October 2013

I haven't been  posting here for a while, but have been 'active' over on WeatherZone Australia - General Science  on a daily basis.

In the side bar (to the right on my blog), is a slideshow of the 'time-line' of behaviour of the Louisiana Sinkhole. This has been a sad situation which I have followed for a while now. It's quite creepy how stealthily this sinkhole has spread and has seemingly forever changed the lives of the folks who used to call it home - where their roots are and personal histories. Some disasters see peoples displaced temporarily, with many able to return to rebuild a semblance of their original lives. But this appears to be one where such a displacement will be permanent. My thoughts to those who have lost hope for their homes and future there.

So much has been happening in the world, with Fukushima, new islands emerging in the seas, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and so on. Sometimes it feels like it's a challenge to keep up with.

Anyway, for now and with wishes for peace and safety to/for all,

Louise from Oz.

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This is one of my favourite sites and there are many very knowledgeable individuals there on many subjects.
I have been a member there for a short time compared to many others and have no financial interests in this site, but it is the one I am very happy to be a member of. 

As far as my blog here goes, I will keep putting up my notes on quakes/tremors and other links to stories from other sites each month. Though I am busy with writing my latest book (Autism Spectrum), I will be continuing my attention to this blog and the forum.

For now, stay safe and peace to all.

June 2013 - Part 2 of 3

All the notes I had typed for Part 2 and Part 3 for June have been eaten up in one of my computers, which has decided give up the ghost and go to computer heaven.

So, I’ll do my best to remember what I had put together late in May for the June post.

African continent

The northern coastline of Africa may experience movements, some associated or near to the Mediterranean Sea and islands.

Maybe Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and NW Libya could experience tremors up to M4.

The North Atlantic, near the coast of Africa and offshore (maybe central Atlantic) may produce moderate EQ’s which, if close enough to the coast, could produce some water disturbances.

Near Liberia, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Gulf of Guinea and maybe west of Namibia may experience moderate to lesser tremors.

SW  or south of Cape Town (offshore) may experience an M3+(?).

Eastern DR Congo and Tanzania may experience an M3 (or +?).

The northern Somalia and Eritrea regions may experience an M3(+?).

Mediterranean

Greece may continue to experience rumbles from M1+ to M3. There maybe an M3+(+?) near Naples, Athens, Crete, Cyprus, southern Greece, Italy.

Western Europe

Romania, Austria, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, England, Ireland, Scotland and Belarus may all feel tremors from M1 to M2.

M3’s may occur in Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, France, England/Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Norway and offshore/coast for those countries near the Atlantic.

Iceland, Svalbard and further north again, may experience M2+ to a potential M4+.

Words…

Words which are sticking with me (and make of them what you will) are Atlantis (Atlantic), Isle, Dun-?, canal and ?-ham, Saint or Santa. (this applies globally, not just in Europe)

Fort, ravine, pass, forest, riviere, inlet and ‘golden’, ‘silver’, ‘sterling’ (some word relating to a metal name) are some others which have crossed my mind recently/currently.

There may be landslips from torrential rains and volcanic or EQ tremors; some land deformation from building volcanic pressures or even land deformation from earth movement in some places.

A new sinkhole scenario may bring this unnerving topic back into the news globally.

A new sea/water life beaching or poisoning may also become new news.

Some more booms, hums and harmonic sounds may be observed, maybe even one which can be experienced almost wordwide (this could just be reverberations from a large EQ in a region) or it may be geo-electric/magnetic in origin (or even emanating from some solar activity).

All of the above are just feelings and not predictions. I may or will be inaccurate with such, some or all.

My thoughts are with friends and those we don’t know in the US regions, who are experiencing deadly tornadoes currently.

More on the other country’s region soon, as I get time to redo these notes.

Peace and safety to all.

April - Part 3 of 3

Hi folks.

I have been very distracted this month and have not completed my usual full 'lists' for this blog for April.

But, I have been posting here and there on the Earthquakes thread - General Science - Weatherzone

There you will see I have been mentioning some of my feelings, predominantly for the Pacific Ocean regions - Ring of Fire.

I have pre-empted (for want of a better word) or had strong feelings prior to the big quakes in the Pacific region which have been occurring.

Anyway, if I get a good chance to, I may add some more to this blog soon for April. But in the meantime, I will be posting short notes, feelings and comments on the General Science - Earthquakes thread on WZ. (look for 'Duckweather' - posts)

Peace to all

April 2013 - Part 2 of 3

April 2013 - part 2 of 3

If there is going to be a larger magnitude quake I get a mild feeling that the regions which may be affected may be towards the Indonesian/Guinea, Japan, Kamchatka, Alaksan Gulf, between Jamica and the British Virgin Islands, along the coast of Central America and Iceland. The Queen Charlotte Island (general region) is also drawing me to it a little.

Now, remember these are not predictions of a global disaster, nor may these areas actually experience larger quakes (at all) or in the month of April.

