Tag: earth changes

  • Scientists are deploying seismic monitors to Mt Adams

    Scientists are deploying seismic monitors to Mt Adams

    Scientists have issued a statement following a spike in seismic activity at Mount Adams in central Washington

    The volcano usually sees an earthquake every two or three years. There were six in September 2024 alone, the most in a single month since monitoring began in 1982.

    An eruption of Mount Adams in Washington State could pose significant dangers due to its size, location, and geological characteristics. As one of the largest volcanoes in the Cascade Range, its eruption could trigger massive lahars—volcanic mudflows—caused by the rapid melting of glaciers on its slopes, threatening nearby communities, roads, and ecosystems.

    While Mount Adams tends to produce less explosive eruptions compared to Mount St. Helens, the potential for lava flows, ashfall, and landslides still exists, which could devastate infrastructure, forests, and farmland in the surrounding areas.

    Additionally, an eruption could trigger wildfires, especially in dry conditions, further compounding the risk to human life and property. Given its proximity to populated areas and vital resources, an eruption would require extensive emergency response and mitigation efforts to protect lives and reduce damage.

  • Antarctica is having a ‘heat wave’

    Antarctica is having a ‘heat wave’

    Headlines blare: Antarctica is HOT!

    A heat wave in Antarctica does not mean the same as other places.. The latest data shows high temperatures in portions of East Antarctica – where the most abnormal conditions are ongoing – that are typically between minus 58 and minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit are now closer to minus 13 to minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit..
    There is alarm.. but it does happen..

    The set of atmospheric conditions largely responsible for the ongoing heat wave – a breakdown of the southern polar vortex – is only expected to occur once every two decades on average, according to Bracegirdle.

    “This is a very unusual event, from that perspective,” Thomas Bracegirdle, deputy science leader for the British Antarctic Survey’s Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team, said.

    There is a lot of panic being reported on this.. But just breathe in the cold hot air for a moment. These temperatures actually match, just about exact, to press reported back in June 1934, 90 years ago now.. this clipping from the Hugo Daily News in Oklahoma memorialized for the records:

    Here is an AP dispatch from August 12, 1977:

    However, this newest heat wave brings caution.. it is the 2nd extreme heat wave in 3 years ago and it is a long duration event..

  • Hydrothermal Explosion Rocks Yellowstone; Destroys Observation Area..

    Hydrothermal Explosion Rocks Yellowstone; Destroys Observation Area..

    Yellowstone is doing a natural Hauk Tuah..

    A hydrothermal explosion rocked Yellowstone National Park today, destroying an observation area at Biscuit Basin.  According to the National Park Service (NPS) , at 10:19 am today, July 23, a localized hydrothermal explosion occurred near the Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, located just north of Old Faithful.  While the observation boardwalks were destroyed by the blast, no injuries were reported.

    According to USGS, no other monitoring data shows changes in the Yellowstone region. “Today’s explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity,” said NPS in a news release.

    https://weatherboy.com/hydrothermal-explosion-rocks-yellowstone-destroys-observation-area/

  • Iceland volcano erupts, prompting evacuation

    Iceland volcano erupts, prompting evacuation

    Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik are under evacuation following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday.

    Lava appeared to be flowing rapidly towards north of Grindavík, just as it did during the eruption on February 8, RÚV said citing the Icelandic Met Office..

    Developing..

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/16/europe/iceland-volcano-eruption-blue-lagoon-intl/index.html

  • Hawaiian Electric Compromised the Investigation Into the Maui Wildfires

    Hawaiian Electric Compromised the Investigation Into the Maui Wildfires

    The Washington POST is reporting this information, it is now being dispatched on other news sources as well..

    The Hawaii power utility believed to have started the deadly Lahaina fire removed damaged power poles and other equipment from a key fire scene, potentially affecting evidence that is part of an official investigation into how the blaze ignited. 

    Hawaiian Electric — which acted quickly to restore power on the island after Aug. 8 — hauled away fallen poles, power lines, transformers, conductors and other equipment from near a Lahaina substation starting around Aug. 12, documents show, before investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on scene. ATF usually responds to bombings and shootings. This is only the agency’s third wildland fire investigation, a spokesperson said. Usually, it’s the U.S. Forest Service’s role, but since the Maui fires were not on any national forest lands, ATF is the primary federal investigative force. 

