On 2/20/2008 8:08:31 AM UTC (about 14:32h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred in the highly populated region of Aceh in Indonesia. The nearest populated places are: Naibos (19km), Abaja (8km), Ai (9km), Kutainang (10km).)
No tags for this post.2008 February 20 12:49:48 UTC
| Glide Code | EQ-20080220-84512-RUS  |
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| Magnitude | 5.5Â (Moderate) |
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| Location | -53.05 -46.74 |
| Depth | 40 km (24.85 miles) |
| Region | |
| Country | Russia |
| Distances | 8,531 km (4.97 miles) SW of Komsomol’skiy, |
| Affected people | |
| Source | EMSC-RSOE |
| Generated Tsunami | Not or no data! |
| Damage | Not or not data! |
| Additional information (Radius of 100 km) | |
| Nuclear Power Plant | |
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On Feb 8, 2008 Lat.10.70Â Lon. -41.88 Mag6.8 depth 10.0 in the North Alantic Ridge.
Some very bad weather patterns will again hit the US.
No tags for this post.| Glide Code | EQ-20080205-83518-MMR |
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| Magnitude | 4.8Â (Light) |
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| Location | 19.46 95.90 |
| Depth | 39 km (24.23 miles) |
| Region | Asia |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Distances | 1.29 km (0.80 miles) S of Chaungmagyi, |
| Affected people | |
| Source | EMSC-RSOE |
| Generated Tsunami | Not or no data! |
| Damage | Not or not data! |
An outbreak of cholera in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) province of Katanga killed 59 people and infected more than 2,000 in January, health officials said. The first cases of the epidemic were noticed between late December and early January in the town of Bukama and the cities of Likasi and Lubumbashi, farther south, according to Vital Mondinge Makuma, the official in charge of epidemics surveillance in the ministry of health. “The epidemic is a source of concern particularly in Likasi where the number of patients is still growing,” said Josep Prior, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-Belgium) head of mission. “The outbreak has been stabilised in Lubumbashi where some patients are still seeking treatment, but the disease has almost been brought under control in Bukama,” he added. MSF-Belgium is in charge of caring for the sick and leading efforts to combat the outbreak. The agency has set up three treatment centres, two in Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga, and one in Likasi, according to Prior. “We have handed over the care of Bukama to the ministry of health because the epidemic is almost finished there,” he said. According to him, 59 fatalities have been registered in the three affected areas, and 2,083 patients were receiving treatment.
Some 687 cases were recorded in Likasi, a city of 300,000 inhabitants. “We have been admitting at least 60 patients per day in Likasi,” Prior said, adding that cholera was endemic in Katanga, with outbreaks reported at least once a year. “Poor families are the most affected because they use water from wells and springs which are often contaminated,” said Prior. MSF-Belgium and local authorities have been carrying out hygiene awareness campaigns through radio and community outreach programmes. Cholera is a gastro-intestinal disease typically spread by drinking contaminated water and can cause severe diarrhoea which, in extreme cases, can lead to fatal dehydration. It can be prevented by treating drinking water with chlorine and by improving hygiene conditions.)
No tags for this post.Winter refuses to release its icy grip on the Cascade Range in the Pacific Northwest, and that includes Mount St. Helens. Snoqualmie Pass in the north (near Seattle) remains closed because of heavy snows and very high avalanche danger. Santiam Pass in Oregon (west of Bend) is also closed at this hour. And reports from locals with long memories are saying they haven’t seen this much snow on Mount St. Helens, with more to come, in almost 30 years.
VolcanoCam views lately are restricted to clouds and fog, providing we can see through the icicles hanging down from the eaves of the Johnston Ridge Observatory, as well as what we are calling snow amoeba covering the camera windows on occasion. Right now the VolcanoCamHD view is almost blocked by wind-whipped snow on the camera view, while the VolcanoCam Classic view is clear. However, there is a growing line of something at the bottom of the VolcanoCam Classic view. This is reminiscent of several years ago when snow drifts blocked all views of Mount St. Helens. Perhaps this year we will again have 20-foot snowdrifts at the JRO.
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Will Mount St. Helens see its shadow or not? Will the VolcanoCams be able to see if Mount St. Helens sees its shadow or not? Will there be an early spring in the Cascade Range, or six more weeks of winter? Only the shadows know!
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