. Cloud and was one of the people who emailed us about these mysterious booms. We're also hearing from people in Kissimmee and even as far away as Haines City in Polk County.

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Earth Changes

Lightning kills 114 sheep and 12 cows in Achacachi, Bolivian Andes

NASA proposes using satellites to 'predict' increasing sinkholes

Sinkhole in Marion County, West Virginia getting bigger

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.0 - 87km NW of Iquique, Chile

Fracking: 14 earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma since Friday

'Fire-nado' forms during controlled burn near Denver, Colorado

Three killed by massive landslide in Oso, Washington state

Worm evolves to eat corn that was genetically engineered to kill it

USGS: Magnitude 6.2 - 96km WNW of Iquique, Chile

Mysterious booms worry residents in Osceola and Polk counties, Florida

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