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Sydney, March 23: Severe thunderstorms are expected across New South Wales and may bring widespread moderate rainfall to previously flood-impacted areas in New South Wales, from Wednesday and into the weekend.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology thunderstorms are possible for north-eastern New South Wales over the coming days.
Localised heavy rain, gusty winds and hail are all possible.
With catchments remaining saturated from recent rainfall events, there is an increased risk of flash flooding and renewed river rises.
This is particularly true for areas of the Hunter, Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers.
Water from inland Queensland is still moving south into northern New South Wales along the Birrie, Bokhara and Narran rivers.
Along the Narran River, moderate flooding is currently occurring at Angledool.
This may reach major flood levels on the weekend.
A Flood Watch has been issued, noting minor flooding may occur from Thursday along the Bellinger and Kalang, Nambucca and Upper Macintyre (Severn) rivers.
Landslips and fallen trees are also possible due to recent flooding.
Communities should be prepared for flood impacts and are encouraged to keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings on the Bureau’s website and BOM Weather app, and to follow the advice of emergency services.
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Mercury will reach a high of 43C on Saturday in Doha and at Mesaieed, Wakrah and Al Khor, Qatar Met Department said.
Strong wind is expected at places inshore by Saturday afternoon, while the offshore forecast is strong wind and high sea to the north.
Dukhan and Abu Samra are to experience a high of 38C, followed by 34C at Ruwais.
The minimum temperature for Saturday is forecast to be 26C (Mesaieed, Wakrah), followed by 27C (Al Khor), 29C (Abu Samra), 30C (Dukhan) and 31C (Doha, Ruwais).
Friday, a maximum temperature of 42C was recorded at Al Khor and a minimum of 27C at Mesaieed.
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Cyclone Hudhud moving towards Chhattisgarh
The Cyclone Hudhud, which wreaked havoc across Andhra Pradesh Coast near Visakhapatnam and inflicted minor damages in South Odisha districts, is now moving towards Chhattisgarh via Pottangi (Koraput) and Mathili-Khairput (Malkangiri). It would cross Odisha by 9:30 – 10 PM tonight. It was revealed by Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha, Mr. Pradipta Mohapatra. The cyclone has weakened further and won’t cause any damage anywhere apart from triggering rains.
At least 1,56,169 people across nine districts of the state, were evacuated to 1,690 shelter houses before and after the Cyclone made landfall in Vizag. Gajapati district, which was affected the most, witnessed 56,949 people being evacuated. In addition, all people from the Banda Ghati area of Malkangiri district, were also moved to shelter homes. The government has confirmed the death of three people due to the cyclone.
The SRC assured the people that power services would resume by 9 PM today in most areas. However, normalcy would be returned to some areas within 24-48 hours where electric poles and transformers have suffered damages. Heavy rains may prevail in parts of South, North and Coastal Odisha for the next 24-48 hours.


The incidence of many diseases is closely related to air pollution. Suspended particulate matter of different sizes represents a major source of environmental pollution. Fine particles, especially ultrafine particles smaller than 2.5 mu m, might be more harmful to human health because of their extremely small size, which enables them to penetrate human lungs and bronchi and makes them difficult to filter out. Therefore, the fatal risks associated with PM call for the development of air purification materials with high efficiency and low resistance. In this study, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and polycaprolactone were used to prepare nanofibrous membranes suitable for the efficient capture of particulate matter formed in haze-fog episodes, especially particles smaller than 0.5 mu m. The present nanofibrous membranes exhibit superior filtration efficiency for particulate matter, with a much lower pressure drop compared to typical commercial microfiber air filters. Thanks to the combination of small pore size, high porosity, and robust mechanical properties, the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/polycaprolactone (6:4) composite membrane exhibits a high filtration efficiency of 97.81% and a low pressure drop of 181 Pa. These favorable features, combined with the easy availability and biocompatibility of the component materials, highlight the promising potential of the present nanofibrous membranes for the development of personal wearable air purifiers.
许多疾病的发生与空气污染密切相关。不同大小的悬浮颗粒物是环境污染的主要来源。尤其是小于2.5微米的超细颗粒，由于其极小的尺寸，这使它们可以进入人的肺部和支气管并且很难滤出，这些小颗粒可能对身体有害。由于与PM相关的致命风险，我们必须开发具有高效率和低阻力的空气净化材料。在这项研究中，聚乳酸-乙醇酸共聚物和聚己内酯被用于制备纳米纤维膜，该膜适用于有效捕获雾霾事件中形成的颗粒物，尤其是小于0.5微米的颗粒物。与典型的商业超细纤维空气过滤器相比，本次发明的纳米纤维膜对颗粒物过滤更加优异。由于小孔径，高孔隙率和强大的机械性能的结合，聚乳酸-乙醇酸/聚己内酯（6：4）复合膜表现出97.81％的高过滤效率和低的压降 （181 Pa）。这些有利的特征，再加上组成材料的易得性和生物相容性，凸显了本纳米纤维膜在开发个人可穿戴空气净化器方面的潜力。
Journal ：Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology


(ORDO NEWS) — NASA has canceled a planned launch of a satellite to track greenhouse gas emissions over North and South America because the project had become too costly and complex. However, the space agency has said it will continue to monitor anthropogenic carbon dioxide pollution.
NASA announced on Tuesday that its GeoCarb mission, which was supposed to monitor carbon dioxide, methane and plant life changes in the Americas, is being terminated due to cost overruns.
When the mission was announced six years ago, it was estimated to cost $166 million, but the latest figures from NASA show that the cost will exceed $600 million.
Unlike other satellites that track greenhouse gases from low Earth orbit and get a big picture of different parts of the globe, GeoCarb was supposed to be at an altitude of 35,786 kilometers and focus on the Americas. This mission proved to be too complex and costly to be completed on budget and on time.
The hardware alone more than doubled in price, and then non-technical problems arose that would have added even more, NASA said. The agency has already spent $170 million on the now canceled program and will not spend more.
Instead of this project, NASA is considering a new Earth-oriented mission, which should be larger and less risky. Now the space agency is getting methane data from a special instrument on the International Space Station that was designed to study mineral dust but also tracks greenhouse gas as a bonus.
There are also methane monitoring satellites launched by the European and Japanese space agencies and some commercial and non-commercial organizations.
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Hurricane Idalia ripped through Florida as a Major Hurricane. Using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the National Hurricane Center defines a hurricane as “Major” if sustained winds are over 110 miles per hour, which is considered Category 3 and above on the scale.
The severe storm made landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023 in the Big Bend of Florida’s gulf coast, over Keaton Beach, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, just before 8 a.m. ET after having briefly strengthened to Category 4.
Idalia moved across northern Florida toward Georgia and was downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon. It continued up the Atlantic Coast on Wednesday night to South Carolina and North Carolina.
Ferocious winds blew out store windows, tore siding off buildings. Heavy rains partly flooded Interstate 275 in Tampa, and wind toppled power lines onto the northbound side of Interstate 75 just south of Valdosta, Georgia. As a large and powerful hurricane, it is expected that communities in Florida north of Tampa—in Pasco County, Hernando County, and Citrus County—up to areas south of Tallahassee have been impacted with windstorm damage and flooding.
THE STORM IS COMING
We have seen some massively destructive storms cross the State recently, such as Hurricane Irma (2017), Hurricane Michael (2018), Hurricane Ian (2022), and Hurricane Idalia (2023). It is not unusual for this type of activity. Even going back to the construction of the Key West railroad extension, Henry Flagler’s enterprise suffered terrible set-backs from major hurricanes in 1906, 1909, and 1910. Despite it all, the “Overseas Railroad” or “Eighth Wonder of the World”, as it has been called, linking Miami to Key West, was completed in 1912. The railroad line, as beautiful a voyage as it was vulnerable to the whims of tropical weather systems, was ultimately destroyed in the great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. You can read more about the Key West to Miami railroad here. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Train-Paradise-Spectacular-Railroad/dp/1400049474
PERIOD OF CALM
On September 1, 2016, Hurricane Hermine, which also made landfall along the Big Bend, was the first hurricane to strike the state of Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Florida benefited from that relative period of calm for about a decade after the very active 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. The state property insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, accumulated a $7.5 billion surplus built up by Florida’s unprecedented nine major hurricane-free seasons. It would be reasonable to assume that other insurance companies in Florida profited greatly during that stretch as well, and remain steady in current times of need to fulfill those promises to be there for you to return your damaged property to its pre-loss condition. However, if you encounter an insurance company balking at their obligations to treat you fairly and provide the coverage warranted for your windstorm hurricane claim, please contact our Florida Hurricane and Storm Damage Insurance Claims Lawyers at Whittel & Melton online or call us at 866-608-5529.


