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Bizarro Earth

Unusual 'double-tap' earthquakes hit Irish Sea

Nick Renaud-Komiya
Belfast Telegraph
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:40 UTC
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Aftershocks from two earthquakes that struck in the Irish Sea may be felt for days to come, it has been claimed.

The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) said the quakes, which occurred this morning off the north west coast of England, were probably caused by stresses built up from the weight of glaciers covering land during the Ice Age.

INSN director Tom Blake said it was unusual that the earthquakes - measuring 2.4 and then a stronger 3.3 on the Richter scale - happened in the Irish Sea.

"It is impossible to tell if stronger earthquakes will occur in the coming days and weeks, but aftershocks can be expected even if most, if not all, will be too weak to be felt," Mr Blake said.

Comment: Caused by glaciers from the Ice Age that ended 12,000 years ago?

That seems very unlikely to us.

There is probably a direct energetic relationship to what is going on NOW, both above, below and on the planet.

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Cloud Grey

Stunning video captures fog rolling over Newfoundland mountains


The Telegraph, UK
Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:33 UTC
A huge, hypnotic wall of fog has been filmed cascading down over the Long Range Mountains in Newfoundland's Lark Harbour.


Filmed earlier this week, the video shows the incredible scene in Newfoundland, a Canadian island off the country's east coast, as a wave of fog appears to crash over the top of the mountain range.

YouTube user Perry709 captured the eerie moment on video, describing it as "unbelievable."

The waterfall-like effect was prompted by Lake Harbour's natural terrain.

Moist air on the other side of the mountain, nearer to the Lake's bay, caused fog to form.

This fog moved up and over the ridge only to be met by warmer, drier air on the way down, which in turn caused it to dissapate.

Source: youtube
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Bug

A maelstrom of mayflies: Millions of insects create flying cacoons around cars as they rise from the River Danube in Hungary

Becky Evans
The Daily Mail, UK
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:02 UTC
  • One of only a handful of times mayflies have swarmed there in 40 years
  • Efforts to clean up the river have helped the insects return to the area
  • Spectacle become unlikely tourist attraction with scores watching
Millions of mayflies swarmed along the River Danube in Hungary this weekend as they hatched there for one of the first times in 40 years.

Passers-by were hit with blizzard-like conditions and the air was thick with the winged insects.

There were so many insects in the northern town of Tahitotfalu, about 18 miles from Budapest, that cyclists had to cover their faces and cars were barely visible, even with their headlights on.

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Blizzard: A car is barely visible as it travels through millions of swarming mayflies in Tahitotfalu, Hungary
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In the spotlight: The headlights illuminate the millions of insects that hatched along the River Danube
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Far Eastern Russian city on 'round-the-clock' flood watch


RIA Novosti
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:44 UTC
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© RIA Novosti. Vladimir AstapkovichFar Eastern Russian City on ‘Round-the-Clock’ Flood Watch
Russia's Emergencies Ministry has placed flood barriers in the city of Khabarovsk in the country's Far East under round-the-clock watch to help monitor water levels and identify breaches as soon as they happen, a local branch of the ministry said Saturday in a statement.

The statement noted the "complex flooding situation" in parts of Khabarovsk nearest the Amur River, and said that newly built flood barriers would be placed on round-the-clock watch to ensure that any breach is identified, repaired and reported as soon as it happens, the statement said.

According to the latest figures from Russia's Far East Development Ministry, 85,000 people are living in areas currently affected by the flooding in the country's Amur basin. The floods are the worst the region has seen in the past decade.
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Cloud Precipitation

Some 500,000 affected by Typhoon Trami in China


RIA Novosti
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:27 UTC
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© REUTERS/ StringerSome 500,000 Affected by Typhoon Trami in China
Over 485,000 people have been affected by Typhoon Trami in central and south China, the country's Xinhua news agency has reported.

