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Category 3 Cyclone Evan leaves Samoa, heads for Fiji

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Figure 1. People walk over a destroyed bridge in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed. (AP Photo/Seti Afoa.)

December 14, 2012 – FIJI - Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Evan is finally done pounding Samoa and American Samoa, after spending two days meandering over the islands. Evan made landfall on the north shore of Samoa near the capital of Apia on Thursday as a Category 1 cyclone with 90 mph winds, and intensified into a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds after the eye wandered back offshore late Thursday. Media reports indicate that Evan has killed four and brought heavy damage to Samoa. “Power is off for the whole country… Tanugamanono power plant is completely destroyed and we might not have power for at least two weeks,” the Disaster Management Office (DMO) said in a statement. Satellite loops show a well-organized storm with plenty of intense heavy thunderstorm activity.

 

From frosts to floods – UK prepares for stormy weather

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Huffington Post UK - 12/14/12,, guardian.co.uk

Flood warnings issued as high winds and heavy rainfall sweep across south-west England and Wales

Flooding in St. Asaph

Flooding in St Asaph, Denbighshire, in November. Heavy rain will sweep north-eastwards and cause flooding in some areas. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA
 

Parts of Britain are on flood alert yet again after heavy rain and strong winds swept the country.

The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for the south-west and much of the north of England, together with areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Space Weather Update~ THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER and Mystery Light Flash

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THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER IS UNDERWAY: International observers are counting as many as 50 meteors per hour as Earth plunges into a stream of debris from rock comet 3200 Phaethon. Rates could double, or more, when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. The best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Thursday and Friday. [sky map] [meteor radar] [video]

 

This morning, Dec. 13th, Bill Metallinos caught a shadow-casting Geminid fireball streaking over Corfu, Greece:

 

 

"I was setting up my telescope when suddenly there appeared a fireball so bright it made my heart beat like crazy," says Metallinos. "Spectacular moment!"

Schumann Resonance: Earth’s Evolving Heartbeat

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From Rise Earth

The Earth behaves like an enormous electric circuit. The atmosphere is actually a weak conductor and if there were no sources of charge, its existing electric charge would diffuse away in about 10 minutes. There is a ‘cavity’ defined by the surface of the Earth and the inner edge of the ionosphere 55 kilometers up. At any moment, the total charge residing in this cavity is 500,000 Coulombs. There is a vertical current flow between the ground and the ionosphere of 1 – 3 x 10^-12 Amperes per square meter. The resistance of the atmosphere is 200 Ohms. The voltage potential is 200,000 Volts. There are about 1000 lightning storms at any given moment worldwide. Each produces 0.5 to 1 Ampere and these collectively account for the measured current flow in the Earth’s ‘electromagnetic’ cavity.

 

Brollies up and batten down the hatches: Cold snap is over but winds and rain will batter Britain tomorrow

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Mail Online - 12/13/12, Anna Edwards

  • Gale force winds will reach speeds of up to 60mph at exposed southern coasts and high ground
  • Sunny spells and rain will reach the UK by the weekend
  • Temperatures expected to reach up to 11C tomorrow in the south
  • Thermometer will hover around 2C and 4C today for large parts of the country
A dog runs through the frosty covered grass as the Sun breaks through the early morning fog on Staxton Hill, Ryedale, North Yorkshire

A dog runs through the frosty covered grass as the Sun breaks through the early morning fog on Staxton Hill, Ryedale, North Yorkshire

Brilliant Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

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Space.com - 12/13/12, by Mike Wall

Astrophotographer Tommy Eliassen sent in a photo of a Geminid meteor taken over Hemnes, Nordland, Norway, on Dec. 11, 2012.
CREDIT: Tommy Eliassen Photography

Skywatchers around the world are in for a treat tonight, as the annual Geminid meteor shower is poised to put on a spectacular show.

The Geminids will peak overnight tonight (Dec. 13) with the moon at its new phase. The skies will thus be free of the moon's glare, allowing viewers in rural areas to see perhaps 100 or more meteors per hour, experts say.

To watch the video and read the rest of this story, visit Space.com.

Tropical Cyclone Evan formed in South Pacific – Trouble for American Samoa and Fiji

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The Watchers - 12/12/12, By Chillymanjaro

Newborn tropical storm named Evan is causing problems for the residents of American Samoa and Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for American Samoa, a gale warning and storm watch are in effect for Tutuila, Aunuu, Manua and Swains Island. Evan continues to move to the east and expected to strengthen. Evan is expected to move to the southwest and towards Fiji. According to latest JTWC report, Tropical Cyclone Evan is located approximately 145 nm west of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and is moving east-northeastward at 07 knots. Upper level analysis indicates Evan has improving radial outflow as an...

Newborn tropical storm named Evan is causing problems for the residents of American Samoa and Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for American Samoa, a gale warning and storm watch are in effect for Tutuila, Aunuu, Manua and Swains Island. Evan continues to move to the east and expected to strengthen. Evan is expected to move to the southwest and towards Fiji.

FREEZING FOG CAUSES TRAVEL CHAOS

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Express.co.uk - 12/12/12

Freezing fog has played havoc with travel, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on main line rail and Tube services.
And forecasters have warned that although warmer conditions are on the way, they will be accompanied by heavy rain.
To read the rest of this story, visit express.co.uk.

 

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