Counting session 27/28 July TDS
27/28 July TDS
Observations started at 20:45 and concluded at 01:30 PDT at Tierra del Sol California. 13 sporadic meteors were observed ranging from +2 to -3 with most being seen in the southeast part of the sky near Sagittarius in the earlier part of the evening. On exception was a 3d magnitude emerald green meteor was observed at 21:43 moving eastwards covering 80 degrees of the sky and visible for 2-3 seconds. 2 Alpha Capricornids meters were observed just prior to Moon rise (23:09) ranging between 1st & 2d magnitude traveling east to west. In total 7 Alpha Capricornids were observed from 23:00 to 01:30. From 23:00 to 01:30 5 Delta Aquariids were observed with most traveling towards the eastern horizon at 2d magnitude into the 3d quarter moons glare. Moon shine eliminated any meteors less than 2d magnitude and most background stars in the region were not visible.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Relentless rainfall brought partly from Hurricane Karl caused widespread problems up and down the Texas coast Monday, leaving at least one person missing in high floodwaters and forcing road closures and class cancellations at nearly a dozen school districts.
Search teams combed the swollen Oso Creek in Corpus Christi early for the motorist swept away in flooding. The driver called 911 for help after the rushing water picked up his small car while trying to cross the creek, Coast Guard Lt. Mary Arvidson said.
More than 7 inches of rainfall was reported over a 24-hour period through early Monday in Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley, which is enduring yet another soaking after being lashed by Hurricane Alex and two other tropical systems.
“Any rain that falls now will go directly into the runoff,” National Weather Service meteorologist Joel Veeneman said. “There’s no way for the ground to absorb anymore.”
Corpus Christi waded through the worst of the downpour. Even more showers were on the way, expected to continue at least through Wednesday and exacerbate flooding that had already triggered a small number of evacuations. Oso Creek was at least 8 feet above flood stage, and forecasters predicted it could reach record-breaking heights.
The missing driver was at least the second distress call for the Coast Guard since rain began pounding the Texas shoreline this weekend. Crews also rescued two boaters Sunday whose 18-foot skiff took on too much water near Port O’Connor.
Nearly a dozen school districts canceled classes Monday as the rain made bus routes on flooded streets impassable, and a flash flood watch was in effect through Monday night for 11 counties off the Texas coast.
In Nueces County, residents in the impoverished colonias were stranded by flooding in their slapdash communities that lack drainage and other basic infrastructure, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.
“They’re on their own,” said Lionel Lopez, an advocate for colonias residents in the county. “I can’t get in. I mean, it’s terrible.”
Karl made landfall on Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Friday and soaked Veracruz, Puebla and Tabasco states in the south-central part of the country. At least 12 people in the country have been killed.
Veeneman said the rainfall in Texas wasn’t directly from Karl but that the storm’s moisture helped make for a “perfect combination.”
Earlier this month, flooding caused by remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine killed at least eight people, including seven in Texas.


The purpose of this SOP is to lay down the procedure for recording of temperature, relative humidity (RH) & Pressure differential of a particular area from digital thermo hygrometer / data logger & calibrated Magnehelic gauge.
This SOP shall be applicable for recording of temperature, relative humidity (RH) & Pressure differential through the digital thermo hygrometer / data logger & calibrated Magnehelic gauge which are placed in the specified areas at manufacturing facility of XXX.
- Authorized designee of the concerned department shall record the temperature, humidity & pressure differential at defined frequency, minimum/maximum temperature and relative humidity of the respective area at defined period and maintain the record of temperature, humidity & pressure differential.
- Head of the concerned department and quality assurance shall be responsible for the effective implementation of the procedure.
- Precaution: Only Calibrated Digital Thermo hygrometers / data logger & Magnehelic gauge shall be used during routine monitoring for temperature, Humidity and pressure differential.
- Authorized designee of the concerned departments shall maintain the record of Temperature, relative humidity (F/QAXXX) & pressure differential (F/QAXXX) of applicable area.
- Monitoring & acceptance criteria of temperature & humidity shall be handling according to SOP for monitoring of temperature & humidity (XXX).
- Monitoring & acceptance criteria of pressure differential shall be handling according to SOP for monitoring of pressure differential (XXX).
- Recording of Temperature & Humidity :
- Temperatureand relative humidity shall be recorded in the area prior to start the operation and according to frequency specified in SOP/QA038 or batch record of respective product.
- Temperature and relative humidity shall not be recorded in the area if there is no any operation being commenced in the area. When there is no activity in the area and AHU is off, record the temperature and relative humidity as ‘’ —‘’.
- Authorized designee of the quality assurance shall verify the temperature and relative humidity (RH) displayed on the screen in Annexure – I (Temperature and Humidity Recording, F/QA070/01).
- Recording of Minimum/ Maximum Temperature and Relative Humidity;
- Authorized designee of respective department shall record the “Minimum Temperature and Relative Humidity” and “Maximum Temperature and Relative Humidity” in Annexure – II (Temperature and Relative Humidity Recording, F/QAXXX) by pressing [MEMORY] key and the same shall be recorded daily irrespective of that the area was not in use and air handling units are not in operation. In the case the area not in use/utilities of the area etc. not working then the Minimum/maximum temperature and relative humidity shall not be recorded according to specified in SOP/QAXXX.
- Operation of digital thermo hygrometer shall be handling according to specify in SOP/QAXXX.
- Authorized designee of the concerned department shall record the minimum and maximum temperature and relative humidity according to procedure and frequency specified in SOP (QAXXX).
- If the Minimum and Maximum temperature and relative humidity of the area “in use like material storage/production in operation” observed beyond the specified limit at the time of recording of the Minimum and Maximum temperature and relative humidity, the same shall be handled through SOP for handling of Incident and Deviation (QAXXX). If the temperature and relative humidity of the area not in use go beyond the limit then the same shall not be investigated.
- Excursion in temperature & RH shall be handled according to SOP/QAXXX.
- Authorized designee of concerned department shall record the temperature in the areas for which relative humidity shall not be applicable.
- Recording of Pressure differential :Ensure that the AHU’s in all areas (Cubicle and adjacent areas) are operational for the last 5 to 10 minutes. Ensure the ‘0’ setting of manometers by moving the knob provided on the manometer boxes wherever applicable or by opening the door of the area. Ensure that the door of the cubicle and adjacent areas are in closed condition.
- Read the value on manometer, which is directly corresponding to the indicator needle. If the indicator needle rests in between two divisions on the scale, the average of both readings to be considered.
e. g. : Magnehelic manometer
Range : 0 – 6 mm of water gauge
Least count: 0.2 (Value of each division)
If the indicator needle is in between `0.4′ and `0.6′, read `0.5′.
- Record the observation in Annexure (F/QAXXX).
- Limit of pressure difference in cubicle with respect to adjacent area is given in Annexure (F/QAXXX) and same should be recorded in the Annexure – III (F/QAXXX) for respective areas.
- Frequency for monitoring & recording and excursion during monitoring shall be handling according to SOP (QAXXX).
- Temperature / RH & pressure monitoring record shall be verified by respective department in charge / head on monthly basis.
Trainer : Head – Quality Assurance
Trainees : All concerned personnel of QA, Production, Packaging, Stores, QC, and Engineering & Microbiology.
Controlled Copy No.1 : Head of Department – Quality Assurance
Controlled Copy No.2 : Head of Department – Production
Controlled Copy No.3 : Head of Department – Quality Control
Controlled Copy No.4 : Head of Department – Warehouse / Stores
Controlled Copy No.5 : Head of Department – Engineering / Maintenance
Controlled Copy No.6 : Head of Department – Microbiology
Controlled Copy No.7 : Head of Department – Packing
Original Copy : Head – Quality Assurance
|Annexure I||:||Temperature and Humidity Recording|
|Annexure II||:||Minimum/ Maximum Temperature Recording|
|Annexure III||:||Pressure differential monitoring record|
- REVISION HISTORY:
|Sr. No.||Revision No.||Change Control Number||Details of Revision||Reasons(s) for Revision|
|01||00||–||New SOP||New SOP|