Typhoon Trami, the 12th typhoon in China this year, has affected 361,000 people in central China's Hunan Province and 125,700 people in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said.
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Phoenix

Massive California wildfire creating its own weather patterns

Tracy Jarrett and Jeff Black
NBC News
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:33 UTC
A raging California wildfire has grown to 200 square miles and is so large and burning with such force that it is creating its own weather patterns, making it hard to predict where it will move, fire officials said Saturday night.


"As the smoke column builds up it breaks down and collapses inside of itself, sending downdrafts and gusts that can go in any direction,'' CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant told NBC Bay Area. "There's a lot of potential for this one to continue to grow.''

More than 5,500 homes are threatened by the blaze, called the Rim Fire, and four were destroyed.
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Snowflake Cold

Tasmania - coldest August day in 41 years

Jennifer Crawley & Bruce Mounster
The Mercury
Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:46 UTC
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© Chris KiddTannar Ware, 2, and his mum Melissa Ware, of Burnie, enjoy the snow at Waratah
Skiers rejoice as chill hits

Hobart woke to its coldest August morning in 41 years yesterday when the temperature dropped to -0.4C.

Hobart was one of the coldest places in Tasmania, but the freezing temperatures were widespread -- Launceston fell to -2.5C and Liawenee -7.6C.

And while the icy start made life miserable for many, skiers rejoiced.

"It's absolutely fantastic, the best cover we've had for years," Felicity Foot, operator of ski equipment hire firm Ben Lomond Snow Sports, said of the snow.

Ms Foot said the snow fields were further enhanced by new snow-making and grooming equipment and a new "skateboard park" for snowboarders.
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Question

Bird deaths in Moscow spark 'zombie pigeon' scare

Daisy Sindelar
rferl.org
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:32 UTC
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In crowded, summertime Moscow, there are fears the "zombie pigeons" may pose a health risk to their human neighbors.
Pigeons, those hardy urban survivalists, rarely evoke much sympathy in humans.

But in the past week, many residents of the Russian capital, Moscow, have expressed alarm at the growing number of dead and dying pigeons on city streets.

What's most unnerving, say capital dwellers like Umid, is the way the normally spunky birds are behaving.

"When I walk to work, I usually see pigeons running and jumping around. But recently, they haven't been reacting to anything at all," he says. "When a person walks past them, they used to fly away. But now they just sit there in a kind of funk and don't even pay attention to you. They're just not normal. I've seen some pigeons behaving very strangely, turning around in circles."
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Bizarro Earth

Yosemite fire one of the largest in California history

Diana Marcum and Kurt Streeter
Los Angeles Times
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:54 UTC

Groveland -- One of the largest wildfires in recent California history burned out of control in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday, charring more than 125,000 acres, briefly threatening San Francisco's power supply and frustrating firefighters' efforts to contain it.

The fast-moving Rim fire has doubled in size since Thursday night and remains only 5% contained, with steep terrain, warm weather and low humidity hampering firefighting efforts. Adding to the difficulty is the blaze's tendency to burn the tops of trees, creating a "crown fire" with long, intense flames that skip across forested land faster than a wildfire that creeps along near the ground.

Assisted by trench-digging bulldozers and water-dropping aircraft, more than 2,600 firefighters were battling the fire. Crews worked Saturday to keep the fire away from buildings at Camp Mather, just north of Highway 120 .
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© Jeff Schmaltz/NASA
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Pumpkin 2

Panicked Russians contact authorities to report eerie behavior of 'zombie pigeons'

John Hall
The Independent
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:23 UTC
zombie pigeons
Birds seem extremely lethargic and seemingly fearless

A number of panicked Russians have contacted the authorities to report concerns over the bizarre behaviour of pigeons in Moscow.

Locals have dubbed the birds "zombie pigeons" after a strange change in their behaviour swept the city - leaving the birds extremely lethargic and seemingly fearless.

Speaking to Europe Radio Liberty, a Moscow resident named Umid said: "When I walk to work I usually see pigeons running and jumping around. But recently they haven't been reacting to anything at all".

He added: "When a person walks past them, they used to fly away. But now they just sit there in a kind of funk and don't even pay attention to you. They're just not normal."
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