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From 2005 to 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey-Cascades Volcano Observatory operated a remote camera on the northwest flank of Mount St. Helens. Looking into the crater, the camera captured hourly photographs of volcanic dome growth during the 2004-2008 eruption. The
A French farmer who can no longer perform his routine farming duties because of permanent pesticide injuries has had his day in court, literally, and the perpetrator of his injuries found guilty of chemical poisoning. The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto’s
Strong and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.4 hit Balleny Islands region on October 9, 2012 at 12:32 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 729 km (452 miles) NW of Young Island and 1875 km (1165 miles) SSW of Invercargill, New Zealand at
When NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at noon local time (00:00 Universal Time) on October 6, 2012, Shilveluch Volcano was quiet (first image). By the time NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the area
An earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.3 (USGS) hit Banda Sea, Indonesia on October 8, 2012 at 11:43 UTC. Epicenter was located 112 km (69 miles) SSE of Saparua, Indonesia at coordinates 4.442°S, 129.165°E. Recorded depth of this earthquake was 34.7 km
An M-class solar flare erupted on October 8, 2012 at 11:17 UTC. The event started at 11:05, peaked at 11:17 and ended at 11:23 UTC. The source of this flare is probably a new region on Sun’s northeastern limb rotating into Earth’s view. Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)
Mount Lokon volcano in northern Indonesia erupted again on Sunday, October 7, 2012 spewing smoke and ash that caused muddy rain to fall in nearby villages. Local monitoring official Farid Ruskanda Bina said to AP that the volcano rumbled as heavy rain fell around its
Those long, white streams of persistent, cloudy haze commonly blasted into blue skies by unmarked airplanes are not your typical contrails, says Swedish Green Party leader Pernilla Hagberg. As reported by the Swedish paper Katrineholms Kuriren, Hagberg, the first
European activists are joining their voices and worries after European Commision released this week their “stress tests” report of nuclear power plants (NPP) in Europe. By the report there are currently 145 nuclear reactors in 15 European states, EC states that safety
New unrest has been noticed around 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 26 – October 2, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a
