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The Seal Protection Action Group said as many as 5,000 of the mammals were shot every year.
However, the industry claims the figure is nearer 500, and insists that seals have to be controlled to protect commercial stocks.
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The Seal Protection Action Group said as many as 5,000 of the mammals were shot every year.
However, the industry claims the figure is nearer 500, and insists that seals have to be controlled to protect commercial stocks.
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* Monday, April 06, 2009 at 00:26:45 UTC
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 08:26:45 PM at epicenter
Location 10.665°N, 69.472°W
Depth 38.8 km (24.1 miles)
Distances 70 km (45 miles) NNW of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
90 km (55 miles) SSE of Coro, Venezuela
280 km (170 miles) W of CARACAS, Venezuela
2010 km (1250 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
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Some residents in the city of l'Aquila, east of Rome in the mountainous Abruzzo region, ran out into the streets and there were reports of wide cracks in some homes.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which struck at about 3.35 a.m. (0135 GMT), was believed to be some 53 miles northeast of Rome. It initially put the scale of the quake at 6.7 but later lowered it 6.3.
Date-Time
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 17:37:57 UTC
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 01:37:57 PM at epicenter
Location 19.327°N, 65.104°W
Depth
30 km (18.6 miles)
Region VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
Distances
* 106 km (66 miles) NW (309°) from Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
* 108 km (67 miles) NNW (337°) from Little Harbour, Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
* 110 km (68 miles) N (351°) from CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands
* 138 km (86 miles) NE (42°) from Carolina, PR
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 17:37:57 UTC
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 01:37:57 PM at epicenter
Location 19.327°N, 65.104°W
Depth
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Region VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
Distances
* 106 km (66 miles) NW (309°) from Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
* 108 km (67 miles) NNW (337°) from Little Harbour, Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
* 110 km (68 miles) N (351°) from CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands
* 138 km (86 miles) NE (42°) from Carolina, PR
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* Saturday, April 04, 2009 at 20:55:55 UTC
* Saturday, April 04, 2009 at 02:55:55 PM at epicenter
Location 14.382°N, 90.192°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Distances 45 km (30 miles) SE of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
80 km (50 miles) WNW of Santa Ana, El Salvador
120 km (75 miles) S of Coban, Guatemala
1110 km (690 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, around 4:45 pm there was a 3.1 magnitude earthquake about 7 miles northeast of Milledgeville and 14 miles Southeast of Eatonton.
Ten minutes later, the USGS reports a smaller 2.2 magnitude earthquake about 14 miles from Milledgeville and 12 miles from Eatonton.
Viewers tell FOX 24 News that they heard an explosion and felt the ground shake.
Ten minutes later, the USGS reports a smaller 2.2 magnitude earthquake about 14 miles from Milledgeville and 12 miles from Eatonton.
Viewers tell FOX 24 News that they heard an explosion and felt the ground shake.
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* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 20:20:52 UTC
* Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 10:20:52 PM at epicenter
Location 44.355°N, 11.979°E
Depth 6.4 km (4.0 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region: Northern Italy
Distances 55 km (35 miles) ESE of Bologna, Italy
60 km (35 miles) NW of Rimini, Italy
60 km (40 miles) NW of SAN MARINO
280 km (175 miles) N of ROME, Italy
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is warning residents of southeastern Queensland, including the state capital Brisbane, of severe weather, including heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding.
Flood warnings have been issued for the Noosa River and Sunshine Coast streams, the Mary River and Six Mile Creek, the bureau said on its Web site. Heavy rains have been recorded in the area for several days.
Flood warnings have been issued for the Noosa River and Sunshine Coast streams, the Mary River and Six Mile Creek, the bureau said on its Web site. Heavy rains have been recorded in the area for several days.
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New rifts detected on ice bridge
New rifts detected on ice bridge
The Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) images acquired on 2 April by ESA's Envisat satellite confirm that the rifts are quickly expanding along the ice bridge. Dr Angelika Humbert from the Institute of Geophysics, Münster University, and Dr Matthias Braun from the Center for Remote Sensing, University of Bonn, witnessed the recent development during their daily monitoring activities of the ice sheet using data from Envisat and the German Aerospace Center's TerraSAR-X satellite.
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The focus of the quake, which occurred at 6:36 p.m., was some 30 km underground in the Hyuganada region of Kyushu. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The quake registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the city of Miyazaki and 3 in neighboring areas, according to the agency.
Comment:
Between 1981 and 2007, most of Antarctica warmed. Portions of West Antarctica experienced an especially rapid rise in temperature.
For a more indepth analysis of the anomalous warming/cooling of Antarctica, see here
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