Every so often seems that Italy can wake up from its heavy slumber. These days the story of Stefano Cucchi led to a general awareness on a basic principle in a state of law: that a person should not die in jail without reason. Images of the murder of Camorra in Naples have shown to all the mundane simplicity with which mafia kills in the street in broad daylight. http://inaltreparole.net/en/resistance/risvegliitalia301009.htmlEvery so often seems that Italy can wake up from its heavy slumber. These days the... more
Millions of Calfornians took part in a statewide earthquake drill just two days before the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta trembler that killed 63 people and injured nearly 4,000.Millions of Calfornians took part in a statewide earthquake drill just two days before... more
Psychic ESP Channeling on Oct. 2 2009, on quakes in the world.
There have been a lot of earthquakes around the world in 2009. From T. Chase who is the channeler, and Revelation13.net. Copyright 2009 by T. Chase. From the Revelation13.net web site, also see Revelation13.net (Revelation 13: Prophecies of the Future, Astrology, Nostradamus, Bible Prophecy, the King James version English Bible Code).Psychic ESP Channeling on Oct. 2 2009, on quakes in the world.
There have been a lot... more
Psychic ESP Channeling on Oct. 4 2009, on future quakes and tidal waves tsunamis. From T. Chase who is the channeler, and Revelation13.net. Copyright 2009 by T. Chase. From the Revelation13.net web site, also see Revelation13.net (Revelation 13: Prophecies of the Future, Astrology, Nostradamus, Bible Prophecy, the King James version English Bible Code).Psychic ESP Channeling on Oct. 4 2009, on future quakes and tidal waves tsunamis. From... more
This was recorded on Oct. 2 2009. There have been a lot of earthquakes around the world in 2009. Could there be a Black Hole growing in the center of the earth causing them?
Copyright 2009 by T. Chase. From the Revelation13.net web site, also see Revelation13.net (Revelation 13: Prophecies of the Future, Astrology, Nostradamus, Bible Prophecy, the King James version English Bible Code).This was recorded on Oct. 2 2009. There have been a lot of earthquakes around the... more
If you reside in an earthquake-prone area, this next bit of information may interest you. A research team comprised of experts from five universities is currently working on a way to build earthquake-poof structures from wood. So far, their results appear promising. On July 14th at Japan’s Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center (that’s a mouthful) researchers performed a test on a seven-story wood condominium weighing one million pounds. The condo was placed on an E-Defense Shake Table, the largest in the world, and survived a simulated quake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale.If you reside in an earthquake-prone area, this next bit of information may interest... more
BBC was inspired by the recent spate of natural disasters to befall Indonesia AGAIN, and interviewed my friend, Geologist Chris Rowan. In this interview, Chris explains to the BBC interviewer why scientists cannot predict earthquakes nor (to a lesser extent) tsunamis.BBC was inspired by the recent spate of natural disasters to befall Indonesia AGAIN,... more
A 6.9 earthquake this morning in Baja California was felt in the San Diego area, prompting some people to evacuate a downtown San Diego office tower.
The temblor hit about 360 miles south of the California border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. TV news footage showed some office workers milling outside San Diego high-rise buildings, and the local NBC affiliate reported that people had left City Hall.
The temblor struck about 11 a.m. in the Gulf of California, about 49 miles from Santa Isabel. There was no immediate word of damage or injuries.
[Updated at noon: There were several moderate temblors in the same part of the Gulf of California before the 6.9 earthquake struck, and officials said this might be a quake swarm. A 5.8 quake struck before the 6.9 temblor, and a 5.0 and 5.9 hit soon after.
Officials have not issued a tsumani warning in the wake of the quakes. A preliminary estimate placed the temblor's epicenter about 4 1/2 miles underground.A 6.9 earthquake this morning in Baja California was felt in the San Diego area,... more
The earthquake in Sichuan, southwestern China, last May left around 69,000 people dead and 15 million people displaced. Now ecologists have assessed the earthquake's impact on biodiversity and the habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas. Giant pandas are more endangered than ever since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
According to the report published in "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment", 23 percent of the pandas' habitat in the study area was destroyed, and fragmentation of the remaining habitat could hinder panda reproduction.
