Photo (pieced together) of supercell Melbourne east

Here is a pieced together image (of 3 images) of the supercell on 10/10/2015 in Melbourne outer eastern region, as seen from Wantirna.

Supercell storm cloud as seen in Melbourne outer east (Australia)

These images are of the supercell brewing over the outer eastern region of Melbourne. The first image is the northern edge of the cell; the next image the middle edge and the 3rd image is the southern edge of the cloud formation. The final image is looking at the cell from a distance.

 

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.

Earthquake Forum - Australia

Weatherzone - General Science - Earthquakes  is an active Australian forum which chats about earthquakes and tremor activity in Oz and around the world. The views on this great forum have really taken off in the last few months. Currently we have amassed 110195 views and counting.
If you want to join our vibrant conversations there, just sign up and add your ideas and comments there. 
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.

Earthquake Clouds

I will fill in this post with some pics, links and info on earthquake cloud formations. Some don't believe in this phenomenon, but I feel that such does exist.
I am currently discussing some of this phenomenon, I feel was evident in Melbourne this week, on Weatherzone - see Weatherzone Forums - General Science - Duckweather posts 

Cheers for now ;) 

Now...to start of here are some links to some very interesting sites;

Earthquake Clouds and Short Term Predictions 

Earthquake Signals

Animation of the Bam Cloud

thelivingmoon.com

More soon to add - including photographs, as I get a chance folks :)

 

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.

June 2013 - Part 1 of 3

"Beacon" by Prozac1

FreeDigitalPhotos

My general feeling for June is that water/sea may be a feature of one or more events on the earthquake and possibly the volcanic front.

Regarding EQ’s, I get a feeling that there may be an EQ event which could spark a water level disturbance ( what may be termed as a tsunami – from potential mild land inundation to maybe a more serious issue – not sure about the degree though).  The regions which, at the moment of typing this post, I am somewhat drawn to are the Atlantic region – maybe more towards the northern reaches to the mid-Atlantic regions. Another maybe the northern reaches of the Pacific Ocean to the NE regions and/or the NW regions. Hawaii may experience some water level disturbances and some stronger currents sweeping around the islands. This may not be major.

Australia may experience high tides in some places and possibly a mild impact from sea level rise disturbance from an offshore (sea or other country’s) plate shift occurrence. This may sweep down a considerable stretch of Australian coastline. This may only be a situation which causes beach erosion or a king tide kind of situation. Again, as with Hawaii, water currents may be stronger than usual.

Similarly, there may be a disturbance emanating from the Indian Ocean and/or possibly from the south of the Australian mainland, above Antarctica.

More meteorites may be observed, with possibly some sort of an earth impact by one or two – not meaning disaster, but more of a spectacle or even a sonic boom produced by one or two.

Regarding volcanoes, several may become an issue for their local communities, maybe disturbing air traffic. Lava flows, pyroclastic and rock flows may be an issue for one or two. The tremors emanating from one or two may cause infrastructure problems – maybe some tunnels, roads etc..

An undersea volcano or two may become more active and may cause pumice to rise to the sea surface, indicating such movements.

A volcano, slightly offshore from a mainland may be red-zoned, with tourism ceased for this region. An inland volcano, maybe in the Mediterranean and/or Asia may become a problem for communities nearby, also ceasing tourism temporarily and displacing some.

UNITED STATES

The California coastline may continue to experience M1, M2 and M3+’s. I have been ‘watching’ this region and commenting on such on Weatherzone. I mentioned the LA down to San Diego regions may come up with a moderate quake (M5’ish) and unfortunately it did. This region, down to Baja and back up to near the Oregon border may experience another moderate tremor in June. It seems that the plates in these regions are moving/grinding in a moderately active way. Which is not uncommon for them to do, but I feel a grind and ‘pull’ maybe occurring currently, which could give rise to the further movements I am talking about here.

The region from Nevada, including the Yellowstone and other national park regions may continue (again not unusual) to experience M1’s, M2’s and maybe an M3+. Yellowstone is drawing me to it a little and/or the western side of it for maybe an M3+(?).

Inland US – the states which currently draw me to them for potential M1’s, M2’s and/or M3 maybe S/W Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nevada (including near Las Vegas), Tennessee, Washington, Texas, Western Montana, Idaho, Missouri and Pennsylvania. Rhode Island included.

