Earthquakes
GEOFON Central Peru
Apr 22 23:45 PM
4.6 124.0 MAP
EMSC Central Peru
Apr 22 23:45 PM
4.6 113.0 MAP
USGS Central Peru
Apr 22 23:45 PM
4.6 112.8 MAP
EMSC Syria-iraq Border Region
Apr 22 23:38 PM
3.1 21.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 23:27 PM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 23:15 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP
USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 22 23:05 PM
4.8 39.5 MAP
EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 22 23:05 PM
4.9 40.0 MAP
GEOFON Nicobar Islands, India Region
Apr 22 23:05 PM
4.9 32.0 MAP
EMSC Poland
Apr 22 23:05 PM
3.0 10.0 MAP
USGS Northern California
Apr 22 22:25 PM
2.6 2.1 MAP
EMSC Pyrenees
Apr 22 22:04 PM
2.9 1.0 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 22 21:55 PM
3.1 51.3 MAP
USGS Celebes Sea
Apr 22 21:41 PM
4.6 591.3 MAP
GEOFON Celebes Sea
Apr 22 21:41 PM
4.6 590.0 MAP
EMSC Celebes Sea
Apr 22 21:41 PM
4.6 595.0 MAP
EMSC Pyrenees
Apr 22 21:37 PM
2.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Strait Of Gibraltar
Apr 22 21:37 PM
3.0 9.0 MAP
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Apr 22 21:09 PM
2.4 4.0 MAP
USGS Central Alaska
Apr 22 20:48 PM
3.3 85.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Apr 22 19:54 PM
2.7 36.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 19:28 PM
3.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 19:08 PM
2.4 6.0 MAP
GEOFON Fiji Islands Region
Apr 22 18:31 PM
4.7 368.0 MAP
USGS Jalisco, Mexico
Apr 22 18:12 PM
4.6 85.7 MAP
GEOFON Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico
Apr 22 18:11 PM
4.7 10.0 MAP
USGS La Paz, Bolivia
Apr 22 18:04 PM
4.4 155.6 MAP
EMSC La Paz, Bolivia
Apr 22 18:04 PM
4.4 140.0 MAP
GEOFON Peru-bolivia Border Region
Apr 22 18:04 PM
4.6 134.0 MAP
USGS Southern Alaska
Apr 22 18:01 PM
3.0 10.7 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 17:30 PM
2.5 5.0 MAP
USGS Baja California, Mexico
Apr 22 17:16 PM
2.8 18.1 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 17:14 PM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 16:51 PM
2.4 6.0 MAP
USGS Southern California
Apr 22 16:18 PM
3.5 4.8 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 22 16:06 PM
4.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Kep. Tanimbar Region, Indonesia
Apr 22 15:37 PM
5.0 40.0 MAP
GEOFON Tanimbar Islands Reg., Indonesia
Apr 22 15:37 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 15:21 PM
2.4 5.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 14:28 PM
3.1 2.0 MAP
EMSC Albania
Apr 22 14:27 PM
2.5 2.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 14:14 PM
2.6 5.0 MAP
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 22 13:58 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 22 13:58 PM
4.6 2.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 13:56 PM
2.4 5.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 22 13:50 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 22 13:50 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Apr 22 13:37 PM
4.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 13:15 PM
2.8 5.0 MAP
EMSC Hokkaido, Japan Region
Apr 22 13:13 PM
5.0 180.0 MAP
GEOFON Hokkaido, Japan Region
Apr 22 13:13 PM
4.7 156.0 MAP
GEOFON West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 13:11 PM
5.2 10.0 MAP
EMSC West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 13:11 PM
5.0 10.0 MAP
USGS West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 13:11 PM
5.0 9.8 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 13:09 PM
2.5 21.0 MAP
EMSC Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Apr 22 13:04 PM
4.6 2.0 MAP
GEOFON Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Apr 22 13:04 PM
4.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 12:27 PM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 12:20 PM
5.2 40.0 MAP
GEOFON West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 12:20 PM
5.1 10.0 MAP
USGS West Of Macquarie Island
Apr 22 12:20 PM
5.2 10.2 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 12:07 PM
3.2 5.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 12:02 PM
