Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Cave Editor's Evening Update - March 3, 2010


Evening March 3, 2010

Taiwan just got hit with a big one at the time I was getting ready to send this update out ... shows 6.4 mag right now ... but may not be the 'official' magnitude yet ..

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tkab.php


Update time = Thu Mar 4 0:30:28 UTC 2010

MAGUTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 6.4 2010/03/04 00:18:53 22.900 120.909 35.0 TAIWAN



DrudgeReport.com

IF YOU DIDN'T A CHANCE TO READ THE DRUDGE REPORT TODAY:
NEWS FINALLY HITTING MAINSTREAM REPORTING

Senator: White House land grab; Proposal to seize land would favor animals over Americans...

Panel weighs cellphone cancer warning...

MilitaryIndustrialBankingComplex: Wars and more wars ..

Brazil's Lula rebuffs US, says it will go own way on Iran



From SteveQuayle.com:

DoD News Briefing: Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen

Hawk Note
:
Proof of the existence of weather control weapons, tectonic weapons , and ability to cause volcanoes to erupt via electromagnetic waves



NationalGeographics.com | Giant Iceberg Headed for Trouble


Pictured in a January 7 satellite image—about a month before a massive collision—the Luxembourg-size iceberg B9B floats toward the hundred-mile-long (160-kilometer-long) floating "tongue" of Antarctica’s Mertz Glacier. The tongue is already weakened by growing rifts on both sides of its midsection.

The 60-mile-long (97-kilometer-long) B9B iceberg smashed into the Mertz Glacier Tongue on February 12 or 13—creating a second, 48-mile-long (78-kilometer-long) iceberg, according to a the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACECRC).

The two icebergs are now floating at sea, side by side, and debris from the breakup is filling the once clear waterway beside Mertz Glacier (map). Prior to the separation, iceberg B9B had spent nearly 20 years floating close to the glacier.

Some experts warn the newly floating ice could seriously impact ocean circulation—causing unknown consequences for Earth's climate and the region’s marine animals.

Photograph courtesy Neal Young, Commonwealth of Australia

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/photogalleries/100301-giant-icebergs-antarctica-pictures/#025957_600x450.jpg



ROUGE WAVES Update*

DrudgeReport: Huge waves kills 2 on cruise ship in Mediterranean...

Cruise Lines spokesman said the ship was hit by three "abnormally high" waves up to 26 feet (8 meters) high that broke glass windshields in the forward section.


*Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that are a threat even to large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height (SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record. Therefore rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found at sea; they are, rather, surprisingly large waves for a given sea state. "Rogue waves are not tsunamis, which are set in motion by earthquakes [and] travel at high speed, building up as they approach the shore. Rogue waves seem to occur in deep water or where a number of physical factors such as strong winds and fast currents converge. This may have a focusing effect, which can cause a number of waves to join together."[1]



OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE
About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation
http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html

March 3, 2010 at 5:32 PM Central Time






Click to view Animated Magnetosphere on YouTube: March 3, 2010





MOON UPDATE
Current Moon Phase
http://www.die.net/moon/

Recommended:

What the Hell is Going on Up There?





SUN UPDATE
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
http://solarcycle24.com/

Classification of Solar Flares

Magnetic fields trigger solar wind


Solar Update / New Sunspots - Solar activity has been very low the past 24 hours. All three numbered sunspots remain small and quiet. There is currently no chance for strong solar flares.

