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Floods swamp thousands of homes in Jakarta

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Weatherzone - George Roberts, 3/05/13

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Indonesian authorities say more than 16,000 people have been affected by flooding in the capital Jakarta.


The water came up overnight after heavy rains in Jakarta and upstream in Bogor, swamping areas of the capital that had only just recovered from January's major flood.

To read the rest of this story, visit Weatherzone.com.au.

Michael Snyder ~ Why Are Giant Sinkholes Appearing All Over America?

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End of the American Dream March 4 2013

Where are all of these giant sinkholes coming from?  Of course there have always been sinkholes, but over the past few years it seems like both the severity and the number of giant sinkholes has been increasing dramatically.

So exactly why are so many giant sinkholes appearing all over America all of a sudden?  Is something happening to the earth’s crust, or is there some other explanation?

The “experts” are blaming this epidemic of sinkholes on things like loose soil, acidic groundwater, new construction, leaky water pipes, coal mines, fracking, long periods of drought followed by rain, and depletion of underground aquifers, but do they really understand what is going on?

On Thursday, a 37-year-old man named Jeffrey Bush living near Tampa, Florida died when the earth underneath his home suddenly opened up and swallowed him alive.

Australian climate on 'steroids' after hottest summer

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Phys.org - 3/04/13

A scrubfire burns on a hillside in the southern region of Australia's New South Wales state on January 11, 2013

A scrubfire burns on a hillside in the southern region of Australia's New South Wales state on January 11, 2013. Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.
 

Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.

 

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the three summer months ending February 28 were the hottest season ever recorded in Australia, leading the government's Climate Commission to label it the "Angry Summer" in a new report.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-03-australian-climate-steroids-hottest-summer.html#jCp

 

Tungurahua, Ecuador – increase in seismic activity reported

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The Watchers By Nix - Posted on March 3, 2013

Increase in seismic activity is being reported at Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, comparable to that of December 2012, when the volcano had erupted with ash plume of over 7 km. Activity at Tungurahua had slowed down ever since but again on February 25 and 27, five tremors were registered with ongoing underground lava activity. Total 80 tremors had been recorded till March 1st, occurring on short intervals. Ecuadorian Geophisic Institute reports emissions of gases and ashes from the open vent of the volcano. Given that this volcano is only 80 kilometers away from the capital city Quito, public is advised to continue monitoring...

Increase in seismic activity is being reported at Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, comparable to that of December 2012, when the volcano had erupted with ash plume of over 7 km. Activity at Tungurahua had slowed down ever since but again on February 25 and 27, five tremors were registered with ongoing underground lava activity. Total 80 tremors had been recorded till March 1st, occurring on short intervals.

 

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