January 2011 will host extreme weather, volcanic eruptions, super storms, major quakes, blizzards, severe cold fronts, hyper solar actvity, tsunamis, floods, perilous cyclones, sink holes, strong deluge of water, land and mudslides, extreme weather around the world floods will continue along with droughts, still chances for dangerous and high winds,while weather records will broken.
The month will be kicked off with a Full Moon aka the Wolf Moon in Cancer on Jan. 8th @ 11:30 AM PST or Jan. 9th. @ 2:30 AM EST which could mean a major meteorological phenomena. Events will happen quickly with this Full Moon since Mars transiting in Virgo will station and move retrograde at the next New Moon in the sign of sudden, unexpected events: Aquarius The Aquarian New Moon occurs on January 22nd. @ 11:39 PM PST or on January 23rd. @ 2:39 AM EST. On this new moon, the Sun now in Aquarius will be exactly square Jupiter in fixed earth sign Taurus - EXPECT some major seismic shifting. After this Aquarian Lunation, comes a Saturn square to Mercury in Capricorn which creates lots of havoc from quakes to landslides. Mercury then enters Aquarius on January 27th to square Jupiter
exactly on January 28th as major tectonic shifts occur along with volcanic eruptions. Stay tuned more to come...
JANUARY UPDATES - Quake, Volcano and Weather News for and JANUARY 2011:
Update: January 31, 2012: The recent Mercury in Capricorn (weather planet) square to Saturn in Libra(exact Jan. 27th) was devastating for excessive cold weather.
Death toll from cold spell in Ukraine reaches 30 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say that the number of people who died of hypothermia in recent days has reached 30 as the country grapples with an unusually severe cold spell.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said on its website Tuesday that most of the victims were found frozen on the streets. On Monday officials put the death toll at 18 people.
Temperatures plunged to minus 23 C (minus 10 F) in the capital Kiev and elsewhere in Ukraine as schools and kindergartens closed and authorities set up hundreds of heated tents for the homeless.
Update: January 27, 2011:Is this it? - the pole shift is for real when it comes to Russia/Siberia and the weather. When the announcement was made yesterday during this Crescent Moon near Venus in strange Pisces. So on 1-26-11 @ 12:07 AM CST, Saturn was rising in Libra closely opposing Jupiter on the 7th. house Dutch and the USDA verify that the even new plants can be put in the ground in northern latitudes. Plus storms centering around Northwest...
Today @ 1:21 AM with Mercury square Saturn in cardinal signs then Mercury the weather planet shifts into Aquarius @ 10:12 AM
to both sextile Uranus (unexpected weather) and Mercury will square Jupiter in Taurus (dealing with gardening-plants).
Yes we are in a transitional stage as we have been saying at Aquarian Solutions.
1/26/2012 -- USDA says NEW WARM LATITUDES shift north = Russia/Sibera North pole
USDA releases new planting zone map Camelias, a New Orleans trademark, staking out in North Carolina and higher latitudes?
It's true, gardening experts say, and expect similar oddities to represent the new norm.
It is now safe to plant new species in many parts of the nation, according to a new government map released Wednesday showing new growing guidelines for the first time in decades. A gradual northward warming trend makes it possible to plant trees and other perennials that would have perished in colder zones.
The "hardiness" zones, the gospel to the the nation's 82 million gardeners that are printed on the back of seed packs and catalogs, are based on average minimum temperatures.
"It is a good thing the government has updated the map," says Woodrow Nelson, director of marketing communications for the Arbor Day Foundation. "Our members have been noticing these climate changes for years and have been successfully growing new kinds of trees in places they wouldn't grow before."
Update: January 27, 2011:The Popocatepeti volcano is erupting in synch with the Saturn-Jupiter TSQ to
Mercury (entering Aquarius today). Jupiter now direct in Taurus (as of Dec. 25, 2011) is related to volcanic activity worldwide.
Mexican Volcano Erupts Again Mexico City, Jan 27 : The 5,400-metre high Popocatepeti volcano has erupted again with a plume of ash after shaking for several minutes early on Thursday.
Civil protection authorities reported that the cloud drifted west before turning back eat towards Puebla City.
Lying 37 miles southeast of Mexico city and its 18 million inhabitants it remains to be seen how the ash cloud will effect the megalopolis.
The volcano's activity has been reported as stable and there is no threat to populated areas. However, authorities have urged people to stay at least seven miles from the area and to await further information from Mexico's national disaster prevention agency.
The gas cloud is the largest in many years with authorities eagerly keeping watch over any potential change in activity.
Popocatepetl has had more than 15 major eruptions since the arrival of the Spanish in 1519.
Update: January 26, 2011:Heading toward the Neptune ingress, these multiple quakes in the Southern Hemisphere from the Scotia Sea to the South Sandwhich Islandsreflect a major transformation of the magnetic poles.
Southern polar region status: 5.4 magnitude earthquakes shakes Scotia Sea anuary 26, 2012 – 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Scotia Sea near tip of Antarctica. Maybe soon we’re discover the skyquakes, the cracking of the magnetosphere, the magnetic pole migration are all rooted in the same growing dilemma of a hastening planetary magnetic field reversal.
Update: January 26, 2011:This is one of multiple quakes in the Santorini region and as Mercury squares
Saturn in cardinal signs more are expected.
Magnitude 5.3 Quake Jolts Crete, Cyclades An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the islands of Crete and Cyclades in the Aegean Sea in southern Greece on Thursday, without reported casualties.
According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the epicentre of the quake was traced 48 km southwest of Santorini at a depth of 30 km, Greek scientists said.
Local authorities have reported no injuries or major material damage.
Initially the EuroMediterannean Seismic Institute had estimated a moderate tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale tracing the epicentre at 78 km northwest of the city of Herakleion in Crete.
The tremor was felt in a major part of the Aegean Sea, including Crete, Santorini, Cyclades, Rhodes and eastern Peloponnese.
Update: January 26, 2011: First it was yesterday's Massive landslide in Papua New Guinea which claimed 40 lives- dozens still missing then the story below of Fiji and Pakistan suffering earth slides. Since the Aquarian New Moon, numerous disasters from floods to landslides have hit around the world. The combination of Mercury (in cardinal earth sign Capricorn) square Saturn (Libra) combined with the Sun in Aquarius square fixed earth sign Taurus and finally the Mars station and movement retrograde in mutable earth sign Virgo
seems to be triggering these devastating landslides.
Nine miners feared dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after landslide A couple and their two young children are confirmed to have died in a landslide in flood-stricken Fiji.
Their deaths bring to six the number killed in flooding and landslides in the west of the main island Viti Levu.
Police have confirmed that the couple, in their 30s, and their their two daughters, aged three and one, were in a house in the Ba district of north western Vita Levu, the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reports.
Earlier in the week a man died in Labasa and another died in Ba.
Parts of Nadi, Ba, and Rakiraki were on Thursday declared natural disaster zones.
Update: January 16, 2011:Get ready for the next New Moon on January 23rd. it will be a real volcano trigger. first with a square to Jupiter then with Mars stationing retrograde to oppose Venus on Feb. 1st.
25 volcanoes in Indonesia now showing signs of abnormal activity Padang, West Sumatra. Twenty-five volcanoes in Indonesia are now showing abnormal activity or have been put on alert or watch status, presidential special aide Andi Arief said here on Saturday.
“According to official data, 25 volcanoes are now under alert or watch status and they must be given priority with regard to disaster mitigation planning at district or city levels,” he said at a workshop on journalists’ role in disaster management.
He said in West Sumatra there were two volcanoes that need to be closely watched, namely Mount Marapi and Mount Talang, as they are still under alert status.
Mount Marapi is located in Agam and Tanahdatar districts and rises 2891 meters above sea level, and Mount Talang (2597 meters above sea level) in Solok district was located around 40 kilometers from the provincial capital Padang.
Update: January 15, 2011:Since the last Full Moon in Cancer on January 8th. there has been accelerated
activity in the Southern hemisphere, particularly around the periphery of Antarctic. Starting on January 12th the first series of quakes were South of Africa and SW of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, then on January 13th a series of quakes hitting the South Sandwich Islands added to the swarm happening today outside of the South Shetland Islands.
Large-scale seismic activity rising along planet’s southern pole A strong and shallow series of earthquakes have erupted near the remote South Shetland Islands region of Antarctica on Sunday, experts from the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquakes in the intense tectonically-activated series measured a 6.6 magnitude, followed by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and a 5.1 aftershock. The epicenter of the earthquakes was at various depths of from one kilometer (0.62 miles) to 14 km (9.2 miles) below the earth’s surface and some 464 kilometers west of Coronation Island in distance. No destructive tsunami was created, according to the U.S. NOAA warning center. The earthquake series is worrisome because it’s further evidence of what I have been warning about for over the past 6 months, that the Southern hemisphere, particularly around the periphery of Antarctic, is shows increasing signs of seismic destabilization. On January 12, there was a swarm of five moderate earthquakes which erupted south of Africa- the strongest of which was a 5.3 and a 5.5. On January 13, the South Sandwich Islands, north of Antarctica, was hit with a 5.1, and 5.2. On January 14 the region was struck again with a 5.0 earthquake and another 4.9 on January 15th. Not only are earthquakes increasing along the southern polar region but in November of 2011, the Tasmania’s Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem centre found that the South Ocean was storing more heat than any other ocean on the planet. The shape of the earth, a mal-formed spheroid, whose center of gravity is becoming increasing displaced by the turbulent shifting of the planet’s mass due to a wave of strong earthquakes that have rattled the planet over the last 7 years. These large mega-thrust earthquakes are exacting a terrible toll of stress on the planet’s angular momentum. In 2004, the planet suffered a devastating 9.1 mega-thrust earthquake in the Indian Ocean near the Sunda Strait. In February of 2010, Chile was rocked by a 8.8 magnitude earthquake and in March of 2011, Japan was similarly hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. In April of 2011, the European satellite Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE released a detailed map of Earth’s gravity field.
Update: January 15, 2011:From the article below: The earthquakes occurred in a very complex tectonic area were 3 different plates were interacting. We have already seen 3 strong quakes since the initial 6.6 tremor. From an astrological point of view Pisces was rising @ 09:40:18 AM when the 6.6 quake first hit Jupiter now in Taurus and the ruler of the chart was opposing Saturn and was in a wide TSQ with the Sun knowing that on the Sun enters Aquarius on January 20th. (exact sq. with Jupiter on Jan. 21st.)
Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 65°S, 50°W South Shetland Islands Earthquake overview : Very strong earthquakes approx. 100 km out of the coast of Elephant Island, an area which is often visited by Antarctica tourist expedition ships.
Keep this page open or return regularly as we will be back with more details when they become available
Update : If people were visiting Elephant Island (09:40 is about the time to have shore zodiac excursions), they will have experienced a strong MMI VI shaking.The Antarctic peninsula, with a number of Antarctic stations will have experienced a light shaking.
Update : The earthquake occurred in a very complex tectonic area were 3 different plates were interacting. Todays both earthquakes where more in the direct vicinity of a transform faulting zone. Since 1900, 3 massive 7+ earthquakes occurred in the greater area, 1 along the spreading ridge zone and 2 close to the transform faults. The scars in the seabed reveal the stress along the transform fault zone.
Update : Very strong aftershock of M 6.2. We expect many more aftershocks to happen the following hours and days.
Antarctica cruises Zodiac excursion along Elephant Island - image courtesy onthegotours.com
Update : As it is Antarctica summer and thus Tourist season, at least a couple of thousand people may have been walking on one of the many penguin islands of the Antarctic peninsula and may have felt the earthquake. A M 6.5 earthquake will be probably felt within a radius of several hundred km.
Update: January 12, 2011:Today's Virgo Moon and the Sun (Capricorn) trine to Mars (Virgo) keeps
us scrambing and thinking of down to earth related matters. Even before the Grand Earth Trine with Mars (Virgo)-Jupiter(Taurus) and Pluto (Capricorn) is closest on March 14, 2012, seismic activity accelerating as we head toward the Next New Moon in Aquarius on January 23rd. Dutch and others are sounding the alarm with Mercury in cardinal Capricorn.
Update: January 10, 2012: This massive quake, a strike slip type but still dangerous happened about a day after the Full Moon and reflected some powerful
astrological aspects: When the quake hit @ 12:37:01 AM LMT, Libra was rising, in fact all the angles were cardinal-super active
Venus ruler of the chart was near Pallas and Neptune all in Aquarius with an applying opposition from Moon in Leo
Mercury-Pluto in Capricorn are square Uranus in Aries (sudden destructive events) Plus the Sun in cardinal Capricorn is applying to square with Saturn in the First house while the ongoing EQ transit of Saturn opposing Jupiter in Taurus is within
an orb of < 2 degrees! We are already seeing multiple after shocks
Very strong to massive earthquake, magnitude 7.3 out of the coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia LATEST: An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 has struck off the west coast of Northern Sumatra.
The quake occurred at 7.37am (NZT) at a depth of 29.1km, 423 km southwest of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, the USGS reported.
The Indonesian Government issued a tsunami warning, but lifted it around mid-morning (NZT).
Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics agency, which said the quake was 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, routinely issued tsunami warnings for quakes over 7 magnitude.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre advised there was no threat of a widespread destructive wave.
Local people in Banda Aceh ran away in panic from buildings after news of the quake, a witness said.
There had been no reports of major damage in the provincial capital.
A witness at the beach in Aceh said the sea level had decreased following the quake, which happened before a devastating 2004 quake off Aceh created a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people around the Indian Ocean.
'STRIKE SLIP' QUAKE
This morning's tremor was fundamentally different from the 2004 fault, Stuart Weinstein of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center told Radio New Zealand.
"We know that the earthquake occurred on a strike slip fault ... a strike slip fault is kind of like what we have in California with the San Andreas fault, that's where the Earth's crust is moving side by side, so that the motions are horizontal.
"And so this is a far different type of earthquake than what occurred back in 2004 where the motions of the Earth's crust were chiefly vertical."
Update: January 9, 2011: This sudden Full Moon quake hit a few hours before the powerful Cancer/Capricorn lunation. At the time of the quake, Gemini was rising and chart ruler Mercury
was still in close orb of a shocking square to Uranus.
A strong magnitude 6.6 quake hits the Santa Cruz Islands A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Pacific's Solomons group, the USGS said, but there was no threat of a widespread tsunami, according to officials.
The quake hit at a depth of 23 miles at about 3:00pm local time (4.00am GMT) some 220 miles east of Kirakira, the main city of the Solomons' major island, Makira.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was "no destructive widespread tsunami threat" based on historical data.
"However, earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres of the earthquake epicentre," it added.
"Authorities in the region of the epicentre should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action."
Clive Collins, a seismologist at Geoscience Australia, said the undersea tremor would have been felt strongly on the nearest islands, which are quite remote, but would not cause serious damage.
Update: January 9, 2011:This was one powerful Full Moon in water sign Cancer with a bizarre twist for the weather where Mercury in the sign of the SeaGoat was in a sudden square with Uranus in furious Aries bringing thunder showers and tornado touch down in Houston.
Massive storms flood Houston City roads were flooded and thousands of Houston residents lost power Jan. 9 after powerful thunderstorms plowed through the area, with a possible tornado damaging and shutting down a nearby mall.
Update: January 8, 2011:WOW! In the Mid-West and West we have a drought nary a drop or flake of snow and in Codova, the town issued a disaster proclamation last week after three weeks of relentless snow overwhelmed them.
The snow began falling on Dec. 17, 2011one week after the Lunar Eclipse and grand mutable cross (Dec. 10th) Dec. 17th was also a last qtr. moon with
the Moon-Mars in earthy Virgo square the Sun in Sagittarius but the biggie was that Venus in Capricorn was square Saturn a cold weather indication. Uranus (planet of sudden weather change) had just stationed direct on the Lunar Eclipse
Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches.
The city is used to snow, but not like this season's blanketing.
The Guard reported more than 18 feet of snow has fallen in the past weeks, although the National Weather Service did not immediately have a measurement.
"There's nowhere to go with the snow because it's piled up so high," said Wendy Rainney, who owns the Orca Adventure Lodge. A storage building for the lodge — which offers fishing trips, hiking, kayaking and glacier tours — partially collapsed under the weight of the snow, she said.
"This is more quantity than can be handled."
At least three buildings have collapsed or partially collapsed and six homes are deemed severely stressed by heavy wet snow, officials said.
Update: January 8, 2011:Today's Full Moon in Cancer is on the Solstice Points embodying major geological activity. Today's Wolf Moon (exact @ 11:30 PM PST)
reflects a time of ongoing earth awakenings which with the super senstive Cancer Moon will bring up memories of past catastrophes.
Mercury now in cardinal earth sign Capricorn is square a direct and explosive Uranus in Aries where our thoughts are on volcanic eruptions
New study suggests mercury from firestorm of volcanic eruptions caused past extinction Don't let these fears paralyze the true progress that is uprising this January.