3.1 8.0 MAP
USGS Solomon Islands
Apr 22 11:44 AM
5.3 39.2 MAP
EMSC Solomon Islands
Apr 22 11:44 AM
5.3 34.0 MAP
GEOFON Solomon Islands
Apr 22 11:44 AM
5.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 10:33 AM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC South Island Of New Zealand
Apr 22 10:08 AM
4.2 11.0 MAP
USGS South Island Of New Zealand
Apr 22 10:08 AM
4.2 11.3 MAP
GEONET Canterbury
Apr 22 10:08 AM
4.2 11.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 10:01 AM
2.6 21.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 09:47 AM
2.8 5.0 MAP
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu,
Japan Apr 22 09:45 AM
4.5 24.5 MAP
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Apr 22 09:45 AM
4.5 24.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 22 09:32 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Southern Mid-atlantic Ridge
Apr 22 09:19 AM
4.8 10.0 MAP
USGS Southern Mid-atlantic Ridge
Apr 22 09:19 AM
4.8 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 09:07 AM
2.8 21.0 MAP
USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 22 08:59 AM
2.5 51.9 MAP
USGS Virgin Islands Region
Apr 22 08:57 AM
2.6 27.2 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 08:46 AM
3.2 2.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 08:37 AM
2.4 17.0 MAP
GEOFON Vancouver Island, Canada Region
Apr 22 08:36 AM
4.3 10.0 MAP
EMSC Vancouver Island, Canada Region
Apr 22 08:36 AM
4.4 20.0 MAP
USGS Vancouver Island, Canada Region
Apr 22 08:36 AM
4.4 11.6 MAP
EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 22 08:14 AM
4.1 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 22 08:14 AM
4.5 88.0 MAP
USGS Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 22 08:13 AM
4.6 40.0 MAP
EMSC Guatemala
Apr 22 08:07 AM
4.1 67.0 MAP
USGS Guatemala
Apr 22 08:07 AM
4.1 67.0 MAP
USGS Puerto Rico Region
Apr 22 08:00 AM
3.0 40.5 MAP
USGS Puerto Rico Region
Apr 22 07:54 AM
3.1 6.5 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 07:50 AM
2.8 5.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 07:26 AM
2.9 20.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 07:19 AM
2.8 6.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 07:09 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Central Italy
Apr 22 07:09 AM
2.5 10.0 MAP
EMSC Greece
Apr 22 07:06 AM
2.5 10.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 07:05 AM
2.4 8.0 MAP
USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
Apr 22 07:04 AM
2.5 3.0 MAP
EMSC Crete, Greece
Apr 22 07:03 AM
3.6 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 07:01 AM
3.5 3.0 MAP
EMSC Central Turkey
Apr 22 06:58 AM
2.5 9.0 MAP
USGS Northern Alaska
Apr 22 06:56 AM
3.4 6.6 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 06:50 AM
3.0 2.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 06:40 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Northern Iran
Apr 22 06:38 AM
4.1 6.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 06:35 AM
2.5 6.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 06:26 AM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 06:15 AM
2.5 6.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 05:59 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 05:56 AM
2.6 5.0 MAP
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Apr 22 05:11 AM
2.6 11.0 MAP
GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra
Apr 22 04:34 AM
4.2 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Chile-bolivia Border Region
Apr 22 04:08 AM
4.1 137.0 MAP
EMSC Potosi, Bolivia
Apr 22 04:08 AM
4.4 133.0 MAP
USGS Potosi, Bolivia
Apr 22 04:08 AM
4.4 122.8 MAP
EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region
Apr 22 04:00 AM
3.9 10.0 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 03:23 AM
2.5 6.0 MAP
GEOFON North Indian Ocean
Apr 22 03:17 AM
5.0 10.0 MAP
EMSC North Indian Ocean
Apr 22 03:17 AM
4.9 2.0 MAP
USGS North Indian Ocean
Apr 22 03:17 AM
4.9 11.6 MAP
EMSC Western Turkey
Apr 22 01:54 AM
3.1 10.0 MAP
EMSC Southwestern Siberia, Russia
Apr 22 01:11 AM
3.7 10.0 MAP
GEOFON Volcano Islands, Japan Region
Apr 22 00:35 AM
4.5 344.0 MAP