For some reason I am also stuck on the word “Fort”. This is resonating with me for a mild tremor, as is the word “Atlanta” (“Atlantas” is the actual word which is stuck with me atm).

Louisiana and up the Mississippi River is drawing me to it for some reason – maybe a river related issue.

New York (state)/Vermont/Maine regions are also drawing me to them – maybe just a mild tremor.

Weather emanating from the Atlantic may become an issue for the eastern states coastlines.

AUSTRALIA

Koorda in Western Australia has been enduring an earthquake cluster recently, mainly M1’s, M2’s and an M3 till now. This may be a prelude to a larger tremor or the smaller tremors may have been ‘for’ and ‘after’ shocks from the M3.

Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Canberra, New South Wales and South Australia may all come up with more small tremors. SA, WA and possibly Victoria may come up with a moderate tremor (M3+?).

Queensland has experienced a tremor recently, near Brisbane, and I feel that they may feel another in June.

I am still feeling an energy emanating from the ocean, south of the Australian mainland and from the Indian Ocean. This may just be related to plate movement and I also feel that there is some sort of energy running through the southern states from E/SE to west, and from south to north. I have a theory as to what this may be and have written these private thoughts in an email to self early in May. It will only be made public if such eventuates and/or my feelings are confirmed. I would like to run this feeling/theory by a professional in this area (seismologist for example)  P.s. This is not a disaster scenario and no conspiracy theory here ;).

There are what I term ‘pulses’ (blocks of) running through some of our southern seismo’s here and there. This may be normal intermittent activity, as our living planet is not a static entity. This behaviour can be seen on occasions in other seismo’s in other world places.

Please remember, all of what I say in my posts are just feelings, they are not based on scientific knowledge – I am an amateur and could be very wrong in what I write in this blog.

Parts 2/3 and 3/3 will be posted here very soon.

Peace to all.

Earthquakes March 2013 - Part 1

March 2013

Remember – the notes below are just feelings, not exact predictions of definite events.

On another site I mentioned my feeling for a region which may suffer considerable damage to homes/buildings due to an earthquake. This region was close to a Middle East border with China. 24 hours later such a region (SW China) had an M5+ which levelled hundreds of homes.

The landslips, ground drops (including sinkholes), rivers/waterways disappearing – some rising too, mass fish/sea-life die off, which I had strong feelings for, all occurred as well. This also included excessive tides and sea inundation.

Florida (United States) is one region which has regularly ‘stuck’ with me (though I haven’t always mentioned it) for serious issues with ‘ground-drop’. Sadly, as we all saw in the news, a man died when he was consumed by a sinkhole which appeared under his house.

The people of Florida are well aware of the problems with such and it must be unnerving not knowing where the ground is next going to give way.  My thoughts are with you.

Many other regions are being disturbed with sinkholes and landslips too. Though it is an interesting phenomenon, it is also a disturbing one.

A sharper awareness now surrounds meteorites and asteroids. Many are quietly ‘watching’ the skies for more visiting rocks. Let’s hope we don’t see another shock like the one in Russia and Cuba recently. Other regions have experienced these disturbances, by varying degrees too.

March may also be highlighted with other meteorite disturbances, some by surprise – with little (some with no) warning. I don’t necessarily mean catastrophic events, but there may be displays which will continue to capture the imagination of many and bother some.  

More booms, hums and light flashes (not related to lightning) may be experienced this month.

Also – an obscure thought – methods of using salt to reduce ice and snow hazards on roadways (particularly near bridges) may need to be reviewed. Metal erosion from this method may be causing damage to structures and salinizing nearby land. I am not a scientist – so I am no expert on this idea.

Much of this post is repeated from the February ‘feelings’ post. But I have added extra locations, and removed some where I feel may not experience tremors.

I am maintaining many of my feelings for March from the February post as those feelings are continuing.

I may modify this post soon. Any changes will be dated/time.

Some words that came to mind recently as I was thinking about March are – ‘a quiet time may be ended by a sudden jolt. A moment of tranquillity may be disturbed suddenly and/or a community, already and quietly on tender-hooks, may experience  a renewed or new and bigger issue to deal with’. This is very generalized I know, but the feeling lurks.

COUNTRIES

AUSTRALIA

Victoria – S/E M2(++?), far N/E M2(++?)(maybe offshore), NW M2(+?)  

