Sunday, October 22, 2017

Earth Changes: Communities on edge after latest massive earthquake on “Ring of Fire”

Earth Changes: Communities on edge after latest massive earthquake on “Ring of Fire”

Communities across Indonesia, Vanuatu and southwestern Japan are on edge after more rumblings from the earthquake and volcano hotbed dubbed the Ring of Fire. An earthquake struck Japan on Wednesday and was quickly followed by the latest eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia – the latest incident in a worrying increase of seismic activity in the volatile region.

The 6.1 magnitude quake struck off Japan’s Ryukyu Islands at around 6pm local time, according to the United States Geological Survey. Early reports suggested there were no damage or casualties but the shaking was reported on inhabited islands nearest to the epicentre. The tremors come just days after the Shinmoedake volcano in southwestern Japan started erupting for the first time in about six years. READ MORE

Typhoon Lan to strike Japan with 50-mile wide eye!

Typhoon Lan, a storm with an eye 50 miles wide, is expected to lash parts of Japan with intense wind and rain, the country’s meteorological office has warned. Currently, west of Okinawa, the typhoon is traveling north towards mainland Japan. According to forecasts by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the “large” storm will barrel across the nation on Sunday before subsiding on October 23. NASA imagery reveals the huge scale of the typhoon, with pictures taken by the Suomi NPP satellite revealing powerful thunderstorms swirling around an eye 50 nautical miles in diameter. The US space agency stated that on October 20, Lan’s wind speed reached a whopping 115 miles per hour. It clarified in a later tweet that the weather system has not been designated a “superstorm”. READ MORE