Black Hole Wakes Up, Eats Planet

Weather.com - 4/03/13, Agence France Presse

ESA

European Space Agency's INTEGRAL satellite project reveals a black hole that had been slumbering for years chomping on a giant, low-mass object that had come too close.

Astrophysicists have witnessed the rare event of a black hole awakening from its slumber to snack on a planet-sized object in a galaxy 47 million light years away, the University of Geneva said Tuesday.

The observation made using the European Space Agency's INTEGRAL satellite project, revealed a black hole that had been slumbering for years chomping on a giant, low-mass object that had come too close.

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3D News

Chicago, Duluth: Coldest April Fools' Day Since 1993

Accuweather.com - 4/01/13,By Kristina Pydynowski

Graphic by Al Blasko, AccuWeather.com

The arctic air plunging into the Midwest is leading to the coldest April Fools' Day in years, even decades for some.

Easter Sunday went down in history books as a chilly one for the Upper Midwest due to the arctic air's arrival, while temperatures remain mild across the eastern Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

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Earth & Space Weather

The Galactic Federation Manuscript with SanJAsKa ~Part 5 (Conclusion)

by Wes Annac

Concluded from Part 4

Non-Human Galactic Souls

We are each working to reach states of consciousness that we have not accessed in a very long time, as SanJAsKa tells us below before beginning to get into a discussion of the various non-human (but still benevolent and evolved) souls and races comprising the Galactic Federation.

We are told of the evolved animal forms some souls who are a part of the GF take, and we’re told that the comfort level of humanity will be taken into consideration when we are introduced to such souls.

“Higher states of consciousness and understanding for every soul involved will result from the ascension of the entire Universe, and the missions of each of you at present are geared toward reaching states of consciousness that you have not yet traversed.

Ground Crew Updates

Emmanuel Dagher ~ Energy Forecast ~April 2013 ~ Reclaiming Our Power

ENERGY FORECAST

These monthly updates are created with the intention of providing clarity to what’s going on energetically on the planet as a whole. As things continue to shift quickly, may these energy forecasts provide you with clarity & comfort.

Reclaiming Our Power

April 2013

Peace and blessings, It’s such an honor and a joy for me to connect with you again! I feel so grateful knowing that no matter where we each are on our own personal journey, we can always pick right up where we left off and align with each other as if barely any time has passed by. It just confirms that we are all truly in this together.

So, how have you been feeling my friend? Are you noticing the energetic temperature being turned up another notch, both in our personal lives and in the collective consciousness? The high amount of movement and activity happening in the ethers is directly sparking a great deal of movement and activity within and all around us.

Ground Crew Updates

Sheep Struggle to Survive Freezing Conditions (PHOTOS)

Weather.com - 4/02/13, Camille Mann, Edecio Martinez

Sheep gather for their morning feed at Bleathgill Farm in following heavy snow on March 27, 2013, near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Across the UK, farmers are struggling to save their livestock after freezing temperatures and heavy snow have left thousands of cattle and sheep stuck in the fields with no food and fresh water.

James Evans, a sheep farmer in Bishops Castle, England, told BBC News that newborn lambs are being born in freezing temperatures. He expects to lose about 4 to 5 percent of the 1,500 newborns.

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Earth & Space Weather

Signs the Gulf Is Sick

Weather.com - 4/02/13, AP

A new National Wildlife Federation report says dolphins and sea turtles are dying at an alarming rate. Mario Tama/Getty Images

NEW ORLEANS — Continuing deaths of dolphins and sea turtles are a sign that the Gulf of Mexico is still feeling effects from the 2010 spill that spewed 200 million gallons of oil from a well a mile below the surface, a prominent environmental group said Tuesday.

The deaths — especially in dolphins, which are at the top of the food chain — are "a strong indication that there is something amiss with the Gulf ecosystem," said National Wildlife Federation senior scientist Doug Inkley.

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3D News

Hail Storm Pelts Texas Town

Weather.com - 4/03/13, Becky Kellog

Windows were blown out at homes and business in Hitchcock, Tex. in the early morning hours of Wed., April 3 after massive hail pelted the area. (Courtesy: Mark Boyle/KPRC)

Softball-sized hail rained down on a community in Texas in the early morning hours of Wed., April 3 leaving significant damage in its wake. The hail shattered windows in buildings and cars in Hitchcock, Tex.

The Hitchcock, Texas Police Dept. says 7 of its 11 police cars were seriously damaged by the hail. Several trailer parks also sustained heavy damaged as well as a church and fire station.

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Earth & Space Weather

More Than a Million Dead from Pollution in China

Weather.com - 4/02/13, Sean Breslin

A masked Chinese man walks past a woman wrapping her head with a scarf on a street as the capital city is hit by polluted air and a sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

We've seen the pictures of choking smog and pollution in China, but it might be far worse -- and far more deadly -- than originally thought.

According to a story from the New York Times, 1.2 million premature deaths occurred in 2010 alone from Chinese pollution, accounting for 40 percent of global pollution deaths. The report goes on to project that by the year 2050, dirty air will kill 3.6 million people per year, mostly in China and India, which would surpass dirty water and lack of sanitation as the biggest environmental killer.