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Big Story Weather

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Red Orbit.com - 3/15/13, Joshua Kelly

 

 

Big Story Weather from March 14: A few snow showers remained over the Eastern Great Lakes, otherwise a good portion of the country saw high pressure and nice weather. The cold air did settle in over the Southeast as there were many late season frost and freeze advisories and warnings issued last night for this area.

 

 

Ongoing increase to toxic algae risk in Ruamahanga River

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Voxy.co.nz - 3/15/13

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Toxic algae coverage and it associated risks continue to increase in the Ruamahanga River as the hot, dry weather continues.

Toxic algae coverage is HIGH at the popular recreation areas the Cliffs and Kokotau Bridge in Carterton District and MODERATE at Te Ore Ore in Masterton District.

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Sinkhole opens up in Washington and jaded humor emerges

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Reuters.com - 3/12/13, Deborah Zabarenko

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(Reuters) - Washington is used to being the brunt of jokes, particularly those centered around the action, or lack of it, on Capitol Hill.

But on Tuesday, the focus moved to the Adams Morgan neighborhood, where some saw a symbol of Washington - a gaping sinkhole in the middle of a bustling sidewalk.

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Volcanic Activity Worldwide: March 13 - 16

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GFP Note: Due to recurring issues with the VolcanoDiscovery.com website, we have not been able to report on several updates until now. Please click on the links below for the latest information.

 

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Etna Volcano. Lava fountains during lst night's paroxysm.
 

Etna volcano current activity: new paroxysms from New SE crater

 

Volcanoes Today, 16 Mar 2013: Colima, Dukono, Reventador, Tungurahua, Ambrym, Galeras, Nevado del Ruiz, Sacabaya

 

Southern Calif. Coast Sees Deluge of Sick Sea Lion Pups

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Weather.com - 3/15/13, Dana Feldman

 

 

LAGUNA BEACH, California -- Sick and malnourished sea lion pups are stranding themselves on Southern California beaches in some of the largest numbers seen in over a decade, perplexing scientists and leading one care facility to declare itself near capacity.

 

Animal rescuers believe adult sea lions are again foraging deeper into the ocean this year, but the reasons are unclear. What has been evident is the poor health of the many sea lion pups stranding themselves on beaches.

 

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Monarch Butterflies Drop Ominously in Mexico

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Weather.com - 3/14/13, Mark Stevenson 

 

 

MEXICO CITY -- The number of Monarch butterflies making it to their winter refuge in Mexico dropped 59 percent this year, falling to the lowest level since comparable record-keeping began 20 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday.

 

It was the third straight year of declines for the orange-and-black butterflies that migrate from the United States and Canada to spend the winter sheltering in mountaintop fir forests in central Mexico. Six of the last seven years have shown drops, and there are now only one-fifteenth as many butterflies as there were in 1997.

 

Minor geomagnetic activity expected at high latitudes

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Aurora forecast maps (Credit: POES Aurora Oval/NOAA/SWPC)

 

On March 12, 2013 a solar filament in the sun’s northern hemisphere erupted and launched Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The source of the explosion was active region AR1690. A CME produced by the explosion is traveling north of the Earth line, but part of the CME might hit Earth’s magnetic field on March 15, 2013.

 

CME cloud might deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field, so high-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. NOAA/SWPC forecasters estimate a 65% chance of polar geomagnetic storms. Maximum useable frequencies for High-frequency radio communications may be mildly depressed in polar regions.

 

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