April 11^th, 12^th and 13^th are numbers/dates which are sticking a little with me at the moment for a larger movement of some kind. Where, I am not sure, but the northern part of the hemisphere is nagging at me more so than the southern.

Let’s hope my feelings are proven wrong (and probably will be). I certainly don’t want communities in these regions to take my feelings as fact and worry.  More than likely these regions will only feel rattles from lesser magnitude quakes/tremors.

The continual beachings and die-offs of sea/water life is very sad to see. The reasons for many of these happenings will be clearer and exposed (hopefully completely) this month. There will be a combination factor of reasons here between natural earthly (quakes, volcanic, water changes – temperature and conditions, electro-magnetic pulse variations etc.) effects and man-made issues.(I won’t go into the politics of that one – don’t do politics ;) friends.

I feel that the coastal regions and tracking inland of California, maybe towards the northern states of the United States (meaning Washington State down) will continue to be rattled by M1's, M2's and M3's. Wyoming and surrounds may experience more of the tremors associated with the Yellowstone National Park, perhaps with an M3(+?) either west of Yellowstone or SW or South of this region. I feel a little that the 'energy' is building there, but please don't think of the movie "2012" when I mention this - I'm not meaning Yellowstone will experience epic movements, just perhaps an increase in the number of tremors and maybe the odd M3(+?).

I also feel that there may be more visual atmospheric/cloud colouring [rainbows - horizontal and vertical] changes/patterns to be observed. To be clearer, what may happen below (earth) may be reflected in some places in the elements of the sky. This may include volcanic ash and some tremendous sunsets in some places. Also more auroras may be seen closer to places which may not usually witness them.

More soon folks ;)

Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands Earthquakes

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World Earthquakes February 2013 Part 2 of 2

Bromo Volcano At Sunrise, Java, Indonesia

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TAIWAN – east of Taiwan and again near Naha, M3+(+?) 

MYANMAR – maybe central and/or NE with/near the border with Yunnan, China.

MALAYSIA – The Borneo region maybe an M2+(+?)

MONGOLIA – maybe SW, central north, mild feeling for far west, maybe M2(++?)

RUSSIA – Sakhalin, west of Irkutsk (near the border with Mongolia’s Khovskol Lake, M2+(+?)

Maybe east of Irkutsk, around the region of the lake nearby, M2+(++?)

South west, near Georgia, M3(++?).

Kamchatka, M3+(+?), near St Petersburg (mild feeling) M2(++?), East Siberian Sea M3(+?), Laptev Sea M3(+?), Kuril Islands M2+(++?)

SVALBARD – south of this region (at sea) M2+(+?) and maybe west M3(+?)

INDIA – maybe NE near Bangladesh M2(++?), maybe towards Nepal border M2(++?), west near/with the border of Pakistan M2(++?), maybe near Madhya Pradesh M2(++?)

MALDIVES – maybe in this region and/or possibly west in the lower Arabian Sea, M3(+?)

KAZAHKSTAN – eastern region M3(+?), near Almati. South central and near the Caspian Sea, M3(+?)

TURKMENISTAN – maybe east M2(++?)

UZBEKISTAN – maybe north and south east, M2(++?)

AZERBAIJAN – maybe an M3(+?)

TAJIKISTAN – maybe an M3(+?)

GEORGIA – maybe M2(++?)’s

PAKISTAN – maybe north east and south M2(++?)

IRAN – NW, south, central, SW and north M2(++?)

IRAQ – Iran/Iraq border and maybe near the Persian Gulf M2(++?)

SAUDI ARABIA/YEMEN/OMAN – Saudi Arabia near the Red Sea, Yemen near the Gulf of Aden, Oman east and/or maybe NE. M2(++?)’s

AFGHANISTAN – NE, SE and maybe south M2(++?)

SYRIA – border with Turkey, maybe near the border with Lebanon M2(++?)

TURKEY – near Ankara, Izmir, south west, south central, east, near Rhodes, M2(++?)’s and the occasional M2’s, M3’s

ITALY – north, southern regions M2(++?) and smaller tremors. Central (near coastline of Adriatic Sea) M2(+?). Sicily region M2’s and maybe an M2+(+?)

GREECE

Dodecanese Islands M2+’s, maybe an M4

Kalamata (west of and maybe south of, Ionian Sea coast)  M2(+?)

Athens (near) maybe an M2+(+?)

(Rhodes region M2+(+?)

Karpathos (S/W of Rhodes) M2(+?)

Crete M2(++?)

CYPRUS – maybe M3(+?)’s

FRANCE – SE, NE and maybe west M2(+?). Perhaps Paris M1+?

SPAIN – Madrid, south and maybe Barcelona M2(+?). Maybe Gibraltar M2(+?). Maybe border with Portugal M2(+?)

PORTUGAL – Maybe border with Spain M2(+?). Maybe west of Lisbon (coast) M2(+)

CANARY ISLANDS – Maybe M3(+?)’s

ALBANIA – Maybe an M2(++?)

GERMANY – east (near Czech Republic), maybe north of Nuremberg, maybe west and NE of Halle, maybe near the border with Austria. M2’s and maybe an M2+?