Volcano / Earthquake Watch Jan 6-10, 2012
Update: January 7, 2011:Lascar is on high alert like many volcanoes in Chile heading toward the massive Full Moon on January 9, 2012.
Elevated Alert Status at Chile’s Lascar Volcano This first came up in the news yesterday, but I thought it deserved its own spot. Lascar, one of the more active volcanoes of northern Chile, was placed on heightened alert status by the ONEMI (Chilean Emergency Management) on advice from the SERNAGEOMIN (Chilean Geologic Survey). The latest report from Lascar says that over 300 small earthquakes (pdf) have occurred at the volcano in the last 26 hours, leading to an elevation of its status to Yellow – however, there have been no indications of increased fumarolic activity at the volcano. Lascar has the potential to produce a large eruptive column – the 1993 eruption sent ash as fall east as Buenos Aires – with pyroclastic flows that could reach nearby towns such as Talabre. The volcano has been through a number of cycles of significant explosive activity over its >43,000 year history. However, recent activity is mostly lava dome formation in the summit crater followed by crater collapse and vulcanian to plinian explosive eruptions such as the major eruption of April 1993. However, it also have the potential to produce small explosions that will only dust ash on the countryside surrounding the volcano as it has done at least 6 times in the last decade. ONEMI is preparing for possible evacuations for people near the volcano – mostly either miners in the area or tourists at San Pedro de Atacama. If anything does occur, there is a webcam pointed at Lascar to see the action.
Update: January 7, 2011:January 2nd with the Aries Moon opposing Saturn and the ongoing Jupiter transit now direct in Taurus (relates to vulcan-volcanoes) Mount Lewotolok began to rumble big time. Heading toward the Cancer Full Moon on January 9th we should expect a major eruption there.
Hundreds evacuate as activity rises at Indonesia’s Mount Lewotolok volcano KUPANG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of people living near a volcano in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara were evacuated on Thursday because of increased volcanic activity, the Antara news agency reported.
About 500 people residing near Mount Lewotolok in Lembata district abandoned their homes amid the volcano's mounting activity. "Most of them left for the nearest city, Lewoleba," said Lembata Deputy District Chief Viktor Mado Watun, as quoted by Antara. "All related government officials will soon hold a coordination meeting to deal with the latest situation."
"Black smoke columns are coming out of the mountain's crater, the air is filled with the smell of sulfur while rumbling sounds are heard around the mountain," he added.
Residents decided to leave due to the increasing activity of Mount Lewotolok over the past few days, even though the government has not yet announced an evacuation plan. Viktor said ten villages are likely to be affected and suffer material losses if the volcano erupts.
On January 2, the country's Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) raised the alert level at the volcano to level 3. The center uses a warning system with four levels of alerts, with level 1 being the lowest and level 4 being the highest.
Update: January 6, 2011:This type of dry winter pattern relates to the Capricorn New Moon ingress on Dec. 24th set for Washington, DC Aries was rising ruled by Mars - known for Warm and dry influence. Hot summers, droughts, and mild winter. On the 4th house or IC - Leo was on the cusp with ruler the Sun reflecting warm, dry, calm weather this part of the winter.
Enjoy the winter chill before scorcher summer sets in.We’re nearly halfway through the season and there’s not much sign of winter showing up at all. An entire society geared toward skiing, skating, sliding, shoveling and bundling against life-threatening wind chills has had to adapt to a winter normally seen in places like Des Moines.
Many of us in the Northland consider winter to last from about deer season to the state hockey tournament — November through March. For the National Weather Service, winter is officially December through February.
Either way you figure it, we’re nearly halfway through the season and there’s not much sign of winter showing up at all. An entire society geared toward skiing, skating, sliding, shoveling and bundling against life-threatening wind chills has had to adapt to a winter normally seen in places like Des Moines.
On Thursday, the high hit 48 degrees at Duluth International Airport, breaking the previous record of 40 set in 1984 and a whopping 25 degrees above normal. It was the second record-warm day of the season, following 43 degrees on Dec. 26. Those are highs not usually seen here until April.
Update: January 5, 2011:Unlike other predictions for the new year this information regarding the Ensenada, Mexico area came from a meeting of the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE) back in August 2011. In August 2011, Mars was transiting in cardinal cancer (a sign relating to survival) and forming a Grand Cardinal Square
and as we head into the March Equinox (3-21-2012) the most dangerous part of the Uranus (Aries) square to Pluto (Capricorn) is
activated and the potential for a geo-sesimic cataclysm becomes real.
,P>Private: Scientists Secretly Evacuating Mexican Port Town Of Ensenada Due To Impending Cataclysm CRN® Jan 4th 2012- Conciencia Radio is currently conducting an investigation on something massive that occurred in the port town of Ensenada, Baja California Mexico. In or around August 2011, a very big secret meeting took place among the scientific elite at the number one scientific research center in Mexico known as the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE). This preliminary report, not be published as of yet, is being developed to ascertain why prominent scientists from different parts of the world that work at CICESE have decided to suddenly relocate or flee from the Baja California peninsula due to an impending geophysical event of great magnitude.
We release this information to our colleagues in the field so they are informed as to what is transpiring. We ask them to not publish anything as of yet until our investigation is finalized. We ask them this so our work into this matter is not jeopardized in any way. We trust in you keeping this story private only among your trusted groups of researchers.
We spoke a series of anonymous sources. Among them a woman who yesterday revealed to us what transpired at the CICESE. She and a professor of hers arrived to the CICESE to attend an astronomy workshop. When they arrived to the center, the saw that the Mexican Military had closed all vehicle access to the center. They thought they were removing radioactive substances that are used in the labs, which is not uncommon to see because the removal of hazardous substances such as chemicals and radioactive compounds are ascribed to the Military. Later they realized why the Military was there and it was not for this purpose but to protect important visitors that were present at the CICESE at that same moment.
They two women, who wish to remain anonymous, decided to park behind the center and ingress from the back of the facility. They parked their car on one of the hills and managed to get inside the complex. Once in, they went to the auditorium were the workshop was supposed to be held. To their surprise, the main access to the auditorium had been sealed off. They decided to go around the building and found an access door that led them inside. They expected very few people attending the event in question. To their surprise, the auditorium was full of people and it was not in any way related the astronomy workshop/conference that they planned to attend.
To their amazement, they saw scientists from different parts of the world having a very heated discussion over a definite problem of enormous proportions. They saw Japanese, Russian and other European nationals present at the event. They were all discussing in a very high tone of voice. They even saw things being thrown and tables being banged. Another source whom which we spoke to informed us that at least a top-level Cabinet member from the Calderon government attended the event as well as possibly the Governor of Baja California (the latter has not been confirmed) who was in Ensenada on that day
Update: January 4, 2011:2012 is the year of much more volcanic activity which will be changing the land and topagraphy. Jupiter now direct in Taurus is always an indicator of volcanic actitivy. The first part of the year has a Grand Earth Trine with Pluto (Capricorn) trine Jupiter (Taurus) and Mars (Virgo)
Since Mars stations and turns retrograde on Jan. 22nd. watch for March to see the Grand Earth Trine closest and volcanic eruptions stronger in March 2012.
Magma Causing Uplift in Oregon Caption: The Three Sisters area — which contains five volcanoes — is only about 170 miles (274 km) from Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980. Both are part of the Cascades Range, a line of 27 volcanoes stretching from British Columbia in Canada to northern California. This perspective view was created by draping a simulated natural color ASTER image over digital topography from the U.S. Geological Survey National Elevation Datase
Volcanic activity is causing the earth to rise in Oregon, scientists have found.
Though whether such uplift is a sign of an imminent eruption remains uncertain.
As early as the summer of 1996, a 230-square-mile (600-square-kilometer) patch of ground in Oregon began to rise. The area lies just west of the South Sister Volcano, which with the North and Middle Sisters form the Three Sisters volcanoes, the most prominent peaks in the central Oregon stretch of the Cascade Mountains
Although this region has not seen an eruption in at least 1,200 years, the scattered hints of volcanic activity here have been a cause of concern, leading to continuous satellite-based monitoring. Now 14 years of data is revealing just how the Earth is changing there and the likely cause of the uplift — a reservoir of magma invading the crust 3-to-4 miles (5-to-7 km) underground.
Uplifting ground
The European Space Agency's European Remote Sensing and Envisat radar satellites revealed that the terrain deformed in three distinct phases since this uplift began. From 1996 to 1998, the ground rose by 0.4 inches (1 cm) per year. Then, from 1998 to 2004, uplift grew to 1.2-to-1.6 inches (3-to-4 cm) annually. However, for the rest of the decade, uplift declined to only a few millimeters per year, for a total of 9.8 inches (25 cm) of uplift so far.
"The most important implication of our research is that the ground appears to still be uplifting," said researcher Susan Riddick, a geodesist at the University of Oregon. "Previous researchers believed that the ground uplift, a result of the input of magma deep in the Earth's crust, had stopped at around 2006. We found that the ground is still uplifting as of late 2010 and may still be uplifting, but at a slow rate."
Update: January 3, 2011:The El Hierro volcano became active around July 17, 2011 when the
Sun-Venus in Cancer were in a loose Grand Cardinal Cross with Saturn-Pluto and Uranus. This cardinal configuration could be activated with the next Full Moon in Cancer on Jan8th/9th There was also another trigger involving Mars in mutable Gemini opposing the N Node in Sagittarius Mars now stationing in Virgo wil move retrograde and oppose TSQ the Nodes again in March 2012!
El Hierro’s unprecedented long eruptive phase surprises scientists The underwater volcano off the small Canary Island of El Hierro became active in July 2011 and has continued to be active on and off ever since, something described as 'surprising' by scientists.
In a regular press conference on Jan 3, Nemesio Pérez, Director of the Department of Environment of the Institute of Technology and Renewable energy (ITER) said that it was 'surprising' that the volcano was continuing in its erupting phase. He told the press that historically, the average eruption of a Canary island volcano has been around thirty days although a document found dating from the seventeenth century speaks of an ancient eruption that lasted six years.
The volcano, which has been active in the sea ( Mar de las Calmas) near the southern town of La Restinga has led to severe disruption for the people of the island with regular tremors rumbling almost every day. Three large tremors were noted by the National Geographical Institute (IGN) between Dec 26 and Dec 28 but the latest earthquakes listed by the Institute show daily activity in the Canary Island region.
A report in the ABC newspaper said that new activity such as bubbles, steam and fine materials have been seen in recent days following a period of quiet. The island continues to be on yellow alert.
December 2011 will host extreme weather, volcanic eruptions, super storms, major quakes, hurricanes, severe cold fronts, hyper solar actvity, tsunamis, floods, perilous cyclones, sink holes, strong deluge of water, land and mudslides, extreme weather around the world floods will continue along with droughts, still chances for dangerous tornadoes,while weather records will broken.
The month will be kicked off with Sun-Mercury in fiery, mutable Sagittarius and square Mars in earth sign Virgo As we head toward the Total Lunar Eclipse on December 10th a massive Full Moon in Gemini @ 6:36 AM PST or 9:36 AM EST which could push the continued seismic activity in volcanic zones over the edge. Events will happen quickly with this Full Moon since Mars transiting in Virgo will be TSQ the Moons Nodes and Mercury-Sun in Sagittarius The month ends with Capricorn New Moon on Dec. 24th @ 10:06 AM PST or 1:06 PM EST In DC. on this lunation, Jupiter is rising and ready to station direct with an opposition to Saturn this aspect is connected to legal, legislative conflicts but more importantly Mars continues as part of a Grand Mutable Cross opposing Ceres and crossed by the nodes adding a fatal nature to this event . Stay tuned more to come...
DECEMBER UPDATES - Quake, Volcano and Weather News for and DECEMBER 2011:
Update: December 29, 2011:All the signs of mutable instability with Moon in Pisces (poor visibility)
TSQ Mercury (wild winds- 50 miles per hour) and Mars in earth sign Virgo all creating a dust storm.
A rare and massive dust storm closes interstate in Idaho SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A dust storm churned by winds of up to 50 miles per hour forced a 20-mile closure of an interstate in Idaho on Thursday, and highway officials scrambled to divert thousands of motorists near Idaho Falls.
Dirt blowing off cropland drastically reduced visibility for much of the day along a portion of Interstate 15, the north-south route that runs from California to Montana and intersects Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
The early morning closure ordered by the Idaho Transportation Department was expected to extend into the evening hours and go into effect again on Friday night, when a second Pacific storm front was forecast to unleash high winds.
State highway officials said it was rare for a storm this time of year to sweep large clouds of dirt across the Upper Snake River Plain in the high desert of eastern Idaho.
"This may be the first time we have ever closed the interstate for a dust storm in December," spokesman Bruce King said.
Update: December 29, 2011:Powerful forces are bubbling up and the Cleveland Volcano is just
one location where the current Sun-Pluto square to Uranus is creating fiery eruptions.
Cleveland volcano in Alaska sends ash plume up to 15,000 feet ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A remote Alaska volcano has spewed an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air.The Alaska Volcano Observatory says satellite images show the ash cloud drifting Thursday from Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands.The observatory has raised the aviation alert level based on the presence of the cloud. Scientists throughout much of 2011 have monitored activity in the crater at the summit of 5,675-foot Cleveland Mountain on an uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage.The ash cloud was spotted 50 miles from the mountain moving east-southeast. The observatory says in a release that satellite data indicates the cloud come from a single explosion event.The observatory says more explosions could send ash plumes above 20,000 feet.
Update: December 29, 2011:This is just one example of the extreme weather pattern that is following
the ongong Mercury-Mars squares where Mercury the weather planet relating to wind touches Mars in a 90 degree angle. since Mars in Virgo stations retrograde on January 23rd. 2012 and continues in Virgo
till July 3rd. In other words after the Mercury-Sagittarius SQ to Mars in Virgo separates on Dec. 31st. fast moving Mercury
will move into other mutable signs first Pisces then Gemini and back into Sagittarius.
Finland hammered by powerful storms- 200,000 residents suffer power outages A record number of households had to spend the night without electricity in the aftermath of Monday's powerful storm. Up to 200,000 thousand people are suffering from power cuts, as new storm winds caused more damage.
While the country's southern and western areas were hit hardest on Monday, Tuesday's storm has moved east. In northern Karelia, about 30,000 households were without electricity, while nearly 40,000 households in the Savo region had lost power. Northern Ostrobothnia and central Finland also suffered power cuts on Tuesday
Energy companies Fortum and Vattenfall say that repairs will likely last for days, especially when it comes to sparsely populated areas.
Karoliina Lehmusvirta, Manager for Communications in Fortum’s Electricity Distribution unit told YLE News that the storm hit the network unusually hard.
While Fortum cleared trees downed by Monday's storm off power lines, more fallen trees were taking their place, as the winds continued to rage on Tuesday.
Update: December 29, 2011:This sounds like a chapter out of the famous Cayce predictions where new islands are formed out of the sea. According to the report below the eruptions occurred around Dec. 19th to 22nd near the Winter Solstice when the Sun was square Uranus. By Dec. 23rd. near the Capricorn New Moon the new island had appeared. The volcano erupted on Dec. 19th. per accounts by fisherman out of Salif Dec. 19th and 20th were astrologically active days on Dec. 20th. Venus entered Aquarius to square Jupiter in Taurus TSQ the Moon in Scorpio.... This is definitely a trend for 2012!
Volcano Eruption in Yemen The Red Sea has a new inhabitant: a smoking island.
The island was created by a wild eruption that occurred in the Red Sea earlier this month. It is made of loose volcanic debris from the eruption, so it may not stick around long.
According to news reports, fishermen witnessed lava fountains reaching up to 90 feet (30 meters) tall on Dec. 19, which is probably the day the eruption began, said Erik Klemetti, a volcanologist at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
Ash plumes were seen emanating from the spot Dec. 20 and Dec. 22 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. The Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite detected elevated levels of sulfur dioxide, further indicating an eruption. By Dec. 23, what looked like a new island had appeared in the Red Sea off the west coast of Yemen.
"I am surprised about how quickly the island has grown," Klemetti, who writes Wired's Eruptions Blog, told OurAmazingPlanet.
The volcanic activity occurred along the Zubair Group, a collection of small islands that run in a roughly northwest-southeast line. The islands rise from a shield volcano (a kind of volcano built from fluid lava flows) and poke above the sea surface.
Update: December 28, 2011:The Grand Mutable Cross includes an opposition from Mars in Virgo to Oceanic Pisces placements of Ceres-Vesta and Chiron.
