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Weather to quake relationship:
Region wise short term quake prediction.
Dear USGS / INDIAN / INDONESIAN Seismologists,
Now the extremely very heavy rain, flood and ferocious storms in Central and peninsular India is not good for Indonesia. So far I warn the concerned authorities for possible quakes. But for the first time I warn the authorities for possible tsunami in Indonesia – Sumatra / Java region (Sl.No. 57 & 73 in the list). It is a very serious appeal not to ignore, at least in preparation for any eventualities. I ask the Indian and Indonesian authorities to continuously monitor the situation very carefully. My intention certainly not to make any panic but to save the human lives. Always, why the deep depression is formed ONLY in the Bay of Bengal / the Indian Ocean side and not in the Arabian Sea side? Then, if the monsoon is due to the rotation of the earth why the same, not uniform every year and uncertain in several times? See the serial numbers in the list – 1, 4, 6, 17, 31, 32, 40, 44, and 48 - how the Seismological disturbance of the Chain of Indonesian Islands land masses under the sea that affects the weather considerably. With the June 21 deep depression formed at the Indian Ocean and the subsequent depression have its effect that extended up to Karachi, Pakistan. So the energy release of the forth coming quake would be more disastrous than the earthquake struck south of Indonesia's Java Island on Wednesday, June 27 for the weather disturbance on June 7 as detailed below. Hence I am suspecting of possible tsunami that is due to hit. Seismologists may not agree with the relationship between inclement weather and the seismic activities, but let us wait and see.
With the existing theory so far it is impossible to say when and where the next quake / tsunami will happen, even in long term prediction. But it is quite possible even for short term prediction, when considering weather to quake relation ship. For every worst inclement weather condition anywhere in the world, there would be quakes probably within 15 to 30 days, from the date of the inclement weather hit.
Now I strongly believe that both the inclement weather condition and the quakes are origin wise same and continuous and uncertain phenomena – geologic processes within the earth, but their output are in different forms – heavy storm/cyclone/tornado, flood, Sea withdrawal and tsunami, at different places at different times. It is impossible for the seismologists to predict any destructive quake/tsunami without monitoring inclement weather changes at a particular region carefully. In the weather to quake relationship list, if the matching is correctly to fit in any one of the listed items then there would be a mistake on my side but there are several matching are fit exactly! For any forthcoming quakes, the geological process within the earth, advancing its inclement weather changes but that moved away from its origin. For instance, the geologic processes within the earth of - Indonesian land masses affects Sri Lankan, Indonesian and Indian weather (see in the list 1,4,6,17,31,32,40,44,48); Japan land masses affects Philippine & Taiwan weather (see 2,33,65,72) and PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands land masses affects Australian weather(see 7,22,59,70), Turkey land mass affects Bulgarian weather (11,60) and so on.
In short - Orbital motion of the Earth reasons for the continental and tectonic plate movements on the earth. No energy creation within the earth that responsible for the tectonic plate’s movement. The non-uniform distribution of mass on the surface of the earth – raised mountains at one place and deep valleys and Oceans and deserts in other sides are affected by the revolution and rotation of the earth. If the earth was composed of single solid mass without any core, mantle and crust structure, certainly there would be no quake on the earth.
My attempt is to predict the quakes in region wise but lacks exact location and time, anyhow short term predictions are quietly valid on several accounts. This is because I am not associated with or supported by any meteorological / seismological lab.
As such my views are region wise at this time, at least please check the facts and details how far I am correct. Normally, heavy flood followed by a quake takes longer time to hit than severe storm followed by a quake!
The following are the correlations and observations since Jan. 2007 for the quakes that have the inclement weather changes as positive precursor in all the listed items.
VERY RECENTLY HAPPENED SEE IN THE SERIAL NOs: 46, 47, 48, 49, 55, 59, 61, 64 & 65
Year 2007 disasters
1. Sumatra Flood (22.12.2006)- Strong Quake in Ambon Jan 11
2.Heavy rain, floods kill 23 in Philippines
MANILA, Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - Floods and landslides in the central and southern Philippines in the past two weeks have killed 23 people and displaced thousands, the Office of Civil Defense said Monday. Seventeen people were killed in Samar and Southern Leyte provinces on Visayas islands from floods....
Moderate quake rocks Tokyo; no danger of tsunami
TOKYO: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Japan early Tuesday 16/01/07, rocking buildings in the capital city but causing no tsunami. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The quake struck at 3:18 a.m. Tuesday (1818 GMT Monday) and was centered 170 kilometers (105 miles) underground in Shizuoka....
3. Violent storms damage Florida homes
Powerful storms damaged at least three dozen homes as heavy rain and strong wind swept across
the Southeast on Monday, Jan 15.
Earthquake shakes Panama, no damage reported
PANAMA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook Panama on Thursday,
startling people but producing no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake
measured a magnitude of 5.1 and originated close to Cerro Punta, a coffee-growing
area in Chiriqui province near the Costa Rican...
4. Sri Lanka floods kill 13, displace 60,000
As heavy showers continues to play havoc in the island country, around 60,000 people have been displaced in Sri Lanka by flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains, the government said on Saturday 13/01/07, while the death toll from landslides a day earlier rose to 13.
Moderate quake strikes Indonesia's Java island
JAKARTA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook parts of Indonesia's central Java island on Friday 19/01/07, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, a meteorologist said. The magnitude 5.7 quake struck south of Java at 9.44 a.m.
5. Hurricane 'Kyrill' whips across Germany
Hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 200 kilometer per hour are sweeping across Germany on Thursday, as people are bracing for widespread destruction and power cuts. Meteorologists are advising people to stay indoor as schools throughout the country closed early.
All of Britain on flood alert
All of Britain on flood alert 11/01/07 By John Ingham BRITAIN is on a major flood alert today after the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for the entire country. Gales gusting up to 70mph are expected to batter everywhere from southern England to Scotland.
Earthquake rattles southern Spain
05/01/2007 - 9:24:42 AM Earthquake rattles southern Spain An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook southern Spain today, causing minor damage but no injuries. The quake’s epicenter was near the town of Santa Fe in the southern Granada province and the tremor was also felt in the nearby.”
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Monday, 12 February 2007 16:56
There has been an earthquake off the coast of the Algarve in Portugal. The earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, prompted hundreds of people to evacuate buildings but no one was injured and no damage was caused. It occurred at 10.36am some 160km east of Cape Saint Vincent. The tremor was felt in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, as well as in southern Spain and Morocco.
6.Mon.15, Jan.2007 Expert: Be prepared for more extreme weather
There was a time when Malaysians could drive without air-conditioning, storms did not blow off roofs and floods were not as severe as today. A weather expert tells CHOK SUAT LING that climate change is beginning to make its mark in Malaysia. WHAT’S happening to the weather? Johor has seen its worst....
Tsunami panic follows quakes in Indonesia
Tsunami panic follows quakes in Indonesia Jan. 22, 2007 at 6:49PM An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale caused five aftershocks at Indonesia's Moluccas Passage early Monday morning. The Meteorology Department in Kuala Lumpur noted five aftershocks from the strong quake about 120 miles east of Manado, Bernama News Agency reported.