USGS Volcano Islands, Japan Region
Apr 22 00:35 AM
4.8 48.9 MAP
EMSC Volcano Islands, Japan Region
Apr 22 00:35 AM
4.8 60.0 MAP
EMSC Western Iran
Apr 22 00:22 AM
4.2 20.0 MAP
USGS Western Iran
Apr 22 00:22 AM
4.2 10.4 MAP
GEOFON Western Iran
Apr 22 00:21 AM
4.2 10.0 MAP
EMSC Eastern Turkey
Apr 22 00:08 AM
2.7 5.0 MAP
EMSC Near The Coast Of Syria
Apr 22 00:06 AM
3.0 15.0 MAP
Sources : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET
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Volcanic Activity
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| 1 | 19.04.2012 | Biological Hazard | China | Ningxia Autonomous region, [Touying township] |  |
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| 2 | 23.04.2012 | Epidemic Hazard | Vietnam | Province of Quang Ngai, [Son Ky Commune] | |
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| 11 | 22.04.2012 | Volcano Activity | Mexico | State of Puebla, [Popocatepetl Volcano] | |
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Extreme Temperatures/ Weather
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| Today | Flash Flood | Kenya | State of Rift Valley, [Hells Gate National Park] | |
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| Today | Epidemic Hazard | Taiwan | Central Region, [ The area was not defined.] | |
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| Today | Epidemic Hazard | USA | State of Minnesota, Duluth [Edgewater Resort and Water Park] | |
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| Today | Epidemic Hazard | USA | State of Florida, Hillsborough | |
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| Today | Biological Hazard | Australia | State of Western Australia, Broome [Cable Beach] | |
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| Today | Vehicle Accident | Japan | Prefecture of Kagoshima, [About 2 kilometers west of Sata Cape] |  |
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| Today | Flash Flood | Kenya | Rift Valley Province, [Hell's Gate National Park] | |
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| 2 | 23.04.2012 | Event into space | USA | States of Nevada and California, [Reno-Sparks area, Carson City, Minden, South Lake Tahoe, Placerville and Truckee] | |
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| 22.04.2012 | Explosion | Japan | Prefecture of Yamaguchi, [Mitsui Chemicals] |  |
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| 22.04.2012 | Vehicle Accident | China | Municipality of Shanghai, Shanghai | |
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| 22.04.2012 | Vehicle Accident | Zimbabwe | Mashonaland West Province, Kadoma | |
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| 22.04.2012 | Vehicle Incident | Pakistan | State of Sindh, Karachi [Jinnah International Airport] | |
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Storms, Flooding
Destructive Snowstorm Targets Interior Northeast
A heavy, wet snowstorm in 2011 downed trees and power lines, knocking out power to over 3 million customers in the Northeast just before Halloween 2011, in a storm dubbed “Snowtober”.
Snowtober 2011: Photos | A record-setter | #1 winter storm of 2011-2012
Unfortunately, another “Snowtober”-type destructive snowstorm will wreak havoc in parts of the Northeast kicking off this week. Let’s get to the critical details.
Click here to track current power outages
Read Full Article and Watch Video Here
Lakeshore Flood Warning
BUFFALO NY
Flood Warning
SPOKANE, WA LAKE CHARLES LA JACKSON, MS
Gale Warning
CARIBOU ME TAUNTON MA CHICAGO IL NORTHERN INDIANA DETROIT/PONTIAC MI BUFFALO NY SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE GAYLORD MI GRAY ME CLEVELAND OH ANCHORAGE AK
Freeze Warning
OMAHA/VALLEY NE BLACKSBURG VA GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC QUAD CITIES IA IL MORRISTOWN TN INDIANAPOLIS IN NORTHERN INDIANA GRAND RAPIDS MI LINCOLN IL
Red Flag Warning
FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
MOBILE AL MIAMI FL CHICAGO IL TALLAHASSEE FL MELBOURNE FL
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Radiation
Is Fukushima’s Doomsday Machine About to Blow?
