Friday, April 12, 2013

Canary Islands - El Hierro Volcano Takes a Rest. Rumblings at El Hierro volcano have quieted, allaying fears of a new underwater eruption at the Canary Islands peak. On April 10, the government's volcano monitoring agency (Pevolca) lowered the volcanic risk to green, or normal.

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LARGEST QUAKES -

Live Seismograms - Worldwide (update every 30 minutes)

This morning -
5.2 GUERRERO, MEXICO

Yesterday -
4/11/13 -
5.3 FIJI REGION
5.4 MYANMAR
4.8 WESTERN GREENLAND
CANARY ISLANDS - 3 quakes; largest 4.1
DODECANESE ISLANDS - 4 quakes; largest 3.7

Iran Earthquake Survivor Search Called Off - Rescuers in Iran have finished searching for survivors after an earthquake in the port city of Bushehr that killed 37 people. "With the rescue operation being wrapped up no one is left under the rubble."

VOLCANOES -
Volcano Webcams

TROPICAL STORMS -

In the South Indian Ocean -
Tropical Cyclone Imelda was located approximately 510 nm north-northeast of La Reunion.

Tropical Cyclone Victoria was located approximately 445 nm west of Learmonth, Australia. The final warning has been issued on this system.

HEAVY SNOW / EXTREME COLD -

Early spring storm BREAKS COLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS in Denver, Colorado. These are the first daily cold weather related records Denver has set in more than two years and the first record low temperatures in three and a half years.

U.S. - 3 die in spring storm packing ice, snow, tornadoes. A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power.

SPACE WEATHER -

Massive solar eruption could cause magnetic storm here on Earth - Early Thursday morning, solar observers watched as a dark spot on the sun erupted with an enormous flash of light, causing the biggest solar flare of 2013.

HEALTH THREATS -

China reports five more H7N9 cases, one fatal - New reports of H7N9 avian influenza cases from eastern China continued at a steady pace Thursday, with five more infections and one death confirmed by officials in Shanghai and Jiangsu province. US health officials voiced concern about the emerging H7N9 influenza virus.

FDA finds widespread safety issues at compounding pharmacies - Federal inspectors have found dozens of potentially dangerous safety problems at 30 specialized pharmacies, months after tainted steroid shots made by a Massachusetts pharmacy triggered the worst drug disaster in decades.

RECALLS & ALERTS