7. Storm floods Outback Australia while bushfires burn
By Michael Perry SYDNEY, (Reuters) - Australia is living up to its iconic image as a sunburnt country of droughts and flooding rains, with a huge outback storm causing widespread flooding on Saturday, Jan. 20 while bushfires burned, fuelled by a worst-in-a century drought.Flood outback South Australia state and parts of neighboring Victoria.The small rural town of Oodnadatta in South Australia has been flooded and most major roads leading to it closed to traffic by rising waters,
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Australia's Macquarie Island
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the coast of Australia's remote Macquarie Island ,Tue. 30 Jan 2007 the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck west of Macquarie Island at 2:54 p.m. local time (0454 GMT), and was centered 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the seabed. The U.S. Geological Survey originally recorded the temblor as a 6.
8.Hurricane Winds Eat up Bulgaria's Warm Weather
Strong southern winds have been advancing in Eastern Bulgaria and north of the Stara Planina chain e...
Sofia Hardest Hit by Hurricane Winds
The strong southern winds that have been pounding the whole of Bulgaria plunged a large number of to... 24 January 2007, Wednesday
Moderate earthquake shakes southeast Turkey
ANKARA - Associated Press A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Turkey on Friday 26/01/07, a seismology center said. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, was centered in the town of Başyurt, in the province of Elazığ, the Istanbul-based based Kandilli Observatory said.
9. ANGOLA-MOZAMBIQUE-ZAMBIA: Flooding causes chaos in the southern African region
LUANDA , 24 January (IRIN) - Torrential rains are lashing Angola, Mozambique and Zambia, killing scores of people, leaving thousands homeless and causing severe crop damage. In the Angolan capital, Luanda, floodwaters are still rising and the death toll has exceeded 75 people, with around 50 others reported missing.
Mozambique floods leave thousands homeless
CAIA, Mozambique (Reuters) -- Floods in Mozambique have left 68,000 people homeless, and 280,000 more may be forced to evacuate this week, a top official said Monday 12/02/07 as refugees crowded into dismal camps to escape the raging waters. Boats and aircraft have been used to move people from flooded....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Mild earthquake rattles Uganda and Congo.
Kampala - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck the Lake Albert region of western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday ,(19/02/07) officials said, but there was no immediate word of casualties or damage. "An earthquake passed here but it did not hurt anyone or destroy any property,"....
A five-second earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred early on Monday in Lake Albert, on the border of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, an official of the Goma Volcano Observatory said- Goma in eastern Congo
10. Drought town gets downpour
ONE of the towns hardest hit by drought in Queensland has received its heaviest rain in three years on Sat. 27 Jan 2007.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
11. 30 January 2007, Tuesday.Powerful winds lashed in Southern Bulgaria last night, reaching 100 Km/h in the town of Kurdzhali.
* Expect a strong quake in Turkey
Quake Shakes Southeast Turkey, Dozens Injured in Panic
Politics: 9 February 2007, Friday.
At least 28 people were injured in southeastern Turkey after it was struck by an earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was registered in the town of Silivre, in the province of Elazig, the Istanbul-based based Kandilli Observatory said. It struck at 04:22 a.m. (0222GMT). Panic has been blamed for the casualties. The people were injured as they fled their home, jumped from balconies and windows.
12.Severe Storms Smash Florida, Killing 19
Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday 02/02/07 after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida and killed
* Expect a strong quake in (Mexico/Panama) that region
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits eastern CaribbeanMIAMI (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck the eastern Caribbean on Sunday 04/02/07 afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 119 km north-northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 157 km southwest of Manzanillo, Cuba, the U.S. agency said.
13.Flood in Jakarta ,Indonesian capital due to heavy rain in the past three days (The Hindu, 04/02/07).
Storms bring fresh floods to battered Indonesian capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Heavy rain inundated low-lying parts of the Indonesian capital before dawn Thursday 08/02/07, compounding the misery of some 200,000 people already forced from their homes by the city's worst flooding in years, witnesses said. A break in the rain Wednesday led to some of the filthy water....
* Expect a very strong quake there.
14. Resident relief as cyclone passes (08/02/07)
NORTH Queenslanders are breathing a collective sigh of relief after Cyclone Nelson passed the region with minimal impact, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today. 12:37pm (AEDT)
* Expect a strong quake in that region
15. Wed.14 Feb 2007 Tornado heaps misery on Katrina-hit area
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it. A tornado tore through her neighborhood in the city's.... A powerful storm and likely a tornado hit the New Orleans area early Tuesday 13/02/07 .
* Expect a strong quake in that region
16. Thu. 22 Feb 2007 Mozambique awaits intense cyclone's landfall
Disaster officials and aid agencies are closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Favio, due to make landfall in flood-drenched Mozambique on Thursday, as it crosses the narrow sea channel from Madagascar. By 6pm local time on Wednesday afternoon, Favio was a very intense category-three storm with winds....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
17. Mud disaster called natural In contrast to public opinion, scientists concluded Wednesday 21/02/07 that the mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, was caused by natural tectonic activity and would have occurred with or without the nearby drilling activities of Lapindo Brantas Inc.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Tue.6 Mar 2007 At least 9 dead from Sumatra quake
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) -- A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shook Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, El Shinta radio reported. The quake was felt in Singapore and Malaysia as well, 400 km (250 miles) away. The worst-hit area appeared to be in and around Solok, a bustling town close to the epicentre of the quake on Sumatra's western coast.
18. Ark. Tornado Injures 40, Damages Homes
DUMAS, Ark. Feb 25, 2007 (AP)— Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were shredded by "high explosives," the damage a day after a powerful storm(Sat.24/02/07) injured 40 people. Dumas, where a tornado cut a swath through town. the storm packed winds estimated between 158 and 207 mph. Damage was reported along a five-mile-long, half-mile-wide swath south and east of Dumas, which is about 90 miles southeast of Little Rock
* Expect a strong quake in that region
4.2 earthquake hits San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake that could be felt throughout the Bay Area struck Thursday (08/03/07) night, officials said. The temblor struck 1 mile northeast of Lafayette, the United States Geological Survey Web site said. Residents said it lasted between 10 and 15 seconds.
19. 8 Die in Storms in Alabama and Missouri (01/03/07)
Five died when an apparent tornado caused the roof to collapse at a high school in Enterprise, Ala. . Tornadoes have killed at least seven people in the US state of Alabama. One tornado wrecked a school building in the town of Enterprise, killing at least five people and injuring dozens as it tore off a roof and flipped cars. State officials had earlier said as many as 15 people could have died at the school.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
4.3 quake hits west Trinidad --
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake, with a focal depth of 60 km, occurred on Monday 12/03/07 at 7.24 p.m. off north west Trinidad. The preliminary location of the event was 10.93 degrees north and 62.12 degrees west, and it was reported as widely felt in west Trinidad.
20. 28 Feb 2007 Bolivia suffers worst floods for 25 yearsAround 40 people have been killed and tens of thousands have been left homeless by floods in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia. Most of Beni province, which is roughly the size of Britain, is under water
* Expect a strong quake in that region
21. Violent storms in Europe leave at least 47 people dead
Millions of people across the continent were left without electricity, and rail and air travel were disrupted Friday 9 Mar 2007 , as winds gusted to more than 200 kilometers an hour.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Azores islands rattled by moderate earthquake
icelandnews, Apr 7, 2007
LISBON, Portugal: The Azores islands of Sao Miguel, Santa Maria and Terceira were rattled by a magnitude-5.5 earthquake on Saturday (07/04/07), officials said. No injuries or damage were reported, Civil Protection officials added. The earthquake hit at 0709GMT. The epicenter was 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) southeast of the Formigos islet.