By Mike Whitney (about the author)
Mounting troubles at Japan’s hobbled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant now pose a real threat to human survival. If the area in which Unit 4 is struck by another 7.0 magnitude earthquake, there’s a 70 percent chance that “the entire fuel pool structure will collapse” and massive doses of lethal nuclear radiation will be released into the atmosphere. The disaster would release approximately “134 million curies is Cesium-137 — roughly 85 times the amount of Cs-137 released at Chernobyl as estimated by the U.S. National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP).” Experts believe that the amounts are sufficient to “destroy the world environment and our civilization,” which makes containment “an issue of human survival.” (“The Greatest Single Threat to Humanity: Fuel Pool Number 4,” Washington’s blog)
The structural integrity of Unit 4’s cooling pool was greatly compromised by the earthquake and following tsunami which struck the facility over a year ago. At present, the pools are not adequately protected or reinforced, which means that a sizable tremor could “cause a disaster worse than the three reactor meltdowns.” If such a disaster were to occur, “people should get out of Japan, and residents of the West Coast of America and Canada should shut all of their windows and stay inside,” says nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen.
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Solar Activity
2MIN News Apr22
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Mysterious Booms / Rumblings
NorCal Sonic Boom Possible Meteor Impact
Overnight meteor shower continued Sunday morning.
By Lori Preuitt
| Sunday, Apr 22, 2012 | Updated 1:58 PM PDT
This is from a very active Leonid meteor shower, but you get the idea.
People in Northern California and Nevada reported hearing a loud boom in the sky above the Sierra Sunday morning.
The Tuolumne County sheriff’s department said they are investigating the possibility that it might have been the physical impact of an overnight meteor shower. Some people in the Tahoe area said they saw what they believed to be a meteor just prior to the sound. Others said they saw a fireball streak across the sky at the same time.
People who live in in Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County, Tuolumne County, Amador County and Nevada County contacted our sister station in Sacramento. KCRA is reporting that they heard the sound just after 8:30 a.m.
The Associated Press reported the explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield.
Meteorologists in California and Nevada including our own Rob Mayeda said there were meteor showers Saturday night that could have still been going on Sunday morning.
Inexplicable Earthquake Swarm in Canada; “Sounds like dynamite exploding.”
http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=539 “A New Brunswick town has been experiencing small earthquakes over the past month and residents are getting worried.”
source: http://www.globalnews.ca/video/natural+phenomenon+rocks+nb+town/video.html?v=…
Canada’s EQ Center:
http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-eng.php
And an interesting article by CanadianBusiness from today entitled
“Manmade earthquakes trigger government drill-down into possible fracking link”:
“VANCOUVER – A booming gas extraction process that has environmentalists all shaken up is being probed by two different studies to determine if it’s also causing the depths of Canada to rattle and roll.
The research into whether hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, can trigger earthquakes is being conducted just as a pair of independent papers were released internationally this week suggesting they do.
The studies out of mid-continent U.S. and Britain found that shallow, man-made tremors may be linked to the blasting of water, sand and chemicals deep underground to break open rock to obtain crude oil and natural gas.
Experts and critics alike are waiting for conclusive results from home soil before suggesting industry practices should be altered.
“These are tiny earthquakes and they’re the variety that occur thousands of times a day around the world,” said John Cassidy, a federal government seismologist in Victoria, B.C., of the international findings.
He said mounting interest and unusual vibrations in British Columbia have prompted closer study at home.
“The idea is to be able to provide well-grounded science advice that can be used by regulators across the country for their decision-making.”
A four-year study was launched by the federal Natural Resources Department on April 1. With the aid of industry regulators and universities, it will seek to unearth whether fracking has inducing quakes in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Quebec, Cassidy said.
A provincial study is also underway in a region of northeastern B.C. called the Horn River Basin, where at least 11 energy companies are developing significant shale gas extraction projects. The study, being conducted by the BC Oil and Gas Commission with commercial co-operation, should be completed later this year.”