    Those actions may have violated national guidelines on how utilities should handle and preserve evidence after a wildfire and deprives investigators the opportunity to view any poles or downed lines in an undisturbed condition before or after the fire started, according to court documents, letters and other records obtained by The Washington Post. 
    — Read on townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/08/25/how-hawaiian-electric-just-compromised-the-investigation-into-the-maui-wildfires-n2627513

  • A tropical earthquake

    A tropical earthquake

    The timing sure is strange, while Southern California braces for its first tropical storm, and 80+ years and earthquake struck. How about that…. a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.

    The epicenter of the quake was in Ojai, between Santa Barbara and Ventura, and it occurred along the Sisar fault, USGS data showed.

    There were no immediate reports of damage, the Ventura County Sheriff said in a social media post.

    Shaking was felt throughout Los Angeles and surrounding communities, according to a USGS tool that allows residents to self-report their experience. About 50 miles away in Valencia, the quake felt like a slow roll, lasting about 20 seconds. Residents reported a slow-rolling effect in the Hollywood area, as well.

    At least two aftershocks — measuring 3.1 and 3.6 — followed the initial quake.

    Developing..

  • World on fire: Kelowna rapidly expands in size in British Columbia ..

    World on fire: Kelowna rapidly expands in size in British Columbia ..

    This is developing..

    https://x.com/truthpole/status/1692918260701024545?s=46&t=qL5_BCLlr1TaPKqR_awfZQ
    https://x.com/carterroamson/status/1692933747501355201?s=46&t=qL5_BCLlr1TaPKqR_awfZQ
  • A family is accused of earning $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California

    A family is accused of earning $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California

    Prosecutors say what the family did is fraud.

    We have heard of extreme couponing. It doesn’t compare to this scheme to ‘save the planet’ and earn millions in what prosecutors call fraud and illegal.

    In a felony complaint filed this month, state prosecutors charged eight family members in Riverside County with defrauding the state by importing used bottles and cans from Arizona — some 178 tons in 8 months — and recycling them in California.

    The recycling operation earned the family $7.6 million, according to a statement from the office of California’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta. Investigators also found a stash of “illegally imported beverage containers” worth another $1 million.

    When someone purchases a plastic or aluminum bottle in California, they typically pay an extra 5 to 10 cents in “California Redemption Value,” or CRV, which the consumer can get back by returning the items to one of the state’s more than 1,200 recycling centers. Arizona has no such program.

    “California’s recycling program is funded by consumers, and helps protect our environment and our communities,” Bonta said. “Those who try to undermine its integrity through criminal operations will be held accountable.”
    — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/one-family-pocketed-7-6-221318711.html

  • Funnel cloud over Capitol Hill!

    Funnel cloud over Capitol Hill!

    Abouy in Florida waters registered a potential record breaking 101 degrees today.. 

    While the readings would’ve been considered a possible outlier or sensor error, surrounding buoys recorded similarly high temperatures, with 99.3 F at Murray Key and 98.4 F at Johnson Key.

    Another reason why these water temperature readings are being taken seriously is the fact that experts have been tracking the exceptionally warm water temperature readings that have ranged from 92-97 degrees since early July.

    Meanwhile.. Washington DC was not with a bout of severe weather and for a brief time a funnel cloud was captured forming above the nations Capitol..

    Let’s hope these don’t portend of further looking calamities to befall a nation and planet. 

  • Phoenix Arizona: 18 Days of Extreme Heat With No End in Sight

    Phoenix Arizona: 18 Days of Extreme Heat With No End in Sight

    Oppressive is not the word for this. Phoenix is just one of the many locations globally right now dealing with terrible heat and extreme summer conditions. 

    I’m sure there’s many places around the globe that are enjoying beautiful sunny beach weather but for the most part, it seems like everyone’s pretty miserable with the summer of 2023 

    The temperatures are “very extreme,” said Matt Salerno, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. “We’re talking 10 degrees above where they normally are.” The city set another heat record on Monday: eight consecutive days in which the overnight temperature never dipped below 90 degrees.

    The heat is particularly brutal and inescapable at the sprawling homeless encampment in central Phoenix known as “The Zone.”

    There are barely any trees and, this July, people have been suffering second-degree burns after they pass out or fall asleep on the hot asphalt and sidewalks.

    There are few sources of running water other than donated bottles and portable wash stations. So a spigot outside a shelter often has a line of people pouring water over their heads and filling up five-gallons jugs to take back to their tents.
    — Read on dnyuz.com/2023/07/18/in-phoenix-18-days-of-extreme-heat-with-no-end-in-sight/