A strong earthquake hit an area near Portugal's Azores Islands early today but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake, which hit at 7.09am Irish time, measured 6.0 on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.
22. Cyclone George crosses Port Hedland
POWERFUL tropical cyclone 09/03/2007 George, which has caused the evacuation of hundreds of people from low lying areas of the Pilbara, has crossed the coast of Western Australia east of Port Hedland. 12:36am (AEDT) ; Three killed in Australia cyclone 09/03/2007 - 9:23:18 AM Three killed in Australia cyclone Three people were reported to have been killed as cyclonic winds and rain ripped across Australia’s north-western coast today, tearing roofs from houses in remote towns and laying waste to at least one mining camp.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
New Zealand volcano triggers flood
A mix of mud, acidic water and rocks tore down the slope of a volcano in New Zealand on Sunday 18/03/07, bursting through a 23-foot wall of volcanic ash and sand built up in an eruption 12 years ago.
Mon.2 Apr 2007 RAMSI assessing Solomons damage
THE Australian-led mission to the Solomon Islands has sent aircraft to assess damage from this morning's earthquake and tsunami. 2:52pm (AEST)
At least six people died in the Solomon Islands after two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation on Monday, the country's chief spokesman said. The 8.0 quake off the Solomon Islands sent a tsunami crashing onshore, killing several people. (AFP) 2 April 2007 HONIARA - At least six people were killed and the death toll is expected to rise after a strong earthquake off the Solomon Islands on Monday, which triggered a tsunami,
23. Rains pound southwestern B.C.
Roads were flooded and rivers were threatening to overflow their banks in parts of southwestern British Columbia Monday 12/03/07 following a weekend downpour.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
24. Madagascar: Fourth tropical cyclone in four months, nears the coast
JOHANNESBURG, 13 March 2007 (IRIN) - Tropical cyclone 'Indlala' is projected to hit Madagascar on Thursday, 15/03/07 but with the island still picking itself up after a string of natural disasters, government and relief agencies are already overstretched. Erratic weather patterns have seen large areas of the.... Madagascar has been hit by a series of tropical storms and cyclones(1 'Bondo' - December 2006; 2'Clovis' -January 2007 ;3 'Gamede' – February), causing considerable damage. Bondo hit the northwest of the island while "Clovis brought strong winds, heavy rains and flooding to the [southeastern] region of Vatovavy Fitovinany, [and] the passage of cyclone Gamede brought further heavy rains to the southeast,"
* Expect a strong quake in that region
(QUAKE AFTER SEVEN MONTHS)
Strong earthquake jolts E.Africa - USGS
NAIROBI, July 17 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit East Africa on Tuesday, 17 Jul 2007 15:18:56 GMT, the latest in the region in several days, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS said the quake struck in northern Tanzania, 167 km (104 miles) from the western town of Arusha, and measured 6.1 on the Richter scale of magnitude.
The tremors could be felt more than 240 km (150 miles) away in the Kenyan capital Nairobi where high-rise buildings shook gently for several minutes.
25. ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Flood warnings were issued across the state Thursday 15/03/07 following a day of severe storms, which spawned a small tornado that ripped siding from an office supply store, flattened residential garages and forced some schools to cancel classes because of a power outage.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
26. Wed.21 Mar 2007, Landslide hits Pakistani village, 27 feared dead
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, March 21 (Reuters) - A landslide triggered by heavy rain swept away three homes in northern Pakistan and 27 people were missing and feared dead, police said on Wednesday. The landslide struck on Tuesday night in mountains hit by a huge earthquake 18 months ago, 65 km (40....
Afghanistan: Floods and avalanches kill dozens and displace hundreds
KABUL, 20 March 2007 (IRIN) - More than 50 people have been killed and hundreds displaced because of heavy rainfall, avalanches and floods over the past few days in Afghanistan's southern and south-western provinces, officials say. In Uruzgan, Helmand, Badghis and Ghor provinces, more than 500 houses were destroyed or damaged by floods.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
27. HURRICANE WINDS TO HIT BULGARIA
Hurricane southwestern wind is expected in Bulgaria in the afternoon of March 20 2007, Disaster Management Ministry said. The wind will be strongest on March 21 and 22 2007, Focus news agency reported. Rainfall will be heaviest in western and central Bulgaria.
Man dies in storm
Many homes were left without electricity after a storm swept in over southern and western Sweden on Sunday18/03/07 evening.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake hits southeast England
2007/4/29FOLKESTONE, England, Reuters
Southeast England was hit by a small earthquake Saturday 28/04/07 that brought down power lines and caused structural damage. Experts gave differing estimates of the earthquake's strength with the U.S. Geological Survey measuring the tremor's magnitude at 4.7 on the Richter scale while the British Geological Survey put it at 4.3.
Mild Tremor Hits Quake-Prone Bulgarian Area:
18 March 2007, Sunday,An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale was felt on the territory of Strazhitsa municipality minutes after midnight on Sunday. No damages or casualties have been reported. In December 1986 a devastating earthquake hit the area of Strazhitsa municipality, killing two people and destroying thousands of buildings.
28. Fiji blown about by cyclone
SCHOOL children narrowly escaped a mudslide through their school as Tropical Cyclone Cliff struck Fiji yesterday 04/04/07 (Wed.).
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake hits coast, no damage recorded
fijitimes, Apr 6, 2007 8:20 PM
AN earthquake was felt in parts of Sigatoka and surrounding areas around the coral coast yesterday (Thu.) 05/04/07 afternoon although no damages was recorded by last night.
29. Southern Africa: More Than a Million Lives Threatened As Cyclones, Heavy Rains Pummel Region
allafrica, Apr 4, 2007 11:57 PM
Southern African communities, local authorities and humanitarian partners are finding their resources stretched to the limit with the early arrival of the rainy season and relentless precipitation as well as an unprecedented series of cyclones and tropical storms, the United Nations Office for the....