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Rajasthan, State of the northwest of India, located in the northwest part of the Indian subcontinent. It is covered to the north and north-east by the states of Punjab and Haryana, to the east and south-east by Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh’s state south-west by the State of Gujarat, and the west and north-west by the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan. The capital is Jaipur, in the east-central part of the State.
Rajasthan has a vast range of climate that varies from highly arid to humid. The humid zone spans the southeast and east. Rather than in the hills, the heat during the summer is extreme everywhere, with temperatures in June the warmest month, typically rising from the mid-80s F (about 30 °C) to nearly 110 °F (low 40s C) daily. Hot breeze and dust storms occur in the summer, especially in the desert tract. In January—the coolest of the winter months—daily maximum temperatures range from the upper 60s to the mid-70s F (low to mid-20s C), while minimum temperatures are generally in the mid-40s F (about seven ° C). The western desert has little rain, averaging about 4 inches (100 mm) yearly. In the southeast, however, some places may receive almost 20 inches (500 mm). South-eastern Rajasthan benefits from both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal branches of the south-west (summer) monsoon winds, which bring the bulk of the
Roads: The total length of the road was 1,88,534 km as of March 2011.
Railways: Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, and Bharatpur and Udaipur are the main Railway junctions of the State.
Aviation: All major cities are connected with Jaipur airport under domestic air services in which Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Guwahati are vital domestic air services. International flights are also available for Dubai, Mascutt and Sharjah from Jaipur airport.
Ranthambore National Park


61°FCLOUDY, humidity 100%, barometer 29.77,wind 12 mph N
69°F | 54°FBreezy in the morning; mostly cloudy
73°F | 54°FClouds and sun, a t-shower in the p.m.
74°F | 52°FMostly cloudy with a passing shower
77°F | 56°FPartly sunny, a shower in the afternoon
77°F | 57°FMostly cloudy with a t-storm possible


PREDICTION OF DUSTFALL GENERATION IN AMBIENT AIR OVER AN INCEPTISOL SOIL AREA
Yuwono, Arief Sabdo
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Air quality deterioration due to bare land mishandling tends to increase according to the human activity acceleration. The environmental impact thereof is an increase of dustfall and particulate matter concentration in ambient air, increase of human respiratory diseases as well as visibility reduction. The objective of the research is firstly to measure dustfall concentration in ambient air over an area of which the land consisted of mainly Inceptisol soil. The second objective is to measure dustfall concentration in a laboratory scale ambient air. The third objective is to develop a mathematical model to predict dustfall concentration in ambient air as influenced by soil wafer content and wind speed. The field experiment was conducted in an open area in Bogor Municipality where the land consisted mainly of Inceptisol soil. The laboratory experiment was conducted in a, tunnel model where the land surface was covered by Inceptisol soil layer of 3 cm depth. The development of mathematical model was based on those field and laboratory experiments. The materials and instruments used during the field and laboratory experiments were a set of dustfall canister [AS-2011-1], blower [Hercules: 60 cm; 220 V; 170 W], digital anemometer [Lutron AM-4201] , digital moisture tester [OGA TA-5], tunnel [ 7.6 m length; 0.76 m width; 2.4 m height] , analytical balance [OHAUS Aventuror Pro] , Petri dish [=80 mm], filter paper 10µ [Whatmann #41], universal oven [UNB 400] and timer. The result of the experiments showed that average dustfall concentration in ambient air was 8.6 and 11.1 [ton /km2.month] for field and laboratory scale experiment, respectively. The fittest mathematical model to predict dustfall generation [Y] over an area of Inceptisol soil as influenced by wind speed was Y=8.87x2-2.34x+ 5.198 where "x" denoted the wind speed over the land. The prediction model as influenced by moisture content was Y=259.1- 11.7x where "x” represents the soil moisture content. The result of the experiment indicated that dustfall concentration in ambient air was strongly influenced by soil moisture content.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Another round of snow blanketed Ohio on Saturday, creating treacherous driving conditions that caused several crashes.
Karen Clark, a National Weather Service meteorologist, says between 2 and 4 inches fell across the state, with up to 6 inches expected in northeastern Ohio by the end of Saturday.
Winds between 15 and 25 mph and gusts of up to 35 mph caused blowing snow, challenging crews trying to clear roads and making driving dangerous.
In Licking County, east of Columbus, state police tell The Columbus Dispatch that seven vehicles and multiple tractor-trailers crashed on Interstate 70, causing unknown injuries.
A 10-mile stretch of that highway has been closed.
Clark says it's been a particularly active winter, with parts of Ohio seeing more than three times their normal amount of snowfall.


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After heading to the United States on Wednesday ahead of the latest Colorado Low, an overnight trip to document the late-winter blizzard became a three day adventure.We were not exactly snowed-in — the anticipated snow ended up being freezing rain, forcing the closure of highways due to poor driving conditions. So we had no choice but to hunker down until Friday.Story continues below
READ MORE: Global News Winnipeg racing the Colorado Low to North DakotaThe irony is not lost on me — the weatherman missed the storm. Well, maybe not the storm, but the snow anyway.If I controlled the weather, it would have been different. But I don’t, and things work out in a less-than-ideal way, so I’m leaving Fargo feeling more than a little embarrassed.READ MORE: Late blast of winter shuts down parts of southern ManitobaFargo, N.D., got it’s fare shake of Winter Storm Ulmer, as I saw it called.There was certainly more rain than snow and the winds were intense — over 90 km/h in Fargo and over 100 km/h in Aberdeen.
This weather map shows gusting winds blowing over the northern U.S. and southern Manitoba.SkyTracker WeatherREAD MORE: Mountains of snow in Fargo, N.D. and what they mean for flood watchersWhile a blizzard warning was in place Wednesday into early Friday morning, ice was the main factor around Fargo.Parking lots, after the rain left massive puddles, froze over as temperatures fell. The highways were closed Thursday and once they opened on Friday, it was plain to see why they were shut down. Thick ice, formed from frozen slush, was still caked-on in sections of the highway not terribly far from Fargo.The drive took us through smooth sections of highway as well as bumpy icy ones.
After being closed Wednesday and Thursday, roads north of Fargo were still treacherous due to frozen slush and ice patchesMike Koncan / Global NewsOverall, the drive was smooth from Fargo to Grand Forks, but very busy after having been shut down for so long.We’ve heard lineups at the border are pretty lengthy from people heading in the opposite direction.It’s worth the wait though.It’ll be good to be home.WATCH: Breaking down the blizzard situation in North Dakota