Outside ‘chance’ – Dandenong, Bendigo, Traralgon, between Bunyip State Park and (east to) Mount Baw Baw, maybe an M2+(+?). A town/suburb with starting with ‘C’ is sticking with me a little – not sure which one yet. Portland is niggling a bit too (not the people – the region ;)

Tasmania – N/E and maybe N/W coast M2+(+?). East of Hobart?  and/or NE of Hobart (coast)M2=(+?) . SSW of Hobart (at sea) M2(++?).  Maybe N or NE of Burnie M2(++?).

New South Wales/Canberra – mild feeling for near Newcastle region M2(+?) + Canberra region M2(+?) .

Eden, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Newcastle and Jindabyne are regions which are sticking with me a little for maybe? M2(+?)’s.

South Australia – Kangaroo Island, Gawler, Victor Harbour and maybe way west of the Simpson Desert, maybe M2(++?)

Queensland – at the moment, I am only drawn to the Coral Sea and the northern coast of Queensland.

Northern Territory – SW of Alice Springs M2(+?) + near Tarrabool Lake (ENE of central NT) M2(?) + maybe NW or N of Darwin M2(+?)(possibly off coast)

Western Australia – (repeat) maybe SW or west of Margaret River (coast or off coast) M2(+?) + maybe west of Perth (coast or off coast) M2(+?) + (inland) east, NE and SE of Perth M2(?) + Lake Nabberu region (west of the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve) M2(?) + also maybe west of Carnarvon and Exmouth (offshore – Indian Ocean)

MACQUARIE ISLAND  maybe an M3+(?)

ANTARCTICA  – (repeat) see the co-ordinates I have noted at the end of this post.

NEW ZEALAND (repeat)

North Island – Whangarei, Auckland, Tampo, Tauranga (east of), Rotorua, north of Gisborne (up coast), New Plymouth, way north of Whakatane (at sea), Great Island region (offshore of far NW tip of the Nth. Island), Palmeston North, south of Wellington (at sea), White Island.

***All of the above regions (on OR near to them) may feel tremors varying from M2 to M2+(+?). But some may only feel a mild tremor.  Only a couple of the regions may feel larger tremors.

South Island – west of Auckland Island M3(?) This island is south of the Sth. Island.

Christchurch may feel a few rumbles, maybe from M2 to maybe an M3(+?)

South west of the SW point of the South Island (offshore) may feel an M2+(+?)

CANADA –

Vancouver region may feel an M2, and maybe an M3+(+?) + maybe south of Victoria (perhaps near the waterway) M2(++?) and the Queen Charlotte Islands.

British Columbia – north/central, towards border with NWT’s M2+(+?) and south.

The North Western Territory may come up with an M2+(++?)

Alberta, near Calgary? M2(?) + maybe northern Saskatchewan + maybe lower Ontario/Quebec.

Near or WSW of Rimouski  (waterway) + Gulf of St. Lawrence  M3?

I am again being drawn to the North Western Passages/top of Hudson Bay maybe an M3(+)? And the southern and northern Yukon for M2+(+?). Winnipeg, Nova Scotia Montreal and New Foundland are niggling at me a bit.

ALASKA and the ALEUTIAN ISLANDS (repeat) – the Gulf of Alaska is sticking with me for maybe an M3(+?).

There may be further tremors travelling north inland M2’s, ?M3 and maybe an M2+ further north again towards the top coast. Along the Aleutians maybe M2’s, M3 and maybe an M3+(+?). Towards the western ‘end’, maybe an M3+(+?).

NORTH AMERICA –

Washington – near Seattle and the NW coast, maybe M2+ and/or M3(+?)

Oregon – west of Portland, near Bend, near Klamath Falls, west of Roseburg (off shore), near border with Idaho.

California – west of Eureka, San Francisco, near Redding, Salinas/Santa Cruz, near Fresno, Ridgecrest, Bakersfield, Yucca Valley, El Centro, Santa Rosa, Salton Sea, Yosemite and Kings Canyon NP’s, Los Angeles/Thousand Oaks, Riverside (east of LA), Red Bluff, Fort Bragg and Grants Pass. These regions and surrounds may feel M2’s, M3’s and M3+(+?).   

