Monday, February 3, 2014

Re: [californiadisasters] Inland Empire Quake "Sounded Like a Train"

Yep, I wondered what that was here in Pedley. It made quite a commotion
here.
Dan

On 2/3/2014 12:35 PM, Kim Noyes wrote:
>
>
> Residents say the quake sounded like loud thunder followed by a
> quick shake
>
>
> By Christina Cocca | KNBC-TV Los Angeles
>
>
> | Sunday, Feb 2, 2014 | Updated 11:37 PM PST
>
> A small earthquake shook parts of the Inland Empire Sunday night, and
> residents from across the region reported hearing loud booming sounds
> before feeling the small rumble.
>
> *Special Section: Earthquake Resources for Southern California *
> <http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Earthquakes.html>
>
> A preliminary magnitude-3.1 earthquake struck about 3 miles southeast
> of Rancho Cucamonga about 10:59 p.m., according to the US Geological
> Survey.
>
> "(The quake) sounded like a train coming, and then a quick
> shake," NBC4 viewer Kristin Chapman said. "The sound of it scared me
> more."
>
> *Super Bowl Blackout for Time Warner Cable Customers*
> <http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/time-warner-cable-blackout-super-bowl-sunday-243263161.html>
>
> Residents reported feeling the quake across the Inland Empire,
> including in Alta Loma, Azusa, Chino, Eastvale, Fontana and Riverside.
>
> "It was loud, and I thought it was thunder," NBC4 viewer Tere Nelson
> said. "Then the rumble, and I knew it was a quake."
>
> *Super Bowl Sunday Brings SoCal Rain Showers*
> <http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/rain-southern-california-super-bowl-sunday-showers-243277251.html>
>
> Other viewers described the quake as making their home feel like "it
> was on rollers" and making a "big popping sound" in their house.
>
> "(We) definitely heard before we felt (it)," viewer Simone Pascual
> said via Facebook.
>
> Source:
> www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Small-Quake-Shakes-Inland-Empire-31-Magnitude-243279821.html
> <http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Small-Quake-Shakes-Inland-Empire-31-Magnitude-243279821.html>
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[Geology2] Inland Empire Quake "Sounded Like a Train"

Residents say the quake sounded like loud thunder followed by a quick shake

By Christina Cocca | KNBC-TV Los Angeles

| Sunday, Feb 2, 2014 | Updated 11:37 PM PST

A small earthquake shook parts of the Inland Empire Sunday night, and residents from across the region reported hearing loud booming sounds before feeling the small rumble.

Special Section: Earthquake Resources for Southern California

A preliminary magnitude-3.1 earthquake struck about 3 miles southeast of Rancho Cucamonga about 10:59 p.m., according to the US Geological Survey.

"(The quake) sounded like a train coming, and then a quick shake," NBC4 viewer Kristin Chapman said. "The sound of it scared me more."

Super Bowl Blackout for Time Warner Cable Customers

Residents reported feeling the quake across the Inland Empire, including in Alta Loma, Azusa, Chino, Eastvale, Fontana and Riverside.

"It was loud, and I thought it was thunder," NBC4 viewer Tere Nelson said. "Then the rumble, and I knew it was a quake."

Super Bowl Sunday Brings SoCal Rain Showers

Other viewers described the quake as making their home feel like "it was on rollers" and making a "big popping sound" in their house.

"(We) definitely heard before we felt (it)," viewer Simone Pascual said via Facebook.

Source: www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Small-Quake-Shakes-Inland-Empire-31-Magnitude-243279821.html

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[californiadisasters] This winter's record-high temperatures are a man-made trend

This winter's record-high temperatures are a man-made trend

By John Lindsey | San Luis Obispo Tribuine

Special to The TribuneFebruary 1, 2014

Two Saturdays ago, I drove to the North County to take photographs of water releases from Lake Nacimiento and San Antonio. As I drove along Lake Nacimiento Drive, a few miles northwest of Paso Robles, I noticed the light-pink blooms of a cherry tree.

Over the years, I’ve gotten used to the appearance of pink blossoms in early winter throughout the coastal regions of San Luis Obispo County where winter temperatures are warmer, but I was amazed to see January cherry blooms in the North County.

So what caused this North County tree to blossom in January? Probably the abnormally warm temperatures we’ve experienced. In fact, this January was the warmest on record.