(Johannesburg, 4 April 2007) : Cyclones and flooding continue to batter numerous countries in southern Africa, threatening the lives of over a million vulnerable people. Although regional capacity for disaster and emergency preparedness and response has increased in recent years, the early arrival....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
30. Storms destroy 1,000 homes in BD
dailytimesPK, Apr 9, 2007 2:04 AM
DHAKA: Tropical storms have lashed villages in northern Bangladesh, destroying more than 1,000 homes and injuring at least 45 people, a news report said. A tornado hit five farming villages in Tangail district at midnight Friday (06/04/07), while storms coupled with hail battered neighbouring Jamalpur....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
31.Low depression formed at Bay of Bengal on 11.04.07. Heavy Rain and strong wind in Southern districts of Tamilnadu, India.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Moderate quake rattles Indonesia's Yogyakarta during Susilo visit
peopledaily, Apr 26, 2007 7:26 AM
A moderate earthquake struck the Indonesian province of Yogyakarta Thursday morning and shook a building where President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was attending a meeting
32.Low depression formed at Bay of Bengal on 20.04.07. Heavy Rain and strong wind in Central districts of Tamilnadu, India.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong undersea quake jolts Aceh province - April 27, 5:34pm
nst, Apr 27, 2007 12:16 PM
JAKARTA, FRI.: A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province today, seismologists said, sparking panic in the province. Residents fled their homes as the offshore quake hit at 3:02pm, shaking provincial capital Banda Aceh and other districts for about 30 seconds,
33. Rare tornado touches down in Taiwan, wrecks houses
dailytimesPK, Apr 20, 2007 1:18 AM
TAIPEI: A rare tornado touched down in southern Taiwan, wrecking houses and uprooting utility poles, a Central Weather Bureau official said. The twister hit Tainan County at 1:30am on Wednesday 18/04/07 as unstable weather associated with a cold front passed through the area, said Daniel Wu, director of the bureau’s forecasting centre.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
TOKYO - A series of strong earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan on Friday, 20/04/07.There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries from the quakes, including from a magnitude 5.9 quake just off the Amami island at 4:38 a.m. Saturday local time (1838 GMT Friday).Earlier Friday, the Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for southwestern Japan after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.7 struck at 10:46 a.m. but lifted it about an hour later.The notice covered islands around Miyakojima, part of the Ryukyu island chain that stretches southwest toward Taiwan.
34. Massive Storm Pounds Northeast U.S.
(NEW YORK) A nor'easter battered the East with strong wind and pouring rain Sunday, 15/04/07grounding hundreds of airline flights, downing power lines and threatening severe coastal flooding. The storm flooded people out of their homes in the middle of the night in West Virginia and trapped others.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
35. KUALA LUMPUR,Monday,16/04/07 The lashing rain came with lightning and thunderstorm at about 2.30pm flooding several main roads here, including Jalan Duta, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Ampang, and in Petaling Jaya.
Third tornado hits Vietnam in less than two weeks - April 24, 1:59pm
nst, Apr 24, 2007 11:00 AM
HANOI, TUE.: A third tornado has hit Vietnam in less than two weeks, killing a child, injuring 11 people and damaging or destroying 300 houses in the country’s far south, local officials said Tuesday. The violent, unseasonal funnel-shaped storm hit the Tran Van Thoi district of Ca Mau province....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Quake shakes Philippines
NEWScomAU, Apr 25, 2007 6:15 PM
A MODERATE earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked areas in the southern Philippines today, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. Yesterday 11:59pm (AEST)
36. Tornado levels houses in Texas Panhandle
news-yahoo, Apr 23, 2007 4:21 AM
CACTUS, Texas - Downed power lines, flattened houses and roads littered with debris kept many residents from returning to their homes Sunday in this rural Panhandle town hit hard by what appeared to be a group of tornadoes. At least 14 people were injured, one of them critically, during the storms....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
37. Tornado kills 10 on Texas-Mexico border
cnn, Apr 26, 2007 3:56 AM
(AP) -- Search teams worked their way through wreckage-strewn neighborhoods in this border town Wednesday after a tornado killed at least 10 people, destroyed two schools and damaged hundreds of homes. At least of three of the victims died just across the border from Eagle Pass in Piedras Negras ,....
* Expect a strong quake in that region
38. Storms, wind cause damage in 4 states
news-yahoo, Apr 27, 2007 6:28 PM
The storms buffeted parts of Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois and Ohio on Thursday. Tornadoes apparently touched down in Tennessee and Illinois, officials in those states said. Debris injured at least seven people in the northeastern Tennessee town of New Tazewell.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
39. Heavy rain causes flooding north of New York City
usaToday, Apr 27, 2007 5:39 PM
Heavy rain stranded cars on a flooded parkway north of New York City Friday 27/04/07 morning, less than two weeks after a massive nor'easter ...
* Expect a strong quake in that region
40.Low depression formed at Bay of Bengal on 02&03.05.07. Heavy Rain and strong wind in several districts of Tamilnadu, India.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Huge waves hit Indonesian coastlines: Massive waves have hit coastlines across Indonesia, sending hundreds of panicky residents rushing from their homes and also destroying fishing boats and beachside shacks, officials and media reports said on Friday 18/05/07.
41. Tornado obliterates Kansas farming town, nine dead
MailGuardian, May 6, 2007 7:33 AM
A tornado wiped out most of a small farming town in southwestern Kansas, killing nine people and injuring at least 63, emergency officials said on Saturday. The funnel cloud hit Greensburg on Friday 04/05/07 evening, smashing buildings, overturning vehicles and knocking out communications towers.
Second wave of twisters hits
cnn, May 6, 2007 6:28 AM
A tornado struck Sweetwater, Oklahoma, Saturday night 05/05/07, causing major damage, KOCO-TV reported. The storm continued to grind north through northwestern Oklahoma for more than 30 minutes. In Kansas, emergency crews called off the search for more victims of a tornado in Greensburg as fresh rounds of severe weather threatened the area.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
42. At least 14 killed in tornado in southern Chad
reliefWeb, May 9, 2007 1:20 AM
NDJAMENA, May 8, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and more than 100 were injured when a ferocious tornado virtually wiped out the small town of Bebedjia in southeastern Chad, police said Tuesday. "A violent storm accompanied by a vortex (tornado) struck the town yesterday (Monday ,07/05/07) evening. "This storm of such incredible violence lasted for about 20 minutes and caused enormous material and human damage..
• Expect a strong quake in that region
No human casualties in Algerian earthquake
peopledaily, May 9, 2007 2:48 AM
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday, 08/05/07 in M??d??a region, about 100 kms to the south of Algerian capital, causing no human or material damages, Algerian disaster and emergency services was quoted as saying by Algerian News Agency on Tuesday.
43. Rain to bring flash floods, mudslides
BangkokPost, May 3, 2007 9:14 PM
About 2,400 villages in 51 provinces are at risk of mudslides and flash floods from torrential rains expected over the next few days, Mineral Resources Department chief Apichai Chvajarernpun warned yesterday. A disaster warning system, with the participation of local people and administrative....
Tue.15 May 2007,Tidal surge floods Bangladesh coastal villages
alertnet, May 15, 2007 7:22 AM
(Recasts with tidal surge) DHAKA, May 15 (Reuters) - Hundreds of houses were damaged in a storm-triggered tidal surge from the Bay of Bengal in coastal districts and off-shore islands in Bangladesh on Tuesday (15/05/07), officials said. Weather officials said the storm, with winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph),.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 with its epicenter in western Laos was reported Wednesday 16/05/07 afternoon by the U.S. Geological Survey, and its tremors were felt as far away as the Thai capital of Bangkok, several hundred kilometers to the south
44. May 21 and 22 ,Heavy Rain and strong wind in Central and Northern districts of Tamilnadu, India.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Two moderate earthquakes in Indonesia - May 24, 11:52am
nst, May 24, 2007 7:41 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, THURS: TWO moderate earthquakes hit Indonesia today with the first one occurring off the west coast of northern Sumatra, about 623km southwest of Bayan Lepas, Penang, early this morning. The earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 2.7 degrees North and 95.3 degrees East at about 4.