The most popular meteor shower around is coming into the sky for the greatest performance it can collect – just for one night.
Not only will the Perseid meteor tonight have more than 60 meteors per hour – which is considered to be a large amount – but it will also include bright fires. The two are set to move extremely fast, making a wire that drops their jaws across the sky.
What is a Perseid meteor shower?
Perseids peak each year in mid-August, and thanks to its high-density, rapid meteors and fire movements paired with late summer weather, NASA has written that Perseids meteors – which are composed of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle ̵1; “are considered the best meteor shower of the year”.
When is the Perseid meteor shower and at what time will it arrive?
Perseid meteors have been entering Earth’s sky since late July, but they will peak at dawn on Wednesday. Starting Tuesday at 9pm local time and continuing through the night until its peak after midnight, a spread of Perseids will be visible to the naked eye. For the grand shower finale, NASA recommends curious lands to search from 2 a.m. and dawn, whenever it may be where you are.
Unfortunately, this year’s shower will be somewhat hampered by the fact that the Moon is currently in its final phase of the quarter. Its brightness will reduce the number of visible meteors to 15 to 20 per hour, despite the fact that more than 60 will shoot from. Only the brightest fireballs and meteors will emerge in the strong glow of the Moon.
Where and how can I see it?
The shower will take place all over the sky and can be seen all over the world. NASA actually recommends that you do not use telescopes or binoculars to test Perseids, as they limit the field of view.
Instead, the space agency says the best way to see intergalactic light show up is to hope the night will not be cloudy, find a place away from bright lights, lie on your back, keep your eyes peeled fit in the dark for about 30 minutes (this includes doing your best not to use your phone or other turned on technology) and search.


WASHINGTON (AP) - As temperatures dip to single digits around the mid-Atlantic a day after another snowstorm, schools and governments in the region remained closed or delayed opening.
Icy roads are still covered by snow in many areas and transportation officials are warning motorists to be careful.
Delmarvans were shoveling snow yesterday .
In Salisbury Delmarvans said they were tied of the snow:
Meanwhile, after the snow stopped falling Monday night, the roads remained icy and slippery, making conditions unsafe for drivers.
Highway crews on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware were out putting salt and sand on the roads but expect the cold temperatures still kept the roads icy.
About four inches of snow had been expected in New Castle County, and 6 to 8 inches in Kent and Sussex.


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Explanation: Earth's annual Lyrid meteor shower peaked before dawn on April 22nd, as our fair planet plowed through dust from the tail of long-period comet Thatcher. Even in the dry and dark Atacama desert along Chile's Pacific coast, light from a last quarter Moon made the night sky bright, washing out fainter meteor streaks. But brighter Lyrid meteors still put on a show. Captured in this composited earth-and-sky view recorded during early morning hours, the meteors stream away from the shower's radiant near Vega, alpha star of the constellation Lyra. The radiant effect is due to perspective as the parallel meteor tracks appear to converge in the distance. Rich starfields and dust clouds of our own Milky Way galaxy stretch across the background.


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Coastal communities in the Pilbara look set to dodge the full destructive capabilities of Cyclone Narelle, with the tropical system now expected to pass to the west of the Northwest Cape over the weekend.
On the latest update from WA's Department of Fire and Emergency services, an all-clear was issued for Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier in the state's far north.
A blue alert remains for people in or near the coastal and island communities from Mardie to Coral Bay including Onslow, Exmouth and Coral Bay.
Narelle was upgraded to a category four cyclone on Friday morning, as it tracked in a south-west direction towards WA's north-west coastline.
The Bureau of Meteorology is no longer forecasting that destructive 250 km/h wind gusts possible near the cyclone centre will hit the coast.
Gales with gusts to 100 km/hr could develop in coastal areas between Mardie and Exmouth late on Friday, then extend south to Coral Bay on Saturday.
Winds are likely to increase further during Saturday about the west Pilbara coast. Destructive winds with gusts to 125 km/h could develop in the Exmouth area on Sunday if the cyclone takes a track closer to the coast.
On Sunday gales may extend south to Carnarvon and winds along the west Pilbara coast should ease from the east later in the day
Thunderstorm activity in western parts of the Pilbara could be squally with isolated heavy falls. This activity will extend into far northwestern Gascoyne over the weekend.
Tides along the west Pilbara coast are likely to rise above the normal high tide mark tonight and Saturday night with flooding of low lying coastal areas.
Higher than normal tides should extend along the west coast during Sunday and Monday.
People in or near the coastal and island communities from Mardie to Coral Bay including Onslow, Exmouth and Coral Bay.
People in the Whim Creek area and Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier are advised that the threat of strong winds is no longer expected.
Communities between Coral Bay and Carnarvon should listen for the next advice.
WA's multibillion-dollar resources industry had already reacted to the cyclone threat, with iron ore ports at Cape Lambert and Dampier due to close, and Apache closing down the Stag and Van Gogh oil fields on Thursday.
Chevron was also getting ready to evacuate workers from Barrow Island.
WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch on Thursday warned companies on land and sea that it was crucial to be prepared.
"The worst thing people can do is underestimate the power of a cyclone. Seven people died as a result of Cyclone Bobby in February 1995, and three more lives were lost during Cyclone George in March 2007," Mr McCulloch said on Thursday.
Airlines, including Cobham and Qantas, are scheduling flights to evacuate workers from north-west drilling platforms and mining sites.
- with AAP


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Cyclone Fani: Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar suffers damage, roof blown off
Odisha has been put on high alert in view of Cyclone Fani, which entered the state at 8 am on Friday.
Bhubaneswar's Kalinga stadium suffered damage due to Cyclone Fani on Friday, as the cyclonic storm hit the Odisha coast on Friday morning with heavy rain and strong winds. A video posted on social shows how the roof of a part of the Kalinga stadium was blown off as Cyclone Fani slammed Odisha, near Puri.
Odisha has been put on high alert in view of Cyclone Fani, which entered the state at 8 am. Winds blowing at a maximum speed of 240-245 km per hour and heavy to very heavy rains are continuing over the coastal areas, the IMD said.
Three people have died and one person has suffered injuries due to the Cyclone Fani, the most severe storm in 20 years.
The cyclone has uprooted trees and electricity poles and power supply has been cut off in many parts of Odisha. The Odisha government has evacuated lakhs of people from the coastal areas to camps on higher grounds.
The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and disaster management teams are on fully prepared and on standby. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday also chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for Cyclone Fani.
PM Modi said over Rs 1,000 crore had been released in advance for the states affected by Cyclone Fani. Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan, he said the government was with the people in times of crises.
"Lakhs of families are affected by a cyclone in the coastal areas of Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and the Centre is in touch with the state governments. I got the latest update from officers some time ago and also held a detailed review meeting yesterday. More than Rs 1,000 crore have been released in advance," he said.
Cyclone Fani is expected to hit several coastal districts in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled all public rallies for the next 48 hours in the wake of Cyclone Fani. Also, the Kolkata Airport has been shut till Saturday due to the cyclone. A total of 140 trains including 83 passenger trains have been cancelled too.


