Earth Changes
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The earthquake shook eastern Turkey early on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor measured 5.5 in magnitude, its epicenter being just 10 km below the surface.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) deemed the earthquake to be even more shallow, detecting its epicenter just two kilometers below.
According to local media reports, the jolt was also felt across other eastern provinces in the country.
So far, no damage or casualties have been reported. Turkish authorities said they are assessing the situation.
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Mt Taranaki received a summer dump of snow overnight on Saturday.
Mt Taranaki received a summer dump of snow overnight on Saturday.
The maunga was donned in a fresh coat of white, down to about 1400m, as the sun rose on Sunday after temperatures dropped to an unseasonably chilly level.
Rob Needs, of Taranaki Mountain Shuttles, said he dropped a group off at North Egmont about 7.45am.
"I didn't even get out of the car because I thought it was going to be cold," Needs said.
The snow had reached as low as Tahurangi Lodge at 1500 metres and was the result of the southerly weather system moving up the country, he said.
Laxmaniya Bai and another woman were collecting sticks to make brooms near Nawagaon Kala under Katghora forest division on Sunday when the bear attacked, he said.
"Laxmaniya was dragged into the forest and her body was found on Monday morning. The other woman suffered injuries but managed to escape. Later the deceased''s grandson and two others who went looking for her were also injured by the bear," he said.
Comment: 2 weeks earlier in the same area: 4 killed, 3 injured in bear attack in Chhattisgarh, India
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A map view of P wave velocity tomography at 5 km depth beneath Greenland and surrounding regions (left). Blue and red colors denote high and low velocity perturbations, respectively, whose scale (in %) is shown beside the map. The white dotted lines are the thermal tracks of Iceland and Jan Mayen plumes that are affected by the Greenland plume. The area surrounded by the black dotted lines is where the flow, caused by melting at the bottom of the ice sheets, exists (Northeast Greenland Ice Stream); its water source is located at the intersection of the two heat tracks. A vertical cross-section of whole-mantle tomography passing through central Greenland and Jan Mayen (right). We can see that the Greenland plume is the heat source for the Jan Mayen volcano.
A map view of P wave velocity tomography at 5 km depth beneath Greenland and surrounding regions (left). Blue and red colors denote high and low velocity perturbations, respectively, whose scale (in %) is shown beside the map. The white dotted lines are the thermal tracks of Iceland and Jan Mayen plumes that are affected by the Greenland plume. The area surrounded by the black dotted lines is where the flow, caused by melting at the bottom of the ice sheets, exists (Northeast Greenland Ice Stream); its water source is located at the intersection of the two heat tracks. A vertical cross-section of whole-mantle tomography passing through central Greenland and Jan Mayen (right). We can see that the Greenland plume is the heat source for the Jan Mayen volcano.
"Newly Discovered Greenland Hot Rock Mantle Plume Drives Thermal Activities in the Arctic," reads the title.
"A team of researchers discovered a flow of hot rocks, known as a mantle plume, rising from the core-mantle boundary beneath central Greenland that melts the ice from below (emphasis added).
"The results of their two-part study were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.
Comment: Also relevant: Earth's hot core, not global warming, responsible for Greenland's melting ice sheet
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Waves bashing the shore in Portcawl
Waves bashing the shore in Portcawl
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind - meaning disruption is likely - for much of the south coast of England and parts of Wales.
A gust of 106mph (170kmh) was recorded at The Needles, on the Isle of Wight.
Yellow warnings for rain are in place across much of the UK, as well as two "threat to life" flood alerts.
South Western Railway said heavy rain had "flooded the railway" between Bournemouth and Southampton, meaning cancellations and delays are possible until 10:00 GMT.
South Western, Southeastern Railway and the London Overground all reported fallen trees and other debris blocking lines and causing disruption in various locations. National Rail advised anyone travelling by train to check their journey before setting off.
In roughly a 24-hour period Hamburg saw the highest snowfall amount of 18 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Nearly 500,000 wake up with no power after Christmas Eve storm batters East Coast
Around 420,000 households were impacted as the bad weather barreled its way across the east coast.
A quarter of those homes alone were in New York, with New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania also battered by strong winds and heavy rain.
Much of the north-east was under a wind advisory on Friday with Boston expected to experience hurricane-strength gusts of up to 75mph.
Shahin Fat'hi told Tasnim on Saturday that 13 climbers had been reported missing after an incident occurred on the summit of Kolakchal.
Of those, three have returned home while seven are confirmed dead and the other three have not been found yet, he said.
Fat'hi added that there has been no trace of twelve more hikers who went missing in Darabad and Ahar mountain areas as well as another area north of Tehran.
The search and rescue operation will continue on Sunday morning using helicopters, the official went on to say.
Comment: Summer snow in parts of South Island, New Zealand