Strange Lights in L.A, Supervolcano About to Erupt & New Hurricane Threats

Strange Lights in L.A, Supervolcano About to Erupt & New Hurricane Threats

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In addition more quakes in New Madrid area and frightening sinkholes in Brazil

Locals in Los Angeles have been baffled by bizarre lights appearing in the California sky. Videos emerged of flashes in the night sky unaccompanied by thunder causing bemusement amongst the residents of the City of Angels. YouTuber Kevin Mize sharing the video online, on September 9, after being puzzled by the ethereal sky sparks. He said: “Strange lights definitely not lightning with no thunder accompanying this.


“This went on for at least a half hour through the clouds looking east from our front yard in Granada Hills. “Please shed some light here that definitely looks extra terrestrial.” One commentor suggested: “Yeah I seen it last night might be a weather cloud or military doing some weapon test.” READ MORE

 

3.6 magnitude earthquake near Westwood jolts parts of L.A.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-westwood-earthquake-20170918-story.html 

 

Scientists warn super volcano nearing eruption…

Scientists have found the first direct evidence of a so-called ‘hot zone’ feeding a supervolcano in southern Italy that experts say is nearing eruption conditions. Campi Flegrei is a volcanic caldera to the west of Naples that last erupted centuries ago. The area has been relatively quiet since the 1980s when the injection of either magma or fluids in the shallower structure of the volcano caused a series of small
earthquakes. Using seismological techniques, scientists have now pinpointed the location of the hot zone where hot materials rose to feed the caldera during this period. The study was led by Dr Luca De Siena at the University of Aberdeen in conjunction with the INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano, the RISSC lab of the University of Naples, and the University of Texas at Austin. The research provides a benchmark that may help predict how and where future eruptions could strike. READ MORE

Severe storm kills 8, injures at least 140 in western Romania

A severe storm that swept over parts of Croatia and Serbia on Saturday and Sunday, September 17, 2017, killed 8 people and injured at least 140 as it reached western Romania late Sunday. Most of those who died were hit by falling trees or flying objects. According to local media, winds reached speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph), bringing down hundreds of trees, electricity poles, overturning vehicles and damaging
houses. The most affected areas were Timis and Arad counties, where six people lost their lives. A woman died after being hit by the branches of a tree at the city zoo in Timisoara. Another man lost his life after a billboard fell on his car. Two people were also killed in Bistrita-Nasaud county, in Northern Romania. One of them was hit by a tree in the city’s park, according to Romania Insider. READ MORE

DEVELOPING: 2 Powerful Hurricanes Churning Toward U.S. East Coast and Puerto Rico

More hurricanes are churning through the Atlantic Ocean on a possible collision course with U.S. territory. Hurricane Maria is bearing down on the Caribbean. It’s on course to pass close to several islands that were devastated by Hurricane Irma, including Barbuda and St. Martin’s. Then it’s expected to target Puerto Rico with a devastating direct hit on Wednesday, followed by the Dominican Republic
and Haiti. Maria strengthened into a dangerous Category 3 storm Monday, and forecasters expect it to grow into an even more powerful Category 4.”This storm promises to be catastrophic for our island,” Ernesto Morales with the U.S. National Weather Service in San Juan said. “All of Puerto Rico will experience hurricane force winds.” READ MORE

Hurricane Maria now category 5, Islands brace for impact

Hurricane Maria was upgraded to a Category 5 storm, the National Hurricane Center said Monday night, as islands including Puerto Rico brace for the impact. Maria is anticipated to approach the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The storm might make landfall on the eastern side of Puerto Rico and could bring major damage to the U.S. territory late Wednesday morning and into the afternoon — two
weeks to the day since Hurricane Irma tore through Puerto Rico, killing at least three. At 8 p.m. ET on Monday night the center of the storm was located about 15 miles east-southeast of Dominica as it closed in on the Caribbean island. Sustained winds were up to 160 mph as the storm moved west-northwest at 9 mph. Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Puerto Rico. READ MORE

The wildfires are so intense in Western US and Canada that smoke drifted all the way to Europe in 4 days

On September 5, 2017, residents of the Pacific Northwest awoke to ash falling from the sky like snow.

But even as ash hit the ground, wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada lofted smoke high into the atmosphere. Some of it drifted all the way to Europe.