45.Tue.22 May 2007Large waves hit PNG villages, no casualties - report
thestar, May 22, 2007 7:26 AM
PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea villagers were left homeless after a volcanic eruption on a nearby island at the weekend reportedly sent large waves sweeping through villages, local media reported.
* Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea's island.A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck the Papua New Guinea's islandThe quake hit 740 km northeast of Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby at 11:03 a.m. local time Tuesday 29/05/07 (0103GMT) and the depth is 128 km below the earth's surface.
46. Rain turns deadly in western China
cnn, May 26, 2007 7:16 AM
BEIJING, China (AP) -- Landslides triggered by heavy rains in western China buried a village and knocked a bus off a highway, killing a total of 21 people, news reports said Saturday. A mudslide late Friday (25/05/07) swept through the village of Heba in Garze, an ethnic Tibetan region of Sichuan province,
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Sun .3 Jun 2007 Strong earthquake in China kills 2, injures more than 200.
usaToday, Jun 3, 2007 6:20 AM. A strong earthquake 6.3 shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least two and injuring hundreds, state media ...
47. Floods, mudslides kill three in Haiti's capital
alertnet, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM
By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 25 (Reuters) - Torrential rains triggered flooding and mudslides that killed three people in Haiti's capital, officials said on Friday,25/05/07, raising fears of more destruction during the coming hurricane season.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong tremor rocks Central America, buildings sway
dailytimesPK, Jun 14, 2007 1:44 AM
* Magnitude was 6.8 on Richter scale GUATEMALA CITY: A powerful earthquake rattled Guatemala and El Salvador on Wednesday, 13/06/07 and terrified residents ran from shaking buildings, but no casualties were reported. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.
48. May 26Heavy Rain and strong wind in Central and Northern districts of Tamilnadu, India.
Strong quake hits northeast Indonesia
expressindia, Jun 16, 2007 11:24 AM
A strong 6.1-magnitude quake struck off northeast Indonesia on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency here said. (SEA WITHDRAWAL happened at Rameshwaram, South India)
Heavy rain on June 07/08 in Central districts of Tamilnadu.
(SEA WITHDRAWAL happened at Tuticorin 0n 18/06/07,; strong wind started to lash on 19/06/07 South India)
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong quake off Indonesia's Java, no tsunami risk
alertnet, Jun 27, 2007 5:36 AM
(adds no impact on Cilacap refinery, separate quake) JAKARTA, June 27 (Reuters) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck south of Indonesia's Java island on Wednesday, but there were no tsunami risks or reports of damage, an official at the country's meteorological agency said.
Indonesian provinces hit by pre-dawn earthquakes - June 29, 12.28pm
nst, Jun 29, 2007 7:56 AM
The earthquake occurred at around 5.37am local time, said Bambang Nova Setyanto, coordinator of the Lampung Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 6.00 degrees southern latitude and 103.73 degrees eastern longitude, around 99km southwest of Krui, West Lampung, at a depth of 50km below the sea level.
Moderate quake strikes eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Indonesia on Monday, but there were no reports of damage and there was no risk of a tsunami, a Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official said. The epicentre of the quake lay 45 km northwest of Labuhanbajo in East Nusa Tanggara province on Sumba island at a depth of 181 km,
49. Storms wreak havoc in Europe; 23 dead
ChinaPost, May 29, 2007 4:22 AM
Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 23 people in Europe and Turkey, officials said on Monday 28/05/07.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake shakes Greece
iol, Jun 5, 2007 4:42 PM
Athens - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook western Greece on Tuesday 05/06/07 but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. The quake hit at 2.50 pm (11.50 GMT) with the epicentre beneath Lake Trichonida, some 200 kilometres (124 miles) northwest of the capital Athens, the Athens Observatory's Geodynamic Institute said.
Moderate Earthquake Shakes Northern Greece
novinite, Jun 25, 2007 4:25 PM
A moderate earthquake with the magnitude of 4,4 on the Richter scale hit northern Greece's city of S...
50.Severe Strom Blast Iowa : FRUITLAND, Iowa — Kelly Goodwin sifted through the rubble of what used to be her kitchen, perspired and dazed after a tornado ripped through the area Friday and left this eastern Iowa town in disarray.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
51. Oman and Iran girded for heavy flooding and winds today 05/06/07 as the strongest cyclone ever recorded by scientists in the northwestern Arabian Sea began to hit coastlines that have little experience with such powerful storms. The storm, Tropical Cyclone Gonu, had sustained winds over 120 miles per hour and was raising 35-foot-high waves yesterday,
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake hits southern Iran
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Dargahan and its vicinity in the southern province of Hormuzgan Wednesday 27/06/07 evening.The epicenter of the quake was in an area measuring 55.83 degrees in longitude and 27.07 degrees in latitude, the report added.
52. Flood evacuation alerts issued for more than 600 B.C. homes
theglobeandmail, Jun 6, 2007 3:20 AM
Record snowfall in the mountains during the winter is melting fast, helped by soaring temperatures last weekend, then rains that began Monday.,04/06/07 Mr. Les, who toured flooding in the northern part of the province by land and helicopter Tuesday, said what happens in Prince George now, happens in the Fraser Valley four days from now.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
53. Mon.11 Jun 2007
HEAVY rains are expected to continue affecting the island for the next day-and-a-half to two days, the National Meteorological Centre said yesterday.
jamaicaobserver, Jun 11, 2007 7:38 AM
The met service said the rains, which began yesterday, were the result of two weather systems in the western Caribbean: a surface to upper level trough as well as a tropical wave. According to the met service, the tropical wave is expected to continue moving away from the island in a westerly....
• Expect a strong quake in that region
54. Heavy Rains Set Off Flooding in Southern China
nytimes, Jun 11, 2007 5:01 AM
Floods have claimed at least 66 lives and forced nearly 600,000 people to be relocated, the state news media reported.
Millions suffer as China storms kill at least 23
alertnet, Jun 10, 2007 10:03 AM
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - Rain storms and floods have killed at least 23 people across southern China in recent days and made thousands homeless, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. "Millions of people are suffering," it said. Storms killed seven people and left four missing in the southern province of Guizhou on Friday and Saturday.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Slight intensity earthquake rocks Nagaland
indiatimes, Jun 26, 2007 12:49 AM
A slight intensity earthquake, of 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, hit Nagaland on Monday (25/06/07) night, Met Department said.
55.i) Australia braced for more storms as nine die
telegraph, Jun 11, 2007 3:13 AM
Australians were braced for more atrocious weather this week after the worst storms in more than 30 years killed nine people and forced the evacuation of thousands of others in the East as swollen rivers cut off towns and farms. Up to 300 mm of rain has fallen since Thursday June 7, 2007 on parts of the Hunter region, while parts of the Central Coast and Sydney received 200 mm
ii)Eastern Australia suffers its worstflooding in years
taipeitimes, Jun 29, 2007 4:30 AM
Dramatic flooding replaced relentless drought in parts of eastern Australia yesterday28/06/07, as Prime Minister John Howard expressed hopes that the country's worst drought in a century may be coming to an end. Some residents of towns in the Gippsland region of Victoria state had to be rescued from the....