Giant Wave Impact from the Indian Ocean Kills Two Women in Kenya on Wednesday, 28 December, 2011 Two women are feared dead after being swept by strong waves on the Indian Ocean coast of Kwale village in Mkuranga district, Coast region yesterday. Confirming the incident yesterday, Coast regional police commander Ernest Mangu said it occurred on Monday around 1am during the low tide and that the whereabouts of the two women was still unknown. Narrating, the RPC said three women he identified, as Tatu Mohamed (35), Mwajuma Ame (40) and Mwajabu Mwinyimkuu (45) all residents of Kwale, were swept away while fishing. “They set up their fishing gears on the site…they managed to catch some fishes, but when they were trying to move from the site, strong waves came, and swept two of them,” noted. The third woman, identified as Tatu Mohamed, managed to swim towards the shore to her own rescue, informed the regional police chief, quoting reliable information he got from Kwale village executive officer Abdu Masoud. He said police suspected that the women had been swept towards Kuruti, Botha or Koma – the other three beaches near Kwale. Earlier reports had it that 25 had died after the boat they were traveling in from Mafia to Dar es Salaam capsized in the Ocean. However, Mangu refuted the reports.
Update: December 28, 2011:Mars transiting in Virgo relates directly to landslides and particularly to the effect of major gale-force winds with a square to Mercury (winds).
Erosion Hits Famous German Coastal Cliffs afer Gale-Force Winds Forever immortalized in canvas by painter Caspar David Friedrich, the chalk cliffs on the German island of Rügen have been a major tourist draw for two centuries. In recent years, however, the cliffs have suffered from major erosion. Now, following a landslide that took down part of a cliff near the Kap Arkona cape on Monday afternoon, a 10-year-old girl is missing.
The landslide struck the girl, her mother and a sister. Emergency workers were able to rescue the seriously injured mother and lightly injured sister, who were taken to a hospital. More than 100 rescue workers continued through the night searching for the young girl, who they believe is buried beneath the chalk sludge. With low temperatures, local officials said the chances of finding the child alive were slim.
The family had been walking along the beach below the the 35-meter-high cliffs (115 feet) on Monday afternoon when the landslide happened. At the time, near gale-force winds had been reported in the area.
Update: December 27, 2011:This shallow but awesome quake in Siberia struck when Virgo was rising
Mercury the chart's ruler was conjunct the N Node in Sagittarius at ground zero while TSQ Mars in Virgo in the first house
and the Moon's Nodes in Sag./Gemini. Astrologically Mars now in Virgo square Mercury appears to be an ongoing trigger for more quakes.
Update: December 23, 2011:The initial 5.8 quake struck the Christ Church area @ 1:58:36 PM on Dec. 23rd.
Aries was rising after Uranus in a close square to Pluto in Capricorn at Mid-Heaven trigger dangerous tremors.
Quakes rattle NZ's tremor-plagued Christchurch WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--Two days before Christmas, New Zealand's second-largest city Christchurch was rocked by earthquakes including a 5.8-magnitude tremor that forced the evacuation of the airport, triggered rock falls and caused further damage in the downturn area.
The initial quake hit Friday at a shallow depth of 2.9 miles and was followed by a second at a magnitude of 5.3 and a third registering magnitude 5.8, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake has forced authorities to shut down the city's airport and network operators on the South Island said outages had occurred in several parts of Christchurch.
A spokeswoman for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority said the second 5.8 magnitude earthquake had caused serious damage to at least one building within the restricted red-zone, with clouds of dust rising from the area.
An update from Christchurch's police department said one person had been injured and taken to the hospital, and that all major shopping malls had been evacuated and closed, in addition to the airport. The police noted there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake, though liquefaction and severe traffic congestion was present in several parts of the city and there had been a significant rock fall in one of the hillside suburbs.
Update: December 22, 2011:Sure now that the Sun has entered Capricorn (Dec. 21st @ 9:30 PM PST)
there is a major emphasis on earth changes especially that BIG QUAKE Today's Sun square to Uranus is enough of a shocker
socially that a quake would only add to the prophets of doom. Remember that with the Sun-Moon and Mercury in Sagittarius today, there is a tendencey to overly hype the potential for a major quake on the Cascadia subduction zone.
Geologists wonder if the Northwest is up next for a giant earthquake Though large earthquakes are said to not be increasing, everyone is now predicting them especially in the Northwest.
Since the magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Sumatra in 2004, five more giant earthquakes have struck the continents ringing the Pacific Ocean. And some experts speculate that the planet has entered a period of increased seismic activity that could trigger giant earthquakes in vulnerable regions including the Pacific Northwest.
A somewhat reassuring new study suggests otherwise.
University of California researchers examined the timing of earthquakes worldwide from 1900 and found no evidence of a domino effect in which one great earthquake triggers others on distant continents. It could be random chance.
"We don't want people to assume that our conclusion means the ongoing risk is small," says study co-author Peter Shearer, a professor of geophysics at the University of California San Diego. "There is a significant risk of big earthquakes in all subduction zones." It's just that the run of very large earthquakes most likely does nothing to change the risk in distant locations, Shearer says.
Update: December 22, 2011:The last eruption at the Bárðarbunga Volcano was in 1910. With the advent of the Winter Solstice where the Sun squares Uranus we might see a sudden glacier flood. The swarm reflected Tues. ingress of Venus square Jupiter in Taurus (relates of volcanoes). Note that Bárðarbunga contains a subglacial 700-m-deep caldera
Update: December 21, 2011:No reason to panic because seismologist Roger Bilham’s warns that Mega Earth quake can cause devastation to the entire Kashmir Valley. Afterall this kind of seansationalized news seemingly relates to the Sun-Mercury-N Node in Sagittarius hyping things up? Or do we all need to be concerned since Uranus now direct will square
Pluto seven times before 2016.
Seismologist says 9.0 magnitude earthquake could destroy much of Kashmir Valley December 22, 2011 – INDIA – Director Information, Jammu & Kashmir, Khawaja Farooq Renzushah said that U.S. based seismologist Roger Bilham’s Warning that Mega Earth quake can cause devastation needs to be verified and people of Kashmir need not to panic. He told that Local newspapers carried front page stories about Roger Bilham of Colorado University predicting a major earthquake in Kashmir that could trigger landslides which would dam the Jhelum River and plunge the valley under water. Bilham said, “We are not forecasting an earthquake. We are merely indicating how big it could be… A major earthquake could trigger landslides big enough to submerge the entire Kashmir Valley.” Renzu Shah said that The U.S. based seismologist Roger Bilham’s Warning that ‘Mega Earthquake’ can cause devastation needs to be verified and people of Valley need not to panic. “A 9.0 magnitude earthquake prediction has caused unnecessary panic among the people of valley,” and adding that he advised these scientists to get their reports further verified before giving it to media. Renzu Shah said that Last year in July 2010 similar report was issued about disastrous earthquake prediction in East Turkistan and Kashgar similar Survey was published in media according to which entire belt of Kashgar and east Turkistan was predicted to be erased out of world map as a result devastating earthquake. He advised such alarming survey report of American based scientist with regard to 9 magnitudes richter scale earthquake report should be verified and analyzed by concerned experts before created any panic or human cry.
Update: December 20, 2011:This killer blizzard which blankets the central US relates to both Saturn now opposing Jupiter and TSQ Venus in Capricorn and Uranus heading toward an exact square to the Sun (Dec. 22nd). Astrologically snow and blizzards reflect transits of Saturn and Uranus.
Deadly snowstorm halts travel across Great Plains WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal road accidents and shuttered highways in five states, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region.
Hotels were filling up quickly along major roadways from eastern New Mexico to Kansas, and nearly 100 rescue calls came in from motorists in the Texas Panhandle as blizzard conditions forced closed part of Interstate 40, a major east-west route, Monday night.
About 10 inches of snow had fallen in western Kansas before dawn Tuesday and several more inches along with strong wind gusts were expected, National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Russell said.
"We're talking about whiteout conditions," he said.
Update: December 20, 2011:Accidents and bridge collapses are on the rise with Mercury applying to
a second square with Mars (exact Dec. 31st. )
Bridge collapse after mild earthquake in Sikkim kills 8 people GANGTOK: Sikkim was rocked by a quake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale on Monday, after which a bridge collapsed in east Sikkim killing eight people. The incident happened three months after a 6.9 intensity earthquake left over 70 people dead in the state.
Mild tremors were felt in Darjeeling, too. But no damage was reported from either Gangtok or other populated towns and villages in the state. There is suspicion that the tremor had weakened the bridge as the region has been rattled by over 50 tremors in the past three months. Engineers are also investigating if excess load triggered the bridge collapse.
People were jolted awake around 3.05am by the quake that had its epicenter to the east of the Indo-Nepal border near Chungthang. The quake on Monday was the second in less than a week.
Update: December 20, 2011:This story not only reflects the mass migrations coming because of disasters
with Mars TSQ the Moon's Nodes but the increased risk of volcanic eruptions heading toward the Winter Solstice & Capricorn New Moon when the Sun meets Pluto and Squares Uranus
Mt. Shasta, Lassen Peak ready to erupt? Counties’ plans provide no specifics on evacuations While a catastrophic eruption of Mt. Shasta or Lassen Peak could destroy huge swaths of the north state, local counties recently have approved vague disaster plans that assume critical details will be worked out on the spot.
Geologists at the U.S. Geological Survey say there's a one in three or one in four chance Mt. Shasta could erupt in north state residents' lifetimes.
While Shasta and Siskiyou counties' "hazard mitigation plans," drafted this fall, discuss the various risks associated with an eruption and identify key facilities at risk, the documents offer no specifics on how the counties would handle the mass evacuations of entire towns. They don't address how they'd cope with choking clouds of toxic gas and ash, highways buried in volcanic debris or lava flows and threats to power transmission lines or other mass infrastructure failures.
Shasta County's plan has been approved by state officials, although it's awaiting clearance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Siskiyou County's plan, which remains open for public comment through the end of the month, is similarly short on specifics.
Update: December 19, 2011:Monday's eruption could be the start and conclusion of numerous quakes that started back in 2010. The monster total eclipse on Dec. 10th was a trigger for more volcanic activity as Uranus stationed in Aries.
A volcano erupts in west of Yemen YEMEN – A volcano erupted near Saba Island in the Red Sea on Monday, said fishermen from Salif port city in the west of Yemen. The fishermen confirmed that the volcano erupted near Saba Island one of the Al-Zubair archipelago small Islands located 30 nautical miles away if Salif city. The fishermen said that the volcano can be seen 3 hours away from its center and that it has been popping up red lava that reached 20-30 meters high. The fishermen said this was the first volcano they ever seen in the region.
Update: December 19, 2011:The Dec. 10th Total Lunar Eclipse was seen over the Philippines and a week latter the massive rains came. Typhoon Washi hit hard with the last qtr. moon phase and Venus square Saturn. Mars continued its onslaught in Mercury ruled Virgo on track for another square to Mercury exact on Dec. 31st.
Philippines reels from typhoon’s destruction and the death toll reaches 927 Typhoon Washi swept across the southern Philippines this weekend, washing away whole villages and killing 927 people, according to the latest estimates.
In a statement Monday, President Obama expressed condolences for “the tremendous loss of life and devastation” caused by flooding from the typhoon and said the United States stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance and recovery help.
Just last week, my colleague Elizabeth Flock asked whether 2011 was the year of natural disasters, with 12 disasters causing $1 billion or more in damage each in the United States alone, plus the Japanese earthquake, the Thailand flooding and the drought in Africa, among others.
The typhoon in the Philippines looks to enter the inauspicious list after the northern coast of the southern island of Mindanao was pounded for 12 hours with nonstop rainfall Friday. Of the 580 people who died in one city, Cagayan de Oro, the majority were women and children. The Associated Press reports: “About 143,000 people were affected in 13 southern and central provinces, including 45,000 who fled to evacuation centers. About 7,000 houses were swept away, destroyed or damaged, the Office of Civil Defense said.”
Update: December 18, 2011:Even though Popocatépetl probably won't erupt soon with the massive fury that
was felt in 150 AD or 950 AD when the Xitle volcano and the Xocoteptl volcano exploded outside of Mexico City. We will
see other volcanoes blast off during the time period starting near the Winter Solstice from Dec. 20th to Dec. 22nd.
when Venus enters Aquarius to square Jupiter (Dec. 20th.) and the Sun enters Capricorn to square Uranus (Dec. 22nd).
today's Libra Moon opposing Uranus square Pluto offers a vista into the possibilities.
Mexican scientists finger volcanoes as a cause of Mayas' collapse A just completed six year long study of the Maya city of Palenque found evidence that the city may have been destroyed by superheated volcanic gases and covered with ash. Acid rain caused by volcanoes and volcanic ash continue to severely damage the ruins.
MEXICO CITY, DF – Mexico’s government issued a report on December 17, 2011 that continued a volcanic eruption alert for Mexico City. The massive volcano, Popocatépetl, has awakened. While people around the world debate the meaning of the Maya calendar’s end in December of 2012, Mexican government leaders and scientists must face a far more definite threat – massive casualties and property damage from a volcanic eruption near one of its major cities. Mexico City is ringed by active, dormant and hopefully, extinct volcanoes. Its metropolitan area of 21.2 million inhabitants, sits in the shadow of Popocatépetl, which is one of the most violent volcanoes in Mexico. It is (18,491 ft (5,636 m) high.
Government officials are concerned that a sudden, explosive eruption of Popocatépetl or one of the other volcanoes within the metropolitan area could cause several million casualties. It would be impossible to evacuate a substantial percentage of the mega-city’s population on short notice. There is also the ever present danger that a new volcano will suddenly push through the soil in a densely populated area. It has happened before in Mexico. There is almost nothing an architect can do to prevent catastrophe when a building is subjected to direct contact with molten lava. The structure either burns or melts.
Update: December 18, 2011:Today's Libra Moon TSQ Uranus and Pluto will continue to raise alert levels
for a number of volcanoes including Ijen in East Java.
Indonesia Ijen volcano goes on increased alert- yellow The alert level of Ijen volcano in East Java has been raised to alert/unrest (2 out of 4) due to increased seismic activity and increased temperatures and fumaroles inside the crater, famous for its turquoise acid lake and the sulfur deposits, which are being quarried by workers.
An exclusion zone of 1 km around the crater has been established. Workers and tourists are currently not allowed to go inside the crater.
Update: December 17, 2011:Puerto Rico and Mona Passage are vulnerable quake areas where the Caribbean Plate and North American Plate are moving in different directons. This is not the first swarm by any means but has we head toward the Solstice and New Moon on Dec. 24th. we could see a larger events. When the large quake (5.3) hit near Stella and Rincon in Puerto Rico Libra was rising with Saturn following... The chart's ruler Venus in the 4th house and ground zero for the quake is moving into an exact square with Saturn Dec. 18th
The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Puerto Rico Trench is located at a boundary between two plates that pass each other along a transform boundary with only a small component of subduction. The Caribbean Plate is moving to the east while the North American Plate is moving to the west. The island of Puerto Rico lies immediately to the south of the fault zone and the trench.
Per USGS Quake swarm for 10-degree Map Centered at 15°N, 70°W Earthquake overview : 2 moderate shallow earthquakes occurred at 2 AM just out the western Puerto Rico coast. The earthquakes were also felt as weak shaking in the Dominican Republic.
Update 13:48 UTC : The Red Sismica Puerto Rico is mentioning a max. VI MMI recorded in Mayaguez (strong shaking). There are many reports of fallen objects like books, staues, hanging objects, etc. Many people mave mentioned a loud rumble. The Agencia Estatal para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres (AEMEAD) has reported that no serious damage has occurred.
Update: December 17, 2011:Uranus now direct since the eclipse along with Mercury-Mars in square has mean sudden storms and this one called Tropical Storm Washi dumped on Mindanao more than a month of average rains in just 12 hours. Last night LMT for Philippine - Moon and Mars in Mercury ruled Virgo were together TSQ the Nodes and opposing Ceres in flood prone Pisces for a wild Mutable Grand Cross.
Storm, floods in Philippines kill at least 436
Pounding rain from a tropical storm swelled rivers and sent walls of water crushing into two southern Philippine cities in the thick of night, killing at least 436 people, many caught in their beds, officials said Saturday.
Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwen Pang told The Associated Press that the latest toll was based on a body count in funeral parlors. She said that 215 died in Cagayan de Oro and 144 in nearby Iligan, and the rest in several other southern and central provinces.
Most of the dead were asleep Friday night when raging floodwaters tore through their homes from swollen rivers and cascaded from mountain slopes following 12 hours of pounding rain in the southern Mindanao region. The region is unaccustomed to the typhoons that are common elsewhere in the archipelago nation.
Many of the bodies in parlors were unclaimed, indicating that entire families had perished, Pang said.
The number of missing was unclear Saturday night. Before the latest Red Cross figures, military spokesman Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said about 250 people were still unaccounted for in Iligan.
Update: December 17, 2011:This monster storm has rocked the north-western coast of France
and aligns with the Last Qtr. Crisis Moon and a mutable TSQ featuring the Moon in Mercury ruled Virgo meeting Mars and TSQ the Nodes.
Massive power outages reported as storm batters France A STORM has battered north-western France, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, disrupting rail traffic and grounding a ship that spilled oil off the coast of Brittany.
There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or significant damage as storm Joachim moved further inland to Switzerland and Germany.
Interior Minister Claude Gueant said France had escaped largely unscathed from the storm.