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- Lightning, storms kill 34 in Bihar, UP
Spells of thunderstorm accompanied by gusty winds and lightning on Monday left as many as 34 people dead and 17 others injured in parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, reports said on Tuesday. UP relief commissioner Sanjay Kumar said Unnao recorded the most number of six deaths.


Monday night (February 23-24, 2015), observers across the western half of North America witnessed a cluster of bright lights slowly moving south to north across the dark night sky. Some mistook it for a meteor, but it was the re-entry and disintegration of a Chinese rocket body, specifically stage 3 of the CZ-4B rocket that launched the Yaogan Weixing 26 satellite in December, 2014. Coincidentally, a geomagnetic storm was in progress at the time, and lucky photographers caught the rocket’s debris cutting across curtains of northern lights.
The American Meteor Society reported:
… over 145 reports from western states last night (February, 23th 2015) about a slow moving grouping of fireballs traveling from the south east to the north west. Witness reports indicate, the object travelled over a 1,000 mile distance and was seen from as far south as Arizona and as far north as Alberta CA. The phenomenon was seen from Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada, California, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Alberta and British Columbia on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 around 11:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
Citizen satellite-tracking expert Ted Molczan told spaceweather.com:
The most southerly observation I have noted so far was from Scottsdale, Arizona; the most northerly from Didsbury, Alberta. That spans nearly 3,000 km of the descent.
Now check out the videos below. The greatest thing about them may be the comments people are making while watching this amazing sight in the night sky.
Bottom line: On the night of February 23-24, 2015, lucky observers across the western half of North America saw a cluster of bright lights slowly moving south to north across the night sky. It was the re-entry and disintegration of a Chinese rocket body, specifically stage 3 of the CZ-4B rocket that launched the Yaogan Weixing 26 satellite in December, 2014.
Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as an EarthSky.org Editor, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.


Driving into the Phoenix dust storm
On July 5, 2011, the city of Phoenix experienced a mighty dust storm, aka a haboob. Maholler2010 on YouTube was there and captured the following three videos. He said:
I saw the oncoming haboob from a few miles away and drove straight into it!
This version is sped up from normal speed and set to music (“Bump in the Night” by Kevin MacLeod).
Here’s the same video again at normal speed, no music.
Inside the cloud …


We are getting so close to Thanksgiving Thursday you can almost smell the Turkey 🙂
We had a very chilly start to the week with temperatures well below normal, but that is about to change, and just in time for the holiday. In fact, look at our temps from last weekend through the end of this week. We are going to see a nice turn in the correct direction.
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So as far as travel goes around the state for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday it is looking pretty good. We will see a front arriving on Friday.
What is the forecast for Wednesday for travelling on the roads?
If I travel on Thanksgiving day, what can I expect weather-wise on the roads?
If I plan to get back home on Friday, what should I expect from Mother Nature?
If you do plan on travelling on Saturday, expect a pretty cloudy day with some light showers very early, and mainly east. If you are going up to the game at that place up north, expect some light showers overnight, into Saturday morning, with gusty winds at times to 20 mph. Sunday looks like rain showers will return to the area, and temps will remain below normal.
If I had to rate the best travel days between now and the end of the weekend here is my ranking below.
I think really, Tuesday (today) – Thursday should almost be equally as good of travel days, with less sunshine Thursday. Saturday will be gloomy and breezy at times. Friday and Sunday both have chances of rain, and should be slower drives.
Be careful wherever you end up this holiday.


Windy and cold
January 29th, 2021
0 Degrees with a steady 20MPH wind over the airport right now. Needless to say it is a tad chilly out there. No rentals today. Shop will close at noon for maintenance today. The winds are supposed to die down tonight. The temperatures will be cold tomorrow but will hit almost ten degrees and when that wind dies down and with that sun shining skiing over the weekend should prove to be quite nice. Still great snow out there and it will groom up nice for the weekend. Sunday it is supposed bounce right back into the upper teens. We are in an amazing stretch of winter weather here at the center. See you soon.


Start of summer looks great!
(WXYZ) - Summer starts overnight tonight at 12:24 AM. The first day on Wednesday will be great!
Tonight: Mostly clear. The summer solstice is at 12:24 AM. Lows: 52-57 / Winds: W 5
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very pleasant for the first day of Summer. Highs 76-81 / Winds: W 5-10
Thursday: Partly sunny with a chance of storms. Storms Thu. night could be severe. Highs: 82-86 / Winds: SSW 10-15
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Listen: Accuweather, Jim Powers And Larry Mullen discussed on 10 10 WINS 24 Hour News
"Time three fifty nine. Here's your ten wins AccuWeather forecast. Still the chance for a shower. Maybe a thunderstorm in spots this evening, and then partly cloudy, breezy and cool overnight down to fifty nine degrees. Tomorrow, partly sunny will feel a cool gusty wind and possibly a thunderstorm north at the city, seventy four tomorrow, tomorrow night, turning mostly clear, sixty in town, mid fifties in the suburbs. And then the weekend looks pretty good sunny to partly cloudy on Saturday. Eighty two degrees could Subbiah see a spotty shower. Thunderstorms Sunday with a high of eighty three sixty three now mostly cloudy, the humidity seventy two percent Windsor northeast at ten gusting to twenty miles per hour. The closing bell of the new York Stock Exchange is sponsored by mutual of America. More people get their news from ten ten wins than from any other radio station in the nation. Jim powers is our service aide, Walter Geis's. The writer Justin Schrager is at the editor's desk. I'm Susan Richard. That's the closing bell. On Wall Street. I'm Bloomberg's Tom Busby. And after two days of small losses gains today, the Dow up one hundred three points, the NASDAQ up forty four. News all the time. This is talent and wins, you'll give us twenty two minutes. We'll give you the word. Sixty three degrees. Mostly cloudy skies. It is four o'clock on Thursday, June thirteenth two thousand nineteen. I'm Larry Mullen, Zane. Here's."


