F.O.G.

EC I'm thinking of you as I am sure everyone else on this thread. Hope you decide to head North Girlfriend. Much Love.

I hope not there was something about Greece/Rome on the 'u tel me' thread gonna go look for it.

Biological Hazard in USA on Monday, 17 June, 2013 at 03:25 (03:25 AM) UTC.
Description
The Indian River Lagoon on Florida's east coast has long been known as the most diverse ecosystem in North America. Its 156 miles of water boast more than 600 species of fish and more than 300 kinds of birds. The lagoon is not just an ecological treasure. To the towns along its edge — Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, Vero Beach and Stuart, among others — it accounts for hundreds of millions in revenue from angling, boating, bird-watching, tourism and other waterfront activities. But these days the Indian River Lagoon has become known as a killing zone. Algae blooms wiped out more than 47,000 acres of its sea grass beds, which one scientist compared to losing an entire rainforest in one fell swoop. Then, beginning last summer, manatees began dying. As of last week, 111 manatees from Indian River Lagoon had died under mysterious circumstances. Soon pelicans and dolphins began showing up dead too — more than 300 pelicans and 46 dolphins so far. How bad is it? In the past week, a dolphin a day has turned up dead in the lagoon, said Megan Stolen, a research scientist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute.

"When you lose the manatees, pelicans and dolphins, you know something is going on," said Marty Baum of Indian Riverkeeper, a nonprofit environmental group that tries to act as a steward for the lagoon and the Indian River that flows into it. Yet so far nobody can name the killer. Biologists have some suspicions but are baffled about any connection among the species' problems. The diets are different: Manatees are vegetarians, while pelicans and dolphins eat fish. The symptoms are different: The manatees' stomachs are stuffed, while the pelicans and dolphins are emaciated. Baum's family has lived around the lagoon since the 1860s, but he can't remember anything like this ever happening. The lagoon has had algae blooms before. None of them were like the one that hit it in 2011. Experts called the explosion of the greenish Resultor species a "superbloom" because it covered nearly 131,000 acres and lasted from early spring to late fall. Then came the "brown tide" algae bloom last summer, tinting the water a chocolate brown. The algae, Aureoumbra lagunensis, have been a recurring problem in Texas. Why it suddenly showed up in Florida is another mystery. The algae blooms shade out sunlight needed by sea grass. By the time the algae was done, the lagoon had lost more than half its sea grass, essential to nurturing fish and other marine species.

Then came what Pat Rose of the Save the Manatee Club called "a cascade of events." The mysterious manatee die-off began in the northern part of the lagoon last July, hit its peak around March and now produces another dead manatee about every two weeks, said Martine DeWit of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Biologists at a state laboratory in St. Petersburg examine every dead manatee that's found in Florida for a cause of death. But the Indian River Lagoon manatees have them stumped. The manatees appeared to have abruptly sickened and drowned. Normally manatees eat sea grass. With much of the sea grass gone, the manatees turned to eating a red sea weed called gracilaria. But so far there is no sign that played any role in their deaths, DeWit said. The lab is continuing to test for viruses, pollutants or something else. Similar tests are being run on the dead pelicans and dolphins. Stolen of Hubbs-SeaWorld said the dolphin die-off first became evident in January and has not let up since.

And the lagoon's 700 dolphins are already somewhat beleaguered. They tend to suffer from high levels of mercury. In fact, research by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution at Florida Atlantic University has found that there's so much mercury in the lagoon's fish that people who eat them have higher mercury concentrations in their tissues than those who eat imported fish. Scientists caught a break Friday when a kayaker discovered an ailing, sunburned, underweight dolphin stranded in the shallows, Stolen said. Rescuers were able to capture it for rehabilitation, and they hope it offers clues to what killed the others. When it comes to naming the cause, the list of suspects rivals a game of Clue. Stormwater runoff filled with fertilizer and other nutrient pollution has been blamed for fueling the algae blooms. Other theories point to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dumping polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, changes in water temperature or salt levels, overflow from contaminated mosquito-control ditches, even climate change, which is boosting the acidity of the world's oceans. The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute had hoped for $2 million in state money this year for a study of the lagoon's water chemistry, but Gov. Rick Scott vetoed the appropriation.
[link to hisz.rsoe.hu]

Earth-Passing Asteroid is “An Entirely New Beast”
On the last day of May 2013 asteroid 1998 QE2 passed relatively closely by our planet, coming within 6 million kilometers… about 15 times the distance to the Moon. While there was never any chance of an impact by the 3 km-wide asteroid and its surprise 750 meter satellite, astronomers didn’t miss out on the chance to observe the visiting duo as they soared past as it was a prime opportunity to learn more about two unfamiliar members of the Solar System.
By bouncing radar waves off 1998 QE2 from the giant dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, researchers were able to construct visible images of the asteroid and its ocean-liner-sized moon, as well as obtain spectrum data from NASA’s infrared telescope in Hawaii. What they discovered was quite surprising: QE2 is nothing like any asteroid ever seen near Earth.

