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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - 13km N of Kunisaki-shi, Japan

US Geological Survey
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:39 UTC

Event Time
2014-03-13 17:06:51 UTC
2014-03-14 02:06:51 UTC+09:00 at epicenter

Location
33.683°N 131.737°E depth=82.9km (51.5mi)

Nearby Cities
13km (8mi) N of Kunisaki-shi, Japan
30km (19mi) ENE of Bungo-Takada-shi, Japan
31km (19mi) NNE of Kitsuki, Japan
36km (22mi) SSW of Hikari, Japan
609km (378mi) SE of Seoul, South Korea

Technical Details

Support for theory of a cooling world

Anthony Watts
Watt's Up With That
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:47 UTC

Steve Goddard tips me to this article in the Canberra Times on May 16th, 1974:

Support for a theory of a cooling world

It has some interesting claims in it that sound much like climate change claims made today. Apparently they detected large albedo changes via satellite, with a 12% increase in snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere that started in 1971, and continued through 1974 when this article was published:

Interactive image here.

They claim that due to albedo changes which help induce cooling, wind, drought, and rainfall patterns will become worse, much like identical claims made today about the effects of warming. The article also claims, quoting Dr. Reid Bryson, there would be increased uncertainty about "stable patterns of weather" that may affect "food reserves", and he also claimed "much of that change was man-made". Sound familiar?

Winter wildfire weirdness continues: Firefighters tackle 100-acre grass fire near Shawnee, Oklahoma

News Star
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:51 UTC

© ED BLOCHOWIAK
A grass fire burns west of Shawnee , where fire crews say about 100 acres was charred on Tuesday. While many homes and structures were threatened, no damages were reported.

With several homes threatened by nearby flames, firefighters from multiple departments worked together to get a 100-acre grass fire under control Tuesday in the Bethel Acres area.

With several homes threatened by nearby flames, firefighters from multiple departments worked together to get a 100-acre grass fire under control Tuesday in the Bethel Acres area.

Shawnee Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim VanAntwerp said the fire was in the general area of Walker and Clearpond Roads, which is also the same general area where tornadoes touched down and left so much devastation last year.

He said the fire started in the 17300 block of Walker Road and burned north to Clearpond Road.

"About 10 structures were threatened," he said, but there were no reports of any homes being damaged. The fire crossed Clearpond Road, he said, and smoke was intense as the blazed burned through thick cedar trees.

Sinkhole opens up in front of buildings that exploded in East Harlem

Gloria Pazmino
Capital New York
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:21 UTC

The search for victims of two East Harlem buildings that collapsed on Wednesday has been slowed because a sinkhole has opened in front of the buildings, a spokesperson for Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement tonight.

The sinkhole developed after a water-main break "likely caused by the explosion" this morning, which left three people dead and 27 injured.

"Heavy equipment is required to move additional debris and cannot be brought to the scene until the sinkhole is mitigated. The process could significantly delay rescue and victims search operations," according to the statement.

Nine residents of the two Park Avenue buildings are still missing, fire marshalls and the NYPD said.

Massive haboob dust storm barrels through Western Texas

Kristen Rodman
accuweather.com
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:00 UTC

While a winter storm barrels through the Midwest and Northeast, New Mexico and parts of Texas experienced weather quite different from snow Tuesday night, March 11, 2014.

Dust storms rolled through parts of New Mexico and Texas Tuesday night, reducing visibilities to near zero.

The storm was caused by a strong cold front moving through the north, according to AccuWeather Western U.S. Weather Expert Ken Clark.

"There were strong west winds ahead of the front that brought winds of 20 to 40 mph," Clark said. "A strong north wind developed with wind gusts up to 50+ mph that created the dust storm."

U.S. having its coldest six month period since 1912

Steven Goddard
Stevengoddard.wordpress.com
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:00 UTC

(To date, October-March temperatures are the coldest since 1899 - but they will rise some before the end of the month - and may pass 1912.)

Multiple grass fires in Oklahoma state

news9.com
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:59 UTC

According to the Moore fire department, at about 1:15 p.m., crews responded to a grass fire at N.E. 27th and Bryant in Moore.

Oklahoma firefighters are battling several grass fires Tuesday afternoon across the state.

Guthrie Wildfire

Fire officials are working a wildfire in southwest Guthrie. The fire is located at S. Eastern Rd. and W. Seward Rd. near Liberty Lake. Brush pumpers are on the scene, and the fire is expected to be extinguished quickly.

Moore Grass Fire

According to the Moore fire department, at about 1:15 p.m., crews responded to a grass fire at N.E. 27th and Bryant in Moore.

Authorities have shut down Bryant in the area.

Oklahoma City firefighters are helping Moore firefighters battle this fire. Crews worked to stop the fire from crossing Bryant. They have that fire under control.

Fire fighters at extensive grassfire in SW Oklahoma City

Laura Hendrix
koco.com
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:39 UTC

Blaze is near Southwest 59th Street and Mustang Road

Oklahoma City fire crews are at the scene of a wildfire Monday afternoon.

The blaze is near Southwest 59th Street and Mustang Road. At least one structure is also ablaze.

Stay with KOCO 5 News for the latest information on breaking news.

Wildfire in western Broward burns 350 acres, Florida

Mike Clary
Sun Sentinel
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:13 UTC

A brush fire that broke out in western Broward

A 350-acre wildfire in western Broward County west of U.S. 27 was declared contained late Monday afternoon and caused no damage, according to fire officials.

"There may be a little smoke, but we consider it out," said Scott L. Peterich of the Florida Forest Service.

The fire started Sunday and stayed west of Pines Boulevard and north of Interstate 75, Peterich said. He said the fire was brought under control by 4:45 p.m. Monday.

Fire officials stayed in touch with Florida Highway Patrol officers in the event that smoke advisories would be needed before the afternoon commute. That did not prove to be the case, Peterich said.

Global outbreak of strong earthquakes on anniversary 9.0 Fukushima earthquake

CBS News
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:13 UTC

A cluster of earthquakes around the world hit just before the third anniversary of the devastating 9.0 Kobe earthquake that set off a Pacific-wide tsunami causing widespread destruction from Japan to California, and triggered a nuclear meltdown in 2011.

The first quake, a 6.8 off the Eureka coast on Sunday night caused little to no damage, but shook homes and rattled nerves around Northern California. Dozens of aftershocks, some approaching a magnitude 5 continue to move the San Andreas fault.

Another quake, initially a 6.8 magnitude as well, but later downgraded to a 6.4 hit Monday near the Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Monday north of Papua, New Guinea along the Pacific "Ring of Fire."

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Earth Changes

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - 13km N of Kunisaki-shi, Japan

Support for theory of a cooling world

Winter wildfire weirdness continues: Firefighters tackle 100-acre grass fire near Shawnee, Oklahoma

Sinkhole opens up in front of buildings that exploded in East Harlem

Massive haboob dust storm barrels through Western Texas

U.S. having its coldest six month period since 1912

Multiple grass fires in Oklahoma state

Fire fighters at extensive grassfire in SW Oklahoma City

Wildfire in western Broward burns 350 acres, Florida

Global outbreak of strong earthquakes on anniversary 9.0 Fukushima earthquake

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