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By Ayo Dada<\/div>\n

\"Disasters\"<\/a>DISASTERS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE AND AT THE SAME TIME! SIGNS OF THE TIMES? Unfolding world events suggest that we may be very close to the end…<\/p>\n

Thousands of intense earthquakes rock Iceland –<\/p>\n

Thousands of small intense earthquakes are rocking Iceland amid concerns that one of the country’s volcanoes may be close to erupting. The magma from Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano could be moving towards another large volcanic system. Data recorded by a team suggests that 50 million cubic metres of molten rock has moved in the last 24 hours.
\nIf it continues on a northern trajectory it could feed into the Askja volcanic system, potentially triggering a large eruption. “It’s headed straight for it.” But they cautioned that volcanoes were hard to predict.
\n“It’s moving at about 4km a day towards Askja, and if it keeps going it will get there in a few days. We know there is a lot of molten rock sitting under the ground beneath Askja, which is a major volcanic system. If this molten rock hits that, we know it is likely to trigger it to erupt.<\/p>\n

Cristobal Headed Towards Iceland ; 98L Moving Inland Over Texas.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Cristobal continues to churn northeastwards over the Atlantic towards Iceland. Cristobal will merge with a frontal zone on Friday and transition to a powerful extratropical storm that will likely bring tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain to Iceland on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

More than 150 people were injured and hundreds of homes destroyed when the magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit near Napa Valley, in northern California Sunday. It was the strongest earthquake to strike the region since the 6.9 Loma Prieta quake in 1989.
\nThe tremors were so strong they burst gas lines in a mobile home community. \u201cWe did have a major water main break just outside the mobile home park, which really complicated the fire fight.\u201d In the historic downtown area, bricks crumbled from buildings, windows shattered, and streets buckled. At one point at least 64,000 residents were without power.<\/p>\n

Strong quake hits west Iran, 250 injured –<\/p>\n

The 6.3 quake struck 36 kilometers (22 miles) southeast of the city of Abdanan, near the town of Murmuri, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran, at 7:02 a.m. local time (0232 GMT).<\/p>\n

Erupting volcano off Japan could cause tsunami –<\/p>\n

An erupting volcanic island that is expanding off Japan could trigger a tsunami if its freshly-formed lava slopes collapse into the sea, scientists say.
\nThe small, but growing, island appeared last year and quickly engulfed the already-existing island of Nishinoshima, around 1000 kilometres south of Tokyo. It now covers 1.26 square kilometres. The island’s craters are currently spewing out 200,000 cubic metres of lava every day – enough to fill 80 Olympic swimming pools – which is accumulating in its east.<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

– Europe\u2019s most active volcano is back with a bang. Mount Etna began eruption again on the island of Sicily last Monday.
\nThere\u2019s almost constantly some kind of seismic activity at the 3,350 m high volcano but the mountain entered a new period of activity last Saturday which intensified until Monday. An ash plume is rising about 100m over the volcano which sits on the east of the island of Sicily and towers over the coastal city of Catania. The first volcanic activity at Etna is believed to have occurred about half a million years ago and the site has been a volcanic hotspot continuously.<\/p>\n

The LARGEST EARTHQUAKE IN 25 YEARS to hit the San Francisco Bay<\/p>\n

Area sent scores of people to hospitals, ignited fires, damaged multiple historic buildings and knocked out power to tens of thousands in California’s wine country on Sunday.
\nThe 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck at 3:20 a.m. about 6 miles from the city of Napa ruptured water mains and gas lines, left two adults and a child critically injured, upended bottles and casks at some of Napa Valley’s famed wineries and sent residents running out of their homes in the darkness.<\/p>\n

The Guatemalan government has declared a state of emergency –<\/p>\n

in 16 of the country’s 22 provinces because of a drought that has caused major agricultural losses in Central America. As of last week more than 236,000 families had been affected mainly in western and central Guatemala.
\nThe state of emergency declaration has to be approved by lawmakers so the government can provide funds to those who have lost their crops, and to stabilize food prices. Central America is suffering ONE OF ITS WORST DROUGHTS IN DECADES, and experts say major farm losses and the deaths of hundreds of cattle in the region could leave hundreds of thousands of families without food. The losses are largely in the region’s staples of corn and beans.<\/p>\n

Volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea,, spewing ash and rock: officials<\/p>\n

A volcano erupted Friday in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed, officials said. Mount Tavurvur, which destroyed the town of Rabaul when it erupted.<\/p>\n

Two Hundred Tourists in Eruption Danger Zone – Around 200 tourists are currently in the northern part of Vatnaj\u00f6kull National Park in the area which would need to be evacuated in case of an eruption.<\/p>\n

Arizona flooding forces dramatic rescues in Phoenix area –<\/p>\n

Heavy monsoon season rains that swept across Arizona on Tuesday led to dramatic rescues, road closures and flight delays as a series of fast-moving storms pummeled the state.
\nRescues underway as storm drops 8 inches in Phoenix area. More than 2 inches in one hour in some locations. The Weather Underground recorded 1 inch in less than 15 minutes. Flooding has brought several major interstates to a stand-still.<\/p>\n

