Vietnam Net Bridge - 10/22/12

VietNamNet Bridge - After the dam of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant was cracked and continuous earthquakes occurred in this area, the authorities of Quang Nam province have reviewed and determined to cancel 23 hydropower projects in the area.
 

Song Tranh 2 dam.

This morning, October 22, the Office of Quang Nam People's Committee announced the conclusion made by Quang Nam’s Chairman Le Phuoc Thanh about the review of hydropower projects in the province.

Based on the review, Chairman Thanh has formally requested to halt 23 small and medium projects. Specifically, Thanh asked to stop research of 18 projects and reject two others from the province’s hydropower development plan.

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Source: USGS.gov

Map of the quake southeast of The Loyalty Islands

All quakes with magnitude 4.5 or greater
are highlighted.

October 23

The first peace badge, 1958, made in ceramic for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament by Eric Austen from Gerald Holtom's original design.

Weather.com - 10/22/12

Above: A line of thunderstorms moving through Lancaster County, Pa. on Friday evening.

PARADISE, Pa. — Authorities have confirmed that it was a tornado that blew through central Pennsylvania and caused a pavilion to collapse at a park, injuring 15 people and causing millions of dollars damage.

The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 8 p.m. Friday and over the next 10 minutes traveled about 16 miles from Fern Glen to Paradise in Lancaster County packing maximum winds of 100 to 110 mph, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

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Source: VolcanoDiscovery.com - By T, 10/21/12