"It seems there have been no victims," he said, adding that "a certain number" of people living in low-lying areas in Brittany had been evacuated because of the storm.
Officials said 400,000 homes had lost electricity, mainly in the west of the country. By mid-day, the number of homes without electricity had fallen to 330,000 as workers scrambled to restore electricity infrastructure.
The storm had been battering the area since Thursday night, with gusts of wind of up to 133km/h and waves up to 7m high.
Update: December 17, 2011:Moon-Mars heating up in Virgo - the mutable earth sign.
while Uranus direct in Aries is trigger more expanding underground magma chambers.
NASA's Landsat finds problems under Yellowstone's Old Faithful Yellowstone National Park - NASA's Landsat satellites have been tracking Yellowstone's underground geothermal activity, a deep heat that is stored 4,000 miles into the earth's core. But there are areas where these energy levels are becoming erratic. Old Faithful could be in trouble.
The Landsat Program is jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, beginning its services of remote sensing in 1972. It became part of the Yellowstone National Park's new monitoring plan in 2005. In addition to remote sensing, Landsat also uses airborne reconnaissance in order to "observe geothermal changes across all of Yellowstone in a systematic and scientific manner." (NASA)
Up until recently, the heat coming from Yellowstone's underground magma chamber has always been the fuel for over 10,000 of the volcano's features: Old faithful, hot springs, geysers, mud spots, terraces and mud pots. But NASA is reporting that the Landsat imagery has picked up some unexpected developments outside the park's borders, also picked up by energy companies beyond the park's borders.
Update: December 14, 2011:Gasses relate to Uranus-Aquarius-Neptune-Pisces and even Jupiter the. right before the huge Total Solar Eclipse (Dec. 10, 2011) - Right before the huge Total Solar Eclipse (Dec. 10, 2011) - Uranus the planet of sudden change stationed direct in fire sign Aries. And even today's applying aspects with a Lunar Fire Trine (Leo-Sag.) adds an incendiary boost to the already Leo Lunar Opposition to Neptune (Dec. 15) in air sign Aquarius.
'Fountains' of methane 1,000m across erupt from Arctic ice - a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide
'Methane fields on a scale not seen before' - researcher
More than 100 fountains, but could be 'thousands'
Could cause rapid climate change
The Russian research vessel Academician Lavrentiev conducted a survey of 10,000 square miles of sea off the coast of eastern Siberia.
They made a terrifying discovery - huge plumes of methane bubbles rising to the surface from the seabed.
'We found more than 100 fountains, some more than a kilometre across,' said Dr Igor Semiletov, 'These are methane fields on a scale not seen before. The emissions went directly into the atmosphere.'
Methane rupture: “Methane trapped under the Siberian Ice sheet is also a combustible catastrophe waiting to happen. In the air, directly above the ocean surface near Siberia, methane levels were elevated overall and the patchy seascape was dotted with more than 100 hotspots spewing the dangerous gas.” –The Extinction Protocol,
Update: December 14, 2011:Even quakes in Maine are starting to be common place. The planet which relates to quakes , Uranus begans an 8 month journey till July 13th. 2012.
Residents puzzled by recent flurry of earthquakes in Maine The central coast of Maine was hit by two small earthquakes at nearly the same moment Monday night.
The earthquakes, which measured 2.3 and 1.9 on the Richter scale, occurred about a second apart, at 11:41 p.m. The epicenters were about 4 miles apart in an area of Hancock County near Ellsworth and Searsport, according to a preliminary earthquake report released by the United States Geological Survey.
More than 25 people have logged on to the USGS website so far to say they felt the quakes. Four reports came from the town of Blue Hill, where one epicenter was located. Ten reports came from the town of Sedgewick, the second epicenter.
“I thought a big giant tree had crashed into my house,” said Shari Whelan, a resident of Sedgewick who works as a general manager at the Barncastle Hotel and Restaurant in Blue Hill. Whelan said she was watching television when the house began to shake and she heard a “boom,” that sounded like thunder.
The two quakes were the third and fourth recorded in the state in two days.
On Sunday afternoon and night, quakes measuring 1.0 and 1.4 on the Richter scale, respectively, were recorded in central Maine about 80 miles away.
“This area of Maine does get a lot of earthquakes,” said Justin Starr, a research assistant at the Weston Observatory, the Boston College geophysical observatory. He said he didn’t know why there has been a flurry of activity in the area.
Alli Knothe can be reached at aknothe@globe.com.
Update: December 14, 2011:A chart created for the time of this quake, has Taurus rising ahead of Jupiter on a course to station on Dec. 25th. Venus ruler of the chart now in Capricorn is heading toward another seismic square on Dec. 18th My guess is that we just got a wake up call for several more in this area.
Massive (Magnitude 7.1) but deep earthquake below Eastern Papua New Guinea – main concern : landslides December 14, 2011 – PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Bismarck Archipelago region of Papua New Guinea. The earthquake struck 121 km (75.3 miles) below the surface and was originally registered as a 7.3 by the USGS. The earthquake’s epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) SSW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG and 221 km from Port Moresby Papua New Guinea.
Geoscience Australia’s website said the quake could be felt by people 1,523 kilometers away. It says damage may have occurred within a 122-kilometre radius. An AAP correspondent reported that the windows of the parliament building shook for about 1.5 minutes; however there appears to be no damage. We warned in earlier posts that stress from tectonic plate subduction was creating dangerous tension points along the planet’s numerous island arcs. Today’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake was just one such stress release from the mounting seismic tension. Island arcs are very high-risk regions for catastrophic seismic and volcanic episodes culminating from the dangers of intensifying Earthchanges and may be some of the planet’s first notable causalities of devastation from widespread geological change. The NOAA said a tsunami alert would not be issued for the Pacific region as a result of this earthquake
Update: December 10, 2011: A quake on the lunar eclipse who would have thought it.
This 6.7 magnitude temblor struck with Cancer rising and the ruler, the Moon still in Gemini separting from the TSQ to the Sun and Mars plus the Moon is applying to an opposition with Pluto.
Per USGSA 6.7 magnitude quake strikes SW of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico (Reuters) - A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Guerrero state in southwest Mexico at 19:47 local time on Saturday (0147 GMT Sunday), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The earthquake rattled buildings in Mexico City and seemed to go on for an unusually long period. There were no immediate reports of damage but residents ran out of buildings and gathered in the streets outside.
Update: December 10, 2011:Venus in cold Capricorn square Saturn reflects colder weather
Strong storms hit most of Turkey as snow covers eastern Anatolia As winter approaches, most of Turkey’s provinces have been hit with cold weather, strong storms and snow, which paralyzed the daily life of many residents.
Temperatures dropped several degrees Celsius throughout Turkey on Friday, accompanied by heavy rains, strong winds and snow, which fell in Düzce, Gümüshane, Erzurum, Denizli and Mersin.
Drivers traveling the D-100 had to use chains on their tires when it began to snow in the early hours of Friday. There was also fog along the highway. Teams from the Highways Directorate worked hard to prevent the blockage of roads due to snow.
In Gümüshane, temperatures fell to as low as 13 degrees below zero, which led to the freezing of five lakes across the province.
Temperatures were lowest in Turkey’s eastern pr
Update: December 9, 2011:This fierce storm in Scotland continue to reflect the Mercury (winds) retrograde transit (stations direct on Dec. 13th) and square to Mars in Virgo and the impending Full Moon eclipse.
Super fierce 165 mph winds lash Scotland- people warned to stay indoors A fierce storm with winds of up to 165mph has battered northern parts of Britain, with people warned to stay indoors, schools forced to close and flights and rail links cancelled.
Localised flooding has also caused major disruptions on roads - and more than 30,000 homes have been left without power.
In North Yorkshire, a RAF helicopter plucked a couple to safety after their car was swept away in floodwaters near Aysgarth. They were flown to hospital with suspected hypothermia.
A third person was also rescued from his car in a separate incident near the village of Gunnerside.
Police have advised against all travel until at least 2am Friday, when winds are expected to ease.
The Met Office earlier issued its strongest warning - a red alert - for winds in Scotland and warned parts of England and Wales to "be aware", as temperatures were expected to drop and snowfall was predicted as far south as Birmingham.
It said the Highland observing station at Glen Ogle reported a gust of 104mph at 11am. The Met Office later tweeted that a gust at the Aonach Mor ski area peaked at 137mph.
Update: December 9, 2011:This landlside and others like it usually reflect earth signs in difficult transits
In this case Mars transiting in Virgo is in a hard TSQ to Mercury-N Node in Sag. and S Node in Gemini
Massive 18-acre landslide closes camping area in Tillamook State Forest A landslide has forced Oregon Department of Forestry officials to close a camping area along Ben Smith Creek in the Tillamook State Forest.
The slide has created the potential for flooded trails and camping sites.
The 18-acre slide dumped trees, earth and rocks into the stream and caused it to change course, creating the potential for a large debris flow down Ben Smith Creek into the Wilson River.
The creek runs into the Wilson just above where Oregon Highway 6 crosses the river at Lee’s Camp about 25 miles east of Tillamook.
Update: December 8, 2011:This shallow and moderate quake struck 163 km (101 miles) off the coast of one of Azores volcanic islandsSanta Cruz das Flores. As we head toward the Dec. 10th eclipse, the potential for future danger here is increasing.
Update: December 8, 2011:More ferocious winds batter Scotland as this latest storm is impeding the saftety of travel. We are only two days away from an historic Total Lunar Eclipse on the axis of travel with Sun/N Node (Sagittarius) opposing Moon/S. Node in Gemini.
'Red alert': Police warn against all travel as 160mph winds batter Scotland Met Office issues highest weather warning as ferocious storms batter parts of Scotland on Thursday after the recent wintry weather.
Police are warning against all travel in the central belt in an unprecedented move as winds of more than 160mph batter Scotland.
They said the people could be putting themselves in "considerable danger by travelling".
Association of Chief Police Officers of Scotland (Acpos) told STV News that travel should be avoided in the area between noon and 7pm in the west and 2pm and 9pm and the Central and Lothian and Borders area.
The Met Office warned of severe weather and gale-force winds on Thursday with councils deciding to close hundreds of schools. Gusts reached 165mph at Cairn Gorm.
Update: December 7, 2011:Wednesday's shallow quake was an eye opener and struck when the S Node
was rising in mutable Gemini opposing the Sun in Sagittarius All of the angles were mutable with Mercury the ruler of the chart
was locked in a square to Mars in Virgo at ground zero.
From USGS: Magnitude 6.1 - ATACAMA, CHILE struck on December 07, 2011 at 07:23:09 PM at epicenter A strong earthquake of 6.1 grades affected some localities on the north of Chile and caused panic among the inhabitants.
The local newspapers informed that a lot of people where in the shopping malls and escaped asap to open places, thinking that it was a stronger earthquake.
The (extremely) shallow earthquake (USGS data) occurred along the northern Chile coast. Only a few villages are located in the direct epicenter area and are at risk during this earthquake. Locations like Huasco, Copiapo and Caldera will have felt the shaking. The difference in epicenter location and hypocenter leads to a theoretical difference in intensity from max.
Update: December 6, 2011:Could these explosions reflect that fact that Uranus will station direct soon (Dec. 10th) ? Uranus is known for unexpected quakes and in Aries explosive activity.
Mountain explodes violently in Vietnam as earth cracks- scientist warn of a coming quake About 50km from Quang Nam province’s administrative center is Tam Ky City. It takes over three hours for a motorbike to make it down the bumpy road DT616 crossing mountains and hills from there to Bac Tra My Town, where strange geologic activity has residents on edge.
Increasingly violent mountain explosions
Residents of the town cannot help but feel anxious, as the intensity of the quakes keeps increasing. The nearby mountain of the Truong Son chain explodes ever more loudly every night.
Lu Quang Lai, nearly 70, says he has never witnessed such strange phenomenon in Tra My in the past decades.
“About 10 months ago, when the new hydroelectricity power plant started to conserve water, the water level in the lake got higher every day. The land here seemed to change. Every night exploding sounds would emanate from the earth, followed by a rumbling sound. Recently the explosions and quakes have become more violent. Glasses and cups fall down like leaves, everything tilts”, Lai speaks in a tremble.
Nguyen Phuoc Danh, a motorbike mechanic, lives in a house 300km from Song Tranh 2 hydroelectricity plant’s dam. His home is the worst affected in the area, suffering from three tremors.
“Two nights ago, the mountain exploded with a deafening sound. Although I’ve become used to the noise caused by TNT explosives during the dam’s construction, nothing compared to the recent explosion.
Update: December 6, 2011:More dangerous winds, this time in East Java also happening on Sunday - Dec. 4th. Yes here we see the same Sun-Mercury conjunction in Sagittarus square Mars with TSQ to the Moon's Nodes of destiny. Heading beyond the next Full Moon, Mercury moves direct and will began to apply to another square with Mars on Dec. 31st.
One Killed As Winds Do Damage In East Java One student was killed and 14 were injured when the roof of their school was torn off by strong winds on East Java’s Madura Island, officials said on Sunday.
Twenty-one other buildings were damaged on Saturday when the winds tore through Pamekasan district.
Adj. Comr. Bambang Soegiharto, the chief of police in Tlanakan subdistrict, where the school is located, said the victims were all students at an Islamic school.
“There were 15 students injured, and one of them died,” the officer said.
Most of the victims suffered from broken bones and were treated at the general hospital in Pamekasan, he said.
Update: December 5, 2011:Same story here with the freak windstorms as Mercury the weather planet
related to winds is both retrograde and square Mars in down to earth Virgo.
Gale-force windstorm wreaks havoc in Rocky View, Alberta Beiseker’s streets looked like a scene from a movie after a wicked windstorm blew through the town, Nov. 27.
Wind speeds reaching close to 100 km/h ripped the roofs off several buildings, brought down power lines and sent debris flying in the village.
The Beiseker Fire Station lost its corrugated metal roof in the early afternoon, according to local firefighter Jim Fox.
“It was really scary,” he said. “I have never seen wind like that before, it was more like a hurricane.”
Fox, the lieutenant in charge at the fire station at the time, was preparing a second crew to assist at a Linden-area grass fire when he heard a horrifying sound.
“All of a sudden, I opened the door and (the roof) peeled up and flew off and landed right in front of me,” said Fox. “It was like a freight train coming through.”
Update: December 5, 2011:Uranus is ready to station on Dec. 9th/10th depending on time zone.
the Uranus station will then build toward an exact square with Pluto in mid 2012.
Planetary and climatic changes on the footsteps of a magnetic field reversal December 5, 2011 – AUSTRALIA – While mainstream science agencies admonish us that the continual degradation of the planet’s magnetic field is no cause for alarm and should induce no significant changes to the mechanics of planet Earth; we can’t help but be concerned about the implications of shifting climatic patterns after witnessing the alarming rise in the number of extreme weather events that have occurred in 2011. Could these events in someway be also associated with Earth’s polarity reversal? The planet’s jet-stream has also become more erratic and is experiencing wild frenzied migrations, resulting in the outbreak of an unprecedented number of extreme weather events that have reaped destruction across the globe. No one knows what the full effects of a magnetic reversal will be on planet Earth since the last such event, according to scientists, occurred 780,000 years ago when no one was around to record the effects of it. NASA, however, has gone to great lengths to assure the public that events connected with polarity reversals are quite benign. Similarly, we might also add, the compounding effects of the Sun and cosmic rays on Earth’s climatic processes during this magnetic disorientation period are also undetermined and unassessed scientific variables. So, is the rise in these extreme weather patterns and natural disasters merely a cyclical consequence of our time or do these events lend themselves to the prophetic warnings from the ancients suggesting major changes have already begun altering the biosphere of the planet we know as Earth?
Extreme wind storms are wreaking havoc on cities across the globe from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Pasadena, California but weather extremes are also occurring on the other side of the globe in Australia. Perth Australia had 57 days over 32 degrees, the longest hot spell since records began in 1897, smashing the average number of hot days of 33.9. Brisbane and the Gabba experienced it driest weather in 29 years. “In the first four days of this summer, Sydney has now failed to reach 23 degrees, making it the coolest start in 44 years,” Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke said. “The city is on target for its coolest start to summer in 51 years,” Dutschke said. The Washington Post said: “Spring 2011 may well go down in the weather history books as the most extreme on record. From the massive April tornado swarm, to record Mississippi river levels, to extreme drought and wildfires in the Southwest, weather extremes were both violent and relentless, taking a terrible toll on human life and the economy.”
Update: December 5, 2011:This freak thunderstorm and damaging winds occurred on Sunday in Malaysia
reflecting that same transit of the Sun- Mercury Retro. in Sagittarius square Mars in Virgo.
Freak storm and gale-force winds wreak havoc in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: A freak thunderstorm and strong winds referred to as a “mini-hurricane” by many, tore through the capital and parts of Selangor, wreaking havoc, uprooting trees and damaging properties.
The hardest hit areas in the 5pm storm were Kepong, Bandar Menjalara and Hartamas.
