Winds Spur Wildfire Evacuations in Rocky Mtn. Park

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Weather.com - 12/02/12

The Fern Lake Fire burns in Rocky Mountain National Park's Forest Canyon area in this file photo from Nov. 9. National Park Service

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. — A wind-stoked fire has burned at least one cabin and forced the evacuation of several areas in and near Rocky Mountain National Park.

"While not as strong as past days, winds will continue to be an issue for the Fern Lake fire," Jon Erdman, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, said Sunday.


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Third Strong Storm in Week Drenches West

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Lenticular wave clouds form over Reno, NV at Mackay Stadium as the UNR Wolfpack vs. Boise State play Sunday, December 2, 2012. Facebook/Jeff Martinez

SAN FRANCISCO  — The third powerful storm in a week drenched an already saturated Northern California, but concerns of serious flooding eased as the system moved through faster than expected.  In fact, the powerful storm ended up dumping more snow than rain on the California-Nevada region.

The storm dropping as much as an inch of rain per hour Sunday in some areas, toppling trees and knocking out electrical service to tens of thousands of people, officials said.

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Origin of intelligence, mental illness linked to ancient genetic accident

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Phys.org - 12/03/12

Researchers have identified the moment in history when the genes that enabled us to think and reason evolved. This point 500 million years ago provided our ability to learn complex skills, analyse situations and have flexibility in the way in which we think.

Professor Seth Grant, of the University of Edinburgh, who led the research, said: "One of the greatest scientific problems is to explain how intelligence and complex behaviours arose during evolution."

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Typhoon Bopha heading for southern Philippines

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CNN.com - 12/03/12, By Jethro Mullen

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Typhooon Bopha is expected to hit the island of Mindanao on Tuesday morning
  • It carries wind gusts as strong as 210 kph (130 mph)
  • The Philippine weather agency warns of flash floods, landslides and possible storm surge
  • The typhoon comes almost a year after a storm killed more than 1,200 people on Mindanao

(CNN) -- A powerful typhoon is bearing down on the southern Philippines, threatening to bring fresh destruction to a country that has suffered a series of severe weather-related disasters in the past year.

Ups and downs in the daily minimum solar irradiance

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Source: The Watchers - 12/03/12, By Chillymanjaro

With quite regular intervals of about 27 days which Sun takes to make full rotation circle, the Sun alternates between an active hemisphere with relatively many sunspots , and a hemispheric “face” that is pretty much void of these dark blemishes. For as long as it lasts, this is quite a helpful tool for the medium term space weather forecasting. The last 6 months, both PROBA2/Lyra (in UV and X-ray) and GOES15/XRS (in X-ray) have been monitoring almost periodic ups and downs in the daily minimum solar irradiance.   A movie was developed showing the Sun’s outlook in white light (sunspots) and in...
 

With quite regular intervals of about 27 days which Sun takes to make full rotation circle, the Sun alternates between an active hemisphere with relatively many sunspots , and a hemispheric “face” that is pretty much void of these dark blemishes. For as long as it lasts, this is quite a helpful tool for the medium term space weather forecasting. The last 6 months, both PROBA2/Lyra (in UV and X-ray) and GOES15/XRS (in X-ray) have been monitoring almost periodic ups and downs in the daily minimum solar irradiance.

Experts warn dangerous build-up of magma occurring at many of Japan’s 110 active volcanoes

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 12/03/12

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December 3, 2012 – JAPAN – Japan should brace for a catastrophic volcanic eruption at some point, say experts, citing a massive buildup of magma at many of the nation’s 110 active volcanoes. The last particularly serious eruption in Japan occurred in 1914, when Mount Sakurajima in southern Kagoshima Prefecture blew its top. According to study by volcanologists, Japan, which lies on the Pacific Rim of Fire, has been shaken by more than 1,000 volcanic eruptions over the past 2,000 years. “The possibility of a major eruption in the future is real,” said Yoichi Nakamura, a professor of volcanology at Utsunomiya University who has been analyzing volcanic eruptions with a team of researchers.

 

Earthquakes strike Vanuatu, Romania, Alaska, and Central America

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December 2, 2012 – VANUATU - A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but no tsunami warning was issued. Seismologists say the quake had a relatively shallow depth of 34 kilometers. The quake struck just before midday local time, and was centered 108 kilometers northwest of the capital, Port Vila, the United States Geological Survey said. There have been no immediate reports of damage or injury. Vanuatu lies on the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a zone of frequent seismic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates. It has been rocked by several large quakes in recent years, averaging about three magnitude 7.0 or above incidents every year without any major damage. –NST 

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