It's been fairly quiet this week.. until yesterday that is. A major quake struck in Burma and major flash flooding occurred in Australia. Used to be, we would have months and even years in between catastrophic occurrances, but because of climate & earth changes things are poppin' like corn with only a few days of reprieve. Let's take a look...
Burma Quake
Yesterday, a 6.8 quake struck Burma at the northeastern corner of the country bordering Thailand and Laos. Villages in the Shan state received the worst damage with 75 confirmed deaths so far.
Luckily, this one occurred in a relatively low populated area. However, this continued intensive seismic activity shows that something is happening with the planet and big changes are taking place.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237
Victoria, Australia Receives Extensive Flooding
Areas in Victoria received an inundation of rainfall last night with the town of Moe receiving over 100mm in a few hours and The Gorge in East Gippsland receiving over 170mm. The Tidal River catchment recorded around 370mm of rainfall in a 24 hour period.
Flash flooding stranded 400 campers and students at a campsite in the Tidal River area. The Darby River bridge was washed away which led into the camping area. Helicopters rescued some, but have had to cease because of nightfall and will resume operations in the morning.
See http://www.news.com.au/national/campers-trapped-on-wilsons-promontory-after-flash-flooding/story-e6frfkvr-1226026979142?from=public_rss
Fargo North Dakota Faces A 50% Chance of Flooding This Spring
Heavy autumn rainfall and winter snowfall have set the stage for major flooding along the Red River, as well as other rivers in North Dakota and Minnesota. Forecasters have raised the predicted crest stages all along the River which has incresed flooding chances for Fargo and other cities and towns lying in the Red River Valley.
Forecasters say that there is a 45% chance the Red River will pass its 40.84 ft record crest set in 2009. It's pretty certain the River will hit its second highest crest at Grand Forks and could even surpass the record of 54.35 ft set in 1997.
The flooding not only poses problems for residents and businesses, but also for farmers and the world. Major flooding could severely hamper spring planting season for farms in the Red River Valley. The Valley contains the largest spring wheat yields in the US and, in recent years, also contributes large amounts of soybeans and corn. Delays in planting these crops could push world food prices even higher than they are... and they are already at record levels due to other world climate change events.
There is also trouble looming on the Mississippi River which is also expected to see flooding. The Mississippi is the primary shipping route from inner farmland to exporting sea terminals. Severe flooding in the Great Mississip could also affect world food supplies.
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110325/us_nm/us_weather_flooding_forecast
Here Comes The Sun
A massive sunspot is rotating towards the Earth.. and it's a hot one!
NASA has renamed the 1165 sunspot to AR1176. NASA's sun-watch station, Solar Dynamics Observatory, has been recording extreme amounts of ultraviolet radiation issuing from this area as it climbs over the southeastern limb of the sun.
This sunspot formed early in March, but rotated along the backside of the sun. Big Brains say it's been getting very ugly on its trip around and they predict some nasty flares to erupt from it as it takes aim at the Earth.
Be sure to stay tuned for further info as it transpires. I'll get it to ya as it happens!
See http://thepenningtonpress.com/2011/breaking-news-trouble-from-the-sun-coming-sunspot-1165-returns/
Earthquake Report
There have been 24 earthquakes worldwide over the past 24 hours which have registered a 4.0 or higher.
Via - www.emsc-csem.org
Keep tuned in here for all the latest climate & Earth change news.
Good night!
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