Earth Changes

Thousands of dead, dying starfish washing ashore across the U.S. Gulf coast

miami.cbslocal.com
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:47 UTC

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Dead Brittle Stars, also called Spider Starfish, have been washing ashore beaches from Florida Panhandle to Alabama.

Beaches across the Gulf coast, including the Florida Panhandle, are getting the star treatment as thousands of starfish drift ashore.

Most of them, dead or dying, are washing up on beaches from Perdido Key, Florida in Pensacola to Alabama.

The majority are brittle stars, also called spider starfish, and they are very common in waters around the world.

"This is very rare, I have lived here all my life and I have never seen them like this," said beachgoer Charlotte Phillips.

Marine experts said rough surf caused by recent storms may have pushed the starfish over the sandbars and onto the beach.

Tidal pools hold most of what's left.

Worst ice in decades: Ships turn back after ice damage on Lake Superior

Robert Felix
Iceage Now
Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:46 UTC

Ice is still four, five, even eight feet (2.4 m) deep in places.

"This is delaying the start of the shipping season," says reader Greg. "The last shipping season came to an abrupt end and the local steel mill was forced to truck in raw materials instead of by the usual and much less expensive lake freighter method."

Duluth, Minnesota (28 Mar 14) - The start of the 2014 shipping season has ground to a near halt by some of the worst lake ice in recent history.

The Presque Isle freighter and the Morro Bay cutter have sustained damage from the powerful ice and are being forced to return to the Twin Ports for repairs.

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.0 - 28km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

US Geological Survey
Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:27 UTC

Event Time
2014-04-04 11:40:32 UTC
2014-04-04 22:40:32 UTC+11:00 at epicenter

Location
10.530°S 161.672°E depth=63.8km (39.6mi)

Nearby Cities
28km (17mi) WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
224km (139mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
813km (505mi) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu
827km (514mi) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
1072km (666mi) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Scientific data

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.1 - 76km SW of Iquique, Chile

US Geological Survey
Fri, 04 Apr 2014 04:28 UTC

Event Time
2014-04-04 01:37:51 UTC
2014-04-03 20:37:51 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
2014-04-04 03:37:51 UTC+02:00 system time

Location
20.621°S 70.739°W depth=20.0km (12.4mi)

Nearby Cities
76km (47mi) SW of Iquique, Chile
172km (107mi) NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
241km (150mi) S of Arica, Chile
277km (172mi) NW of Calama, Chile
531km (330mi) SSW of La Paz, Bolivia

Scientific data

USGS: Aftershock Magnitude 7.6 - 19km S of Iquique, Chile

US Geological Survey
Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:29 UTC

Event Time
2014-04-03 02:43:17 UTC
2014-04-02 23:43:17 UTC-03:00 at epicenter

Location
20.400°S 70.135°W depth=40.0km (24.9mi)

Nearby Cities
19km (12mi) S of Iquique, Chile
187km (116mi) N of Tocopilla, Chile
213km (132mi) S of Arica, Chile
260km (162mi) NNW of Calama, Chile
479km (298mi) SSW of La Paz, Bolivia

Technical Details

Tornadoes in the forecast for Midwest U.S.

Brendan O'Brien
Yahoo! News
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:49 UTC

A large swath of the U.S. Midwest is bracing for potentially dangerous weather including possible tornadoes as an intense storm system moves through the region on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The area of greatest risk includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and Illinois and western Kentucky and Tennessee, where significant tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds could strike Thursday afternoon and evening, said John Hart, a meteorologist in the service's storm prediction center.

"The parameters look pretty good for tornadic storms tomorrow, but the models are varying quite a bit on where the corridor of greatest risk will be," Hart said.

Earthquakes in Chile and L.A. raise fears about 'Ring of Fire'

Colleen Curry
Yahoo News
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:17 UTC

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The 8.2 earthquake that shook northern Chile and surrounding countries late Tuesday night was one of a string of recent earthquakes along what is known as the "Ring of Fire," a circle of quake-prone areas on the Pacific Rim.