Video
Read more: [link to www.universetoday.com]

Glad you all enjoyed them. I want to ride one of those horses and the frog was awesome! Nice to enjoy things other than DOOM..

Hi everyone, still out on the road, but reading everyday when Wi-Fi available, thanks as always!

TT2 these videos are really in-depth and deserve discussion - if we can get Shad and SeptenaryMan and some of the SOL experts, Suspicious Observer and Nin to weigh in or be made aware of this research, it would make for some good discussion! Do you think this is BendingLight? Fascinating info and lots of visuals to back up his questions for sure, thanks for sharing them here!

AK that Indian River Lagoon story is literally happening across the street from us in Florida, the lagoon is basically in the front yard where we live, sad state of affairs there.

Everyone take care, you are appreciated!

Morning All!
Just in! article with graphics
New 'Embryonic' Subduction Zone Found
June 17, 2013 — A new subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal heralds the beginning of a cycle that will see the Atlantic Ocean close as continental Europe moves closer to America.


Published in Geology, new research led by Monash University geologists has detected the first evidence that a passive margin in the Atlantic ocean is becoming active. Subduction zones, such as the one beginning near Iberia, are areas where one of the tectonic plates that cover Earth's surface dives beneath another plate into the mantle -- the layer just below the crust.
Lead author Dr João Duarte, from the School of Geosciences said the team mapped the ocean floor and found it was beginning to fracture, indicating tectonic activity around the apparently passive South West Iberia plate margin.
"What we have detected is the very beginnings of an active margin -- it's like an embryonic subduction zone," Dr Duarte said.
"Significant earthquake activity, including the 1755 quake which devastated Lisbon, indicated that there might be convergent tectonic movement in the area. For the first time, we have been able to provide not only evidences that this is indeed the case, but also a consistent driving mechanism."
The incipient subduction in the Iberian zone could signal the start of a new phase of the Wilson Cycle -- where plate movements break up supercontinents, like Pangaea, and open oceans, stabilise and then form new subduction zones which close the oceans and bring the scattered continents back together.
[link to www.sciencedaily.com]


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Western Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard Potential Greater Than Previously Thought (May 13, 2013) — Earthquakes similar in magnitude to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake could occur in an area beneath the Arabian Sea at the Makran subduction zone, according to recent ... > read more
[link to www.sciencedaily.com]

Rocky Mountains Originated from Previously Unknown Oceanic Plate (Apr. 3, 2013) — The mountain ranges of the North American Cordillera are made up of dozens of distinct crustal blocks. A new study clarifies their mode of origin and identifies a previously unknown oceanic plate ... > read more
[link to www.sciencedaily.com]

Slammed today but will try to jump back on.Keeping an eye on SE AK elbow-Canadian coast (Just a hunch)
Much Love

Sorry I haven't answered PM's yet will get to them today I promise

Last Edited by AKObserver on 06/17/2013 03:47 PM

Saudi Arabia reports four more deaths from MERS coronavirus
June 17, 2013 – SAUDI ARABIA – Thirty-three people are dead from MERS, a coronavirus that the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling a “threat to the entire world”. MERS, for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, is a newly discovered virus that causes severe respiratory infection. There have been 58 laboratory-confirmed cases world-wide since the virus was discovered last September. Saudi Arabia claims about half of all cases of MERS. Some 30 people have died. Alarm bells are not over what has been MERS has done, but for what it has the potential to do. These statistics were published by WHO on June 14. On June 15th, three new cases and another death were advised, rendering daily WHO updates instantly out of date. By the time this story is published, numbers will rise. By June 17, Saudi Arabia has confirmed four more deaths. The bug is a variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a virus that emerged in Asia over a decade ago. That disease spread rapidly, infecting over 8,000 people and killing nearly 800 before mysteriously disappearing. Last year, the first case of this new virus was recorded when a Saudi man developed the infection and died. It was several months before a second man was stricken. Concerns arose that transmission would exponentially increase during the 2012 Hajj, when millions of Muslims made pilgrimage to the Saudi holy city of Mecca, but no outbreak occurred and alarm over the unnamed virus (simply called “SARS-like”) quieted. But it’s back in the news with two known cases of Mecca pilgrims falling fatally ill this year. In February, a British pilgrim died after infecting two family members.
[link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com]

Small leak in reactor coolant vent line at Perry Nuclear Power Plant prompts nuclear plant shutdown

Read more: [link to www.newsnet5.com]

What an Idiot! Can't make this stuff up! lol.
Bear mauls man: Animal was 'goaded' into attack
Bear mauls man who offered it barbecue meat at a campground in Alaska. The man was treated for puncture wounds and scratches after being mauled by the bear. The animal isn't likely to threaten other people, officials said.

A black bear mauled a man at a campground in Alaska, but the animal won't likely threaten other people, the state Department of Fish and Game said.


Spokesman Ken Marsh said the bear was "pretty much goaded" into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground north of Anchorage because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue, the Anchorage Daily News

The man could be charged with illegally feeding wildlife, according to Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen. He had been drinking and went for a bike ride, taking some of the food along, she said. The man came across the bear and threw it a piece of meat. He then offered the bear another piece.

