Category Archives: South Pacific Ocean

World Tree Map – For the First Time.

May 6, 2013 – Global Map of Forest Height (above): Produced from NASA’s ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance scientists understanding of Earth’s forest habitats and their role in Earth’s carbon cycle. A NASA-led science team has … Continue reading

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5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013.

April 9, 2013: 5,293 Global Earthquakes from 1973 to 2013: I downloaded all earthquakes, with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater, from January 1, 1973 to April 8, 2013. This produced a data set of 5,293 global earthquakes, which I … Continue reading

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The Apocalypetic Catastrophic Future of the World!

March 20, 2013 – Thor not Ready to Bring Down his Hammer on the World - Yet:  In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding God associated with thunder, lightning, storms, strength and destruction. Thor is a prominently mentioned God throughout recorded … Continue reading

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Earthquake Energy Release Comparison.

March 18, 2013 – Earthquake (EQ) Energy Release Comparison: The graph above depicts the relative energy released by earthquakes of various magnitudes. The Richter Magnitude (M) Earthquake Scale is exponential. Something is said to increase exponentially if its rate of … Continue reading

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Pacific Ocean Region Map of Volcanoes, Impact Craters and Earthquakes over the past 2,000 years.

March 2, 2013 – Pacific Ocean Region Map of Volcanoes, Impact Craters and Earthquakes: The map above reflects significant volcanoes, impact craters and earthquakes, over the last 2,000 years. The tectonic plate boundaries are shown; with red representing divergent (spreading) … Continue reading

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Super Volcanoes of New Zealand and the World.

February 18, 2013 – The Volcanoes of New Zealand and The World: The Lake Taupo Volcano is situated on the North Island of New Zealand (see map). It has a surface area of 616 square kilometers (238 square miles), and is … Continue reading

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Six Quakes Struck the South Pacific – Including a Potent 8.0 Magnitude “Monster” – At Least Five Dead.

February 6, 2013 – Six Earthquakes Struck the South Pacific – One Monster 8.0 Magnitude: The blue dot on the map marks the location of the 8.0 magnitude mega-quake near the Santa Cruz Islands. The USGS map shows the location … Continue reading

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40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region.

February 3, 2013 – 40 Years of Global Earthquakes by Region: The chart above reflects global earthquakes, greater than or equal to 7.0 magnitude, by five regions of the world over the last 40 years. The SW (south-west) Pacific was the … Continue reading

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A 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the South Pacific Ocean.

August 26, 2012 – A 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Northern Molucca Sea: The quake struck at 11:05PM local time. It was 3:05PM in London (GMT), 11:05AM in New York, 10:05AM in Chicago, 9:05AM in Denver and 8:05AM in Los … Continue reading

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A 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Sulawesi, Indonesia.

August 18, 2012 – A 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Sulawesi, Indonesia: The quake struck at 5:41PM local time. It was 9:41AM in London (GMT), 5:41AM in New York, 4:41AM in Chicago, 3:41AM in Denver and 2:41AM in Los Angeles. The … Continue reading

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