Finland –<\/p>\n

Month’s worth of rain in two days. A low-pressure front over Northern Europe is bringing rains into Finland, with the warm sea adding to precipitation figures along the coast. Tuesday saw some 20mm of rainfall in Finland Proper and Western Lapland \u2013 and in Somero more than three times that amount has come down in less than two days.<\/p>\n

California Water & Drought News for August 19 – ‘Severe’ drought covers nearly 99.8% of California.<\/p>\n

Solar Activity Could Be Increasing Climate Change – Though human beings are major contributors, they are not the only cause of climate change. A new study shows the sun has a major influence on the global climate.<\/p>\n

Italy –<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s most active volcano is back with a bang. Mount Etna began eruption again on the island of Sicily last Monday.
\nThere\u2019s almost constantly some kind of seismic activity at the 3,350 m high volcano but the mountain entered a new period of activity last Saturday which intensified until Monday. An ash plume is rising about 100m over the volcano which sits on the east of the island of Sicily and towers over the coastal city of Catania. The first volcanic activity at Etna is believed to have occurred about half a million years ago and the site has been a volcanic hotspot continuously.<\/p>\n

Australia –<\/p>\n

RECORDS SET TO BE BROKEN in major rain event that will drench Queensland. A major rain event is about to hit Queensland, with thousands of drought-stricken farmers set to receive their best August rainfall in years.<\/p>\n

Two US states ‘swap weather systems’ – UNUSUAL WEATHER in the Western US has caused an apparent “swap” in weather conditions between two states.
\nIn Phoenix, Arizona, which is famously dry at this time of year, heavy rain caused a canal to flood leaving more than a dozen people marooned on flooded streets. Meanwhile in Washington State, an enormous dust storm rolled over parched land, creating an eerie scene and causing numerous traffic accidents.<\/p>\n

Warmer Arctic air reason for extreme weather in U.S. and Europe – “The large number of recent high-impact extreme weather events has struck and puzzled us.”<\/p>\n

Two people were killed in Ecuador on Tuesday –<\/p>\n

after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Quito, with eight others wounded and rescue workers still seeking to free others trapped after the tremor.
\nThe National Risk Control Agency said the earthquake triggered a landslide at a quarry in the Quito area that killed two people who worked there, adding that firemen were searching for three others. “Obviously the landslide was caused by the tremor, but there was already weakness there due to illegal mining … or quarries being exploited improperly.” Social media showed images of dust clouds that had formed after the tremor as a result of shifting earth.<\/p>\n

Swiss train derailed in landslide –<\/p>\n

A landslide in Switzerland derails a train at the top of a ravine, injuring several passengers and leaving one carriage hanging over the precipice.
\nThe train derailed at the top of a gulley after running into a landslide near the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. Eleven people are reported to have been injured and taken to nearby hospitals by helicopter, but there appear to have been no fatalities. The accident left one carriage hanging over the edge of the ravine, while another plunged down before before lodging behind a tree.<\/p>\n

Crippling California drought levels off, latest map shows – According to the latest assessment released Thursday, more than 80% of California continues to suffer extreme drought conditions.<\/p>\n

Brazil Drought – S\u00e3o Paulo Could Run Dry in Less Than 100 Days.<\/p>\n

Cloud-Seeding Can’t Save China’s Farmers from Serious Drought.<\/p>\n

U. S. – Strong Storms SHATTER RECORDS on Long Island, Cars Nearly Submerged. A historic storm system flooded cars, turned parking lots into lakes and smashed records on New York’s Long Island, where one town got more than a foot of rain in just six hours on Wednesday.
\nFlash-flood watches were in effect across New England as the dousing chugged east. The National Weather Service described the Long Island flooding as dangerous and life-threatening. The town of Islip, which had never recorded more than 7 inches of rain in a single day, reported almost 13 inches. The pictures looked like something out of a hurricane.<\/p>\n

Michigan – Historic rain event slams metro Detroit . Incredible, widespread flooding on Monday shut down much of the Detroit metro freeway system. Historic rains strand hundreds of cars, flood thousands of homes across metro Detroit .<\/p>\n

Maryland – Half a Foot of Rain Leaves Baltimore and Detroit Flooded . Major flooding near Baltimore after areas south of town have seen more than seven inches of rain in a short period of time.<\/p>\n

Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Turns Out to Be a Rubble Pile – An asteroid on NASA’s list of potential impact threats to the Earth is actually a pile of loosely connected rubble held together by forces weaker than the weight of a penny, scientists say.<\/p>\n

UN: Ebola cases could eventually reach 20,000<\/p>\n

Nigerian authorities on Monday confirmed a second case of Ebola in Africa’s most populous country, an alarming setback as officials across the region battle to stop the spread of a disease that has killed more than 700 people. (AP Photo\/Sunday Alamba)
\nThe Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect over 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the U.N. health agency said on Thursday, warning that an international effort costing almost half a billion dollars is needed to overcome the outbreak.
\nThe World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a $490 million strategic plan to contain the epidemic over the next nine months, saying it was based on a projection that the virus could spread to 10 further countries beyond the four now affected – Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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