Road users on the MRR2 highway near Kepong turned to Twitter to report that the rain was so ferocious that many motorists stopped their vehicles by the roadside to wait it out.
A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) said while there was very heavy rain, it was the ferocity of the wind which caused more damage as trees were uprooted, branches snapped, billboards and signboards fell, and roof tiles and tents for functions were blown off.
“There were also reports of cars crushed by fallen trees and branches but fortunately, there was no loss of life or injury. We had earlier been warned by the Meteorological Department of the possibility of storms in the Klang Valley and had been prepared for this,” he said.
Update: December 4, 2011:From my perspective in California, where EQ faults and slippage is a way of life earthquakes at 2.2 magnitude are overlooked but in the UK it is a big deal . Today not only do we have the Moon in Aries TSQ Pluto and Saturn but Uranus is ready to station in Aries on Dec. 10th UT and move direct always
an indicator of the unexpected and unusual and radical earth changes. UK be ready you could be due for another 6.0+ quake like in 1931
and the Moon in
Unusual quake strikes Cornwall, UK as this earthquake shakes homes An earthquake has hit the Bodmin area of Cornwall.
According to reports from the British Geological Survey (BGS), the 2.2-magnitude tremor hit at 02:40 GMT and lasted for a few seconds.
The quake could have been felt as far as St Austell, Liskeard and Padstow, but there were no reports of damage.
Sue Dibble, from St Tudy, said: "It was very loud, like a whooshing and the house and bed were shaking. I thought I'd imagined it."
Between 20 to 30 earthquakes are felt by people each year in the UK, but most of these are very small and cause no damage, the BGS said.
The largest known British earthquake occurred 60 miles offshore near the Dogger Bank in 1931, with a magnitude of 6.1.
It was powerful enough to cause minor damage to buildings on the east coast of England.
Update: December 4, 2011:Seismic volatity today and tomorrow are reflected by the Aries Moon as a trigger with Tsquares to Pluto-Venus (capricorn) and Saturn (Libra) Also the ongoing Mercury retro. square to Mars is another trigger in mutable signs.
Tension mounts: Moderate string of earthquakes rattle the globe December 4, 2011 – CALIFORNIA – A moderate string of earthquakes have rattled tectonic plate boundaries across the globe- a possible indication that a potential larger-scale seismic quake could erupt as a stress release. Growing seismic disturbances along the Caribbean plate, the Pacific Plate near Kermadec, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, and Alaska have reverberated in tremors across the planet. Indonesia, Taiwan and New Zealand were hit by mid-magnitude tremors this morning followed by the moderate earthquake eruption of a 4.9 and a 5.2 along the divergent boundary of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge which separates the North American Plate from the Eurasian plate. That was followed by a quick succession of progressively moderate earthquakes including a 5.1 near Kermadec, a 5.2 south of Baja, California and a 5.3 near the east coast of Kamchatka. –
Update: December 4, 2011:Mud volcanoes per wikipedia" are created by geo-excreted liquids and gases, although there are several different processes which may cause such activity. Hot water mixes with mud and surface deposits." Astrologically Mars is transiting in earth sign Virgo in dangerous squares to Sun-Mercury in Sagittarius and the Moon's nodes.
Record number of mud volcanoes erupting across the planet- Trinadad mud volcano awakens after 14 years Residents of Piparo are living on the edge as the mud volcano that ravaged the village 14 years ago, has begun to threaten their community again. Residents are subjected to sleepless nights as they are haunted with memories of February 22, 1997, when steaming mud crushed houses and swept away cars, livestock and all else in its path. When the Sunday Guardian visited the site off Old Piparo Road yesterday, two new mounds had surfaced, spewing mud several feet into the air at five minute intervals. At the scene was Shammarine Kissoondath, 56, who lives nearby. He said he came to see what was happening as he had been kept awake by strange sounds issuing from the volcano.
He said: “It sounded like gunshots and this morning when I awoke it was still making noise. This is the same sound it made before it erupted in 1997. It is possible that we can have a repeat and maybe this time it could be worse.” He said it only took ten minutes on that fateful day for the massive amount of mud spewing from the volcano to wreak havoc. Boyie Suratt, who lives about 300 feet from the volcano said he, too, has been sleeping restlessly since Thursday. Suratt’s home is nearest the volcano and he said while he does not believe that it will erupt any time soon, no one can predict when and how severe another eruption might be.
Update: December 3, 2011:This strong quake which hit December 03, 2011 at 05:27:11 AM at epicenter
and a chart set for this time has Scorpio rising with Mars the ruler at the top of the chart in volatile TSQ to Mercury-Sun in Sagittarius and Ceres in Pisces. Over the next two days more of these moderate 5+ quakes are on the horizon.
Update: December 2, 2011:Mud volcanoes per wikipedia are created by geo-excreted liquids and gases, although there are several different processes which may cause such activity. Hot water mixes with mud and surface deposits. Astrologically Mars is transiting in earth sign Virgo in dangerous squares to Sun-Mercury in Sagittarius and the Moon's nodes.
Mud volcano in Pingtung erupts, covers cemetery Taipei, Dec. 2 (CNA) Wandan mud dome, one of Taiwan's 17 active mud volcanoes, erupted early Friday after nearly a year of inactivity, spilling mud flows of up to two meters high.
Up to noon Friday, hot gray mud was still spewing from the volcano in Pingtung County and residents could be seen lighting fires nearby to burn off the gases emitted by the volcano.
The mud flowing from three cracks in Hsinyuan Township spread to a public cemetery and a corn field but no other damage was reported.
The eruption occurred south of Wandan Township, where the first erupts, covers cemetery
Taipei, Dec. 2 (CNA) Wandan mud dome, one of Taiwan's 17 active mud volcanoes, erupted early Friday after nearly a year of inactivity, spilling mud flows of up to two meters high.
Up to noon Friday, hot gray mud was still spewing from the volcano in Pingtung County and residents could be seen lighting fires nearby to burn off the gases emitted by the volcano.
The mud flowing from three cracks in Hsinyuan Township spread to a public cemetery and a corn field but no other damage was reported.
The eruption occurred south of Wandan Township, where the first
Update: December 2, 2011:Weird weather from high winds in the mountain states and southern california,
Mercury (the planet relating to winds) is both retrograde and in conjunction with the Sun in a dangerous square to Mars heading into the next Total Lunar Eclipse on December 10th.
Expect extreme weather conditions in Northern Europe and other northern latitudes.
From Extinction Protocol : Climate Chaos in Northern Europe Since the beginning of November the situation in the northern hemisphere has slowly evolved. We are moving now to a situation conducive to the development of storms in early December. The explanation of specialist METEO CONSULT: natural climate variability to better understand this evolution, it is necessary to place themselves in a more General. Climatology, there are several indices or indicators that quantify the climate anomalies of pressure, wind and temperatures in some regions (for the atmosphere but also to the ocean). These anomalies are associated with natural oscillations whose frequency can vary from several months to several decades, and sometimes almost a century. These are the natural variability (including solar activity is also included) who are responsible for "change" climate as it is wrongly described in most media.
The climate has indeed never been stable in the past. It went through phases of warming (as the Medieval Warm Period between the tenth and the fourteenth century) and then by cooling phases (such as the Little Ice Age from the late sixteenth century and the nineteenth century). Since the beginning this fall, the temperatures of the atmosphere in the stratosphere (20 to 50 km altitude) began to fall over the North Pole. This decrease is quite usual in this season as well as the polar vortex weakens in summer, then re-forms in winter as the sun's influence is diminishing. However, the current temperatures have gone below the average climate, indicating a strong enhancement of the vortex. It is customary to quantify the intensity of the strengthening of the polar vortex by a climatic index called Arctic Oscillation (AO), which measures the pressure difference between Greenland and mid-latitudes (45 ° North). The higher the value of AO is high (positive values ??so) over the vortex is strong and vice versa. Yet the intensity of the polar vortex partly determines the position of the jet stream.
The jet stream is the current altitude wind flowing very fast at the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere (between 9 and 12 km at our latitudes ). It was he who influenced the trajectory and intensity of midlatitude depressions moving. In the positive AO phase is associated with a powerful jet stream whose position varies around the 50th parallel north. Thus, the depressions move to rather high latitudes between northern Canada and northern Europe, bringing mild weather but disrupted in winter, while southern Europe and the Mediterranean are experiencing a drier ( except for storm phenomena). It is this scenario that currently exists with a positive Arctic Oscillation phase lasting and quite strong (value close to 3 now). Strengthening the polar vortex above the Arctic Conversely, negative phase, the AO is associated with a jet stream weakened, more variable in direction and the position of which falls around the 40th parallel north.
The winters are particularly harsh then in North America and Europe, with a longer disruption of the Mediterranean. Other indices such as the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) or the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) are impact on the evolution you time and long-term or even several months (such as ENSO which is associated with El Nino and the NNA) hence their inclusion in the context of seasonal forecasting. In particular, it been a persistent anomaly in the equatorial stratosphere winds since last winter. This anomaly is associated with the quasi-biennial oscillation mentioned above which, as its name suggests, at a frequency of about 24 to 30 months. During this period, winds in the middle stratosphere are now accelerating towards the west (called a westerly QBO phase), sometimes accelerating to the east (from east QBO phase). Although The QBO is a tropical phenomenon, it affects the stratospheric flow from one pole to another by modulating the intensity of the polar vortex and thus indirectly the current jet and the type of weather prevailing in the northern hemisphere.
Storm warning in Europe in the coming days in stage west, the QBO favors the establishment of a strong polar vortex (that is currently observed), while in phase is, it promotes its weakening. We thus understand better why the circumstances of the next few days will promote the development of frequent depressions. This is even more rapid and intense that the jet stream is powerful: in extreme cases, it is called "weather bomb" to describe these storms suddenly exploding a few hours before landfall, generating widespread destruction material and sometimes the victims. This was the case of Lothar and Martin storms that occurred in December 1999. Zafer Storm has touch ed the British Isles In this context, a strong storm, named "Berit" has already swept the weekend Norway, making multi-million euros of damage. The winds had blown so close to 140-150 km / h, lifting heavy seas with waves of 6 to 10 meters away several people who were near the coast. Finally, the cumulative rainfall amounted to almost 100 mm in places. A second storm occurred last night between Iceland and the British Isles. Dubbed "Zafer" by the German weather service, it concerned Ireland and the UK before aujourd'huien to weaken towards the Norwegian Sea. It generated sales of close to 140-150 km / h on the hills of Highlands (northwest Scotland) and more generally from 70 to 100 km / h on the rest of the UK and Ireland. The sea is removed with the palm of 5 to 8 m making conditions even more dangerous near the coast. New storms for the weekend then the pressures depart temporarily rising tomorrow before another slump for the weekend. A very disturbed rail will fall into place between the south of Iceland and Central Europe. Along the rail (formed by the jet stream), new should emerge depression, deepening into a very short period of time and resulting in real weather bomblets. These storms, more violent than Zafer, Saturday and Sunday will affect the regions of northern Europe from the British Isles, the Benelux, Germany, Poland and a number of other neighboring countries it is difficult to list at the moment due to the still large uncertainty about the path of these storms. Similarly, the exact violence of these phenomena needs to be clarified in the coming days. Other very shallow depressions are expected next week but should cover regions with latitudes north. The situation in northern Europe looks very hectic in the coming days with frequent notice of gale and storm, with sea ??conditions very degraded (Wed strong to very strong) in the North Atlantic, North Sea and Norwegian Sea
Update: December 2, 2011:One of the major stories today involves epic windstorms from California to Colorado with Utah being ground zero. The winds were gusting up to 120 mph. Astrologically Mercury governs the wind and corresponds from gentle breezes to hurricane-force winds. Currently with Mercury now retrograde in ferocious Sagittarius in a major square to Mars in Virgo, these winds will persist. Of course on Thursday morning, when we draw up a chart for Centerville Utah @ 5 AM MT. we see that Scorpio was rising. Mars ruler of the chart in Mercury ruled Virgo is at the apex of a major TSQ
to Sun-N Node-Mercury (Sagittarius) and S Node in Gemini (Mercury ruled too) . But the big deal is that Vesta-Neptune and the Moon were all conjunct in Aquarius (relating to storms) and in the 4th house or ground zero of the damages.
Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction December 1, 2011 – UTAH – Hurricane-force winds, in places topping 100 mph, ripped through Utah Thursday, overturning semi-trailer rigs on Interstate 15, toppling trees and triggering widespread power outages affecting nearly 50,000 homes and businesses. In all, the Utah Department of Transportation reported 11 semis overturned by the wind on the state’s highways Thursday morning. Utah Highway Patrol Corporal Todd Johnson said that between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., at least six semis were blown onto their sides on I-15 in Davis County in the area of the Lund Lane and Parrish Lane exits in Centerville as gusts reportedly up to 92 mph tore through the area. Johnson said none of the drivers suffered more than minor injuries. All traffic through the affected area was
November 2011 will host extreme weather, volcanic eruptions, super storms, major quakes, hurricanes, severe cold fronts, hyper solar actvity, tsunamis, floods, perilous cyclones, sink holes, strong deluge of water, land and mudslides, extreme weather around the world floods will continue along with droughts, still chances for dangerous tornadoes,while weather records will broken.
The month will be kicked off with Mercury-Venus changing signs into fiery, mutable Sagittarius Then on November 7th Mars a trigger in many natural disaster will oppose Neptune Then on November 10th a massive Full Moon in Taurus @ 12:16 PM PDT or 3:15 PM EDT may initiate huge volcanic activity along with seismic increase. Events will happen quickly with this Full Moon since Mars changes signs into Virgo on that date and will be TSQ the Moons Nodes and Mercury-Venus in Sagittarius Then came the Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on Nov. 24th and Nov. 25th To be exact on West Coast @ 10:10 AM PST and 1:10 AM EST on Nov. 25th for the East Coast of the USA Stay tuned more to come...
NOVEMBER UPDATES - Quake, Volcano and Weather News for and NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011:
Update: November 30, 2011:The article below outlines the potential seismi dangers present with the Manila Trench. The 6.0 magnitude quake struck on Nov. 30th @ 8:27:08 AM LMT with Capricorn rising with Venus-Pluto
ruler of this chart Saturn in cardinal Libra posited in the 10th house was opposing Jupiter now retro. in Taurus in the 4th. house.
Expect some larger quakes as Saturn continues direct and Jupiter continues retro. till Dec. 25th.
6.0 magnitude earthquake latest in a convulsion of strong tremors rattling dangerous region of Philippines November 30, 2011 – PHILIPPINES – A 5.0 and a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of the Philippines along the Manila Trench. A 5.0 magnitude aftershock followed. The Manila Trench is an ocean trench in the South China Sea, west of the Philippines. It reaches a depth of about 5,400 m, in contrast with the average depth of the South China Sea of about 1,500 m. It is created by subduction, in which the Eurasian Plate is subducting under the Philippine Mobile Belt. The Manila Trench is associated with frequent earthquakes, and the plate movements which give rise to it are also responsible for the arc of volcanoes on the west side of the Philippine island of Luzon, including Mount Pinatubo which experienced a very violent VEI 6 Plinian eruption in 1991. It was the second largest volcanic eruption recorded in the 20th century. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Luzon in 1990 is believed to have been the trigger that set Pinatubo off.
Update: November 29, 2011:
Durban downpour kills eight At least eight people were reported dead, about 700 houses had been destroyed and thousands had been left displaced in KwaZulu-Natal, following last night’s heavy downpour, the eThekwini Disaster Management Unit said on Monday.
According to the SA Weather Bureau, 62.6mm of rain fell last night in Durban, which had already recorded 209.6mm for November, almost double its average.
The acting head of the eThekwini Emergency Control and Disaster Management Unit, Vincent Ngubane, said deaths had been recorded at Umlazi, Newlands East and Chatsworth.
The official death toll is eight, but the numbers could rise as emergency operations begin.
In E-Section, Umlazi, Qodeni Ximba, 17, was crushed to death after a landslide caused a lounge wall to collapse on her at 11pm. She had been sleeping on the floor next to the wall. In H-Section, Lindiwe Zulu, 37, also died after a wall collapsed on her.
Isaac Tau Zobane, 45, died in Quarry Heights Road, Newlands East when a sandbank collapsed on to his shack.
Update: November 28, 2011:Fortunately this quake was in a remote region and at a safe distance out of the Papua New Guinea islands coast. Leo was rising when the quake hit 10:26:48 PM at epicenter
ruler of this chart, the Sun was posited in the 4th house near the N Node in Sagittarius and in a dangerous square to Mars in Virgo intercepted in the 1st house.
The earthquake epicenter is on top of a steep subduction zone. The depth will seriously weaken the impact of this earthquake,
From USGS: Magnitude 6.4 Quake strikes 137 km (85 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 10:26:48 PM at epicenter SYDNEY (AFP) - A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea's remote New Britain region on Monday but there was no danger of a tsunami, seismologists said.
