Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Tornadoes rip through Canada
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Typhoon Mawar and Tropical Storm Guchol, JapanPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(IOL News) from Canada.
Ottawa - Eight tornadoes touched down in Canada's vast western plains this weekend, blowing vehicles off a main road, and destroying homes, farms, a fire hall and a flour mill, officials said on Sunday.
There were, however, no reports of serious injuries.
"We've had at least eight tornadoes in the past two days in Manitoba (province), and this is only the beginning of the severe weather season, so I expect we're going to have an active year," Dan Kulak, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada, said.
One of the twisters, with wind speeds up to 417km/h, cut a swath 300m wide and 5,5km long (through the town of Elie, Manitoba, south of Winnipeg.
'I saw a big purple cloud with a pointy bit coming down'
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Typhoon Mawar and Tropical Storm Guchol, JapanPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(IOL News) from Canada.
Ottawa - Eight tornadoes touched down in Canada's vast western plains this weekend, blowing vehicles off a main road, and destroying homes, farms, a fire hall and a flour mill, officials said on Sunday.
There were, however, no reports of serious injuries.
"We've had at least eight tornadoes in the past two days in Manitoba (province), and this is only the beginning of the severe weather season, so I expect we're going to have an active year," Dan Kulak, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada, said.
One of the twisters, with wind speeds up to 417km/h, cut a swath 300m wide and 5,5km long (through the town of Elie, Manitoba, south of Winnipeg.
'I saw a big purple cloud with a pointy bit coming down'
Several...
Read More...
| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
| Date | Magnitude | Latitude | Longitude | Depth | Region |
| Network: USGS | |||||
| 2007-06-24 13:47 | 5.1 | 5.5720 | 94.6360 | 30.0 | NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| 2007-06-24 10:15 | 5.1 | -17.2670 | -177.0020 | 35.0 | FIJI REGION |
| 2007-06-24 08:40 | 5.0 | -10.7230 | 165.6010 | 55.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| 2007-06-24 00:25 | 5.8 | -55.5740 | -2.7630 | 10.0 | SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE |
| 2007-06-23 21:52 | 5.1 | -16.9500 | -177.0010 | 50.0 | FIJI REGION |
| 2007-06-23 11:54 | 5.2 | -12.1450 | 46.3660 | 10.0 | NORTHWEST OF MADAGASCAR |
| 2007-06-23 10:24 | 5.2 | -10.9280 | 166.1680 | 92.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| 2007-06-23 08:27 | 5.4 | 21.5590 | 99.9610 | 10.0 | MYANMAR |
| 2007-06-23 08:17 | 5.6 | 21.4500 | 99.7200 | 33.0 | MYANMAR |
| 2007-06-23 08:17 | 5.5 | 21.5000 | 99.7680 | 10.0 | MYANMAR |
| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
| Date | Magnitude | Latitude | Longitude | Depth | Region |
| Network: EMSC | |||||
| 2007-01-02 03:13 | 5.1 | 27.0400 | 140.4000 | 348.0 | BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION |
| 2007-01-01 11:14 | 5.0 | -8.1100 | 106.5900 | 10.0 | SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2007-01-01 00:31 | 5.1 | 1.5200 | 67.1800 | 33.0 | CARLSBERG RIDGE |
| 2007-01-01 00:30 | 5.1 | -5.4600 | 70.8100 | 33.0 | CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION |
| 2007-01-01 00:18 | 5.0 | -26.2300 | 179.8400 | 275.0 | SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS |
| 2006-12-31 22:48 | 5.1 | -28.5200 | -112.2000 | 35.0 | EASTER ISLAND REGION |
| 2006-12-31 14:55 | 5.5 | -37.4400 | -70.6900 | 40.0 | NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA |
| 2006-12-31 13:12 | 5.2 | -8.2000 | 111.0800 | 83.0 | JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2006-12-30 22:34 | 5.3 | 43.3400 | 146.3700 | 60.0 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| 2006-12-30 17:49 | 5.0 | 35.0800 | 139.3600 | 80.0 | NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Recent Volcanic Activity | |||||
| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Status | VolcanoName | Country |
| 2007-03-31 19:02 | 16.720 | -62.180 | Orange | Soufriere Hills | West Indies |
| 2007-03-27 09:02 | -0.980 | 100.680 | Orange | Talang | Sumatra |
| 2007-03-31 19:02 | 1.110 | 124.730 | Orange | Soputan | Sulawesi |
| 2007-03-28 06:02 | -19.520 | 169.430 | Orange | Yasur | So. Pacific |
| 2006-09-07 08:02 | -7.940 | 112.950 | Orange | Tengger | Java |
| 2007-03-31 06:02 | -16.360 | 70.700 | Orange | Ubinas | Peru |
| 2007-03-27 12:02 | 37.730 | 15.000 | Orange | Mt. Etna | Sicily |
| 2007-03-28 19:02 | 1.220 | -77.170 | Orange | Galeras | Colombia |
| 2007-03-27 12:02 | -2.750 | 35.900 | Orange | Ol Doinyo Lengai | E. Africa |
| 2007-03-31 06:02 | 31.580 | 130.670 | Orange | Sakura-Jima | Japan |