11 die in fierce Northwest storm
1996-11-22 04:00:00 PDT CALIFORNIA; NORTHWEST; OREGON -- The death toll in what is being called the Northwest's worst ice storm in 60 years rose to 11 and for more than two days left 100,000 people shivering without power.
Meteorologists called the ice storm, which began Tuesday, the worst since the 1930s in the Spokane area. Forecasters predicted more rain and snow Friday.
Meanwhile, fed by a warm, wet flow of tropical air, the storm continued to send heavy rain into California as well, creating flooding and the threat of mudslides in the Sierra foothills. The storm also presented flood and slide threats to fire-damaged hillsides in Southern California.
Small stream flood advisories were posted in the eastern foothills of Mariposa, Madera, Fresno and Tulare counties where more than 4 inches of rain fell in some areas overnight. There was minor flooding on streams in the foothills and Yosemite National Park.
Flash flood warnings also were posted for a time in areas of Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego counties damaged by wildfires earlier this year.
Heavy snow was falling in many areas above the 6,000-foot elevation in the Sierra Nevada. Chains or snow tires were required on Interstate 80 between Kingvale and Donner Lake, over Echo Summit on U.S. 50 and on U.S. 395 south of Bridgeport. In the Siskiyous, a high wind warning was posted along Interstate 5 from Weed to Yreka.
Forecasters warned that heavy rainfall in the Sierra foothills below the 6,000-foot level over the next two days could lead to mudslides because of this summer's wildfires. Two to three inches of rainfall was expected over the weekend.
In Washington and Oregon, the latest storm-related death occurred when a utility repairman touched a downed power line.
Nearly two-thirds of the 100,000 Washington and Idaho customers who lost power when the storm snapped trees and power lines Tuesday had electricity by Friday, officials said.
Several people were treated for carbon-monoxide poisoning after trying to keep warm by improvising heating systems using charcoal. At least 12 weather-related fires were reported in Spokane, mostly involving overheated chimneys.
In southern Oregon, huge concrete blocks were going to be dropped Friday into a 40-foot deep, 100-foot-long chasm that appeared Thursday on a rain-weakened section of I-5.
When the hole opened, momentum carried one truck over the opening, but another plunged into it. Both drivers walked away from their mangled trucks with minor injuries.
Truck driver Albert Wilkinson, 57, of Gresham, recalled going around a dark curve when the roadway collapsed beneath him.
"There was just a big bang, and then the whole tractor was just disintegrating," he said from his bed in Mercy Medical Center, where he was treated for a puncture in his leg and a bump on the head. "I couldn't get my seat belt undone, my leg was pinned in there.
"I looked back and there was a huge gaping hole and three trailers down in it."
Hundreds of truckloads of material will be needed to fill the hole and it may take more than a week to fully reopen the road, officials said.
Nearly 600 people sought refuge in Spokane-area Red Cross shelters and most schools remained closed for a fourth day Friday.
Modest rainfall in Bay Area
In the Bay Area, rainfall totals for the 24 hours ending at 4 a.m. were modest. Some brief but intense showers were adding to the totals just before dawn, particularly in the North Bay.
San Rafael had only 0.16 inches for the 24-hour period, but another almost-quarter inch fell between 4 and 5 a.m. Other 24-hour totals included 0.15 inches in Alameda and 0.08 inches in San Francisco and Redwood City.
Rain was much heavier in the coastal mountains, with more than an inch recorded at Big Sur and at several other spots.
On Thursday afternoon, gusty winds and heavy rains delayed flights up to two hours at San Francisco International Airport. Rain and lightning delayed the start of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament for more than an hour.
Diminishing showers and occasional thunderstorms were forecast for later in the day Friday. Some rain was expected to return to the area by Sunday afternoon.<


A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for several East Texas counties ahead of Wednesday's cold front.
Areas affected include Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, and Wood.
This story will continue to update. Stay with KLTV for the latest information on the changing weather conditions where you live.
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NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Depression 18W before it strengthened into Tropical Storm Jelawat late in the day on Sept. 20, in the Philippine Sea (part of the western North Pacific Ocean basin).
The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Storm Jelawat on Sept. 20, 2012, at 01:50 UTC, before it had strengthened into a tropical storm. The Philippines is visible in the lower left corner.
Credit: NASA/Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team
On Sept. 20 at 01:50 UTC, as the depression was strengthening into a tropical storm, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured a true-color image of the storm. The MODIS image showed a rounded shape, which indicates good circulation. There was also a band of thunderstorms east of the center of circulation.
On Sept. 21, Tropical Storm Jelawat had maximum sustained winds near 45 knots (51.7 mph/83.3 kph). Jelawat was located about 535 nautical miles east-southeast of Manila, Philippines, near 12.4 north latitude and 129.7 east longitude. It was moving to the west-southwest at 7 knots (8 mph/13 kph).
Forecasters used infrared satellite imagery, such as that from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite to determine the initial position of the tropical storm. Infrared data from Sept. 21, 2012, showed that the strongest convection and coldest cloud top temperatures were in the northwestern and southeastern quadrants of the tropical storm. Those areas were experiencing the heaviest rainfall.
By 10 p.m. local time in Manila, Philippines (10 a.m. Eastern Time/U.S.) on Sept. 21, Jelawat's center was about 311 miles (500 km) east of Catarman capital of Northern Samar, near 12.4 north latitude and 129.7 east longitude. Northern Samar is a Philippine province in the Eastern Visayas region.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued a bulletin about Jelawat (known locally as Lawin) on Sept. 21 that noted "Estimated rainfall amount is from 10 to 25 mm (0.4 to 0.9 inches) per hour within the 600 km (373 miles) diameter of the Tropical Storm. Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboard of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao due to big waves generated by Tropical Storm (Jelawat) Lawin."
Jelawat is expected to track slowly west-northwestward over the weekend of Sept. 22 and 23 while the storm intensifies. The forecast track from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center keeps the center of Jelawat at sea, while almost tracking parallel to the Philippines.
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The Big Wet continues
Its summer here but La Nina means we're getting a lot of rain...
THE Big Wet continues to bring traffic chaos to the southeast with flooding and landslips shutting more roads.
The Gold Coast Springbrook Road at Springbrook has been closed between Pine Creek Road and Austinville Road due to a landslip, while heavy downpours have forced vehicles off the road on the Gold Coast.
Police have warned of travel delays on the southeast's roads and advised motorists and heavy vehicles to avoid the M1 near Mudgeeraba due to the heavy rain. The area has been inundated with 135mm overnight.
The Bureau of Meteorology says Brisbane, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast may all be hit by a storm today.
Brisbane residents woke up to a wet Sunday with heavy falls reported around the city.
Bayside suburbs around Manly, where 66mm fell in 24 hours, are amongst the soggiest.