I’m always amazed when events on one continent can have effects halfway around the world. And this exactly what is happening right now with the furious wildfires raging along the US and Canada West Coasts.
Within 4 days – Sept 4 to 7 – smoke clouds emanating from these large fires made their ways to Europe, crossing the entire North American continent and the Atlantic Ocean! That’s amazing!

Smoke from wildfires on the US and Canadian West Coast have reached Europe in 4 days. via EO

What’s shown in the maps is the smoke’s intercontinental journey, depicted by the relative aerosol concentrations, with lower concentrations in yellow and higher concentrations in dark orange-brown. They were collected between September 4 and 7 by the Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite (OMPS) on the Suomi NPP satellite.

On September 4, the smoke appears to have arrived over the U.S. Midwest. via EO

The sources of the high concentrations of aerosols are in the Pacific Northwest. They were carried across the continent and the Atlantic Ocean by high-altitude winds.

By September 5 the smoke reached Newfoundland in Canada. via EO

On September 4, the smoke appears to have arrived over the U.S. Midwest, and by September 5 it reached Newfoundland. By September 6, the smoke cloud is obvious over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

By September 6, the smoke cloud is obvious over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. via EO

By September 7, the smoke had arrived over Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France.

By September 7, the smoke had arrived over Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. via EO

It is not that uncommon for smoke from fires in North America to reach Europe. But this year, the smoke clouds reaching Europe seem to be larger and thicker as well as more persistent. Large fires in mid-August sent smoke to Europe that hung around for days.

Smoke across the upper Midwest on September 13, 2017. via EO

Meanwhile, these wildfires are still burning. It is going to take awhile for everything to dissipate.

Enormous sinkhole drains lake in Franca, Brazil killing thousands of fish and almost sucking down a boat

Thousands of fish were killed and a two-person boat almost swallowed into an enormous sinkhole after the largest dam in Franca, Sao Paolo, Brazil was drained accidentally late Friday afternoon (15).

This footage is just terrifying!

Thousands of fish were killed and a two-person boat stalked into a hole after the largest dam in Franca, Brazil was completely drained by mistake on September 15, 2017.
The dam’s staff jumped into a boat to try saving some fish trapped in the mud after the water began to flow uncontrolled to Córrego do Espraiado.

Dam staff are being sucked by the giant sinkhole while trying to save thousands of fish after reservoir lake is drained in Sao Paolo Brazil.  Globo

The terrifying video shows the employees’ boat being sucked just above the point of flow that created a huge sinkhole in the middle of the mud. The officials were rescued by a crane and were not injured.

 

M3.8 earthquake rocks Illinois near New Madrid – Strongest quake in 6 years for southern Illinois

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of southern Illinois early Tuesday, around 6:47 a.m. on September 19, 2017.

This is the strongest earthquake in 6 years to hit southern Illinois, near the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

M3.8 earthquake rattles southern Illinois on September 19 2017. The largest tremor in last 6 years in the area.

The tremor was centered near the Indiana border in Southern Illinois at a depth of about 9 miles.
It was felt by at least one person in Mahomet:
The epicenter of this quake is situated near the New Madrid Fault, a seismic zone four times more dangerous than the San Andreas Fault line in California.
The map below shows the different damage zones if a BIG earthquake was hitting New Madrid. The epicenter of today’s quake is situated at the border between the X and the IX zones, so right in the hotspot, just northwest of Evansville:

Zones of damage of a BIG ONE along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The darker the red, the more damage created.

Here some reports of people that experienced the loud rumble:
Benton, Illinois: felt while in shower
Mount Vernon, Indiana: Scared our 8 year old who didn’t understand why floor and dishes were shaking. Others sleeping were awaken.
Evansville, Indiana: Felt like someone had hit the house with a car. A few pictures on the walls were a little askew.
Evansville, Indiana: Was woken up by my bed shaking in a second floor bedroom.
Wadesville: Very loud rumble that went on for a while. Shaking and dishes clinked for a long time. 
Mount Carmel, Illinois: I had just had breakfast and got back into bed to watch tv. I heard a kinda loud boom and the house felt like it was shifting off its foundation it was very brief and didn’t last but a few seconds maybe 10 at the most. I went out outside to look because it was as if something blew up.
The earthquake was reported more than 150 miles away from the epicenter in O’Fallon, Illinois. There are no reports of damage.
The largest earthquake in southern Illinois was a M5.4 in 1968. Stay safe!