Reno (Nevada), Nevada – central, north and south maybe an M2, odd M3 and maybe an M3+? To the west?

Utah, SW, SE and N, Idaho, NE of Twin Falls, Arizona, N, SW, New Mexico, N, Colorado, S, W, Kansas, S, E, Oklahoma, S, Texas, Fort Worth, NE, E, Montana/Idaho border, Arkansas/Mississippi border, Tennessee, W, E, Louisiana, associated with Bayou Corne sinkhole, Missouri, S, Pennsylvania, E, New Jersey/New York, Virginia, E, Maine, S, Dakota, N and S, Indiana, S

The above US states/regions may only be M2’s and/or M2+’s, with a couple of M3+(+?)’s.  I get a mild feeling that an eastern US region may come up with an M4+?

CENTRAL AMERICA (repeat)

The Gulf of California (top end and near lower end, and west of the ‘peninsula’) may come up with perhaps M3++(?)’s again.

Mexico – Guadalajara, Mexico City, west of Manzanillo,  south of Oaxaca.

And down the west coast of the rest of Central America, maybe M3+(+?)’s. Including Panama.

SOUTH AMERICA (repeat)

Including Easter Island and the Galapagos Islands, maybe M3+(+?)’s

Venezuela, central/west Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Belize (M2?), Trinidad and Tobago, Rio Grande do Norte may come up with moderate quakes. There may be a larger quake on the west coast, maybe along the northern and central west coast.

HAWAII – will continue to experience sporadic M1’s, M2’s and maybe an M3+?

A volcano may become more greatly watched and monitored more closely.

Water disturbances (levels) may be an issue on one or two occasions. This may emanate from the west and NE.

PACIFIC ISLANDS – Many of the Pacific Islands may continue to experience sporadic and the odd ‘clusters’ of M3+(+?)’s. The Kermadec Islands are seemingly constantly rumbling and may continue to do so. There may be a larger quake here – maybe an M5+

Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, near New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and surrounding islands, may experience the larger tremors on or near their lands. I get a feeling that there may be some issue with sea level/disturbance involving one or more of the islands on the right side of this cluster of islands. I feel that somewhere in the western side of the Pacific, that an underwater volcano mound may become more evident.

Santa Cruz Islands may sporadically come up with M4(+?)’s again. A new cluster of M5’s may occur on a couple of occasions.  There may be a sea level disturbance with a larger quake?

CHINA – far western, NW, central south, SW, NE, SE near Taiwan, and maybe towards Beijing (general wide area/region) may experience tremors from M2 to M3+(+?).

The border of China and Vietnam is sticking with me a little for maybe an M3+(+?).

JAPAN –

Movements of M3+(?) may continue to occur for the east of Honshu, Fukushima, Tokyo, Sendai, Morioka and particularly Hokkaido.

Of the southern end of Japan, Kagoshima (maybe near the East China Sea) and on/near the west coast, Sea of Japan, maybe near Kanazawa, may experience an M3(+?).

Mount Fuji may continue to be active and cause ground movements. This volcano may become problematic for nearby regions and air traffic. Water/streams/small rivers may be noticeably affected (current or direction of flow???).

VIETNAM – I am being drawn to the border of Vietnam and China, M2+(+?).

?The border region of Cambodia and Vietnam (towards the south) maybe M2+(+?)

LAOS – near the border with northern Vietnam is sticking with me a little, M2+(+?).

KOREA – north east of South Korea (Sea of Japan, coast or near coast), maybe M2+(+?)

North Korea may experience a movement of M3+(+?) again

THAILAND – This may mean nothing at all, i.e. no event, but the Gulf of Thailand is again drawing me to it for some reason.

The mainland of Thailand maybe an M2+(+?), near the centre, M2+(+?).

PHILIPPINES – (repeat) east of Davao, east of Samar Island, south east of Virac/north of Catarman, way east of Suriago City, regions of Mindanao, east of Mati and on the western side – off coast in the Sulu Sea and South China Sea, maybe M2+(+?)’s.

Palau (island in the Pacific, east of Philippines) maybe an M2+(+?)

INDONESIA – (repeat) west Papua, the Moluccas, central Salawesi, south of Bali, south of East Java, south of East Timor (Timor Sea), the Banda Sea, south of Bandung are sticking with me for maybe movement in the region of M2+(++?).