The Sichuan region is designated as a global hotspot for biodiversity, according to Conservation International. Home to more than 12,000 species of plants and 1,122 species of vertebrates, the area includes more than half of the habitat for the Earth's wild giant panda population, said study lead author Weihua Xu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
"We estimate that above 60 percent of the wild giant panda population was affected to some extent by the earthquake," said Xu in the report.
In an effort to develop conservation strategies for the panda's remaining habitat, Xu and his colleagues used satellite imagery to determine the pandas' habitat loss and fragmentation in the South Minshan region, which is adjacent to the earthquake's epicenter.
Since forests are the main vegetation type used by the pandas, the authors compared forested areas in satellite images from September 2007, before the earthquake, to images after the earthquake and its aftershocks, in July 2008.
The authors then combined results based on these satellite data with criteria that make forests suitable for pandas, including elevation, slope incline and presence of bamboo. Their analyses revealed that more than 354 square kilometers, or about 23 percent, of the pandas' habitat was converted to bare land.
Of the remaining habitat, the researchers found that large habitat areas had been fragmented into smaller, disconnected patches, which Xu says can be just as harmful as habitat destruction.
"It is probable that habitat fragmentation has separated the giant panda population inhabiting this region, which could be as low as 35 individuals," said Xu.
"This kind of isolation increases their risk of extinction in the wild, due in part to a higher likelihood of inbreeding."
Xu and his colleagues proposed a plan to encourage pandas to move between patches using specially protected corridors. They also recommend areas to be protected outside of nature reserves and that post-earthquake relocation of affected towns takes panda habitat into consideration.
"It is vital to the survival of this species that measures are taken to protect panda habitat outside nature reserves," said Xu.
"Giant pandas in this region are more vulnerable than ever to human disturbance, including post-earthquake reconstruction and tourism. When coupled with these increasing human activities, natural disasters create unprecedented challenges for biodiversity conservation."The earthquake in Sichuan, southwestern China, last May left around 69,000 people dead... more
People in North Texas worry about tornadoes, not earthquakes. That's not the case in the small town of Cleburne, just south of Fort Worth. They've had six quakes so far this month.
Cleburne happens to sit on a huge, recently discovered natural gas deposit called Barnett Shale. There's been a lot of drilling, and some people wonder if that has triggered the earthquakes. Here, a four-story drilling rig can pop up in as little as a couple of days. In the past eight years, 2,000 gas wells have been drilled here.
While most of rural America slowly dies on the vine, Cleburne is building civic center additions and opening championship municipal golf courses across the street from lakefront McMansions.
The 18-hole Cleburne Municipal Golf Course was built in part with money that the city received from royalties from natural gas companies that built on city ground.
Nobody thought much about it when a small tremor shook the town in early June. It was 2.8 magnitude quake and was the first in town history. But then a couple of days later, another earthquake. Then another quake. Then another.
Natural gas recovery in the Barnett Shale involves drilling down several thousand feet and then drilling sideways thousands of feet more. Liquid is then pumped down the wells at very high pressures, which fractures the strata releasing the pockets of natural gas. Could this be causing little quakes?People in North Texas worry about tornadoes, not earthquakes. That's not the case in... more
The earth moved here on June 2. It was the first recorded earthquake in this Texas town's 140-year history _ but not the last. There have been four small earthquakes since, none with a magnitude greater than 2.8. The most recent ones came Tuesday night, just as the City Council was meeting in an emergency session to discuss what to do about the ground moving.The earth moved here on June 2. It was the first recorded earthquake in this Texas... more
Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on top of villagers while they slept and killing at least 21 people said Mr. Bhezad Kheil in Afghanistan.