The United States (US) Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10.26 pm (1226 GMT, 8.26pm Singapore time) at a depth of 50km about 221km south-east of Rabaul, New Britain.
Geoscience Australia gave the quake a preliminary measurement of magnitude 6.0.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there were no tsunami warnings or advisories in effect following the quake.
Update: November 28, 2011:The larger 5.2 quake struck a few hours after a 4.7 magnitude tremor hit 52 km (32 miles) E of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten in the Leeward Islands region. Also a 4.9 quake struck previously near Hatillo, PR. This 5. 2 quake hit at 06:35:57 AM at epicenter
with Sagittarius rising with the Sun The Sun was TSQ Mars at Mid-Heaven and Chiron-Ceres at the IC which seems to be triggering a major swarm of quakes.
Ruler of the chart Jupiter now retro. @ 1 degree Taurus is opposing Saturn.
MODERATE 4.7 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES PUERTO RICO REGION AS SWARM CONTINUES Puerto Rico: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck 94 km (58 miles) off the Puerto Rican island of San Juan. The region has been plagued by a series of seismic swarms in recent months that have only intensified in frequency around the Virgin Islands and near Santo Domingo. The Caribbean tectonic plate is growing more stressful by the day and today’s 5.2 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks will do little to alleviate the tension building along this violent trench. We expect more turbulence for this region and the Pan-American countries to the West bordering the Cocos plate.
Update: November 27, 2011:The storms that his Sri Lanka were massive with monster winds as Venus
changed signs from Sagittarius to square Uranus (unexpectd torrents) Mercury, the weather planet is retrograde and heading toward a square with Mars (exect Dec. 4th) which augments all weather fronts.
Severe storm and strong winds lash Sri Lanka- 17 dead, 33 missing November 26, 2011 – SRI LANKA – Heavy rains and gale force winds have killed at least 17 people and left more than 33 people missing in southern Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday. Disaster Management centre officials said a total of 17 people were confirmed dead while another 33 more were reported missing after coastal areas were lashed by heavy winds on Friday. Officials said nearly 1,500 homes were damaged, with most of them losing their roofs. Sri Lanka depends on monsoon rains for irrigation and power generation, but the seasonal downpours frequently cause death and property damage
Update: November 26, 2011:I am not sure exactly when the quake swarm began on Nov. 24th
but the Moon moved into Sagittarius @ 7:57 PM CST to join the Sun for the New Moon TSQ Mars and Neptune/Chiron
Also yesterday Venus changed signs to make an exact square to Uranus meaning more shock waves/tremors.
Earthquake swarm hits El Salvador, damaging homes SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters): More than 700 slight to moderate earthquakes hit an area in eastern El Salvador in a 24-hour period, damaging dozens of homes but hurting no one.
The brief quakes, which started Thursday and ranged from 1.8 to 4.6 in magnitude, have occurred in the municipality of El Carmen, some 163 km (101 miles) east of the capital of San Salvador, the country's National Territory agency said.
Jorge Melendez, in charge of civil protection, said on Friday that 80 homes were damaged by the tremors, known as an earthquake swarm. A hospital in the area showed cracks on the walls but no structural damage so far, he said.
Army troops were sent in to monitor the damaged areas. While authorities have not ordered evacuations yet, many residents of El Carmen chose to sleep in the open and the army was handing out tents.
El Salvador suffered two powerful earthquakes 10 any ten years ago: one of 7.6 magnitude in January 2001 and another of 6.6 magnitude a month later. The quakes killed more than 1,150 people and left about one million others homeless.
Update: November 25, 2011: This 3.7 Quake on the New Moon was followed by two more today in the area near Prague, Oklahoma. Yesterday's 3.7 quake on Thanksgiving struck at 3:11:03 PM CST had Aries rising Mars the ruler of the chart was in Virgo in developing squares to the Mercury-N Node-Sun-Moon and Chiron The potential for another A 5.6 magnitude earthquake which struck on Nov. 5th. is high headed toward the next Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on Dec. 10th.
Per USGS: List of more quakes in Oklahoma the last two days PRAGUE, Okla. (AP) — A small earthquake hit central Oklahoma just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 3.7 magnitude quake about 3:11 p.m. Thursday near Prague, Okla. The epicenter of the quake was 17 miles northeast of Shawnee and 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.
There weren't any immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Jessica Elder, a 911 dispatcher in surrounding Lincoln County. She said she felt the quake, which she described as more of a boom than a rumble.
Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest felt by humans.
But Elder hadn't received many calls about the quake — perhaps because people in the region are growing accustomed to them, she said.
Update: November 25, 2011:The build up to a larger volcano is inevitable headed toward the next Full Moon.
White smoke billows from summit of Anak Krakatau Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau volcano has been puffing white smoke the last few days, and scientists are warning locals and tourists to keep away. That could mean that the long suspected eruption of the world's most famous volcano could be imminent.
Actually, this volcano is the remnant of the biggest blast ever recorded on Earth. That was the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa. From the ruins of that gigantic crater left in the land has come forth what is now known as the Anak Krakatau volcano—literally "Krakatoa's Child."
in the time since the original eruption, scientists have gotten much better at predicting when a volcano will have a catastrophic eruption, distinguishing it from the many smaller eruptions which do not harm the local population or environment.
One of the telltale signs is sudden and increased activity like what scientists are seeing in this past week at the Anak Krakatau volcano.
Of course, not wanting to take unnecessary chances, scientists have to balance warning off residents with calling a false alarm. That's why this recent warning is so significant. Seismologists have learned to read the signs to an astonishingly accurate degree and have a tremendous track record for getting it right.
Update: November 23, 2011:The Sun's (Sagittarius) trine to Uranus (Aries) even though a positive trine regarding innovation it can also relate to dangerous
situations when combined with the Sun in a square to Mars now in mutable Virgo .
6.1 magnitude offshore earthquake strikes northeast of Tokyo November 24, 2011 – TOKYO – A 6.1 magnitude offshore earthquake struck the conjunctive tectonic plate boundary near Sendai, Japan. The 33 km deep earthquake is the latest in a series of strong tremors that continue to plague one of the most turbulence seismic regions on Earth since the March 11, 9.0 earthquake struck near Honshu Japan and killed more than 15,800 people. The epicenter of today’s 6.1 earthquake was 101 km (62 miles) ESE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan and 244 km (151 miles) NE of Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s mounting environmental and financial problems are being compounded by the erosion of geological stability in a region that will only grow more dangerous with time as Earth-changes intensify. No tsunami warnings were issued for today’s earthquake.
Update: November 23, 2011:These apocalyptic mudslides near Messina hit yesterday with the Sun in Scorpio in the last karmic degree of the stinger separating from a square with Neptune now in Aquarius (floods) But the real danger involved Mars transiting in Virgo (mudslides) in a opposing Neptune/Chiron and Ceres both in flood prone Pisces
All this is TSQ the nodes of destiny in Sagittarius and Gemini forming a dangerous mutable cross.
Catastrophic mudslides sweep through eastern Sicily- 3 dead, cars and bridges swept away (11-23) 07:46 PST ROME, Italy (AP) --
Torrential rain battered eastern Sicily on Wednesday, where mudslides have killed at least three people and muddy torrents have swept away cars and washed out bridges, authorities said.
A mudslide in the hamlet of Saponara, near the Sicilian port city of Messina, fatally struck a 10-year-old boy Tuesday as his family fled their home. Much of Italy's terrain is landslide-prone, and many have built homes on steep hillsides in defiance of warnings by geologists.
Muddy torrents of water rushed through the Messina area, sweeping along cars as if they were toys and knocking down part of an elevated roadway.
Heavy rains also lashed Calabria, the southern Italian region across from Sicily. State railways said washed out railway bridges, landslides on track and flooding caused suspension of service on some routes.
About 100 soldiers were sent in to Saponara, one of the worst hit towns, to rescue residents stranded in flooded homes or vehicles, Italian news reports said.
Update: November 23, 2011:Emergency conditions are forming in this East Indian region reflecting the current Mars tranist in Virgo applying to squares with the Sun and Mercury in Sagittarius. Uranus - a planet aligning with earthquakes and other sudden natural disasters is void of course and will be stationing direct on Dec. 9th.
Rumblings underground: Manipur experiences 23 tremors in a day November 23, 2011- INDIA – According to a reports of the Seismological Observatory, Manipur University, Manipur experiences at least 23 minor tremors in a day but these tremors could not be felt by the people, Director of College Development Council, Manipur University Dr. RK Ranjan has disclosed. He was speaking as Chief Guest of the inaugural function of a 5-day long NSS Mega Festival at Youth Hostel No.3, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex. The camp is being organized under the aegis of State National Service Scheme (NSS) Cell. Dr Ranjan informed that these minor tremors could be detected only by earthquake monitoring equipments. Some experts opined that such repetitive minor tremors is an indication that no major quake would occurred in Manipur while others maintained that these minor tremors are only regrouping of the elements that would ultimately erupt into a devastating quake sooner or later. In spite of contrasting views, one thing is certain that the land mass of Manipur has been formed along the fold lines that have no joining between one fold and another. There is one large fold line running from Mao to Churachandpur and this would pose greater risk in the event of a major earthquake and this could happen at any time. So, there is the need to step up the activities of Disaster Management in Manipur, Dr Ranjan said. It is also high time for the people to think over why there is acute shortage of the drinking water in Manipur despite receiving highest annual rainfall, he observed.
Update: November 22, 2011:This deep (533.3 km (331.4 miles)) quake struck when Aries was rising with ruler of the chart Mars now in earth sign Virgo is square the Sun just moving into Sagittarius and TSQ Chiron in Pisces Plus the Sun is trine Uranus (not necessarily a major trigger) but with Mars in the mix definitley a catalyst.
From Earthquake List: M 6.2 2011/11/22 18:48 Depth 553.0 km BENI, BOLIVIA This earthquake will be felt as a maximum weak shaking in a very vast area of many countries. Not dangerous however.
Reason : very deep in the hot solid mantle of the earth.
195 km (121 miles) SSE (166°) from Santa Ana, Bolivia
Update: November 21, 2011:This last quake a magnitude 5.1 temblor struck off North Island on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 07:38:29 AM at epicenter. When this fourth quake hit, Sagittarius was rising with Pluto intercepted in the first house. Ruler of the chart, Jupiter was posited in Taurus now retro. in the 5th house opposing Saturn in Libra
As I have mentioned, Mars transiting in Virgo (a trigger for quakes) is both trine Pluto and opposes Chiron creating a volatiliy
in this region.
Fourth moderate earthquake strikes off coast of North Island New Zealand in 3 days A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the fourth moderate earthquake to rattle the region in three days. The epicenter of the earthquake was 154 km (95 miles) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, 393 miles from Auckland and 556 km from Wellington. On November 18th, a spasm of earthquakes erupted along this same tectonic boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates including 5.2 and 5.7 foreshocks, followed by a stronger 6.0 magnitude earthquake. Today’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake was the shallowest earthquake yet in the series- erupting only some 2.5 km below the ocean floor. No tsunami warnings were issued for today’s tremor.
Update: November 20, 2011:Besides eruptions in the world of politics, protest and economics,
there are explosive earth changes worldwide including Mexico City.
When Popocatepetl erupted on Sunday Nov. 20th @ 11:59 AM LMT, Aquarius was rising adding to the unexpected event.
Ruler of the chart, Uranus now retro in Aries @ 00 degrees 48 minutes opposing the Moon in the last degrees of Virgo
for major disruptions. Plus Scorpio at Mid-Heaven added to the ferocity of ancient ruler, Mars in the 7th opposing Neptune/Chiron
Mexico’s Popocatepetl expels 5 km ash cloud in violent explosion November 20, 2011 – MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano spewed a burst of ash 3 miles (5 kilometers) into the air after magma broke through a dome of lava. Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center says Sunday’s explosion continues a series of moderate eruptions from the 17,886-foot (5,450-meter) volcano 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of the Mexican capital. The Disaster center says the volcano has been emitting small but steady streams of steam and gas since Friday. Mexico City Civil Protection Director Elias Moreno told Foro Television that there were no reports of danger or of ash falling on nearby communities. Popocatepetl has been erupting intermittently since December 1994.
Popocatepetl eruption in Mexico
Popocatepetlblew this morning at 11:59 Nov 20th, 2011. Our whole house shook and the earth moved.
Update: November 19, 2011: Mars now transiting in detailed oriented Virgo is also in a grand earth trine to
Jupiter (Taurus) and Pluto(Capricorn) expect more focus on earthquakes and the damage that results.
Tremors create cracks in Mullaperiyar dam in India’s Kerala Idukki district Small cracks appeared at least at three points in the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala's Idukki district following two minor tremors that occurred early on Friday.
The tremors and cracks have created panic among the people in River Periyar's downstream areas. The district has more than a dozen large and medium-sized dams including Asia's largest arch dam, Idukki.
Officials of the Kerala Water Resources Department said the cracks had appeared in Block 17 and the joint of Block 17 and 18 following the tremors. The tremors also caused water seepage through the cracks from the Mullaperiyar reservoir, situated on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Officials said the cracks were no serious enough to cause panic.
However, a team of experts from the Thiruvananthapuram-based Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) would visit the district and the dam on Saturday for on-the-spot evaluations.
Update: November 18, 2011:Scorpio was rising when this sharp quake hit on November 18, 2011 at 05:09:00 AM at epicenter Mars the ancient ruler of the chart was posited in Virgo in the angular 10th near the Moon in Leo
the 3rd. Qtr. Moon had just begun and the ascendant in Scorpio was opposing Jupiter in the 7th.
4.6 quake rattles north central Washington; no damage WENATCHEE, Wash. - North central Washington was shaken by a 4.6 magnitude quake early Friday that awakened many residents but caused little or no damage.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports it occurred at 5:09 a.m. Friday and was centered seven miles northwest of Omak, and 8 miles northwest of Okanogan.
KPQ in Wenatchee reports callers say it was felt in Leavenworth, where it was described as a rolling motion, and in Twisp where it was strong enough to shake items off a shelf.
Update: November 18, 2011:This series of quakes especially the 6.0 Magnitude temblor that struck November 18, 2011 at 07:51:27 PM at epicenter reflected the Last Qtr. Moon Phase, Mars on the IC opposing Chiron, Taurus rising with Venus the ruler in an angle in the 7th. Venus of course along with Mercury is opposing S Node
Double earthquakes strike off the coast of North Island of New Zealand Earthquake overview : 3 earthquakes have struck 100 km out of the New Zealand East Cape coast. The earthquakes were largely observed by people on the East Cape. The earthquake was felt as far as Rotorua.
Update : Historic powerful earthquakes in the same area :
Same distance from the coast : M 7.0 and M 6.6 in 1995
Update : According to the USGS, who has reported an epicenter closer to the coast, the following theoretical MMI numbers could be expected : 213 MMI V, 6,000 MMI IV, 288,000 MMI II and III. These numbers are contradicted by the Geonet reported numbers and the registered shaking values. The current experience, like so many other experiences in the past, are showing the importance of a tight seismograph network. Especially epicenter location and depth have often even bigger error margins than officially reported in their data sets.
Update: November 17, 2011:It appears that the Cocos plate is subducting under the Caribbean plate near Guatemala and the Caribbean plate is now super activated. Since the last of these three quakes a 5.1 Mag. tremor increased in size, I used that quake to construct a chart. Today , November 17, 2011 at 07:31:11 AM at epicenter when the 5.1 struck
Sagittarius was rising with N Node, Mercury and Venus plus Pluto in Capricorn is intercepted in the first house adding a danger
and potential destruction. Jupiter the ruler of the chart now posited in Taurus is in a Grand Earth Trine with Mars and Pluto
while the mutable Grand Cross persists with Mars opposing Chiron crossed by Mercury-Venus opposing S Node.
Stress-tension eruption on Caribbean plate boundary triggers spasm of quakes in Guatemala November 17, 2011 – GUATEMALA – A spasm of quakes erupted from stress tension of the convergent tectonic boundary where the Cocos plate is subducting under the Caribbean plate near Guatemala. A trio of earthquakes followed. Normally, we see seismic events in such a cluster rising in depth and diminishing in magnitude intensity- but today’s event was just the reverse. A 4.6 magnitude offshore earthquake struck at a depth of 38.7 km, followed by a 5.0 magnitude event at 74 km and finally a 5.1 earthquake which struck even deeper at a depth of 96.6 km. All are clear indications of the subduction power which buckles large land masses underneath another. On the East end of the Caribbean plate, earthquake swarms and tremors have also recently plagued Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and more recently, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti. In September of this year, another cluster of four earthquakes struck the southern region of Guatemala along a fault, killing one person. The largest quake in that series was a 5.8 magnitude. President Alvaro Colom told a frightened public, “There is no reason to think there will be anything bigger.”1 This region will continue to see an increased amount of stress as tectonic plates across the globe succumb to new agitation brought on by the planet’s rapidly evolving geological dynamism. –
Update: November 16, 2011:This is a notoriously geo-seismic region and the Mars trine to Jupiter in earth signs may be triggering the latest activity.
