Sunday 3 January 2016

Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution







Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.


Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.


Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday after being convicted of terror-related offences.


Mr Jubeir said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.


Saudi Arabia was recalling its diplomats from Tehran, he said.


Mr Jubeir said Saudi Arabia would not let Iran undermine its security, accusing it of having "distributed weapons and planted terrorist cells in the region".


"Iran's history is full of negative interference and hostility in Arab issues, and it is always accompanied by destruction," he told a news conference.


US state department spokesman John Kirby said: "We will continue to urge leaders across the region to take affirmative steps to calm tensions".


"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct conversations remain essential," he said.


Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the Sunni Muslim kingdom would face "divine revenge" for the execution - an act which also angered Shia Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East.


Ayatollah Khamenei called Sheikh Nimr a "martyr" who had acted peacefully.


Protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran late on Saturday, setting fire to the building before being driven back by police. The Saudi foreign ministry said none of its diplomats had been harmed in the incident.


Iran is Saudi Arabia's main regional rival - they back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.


Relations between the countries have been strained over various issues in recent decades, including Iran's nuclear programme and deaths of Iranians at the Hajj pilgrimage in 1987 and again in 2015.

Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution


Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday after being convicted of terror-related offences.
Mr Jubeir said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.
Saudi Arabia was recalling its diplomats from Tehran, he said.
Mr Jubeir said Saudi Arabia would not let Iran undermine its security, accusing it of having "distributed weapons and planted terrorist cells in the region".
"Iran's history is full of negative interference and hostility in Arab issues, and it is always accompanied by destruction," he told a news conference.
US state department spokesman John Kirby said: "We will continue to urge leaders across the region to take affirmative steps to calm tensions".
"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct conversations remain essential," he said.
Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the Sunni Muslim kingdom would face "divine revenge" for the execution - an act which also angered Shia Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East.
Ayatollah Khamenei called Sheikh Nimr a "martyr" who had acted peacefully.
Protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran late on Saturday, setting fire to the building before being driven back by police. The Saudi foreign ministry said none of its diplomats had been harmed in the incident.
Iran is Saudi Arabia's main regional rival - they back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
Relations between the countries have been strained over various issues in recent decades, including Iran's nuclear programme and deaths of Iranians at the Hajj pilgrimage in 1987 and again in 2015.

MASSIVE SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES UNLEASHING ON OREGON RIGHT NOW..!!







At least for the last week a huge amount of Earthquakes have been Hitting the Oregon area.The Earthquake mainly seem to be focused around "Bald Mountain". Over the past 7 days there have been 130 Quakes in this region. They range from magnitude 0.7 - 4.1.










In the last Day there has been 28 Quakes which points to an increase in Earthquake activity during this time.













Bald Mountain (9150 feet, 2789 m) is a mountain in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. Baldy has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, that are located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity to summer forest fires.


















MASSIVE SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES UNLEASHING ON OREGON RIGHT NOW..!!


At least for the last week a huge amount of Earthquakes have been Hitting the Oregon area.The Earthquake mainly seem to be focused around "Bald Mountain". Over the past 7 days there have been 130 Quakes in this region. They range from magnitude 0.7 - 4.1.


In the last Day there has been 28 Quakes which points to an increase in Earthquake activity during this time.



Bald Mountain (9150 feet, 2789 m) is a mountain in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. Baldy has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, that are located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity to summer forest fires.





Australian wallabies thriving in Mid Wales UK..







The exotic animals synonymous with Australia have been spotted several times in woods near Lake Vyrnwy in Powys 







It's true - there ARE wallabies on the loose in North Wales.


Breeder Stuart Robertson, 68, lost all three of his wallabies when Storm Desmond brought a tree down which broke the fence of his compound.


The animals escaped from the fenced area at Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy), Llanwddyn, Powys, roughly a month ago.


One was killed when it was struck by a car but Mr Robertson believes Sheila (the mother) and the baby (Joey) are still alive and thriving in a forest nearby.


He said: “They’ll be doing quite well I imagine, they’re just like sheep really, they eat grass.


“I do hear reports from neighbours every now and then saying they’ve been seen and it’s nice to hear.


“I’ll never be able to catch them again now they’re wild but as long as they’re doing well it could be worse.




“They’ve got no homing instinct at all because they can survive so well on their own,”





Before Christmas Chris Hall, 44, from Hope , Flintshire and his mates Phil Wade and Donato Villan were cycling near Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy) when they claim to have seen a wallaby nonchalantly sitting on his two hind feet.


Mr Robertson thinks it was probably one of his.




“I’m almost certain it’ll be one of mine. Funnily enough there aren’t many around this part of Wales.


“I really did enjoy looking after them, I’ve been doing it for years now.


“Sheep just seemed a bit dull so I thought I’d give wallabies a go.




“Some people have told me they’re worried about them but wallabies aren’t vicious at all.


“I thought I might be able to domesticate them a bit, to train them to answer my name, but I’ve had no luck really.


“People should not be concerned.”