Read more: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/80131–manmade-earthquakes-trigger-go…
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Wildlife
Mass Dolphin Death Mystery In Peru, Authorities Blame It On Viral Infection
By Sreeja VN | Apr 22, 2012 08:14 AM EDT
Investigations are on into the deaths of hundreds of dolphins that washed up on the northern coast of Peru. Around 877 carcasses of dolphins and porpoises were found on Peruvian beaches in two and half months. Peruvian officials and environmentalists are trying to unravel the mystery behind the phenomenon.
No concrete reasons have been figured out yet but the authorities believe that it could possibly be a viral infection that may have killed the dolphins in huge numbers. While environmental groups in the country blame the seismic oil exploration work carried out by BPZ Energy Company for the dolphin deaths.
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Articles of Interest
Mac Slavo
SHTFplan
As smart grid metering systems expand across the developed world, many are starting to ask whether the threats posed by the new devices, which officials promise will save energy and reduce end user utility costs, outweigh their benefits. In addition to documented health concerns resulting from radiation emissions and no cost savings being apparent, opponents of the technology argue that smart meters are violative of basic privacy rights and give the government yet another digital node of unfettered access to monitor and control personal electricity consumption.
Now, an alarming new documentary suggests that security problems with the inter-connected and seemingly convenient smart grid may be so serious that they could lead to a catastrophic failure of our nation’s entire power infrastructure.
In an interview for the upcoming documentary titled Take Back Your Power, Cyber defense expert David Chalk warns that our nation is in crisis. Not only are our smart power grids susceptible to hacking, but they may very well already be infected with Trojan viruses and back doors that will ultimately lead to disastrous consequences:
4/21/2012 — Solar poles to flip next month (1yr early) — TWO north poles = Quadri-polar(???)
Published on Apr 21, 2012 by dutchsinse
update 115am CDT 4/23/2012: Per the Japanese.. last time this sort of thing occurred was about 300 years ago:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/T120420005829.htm
quote the article:
“Magnetic field polarity at the solar poles will reverse and become quadrupolar in May, meaning positive fields will emerge in the North and South poles and negative fields will emerge on the equator, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and other institutes.
When a similar phenomenon occurred about 300 years ago, the Earth’s average temperature fell slightly. “
Per the Japanese Hinode team (pronounced hee-no-day) — in about one months time — (may 2012) the suns north pole will reach a magnetic point of “zero” and then form into MULTIPLE positive poles — creating TWO solar north poles, and TWO corresponding south poles .. also.. this is happening a year ahead of the expected “nominal” time.
full website post here: http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/4212012-solar-poles-to-flip-next-m…
some are asking IS there a difference between .. quadri , quadru, quadra … quick answer.. no difference.. all are variants of Quadri … which means four in Latin ..
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quadri-
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quadra-
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quadru-
thanks to jeorgekite:
http://www.youtube.com/jeorgekite
download the japanese pdf below his video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTdlI9bc4Mw
Here is the press release from HINODE Japan:
http://hinode.nao.ac.jp/news/120419PressRelease/index_e.shtml
Polar Field Reversal as observed with Hinode
19 April 2012
Naional Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ/NINS)
RIKEN
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Science and Technology Facilities Council(STFC)
European Space Agency(ESA)
The polarity of the extended uni-polar magnetic field in the solar polar region is known to reverse every 11 years, and the reversal occurs at around the maximum of solar activity, which is expected to take place at around 2013 May (NOAA ).
High latitude magnetic fields have been observed with solar telescopes on the ground. However, actual process of the polar field reversal is poorly understood because of the difficulty of the observations on the extreme limb combined with atmospheric seeing effect. The solar optical telescope aboard the Hinode satellite allows us for the first time to perform extremely high-quality observations of the deep polar region of the Sun (Figure A). The initial discoveries include that there are many magnetic patches with intense magnetic field in the polar regions. Their field strength is close to that of sunspots, and their size is as large as small sunspots called pore.