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Report on Batu Tara (Indonesia) — December 2007
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 32, no. 12 (December 2007)
Managing Editor: Richard Wunderman.
Batu Tara (Indonesia) Thermal anomalies beginning January 2007; ash plumes during March-October
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2007. Report on Batu Tara (Indonesia) (Wunderman, R., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 32:12. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200712-264260
7.791°S, 123.585°E; summit elev. 633 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
On 1 July 2006 a pilot reported an ash cloud from Batu Tara drifting NW at 1.5 km altitude, but the Darwin VAAC could not identify ash in MTSAT satellite imagery around the same time. No other evidence or reports could confirm a renewal of activity at this small uninhabited island volcano, which last erupted during 1847-1852. Starting in January 2007, there were satellite thermal anomalies suggesting an eruption. Two months later observers issued reports of ash plumes from explosive activity.
MODIS infrared satellite data, compiled and analyzed by the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Thermal Alerts System, first showed anomalies at Batu Tara on 17 January 2007. For almost a year thermal signatures typically were detected every 1-3 days, sometimes every 4-5 days, with rare gaps of 6-7 days. After no anomalies during 9-17 January 2008, regular hotspots returned and were continuing at the end of the month.
The Darwin VAAC reported that an ash cloud seen in MTSAT and Terra MODIS imagery at 1633 on 13 March 2007 reached an altitude of 4.3 km and drifted N. By 0833 on 14 March the plume was seen extending about 90 km NE, after which it dissipated. Later that day the low-level plume was 55 km long towards the ENE.
A continuous low-level plume, at or below summit level, was observed on imagery on 15 March extending SE from the summit to a distance of 65 km. The plume later shifted around towards the E, to a distance of ~ 37 km, on 16 March. Imagery on 17 March showed another direction change, to the NE, extending a maximum of 74 km. Government officials, residents, and fishermen on Lembata Island (formerly known as Lomblen), ~ 50 km S, observed plumes rising from Batu Tara during 17-19 March, but there was no night glow. The plumes on 19 March were reportedly 500-1,500 m high and blowing E. Although meteorological clouds interfered with satellite observations, the Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) reported continuous eruptions with ash to 500 m above the summit on 20 March. A continuous thin plume was also seen on satellite imagery extending 37 km NE on 20 March. Similar activity continued through 21-22 March, with low-level plumes identified in imagery out to distances of 46-56 km towards the E and SE.
High waves on 22 March prevented a science team from landing on the island, where CVGHM had hoped to install instruments that could be monitored from the observation post at Lewotolo volcano, ~ 52 km SSW. Observations on 22 March described ash plumes from the summit crater rising as high as 2 km and ashfall killing trees within a 500-m radius of the summit on the southern and eastern slopes. White emissions with intermittent dense gray plumes also originated from a location on the E foot of the mountain, with the clouds rising up to 250 m. A small cone grew there with a crater diameter of ~ 10 m. From a vantage point on Lembata, other observers reported minor ashfall, smelled sulfur odors, heard explosion noises, and saw incandescent blocks ejected to heights of ~ 500 m that landed in the sea.
Meteorological clouds continued to intermittently obscure satellite observations during 23-30 March, but available clear imagery and CVGHM reports indicated continuing plumes at low altitudes extending as far as 90 km downwind (figures 1 and 2). Infrared anomalies also continued to be recorded during this time. On the morning of 31 March a plume was seen extending about 150 km NNW.
CVGHM reported observations from 30 March that indicated the E side of the volcano had been most impacted by recent activity. Plant life on the E side was affected by hot ashfall. White plumes rose from the summit to an altitude of ~ 1.7 km and drifted E. Incandescent rockslides and cooled lava flows were observed at the E foot of the volcano. Steam and occasional ash plumes rose from the area where hot material interacted with the sea.
Semi-continuous eruptions through 3 April produced low-level plumes, generally to altitudes of 1.5-3 km, reported by ground observers and seen in satellite imagery to distance of 37-56 km downwind in various directions. On 5 April, plumes rose to 3 km altitude. Based on satellite imagery the CVGHM reported that on 5 April a lava flow on the E slope created a central levee with debris fans on either side. The delta-like shape spanned about 450 m across. A lava flow also extended 100 m into the water. Diffuse plumes seen in satellite imagery rose to altitudes of 1.5 km and drifted W and NW during 4-11 April. Explosive activity producing noticeable ash plumes generally declined in April, and on the 12th the hazard status was lowered to Alert Level 2. However, hotspots continued to be recorded on an almost daily basis.
A pilot reported a low-level ash plume extending 90 km W on 27 April, but ash could not be identified in satellite data. Based on satellite imagery and CVGHM, the Darwin VAAC issued reports of diffuse low ash plumes drifting W during 5 and 10-12 May. On 19 June an ash plume rose to an altitude of 1.7 km. Clouds inhibited visual observations on the other days during 18-25 June. However, on 19 June, a dense white plume rising to 1,000 m high was observed. Between 28 June and 1 July, diffuse white plume was observed rising to 50-150 m. An ash column reached 750 m above the summit.
Based on observations of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 18 September, diffuse ash plumes rose to an altitude of 2.4 km and drifted W for 140 km. CVGHM lowered the Alert Level to 1 on 9 October. During 3 September-9 October, plumes rose to an altitude of approximately 1.4 km, 700 m above the summit. Satellite imagery showed an ash plume on 13 October that rose to an altitude of 3 km and drifted N and W. Despite time gaps when plumes were not seen and the decreased frequency of explosion plumes, MODIS data recorded thermal anomalies at least every few days throughout April-October 2007, and continuing into February 2008.
Geological Summary. The small isolated island of Batu Tara in the Flores Sea about 50 km N of Lembata (fomerly Lomblen) Island contains a scarp on the eastern side similar to the Sciara del Fuoco of Italy's Stromboli volcano. Vegetation covers the flanks to within 50 m of the summit. Batu Tara lies north of the main volcanic arc and is noted for its potassic leucite-bearing basanitic and tephritic rocks. The first historical eruption, during 1847-52, produced explosions and a lava flow.
Information Contacts: Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM), Diponegoro 57, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40122, Indonesia (URL: http://vsi.esdm.go.id/); Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC), Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory Regional Office, PO Box 40050, Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811, Australia (URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/info/vaac/); Michael Thirnbeck, Jakarta, Indonesia (URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirnbeck/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/).


