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NASA: Tropical Cyclone 19P Is Now Hurricane Sandra [Image]

NASA: Tropical Cyclone 19P Is Now Hurricane Sandra [Image]

Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are indicating that Tropical Cyclone 19P, in the South Pacific Ocean, has increased in intensity to the point where it was renamed Hurricane Sandra yesterday. It has advanced out of the Coral Sea, off the western coast of Australia, and has moved into the South Pacific Ocean in [...]

Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Reported in The Kuril Islands

Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Reported in The Kuril Islands

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1413Z 28 FEB 2013 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS…EXCEPT ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA… WASHINGTON…OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. … TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN … THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL [...]

Pacific Ring of Fire: Recent Earthquakes Make it a Danger Zone!

Pacific Ring of Fire: Recent Earthquakes Make it a Danger Zone!

The Philippines is a tropical country situated near the equator of the Earth, near the Pacific Ocean. This ocean is the largest among all oceanic divisions of the Earth filled with deep trenches. The ocean ground and plates have been constantly moving thus causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Sometimes, their movement has been very [...]

Breaking News: 7.0 Earthquake & Tsunami Warning In Pacific Ocean

Breaking News: 7.0 Earthquake & Tsunami Warning In Pacific Ocean

The National Weather Service (NWS) and it’s parent organization, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is reporting the the USGS has indicated that there has been a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Solomon Islands group. Details are as follows. Tsunami Bulletin Number 001 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS Issued [...]

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the Solomon Islands Again

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the Solomon Islands Again

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck the Santa Cruz Island region of the Solomon Islands. What follows below is from the USGS. Magnitude 6.6 Date-Time Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 18:59:16 UTC Friday, February 08, 2013 at 05:59:16 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 11.001°S, 165.658°E Depth 10 km (6.2 [...]

Solomon Islands Struck by Massive 8.0 Earthquake Totaling 11 Tremors and Tsunami Warning

Solomon Islands Struck by Massive 8.0 Earthquake Totaling 11 Tremors and Tsunami Warning

Solomon Islands – A Massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands) shortly after a magnitude 6.3 quake struck in the same area and triggered a tsunami warning for several dozen islands in the Pacific, U.S. according to U.S. seismologist. The U.S. Geological Survey indicate a total of 11 tremors have hit [...]

6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile, Prompting Tsunami Warning

6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile, Prompting Tsunami Warning

A 6.7 Magnitude earthquake hit Chile today, prompting the authorities to evacuate a large stretch of coastline. So far no damage or casualties have been reported. “We have not received any reports of fatalities. This was a quake of medium intensity and we are still monitoring the situation,” said Núñez Vicente Núñez, head of Chile’s National [...]

Japan Hit With 12 Earthquakes in New Year Compared to 5 to Start 2012

Japan Hit With 12 Earthquakes in New Year Compared to 5 to Start 2012

Many experts are keeping their eyes on seismic activity occurring throughout Japan. That’s because recently a team of Japanese scientists have found that a number of active faults lie underneath a nuclear plant in northern Japan. At the start of the new year, which began on Tuesday, Japan has been hit with 12 earthquakes with [...]

Earthquake Number 77 of December Hit Japan Today

Earthquake Number 77 of December Hit Japan Today

A semi-strong 5.0 earthquake shook off the north-eastern coast of Japan today, December 21, 2012. The quake centered 54km SSE of Ofunato, Japan at 08:07:18 UTC. Today, people worldwide are clinching their fist hoping the Mayan doomsday prediction was merely a miscalculation or error. Clearly, the rash of quakes that began on November 27, has [...]

Japan Just Hit With Third Earthquake Today as 177 Earthquakes Have Peppered the Western Pacific

Japan Just Hit With Third Earthquake Today as 177 Earthquakes Have Peppered the Western Pacific

Honshu, Japan was just hit with its third earthquake of the day as 177 relatively significant earthquakes have peppered the Western Pacific Countries. The last 5.0 temblors hit approximately 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2012, local time. According to the USGS, the quake had a depth of 20 miles and struck off the east coast [...]

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    When you are heading out to enjoy the Memorial Day sun, National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention wants you to remember that it is imperative to wear sunscreen.  This Friday is the fourth annual “Don’t Fry Day”. In an effort to encourage the public to become more aware of the harmful effects of the sun’s […]
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  • Kristen Stewart Home Alone As Robert Pattinson Moves Out May 21, 2013
    Kristen Stewart is doing her Macaulay Culkin impression and has been left “Home Alone” as her ex Robert Pattinson moves out of their shared house. The couple have been going through some pretty stormy times this year so far and matters came to head when Robert decided not to show up for Kristen’s birthday party […]
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  • Justin Bieber We Have Got Your Monkey May 21, 2013
    We reported on the 15th of May this month about poor Mally Justin’s Monkey. Now German officials have “made it official” and flatly told Justin Bieber, “We have got your monkey,” pay your bill or we’ll keep him. German customs spokesman Thomas Meister said after offices opened following a holiday weekend that officials had still […]
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