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake rattles Victorian town
TheAustralian, Jun 11, 2007 6:45 AM
A TREMOR measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale has shaken the town of Myrtleford in Victoria's north-east.
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits remote PNG region
alertnet, Jun 28, 2007 6:44 AM
(adds details, quotes) SYDNEY, June 28 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/). There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which....
56. Tornado strikes Silay City, destroys 9 houses (11:15 a.m.)
sunstar, Jun 12, 2007 5:39 AM BACOLOD CITY -- Nine houses were destroyed, two of which were totally damaged after a tornado hit Sitio Baybay, Barangay Lantad in Silay City at noontime Monday 11/06/07.
• Expect a strong quake in that region s
Quakes Rattle Ishikawa Pref., Vicinity On Sea Of Japan Coast
mediafax, Jun 11, 2007 10:46 AM A series of earthquakes, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0, jolted Ishikawa Prefecture and neighboring prefectures early Monday
Mon.18 Jun 2007
Moderate earthquke rattles area near Solomon Islands
HonululuAdvetrtiser, Jun 17, 2007 2:46 PM
Posted at 2:20 a.m., Sunday, June 17, 2007 Moderate earthquke rattles area near Solomon Islands Advertiser Staff An earthquake assigned a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook an area near the Solomon Islands about 11:25 p.m. Saturday night Hawaii time, according to the United States Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program.
57. Deep depression formed in Indian Ocean on 21/06/07.Continuous rain and
flood in Central and peninsular India. Another depression formed at Bay of Bengal
on 25/06/07. One more deep deression on 28/06/07.
Tens of thousands flee violent storms in Andhra Pradesh
taipeitimes, Jun 24, 2007 4:09 AM
AGENCIES, HYDERABAD, INDIA Sunday, Jun 24, 2007, Page 5 Three days of heavy rain and flash floods has left 41 people dead and forced more than 55,000 from their homes in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state, officials said yesterday, sparking a major relief operation. "We have opened up 95 relief camps .
• Expect a very strong quake and possibly tsunami in that region
i)Earthquake rocks Indonesia
peopledaily, Jul 21, 2007 2:21 AM
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on Reacher Scale jolted central part of Indonesia on Friday,20/07/07 with no report of casualty or damages, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The quake rocked at 16:49 Jakarta time (0949GMT) with epicente ...
ii)Moderate earthquake hits northern Sumatra
thestar, Jul 25, 2007 1:38 AM
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in northern Sumatra near Pulau Nias at 10.51pm yesterday 24/07/07.
iii)Moderate quake shakes Indonesia's Aceh
alertnet, Jul 26, 2007 5:18 AM
JAKARTA, July 26 (Reuters) - A moderate undersea quake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday 26/07/07, but there were no reports of any casualties or damage, the Meteorological and Geophysics agency said. The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) and....
Moderate earthquake hits parts of Nicobar Islands
indiatimes, Jul 26, 2007 4:15 AM
The quake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale. It shook parts of Nicobar Islands at 0508 IST. Jul 26, 2007
iv) Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia
RTERadio, Jul 26, 2007 12:08 PM
Indonesian authorities have lifted a tsunami warning after a 6.6-magnitude quake hit the region. A warning was issued after an earthquake 57km under the seabed some 234km northwest of the town of Ternate, the capital of the province of North Maluku. However, the US Geological Survey put the quake at a magnitude of 7. Indonesia quickly cancelled a tsunami warning after a 6,9-magnitude earthquake in the east of the country on Thursday, 26/07/07
v) Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia
dailytimesPK, Aug 9, 2007 12:38 AM
JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter Scale struck Indonesia’s main island of Java early on Thursday ,09/08/07, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami alert. The epicentre of the undersea quake - which struck at a depth....
58. Tornado hits Maakurathu
haveeru, Jun 24, 2007 11:10 AM
According to Deputy Island Chief, Abdullah Naeem, the tornado had struck the island on the northern side of the island on Friday 22/06/07 and six houses as well as two shops had been severely damaged due to the disaster. The roofs of both shops were blown off and the goods inside the shop were damaged
Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in Manitoba
Last Updated: Saturday, June 23, 2007 | 9:46 AM ET Residents in the small town of Elie woke Saturday morning to the devastation caused by one of three tornadoes that ripped through southern Manitoba. Environment Canada received reports of tornadoes touching down Friday 22/06/07 in the Carman area, in Elie, and west of Portage La Prairie.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
World Digest
59. Flooding in England kills at least 2 people
Heavy rainfall caused massive flooding across England on Monday 25/06/07, killing at least two people, officials said. Rainstorms dumped as much as 3 inches of rain on a country already soggy from an exceptionally wet June, Britain's weather office said.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
60. Solomon Islanders flee floods
NEWScomAU, Jun 28, 2007 5:41 AM
HEAVY flooding has forced more than 3000 people to flee to higher ground in the northeast of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. 1:30pm (AEST)
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Earthquake rocks Solomon Sea
peopledaily, Jun 28, 2007 7:55 AM
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook Solomon Sea on Thursday 28/06/07 morning, according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory.
61. Hurricane Winds Hit Southern Bulgaria
mediafax, Jun 29, 2007 10:32 AM
Hurricane winds, never seen before, hit Southern Bulgaria late on Thursday 28/06/07 night, Darik News reported, Novinite online reported. The windstorm hit around 10 pm and in only 20 ferocious minutes managed to cut off the electricity in the town of Kardzhali and to break and eradicate trees. The airstream moved with 28 m/s and was accompanied by hail.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Mild Earthquake Shakes Southeastern Bulgaria
novinite, Aug 4, 2007 3:17 PM
A mild earthquake struck shortly around 10.23 pm on Friday, 03/08/07 in the region close to the town of Gotse Delchev, Southeastern Bulgaria. The tremour measured 3.1 on the Richter scale and was felt by the citizens of the town. The epicentre of the quake was registered 120 kilometres southeast of the ca...
62. More rain in store for flood-ravaged area
cnn, Jun 29, 2007 2:52 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Flood-weary residents hoping for a reprieve from the sustained, heavy rains that have soaked parts of Texas, Tuesday Jun 26, 2007, may have to wait, as forecasts called for more of the same on Friday. The storms, which were being blamed for at least 11 deaths in north and central Texas since last....
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Mexico mudslide buries bus, up to 60 dead
Wed Jul 4, 2007 4:44PM EDT
PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) - Relentless rain in recent days with the start of the annual rainy season has caused flooding in many parts of Mexico. After days of heavy rain, part of a sodden hill collapsed on the bus as it was driving through the southern state of Puebla. The slide trapped passengers under as much as 23 feet of mud and rock, senior state rescue official German Garcia told Reuters.
Severe Storms: Rare Snow in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina received its first major snowfall in nearly 90 years on July 9, 2007. 1 Image, Posted: July 11, 2007
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong earthquake strikes Mexico
bbc, Jul 6, 2007 6:17 AM
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 has struck southern Mexico. The quake hit the southern state of Chiapas just after 2000 (0100GMT Friday) causing a widespread power cut and panic among residents. The United States Geological Survey says the epicentre was around 40 km (25 miles) from the state capital, Tuxtla Gutierrez.
