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Recent Volcano Observatory Activity Reports


Cleveland Status Report issued Feb 7, 2012 12:23 AKST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

There was no evidence of ash emissions or elevated surface temperatures in partly cloudy satellite images over the past day. There have been no indications of explosive ash-producing activity from satellite or from distant seismic, pressure or lightning sensors. It remains possible for intermittent, sudden explosions of blocks and ash to occur at any time, and ash clouds exceeding 20,000 feet above sea level may develop. Such explosions and their associated ash clouds may go undetected in satellite imagery for hours. If a large, explosive, ash-producing event occurs, seismic, infrasound, ...

Mauna Loa Monthly Update issued Feb 7, 2012 08:08 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

Mauna Loa is not inflating. Seismicity rates were low. is occurring at slow rates, dominated by southeasterly motion of the southeast flank. If any inflation is occurring, it is at a very low rate. Upgrades of many Mauna Loa sites in late 2011 produced some apparent data offsets that will be corrected once a longer post-upgrade time series is available for analysis. There was no unusual seismicity. HVO seismic networks detected 5 shallow events within the upper southwest rift, 1 earthquake around the lower southwest rift zone, 3 quakes beneath the ...

Mauna Kea Monthly Update issued Feb 7, 2012 08:08 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

No unusual deformation or seismicity was detected. A total of 10 earthquakes were located beneath Mauna Kea with five being deeper than 20 km and five being shallower.

Lo`ihi Monthly Update issued Feb 7, 2012 08:08 HST Volcano Alert Level UNASSIGNED - Aviation Color Code UNASSIGNED

Three earthquake were detected in the area.

Hualalai Monthly Update issued Feb 7, 2012 08:08 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

No unusual seismicity or deformation was detected. Six earthquakes were located in the summit area and the northwest rift zone.

Haleakala Monthly Update issued Feb 7, 2012 08:08 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

There were no detected earthquakes and no other significant changes.

Kilauea Daily Update issued Feb 7, 2012 07:33 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

Overall eruptive activity was low. DI inflation and the rising of the summit lava lake started last night. Within Pu`u `O`o Crater, glow was visible from sources on the northeast and southeast edges of the floor. Surface flows southeast of Pu`u `O`o were slowing in activity based on satellite imagery and there were no active surface flows on the pali, coastal plain, or entering the ocean. Seismic tremor levels were low and gas emissions were elevated. The summit tilt network recorded DI inflation and the ...

Cleveland Status Report issued Feb 6, 2012 11:32 AKST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

There was no evidence of ash emissions or elevated surface temperatures in partly cloudy satellite images over the past day. There have been no indications of explosive ash-producing activity from satellite or from distant seismic, pressure or lightning sensors. Renewed eruptive activity producing a small 40 meter (130 foot) lava dome was first observed in satellite data on 30 January 2012, following a month of little to no observable change. The new dome occupies only a small portion of the approximately 200 meter (650 foot) diameter summit crater. There have been no observations of ash ...

Kilauea Daily Update issued Feb 6, 2012 06:34 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

Overall eruptive activity was low. DI deflation and the lowering of the summit lava lake continued at a slower rate. Within Pu`u `O`o Crater, glow was visible from sources on the northeast and southeast edges of the floor. Surface flows southeast of Pu`u `O`o may have stalled based on satellite imagery and there were no active surface flows on the pali, coastal plain, or entering the ocean. Seismic tremor levels were low at the summit but increasing near Pu`u `O`o. Gas emissions were elevated. The summit ...

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NYT > Science


To Survive a Quake, New Bay Bridge Span Will Offer Least Resistance

The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco is designed to go with the flow if a major earthquake strikes.

Joy Reidenberg, Anatomist, Builds a Following on ‘Inside Nature’s Giants’

Joy Reidenberg, an anatomist based in New York, and Mark Evans, a veterinary scientist, dissected a sperm whale that washed up in Kent, England, for an episode of the TV show “Inside Nature's Giants.”A chance call made Joy Reidenberg, a researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine who has performed hundreds of dissections on various mammals, a TV celebrity.

G.E. Ends Bid to Create a Supply of Technetium 99m

A warning at the 54-year-old Chalk River reactor in Ontario, whose license expires in four years.Continued obstacles plague the effort to provide a reliable supply of technetium 99m, a radioisotope crucial to identifying heart and kidney disease and assisting in breast cancer surgery.

Scientist at Work Blog: Better Lives in Better Coffee

Coffee certification seems complicated, but there are potential benefits to farmers, the environment and society.

Fallout From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Retraction Is Far and Wide

Before a legal showdown, a finding from Dr. Judy Mikovits at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease in Reno, Nev., gave hope to desperate patients. Above, a culture in her lab there.As the published evidence for the source of chronic fatigue syndrome fell apart, a legal melodrama erupted, dismaying and demoralizing patients and many members of the scientific community.

Phys Ed: Phys Ed: Exercise as Housecleaning for the Body

The ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body's cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects, a new study suggests.

Essay: Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal

Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.

The Consumer: New Weight Watchers Plan Leaves Some Grumbling

An overhaul to Weight Watchers' diet plan has caused many longtime members to complain about slow weight loss.

Exemestane, Thought to Prevent Cancer, Also Causes Bone Loss

A drug that scientists had hoped would help prevent breast cancer has a significant side effect.

Global Update: Did Malaria Kill 655,000 People in 2011 or Twice That?

The numbers are being quietly fought over in e-mails among malaria specialists at the World Health Organization and the University of Washington.

Vital Signs: Fructose Consumption Increases Visceral Fat, Study Reports

Fructose consumption may increase cardiovascular risk factors because it increases visceral fat, the kind that accumulates around internal organs.

Vital Signs: Low-Protein Diets May Be Costly to Lean Body Mass

On a low-protein diet, the body is forced to get its protein from lean body mass, a study shows.

Vital Signs: When Watched and Cheered On, I.C.U. Workers Wash Hands More

After the installation of cameras and boards announcing compliance rates, hand washing at an I.C.U. soared, a study shows.

Norton D. Zinder, Researcher in Molecular Biology, Dies at 83

Dr. Zinder helped lay the basis for molecular biology in the 1950s and ’60s.

Mike deGruy, Documentary Filmmaker and Marine Biologist, Dies at 60

Mr. deGruy was an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and marine biologist.
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EarthWire UK

RHI put back to November start date

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Report stresses benefits of European energy 'supergrid'

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Renewables certification for Tesco

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Plans unveiled to develop wind farm in Scotland

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Social tenants to get renewable heating systems

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Scientists discover how to make wind farms more efficient

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Scottish farmers urged to 'unlock green energy potential'

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Offshore wind 'set to take off'

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Monastery built with renewable energy systems

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Green electricity set to equal cost of coal by 2013

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Govt invests in skills training for renewable energy

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Farmers to benefit from £100m fund in renewable energy

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Campaigners urge government to support biomass

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DECC: RHI is important for reducing carbon emissions

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Biomass plants approved to supply green electricity

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Grand Forks, ND Weather from Weather Underground

Temperature: 9°F / -12.8°C | Humidity: 50% | Pressure: 30.51in / 1033.1hPa () | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: SSE | Wind Speed: 0mph / 0.0km/h Current Conditions : 9F / -12.8C, Clear - 10:57 PM CST Feb. 7
Rest of Tonight - Mostly clear. Lows zero to 5 below. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Rest of Tonight as of Feb. 7 8:46 PM CST
Wednesday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday as of Feb. 7 8:46 PM CST
Wednesday Night - Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday Night as of Feb. 7 8:46 PM CST




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