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Powerful Earthquakes Strike in the South and Northwest Pacific.

May 24, 2013 – Extremely Powerful Earthquakes Strike the Pacific Ring of Fire: Three earthquakes hit the “Ring of Fire,” picture above outlined in red. Two are slightly off the map and are shown by the red dash arrow. A … Continue reading

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Russian Scientists Bore into Ancient Antarctic Fresh Water Lake.

May 5, 2013 – Russian Scientists Bore Into Ancient Antarctic Fresh Water Lake: In the coldest spot on the earth’s coldest continent, Russian scientists have reached a freshwater lake the size of Lake Ontario after spending a decade drilling through … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day – Volcanoes of the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula.

April 21, 2013 – Picture of the Day: In this striking picture from Russia (2006), a tundra valley extends between Tolbachik and Kamen Volcanoes in the Kamchatka Peninsula. A line of clouds separates a 2,600 foot crater from the huge … Continue reading

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A Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Kuril Islands Russia.

April 19, 2013 – A Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Kuril Islands in Russia: The quake struck at 3:05AM GMT on April 19th, at a depth of 122 kilometers (76 miles). The deep quake precluded a tsunami; however, it … 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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Meteor Fragments Rain Down on Siberia – Hundreds of Injuries Reported – NYTimes.com

February 16, 2013 – A Blast From the Past: Similiar to the “Tunguska Event of 1908″ a snall meteor exploded over Siberia yesterday, injuring 1,200 and causing significant property damage.  Click the link below for six videos of the event: … Continue reading

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Meteorite Hits Russia, Causing Panic.

February 15, 2013 – Meteorite Hits Russia, Causing Panic: Amateur videos broadcast on state television showed an object streaking across the sky around 9:20 a.m. local time before bursting into a fireball. Residents in the city of Chelyabinsk, the largest … Continue reading

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A 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Eastern Siberia.

February 14, 2013 – A 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Eastern Siberia: Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry says that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has hit a sparsely populated area in Eastern Siberia. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The … 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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Selected Interest Rates for the 13 Biggest World Economies

September 5, 2012 – Selected Interest Rates Around the World – A Tale of Wow: Pictured above are four key interest rates for the worlds 13 biggest economies, with total GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of $55 trillion. The blue bars … Continue reading

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