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Chaitén Eruption Continues
Updated 06-30-08 11:46:31pm by Indy
Since the beginning of May 2008 the Chaitén volcano has been erupting nonstop. Prior to that it is estimated that the volcano had been dormant for some 8,000 or 9,000 years. The potential exists for a very large magma chamber below the volcano. Pre eruption quakes may indicate a magma chamber capable of supporting an eruption on the scale of Mount Tambora.
With the eruption alive and well after 6 weeks and unprecedented dome building I find it important to keep this story featured on our home page until the eruption has ended and the all clear has been given.
Why? Because an eruption on the scale of Mount Tambora has the ability to seriously alter our climate and since the U.S. media isn't giving this story a minute of coverage I felt it important to keep everyone informed.
All the credit in the world goes to the Fresh Bilge blog for continuous coverage of this event.
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MKE Closed Due To Flooding
Posted 06-08-08 08:58:25pm by Indy
Just two days after areas south of Indianapolis experienced historic flooding the bad weather has now been focused on Wisconsin and Milwaukee. In what seems to be an unprecedented move the Milwaukee (MKE) airport has been closed due to flooding. There is no relief in sight as the area looks to be pounded for hours to come with more severe weather and very heavy rainfall.
Read the ClimatePatrol.com Discussion on the MKE flood.
Read the latest MKE aviation news on the flooding on Airliners.net.
China says troops rush to plug dangerous cracks in dam
Posted 05-14-08 08:44:43am by FatalWishes
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) - Chinese state media says troops are rushing to plug "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from an earthquake-hit city.
Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday that 2,000 troops had been sent to work on the Zipingku Dam, upriver from Dujiangyan in Sichuan province.
Dujiangyan saw buildings collapse and services cut off in Monday's magnitude 7.9 quake earthquake.
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Quake kills thousands, traps hundreds
Posted 05-12-08 11:48:02am by FatalWishes
A massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 19,565 people in China and left hundreds trapped under rubble, state run media report. China's Seismological Bureau said the quake affected more than half the country's provinces and municipalities. Nearly 26,000 people are still buried under debris and another 14,000 are missing. developing story..
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Burma death toll worse than Tsunami
Posted 05-08-08 06:36:06pm by FatalWishes
THE death toll in cyclone-ravaged Burma could hit 500,000 – more than TWICE the total killed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.
Last night’s warning came as it emerged that 17 Britons, including ex-pats and backpackers, were still missing.
Sources said 200,000 people were already dead or dying.
But the figure could rise to HALF A MILLION through disease and hunger if the nation’s hardline army rulers continue to block aid for the devastated lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta.
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