DEVELOPING: Series Of Earthquakes Shake East San Jose, California

DEVELOPING: Series Of Earthquakes Shake East San Jose, California

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Six minor earthquakes rattled parts of the South Bay on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Society, and three of them were strong enough to be felt across the region. The first two larger quakes occurred within a two-hour span in the morning and a third about 6:20 p.m.  The third temblor, a
magnitude 3.3, was centered about 2 miles north of the East San Jose foothills, the USGS said.


The first quake, a magnitude-3.3, occurred at 10:32 a.m. Its epicenter was less than 2 miles north of the eastern foothills of San Jose, 3 miles northeast of Alum Rock and 5.1 miles southeast from Milpitas, the USGS reported. READ MORE

Tropical Storm Norma forms in Eastern Pacific

Tropical Storm Norma is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and will likely track toward the Baja California peninsula over the next several days. Norma currently is about 275 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and is moving slowly north-northwestward at less than 5 mph. Tropical Storm Norma is over very warm waters and should remain in an area of low wind shear into this weekend. Therefore,
strengthening is expected and Norma may become a hurricane as early as Friday night. A slow track to the north is anticipated over the next few days. The trend in computers has been toward a delayed landfall in Baja California, but still close enough to Los Cabos to bring tropical storm force winds. READ MORE

Typhoon “Talim” closing in on Kyushu, after dumping record-breaking rain on Okinawa

After ripping through the Okinawa island chain, Japan and passing close to China, forcing the evacuation of more than 200,000 people, Typhoon “Talim” is now on its way toward mainland Japan. It is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane equivalent when it makes landfall over Kyushu, Japan on September 17. Talim lashed southern Okinawan island chain on Wednesday, September 13, packing gusts of up to 252
km/h (156 mph), uprooting trees and knocking down power lines. More than 18,000 people were without power in the city of Miyako, home to around 54,000 people. The Miyako-Jima Island airport measured a record-breaking 479.04 mm (18.86 inches) of rain over the 24-hour period on Wednesday. This is the most rain the island has seen in 40 years, since 1977 when reliable records began. Over a 48-hour period, the same station recorded 515.62 mm (20.30 inches), which is also a record. READ MORE

Alert level raised for Agung volcano, site of one of the largest eruptions of 20th century

Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for the Agung volcano in Karangasem district of the province of Bali from 1 to 2 (of 4) on Thursday, September 14, 2017, following an increase in volcanic earthquakes detected on Wednesday, September 13. The last eruption of this volcano occurred in 1963/64. PVMBG warned residents and tourists to keep away at least 3 km (1.8 miles) from the crater
and cautioned against panic, saying there would be further increases in volcanic activity and changes to the alert level before an eruption. The video below, recorded earlier this month, shows fumaroles at the bottom of the crater. This is normal, according to authorities. However, the seismic swarm recorded since yesterday is not. READ MORE

Deadly windstorm strikes Germany, killing at least 3

At least three people have been killed after a powerful windstorm swept across northern Germany on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Named Windstorm “Sebastian” by the German weather service (DWD), this storm is known in the United Kingdom as Storm “Aileen,” the first named winter storm of the 2017/18 season. DWD reported wind gusts of up to 150 km/h (93 mph) in the northern Harz mountain
range while the North Sea saw gusts of up to 140 km (87 mph). The storm uprooted numerous trees, caused significant damage to cars and buildings, traffic chaos, ferry cancellations and power outages. According to Deutsche Welle, at least three people have been killed. A man in a wheelchair died after falling into the Elbe River in the northern city of Hamburg. READ MORE

September brings apocalyptic month of natural disaster going out of control

September has been an apocalyptic month of natural disaster going out of control so far around the world. Two major hurricanes, major earthquake swarms, unprecedented solar storm episodes, wildfires running wild across the world, anomalous water receding. What else will go wrong next? Hurricane Harvey just broke the all-time record for rainfall in the continental United States. Hurricane Irma was so
powerful that it was described as “a lawnmower from the sky.” Apocalyptical floodings around the world and in the US. Acres and acres of land burning along the west coast of the US. An unexpected M8.1 earthquake hit Mexico, destabilizing the Cascadia fault zone. The mysterious sea receding phenomenon during which ocean waters disappear along the Atlantic coast. READ MORE

Italy prepares a plan to evacuate and save 700,000 people from a Vesuvius mega eruption

Vesuvius is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, due to the large population in the surrounding area.

Officials are now drawing up a plan to get 700,000 people from wrath of a Vesuvius volcanic eruption.

New evacuation plan for Vesuvius.

Vesuvius is a problem of gigantic proportions. Officials say most of the updated evacuation plan is almost ready.
There are currently 25 towns in the so-called ‘red zone’. The red zone is the area at highest risk if Vesuvius were to erupt, due to destructive pyroclastic flows.
Last year, 7 new towns in the Campi Flegrei between Pozzuoli and east Naples were high-risk area, which now concerns more than 672,000 residents.
Nonetheless, the entire area would not be in immediate danger in the case of eruption, as the flows would likely go in a single direction.

But just how do you get everyone in those towns out safely?

According to the new plan, the evacuation of the ‘red zone’ would only take 72 hours using, cars, trains and buses. Different towns would be asked to use different modes of transport depending on their destination. Pompei residents would take boats to Sardinia, while Neapolitans would board trains to Lazio.
There is currently no problems, but it is our duty to be prepared. It is important to take advantage of the fact that Vesuvius is currently dormant, that it’s giving no sign of movement, in order to prepare to cope with the emergency, should it wake up.