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Shallow Earthquakes in Japan Cause Injury

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Very shallow moderate earthquake injures 9 people in Matsumoto (Japan)

Last update: June 30, 2011 at 9:40 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell 1 Comment

 

Earthquake summary : A seemingly harmless moderate earthquake has caused havoc in Matsumoto Japan (Nagano prefecture).  Due to the extremely shallow depth and the proximity of a town of 220,667 people, these kind of earthquakes are always a danger for modern cities.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/06/30/very-shallow-moderate-earthquake-injures-9-people-in-matsumoto-japan/

 

Salton Sea-San Andreas Fault Link

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Study: Salton Sea faults may trigger big San Andreas Fault earthquake

By BRADLEY J. FIKES bfikes@nctimes.com | Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 7:00 pm

San Andreas Fault

Engineering of the Colorado River may have delayed an overdue large earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault, UC San Diego researchers say in a new study.

But as stresses keep building, faults under the Salton Sea may trigger a big quake anyway, the researchers said.

The faults, some of which the researchers discovered, could trigger ruptures in a “strike-slip stepover zone,” they said. That’s the same fault configuration that triggered the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBR3DAU 

Read more:http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBMKvye 

Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBEewsu

 

Los Alamos Fire Threatens Nuclear Plant

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U.S. Nuclear Facilities Threatened by Flood and Fire

U.S. Nuclear Facilities Threatened by Flood and Fire

by Erik Hayden

This morning, two separate United States nuclear facilities are threatened by fire and flood. In New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory (i.e. the “nation’s nuclear weapons laboratory” according to Reuters), has been evacuated due to a “fast-moving” wildfire. In Nebraska, rising floodwaters have breached a protective berm surrounding the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant and the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is headed to the facility.

to read more, go to:    http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/06/fire-and-flood-waters-threaten-us-nuclear-facilities/39281/


Trees of Peace Grid

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TREES of PEACE WHEEL

In the hill and river confluences of western New England, a ring of ‘peace’ communities spontaneously emerges around the Trees of Peace grove in MohawkTrail S.F.. Poised between pagodas of peace this grove of old growth White Pines give symbol and meaning to the word and intent of PEACE, as hub of this peace wheel.

‘Trees of Peace’, is a self organizing circle of people, place and purpose, a sacred space conjointly created for the joy and contemplation of all.

to read more, check out the expansion of the grid, etc., go to: http://www.geometryofplace.com/trees.html

Longest Burning Light Bulb

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Calif. Light Bulb Has Been Burning 110 Years Straight

Life’s Little Mysteries Staff
Date: 21 June 2011 Time: 01:03 PM ET
The 110-year-old Centennial Lightbulb.
The 110-year-old Centennial Lightbulb.
CREDIT: Dick Jones

An incandescent light bulb recognized by Guinness World Records as being the longest burning is still glowing strong days after celebrations that marked its 110th anniversary.

The Centennial Light Bulb, at Fire Station No. 6 in Livermore, Calif., has been burning bright since it was first installed in 1901. (The exact date appears unknown, though the bulb’s “birthday” is typically held in June, most recently June 18th.) Since then, the 60-watt bulb has been alight 24 hours a day, operating at about 4 watts, to provide night illumination of the fire engines.

Other than a few power outages, there has only been one break in its operation, when it was removed from one fire station and fitted in another in 1976. The cord was severed out of fear that unscrewing the bulb would break it, and it was moved with a full police and fire truck escort, under the watch of Capt. Kirby Slate. It got but 22 minutes of rest during the ordeal.

to read more, go to:   http://www.livescience.com/14700-longest-burning-lightbulb-110-years-livermore-california.html

 

Large Alaskan Earthquake

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Massive (scary) Alaskan earthquake in an unpopulated area

Last update: June 24, 2011 at 10:26 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell 2 Comments

 

Earthquake summary : A terrifying strong earthquake occurred at 6:09 PM near the remote Alaskan Aleutian Islands.  The epicenter of the earthquake was on top of the subduction slope. The energy of this massive earthquake was weakened due to the depth of the epicenter. There was never a widespread Tsunami danger for this earthquake. To read the full story as it happened, we advise our readers to start at the bottom of the page (earthquake data) and to continue going up.

UPDATE 08:45 UTC : We thought it may be interesting for our readers to show how the Alaskan plate tectonics work. The star is the epicenter of the earthquake. Map screen shot courtesy Google Earth.
The Pacific plate is subducting the North American plate by 70 to 80 mm a year!!

 

New Solar Flare

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INCOMING: Magnetic fields above sunspot complex 1236 erupted during the early hours of June 21st, producing a C7-class solar flare and a full-halo CME. The expanding cloud appears to be heading almost directly toward Earth:

This does not appear to be an especially powerful CME. Nevertheless, the incoming cloud could trigger polar geomagnetic storms when it reaches Earth on or about June 23rd. The aurora outlook favors southern hemisphere observers, where solstice skies are winter-dark. Stay tuned for updates.

fr/spaceweather.com

 

Nebraska Tornadoes

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Tornadoes strike Nebraska on Monday, incredible video shown

Published on June 20, 2011 10:40 pm PT
– By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist
– Article Editor and Approved – Warren Miller


(TheWeatherSpace.com) — Many tornado reports were given across the plains on Monday afternoon and some of the tornadoes looked to be on the strong side.

Storm chasers caught this amazing tornado (VIDEO HERE) of a tornado near Bradshaw, Nebraska on Monday. This tornado looked to be a strong one.

to read more go to:    http://www.theweatherspace.com/news/TWS-06_21_2011_twisterne.html