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Cyclone Alessia: Northern Territory on alert as cyclone approaches the coast

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By: ABC, 11/23/2013

Northern Territorians are being urged to make preparations as Tropical Cyclone Alessia approaches the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a cyclone warning for coastal areas from Cockatoo Island to the Western Australia-Northern Territory border. A cyclone watch is in place for coastal areas from the Western Australia-Northern Territory border to Point Stuart, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands. As of 6:30am (CST) this morning, the category-one cyclone was estimated to be about 870 kilometres from Darwin. The weather bureau says gales may develop along the northern Kimberley coast today as the system approaches. Alessia is expected to brush the northern Kimberley coast around Kalumburu overnight.

 

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6.5 earthquake hits south Pacific; no tsunami warning

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By: The Associated Press, 11/23/2013

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has been recorded in the south Pacific. The agency's National Earthquake Information Center said the tremor was at 0748 GMT Saturday. It was centred 322 kilometres (199 miles) west-northwest of Neiafu, Tonga, and 438 kilometres (271 miles) east of Lambasa, Fiji. There were no immediate reports of damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a warning, explaining that the quake was centred too far underground.

 

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Earthquake Report for 11/22/2013

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By: USGS

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24 earthquakes

 

    5.6 22km WSW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran 2013-11-22 13:30:59 UTC-05:00 14.0 km

    5.5 278km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia 2013-11-22 12:20:57 UTC-05:00 5.2 km

    5.4 118km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea 2013-11-22 10:27:42 UTC-05:00 119.3 km

    5.2 156km SE of Visokoi Island, 2013-11-22 10:06:01 UTC-05:00 10.0 km

    3.7 10km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma 2013-11-22 09:33:59 UTC-05:00 5.0 km

    3.2 101km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico 2013-11-22 09:03:23 UTC-05:00 27.0 km

    4.4 74km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2013-11-22 08:58:07 UTC-05:00 178.8 km

    2.9 48km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 2013-11-22 08:08:58 UTC-05:00 58.0 km

'Monster' Cosmic Blast Zips by Earth

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Wunderground  Seth Borenstein November 22, 2013

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This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artist's rendering of how a gamma ray burst occurs—when a massive star collapses and creates a black hole that beams out focused deadly light and radiation bursts.

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast.

Orbiting telescopes got the fireworks show of a lifetime last spring when they spotted what is known as a gamma ray burst in a far-off galaxy.

The only bigger display astronomers know of was the Big Bang - and no one, of course, was around to witness that.

Philippine Typhoon Update: Death Toll Rises Above 5,000

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By: Wunderground.com, 11/22/2013

MANILA, Philippines — One week after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through the central Philippines, officials now say the death toll has risen above 5,000 and is likely to climb further. Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Friday that 4,919 people were killed in the Eastern Visayas region. Civil defense chief Eduardo del Rosario said 290 others died in other parts of the central and southern Philippines. The regions were battered two weeks ago by fierce winds and tsunami-like storm surges from Typhoon Haiyan, locally called Yolanda. Roxas said the situation was stabilizing, with major roads on Samar and Leyte islands cleared of debris, and some banks, stores and gasoline stations resuming business.

 

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Communities in WA's far north are preparing for a possible cyclone

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By: ABC, 11/22/2013

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Communities in Western Australia's far north are preparing for a possible cyclone, as a tropical low develops this weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology said the low was about 450km north-west of Broome heading east-southeast at 19km/hr. The low may develop into a tropical cyclone early tomorrow and is likely to brush the northern Kimberley coast late on Saturday into Sunday morning. Emergency service crews are on standby and people living between Kalumburu and the Northern Territory border are being urged to prepare their homes.

 

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Earthquake Report for 11/21/2013

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By: USGS

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27 earthquakes

 

    4.6 12km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia 2013-11-21 11:17:52 UTC-05:00 157.2 km

    2.5 176km S of Adak, Alaska 2013-11-21 11:04:10 UTC-05:00 46.1 km

    2.9 56km SE of Fritz Creek, Alaska 2013-11-21 11:01:39 UTC-05:00 22.0 km

    3.3 137km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico 2013-11-21 10:59:30 UTC-05:00 15.0 km

    4.5 35km NE of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan 2013-11-21 10:40:27 UTC-05:00 45.1 km

    4.9 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2013-11-21 08:22:28 UTC-05:00 9.9 km

    2.7 28km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 2013-11-21 08:17:20 UTC-05:00 69.0 km

    2.9 51km W of Avalon, California 2013-11-21 08:04:01 UTC-05:00 6.6 km

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