A quake in Haiti, swarms in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico- tension mounts on Caribbean plate Seven quakes have rocked Caribbean islands as of Saturday and another tremor occurred in Haiti this Monday, arising concern among experts about a likely seismic reactivation in the area. "For some days we have observed an unusual activity that seems to be linked to the subduction of the Caribbean tectonic plate," Saint Lucian seismologist Bruce Kleever told Prensa Latina. Seven tremors were felt in the British overseas territories in East Caribbean over the weekend, according to the Disaster Management Department of the Virgin Islands. "The seisms were of 3.5-4.6 magnitude and could also be felt in Puerto Rico. WeaÖre following closely the situation in the area," said Kleever. A 4.3-magnitude quake rocked southern Haiti early morning today, one year, ten months and two days after the worst seism in the history of this country occurred. No damages or fatalities have been reported so far, but the people panicked as they relived the nightmare. According to the expert, the tremor might indicate an area of seismic activity also in the northern Caribbean plate. For years, the specialists have feared the likelihood of powerful quakes and ensuing tsunamis in the Caribbean because of the existence in the area of important focuses of danger of tectonic movement. One of them is located near Dominica, considered the point with the largest number of potentially active volcanoes in the world. However, Kleever said panic must not be triggered among the population. "Just remain on alert and take steps in case of any tremor," he said. Steps include going to open, safer spaces, mainly in highlands, far from buildings. The Caribbean currently lacks a tsunami early warning system. Such a device would be likely available by year 2014. Watch over the area is carried out from the Hawaii-based Tsunami Warning Center, in the Pacific. At least 88 tsunamis have occurred in the Caribbean in the past 500 years, the worst of them in 1946, killing some 1,600 people.
Update: November 16, 2011:My guess is we will see more quakes in this area on the Nebraska-South Dakota border. A chart set for the 3.7 magnitude quake which took place on Nov. 14th at 11:51:39 PM on epicenter had Virgo rising with Mars.
Mars in mutable earth sign Virgo was opposing Chiron-Neptune in the 7th which are points of stress astrologically
while the chart's ruler Mercury was conj. the N Node at ground zero (4th house) and opposing S Node which could mean lingering tremors .
South Dakota shaken by double seismic tremors CHADRON, Neb. — A small earthquake shook areas of northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota but no damage was reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.7 magnitude quake happened a little before midnight Sunday along the Nebraska-South Dakota border near Ardmore, S.D.
Geophysicist Don Blakeman of the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., says a 3.7 magnitude quake is large enough to be felt but not big enough to cause any serious damage.
KQSK reported that residents in Ardmore, Chadron and Crawford could feel the shaking. The radio station says one woman in Crawford reported hearing her windows rattle and feeling her bed shake. The woman says the quake lasted about 20 seconds.
Geophysicist Don Blakeman of the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., says a 3.7 magnitude quake is large enough to be felt but not big enough to cause any serious damage
Update: November 16, 2011:Etna is obviously in a maximum phase and on Nov. 15th evening when this one erupted the window of the cardinal TSQ with the Moon (cancer) opposing Pluto and square Uranus was a trigger.
Magma Plume: Italy’s Mt. Etna erupts for the 18th time this year (AGI) Catania - The Etna has intensified its activity today with fountains of lava and ash causing restrictions to air traffic. This eighteenth eruption this year has followed the Stromboli pattern as previous ones did and lasted just a couple of hours. The Crisis Unit at the Catania Fonatanrossa Airport met to assess potential consequences for flights and restricted air space until 16.30 without however affecting passenger flights . .
Update: November 15, 2011:As the Sagittarian Stellium progresses in combination of the extreme weather brought on by the Sun and Juno in Scorpio TSQ Jupiter and Neptune record cold is happening in Juneau.
Juneau Alaska sees record snowfall- more snow expected Record snowfall levels have been reported in Juneau, and more snow was to arrive this morning.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Juneau and other parts of southeast Alaska until 5 a.m. today. Six to 10 inches of new snow are possible for Juneau, Petersburg and Wrangell, with slightly lesser amounts in places like Hoonah and Angoon.
Juneau public schools were closed Monday. Eaglecrest Ski Area reminded outdoor enthusiasts it is closed and had no ski patrol or avalanche control onsite.
Several city commission meetings were canceled, as was a lecture sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. City buses went on winter routes in areas where the city deems it unsafe to operate buses during heavy snow and ice.
Meteorologist Geri Swanson said Monday afternoon the 10.7 inches that had fallen at weather service offices since midnight broke a record for snow falling on Nov. 14. The previous record was 5.6 inches in 2006
Update: November 15, 2011:Kilauea Volcano is one of the most active calderas in the world.
Perhaps the latest Mars (Virgo) trine to Pluto (Capricorn) has been triggering all this along with the Moon of course in Cancer on
Monday TSQ Pluto and Uranus (always factors in quakes and lava rising)
Lava lake sinks, spurring quakes Eight small earthquakes rocked Kilauea Volcano after the lava lake at the summit caldera dropped in elevation Sunday, U.S. geologists reported.
But that seismic shaking was actually below normal levels, they said.
The strongest quake was a magnitude 3.3 at 2:16 a.m. Sunday.
At Puu Oo, meanwhile, a "skylight" in the pahoehoe (smooth, ropy lava) field showed a tube transporting lava on the southeast flank to active flows about three miles to the south.
The active lava flows are within the Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve, which remains closed to the public because of various hazards — including potentially lethal concentrations of sulfur dioxide — so they are visible only from the air.
Update: November 14, 2011:When elevated seismic activity began in July there was also a Grand Cardinal Square with Sun-Venus in Cancer opposing Pluto in Capricorn crossed by Uranus (stationed retro) opposing Saturn
Now we have Mars entering Virgo as a major trigger for more quakes-volcanic buildup as the Mutable Cross Begins.
Santorini volcano (Greece): number of earthquakes continues at slightly elevated levels Seismic activity beneath Santorini volcano continues to be slightly above normal levels. Beginning since July this year, an there is elevated activity in a SW-NE trending zone passing through Nea Kameni and the submarine Kolumbos volcano NE of Santorini.
The alignment (also known as the Kameni and Kolumbus lines) is a ca. 2 km wide zone parallel to a tectonic horst and graben structure of the crystalline basement of the area. Most of the known volcanic vents of Santorini during the past 2 million years were located on this alignment, more precisely either on its southern boundary (Kameni line) or on its northern boundary (Kolumbus line).
Lacking other data sources, the information visible on the location and number of earthquakes is too weak, other than to vaguely speculate that the current earthquake activity around Santorini could be a precursor to new activity from this volcano. Santorini's last eruption was in 1950.
Update: November 14, 2011:When this sharp 6.3 quake hit Neptune/Chiron were on the ascendant 29 degrees Aquarius both opposing Mars in Virgo on the 7th house cusp. The chart's ruler, Uranus is position to square the moon in early Aries Plus Uranus is in a close Quincunx to Mars. This alignment is dynamic and along with the Moon in Gemini crossing to oppose the Sagittarian stellium
Per USGS: A Shallow Magnitude 6.3 Quake Strikes in Molucca Sea 01:05:12 PM at epicenter
strong earthquake with MMI VI. About 7,000 people will experience a strong shaking
people of Ternate (102,000) will experience a light shaking of MMI IV
NO TSUNAMI ALERT
200 km (124 miles) SSW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
Update: November 13, 2011:Both Earthquake report below, extinctionprotocol: beyond 2012 and others are doing a great job keeping us updated on the El Hierro Volcano. The El Hierro quake swarms began on July 17th when of course Uranus-Pluto were in a close square and were TSQ Juno in late Virgo. Also at that time Mars was transiting in Gemini
opposing the N Node in Sagittarius. Currently Mars is now in mutable Virgo and we are heading toward a partial solar eclipse
on Nov. 24th. where Mars will be in in orb of a Grand Mutable Square: (Mars opposing Neptune/Chiron - Mars square Sun-Moon in Sagittarius - TSQ the Moon's Nodes in Sagittarius and Gemini).
El Hierro Volcano (Canary Islands) : Red alert – reactivation of former vent areas This is the most recent El Hierro Volcano eruption report
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Combined La Restinga and Eruption area webcam Update 13/11 -) 17:19 UTC :
Reader Adrian posted the following message in the comments : A Telefonica (company that placed the webcams) employee posted on the AVCAN Facebook page that they are working on making a stronger support for the cameras and are also going to put HD webcams up, including thermal imaging if possible over the next few days
Rescaling of the harmonic tremor graphs
A lot of people reading the IGN graphs are sometimes asking themselves why the graphs are suddenly changing in height. Besides the action of the volcano itself, the IGN volcanologists and seismologists have to change the scale a little if the graph lines are constantly reaching the ceiling of the scale. This rescaling can mostly be seen by the blue (thin or thick) line showing up in the frequency part of the page.
So, please be sure that rescaling is purely done (stronger and weaker) to obtain the best possible view on what is happening.
Update: November 13, 2011:When this story broke on Oct. 25th near the Scorpio New Moon
when the Sun-Moon in Scorpio (loss) opposed Jupiter in Taurus (farming) and now after the full moon in Taurus (Nov. 10th)
the situation is getting worse and perhaps with Mars now in service-oriented Virgo (Mars is ancient ruler of Scorpio) opposing Chiron the wounded healer we could see a massive effort to help these starting Afghans.
Massive crop failure in Afghanistan leaves millions at risk from severe drought Starvation threatens more than 7 million Afghans
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – Officials in ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Tuesday expressed concerns over drought affects which threatens more than 7 million Afghans across the country.
Meanwhile, the parliamentarian commission for natural resources and environmental habitance also said, more than 90% of the Afghan agriculture were affected by drought this year.
Members of the commission for state emergency while speaking among the members of the parliament said, the country will face migration, regional conflict, animal deaths, and disease if the government does not step up actions to fight the natural disaster which threatens more than 7 million Afghans.
Update: November 12, 2011:The seething maelstrom bubbling away in the ocean south of El Hierro.
relates well to Mars opposing Neptune-Chiron (Pisces) along with the full mutable cross from the Moon in Gemini opposing Mercury-Venus in Sagittarius.
Canary Islands Eruption: Undersea Volcano Now Just 70 Meters from Surface In the Atlantic Ocean, off the Canary Island of El Hierro, 20-meter high jets of water are being spat into the air as the sea boils amid the stench of sulfur. The undersea volcano, which is set to create new land, is growing ever-nearer to the surface -- but is the existing island at risk from the explosive eruptions?
"The monster rises out of the water", screamed the Spanish newspaper La Provincia. Scientists, meanwhile, are being a bit more level-headed about the undersea volcano south of El Hierro in the Canary Islands; they now believe it is in the third phase of its eruption -- fountains of water have been shooting out of the Atlantic up to 20 meters in the air over the last few days. On Tuesday, some local residents even saw stones being catapulted out of the sea.
A seething maelstrom, dozens of meters across, is bubbling away in the ocean. Measurements show that the vortices are significantly warmer than the surrounding water.
So far, the volcano has only shown its explosive power beneath the water. But now the outbursts to the south of El Hierro are frothing up the surface, as if the ocean had hiccups. The lava is piling up on an underwater mountain. That the eruption is capable of firing jets of water into the air shows that this mountain is growing -- the center of the eruption is approaching the surface. Geologists believe that new land could soon emerge from the sea, and islanders are already looking for a name for the new territory. There are only 70 meters to go until the mountain reaches the surface, experts from Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN) have reported.
Update: November 11, 2011:Cold lava flows sounds like Pluto in Capricorn in a trine to Mars in Virgo
Villages deluged with ash from Merapi’s eruption now fear for their lives Sleman, Central Java. The arrival of the rainy season has triggered the time bomb experts have long feared: volcanic mudflows comprised of millions of tons of ash and debris blanketing Merapi’s slopes after last year’s eruptions.
The impact is spreading this week. Mudflows are affecting not just residents of Sleman’s north and east, but those in the west as well as the Progo River threatens Kisik 1 village, which sits about 1.2 kilometers from its edge.
The river has experienced extreme shallowing due to the sedimentation of ash. Volcanic mud has repeatedly spilled over its banks and flooded residents’ homes, gardens and rice fields.
Update: November 10, 2011:This news is timely in astrological terms since volcanoes relate to Pluto
the modern ruler of today's Scorpio Sun now in oppositon to the Moon in Taurus Even more significant is that Mars was opposing Neptune on Monday Nov. 7th. Neptune relates to all gases including those that are toxic.
Underwater volcano toxic gas closes coast in Canary Islands near El Hierro The underwater volcano on the island of El Hierro has killed wildlife and led to the closing of some coastal areas.
Spain's Civil Protection for Volcanic Risk has closed two beaches on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands because of potentially toxic gasses emanating from an underwater volcano off the island's shore.
The decision came after a technician from the country's National Geographic Institute had to seek medical treatment after he was taken ill while measuring carbon dioxide levels there the previous day, Spanish TV reported.
Authorities on the island insist there is no major risk for the population.
In the nearby village of La Restinga, one resident said he noticed unusual behaviour from a member of the local feline population, which was scavenging along the shoreline.
Update: November 10, 2011:This sharp and shallow quake struck before this afternoon's Full Moon in Taurus Gemini was rising with ruler Mercury near Venus in Sagittarius opposing SNode in Gemini. While Mars was posited on the IC (ground zero) opposing Chiron-Neptune on the Mid-Heaven This will be a trigger quake for something larger in this area .
5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes northwest of Athens, Greece November 10, 2011 – ATHENS- A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 167 km (104) miles from Athens and about 27 km from Patras, Greece. The shallow earthquake was reported at a depth of just 6.9 km (4.3 miles) below the surface. There have been no initial reports of damages.
Update: November 10, 2011:Wild weather with flash flooding, hail damage and record heat
in Australia are associated with extremes Today's Full Moon opposing Scorpio is all about extremes Also these weather anamolies represent the build up to the Full Moon today when Uranus-Pluto continue to be in a dangerous square for major disasters. Appropriately Neptune now stationing and opposing Mars also reflects the incredible flooding worldwide.
Extreme weather events reported in skies over Australia
'Golf ball' hail lashes Victoria November 10, 2011 – AUSTRALIA – Victoria’s State Emergency Service has responded to more than 1000 calls for help overnight after one of the wildest storms to lash the state this year. SES rescuers responded to cases of flash flooding, hail damage, people trapped in cars, unroofed homes and fallen trees. In one of the worst-hit areas, Frankston received 30 millimetres of rain in 20 minutes yesterday. Residents made more than 200 calls for help, including 150 about flooding and 40 about building damage. In Croydon several people had to be rescued from their vehicles after they became stuck in flood waters. There were another 150 reports of fallen trees, many in towns northwest of Melbourne including Castlemaine, Woodend and Maryborough. The northeast endured the worst of the storm, where 65mm of rain fell – the highest rainfall for the state. In Wodonga, several houses had their roofs ripped off. There were also reports of flooded backyards and falling trees
Sydney swelters with record night temperature highs SYDNEYSIDERS have sweated through what could be the hottest November night on record.
Temperatures climbed to a top of 28.4C and never dipped below 26.5C, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) duty forecaster Dmitriy Danchuk said.
Previously, the hottest November night on record was in 1967, when the minimum temperature was 24.8C.
The average minimum temperature for November is 15.6C.
"So last night we had temperatures that were 10.9 degrees above average," Mr Danchuk said.
"That's a pretty rare occasion. The last time we had high temperatures like this was on November 14, 1976.
"This could be a record."
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/sydney-swelters-with-record-night-temperature-highs/story-e6frfku0-1226190893122#ixzz1dLWstQfX
Update: November 9, 2011:Another storm threatens the same area in southern France and NW. Italy that was hit recently. The rarity of this storm coincides with Neptune stationing and Void of Course when conditions are really unstable. It literally seems that the fabric of reality appears to be ripped asunder.
Rare tropical storm forms in the Mediterranean Sea November 9, 2011 – FRANCE – A tropical storm (possibly a subtropical hybrid) has formed in the Mediterranean Sea. No, this isn’t a typo. Take a look at the satellite imagery above from early Tuesday morning. Circled in white is the storm south of France and to the west of Italy. Although rare, this is not an unprecedented event. According to the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA, low-pressure systems resembling tropical storms and hurricanes have occurred in September 1947, September 1969, January 1982, September 1983 and January 1995. Due to their rarity, they have not been fully studied so there is some question as to whether these systems have the same structure as tropical storms found over the tropical waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The storm is forecast to weaken as it moves slowly near the southern coast of France and northwest Italy. This is the same region of Italy which has been hit hard by flooding in recent weeks, so any additional rain from this system would be a very unwelcome sight.
Update: November 9, 2011:Today's quake hit Van right after Neptune stationed with Leo rising
the Leo ascendant was closely square the Moon and Jupiter in fixed earth sign Taurus at Mid-Heaven
Sun the ruler of the chart is posited in the 4th house in Scorpio to oppose the Moon on tomorrow's Full Moon.