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Peru
12 July 2007, Thursday
A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, hit Peru early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 00:43 local time with an epicentre in the city of Pucallpa, about 500 kilometres north-east of the country's capital Lima, the US agency said. Tremor's depth was 152 kilometres, seizmologists reported.
63. One killed in Myanmar tornado
dailytimesPK, Jun 30, 2007 2:09 AM
YANGON: One woman was killed, seven injured and hundreds left homeless after a freak tornado ripped through Yangon, police said Friday. The tornado hit Thursday 28/06/07 evening and damaged more than 500 homes and three factories as it cut a trail of destruction from near downtown Yangon to a suburban....
• Expect a strong quake in that region
64. Strong gusts in Tobago
newsday, Jul 6, 2007 2:02 PM
GALE force gusts were recorded Thursday 05/07/07 morning at the Crowne Point meteorological office in Tobago, but no structural damage to houses or infrastructure was reported.
Vigorous tropical wave leaves homes roofless in Guyana
caribseek, Jul 10, 2007 3:35 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A vigorous tropical wave, which forecasters previously expected to become a tropical depression, brought strong tropical storm force winds and heavy rains to Guyana ripping off roofs, knocking down power poles, trees and buildings.
Winds of 90 to 108 kilometers per hour (56 to 67 miles per hour) lashed several coastal and near inland regions Saturday 07/07/07 evening.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Two quakes rock country Sunday night --
trinidadexpress, Jul 17, 2007 4:29 AM
Trinidad and Tobago experienced two earthquakes just mere hours apart on Sunday night, of magnitudes 4.8 and 4.0, respectively. According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Unit, the first occurred at 9.32 p.m., about 95 kilometres west of Port of Spain. The preliminary location of this quake was 10.
65. Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain
alertnet, Jul 12, 2007 7:59 AM
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon headed north towards Japan on Thursday, threatening to rake the southern islands of Okinawa and the country's main islands with torrential rain and high winds. Typhoon Man-yi was 600 km south of the Okinawan city of Naha at 1:00 p.m. (0400 GMT) and moving north northwest at 25 km (16 miles) per hour, bringing with it winds gusting up to 234 km per hour, one of the most powerful storms in decades ,Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
Quake shakes central western Japan - JULY 16, 10:29AM
nst, Jul 16, 2007 6:09 AM
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and surrounding areas on Monday 16/07/07 morning, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency as saying. A tsunami warning was issued from the 10:13 a.m. (0113 GMT) quake.
66. Storms, floods and a half-ton skip that flew 300 yards
dailymail, Jul 18, 2007 2:08 AM
This article also triggered the following alerts: Flooding; Agriculture; WaterENV; AirENV;
Tornados and thunderstorms swept across parts of Britain yesterday 17/07/07 as flash-flooding forced families to evacuate their homes.
Rainfall the worst for 200 years ... in case you hadn't guessed
guardian, Jul 27, 2007 1:40 AM
Friday July 27 2007 Torrential downpours which hit last week and left swathes of England and Wales under water were officially the worst in more than 200 years of record keeping, according to figures released by the Met Office yesterday. Rainfall was more than double the seasonal average, with the early summer months of May to July witnessing 382.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
Earthquake jolts southwestern Germany, no injuries reported
Berlin, Aug 3, IRNA
Germany-Quake
An earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, rattled the southwestern German city of Koblenz early Friday Aug 3 morning, new reports said. The quake rocked the area at around 5 a.m. local time. Southwestern Germany is a quake-prone region, however most quakes are below 4.0 on the Richter scale and do not cause any major damages.
Manchester shaken by earthquake
dailymail, Aug 10, 2007 9:41 PM
Manchester was rocked by an earthquake today. The quake, which measured 2.5 on the Richter scale, struck the city centre, Stockport and Didsbury at around 11.50am. There were no reported injuries. A spokesman for the British Geological Survey said: 'We expect about eight earthquakes of this magnitude each year in the UK.
Earthquake shakes central, eastern Spain
ChinaPost, Aug 13, 2007 4:51 AM
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 shook central Spain on Sunday, 12/08/07, and was felt from Madrid to the southern and eastern coasts, the National Geographic Centre said.
67. 16-hour thunderstorm kills 37, floods cities in southwest China
ChinaPost, Jul 19, 2007 4:38 AM
Thirty-seven people died in a 16-hour thunderstorm in southwest China that caused heavy flooding and brought air, road and rail traffic to a halt, the government and state media said on Wednesday.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
68. Record rains kill 31 across China
taipeitimes, Jul 20, 2007 3:26 AM
DELUGE: Jinan and surrounds received 180mm of rain in three hours, while Chongqing was inundated with 266.6mm of rain between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon AP, BEIJING Friday, Jul 20, 2007, Page 5 Record-breaking rainstorms left 31 people dead, 171 injured and eight missing in eastern China,....
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
69. Tropical storm Dalila stronger but headed to sea
alertnet, Jul 24, 2007 8:34 PM
MEXICO CITY, July 24 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Dalila strengthened off the Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007 but is expected to veer west and not make landfall. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Dalila's winds could gust up to 58 mph (93 kph) but the storm will turn west before weakening in the next two days.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
Powerful earthquake kills 15 in Peru
themirror, Aug 16, 2007 6:49 AM
Peru's health minister said 15 people died and civil defence officials reported that the Senor de Luren church in the coastal province of Ica, the hardest hit region, was toppled by the 7.9-magnitude quake. Office workers ran onto the streets in fear as tall buildings in the capital Lima shook in...
70. Mini tornado rips airconditioning off house
NEWScomAU, Jul 24, 2007 3:54 AM
WHOLE airconditioning units where ripped off roofs after a mini-tornado hit Rockingham in Western Australia. 11:07am (AEST). July 24, 2007 11:15amWHOLE airconditioning units where ripped off roofs after a mini-tornado hit Rockingham in Western Australia.About 3000 people were left without power last night when the mini-tornado hit the WA coast packing winds of up to 110km/h about 7.45pm (WST).
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
7.2 quake rattles Pacific island
cnn, Aug 2, 2007 2:44 AM
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake rattled Vanuatu in the South Pacific early Thursday 02/08/07, causing cracks in roads and buildings and prompting brief evacuations due to tsunami fears, officials said. The 7.2 quake struck at 4:08 a.m. (1708 Wednesday GMT) and was centered 30 miles southeast of the town of Luganville, the
Strong earthquake hits Solomon Islands
ChinaPost, Aug 13, 2007 4:51 AM
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands late on Sunday 12/08/07, the US Geological Survey reported on its website.
Quake rocks Fiji - AUG 12, 10:50AM
nst, Aug 12, 2007 5:51 AM
AN earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Fiji, Aug 12, 2007 at 2:04am today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department announced. The quake's epicenter was 517km southeast of Suva, Fiji, and 7,409km southeast of Tawau, Sabah. No tsunami warning was issued.