The international research team led by Saku Tsuneta, a professor at NAOJ, has been performing the monthly polar observations with Hinode from September 2008. We here report the discovery that the average magnetic flux of the north polar region is rapidly and steadily decreasing during the period of 2008 and 2012 (Figure B). The reversal (from minus to plus polarity) is taking place in sequence from lower latitude to higher latitude. The average magnetic flux of the polar region soon becomes zero. The estimated completion of the reversal of the north polar region will take place in 1 months or so, about one year earlier than the nominal expected reversal time.
In striking contrast to the north polar situation, the magnetic flux of the south polar region has been very stable, and maintains the plus polarity (Figure C). These latest Hinode observations suggest that the global magnetic field of the Sun will become different from the normal bipolar configuration.
Observations of the polar magnetic fields are the key for understanding the cyclic solar dynamo. Their results will shed light on the origin of the solar magnetism, and will contribute to our understating on the Sun’s effect to the solar-terrestrial environment.
HERE COME THE GREEN POLICE: DHS LAUNCHES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE UNITS
04-20-2012 1:44 pm – The Rat – ConstitutionClub.org
Sleep well tonight, America. The ever-vigilant Obama Regime stands at red alert in its unflinching effort to protect you, your loved ones and life as you know it. From “climate change” and “melting Arctic ice.” Uh huh. The epic battle is on – and O’s Army is all over it – just like Dennis Quaid in The Day After Tomorrow. Where would our nation be were it not for Barack Hussein Obama’s extraordinary aptitude for keeping his priorities straight? Other countries should be so fortunate.
Not a minute too soon, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that it is creating “environmental justice” units that will be empowered to oversee regulations in conjunction with local governments throughout the country. The framework for the Environmental Justice Working Group includes eleven federal government agencies, including the TSA, the Secret Service and FEMA. Go big or go home, right?
In its just-released Environmental Justice Strategy document, the DHS says the idea is to “include environmental justice practices in our larger mission efforts involving federal law enforcement and emergency response activities” and to incorporate environmental justice in “securing the homeland.” Roll that around in your head for awhile:
“Federal law enforcement” agents conducting “emergency response activities” in the name of “environmental justice” for the purpose of “securing the homeland.” The Green Police. Oh. My. God.
Lest you think these people are crazy as a loon, (which they are), here’s the official explanation from the Regime:
Our nation’s vision of homeland security is a homeland that is safe and secure, resilient against terrorism and other hazards – where American interests and aspirations, and the American way of life can thrive. In seeking to fulfill this vision, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aspires to avoid burdening minority and low-income populations with a disproportionate share of any adverse human health or environmental risks associated with our efforts to secure the nation.
What a complete crock of crap. Since when is terrorism a mere “hazard,” – comparable to environmentalist wacko-ism? The “American way of life”? As defined by whom – Barack Obama, Al Gore and the rest of the greenies? And – why must the Divider-in-Chief single out – as he always does – “minority and low-income populations”? And their “disproportionate share”? That “efforts to secure the nation” part is hysterical as well. How low of a common denominator are these people playing to?
The DHS document also lists concerns such as “climate change” and “melting Arctic ice,” despite recent reports confirming that the amount of floating ice in the Arctic’s Bering Sea “reached all-time record high levels last month,” according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center. Then again, liberals never let facts or data get in the way of “securing the nation” according to their agendas, do they?
Memo to O: If you’re so interested in securing the nation, why do you continue your incessant efforts to divide its people? Why do continue your relentless drive to mortgage the future of “the nation’s” grandchildren – all for the self-serving reason of pandering for votes?
In the event that you missed Audi’s Green Police ad during the Super Bowl, it gave a glimpse of things to come – courtesy of the courageous Barack Hussein Obama – without whom, America may very well have been denied the Chevy Volt.
Hell, the O-man reduced NASA to little more than a Muslim-outreach program – why shouldn’t he straighten out the Secret Service, too? Besides, they’ve been somewhat distracted lately anyway.
I can see the television series now – a Maxwell Smart or Barney Fife character – riding a Segway – as he battles diabolical conservatives hellbent on destroying the planet’s environment. Must-see TV.
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