Horror Report

Month: October 2011

  • The day after tomorrow

    The day after tomorrow

    Power outages being reported along the East Coast

    • More than 650,000 in Massachusetts
    • New Hampshire: 200,000 out
    • Connecticut  with 750,000 without power
    • New Jersey: 617,000
    • Pennsylvania: 423,000
    • Maryland: 29,000
    Altogether 2 million in the cold and lightless.. 
  • Intrigue over constant Arkansas quakes: Does it portend a larger shake coming or is gas fracking the culprit?

    Intrigue over constant Arkansas quakes: Does it portend a larger shake coming or is gas fracking the culprit?

    For months, earthquakes have rattled the state of Arkansas. The swarm has now produced 1,000 earthquakes since September 2010 through July 2011–and even more since.

    The quakes have been centered between Guy and Greenbrier. It has become so concerning to officials that the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission ordered four gas wells to be shut down. Geologists blamed hydraulic fracturing for the tremors in the area. But now, ten miles north of Guy, shaking is continuing..

    According to a report in the Arkansas Democrat GAZETTE, some worry now that tension is building beneath the surface of the earth in the state. Scott Ausbrooks, geohazards supervisor for the Arkansas Geological Survey, said that the situation ‘bears watching.’ He told the DEMOCRAT GAZETTE, “I’m not saying that’s what it is. I don’t want to scare people and I don’t want to say it’s going to happen. It’s just something we’re looking at.”

    The Arkansas paper goes on to report: 

    The continuing shaking could also be related to ongoing drilling activity about 8 miles outside of Quitman, Ausbrooks said, though he noted that’s a significant distance. Or it might be tied somehow to the plugging of one of those four shuttered wells.
    Ausbrooks said he couldn’t preliminarily pinpoint how the plugging of a well would induce quakes, but the shaking in Quitman started just days after the northernmost of the four closed wells was plugged.
    “Right now, we’ll just say it’s a coincidence,” he said.

    Gas extraction the key?
    The blame?
    The culprit? 
    Or is there something larger taking place? Something more concerning..


    Friday into Saturday have brought six more earthquakes in the area.


    The rattled nerves Arkansas towns rattled by earthquakes will not enjoy any form of solace in the thought that ‘it’s a coincidence.’ But at least it’s a hope. A hope that nothing larger is forming under the feet of the tiny towns that have been shaken now for years.

  • It’s beginning to look a lot less like Halloween

    It’s beginning to look a lot less like Halloween

    Workers clear snow in NYC
    This image taken by Jessica Rinaldi of Reuters shows workers in New York City clearing a sidewalk–a sidewalk decorated for Halloween 2011..

    The Northeast United States, including the big cities along the I95 corridor, had a rare early season snowstorm today–dumping about a foot of snow in certain places. Thousands are without power Saturday night in the wake of the event..

    EarthInformer headquarters was hit, too.. Pumpkins are covered. Ground is white. And it looks a lot more like Christmas than the season of the witch.
  • Snowstorm impacting the Northeast United States

    Snowstorm impacting the Northeast United States

    Power outages are now being reported in four states, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. Latest indications show about 60,000 + without electricity at the hour..
    Snow at the rate of 2 inches per hour is falling in parts of Pennsylvania.. 
    In Harrisburg, PA, thunder snow is widely being reported.. Thunder snow shows an intense increase in pressure, and the dynamics of the snowstorm are changing as the low pressure strengthens..
    Some locations are forecast to get up to a foot of snow.. The impact will be widespread as nightfall comes and snow begins to stick on roadways not currently seeing any issues.
    Further damage may occur as the snow increases its weight on power lines. 
  • The storm ..

    The storm ..

    More than 62,000 customers without power in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

  • Bloody day in Afghanistan for US troops

    Bloody day in Afghanistan for US troops

    At least 13 U.S. service members were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a NATO military convoy, NATO and U.S. military officials said.

  • Good Friday evening

    Good Friday evening

  • Historic implications

    Historic implications

    Accuweather releases snowfall forecast map.. 6-12 inches?! 12+ inches?!? This is October!? Which makes things worse; leaves and trees expected to come down with massive storm..

  • Weather experts astounded at snow potential

    Weather experts astounded at snow potential

    Weather Channel JimCantore: Historic RECORD setting October snowstorm approaching NE. Expect power outages & disruption in travel Sat/night..

  • Early surprise snowstorm predicted for the Northeast

    Early surprise snowstorm predicted for the Northeast

    Shocking news in the northeast: Snow bomb brewing!

    People in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey woke up to delightful sunshine and cool Pre-Halloween breezes.. Tomorrow portends to be a stark reminder, however, of winter months to come.

    Forecasts models are seemingly all converging on the idea the there is a winter storm brewing and will strike parts of the Northeast Saturday. In some cases, there are 6-10 inches of snow expected..

    Even if travel troubles are at a minimum, the prospect remains for downed trees and power outages. Leaves are still on trees..JackOLanterns are still lit. And throngs of people are ready to wear it all to bear it all at Halloween parties at bars across the region. .

    It’s Halloween weekend. Hell is celebrated. And snow comes with it.