"That's when it kind of went ballistic," Ipsen said.
[link to www.csmonitor.com]

I especially like the fact he went to a church picnic and was drinking? OK....

Last Edited by AKObserver on 06/17/2013 07:49 PM

Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:02:25 UTC 3 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.0 7.3 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:00:59 UTC 4 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.9 8.0 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:59:38 UTC 6 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.8 8.2 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:58:33 UTC 7 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.2 7.6 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:58:08 UTC 7 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.0 6.7 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:58:00 UTC 7 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.0 8.3 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:57:08 UTC 8 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.5 9.0 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:57:02 UTC 8 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.3 8.5 USGS Feed Detail
Monday June 17 2013, 23:54:35 UTC 11 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.4 8.0 USGS Feed Detail
[link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com]
Swarm going on here

Last Edited by AKObserver on 06/17/2013 08:11 PM

[link to youtu.be]

More

Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:54:34 UTC 5 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.5 7.7 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:43:37 UTC 16 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.1 6.6 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:42:11 UTC 18 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.6 8.3 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:41:33 UTC 18 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.4 8.1 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 00:36:09 UTC 24 minutes ago Northern California 1.2 9.4 USGS Feed Detail

Cool! Thanks I-7

UFO over Paris? Unique Russian 4++ gen fighter to debut at Paris Air Show
Russia’s Sukhoi is ready to rock the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget with the premiere of its cutting-edge Su-35 fighter. Super-maneuverable even for a Sukhoi, the Su-35 has been dubbed the “UFO” for its outstanding maneuverability.

the Su-35 surpasses practically all modern fighter jets such as France’s Rafale, Sweden’s Gripen, the Eurofighter 2000, and the modernized US F-15, F-16, and F-18. It is on a par with the fifth-generation US F-35 and F-22A, neither of which are currently on the market.
Look at the pics of this thing!
[link to rt.com]

If you zoom in to Mammoth Lake area and make sure to select all quakes for one day, it shows that there are 32 quakes for the area today!!
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

It is also at the tip of the Hilton Creek fault zone

Last Edited by WhiteAngel on 06/17/2013 09:25 PM

Hey F.O.G and Lurkers


We have some big signals showing up!!

[link to geophysics.eas.gatech.edu]

Just before 01:10 or?? Not seeing anything but little ones

Edit: nvm, was looking at:
[link to geophysics.eas.gatech.edu]

Are you showing gaps in data between 00:50 to just before 0100 and then again at just before 0100 onward?

Last Edited by WhiteAngel on 06/17/2013 09:35 PM

Different stations & seismographs in the U.S are picking up a quake.

WMOK :: Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma,
[link to www.iris.edu] <<<<Station

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph


ANMO :: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
[link to www.iris.edu] <<<<Station


[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph


WUAZ :: Wupatki, Arizona, USA
[link to www.iris.edu] <<<<Station

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph

TUC :: Tucson, Arizona :: (GSN) IRIS/USGS (IU),
[link to www.iris.edu] <<<<Station

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<< Seismograph

Here we go again! LOL, thanks Dettro.

Hey Isisone , I should have taken a screenshot. The signals are now being censored!!

here's some more swarm activity too!
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:39:34 UTC 4 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.5 7.7 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:35:47 UTC 8 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.0 8.4 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:35:05 UTC 8 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 2.3 7.8 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:33:40 UTC 10 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.9 7.7 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:32:34 UTC 11 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.3 10.1 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:31:09 UTC 12 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.4 7.8 USGS Feed Detail
Tuesday June 18 2013, 01:26:10 UTC 17 minutes ago Long Valley area, California 1.2 7.8 USGS Feed Detail

More Station and Seismographs inside the U.S are picking up something!!

TPNV :: Topopah Spring, Nevada, USA <<< station
[link to www.iris.edu]


[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<seismograph

CMB :: Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA <<< station
[link to www.iris.edu]

[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<seismograph

CMB :: Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA <<< station
[link to www.iris.edu]



[link to alomax.free.fr] <<<seismograph

Damn! I missed before they censored it!

Those are some pretty hefty signals they'll probably disappear next something's up. Thanks Dett! Is there one of those for YS? (alomax)

Last Edited by AKObserver on 06/17/2013 09:56 PM

Big blank areas showing for me.

Here is info on the Long Valley Caldera Super Volcano. Everyone focuses on Yellowstone, ignoring the one that is actually more active than YS.

Long Valley Caldera:
20 miles (32 km) long (east-west) and 11 miles (18 km) wide (north-south)
[link to hisz.rsoe.hu]

Yellowstone Caldera:
Measure about 55 kilometers (34 mi) by 72 kilometers (45 mi)
[link to hisz.rsoe.hu]

More quakes

2.5
4km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California
2013-06-17 18:46:18 UTC-07:008.0 km
2.7
4km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California
2013-06-17 18:46:12 UTC-07:007.6 km
2.5
4km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California
2013-06-17 18:39:34 UTC-07:007.7 km
2.5
4km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]