Asteroid passes just 8,700miles from Earth – with only 15 hours warning

Asteroid passes just 8,700miles from Earth – with only 15 hours warning
The Daily Mail
By Claire Bates
Last updated at 10:01 AM on 11th November 2009

Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday.

The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700 miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach.

Its orbit brought it 30 times nearer than the Moon, which is 250,000 miles away.

The Daily Mail-Asteroid passes just 8,700miles from Earth – with only 15 hours warning

Another close call.

Astronomers believe the object, called 2009 VA, would have almost completely burned up while entering Earth’s atmosphere, causing a brilliant fireball in the sky but no major damage to the surface.

Could of been another Tunguska Impact of 1908.

Columbine killer’s mom: ‘No inkling’ son suicidal

Columbine killer’s mom: ‘No inkling’ son suicidal
By KRISTEN WYATT (AP) – 2 days ago

DENVER — The mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold says she has been studying suicide in the decade since the high school massacre but had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after his death.

Susan Klebold’s essay in next month’s issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, is the most detailed response yet from any of the parents of Columbine killers Dylan Klebold or Eric Harris. The teenagers killed 12 students and a teacher in the 1999 shooting rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver. Twenty-one people were injured before Klebold and Harris killed themselves.

The parents have repeatedly declined to talk about the massacre. They gave depositions in a lawsuit filed by families of the victims, but a judge in 2007 sealed them for 20 years after the lawsuit was settled out of court.

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The Harrises and Klebolds have been silent since April 20, 1999. Now, Susan Klebold speaks out. Eric Harris is a psychopath, while Dylan Klebold is a conflicted avoidant. I have an extensive article about the Columbine Massacre.

High School Massacre

Harris and Klebold are evil like Fred Phelps, Lori Drew, Gertrude Baniszewski, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Adolf Hitler.

Philippines Declares ‘State of Calamity’ as Typhoon Approaches

Philippines Declares ‘State of Calamity’ as Typhoon Approaches
By Aaron Sheldrick and Francisco Alcuaz Jr.
Bloomberg

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — The Philippines declared a national “state of calamity” as Typhoon Parma headed for Luzon, where recovery efforts continue six days after Tropical Storm Ketsana devastated Manila and its surroundings, leaving 293 people dead.

Authorities began moving people from provinces north and southeast of Manila into shelters, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in an interview on ABS-CBN television. The nationwide state of calamity gives the government the power to peg the price of basic goods.

Parma’s eye was 254 kilometers (158 miles) northeast of the city of Daet on Luzon at 2 p.m. Manila time today, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center said. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall after 8 a.m. tomorrow.

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Time for everyone in the Philippines to brace for Typhoon Parma. It will be a huge mess on top of all the heavy rain from Typhoon Ketsana. The Pacific has not been a great place with earthquakes, tsuamis, and typhoons. Keep you posted.

Villages ‘wiped out’ by tsunami after Samoa quake: report

Villages ‘wiped out’ by tsunami after Samoa quake: report
Tue Sep 29, 7:11 pm ET
Yahoo News

APIA (AFP) – A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 struck off the South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, wiping out villages and killing 19 people in the region, reports said.

At least 14 people were reported to have died in American Samoa, and five in Samoa as enormous waves battered the island states, with one witness saying the wall of water had been up to 30 feet (nine metres) high.

One local journalist told AFP entire villages had been wiped out in Samoa on the worst-hit south and southwest coasts in an area where thousands of people live.

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Right up to 100 people died in the tsunami in American Samoa. I expect the death toll to rise. I am very sorry for anyone who lost loved ones in the tsunami. In 2004, Indian Ocean was hit by a tsunami that started with one of the strongest earthquake off the coast of Indonesian island of Sumatra. 300,000 people died throughout the Indian Ocean in Thailand, India, Burma, and Somalia. I will keep you up to date on this unfolding disaster.

Hurricane Ike: One Year Later

I cannot believe it. It has been one year to the day that Ike ravaged our area. We were all battering down the hatches and preparing for Ike’s onslaught. The rain and wind came crashing in. It would get worse through the night. The wind lashing violently and creating storm surge that would flatten Bolivar Peninsula. The rain and wind continue into the morning. Power was out for many. Many suffered property damage. To make matters worse, some lost loved ones. Ike would be the most costliest hurricane besides Katrina and Andrew.