Normally the Paso Robles average high temperature is 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit. This January, it was a balmy 71.9 degrees — more than 10 degrees warmer than normal.

Due to the lack of storm systems, skies were frequently clear, which allowed the atmosphere’s heat to propagate toward space that produced cooler mornings. The average low temperature in Paso Robles was 33. 6 degrees, normally it is 34.9 degrees.

Overall, the mean Paso Robles temperature for January was 52.8 degrees, breaking the previous record of 51.6 degrees setback in 2007.

At the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, the maximum average temperature was 75.7 degrees or over 12 degrees warmer than normal. Due to the persistent night and morning Santa Lucia — offshore winds — and the compressional heating they give, the morning low temperatures at the airport averaged 43.2 degrees. Stretching across the decades, it’s normally 40.7 degrees.

On Jan. 16, the San Luis Obispo Airport hit 91 degrees, while Cal Poly (home of climatology for San Luis Obispo) reported 89 degrees, breaking the historical all-time record for the month of January of 88 degrees. Like the North County, San Luis Obispo experienced its warmest January on record with a mean temperature of nearly 60 degrees.

Not only did San Luis Obispo County experience record warm January temperatures, but many regions in California also did. San Francisco reported an average maximum temperature of 64.0 degrees breaking the previous record of 62.6 degrees set back in 2003. Sacramento’s average maximum temperature was 65.9 degrees smashing the previous record 60.5 degrees recorded in 2012.

Even though most of these atmospheric databases stretched back more than a century, you may have noticed that most of the previous record-breaking temperatures have occurred in just the last decade. And that’s accurate observation.

You see, average temperatures have increased over the last century. According to long-term temperature data from the Cal Poly, and the airports in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, the median temperature has increased about two degrees Fahrenheit since 1950.

From year-to-year there is a natural variation in temperature, some years cooler and others warmer, but overall the long-term temperature trend continues to rise. The overwhelming majority — about 97 percent-of peer-reviewed papers on this trend — blame the ever increasing amounts of manmade carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Source: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/01/2904514/this-winters-record-high-temperatures.html

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[Geology2] Indonesia: 22 Volcanoes on Alert Status Following Sinabung Eruption Deaths

Indonesia: 22 Volcanoes on Alert Status Following Sinabung Eruption Deaths

By Hannah Osborne | February 3, 2014

Reuters

A villager runs as Mount Sinabung erupts at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district.

Three volcanoes in Indonesia are at high risk of erupting, authorities warned after Mount Sinabung killed 15 people in North Sumatra over the weekend.

Indonesia's disaster management agency said communities around three active volcanoes on the archipelago are at risk and should be prepared to evacuate.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), told the Jakarta Globe: "The [third level of alert] status means that all the data show that an eruption or a disaster could happen. It means preparation for the people living in the dangerous areas; setting up emergency facilities, daily coordination, and full-time patrols."

Authorities said Karangetang and Lokon volcanoes on Sulawesi Island and Roketada in East Nusa Tenggara have been placed on high alert – the third in a four level scale.

Emergency teams are active in these areas and are preparing to evacuate communities in the event of any eruptions.

The warning follows increased activity from Sinabung, which has been erupting since September last year. The volcano is currently on the highest alert level.

Reuters

Mount Sinabung is seen during an eruption, from Naman Teran village in Karo district.

A further 19 volcanoes in the area have been placed on the second alert level, which suggests disaster management agencies are monitoring their activity for any changes.

The volcanoes being monitored are Kelud, Raung, Ibu, Lewotobi Perempuan, Ijen, Gamkonora, Soputan, Sangeangapi, Papandayan, Dieng, Seulewah Agam, Gamalama, Bromo, Semeru, Talang, Anak Krakatau, Marapi, Dukono, and Kerinci.

Despite the warnings in place, HR Laksono from the Ministry of Welfare said people should not be alarmed: "People should not panic. All relevant agencies are working to oversee the development of emergency plans and are taking anticipatory measures," he told Indonesia's Antra news agency.

He said people must follow any instructions issued by the government and evacuate if necessary, adding that people should avoid areas around volcanoes and take note of any restrictions in place.

After Sinabung's eruption led to at least 14 deaths, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a message of sympathy to those affected by the volcano: "I'm so sad because I had warned all people to remain at the evacuation shelters, to be patient and not return to their villages if conditions were not safe enough."

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indonesia-22-volcanoes-alert-status-following-sinabung-eruption-deaths-1434875
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