Sunspots 1051,1052 and 1053 (Wednesday)



NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN



NASA Images Earth Sized Spherical Objects Inside Corona of SUN


EARTHQUAKE UPDATES
Some Earthquake Data Links


http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
map 1.7 2010/03/03 01:42:32 36.783N 89.357W 8.3 3 km ( 2 mi) E of East Prairie, MO
map 1.9 2010/03/02 23:32:44 43.377N 78.130W 5.0 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Lyndonville, NY
map 2.5 2010/03/02 22:35:17 35.549N 97.282W 5.0 14 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Arcadia, OK
map 1.2 2010/03/02 22:18:49 36.205N 89.480W 6.3 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Ridgely, TN
map 1.6 2010/03/02 17:59:47 36.790N 89.340W 8.1 4 km ( 3 mi) ENE of East Prairie, MO
MAP 3.7 2010/03/02 13:37:35 36.788N 89.357W 8.2 3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of East Prairie, MO


Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World

Update time = Thu Mar 4 0:30:28 UTC 2010

MAGUTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 6.4 2010/03/04 00:18:53 22.900 120.909 35.0 TAIWAN

MAGUTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 4.7 2010/03/03 22:54:13 3.784 127.106 63.5 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 4.6 2010/03/03 22:17:24 3.607 127.178 60.0 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 2010/03/03 21:56:11 59.999 -152.611 104.4 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2010/03/03 21:37:00 3.683 127.254 35.3 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 3.2 2010/03/03 21:30:53 59.318 -152.744 79.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.1 2010/03/03 21:24:03 -38.465 -73.696 35.0 OFFSHORE ARAUCANIA, CHILE
MAP 3.4 2010/03/03 20:36:34 37.418 -121.761 9.8 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 2010/03/03 20:15:23 37.678 -119.312 20.1 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.6 2010/03/03 19:58:29 -33.463 -71.825 28.7 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 6.0 2010/03/03 17:44:25 -36.452 -73.069 19.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP 4.9 2010/03/03 15:25:36 -34.645 -72.434 33.5 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
MAP 4.8 2010/03/03 14:21:01 -37.075 -72.829 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP 2.8 2010/03/03 13:44:40 34.810 -116.302 3.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 2010/03/03 13:26:14 59.979 -140.969 14.4 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
MAP 4.9 2010/03/03 12:50:02 -34.803 -72.254 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
MAP 5.0 2010/03/03 11:13:58 3.160 127.084 64.5 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 2.7 2010/03/03 10:37:51 62.924 -151.092 123.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2010/03/03 09:26:40 59.435 -152.674 58.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2010/03/03 08:49:41 -17.177 -177.573 355.6 FIJI REGION
MAP 4.7 2010/03/03 07:51:31 6.820 -73.060 157.3 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 2010/03/03 07:09:42 -35.971 -72.614 35.1 MAULE, CHILE
MAP 5.1 2010/03/03 06:16:23 -33.620 -71.959 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 4.7 2010/03/03 05:49:42 -32.599 -71.713 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 5.1 2010/03/03 04:36:00 -37.527 -73.773 30.2 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP 2.5 2010/03/03 04:35:18 35.549 -97.282 5.0 OKLAHOMA
MAP 2.9 2010/03/03 04:17:45 60.717 -151.843 77.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 4.9 2010/03/03 03:56:25 -33.123 -71.273 35.9 VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 4.3 2010/03/03 03:35:37 19.929 -75.624 31.4 CUBA REGION
MAP 5.4 2010/03/03 01:51:21 -34.966 -72.671 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
MAP 4.6 2010/03/03 01:49:08 -38.574 -73.066 64.2 ARAUCANIA, CHILE

Strong Aftershock Jolts Chile

Voice of America - ‎43 minutes ago‎
A strong aftershock caused panic Wednesday among citizens in Chile five days after a massive earthquake killed more than 800 people.
Aftershocks Hit Chile Wall Street Journal



VOLCANISM NEWS


Monday, March 1, 2010 2:47 PM MST (Monday, March 1, 2010 21:47 UTC)

YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO (CAVW #1205-01-)
44°25'48" N 110°40'12" W, Summit Elevation 9203 ft (2805 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

