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Vehicle Accident – Europe – Norway

July 31, 2009 on 11:46 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: VI-20090731-22603-NOR
Date / time: 31/07/2009 08:16:40 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Europe
Country: Norway
State/County: Unknow
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

A vessel is leaking oil after running aground near Langesund on the Norwegian coast during stormy conditions overnight, rescue authorities said on Friday. Ola Vaage, head of the rescue mission, said 16 sailors had been evacuated from the vessel and seven remained on the ship. The entire crew are Chinese nationals, Vaage said. The "Full City", registered in Panama, has up to 1,120 tonnes of oil on board. Oil was coming ashore along the North Sea coastline in southern Norway -- a popular summer holiday area west of the Oslo fjord.

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 2 on 2009-08-01 at 03:46:16.
Situation Update No. 1 on 2009-07-31 at 12:24:56.

Vehicle Accident – Asia – India

July 31, 2009 on 11:45 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: VI-20090801-22615-IND
Date / time: 01/08/2009 03:44:52 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of Andhra Pradesh
City: Medak district
Number of Deads: 2 persons
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Two flying instructors were killed when an IAF training aircraft crashed into a brick kiln in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday. Ritin Jain, 32, of Gujarat and N Chaturvedi, 33, of Maharashtra — were only seconds away from landing when their HPT-32 plane went down at Annaram village, 32 km from Hyderabad, at 9.45 am. The plane had taken off from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, 8 km from the spot, 45 minutes earlier. Police officer N Venkateswarulu said the instructors were on a routine flying session. "The plane crashed when the pilots were about to land at the Dundigal academy," he said. There were no workers present at the brick kiln at the time of the incident.

Vehicle Accident – Asia – Nepal

July 31, 2009 on 11:10 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: VI-20090801-22614-NPL
Date / time: 01/08/2009 03:09:09 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: Nepal
State/County: Province of Cusco
City: Quiquijana
Number of Deads: 17 persons
Number of Injured: 23 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

A bus flipped over and plunged into a ravine on Friday in southern Peru, killing at least 17 people and injuring 23 others, police said. The accident took place in the early hours of Friday on a curve on a highway in Quiquijana, between Cuzco and Arequipa, some 1 100 kilometres southeast of Lima.

EH : Typhoid fever and viral hepatitis / Asia / Sri Lanka [0:0]

July 31, 2009 on 11:08 pm | In Bio Hazards | Comments Off
GLIDE Number: EH-20090801-22613-LKA
Date / time: 01/08/2009 03:07:02 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Name of Hazard: Typhoid fever and viral hepatitis
Area: Asia
Country: Sri Lanka
State/County: Province of North Eastern


Description:
Outbreak of typhoid fever and viral hepatitis has been reported in the internment camps in Vavuniyaa, according to health authorities sources. Sources in the camps said the situation has worsened over the last couple of days. Commenting on the situation, Government Epidemiology Unit Director, Dr. Prabha Palihawadana today (Friday) told media that they have taken measures to check those from developing into epidemic. Hundreds of thousands of Vanni civilians are detained in the internment camps, which are totally under the control of Sri Lanka Army.

Not confirmed information!

Epidemic Hazard – Asia – Sri Lanka

July 31, 2009 on 11:08 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: EH-20090801-22613-LKA
Date / time: 01/08/2009 03:07:02 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Asia
Country: Sri Lanka
State/County: Province of North Eastern
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Outbreak of typhoid fever and viral hepatitis has been reported in the internment camps in Vavuniyaa, according to health authorities sources. Sources in the camps said the situation has worsened over the last couple of days. Commenting on the situation, Government Epidemiology Unit Director, Dr. Prabha Palihawadana today (Friday) told media that they have taken measures to check those from developing into epidemic. Hundreds of thousands of Vanni civilians are detained in the internment camps, which are totally under the control of Sri Lanka Army.

Crashing Comets Not Likely The Cause Of Earth’s Mass Extinctions

July 31, 2009 on 11:00 pm | In Solar Activity, Space | Comments Off A recent likely comet collision on Jupiter caused a minor sensation, but new research shows that similar impacts on Earth are most likely not responsible for any of the planet's mass extinctions, nor have they been responsible for more than one minor extinction event.

5.7 – PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE

July 31, 2009 on 9:28 pm | In Earthquakes | Comments Off

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:09:46 UTC
Lat/Lon: -56.4167/-143.053
Depth: 10

Warmer Environment Means Shorter Lives For Cold-blooded Animals

July 31, 2009 on 8:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off Temperature explains much of why cold-blooded organisms such as fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and lizards live longer at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes, according to new research.

SF eyes UN Climate Center at polluted shipyard

July 31, 2009 on 7:16 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off AP - Mayor Gavin Newsom and the United Nations are eyeing a former naval shipyard contaminated by radiation, heavy metals and other industrial toxins as the future site of a sprawling new green technology complex and climate change think tank.

Redoubt Weekly Update issued Jul 31, 2009 12:16 ADT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY – Aviation Color Code YELLOW

July 31, 2009 on 6:33 pm | In Volcanoes | Comments Off No significant changes have been observed at Redoubt volcano this week. Seismicity remains low, and steam and gas emissions continue. Web camera and satellite images were mostly obscured by clouds over the past week, but clear satellite views on Thursday showed thermal features consistent with a slowly cooling lava dome. The lava dome remains potentially unstable, and could collapse with little or no warning. A collapse would likely result in significant ash production, hot block and ash flows, and flooding in the Drift River valley. Although the operations center is not staffed 24/7, AVO ...