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Cool November spell for Melbourne

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By: Guy Dixon, 11/12/2013

A cool spell in Melbourne is forecast to continue, potentially making it the coolest November period in almost two decades. Melbourne is well on track recording for the coolest 8 day spell in November since 1994. Today is the fifth day in a row that Melbourne's maximum temperature has not exceeded 20 degrees, and is expected to remain below 20 degrees until Friday.

 

A complex low pressure system which is sitting off the coast of Eden is moving in a south westerly direction, directing cool onshore winds towards Melbourne from Bass Strait. These winds are contributing to the period of cold weather which Melbourne has been experiencing for the past few days.

 

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Typhoon Haiyan Kills 8 in China

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By: Wunderground.com, 11/11/2013

BEIJING -- The storm that devastated the Philippines has killed eight people in southern China and inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to farming and fishing industries, state media reported Tuesday.

 

Typhoon Haiyan, which slammed into the Philippines last Friday as one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, already had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it crossed into southern China on Monday. But it still had gusts up to 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour) and dropped up to 38 centimeters (15 inches) of rain over some parts of Guangxi province.

 

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Astronaut Sees Super Typhoon Haiyan from Space (Photo)

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NewsYahoo.com by Tariq Malik - 11 November 2013

Astronaut Sees Super Typhoon Haiyan from Space (Photo)

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg took this photo of Super Typhoon Haiyan

An astronaut in orbit has snapped a striking view of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it appears from space — an image taken one day after the monster storm devastated the Philippines as it heads toward Vietnam.

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg spotted Typhoon Haiyan through a window on the International Space Station on Saturday (Nov. 9), just one day after the storm caused widespread damage and loss of life in the Philippines.

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Haiyan Finally Dying; Somalia's Deadliest Tropical Storm on Record Kills 100

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Wunderground.com by Dr. Jeff Maters - 11 November 2013

Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on the northern Vietnam coast near the Chinese border as a Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds near 21 UTC Sunday. At least 13 people died and 81 were injured in Vietnam from the storm, said the Voice of Vietnam, the country's national radio broadcaster. Satellite loops show that Haiyan has now pushed into Southeastern China, where 4 - 8" of rain will likely cause moderate flooding. Huge 26-foot waves from Haiyan swept 16 people out to sea in Taiwan on Sunday, killing 8 of them, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. Haiyan has been downgraded to a tropical depression and will dissipate later today, finally bringing to an end its catastrophic march through Asia.

Philippines Declares Calamity as New Storm Makes Landfall

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Destroyed and damaged houses in the city of Tacloban, Leyte province, in the central Philippines are seen on Nov. 11, 2013. Haiyan, possibly the most powerful typhoon on record, killed thousands of people upon hitting the Philippines.

Rescuers in the Philippines battled to deliver emergency aid to areas ravaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan, which may have killed more than 10,000 people, as blocked roads and constant rainfall hampered relief efforts.

The desperation among survivors in Tacloban city, the capital of Leyte province that bore the brunt of the typhoon’s gale force winds, led Philippine President Benigno Aquino to declare a state of emergency and plead with locals to be patient. While airports reopened, food and other aid was held up by roads that were washed away or covered in debris.

Earthquake Report for 11/11/2013

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By: USGS

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23 earthquakes

 

    2.5 70km WSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2013-11-11 14:44:52 UTC-05:00 100.0 km

    5.1 55km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea 2013-11-11 14:22:33 UTC-05:00 103.1 km

    2.6 3km W of San Juan Bautista, California 2013-11-11 14:00:57 UTC-05:00 5.3 km

    4.0 52km S of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2013-11-11 13:18:14 UTC-05:00 90.2 km

    3.0 53km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-11-11 09:24:24 UTC-05:00 42.0 km

    5.0 147km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia 2013-11-11 09:00:06 UTC-05:00 12.4 km

    2.7 41km N of Nikiski, Alaska 2013-11-11 07:48:52 UTC-05:00 65.5 km

    2.8 27km WNW of Belfair, Washington 2013-11-11 06:46:43 UTC-05:00 46.4 km

Winter temperatures return to ACT and southern NSW

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By: ABC, 11/11/2013

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An unexpected winter chill has returned to the ACT and the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales. A total of 30 centimetres of snow has been reported at Mount Franklin on the western outskirts of Canberra. The Mount Franklin Road in the Namadgi National Park has been closed at the visitor's shelter as a precaution. ACT National Parks and Catchments regional manager Brett McNamara says the weather is confusing.

 

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Territory emergency staff to aid Typhoon effort

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By: Ruby Jones, 11/11/2013

A team of Northern Territory medical and emergency workers trained in disaster relief are preparing to travel to Tacloban City in the Philippines with a portable hospital and supplies following typhoon Haiyan.

 

In Tacloban 10,000 people are reported dead and thousands more are injured. The 36 workers - who are part of the Darwin-based National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre - will leave Darwin within 24 hours. The Centre's head, Dr Len Notaras, said the team will treat thousands of people injured in the typhoon, and their operation will be fully self sustained.

 

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Earthquake Report for 11/10/2013

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By: USGS

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19 earthquakes

 

    3.6 78km S of Homer, Alaska 2013-11-10 14:18:45 UTC-05:00 11.0 km

    4.5 65km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 2013-11-10 07:24:08 UTC-05:00 176.3 km

    2.8 90km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-11-10 04:18:48 UTC-05:00 18.0 km

    4.8 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 2013-11-10 04:03:05 UTC-05:00 10.0 km

    2.8 56km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-11-10 03:38:34 UTC-05:00 30.0 km

    2.7 32km S of Old Iliamna, Alaska 2013-11-10 03:23:03 UTC-05:00 100.0 km

    4.2 52km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 2013-11-10 01:35:59 UTC-05:00 38.3 km

    4.8 Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 2013-11-10 00:24:35 UTC-05:00 10.1 km

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