February 2010 Yellowstone Seismicity Summary: During the first half of February 2010, Yellowstone continued to experience a large swarm of earthquakes on the Madison Plateau, near the northwest margin of the Yellowstone Caldera. Retrospective analysis shows that the swarm began on January 15, 2010 and picked up in intensity on the 17th of January. As of February 25, a total of 1,809 earthquakes had been automatically located for the entire swarm, including 14 with a magnitude greater than 3.0; 136 with M2.0-2.9; 1,119 with M1.0-1.9; and 540 with M0.0-0.9. By the end of February 2010, earthquake activity at Yellowstone had returned to near-background levels.
READ MORE

Update time = Wed Mar 3 16:20:12 MST 2010
Here are the earthquakes appearing on this map, most recent at top ...
MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

0.7 2010/03/03 05:33:35 44.602N 110.686W 4.5 34 km (21 mi) E of West Yellowstone, MT
1.5 2010/03/02 16:07:24 44.350N 110.547W 2.0 56 km (35 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.5 2010/03/02 16:05:39 44.564N 110.953W 10.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.9 2010/03/02 11:26:03 44.189N 110.391W 4.0 68 km (42 mi) NE of Alta, WY
0.5 2010/03/02 08:29:37 44.548N 110.951W 11.7 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.8 2010/03/01 16:06:55 44.552N 110.934W 5.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.9 2010/03/01 13:21:24 44.540N 110.940W 10.4 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.8 2010/03/01 12:56:10 44.554N 110.939W 9.4 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.4 2010/03/01 12:44:05 44.553N 110.937W 8.9 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.9 2010/03/01 12:41:45 44.552N 110.944W 8.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.6 2010/03/01 12:41:20 44.551N 110.937W 6.5 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.5 2010/03/01 12:36:58 44.553N 110.941W 7.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.0 2010/03/01 12:19:28 44.551N 110.938W 6.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.0 2010/03/01 09:45:27 44.542N 110.937W 10.0 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
1.0 2010/03/01 09:43:30 44.540N 110.936W 8.6 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT
0.9 2010/03/01 09:19:57 44.548N 110.938W 5.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT




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WEB BOT Clif High
HalfPastHuman.com

From Clif High: "The Shape of Things to Come, Issue 4 - Postponed. Sorry, again universe intrudes."


Some news from Web Bot George Ure's UrbanSurvival.com today:

(Read his website for all his news)

Record Earthquake Energy Year - In Just Two Months!


A couple of readers asked a very interesting question after yesterday's report that yes, there may be something bigger than the economy to worry about: A dramatic increase in earthquake activity lately. Several readers asked if Tony Ring could run out the numbers and instead of just magnitudes, give us some idea of the total energy involved:

"Hi George;

The last time I looked at calculating mean energy it took me a lot of extra effort and the resulting data didn't show much, so I abandoned it.

This time I took the time to create a method that can be run in minutes as part of my regular procedure. I used the formulae available here.

Hold on to your hat when you look at the resulting chart. Last month we hit the highest average energy on record at close to 450,000 tons of TNT. That's more than double the previous highest ever. Sheesh!

Interesting that your other reader was inspired to ask for this data just now. Universe using us all?


OK, so much for the monthly...what about the annual trend here? I combined the monthlies for each year and came up with this composite look:


My, that's reassuring, isn't it?

Whose Default Is This?


Ah, from fault lines to default lines, where the top story of the day may turn out to be the boss of JP Morgan rightly says that California is a bigger risk to the global economy than Greece.

Let me see here...the GDP of Greece is $357 billion while the GDP of California is what? In 2008 it was $1.85 trillion so even with a little backsliding yep, the JP Morgan guy's not blowing smoke...

While the whole world shakes and jitters about Greece - and this morning's $6.5 billion 'austerity plan' as the latest Grecian formula - it's only about half the budget for CalTrans, as long as we're comparing things here.....



From Clif High: "Sorry, have to cancel interviews. Maybe later in 2010."

StanDeyo.com Cartoon of the Day:






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