Per USGS: Strong 5.7 Magnitude Quake hits S of Van, Turkey DEVELOPING: A Turkish news agency says an earthquake with a preliminary 5.7 magnitude has caused some buildings to collapse in the eastern part of the country.
The Dogan news agency says Wednesday the quake hit the eastern province of Van, more than two weeks after a 7.2 earthquake there killed around 600 people.
A six-story hotel in central Van collapsed where 35 people were booked, a source told Fox News. Members of the media were staying at the hotel after the first quake hit the country over a week ago.
"I stayed in this hotel a day after the first quake," a witness said. "The walls were cracked and the wall papers ripped."
Update: November 9, 2011:The high winds and dangerous storm hitting
Alaska's west coast is happening days before the Nov. 10th Full Moon and the Neptune station @ 28 degrees Aquarius Neptune is known for flood conditions and with the Mars opposition extreme weather condtions.
Flooding, damage reported as powerful storm hits Alaska The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks has received reports of some roofs blowing off in Nome, where water reached the base of buildings.
Meteorologist Scott Berg says some homes close to ocean have been evacuated, but there are no reports of injuries.
He says a storm surge could bring more severe flooding later Wednesday in the Nome area.
Update: November 9, 2011:At one pointhydraulic fracturing, called fracking may have triggered some of the quakes early in the year with Neptune retrograde . But the size of the current quakes is related to...
Yes - "There's a fault there," said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Paul Earle. He is talking about the Wilzetta Fault, which is also known as the Seminole Uplift. The Wilzetta Fault is a 55 miles (89 km) long fault zone that runs from central Pottawatomie County to the western part of Creek County
Experts says Oklahoma earthquakes too powerful to be man-made WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of times every day, drilling deep underground causes the earth to tremble. But don't blame the surprise flurry of earthquakes in Oklahoma on man's thirst for oil and gas, experts say.
The weekend quakes were far stronger than the puny tremors from drilling - especially the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. The weekend quakes didn't have the mark of man. They were a force of nature.
Hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, involves injecting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep underground to break up rock. While that may sound like it could cause an earthquake, experts say the process doesn't pack nearly the punch of even a moderate earthquake.
The magnitude-5.6 quake that rocked Oklahoma three miles underground had the power of 3,800 tons of TNT, which is nearly 2,000 times stronger than the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
The typical energy released in tremors triggered by fracking, "is the equivalent to a gallon of milk falling off the kitchen counter," said Stanford University geophysicist Mark Zoback.
Update: November 8, 2011:This relates to both Mars opposing Neptune and Neptune stationing since Neptune relates to this destructive haze One of the causes of the intensity of these cyclones is a haze known as the ‘Asian brown cloud’, which hangs over parts of the northern Indian Ocean, India and Pakistan.
Asian pollution intensifies Arabian cyclones OMAN – Last week, Oman was hit by Cyclone Keila which left 14 people dead and Oman under nearly 2 meters of water in some places. Now, the country is about to be hit again with Cyclone 4- the fourth such cyclone to form in the Arabian Sea this year. Scientists say airborne pollution from South Asia is helping to brew monster storms in the Arabian Sea that have claimed thousands of lives and cost billions of dollars, say environmental scientists. The scientists, led by Amato Evan of the University of Virginia, point the finger at a haze known as the ‘Asian brown cloud’, which hangs over parts of the northern Indian Ocean, India and Pakistan. Several kilometres thick, the cloud comprises brownish particles of carbon soot and sulphates spewed by factories, diesel exhaust and poorly-burnt biomass. “In addition to the multitude of known health impacts associated with aerosols that comprise the ‘Asian brown cloud’, we suggest that the increasing intensity of landfalling tropical cyclones is a consequence of regional emissions of pollution aerosols,” they write in today’s issue of Nature. The scientists looked at patterns in cyclones in the Arabian Sea from 1979 to 2010. They found the region historically only averaged two or three cyclones a year and these typically were weak — even though the sea was clearly hot enough to fuel very powerful storms. The reason for the weakness and infrequency lies in a phenomenon called vertical wind shear which occurs in July and August during the hot months of the monsoon season, the scientists found. Vertical wind shear occurs when strong winds flow in the upper and lower atmosphere in opposite directions. In the lower levels, it blows from the southwest, and in the upper atmosphere, from the east. The shear rips the top off a would-be cyclone, preventing it from developing the circular winds that are its muscular hallmark. As a result, the few cyclones that occurred in the Arabian Sea typically happened before or after the monsoon season — usually one in May/June and a couple more in August to December — when the wind shear was far less. –ABC
Update: November 8, 2011:This monster storm threatening Alaska's West coast is synched with Neptune's station direct the Full Moon in Taurus (Nov. 10th) and the ingress of Mars into Virgo. This combination is dangerous and catastrophic...
'Life-threatening' storm bears down on Alaska's west coast A rapidly intensifying storm was approaching the west coast of Alaska on Tuesday and could become "one of the worst on record" for the region, the National Weather Service said in an alert.
The alert, issued by the NWS in Fairbanks, said the "extremely dangerous" storm would lash coastal areas from Tuesday night into Wednesday. It was expected to be just west of the Bering Strait by Tuesday night and then move into the southern Chukchi Sea on Wednesday.
The storm will likely be "life-threatening ... one of the worst on record," the service said.
"Essentially the entire west coast of Alaska is going to see blizzard and winter conditions: heavy snow, poor visibility, high winds,"
Bob Fischer, lead NWS forecaster in Alaska, told alaskadispatch.com.
Several coastal towns were threatened including Kivalina, whose 400 residents live on a spit of land jutting into the Chukchi Sea. Reduced sea ice levels there in recent years have meant more shoreline erosion from storms.
Update: November 8, 2011:It seems apparent that with the eruptions off the coast of El Hierro, volcanoes are building up and out of the seafloor and above the water surface! Mars in Leo is separating from an exact oppositon to Neptune (Aquarius) creating steam so to speak and when Mars enters Virgo (Nov. 10th) we should be on the look out for
a major eruption.
Eruption continues off the coast of El Hierro The submarine volcanic eruption that began in mid-October in the Canary Islands continued in early November 2011. The volcanic island of El Hierro sits on a tectonic hot spot in the Atlantic Ocean off of North Africa and Spain.
The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite acquired this natural-color image of El Hierro and a plume of volcanic material in the surrounding waters on November 2, 2011. The waters south of the island have been bubbling and fizzing with heat, sediment, bits of volcanic rock, and minerals for weeks, with the plume stretching tens of kilometers.
The eruption is believed to be venting about 50 to 100 meters below the water surface, and it is warming the waters by as much as 10 degrees Celsius, according to geologist and blogger Erik Klimetti. The temperature of erupting basalt can be as hot as 1100 to 1200 degrees C, he notes.
“Flank eruptions are one way that volcanoes build up and out of the seafloor—and sometimes above the water surface,” notes marine geologist Dan Fornari of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “If the magmatism is maintained, platforms can develop between the islands, a la Galapagos. This is also an example of how the ocean acquires its chemical makeup. It's not just run off from the continents, but also injection and chemical exchange caused by submarine volcanoes.”
Update: November 8, 2011:This strong but deep quake struck (133 miles) NW of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
fortunatley this earthquake didn't cause any damage so far... Another of the multitude of quakes that have accompanied
the march toward Thursday's Full Moon in Taurus and the Mars-Neptune opposition.
6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes seafloor northeast of Taiwan November 8, 2011 – TAIWAN - A 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the sea-floor just northeast of Taiwan. The earthquake was deep- 209.5 km or erupted 130.2 miles below the surface. The epicenter of the earthquake was 497 km (309 miles) ENE from T’ai-Pei, Taiwan and 1140 km (708 miles) S (186°) from Seoul, South Korea. A low tsunami alert was issued but is not expected to be a threat to the mainland.
Update: November 7, 2011:This is the second 4.7 magnitude quake to hit Oklahoma since Saturday
and yesterday's 5.6 record temblor. Today's quake hit NNE of Shawnee, OK. @ 8:46:57 PM LMT with Cancer rising
ruler the Moon now in Aries at Mid-Heaven is moving toward an opposition with Saturn while Mars ruler of Aries is
still in orb of an opposition to Neptune... Neptune doesn't help in bringing clarity why Oklahoma is now ground zero for quakes
in North America.
Oklahoma’s nightmare continues- state shaken by strong 4.7 magnitude earthquake A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck 9 km (5 miles) from Prague, 10 km from Sparks and about 71 km (44 miles) from Oklahoma City. It is the strongest tremor to strike the state since the 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck over the weekend. Geologists still have no explanation for why such intense earthquakes are rattling the state.
Scientists puzzled by recent seismic activity after biggest earthquake in Oklahoma history SPARKS, Okla. - Clouds of dust belched from the corners of almost every room in Joe Reneau's house as the biggest earthquake in Oklahoma history rocked the two-story building.
A roar that sounded like a jumbo jet filled the air, and Reneau's red-brick chimney collapsed and fell into the roof above the living room. By the time the shaking stopped, a pantry worth of food had been strewn across the kitchen and shards of glass and pottery covered the floor.
"It was like WHAM!" said Reneau, 75, gesturing with swipes of his arms. "I thought in my mind the house would stand, but then again, maybe not."
The magnitude 5.6 earthquake and its aftershocks still had residents rattled Sunday.
Update: November 7, 2011:This strong but deep quake hit when Taurus was rising with Jupiter
Jupiter was closely opposing asteriod Juno in the 7th house Venus ruler of the chart is conjunct N Node opposing S Node
USGS: A strong magnitude 5.9 quake hit N of Rivas, Nicaragua Earthquake overview : At 4:35 PM on November 7, 2011 a very strong earthquake was generated below Lake Nicaragua. Due to the depth of 183 km, the shaking will have been weakened a lot.
Update : As expected by earthquake-report.com, no damage or injuries have been reported so far by the Dirección General de Bomberos y de la Cruz Roja Nicaragüense
Update : The Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales, Ineter, is reporting a magnitude of 5.8 at a depth of 164 km.
Update : The earthquake was felt as strong by people of Rivas, Moyogalpa, Altagracia and the Island of Ometepe
Update: November 7, 2011:Forget YU55 the asteroid or the Conrad Murray verdict, this is happening now in Oklahoma. Neptune Opposing Mars but separating adds to the bizarre weather in OK.
Tornado Near Snyder, Okla., Caught Live On-Air KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell talks about a tornado headed toward Snyder, Okla., at about 3:25 p.m.
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Update: November 7, 2011:This highly unpredictable volcano has been erupting since 8:30 PM Sunday
with the Aries Moon meeting Uranus and square Pluto and in synch with ruler Mars opposing Neptune and Mars changing to mutable earth sign Virgo on Nov. 10th, this is just one of the
volcanoes that are awakening worldwide.
Nyamuragira volcano erupts in the Congo KINSHASA, (Xinhua) - The Nyamulagira volcano located 22 km from the city of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu, in eastern DRC, has been erupting since Sunday around 8:30 p.m., a said Monday the Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG).
According to volcanologists, the people of Goma, are not directly threatened by the eruption of this volcano because the lava flows are directed towards the Virunga National Park (Virunga National Park).
However, had he added, people should be held in compliance with the rules of hygiene to protect against such volcanic ash released by the volcano.
During the last eruption of this volcano in January 2010, the lava had burned over 11 hectares of the forest of the Virunga Park, which extends over 790,000 ha. World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1979, the Virunga National Park is home to various species of mammals (hippos, gorillas ...), reptiles and birds.
The eruptions of Nyamulagira May 2004 and November 2006 had made the most active volcano in Africa.
Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are two of eight active volcanoes that make up the Virunga chain, located in the Virunga National Park in eastern DRC.
In January 2002, a lava flow of Nyiragongo volcano had destroyed 80% of the border city of Rwanda.
Nyamulagira volcano erupts at intervals of about 2 years in contrast to Nyiragongo is unpredictable.
Update: November 7, 2011:France joins Italy and Thailand with dangerous flooding.
Neptune the planet related to heavy flooding is stationing direct on Nov. 9th and was exactly opposing Mars (action) today @ 4:36 AM PST.
Southern France ravaged by heavy rains and floods- 3 dead (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding in southern France over the weekend forced the evacuation of about six hundred people, and three people died in weather-related deaths as a dozen local regions remained on alert on Sunday.
Rivers overran their banks, flooding streets and homes and leaving hundreds stranded. Television images showed cars floating along roads and residents mopping up their sodden, muddy homes.
A retired couple, both aged 71, in the southeastern coastal town of Bagnols en Foret died late Saturday night or Sunday morning from carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to bail out rising water in their cellar, police said.
On Saturday, police told Reuters they found the body of a 51-year-old homeless man who had been washed away from his campsite in the Herault southern region.
Some 600 people have already been evacuated along the coast and in the Alps in the south east of the country, authorities said. Firefighters helped rescue around 1,200 people affected by the storms, using helicopters to save about 30 people.
Update: November 7, 2011:As we head toward Nov. 10th. Full Moon in Taurus and the Mars ingress into
Virgo, seismic faults are over active from Afghanistan to Oklahoma.
Strong Afghanistan earthquake felt in all neighboring countries Earthquake overview : At 16:29 local Afghanistan time, Earthquake-report.com was flooded with I Have Felt It reports coming from many countries at the same time. This indicated a OR very strong dangerous earthquake OR a deep earthquake felt by many, but probably harmless. Luckily it was the latter.
Update : Data as seen by other seismological agencies than USGS :
GFZ : M 5.5 @ 199 km
EMSC : M 5.4 @ 221 km
Good signs that certainly NO damage will have been inflicted
Update : This earthquake was felt in such a wide area because of the combination of magnitude and depth
Update : nearly 7 million people will have felt a weak shaking
Update : a max. weak shaking has been felt in a very wide area
Update: November 6, 2011:The initial 4.7 Quake that hit near Shawnee, OK. early AM Nov. 5th.
had Mars rising with Virgo opposing Neptune-Chiron with TSQ to Mercury-Venus in Sagittarus @ IC - ground zero.
These after shocks will continue toward the Taurus Full Moon.
Oklahoma Earthquake Biggest Ever; 320 Million Years in the Making Seismologists now think that the Wilzetta fault, also known as the Seminole uplift, was responsible for the quake on Saturday. It was the result of a right-lateral strike-slip faulting, the same kind of movement that causes earthquakes on the San Andreas fault in California, according to Trembling Earth.
The Wilzetta fault has been active for 320 million years. It has been relatively quite for recent eons, but a nearby seismic belt near Oklahoma City has been rather active recently.
Refresh frequentlyUSGS List of aftershocks for a Map Centered at 37°N, 95°W Oklahoma residents more accustomed to tornadoes than earthquakes have been shaken by weekend temblors that cracked buildings, buckled a highway and rattled nerves. One quake late Saturday was the state's strongest ever and jolted a college football stadium 50 miles away.
It was followed by 10 aftershocks by midmorning Sunday. But although homes and other buildings cracked and suffered minor damage, there were no reports of severe injuries or major devastation.
Saturday night's earthquake jolted Oklahoma State University's stadium shortly after the No. 3 Cowboys defeated No. 17 Kansas State.
"That shook up the place, had a lot of people nervous," Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon said. "Yeah, it was pretty strong."
The magnitude 5.6 earthquake was Oklahoma's strongest on record, said Jessica Turner, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Centered near Sparks, 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, it could be felt throughout the state and in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, northern Texas and some parts of Illinois and Wisconsin. It followed a magnitude 4.7 quake early Saturday that was felt from Texas to Missouri.
Update: November 6, 2011:Without a doubt the combination of Mars Opposing Neptune and Juno (Scorpio) opposing Jupiter (Taurus) are triggering major flooding in Italy from Genoa to Naples.
add the recent solar flars and things go from bad to worse.
Naples braces for flooding after heavy rains
ROME (AP) — The mayor of Naples ordered a much-awaited soccer match scrapped Sunday for fear tens of thousands of fans could be trapped by flooding, while in northern Italy authorities closely monitored the rain-swollen Po river.
Luigi De Magistris said he ordered the Serie A match between Napoli and Juventus postponed to some later date, partly because the field was already soggy, but mainly because of concern some 65,000 fans could be trapped in flooding or cause traffic problems as they drove to or from the stadium.
The sprawling outdoor ruins of ancient Pompeii on the outskirts of Naples were temporarily closed for fear of flooding, but later were reopened to tourists, authorities said.
The area has been pounded by torrential rain that has already claimed one life. Near the Naples suburb of Pozzuoli, a tree fell on a car, killing the driver, local fire chief Giovanni Fricano told Sky TG24.
Update: November 6, 2011:Here we see the power of Jupiter in Taurus opposing Juno in Scorpio
plus the Mars-Neptune opposition catalyzing heavy rains along with the building Sun-Neptune square