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Environment Planet Earth 10 Spectacular Solar Storms That Have Shaped Earth's History The most severe solar storms occurred both before the Space Age and after it. By Tiffany Means Tiffany Means LinkedIn Twitter Writer University of North Carolina at Asheville Johns Hopkins University Tiffany Means is a meteorologist who has worked for CNN, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and more. Since 2017, she has worked as a freelance science writer covering natural disasters, the climate crisis, and the environment. Learn about our editorial process Updated September 16, 2021 Fact checked by Elizabeth MacLennan Fact checked by Elizabeth MacLennan University of Tennessee Elizabeth MacLennan is a fact checker and expert on climate change. Learn about our fact checking process Share Twitter Pinterest Email The sun erupted with one of the largest solar flares of its solar cycle on March 6, 2012 at 7PM ET. NASA Goddard Space Flight / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Planet Earth Weather Outdoors Conservation Every day, solar storms, including solar flares, sunspots, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), erupt from the Sun out into space. If these disturbances travel the 94-million-mile distance to Earth, their charged particles can forcibly enter our upper atmosphere, causing a smorgasbord of dangers (damaged power grids, communications blackouts, and radiation exposure) and delights (auroral displays). Here are some of the most severe solar storms known to humankind, both before the Space Age (1957) and after it. 1 of 10 The 1859 Carrington Event Named for Richard Carrington, one of the two astronomers who observed and documented this Aug. 28 - Sept. 2, 1859 solar flare event, the Carrington event is one of the largest space weather events on record. The "superflare" was associated with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the second of which was so severe it triggered a geomagnetic storm that instantly disintegrated 5% of Earth's ozone layer and supercharged the electric currents flowing through the world's telegraph wires, reportedly causing them to spark. Red auroras could also be seen at latitudes as far south as Cuba. Through reanalysis, scientists estimate its solar flare classification to be between X40 and X50. (The X-class is reserved for the most powerful solar storms.) According to NASA heliophysicist Dr. Alex Young, the event's energy could have powered today's global energy needs for hundreds of thousands of years. 2 of 10 The Auroral Storm of 1582 Red auroral displays are signs of particularly powerful solar storms. Richard Hamilton Smith / Getty Images While analyzing records of ancient auroral events in East Asia, scientists have recently discovered that a severe storm occurred in March 1582. Observers as far equatorward as 28.8 degrees latitude recorded accounts of a great fire in the northern sky. Today's scientists believe this red aurora may have been caused by a series of CMEs whose Dst values measured in the -580 to -590 nT range. Since few advanced technologies existed back in the 16th century, few to no disruptions would have occurred. 3 of 10 The Great Geomagnetic Storm of May 1921 Between May 13-16, a series of CMEs bombarded Earth's magnetosphere, the strongest of which reached X-class intensity. The New York Times reported that the so-called "sunspot" caused lights on Broadway to dim, and temporarily put the New York Central Railroad out of operation. 4 of 10 May 1967 'Cold War' Solar Flare On May 23, 1967, during what was the height of the Cold War, a solar storm very nearly changed the course of American history. According to a recent paper in the journal Space Weather, the U.S. government almost ordered an airstrike on the Soviets, whom they believed had jammed U.S. radar and radio communications. Thankfully, disaster was averted when the Air Force's space weather forecasters (who had only been monitoring space weather since the late-1950s) alerted NORAD in real-time to the solar storm event and its disruptive potential. 5 of 10 August 1972 Solar Flare Toward the end of the space race, an extreme, X20 solar flare affected the space regions near Earth and the Moon. The flare's ultra-fast storm cloud reached Earth in 14.6 hours flat—the fastest transit time ever recorded. (Ordinarily, the solar wind reaches Earth in two or three days.) Once in Earth's atmosphere, the solar particles interrupted TV signals and even detonated U.S. Navy mines during the Vietnam War. Although the storm occurred between NASA's Apollo 16 and 17 missions, if a lunar mission had been taking place, its astronauts would have been blasted with a near-fatal dose of radiation. 6 of 10 March 1989 Geomagnetic Storm On March 10, 1989, a powerful CME erupted on the Sun. By March 13, its resultant geomagnetic storm struck Earth. The event was so intense, the aurora borealis could be seen as far south as Texas and Florida. It also created electric currents underground across much of North America. In Quebec, Canada, six million residents lost power when the solar storm caused a nine-hour blackout of the country's Hydro-Québec power grid. 7 of 10 April 2001 Solar Flare & CME April 2001 large solar flare.. NASA / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain On April 2, 2001, a massive solar flare explosion near the Sun's northwest region hurled a 7.2 million km per hour coronal mass ejection into space. At that time, it was the biggest X-ray solar flare on record, ranking as an X20 or slightly higher on NASA's solar eruptions scale. The fact that the flare wasn't Earth-directed was a saving grace. 8 of 10 2003 Halloween Solar Storms View of a Halloween 2003 solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME). NASA/Stringer / Getty Images On Oct. 28, 2003, the Sun opted to trick (rather than treat) us Terrans by brewing up a solar flare so frightening, it overloaded the sensors measuring it. Before cutting out, these sensors recorded the event as a class X28. However, during later reanalysis, the flare was estimated to have been a X45—one of the most powerful flares on record next to the Carrington event. 9 of 10 The Solar Superstorm of July 2012 Solar storms are constantly occurring, but only those directed at Earth impact our planet; the others simply pass us by. This was the case when a powerful CME, thought to be a Carrington-class storm, crossed Earth's orbital path on July 23, 2012. 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Hey, giant winter storm Juno spiraling straight for the Northeast, I'mma let you finish, but America has had some of the best snow storms of all time. Today, as those of you in range of the billion or so inches of expected snow are huddled in your bed (or bitterly headed into work because the storm did not strike fast enough), let us take a moment to reflect on all the other crazy snowstorms America has endured. Here's something that my throw you for a loop: Most of them occurred long before the existence of Netflix.
Nobody is entirely certain just how terrible Juno is going to be (even the goddess she is named after is described as a mystery because scholars still can't quite agree on what she stands for), so there's no way to know whether or not Juno is about to join the ranks of terrible American storms until it happens. But reading up on this country's past snowpocalypses past seems like a good enough way to prepare yourself for anything the next few days can throw at you, so here it is folks, a list of the worst winter storms the US has ever seen, from the oldest to the most recent:
The Children's Blizzard of 1888
This blizzard wasn't so devastating itself, except for several factors that made an otherwise endurable snowstorm deadly. It dropped about six inches of snow in areas of Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Montana on January 11th, on what was an otherwise balmy day. When the snow began falling, teachers in one-room schoolhouses sent children home early, not knowing that the temperature would sharply plummet from slightly above freezing to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Thousands of people who went out to enjoy the nice day were trapped outside when the blizzard hit seemingly out of nowhere, resulting in a death toll of 235. Pictured above is a surface analysis of the blizzard.
The Great Blizzard of 1888
This blizzard was so far-reaching on the East Coast that it hit areas from Washington, D.C. to Maine, starting on March 11 on 1888. Gusts hit 85 miles per hour, and in some areas of New York City, snowdrifts came all the way up to second story windows. All of the above ground water and gas lines froze, and 15,000 commuters got stuck on elevated platforms, at one point only being rescued by people with ladders who charged them a small fee because apparently humans were also capable of sucking in the 19th century, too. 200 people died in New York alone, and hundreds of boats sunk due to heavy winds in the Atlantic. Pictured above is Brooklyn in aftermath of the storm.
The Great Blizzard of 1899
Apparently before we gave blizzards actual names we just called them "The Great," so let's hope Juno isn't too bitter about that. This particular storm actually started in Florida on February 11, 1899 before working its way up North, dropping as much as three feet of snow on Northeastern states. The cold wave that came just before it were some of the coldest temperatures southern states had ever seen, hitting as low as 29 degrees in Miami. Pictured above are people having a snowball fight on the steps of the Florida capitol.
Nobody can quite agree on a name for this ginormous blizzard, which has also gone by the "Big Blow," "Freshwater Fury," and the "Great Lakes Storm of 1913". The blizzard had hurricane-like winds and struck on November 7th, striking the area brutally with the convergence of two storm fronts and quickly becoming the worst natural disaster the area had ever seen. Over 250 people died in the storm, and ships were overturned in four out of five of the Great Lakes. Pictured above is a man watching a wave break on Lake Michigan from the safety of a bridge.
The Knickerbocker Storm
This storm gets its name from the infamous tragedy that occurred post-snowfall. The storm, which hit the middle and upper Atlantic states on January 27, 1922, caused a record snowfall of 28 inches in Washington, D.C. The next day, patrons enjoying intermission while watching a show in the Knickerbocker Theater when the roof collapsed under the heavy weight of the accumulated snow, killing 98 people and injuring 133. The two architects of the building later committed suicide. Above is a picture post-collapse.
Armistice Day Blizzard
This blizzard began in the Midwest region of the US on November 12, 1940. Like the Children's Storm in 1888, the day began as a warm one, and since most people had the day off, a lot of them were outside enjoying the weather when the low pressure system descended and the few flurries that were predicted turned out to be 28 inches of snowfall. Snowdrifts were as high as 20 feet in some areas due to heavy windfall, and 154 people died, as well as many farm animals in the region. Pictured above is the surface analysis of the storm.
The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950
On November 23, 1950, this extratropical snowstorm impacted over 22 states, and caused a snowfall of over 57 inches to the Appalachians. The gusts peaked in Concord, New Hampshire at up to 160 miles per hour, and at the time, it was the costliest storm the US had ever seen, with $66.7 million worth of damages (not adjusting for inflation). Between the winds and the devastating cold front, the storm killed 353 people and injured 160 more. Pictured above is surface analysis of the storm.
The Super Bowl Blizzard
In January 8, 1975, just days before the Vikings and the Steelers faced off in the Super Bowl, this storm unexpectedly originated in the Pacific Ocean before heading to the upper Midwest and sparking up to 45 tornadoes along the way. The pressure dropped to all-time lows due to the convergence of a heat and cold front, causing the deaths of 58 people and injury of 377. Pictured above is the mobile home damage in St. Claire County, Louisiana.
The Storm Of The Century, 1993
I'm going to go ahead and caution anyone from calling anything the "[Blank] of the Century" before the century is over, because that seems like tempting fate, particularly in the case of this giant winter storm—it doubled as a hurricane! It caused huge snowfall totals from Alabama to Maine, as well as a massive amount of coastal flooding in Florida. 40% of the population of the United States was affected by the storm, with 10 million people losing power and over 100 lives lost. Pictured above is the satellite imagery of the super storm.
The February 2010 succession of two blizzards got its official name once Obama used the term "Snowmageddon" at a press conference, referring to the storm that blustered through the Atlantic region and caused a record snowfall in every one of the mid-Atlantic states. By the time both storms hit, 68% of the country was covered in snowfall. The storm caused 14 US casualties. Pictured above is the snow accumulation in Dupont Circle of Washington, D.C., where people made headlines for cross-country skiing through the streets.