September 11, 2001 Look Back

Eight years ago today, the unthinkable happened right in front of our eyes.
A day that felt like yesterday.
Nineteen terrorists from Al-Qaeda were bent on massive destruction and death on America.
Hijacked airplanes crash into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a field near Shanksville.
American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.
All cameras were trained to the burning North Tower.
Than suddenly, the South Tower is attacked by United Airlines Flight 175.
It became apparent a terrorist attack happened.
People trapped above the crash zone in the North Tower jumped out of desperation.
To make matters worse, American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon.
As the Pentagon burns, the South Tower crashes to the ground in a massive cloud of toxic dust and smoke.
Meanwhile on United Airlines Flight 93, passengers fight back.
The terrorists fail and crash it near Shanksville.
The North Tower crashes to the ground and all is caught on live camera.
The whole world saw the terrorist attack unfold in front of our own eyes.
Whether we were waking up, going to school, work, or going to sleep.
The whole world was in shock and in a state of mourning.
3,000 people died on this fateful day.
The World Trade Center wiped out into oblivion.
Never forget September 11, 2001, a day that will live in infamy.

September 10, 2001

September 10, 2001.
Do you remember that day?
A Monday that would be unremarkable.
The World Trade Center stands proud in New York.
The Pentagon, the center of American might.
Hurricane Erin was off shore.
Chandra Levy and shark attacks dominated the headlines.
Michael Jordan was considering returning to the NBA.
The news largely trite.
A day that would be the last day of innocence.
All that would change.
The next day, Tuesday, would be a day of infamy and sadness so great.

One Year Ago Today

ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
1100 AM AST MON SEP 01 2008

…NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS HALF WAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS…COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY…

AT 1100 AM AST…1500Z…THE CENTER OF THE NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL
DEPRESSION NINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE
39.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1470 MILES…2365 KM…EAST OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH…26 KM/HR. A
GENERAL WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB…29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION…17.6 N…39.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA

NNNN

Tropical Depression 9 would later become Ike. Twelve days later it made landfall on Galveston. It was a disaster.

It’s Almost September!

I can’t believe it. It is almost September. It is the start of the fiscal year for the government and many corporations. Two horrid anniversaries lurk in September. The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack that occurred 8 years ago and Hurricane Ike ravaging the Texas Coast last year.

Eight years on that fateful Tuesday felt like yesterday when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and failed one near Shanksville. 3,000 people are dead and the World Trade Center is no more. Many more will feel the ill effects and possibly die. I cannot imagine being caught by the toxic dust cloud from the collapsing towers. I do not understand how some brave cameramen were filiming it when it was heading towards them as people were fleeing.

I can’t believe that Ike was almost a year ago. I went through it. It was no fun. Heavy rain and strong winds all night into the morning. It was scary. I also had no power for five days. Sucks, doesn’t it? Having no power for an hour is bad enough, but try five days. Some were out for 2 weeks! I hope to never ever to go through that again.

Up to 400 people missing in Taiwan as Typhoon Morakot hits Asia

Up to 400 people missing in Taiwan as Typhoon Morakot hits Asia
From Times Online
August 10, 2009

Typhoons wreaked destruction across Asia with dozens confirmed dead and rescuers hampered by nightfall and bad weather from reaching a mountain village in Taiwan where as many as 600 people may have been buried when a hillside crashed down on their homes.

Television footage shot from helicopters that tried to reach Hsiaolin today showed a few rooftops peeking through rivers of dark grey mud. Almost the entire village had disappeared. Only one or two houses were visible and the main bridge to the village had been swept away by the rains dumped on the island at the weekend by Typhoon Morakot.

About 45 people had been brought out alive and their distress as they spoke hinted at the possible extent of death and destruction they had left behind them. Helicopters trying to reach the area reported seeing some 100 people who had taken shelter on a nearby hillside.

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Typhoon Morakot has dumped a record 2.5 metres (100in) of rain on the island.

Good Lord! 100 inches of rain on Taiwan. It is due to the mountainous terrain. This could be the worst typhoon for Taiwan. 100 inches is a lot of rain! I remember Allison dumped 40 inches in Houston and I thought that was a lot too. If Hurricane Ike dumped 100 inches on us, the Houston area would be rebuilding still! I remember in 2001, Typhoon Nari dumped up to 52 inches of rain in Taiwan. Not boding too well.

We could use the rain to quell the drought.

UPDATE
115 inches of rain fell from Morakot. That’s really a lot!
Wikipedia-Typhoon Morakot