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Cleveland Volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands wakes up alongside Bogoslof volcano Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:27 PM PDT Another volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands is showing signs of unrest. Bogoslof (Boh-gohs-lawf) Volcano has been erupting periodically since mid-December. On Friday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory detected a small explosion at Cleveland Volcano. Geologists say the event at 8:15 a.m. did not last long and was similar to or smaller than other explosions at Cleveland Volcano. Clouds covered the cone-shape mountain and obscured observations by satellite or boat. Geologists say any ash cloud generated probably dissipated and was not above 20,000 feet, where it could threaten airliners traveling between Asia and North America. The volcano is 940 miles (1,512 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage. Home Page The Wire |
Deadly underwater volcano expected to erupt after ocean surface recently changed 400 km south of Tokyo Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:44 AM PDT Photo Wikipedia The Meteorological Agency on Friday warned that an underwater volcano about 400 km south of Tokyo could erupt soon, spurring the Japan Coast Guard to issue an alert to ships in the area. Coast guard aircraft found that the color of the ocean surface recently changed apparently due to volcanic activity in the Beyonesu Rocks about 65 km south-southeast of Aogashima Island, part of the Izu Island chain off Tokyo, the agency said. But an eruption is unlikely to seriously affect any of the inhabited islands, including Aogashima, the agency said. If the eruption occurs around the Beyonesu Rocks, it will be the first since 1970, where a change of color in the ocean was last observed in 1988, the agency said. In 1952, an eruption in the area killed 31 crew members of a coast guard ship. Home Page The Wire |
Category four or five cyclone possible for north Queensland Australia: Storm is expected to be named Debbie gale-force winds from tomorrow Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:10 AM PDT Photo @RecoveryQld A tropical cyclone expected to reach category 5 (equivalent to a category 5 hurricane) early next week is off the north-east Queensland coast and is expected to make landfall between Cairns and Townsville on Monday according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Photo BOM Gale-force winds were expected to begin on Saturday, with a cyclone predicted to reach land on Monday morning or on Tuesday. The tropical storm is expected to be named Debbie. The forecast path shown above is the Bureau's best estimate of the cyclone's future movement and intensity. There is always some uncertainty associated with tropical cyclone forecasting and the grey zone indicates the range of likely tracks of the cyclone centre. Due to the uncertainty in the future movement, the indicated winds will almost certainly extend to regions outside the rings on this map. Home Page The Wire |
New formation: Tropical Cyclone Caleb nears Southern Indian Ocean paradise Cocos Island Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:36 AM PDT On March 23 at 0700 UTC (3:00 a.m. EST) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Caleb soon after it formed in the Southern Indian Ocean. Credits: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response On March 23 at 0700 UTC (3:00 a.m. EST) the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Caleb. The VIIRS image showed most of the clouds and convection (rising air that condenses and forms the clouds and storms that make up a tropical cyclone) were west of the center, as a result of easterly wind flow. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Tropical Cyclone Caleb in infrared light on Mar. 23 at 0729 UTC (3:29 a.m. EST). AIRS infrared temperature data showed some cloud top temperatures of thunderstorms west of Caleb's center were as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius). NASA research has shown the storms with cloud tops that cold have the potential to generate heavy rainfall. Those storms were affecting Cocos Island at the time Aqua passed overhead. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted Caleb's formation at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EST) when Caleb's maximum sustained winds were near 40 knots (46 mph/74 kph). Caleb was located near 12.4 degrees south latitude and 100.6 degrees east longitude. That's about 215 nautical miles (133.6 miles) east of Cocos Island. Caleb was moving to the southeast at 10 knots (11.5 mph/18.5 kph). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast track takes Caleb southeast. It is expected to strengthen briefly, turn west and dissipate after five days. Rob Gutro NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Home Page The Wire |
500,000 people affected, 11 dead as rains have left reservoirs overflowing in Angola after crippling drought Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:06 AM PDT Photo Floodlist.com
Floods in Angola have killed at least eleven people and left thousands homeless after the country was hit by torrential rain, rescuers said yesterday. Over 700 homes were destroyed following the deluge in the coastal north-western Luanda Province which began on Tuesday afternoon and lasted into the early hours of yesterday, rescue service spokesperson Faustino Mingues told AFP. "The victims died when houses collapsed, or after being swept away by the water," he said. Others were killed after being electrocuted by high-voltage power lines that had been downed by the extreme weather. Among the dead were a two-year-old baby and a 70-year-old, according to Mingues, who added that at least 5,300 homes have been flooded. A school and a church were also demolished by the deluge which has paralysed the Angolan capital Luanda, affecting the supply of electricity and clean water and causing traffic chaos on the city's roads. Mingues warned that several reservoirs on the outskirts of Luanda were almost full and threatening to overflow. There were reports of several people still missing following flash floods, according to the state-run Angop news agency. Officials warned last week that the ground in many areas had been left saturated following heavy rains that have already affected more than 500 000 people and followed five years of drought. "With the high level of rain, we are afraid that many homes . . . are submerged because the soil is saturated and cannot absorb water," regional official Goncalves Namweya told the Lusa news agency on Friday. Farmland has also been affected and many roads are impassable - especially in rural areas - forcing people to travel on canoes supplied by emergency services, Namweya added. Astonishing turn around Angola is now the sixth country or area this year to witness an astonishing turn around for drought crippled regions around the globe: California, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Madagascar, Namibia and now Angola have had droughts wiped out! Home Page The Wire |
Peru disaster update: 84 dead 20 missing almost 80,000 injured and 150,000 properties damaged Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:35 AM PDT Earthwindmap showing the incredible amount of rainfall which fell earlier on in the month, the amount is almost off the scale, click to enlarge. Peru's Defense Minister Jorge Nieto on Thursday confirmed the number of lives lost to torrential rains, overflows and floods lashing the country has further jumped to 84. "We regret to report the passing of five more Peruvians. Trujillo was one of the most affected areas in Peru. More than 23 people died in this area due to the constant floods and heavy rains. Most of the Trujillo main square and nearby houses are flooded. (Photo: Johny Aurazo/ El Comercio) Yesterday, we had 79 fatalities, and today these add up to 84," Nieto told State-run TV Peru station. The government official also noted 20 people are still missing and at least 79,200 citizens have been injured. In terms of infrastructure, 12,987 properties have collapsed, 149,541 are damaged and 13,974 have become uninhabitable, the National Emergency Operations Center's (COEN) latest update revealed. On the other hand, the Defense head informed Chancay River (northern Lambayeque region) has been declared under red alert due to its rising levels. An orange alert has been issued for rivers Piura, Jequetepeque, Mala and Cañete. There is a yellow warning for Tumbes River Nieto said the rest of rivers -including Rimac River, which burst its banks flooding km 44 of Central Highway- post normal flow. In this sense, he explained Rimac River's overflow was not triggered by increased flow, but rather by accumulated humidity and erosion that caused the ground to collapse. This notwithstanding, he affirmed Lima citizens "are reassured." Home Page The Wire |
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