AUSTRIA – Maybe near the border with Italy, central and between Graz and Vienna. M2’s and maybe an odd M2+(+?)

CZECH REPUBLIC – Maybe near Prague, near south/central border with Austria, maybe near the north/east border with Poland. M2’s and maybe an odd M3+

POLAND – Maybe near or south of Krakow,  maybe near the border with Germany, maybe near Warsaw, maybe east of Rzeszow (towards border with Ukraine). Maybe M2’s and the odd M3(+?)

BELARUS – Maybe south east, but not sure, M2(+?)

UKRAINE – Maybe north of Kiev, maybe near the Black Sea and maybe near the border with Russia. M2’s and maybe an M3+(?)

ROMANIA – Maybe NW, maybe near Bucharest and near the Black Sea. Maybe also near the border with Moldova. M2’s and maybe an M3+

DENMARK – Maybe an M1+

UNITED KINGDOM – Maybe near Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Hull, Aberdeen (Scotland), Edinburgh (Scotland), north/west of Glasgow (Scotland), English Channel, Inverness (Scotland).

Within a triangular ‘boundary’ of Galway, Dublin and Cork (Ireland).

All of the above locations M1+(+?)

NORWAY – Maybe north or NE of Bergen (near the west coast) M1+?

SWEDEN – Maybe an M2 (outside chance of an M2+?) north and/or south

FINLAND  - Mild only feeling of NE and SE, M1+?

ICELAND  - Maybe an M2, M3 and possibly an M3+(+?)

GREENLAND – Maybe an M3 or even an M3+(+?)

AFRICA – SW of Liberia (way off shore) M4+ (this has already occurred). Maybe west of Equatorial Guinea M3+(?). Maybe (mild feeling) Cameroon/Nigeria M2(+?). Maybe Uganda (mild feeling) M2+(?). Tanzania, maybe an M3(+?). Maybe Eritrea, M3(+?). Maybe off coast? Of Somalia M3(+?). Mild feeling for Ethiopia M2(++?). Maybe north coast of Egypt M2(++?). Near the coast of Libya and/or maybe Tunisia M?. The coast of Algeria may feel an M2(++?). Maybe off the coast of Sth. Africa.

Now….this seems like a lot of ‘movement’ I have mentioned for the African continent, and more than likely only a couple of these regions may experience movements. But I get a feeling that the African continent may feel more movements in 2013. This continent could become more ‘active’.

When pasting my lists to this post - my notes for Africa failed to paste here.

 

SEAS, GULFS, RIVERS AND LAKES

INDIAN OCEAN – N, S, W, E and central, maybe M4(+?)

ATLANTIC OCEAN – N, central and south, maybe M4’s and a possible M4+(+?)

PACIFIC OCEAN – south, M4 and maybe an M4+

SOUTHERN OCEAN points meeting of due SW of Tasmania and due south of the border of South Australia and Western Australia.

Way SE of New Zealand South Island, closer to the coast of Antarctica (almost halfway too)

***also see coordinates at end of this post

SEA OF OKHOTSK – Maybe an M3+(+?)

BERING SEA – Mild feeling of an M3+

GREENLAND SEA – Maybe M4 and M4+(?)

ARCTIC OCEAN – Maybe M3+(+?)

CASPIAN SEA – Maybe M3(+?)

BLACK SEA – Maybe M3+(+?)

MICHIGAN LAKE (>) – Maybe M2 (+?) and other issues (gases??)

SEA OF JAPAN – Maybe M3(++?)

SOUTH CHINA SEA – Maybe M3(+?)

SULU and surrounding Seas – M4’s and maybe M4+’s

JAVA SEA – Maybe ?M3

BANDA SEA – Maybe M4’s and M4+(+?)

CELEBES SEA – Maybe M4 and M4+?

TIMOR SEA – Maybe M4, perhaps an M4+?

SOLOMON/BISMARCK SEAS – Maybe M4+’s- Maybe M4(+?)

GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE (CANADA) – Maybe M2(++?)

NORWEGAN SEA – Mild feeling of M4(+?)

NORTH SEA – not sure yet

LAPTEV SEA (RUSSIA) – Maybe M4?

EAST SIBERIAN SEA (RUSSIA) Maybe M3(+?)

ENGLISH CHANNEL – Maybe M1, M2 and ?M3+

TASMAN SEA/BASS STRAIT/GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT – All maybe M3 to M4+

ANDAMAN SEA - ?M3+

MEDITERRANEAN SEA  & AEGEAN – M2+, M3+, maybe M4(+?)

GULF OF OMAN - ?M3+

GULF OF ALASKA – M3, M4 and maybe M4+?

PERSIAN GULF - ?Maybe M3+?

ARABIAN SEA – M3(+?)

RED SEA – not sure yet

Not all of the above-mentioned movements may occur. I may also have missed some regions.

Don't take the above as actual predictions of future events. They are just feelings of areas I ma drawn to.

Peace and safety to all.