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Following a seawater leak Swedish authorities have ordered the shutdown of Reactor 4 at The Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant.The Ringhals power station is Sweden’s largest nuclear power plant, located on southwest coast near Gothenburg, the country’s second largest
An earthquake with recorded magnitude 6.8 struck Vanuatu on December 21, 2012 at 22:28 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 63 km (39 miles) SSW of Sola, Vanuatu and 388 km (241 miles) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu at coordinates 14.382°S, 167.260°E. Recorded
New unrest has been noticed around 8 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from December 12 – December 18, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Chirpoi,
ESA’s new deep-space tracking station (DSA 3) in Malargüe, Argentina received its first image on December 18, 2012. This image was selected as the symbolic ‘first data’ to be downloaded by DSA 3 and it marked its inauguration to service.The image was captured on
Using ESA’s Cluster satellites as a space plasma microscope, scientists have zoomed in on the solar wind to reveal the finest detail yet, finding tiny turbulent swirls that could play a big role in heating it.Turbulence is highly complex and all around us, evident
Ecuador has issued the second-highest warning level (Orange) for towns near the Tungurahua volcano. After a huge increase in seismicity on December 15, 2012 a strong ash explosion occurred at 14:35 local time.According to local reports, the eruption produced an ash
An earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.1 struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 17, 2012 at 09:16 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 120 km (74 miles) ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia and 163 km (101 miles) SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia at coordinates 0.709°S,
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Taron, New Britain region, Papua New Guienea on December 15, 2012 at 19:30 UTC. Epicenter was located 29 km (18 miles) SSW of Taron, PNG and 87 km (54 miles) ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at coordinates 4.724°S, 152.964°E.
Strong earthquake with recorded magnitude 6.4 struck off the west coast of Baja California on December 14, 2012 at 10:36 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 262 km (162 miles) SSW of Avalon, California and 268 km (166 miles) WSW of Rosarito, Mexico at
New unrest has been noticed around 11 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 7 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from December 5 – December 11, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Chirpoi,