A magnitude 5.1 quake hit Los Angeles last week, followed by aftershocks along the California coast. And South America will be on the lookout in coming days for aftershocks that have already started following Tuesday night's temblor.

Both cities lie along the so-called Ring of Fire, where two plates underneath the earth's surface occasionally bump up against other plates, according to Kate Hutton, staff seismologist at California Institute of Technology.

"That affects South America, the California coast, Alaska, Japan, the Philippines. Basically any places around the Pacific Rim are at risk," she said.

10 Feet deep sinkhole traps minivan in Toledo

Angi Gonzalez
northwestohio.com
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:22 UTC

Another vehicle has fallen victim to a Toledo sinkhole, becoming trapped at the intersection of Adams and 15th Streets in the city's downtown Wednesday afternoon.

A witness estimated the sinkhole was about ten feet deep and two feet wide.

The minivan involved needed to be towed out of the crater after its right front wheel sank into the hole. When the van was pulled out of the hole around 5 p.m., it was clear that vehicle had been damaged.

Around 7 p.m., Toledo City crews remained on the scene in an effort to secure the area around the hole.

Crews planned to turn off the water that could be seen running under the roadway.

Officials did not know if the shut off would impact nearby businesses or homes.

This is one of several large sinkholes that have opened up in the Toledo area this year.

Harsh winter leads to starvation, death for waterfowl across Michigan

Cory Olsen
mlive.com
Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:58 UTC

Harsh winter conditions have led to a large number of waterfowl deaths across the state, something Greenville resident Stephen Schnautz has seen first hand.

Schnautz, 33, a waterfowl hunting and ice fishing guide, said he's seen a variety of species that just couldn't make it through the winter.

"I've seen diving ducks, loons, swans, gulls, a little bit of everything," Schnautz said. "I've been down to the Kalamazoo River and seen dead birds on the river bank. They're everywhere."

The losses aren't just around West Michigan, Schnautz said.

"I guide on Saginaw Bay and I've seen them all the way down to Lake Erie," Schnautz said. "They're in Muskegon, Traverse City, up in Ludington, too. I've mostly seen canvass backs, redheads, long-tailed ducks and some types of mergansers.

Michigan DNR wildlife outreach technician Holly Vaughn said the die-off can be attributed to the amount of ice coverage on inland lakes as well as the Great Lakes.

"Most of the birds that are washing up are diving birds like canvass backs, redheads, long-tailed ducks and some types of mergansers," Vaughn said. "It's mostly because they weren't able to get to their main food source.

U.S. farmers face planting issues as cold conditions and drought linger

Brainerd Dispatch
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:28 UTC

"Damp soil leftover from winter, melting snow and lagging temperatures mean a lot of places are going to have a slow planting period across the Midwest, northern Plains and the Great Lakes," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dale Mohler said.

AccuWeather Global Weather Center - AccuWeather.com reports despite the official start of spring, lingering effects of the winter season will cause planting delays this year.

While the South will be right on schedule weather-wise for prime planting with looming frost concerns, delays will become more and more likely with every mile heading north.

Frozen Ground, Soil to Create Delays

Coming off a frigid, snow-filled winter for areas from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley and Northeast, spring will shape up to be mostly cool and wet.

"Damp soil leftover from winter, melting snow and lagging temperatures mean a lot of places are going to have a slow planting period across the Midwest, northern Plains and the Great Lakes," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dale Mohler said.

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Earth Changes

Thousands of dead, dying starfish washing ashore across the U.S. Gulf coast

Worst ice in decades: Ships turn back after ice damage on Lake Superior

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.0 - 28km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

USGS: Earthquake magnitude 6.1 - 76km SW of Iquique, Chile

USGS: Aftershock Magnitude 7.6 - 19km S of Iquique, Chile

Tornadoes in the forecast for Midwest U.S.

Earthquakes in Chile and L.A. raise fears about 'Ring of Fire'

10 Feet deep sinkhole traps minivan in Toledo

Harsh winter leads to starvation, death for waterfowl across Michigan

U.S. farmers face planting issues as cold conditions and drought linger

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