Halifax firefighters hopeful large blaze may soon be under control [video included]
by Selena Ross
The Chronicle Herald
May 21, 2012
UPDATED 11:44 p.m. Firefighters battling a forest fire near Spryfield are hoping that nightfall, and forecasted rainfall, will help them get the large blaze under control.
The fire was officially considered “contained” by 9 p.m., and Halifax Regional Fire Services told residents of about 60 homes on Purcells Cove Road that an evacuation order placed at around 5:00 p.m. had been lifted.
The evacuees were told they could sleep at home on the condition that they be prepared to leave again within 30 minutes if the fire flared again overnight. They were asked to prepare emergency kits with medications and other necessities that could last them for 72 hours, if needed.
The fire is not considered under control yet, said fire services spokesman Dave Meldrum. There’s a risk of flare-ups, and fire trucks will patrol the burning area from the Halls Road area overnight in case flames grow again, putting homes at risk.
“It’s always a possibility, so that’s why we’re cautious about these things,” he said.
Overnight, people around Williams Lake can expect to see flames jumping several metres as trees burn, said Fire Platoon Chief Scott Shaffner.
That doesn’t mean the whole fire has reignited, but that one patch of ground continues to burn while fire crews keep a constant eye on it.
2MIN News May20: ECLIPSE, NASA Spaceweather, Planetary Positions & News [video]
Suspicious0bservers
May 20, 2012
http://www.rt.com/news/big-brother-street-lamps-286/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/19/us-g8-summit-obama-iran-idUSBRE84I0…
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120519-42629.html
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/4767/jpl-wants-to-finesse-info-from-exop…
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/4766/how-life-recovers-from-devastation
http://www.space.com/15614-sun-observing-safety-tips-infographic.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/20/us-quake-italy-idUSBRE84J01K20120520
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com/ [Look on the left at the X-ray Flux and Solar Wind Speed/Density]
HAARP: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/data.html [Click online data, and have a little fun ]
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ [Place to find Solar Images and Videos]
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater [SOHO; Lasco and EIT]
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ [All purpose data viewing site]
NOAA: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based/ [For more advanced solar watchers]
RSOE: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php [That cool alert map I use]
Gamma Ray Bursts: http://grb.sonoma.edu/ [Really? You can’t figure out what this one is for?]
TORCON: http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-torcon-index [Tornado Forecast for the day]
GOES Weather: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ [Clouds over America]
5/20/2012 — 6.0M earthquake in Europe and 6.0M earthquake in Japan = have a plan and be ready [video included]
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May 20, 2012
watch the video here:
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May 20, 2012 — two notable earthquakes occurred over the past 24 hours — a 6.0M earthquake struck north Italy, and a 6.0M earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu Japan again.
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009tk0.php
2012 May 20 02:03:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 44.800°N, 11.192°E |
| Depth | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Region | NORTHERN ITALY |
| Distances | 36 km (22 miles) NNW of Bologna, Italy 69 km (42 miles) E of Parma, Italy 72 km (44 miles) SSE of Verona, Italy 339 km (210 miles) NNW of ROME, Italy |
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009tnt.php
2012 May 20 07:19:55 UTC
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 39.597°N, 143.242°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 179 km (111 miles) E of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 181 km (112 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 251 km (155 miles) ESE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan 532 km (330 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan |
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The time to have a plan and be ready is NOW! Food , water, clothing, shelter, transportation, communications, and self defense….. all need to be pre-arranged. Make sure yourself, your loved ones, family , friends or co-workers know the plan and are able to enact it at a moments notice.
Use these links here to monitor earthquakes globally:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/11302011-list-of-earthquake-links-for-global-monitoring/
5/19/2012 — 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Chile = Three 6.2M in 7 days [video]
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May 19, 2012
Full website post with screenshots and links to monitor earthquakes globally :
MUST HEAR: Jim Stone on Project Camelot Radio with Kerry Cassidy – March 28th, 2012 – INSIDE FUKUSHIMA [audio]
Project Camelot Radio with Kerry Cassidy
March 28, 2012
Jim Stone on Project Camelot Radio with Kerry Cassidy. Recorded on March 28th, 2012.
http://jimstonefreelance.com/
http://www.americanfreedomradio.com/
http://projectcamelotportal.com/
Killer Tornado Near Tokyo
TheIntelHub.com
May 5, 2012
24,000 homes are currently without electricity just northeast of Japans capital city as a powerful tornado (radiated?) has ripped through Tokyo.
Reports of people injured and killed are surfacing as locals are in shock that such a rare event has taken place.
An excerpt from Fox News reads;
Firefighters and medical teams rushed to the area after the tornado struck Tsukuba city, 60 kilometers (40 miles) from Tokyo. The city is a science center, with dozens of research and academic institutes, but the tornado appeared to mostly hit residential areas.
A 14-year-old boy died after being injured by the storm, Tsukuba Medical Center said.
More than 30 other people were injured, including at least 10 who were being treated at hospitals, fire officials said. Details of the death and injuries were not immediately available.
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