Monthly Archives: February 2011

Critical mass: world will be unrecognizable by 2050 scientists warn

February 22, 2011 – LONDON – A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an “unrecognizable” world by 2050, researchers warned at a major U.S. science conference Sunday. The United Nations has predicted the global … Continue reading

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New Zealand quake may be costliest disaster in 3 years

February 22, 2011 – NEW YORK – New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake in eight decades may be the costliest natural disaster for insurers since 2008, according to estimates from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Insured losses from the temblor may be $12 … Continue reading

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Lokon-Empung volcano erupts in Indonesia after 8 year hiatus

February 22, 2011 – Lokon-Empung, Indonesia: Eruptions reader Ton Van Der AA brought us news about a small, new eruption at Lokon-Empung (Indonesian) in Indonesia. Ruskanda Farid of the local volcano observatory described the eruption as a phreatic event – a stream-driven … Continue reading

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Natural disasters spawn food crisis in North Korea

February 22, 2011 – SEOUL – North Korea recently took the unusual step of begging for food handouts from the foreign governments it usually threatens, South Korea. Plagued by floods, an outbreak of a livestock disease and a brutal winter, … Continue reading

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New Zealand quake fractures country’s largest glacier

February 22, 2011 – CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The earthquake that struck Christchurch has caused some 30 million tons of ice to break off from New Zealand’s biggest glacier. Tour guides at the Tasman Glacier in the Southern Alps … Continue reading

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Dense band of seismic waves still registering on global seismographs

February 22, 2011 – There is a dense band of seismic waves still registering in the  telemetry data on the world’s seismometers. We believe tectonic plates are still inordinately stressed by the series of disturbances which began 48 hours ago. It … Continue reading

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Kashmir lashed by rain, winds, snow and an avalanche

February 22, 2011 – KASHMIR – Torrential rains, gusty winds and snowfall on Monday wreaked havoc in several parts in Kashmir and left one BSF porter dead and three security forces personnel injured at a forward post in Gurez. The … Continue reading

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Colombia rattled by 4.5 magnitude quake

February 22, 2011 – COLOMBIA – An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Colombia early Monday, originating about ten miles outside of the town of Sipi in the northwest department of Choco, W Radio reported Monday. The seismic activity … Continue reading

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