As well as being the nickname for Australia’s international rugby team, a wallaby is a small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia and New Guinea and they belong to the same family as kangaroos.



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Australian wallabies thriving in Mid Wales UK..


The exotic animals synonymous with Australia have been spotted several times in woods near Lake Vyrnwy in Powys 


It's true - there ARE wallabies on the loose in North Wales.
Breeder Stuart Robertson, 68, lost all three of his wallabies when Storm Desmond brought a tree down which broke the fence of his compound.
The animals escaped from the fenced area at Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy), Llanwddyn, Powys, roughly a month ago.
One was killed when it was struck by a car but Mr Robertson believes Sheila (the mother) and the baby (Joey) are still alive and thriving in a forest nearby.
He said: “They’ll be doing quite well I imagine, they’re just like sheep really, they eat grass.
“I do hear reports from neighbours every now and then saying they’ve been seen and it’s nice to hear.
“I’ll never be able to catch them again now they’re wild but as long as they’re doing well it could be worse.
“They’ve got no homing instinct at all because they can survive so well on their own,”

Before Christmas Chris Hall, 44, from Hope , Flintshire and his mates Phil Wade and Donato Villan were cycling near Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy) when they claim to have seen a wallaby nonchalantly sitting on his two hind feet.
Mr Robertson thinks it was probably one of his.
“I’m almost certain it’ll be one of mine. Funnily enough there aren’t many around this part of Wales.
“I really did enjoy looking after them, I’ve been doing it for years now.
“Sheep just seemed a bit dull so I thought I’d give wallabies a go.
“Some people have told me they’re worried about them but wallabies aren’t vicious at all.
“I thought I might be able to domesticate them a bit, to train them to answer my name, but I’ve had no luck really.
“People should not be concerned.”
As well as being the nickname for Australia’s international rugby team, a wallaby is a small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia and New Guinea and they belong to the same family as kangaroos.

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Saturday 2 January 2016

Cyclone Ula threatens Tonga and Double Earthquake to boot


I posted an Article late Thursday night about the formation of Cyclone like storm to pass by Fiji.


This storm system has now strengthened to a Category 3 Cyclone. 
t’s the first tropical cyclone of 2016 in the Pacific, with the category three system passing close to several islands in Tonga, bringing 150km/h winds and the potential of “major property damage”.
Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva took the precautionary action because “an emergency is happening or is about to happen”, with destructive winds and rising sea levels.
“It is necessary for the emergency powers to be exercised in order to prevent or minimise the loss of human life, illness or injury, property loss or damage and damage to the environment,” he said.



When this energy flows has caused Earthquake close by.


As i finish off writing this article a second 5.0 magnitude Earthquake pops off in the local area.





Flood maps reveal long-lost Roman roads across England.



Aerial flood maps have uncovered long-lost Roman roads across the UK.
Aircraft equipped with laser scanners have revealed several ancient tracks – including an 11-mile road connecting Ribchester and Lancaster.
Amateur archaeologists used special maps provided by the Environment Agency, which show areas at risk of flooding, to find the tracks which went unseen by the naked eye for hundreds of years.
The agency has been mapping the English landscape with lidar, light detection and ranging technology, for almost two decades – but the data was only made publicly available in 2013.
The lasers measure the exact distance between the aircraft and the ground, and is precise enough to show height differences of as little as five centimetres.




Flood maps reveal long-lost Roman roads across England.


Aerial flood maps have uncovered long-lost Roman roads across the UK.
Aircraft equipped with laser scanners have revealed several ancient tracks – including an 11-mile road connecting Ribchester and Lancaster.
Amateur archaeologists used special maps provided by the Environment Agency, which show areas at risk of flooding, to find the tracks which went unseen by the naked eye for hundreds of years.
The agency has been mapping the English landscape with lidar, light detection and ranging technology, for almost two decades – but the data was only made publicly available in 2013.
The lasers measure the exact distance between the aircraft and the ground, and is precise enough to show height differences of as little as five centimetres.


Friday 1 January 2016

Record-Breaking 2015 Temperatures Connected To Ongoing Fish Kill on Mississippi Beaches







Cleanup crews were dispatched to beaches in Hancock County, Mississippi, on December 27th to remove over a thousand dead fish and the remains of other animals.


Scientists attributed the fish kill to a “red tide” algae bloom that took hold in early December. It won’t go away until temperatures drop and fresh water from the north spilling out from the Mississippi moves through the area. 


”Red tides produce neurotoxins that affect not only marine life, but humans who can breathe it in when it is aerosolized by wave action,” Jennifer Hecker, director of natural resource policy for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, wrote on a social media post about the fish kill. “Some scientists believe exposure can contribute to human nervous disorders such as Parkinson’s…not just an eyesore.” 


Although red tides are a natural occurrence along the Gulf Coast, they don’t occur in the winter. The record-breaking temperatures and less than average rainfall have created favorable conditions for the red tide.


Read more - http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/12/31/record-breaking-2015-temperatures-connected-ongoing-fish-kill-mississippi-beaches