The quakes hit four villages in the high mountains of the eastern province of Nangarhar, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the Pakistan border.
Shafiqullah from the village of Bhezad Kheil said 21 people were buried in a cemetery, including two of his young neighbors. Nijad, 10, and Sima, 7, both died after the roof above their second-story bedroom collapsed, raining down wood beams and chunks of mud, he said.
"There were two shakes," said Shafiqullah, 30. "The first shake was very strong, when everyone was asleep. The first shake destroyed everything. Then the crying and the shouting started."
The quakes destroyed or damaged an estimated...(Continue Reading: http://linkbee.com/AfghanEarthQuake) - Yahoo! News NetworkTwo earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on... more
TOKYO : The world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan is set to resume operations soon, two years after a strong earthquake caused a radioactive leak there, an official said Thursday.
Despite some local opposition, Tokyo has given the go-ahead for a test run of a reactor at the plant -- seen as a de facto resumption of the facility. The agreement of local communities is the last hurdle to a restart.
Operators say they have strengthened the seven-reactor plant 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Tokyo since the 2007 quake which registered 6.8 on the Richter scale and led to a radioactive water spill into the Sea of Japan.TOKYO : The world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan is set to resume operations... more
"BEIJING — Nearly nine months after a devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, left 80,000 people dead or missing, a growing number of American and Chinese scientists are suggesting that the calamity was triggered by a four-year-old reservoir built close to the earthquake’s geological fault line."
"Chinese authorities have steadfastly dismissed any notion that reservoir-building in Sichuan Province placed citizens at any added risk, and they have blocked some Web sites of environmental groups that suggest that dangers have been overlooked."
I guess 80,000 people dead or missing is business as usual in China. :(Published: February 5, 2009
"BEIJING — Nearly nine months after a devastating... more
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come.
Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone, but it's very unusual for so many earthquakes to happen over several days, said Robert Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah.
"They're certainly not normal," Smith said. "We haven't had earthquakes in this energy or extent in many years."CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes... more
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 3.4-magnitude quake hit at 7:42 p.m. near the Venice boardwalk, a popular recreation spot for tourists and residentsThe U.S. Geological Survey said the 3.4-magnitude quake hit at 7:42 p.m. near the... more
Hundreds of earthquakes rippled through Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in late December and early January, prompting fears that the shaking might trigger dangerous steam explosions.
Magma and steam permeate the rock beneath Yellowstone, and the motion of these fluids is thought to be responsible for the thousands of small earthquakes recorded in and around the park each year.
Crater evidence - Yellowstone, which sits atop a supervolcano, is pockmarked with craters thought to have been produced this way, and geologists estimate an explosion big enough to make a 100-metre crater happens there about every 200 years.
At the time of writing, though, the swarm was subsiding with no reports of such an event. "It hasn't stopped, but it has reduced markedly in the last couple of days," said Robert Smith of the University of Utah on Monday.
There are no signs of any on the way, either, said Smith, who monitors Yellowstone's geologic activity.
The quakes appear to be concentrated along a fault beneath the park. Further analysis should reveal whether they were triggered by forces associated with the fault, activity of hot fluids beneath the surface, or some other cause, he says.Hundreds of earthquakes rippled through Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in late... more
The OBI team throws a Christmas party for the villagers as construction races ahead. For more info check out : http://www.chinaquakeproject.comThe OBI team throws a Christmas party for the villagers as construction races ahead.... more
Reports from Russia’s Northern Fleet to Prime Minister Putin, who this past summer had expanded their operating range into the Arctic Ocean Regions, are stating that the United States has reinstituted its “Operation Plowshare” programme and detonated a series of hydrogen bomb explosions in the Arctic in an attempt to locate what these American’s claim are vast undersea oil and gas deposits belonging to their Nation.Reports from Russia’s Northern Fleet to Prime Minister Putin, who this past... more
The world geological community is warning that today's seismic activity on our planet is nothing compared with what's to come.The world geological community is warning that today's seismic activity on our... more
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