71. 200,000 displaced, scores killed by floods in Sudan
reliefWeb, Jul 27, 2007 1:11 AM
By Nawal Hassan Yousif and Anita Swarup in Khartoum Nearly one hundred people have been killed in torrential rains since early July in Sudan. Over 300 people have been injured, around 46,000 family homes destroyed, leaving up to 200 thousand people displaced.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
72. TOKYO —Typhoon Usagi, which means "rabbit" in Japanese, was moving northwest at 15 km per hour around Ogasawara, an area in the Pacific Ocean dotted with sparsely populated islands 1,200 km south of Tokyo, Japan's Meteorological Agency said on July 31. Bringing with it winds gusting up to 144 km per hour, the centre of the storm was forecast to reach just south of Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu by Thursday, covering the region with rain and winds.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
Strong quake hits off Japan's Okinawa, no damage
alertnet, Aug 7, 2007 3:33 AM
(Adds details, comment from oil refiner) TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the shore of Japan's southern Okinawa island on Tuesday, 07/08/07, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There was no risk of injuries or damage from the quake, which hit at 9:02 a.
73. Continuous Heavy rain in different parts of central and peninsular India and eastern and North Eastern states Bihar, Assam, respectively and neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh, for the past one week (July 30/31). India's Meteorological Department said unusual monsoon patterns this year have led to heavier than normal rains. "We've been getting constant rainfall in these areas (Mumbai, U.P., Assam, Bihar and Orissa ) for nearly 20 days," said spokesman BP Yadav.
• Expect a very strong quake / tsunami in that region
Earthquake jolts Ujungkulon, Indonesia
peopledaily, Aug 17, 2007 7:37 AM
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Ujungkulon area in Banten province of Indonesia at 1:26 a.m. Friday, Aug 17, but there was no reports of casualties and damages of materials. The epicenter of the quake which occurred in ...
Three earthquakes hit Indonesia
Three undersea earthquakes have struck western and eastern Indonesia. The first quake struck overnight at 0126 a.m. (1826 GMT on Thursday) south of a strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The other two quakes struck about 8 hours later in the Banda Sea in the far east of Indonesia. The quakes hit in area around 235 km from the nearest city of Ambon in the Maluku islands. Indonesia's meteorological agency put the quakes at 5.8 and 6.2 on the Richter scale.
74. Vietnam wary as Tropical Storm Pabuk veers north
ChinaPost, Aug 6, 2007 4:27 AM
Tropical Storm Pabuk veered north in the South China Sea on Sunday,05/08/07 and was projected to hit northern Vietnam later this week, with the government calling all boats to shore ahead of the storm. By Sunday, the storm was 80 kilometers east of central Binh Dinh province and was moving north-west at 5-10 kilometers an hour with wind speeds between 62 and 74 kilometers an hour.
Tropical storm Pabuk lashed southern Taiwan, a self-ruled island off China's southeast coast, with heavy rains, with maximum gusts of 108 kph, the National Meteorological Centre said. A new tropical storm, Wutip, formed in Pacific waters off the Philippines on Wednesday,08/08/07 and was moving northwest towards Taiwan as it gathered strength, the National Meteorological Centre said.
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
5.7 magnitude earthquake rocks southeastern Taiwan
ChinaPost, Aug 10, 2007 4:45 AM
A strong earthquake registering 5.7 on the Richter Scale shook southeastern Taiwan yesterday,09/08/07, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
75. Storm cripples New York subway
taipeitimes, Aug 10, 2007 4:14 AM
AP, NEW YORK Friday, Aug 10, 2007, Page 1 All it took was about 7.6cm of rain in three hours to bring the US' largest mass transit system to its knees. Subway tracks were swamped, buses were overwhelmed and commuter trains were held up for hours because of flooding on Wednesday.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
76. Tropical Storm Flossie forms in mid-Pacific
ChinaPost, Aug 10, 2007 4:45 AM
Tropical Storm Flossie formed on Wednesday 07/08/07 far out in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Mexico's southern Pacific coast and Hawaii. . The storm's wind speeds were about 39 mph (62 kph),
Hurricane Flossie upgraded to Category 4
news-yahoo, Aug 11, 2007 6:18 PM
At 11 a.m. EDT, Flossie had intensified with maximum sustained winds near 132 mph, and was about 1,100 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii . Flossie was upgraded to Category 3 from a Category 1 overnight. The storm was expected to weaken later in the day as it passed over cooler waters. It was traveling west at about 12 mph.
• Expect a Very strong quake in that region
Quake Rattles the Los Angeles Area
nytimes, Aug 10, 2007 3:29 AM
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 rattled the Los Angeles area on Thursday, 09/08/07, shaking many people out of bed and causing the temporary closing of a bridge after chunks of concrete came loose. The quake, which hit at 12:58 a.m., caused no major damag
77. Storms Batter Ohio, Pa., Killing 1
nytimes, Aug 10, 2007 8:31 PM
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A storm system spawned tornados as it swept across the upper Midwest and into Pennsylvania, killing at least one person, flooding basements and leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power early Friday, Aug 10, 2007 .
• Expect a strong quake in that region
78. Tropical Storm Dean could become Atlantic hurricane
thestar, Aug 15, 2007 1:29 AM
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dean formed in the Atlantic Ocean midway between Africa and the Caribbean on Tuesday, 14/08/07 and could become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2007 season later in the week, U.S. forecasters said. Dean's top sustained winds were about 64km/h. It was expected to gradually gain strength and become a hurricane with winds of at least 119km/h by Friday.The storm could be a Category 3 hurricane in five days, forecasters said. The strongest and most dangerous hurricanes, known as major hurricanes, are Category 3 to Category 5 storms.
• Expect a Very strong quake in that region
79. Typhoon to be felt as soon as Friday
ChinaPost, Aug 15, 2007 4:59 AM
The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) announced yesterday that tropical storm Sepat located off the Philippines has been upgraded into a typhoon while following a route that can affect Taiwan by Friday.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
Strong earthquake hits southern Philippines
Mon Aug 20, 3:21 PM ET
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, 20/08/07, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake's epicentre was reported to be
209 kilometres south east of the town of Mati in Davao Oriental on Mindanao Island.
80. Southwest: Texas: A Soaked State Gets More Rain
nytimes, Aug 17, 2007 6:45 AM
The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin soaked rain-weary Texas, snarling rush-hour traffic and killing at least one person. Thunderstorms brought seven inches of rain to parts of San Antonio and Houston, where a person was killed when the waterlogged roof of a storage unit collapsed.
• Expect a strong quake in that region
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Dear Seismologists,
For the Typhoon Man-Yi clocked sustained wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and gusts of up to 133 miles per hour, expect a very strong quake in that region shortly. Even not to wait for my routine observation as 15-30 days.
"65. Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain
alertnet, Jul 12, 2007 7:59 AM
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon headed north towards Japan on Thursday, threatening to rake the southern islands of Okinawa and the country's main islands with torrential rain and high winds. Typhoon Man-yi was 600 km south of the Okinawan city of Naha at 1:00 p.m. Typhoon Man-yi was 600 km south of the Okinawan city of Naha at 1:00 p.m. (0400 GMT) and moving north northwest at 25 km (16 miles) per hour, bringing with it winds gusting up to 234 km per hour,Japan's Meteorological Agency said. "
• Expect a very strong quake in that region
“Quake shakes central western Japan - JULY 16, 10:29AM
nst, Jul 16, 2007 6:09 AM
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and surrounding areas on Monday 16/07/07 morning, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency as saying. A tsunami warning was issued from the 10:13 a.m. (0113 GMT) quake. “
Yours truly,
S.PRAKASH,
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