The intensity of the current eruptive phase for Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano remains high. A phase of particularly strong tremor accompanying continuous explosions and ash emissions occurred this morning. As a consequence of the elevated activity, CENAPRED raised the alert level to Yellow, Phase 3. An exclusion zone of 12 km radius around the volcano is in place. During the (intermittent) eruptions, a steam and ash plume is rising about 3 km above the crater. A giant SO2 plume can be seen drifting north from Popocatepétl, which is notorious of its large SO2 output during eruptions. -Volcano Discovery
Earth Changes
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2013-07-07 20:30:07 UTC
2013-07-08 06:30:07 UTC+10:00 at epicenter
Location
6.016°S 149.721°E depth=62.0km (38.5mi)
Nearby Cities
29km (18mi) NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
69km (43mi) SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
312km (194mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
336km (209mi) WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
471km (293mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Technical Details
© USGS
2013-07-07 08:38:59 UTC
2013-07-07 01:38:59 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
Location:
36.456°N 112.576°W depth=5.2km (3.2mi)
Nearby Cities:
4km (34mi) S of Fredonia, Arizona
102km (63mi) SE of Hurricane, Utah
111km (69mi) SE of Washington, Utah
115km (71mi) SE of Saint George, Utah
336km (209mi) N of Phoenix, Arizona
Technical data
© USGS
2013-07-07 18:35:30 UTC
2013-07-08 04:35:30 UTC+10:00 at epicenter
Location
3.939°S 153.882°E depth=378.8km (235.4mi)
Nearby Cities
110km (68mi) ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea
185km (115mi) ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
311km (193mi) NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
374km (232mi) ESE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
904km (562mi) NW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Ice Age Cometh? Extreme Weather Events and 'Climate Change'
This so called roll cloud appeared last week over Svolvær, Norway.
Sources: Nordlys.no / Lofoposten / Roy Størkersen
Sources: Nordlys.no / Lofoposten / Roy Størkersen
"There's still hail sitting around now and it's like what, noon?" said Gaylene Whitley, surveying her lawn. "It's still sitting around. It came down in buckets." For Taber residents, waking up to snow on the lawn is normal in the spring. But waking to snowdrifts in July has the town speechless.
Friday evening, large thunderstorms rolled into Taber, with hail covering streets, lawns and sidewalks. Ice pellets blocked storm sewers, flooding residential streets and sending some vehicles floating in the water. "In some spots in town I bet you there was two feet of water on the road. It was a lot of water and hail," said Taber resident Cody Cook.
Friday evening, large thunderstorms rolled into Taber, with hail covering streets, lawns and sidewalks. Ice pellets blocked storm sewers, flooding residential streets and sending some vehicles floating in the water. "In some spots in town I bet you there was two feet of water on the road. It was a lot of water and hail," said Taber resident Cody Cook.
Santa Rosa, N.M. - In some areas of New Mexico Wednesday, it looked more like the night before Christmas than Independence Day Eve.
More than a foot of hail covered streets, yards and parking lots in Santa Rosa, about 100 miles east of Albuquerque. A huge thunderstorm dumped golfball-sized hail around 6 p.m.
Snow plows cleared drifting hail from the roads.
The storm caused severe damage to many homes, cars and businesses.
Meteorologists say large accumulations of hail are fairly common in northeast New Mexico because of the high elevation.
© USGS
2013-07-06 05:05:07 UTC
2013-07-06 12:05:07 UTC+07:00 at epicenter
Location
3.237°S 100.595°E depth=23.5km (14.6mi)
Nearby Cities
154km (96mi) SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
195km (121mi) WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
216km (134mi) W of Curup, Indonesia
252km (157mi) W of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia
617km (383mi) SW of Singapore, Singapore
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Comment: Weird weather is everywhere: Over a foot of hail covers Santa Rosa, New Mexico