Earthquake data:
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 11:49 am (GMT +11) local time (16 Feb 2021 00:49 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.75°S / 167.76°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Primary data source: USGS
Earth Changes
Earthquake data:
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 11:49 am (GMT +11) local time (16 Feb 2021 00:49 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.75°S / 167.76°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Primary data source: USGS
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"The agency that oversees Texas' electric grid declared an 'energy emergency alert three' early Monday after the grid experienced a systemwide failure," the Weather Channel reported.
The alert turned into rotating outages that are likely to continue through Tuesday morning, according to grid managers.
About 2.5 million people were without power as of 9:00 a.m., the outlet tweeted:
Although temperatures around this time of the year have often averaged - 20 C, Winnipeg dropped down to -38.8 C, which saw it break an 1879 record by 1 C, according to Brian Luzny, an environment Canada Met.
In the meantime, Shoal Lake broke its 1970 record by close to 6 C, while Norway House registered its recent low of - 44 C, which is lower than its last record by 5 C. Essentially, it is the coldest area in the Province. Luzny noted that they are currently breaking records each day.
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Locals said they had never seen the river freeze like this before
Locals said they had never seen the river freeze like this before
Temperatures in London dropped to -2C as Storm Darcy - dubbed 'The Beast of the East 2' swept through the country. As a result of the bitter chill from the Baltic, a section of the Thames has frozen over at Teddington, south west London. The extreme freeze meant the UK experienced the coldest February night for 25 years - with temperatures plummeting to below -20C in some parts of the country.
In the capital and the South East, train services have been cancelled and roads left in treacherous conditions.
Comment: See also:
- "Extreme freeze" - Record low February temperatures across the UK
- Winter storm dumps over 9 inches of snow on Boise, Idaho
- Snow and ice blanket US north-west, leaving hundreds of thousands without power - ice-laden trees fall on power lines
- Cold front Medea brings snow to northern Greece
- Russia's capital Moscow hit with the worst snowfall in decades
The National Center of Energy Control (CENAC) tweeted Monday morning that it is working on fixing an issue with its generators in the north and northeastern parts of the country.
An ABC-7 viewer in Juárez said she's been without power since 6:45 a.m.
CENACE is asking residents in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas to reduce their energy use in an effort to help stabilize the power grid.
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A woman walks through falling snow in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.
A woman walks through falling snow in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.
More than 140 million Americans in 26 states were under some sort of winter advisory heading into Monday as a major winter storm swept through the southern Plains.
The storm, which has already caused power outages and a number of pileups on icy roads, was expected to travel up the Northeast through Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures, the National Weather Service said. Six inches to a foot of snow was forecast to stretch from the mid-Mississippi to Ohio Valleys, across the lower Great Lakes and into northern New England, according to the service.
It also warned about more power outages and significant travel disruptions across much of the southern Plains, as well as "bitterly cold air" that can result in "dangerous or life-threatening wind chills."
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Twenty-one people were initially reported missing, but three individuals were rescued after the disaster in a rural part of East Java
Twenty-one people were initially reported missing, but three individuals were rescued after the disaster in a rural part of East Java
Twenty-one people were initially reported missing after the disaster struck Sunday evening in a rural part of East Java.
Hundreds of rescuers, including soldiers, police and volunteers, took part in the search for the missing in the village of Selopuro in East Java's Nganjuk district, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati.
Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency said it had found nine bodies, but was still searching for 10 others.
The other two people had been rescued.
© AP Photo/Moises Castillo
Fuego volcano
Fuego volcano
Lava flows reach up to 1.5 km long, and a column of ash rises above the volcano, spreading up to 5 km away, the report says. There were no reports of evacuation yet.
Last time, Fuego erupted on June 3, 2018, which led to deaths of over 200 people.
People walking through the snow in downtown Boise
Winter arrives in the Treasure Valley with a vengeance, dumping over nine inches of snow on everything. The snow set the stage for a February snow day complete with show shoveling, hazardous roads, and a trip to favorite sledding hills.
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People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region.
People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region.
Freezing rain left roads, power lines and trees coated in ice in the Portland, Oregon, region, and by Saturday morning more than 270,000 had lost power. The extreme conditions, loss of power and transportation problems prompted Oregon governor Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency.
"Crews are out in full force now and are coordinating with local emergency response teams on communications for emergency services, such as warming centers," Brown said. "I'm committed to making state resources available to ensure crews have the resources they need on the ground."
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