Hawaii: volcano alert level remains at watch status.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released the following update for Kilauea Volcano at 8:21 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015.

The current volcano alert level remains at watch status. The current aviation color code is orange.

Eruptions continue at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit and East Rift Zone. Seismic activity and deformation rates throughout the volcano are within background levels. Scattered lava flow activity continues on the June 27 lava flow field within about 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, but currently poses no threat to nearby communities.

The lava lake remains active and circulating within Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook crater. Seismic tremor levels have been variable but within background values. Over the past 24 hours, little change has been recorded by summit tiltmeters. Lava lake level has continued to drop slightly; on the morning of Dec. 22, the lake surface was 68.5 meters or 225 feet below the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor. The summit sulfur dioxide 24-hour average emission rate has averaged 2,300 metric tons/day over the between Dec. 2 and 21.

Puʻu ʻŌʻō webcam images show multiple persistent glow sources within and on the east rim of the crater. Seismic activity remains low. Puʻu ʻŌʻō tiltmeters recorded very little change in tilt over the past day. The sulfur dioxide emission rate from all East Rift Zone vents was about 260 metric tons/day when it was last measured on Dec. 18.

Webcams show continued activity within the June 27 flow field, scattered within about 6 km (4 miles) of Puʻu ʻŌʻō. These flows are not currently threatening any nearby communities.

Hawaii: volcano alert level remains at watch status.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released the following update for Kilauea Volcano at 8:21 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015.

The current volcano alert level remains at watch status. The current aviation color code is orange.

Eruptions continue at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit and East Rift Zone. Seismic activity and deformation rates throughout the volcano are within background levels. Scattered lava flow activity continues on the June 27 lava flow field within about 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, but currently poses no threat to nearby communities.

The lava lake remains active and circulating within Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook crater. Seismic tremor levels have been variable but within background values. Over the past 24 hours, little change has been recorded by summit tiltmeters. Lava lake level has continued to drop slightly; on the morning of Dec. 22, the lake surface was 68.5 meters or 225 feet below the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor. The summit sulfur dioxide 24-hour average emission rate has averaged 2,300 metric tons/day over the between Dec. 2 and 21.

Puʻu ʻŌʻō webcam images show multiple persistent glow sources within and on the east rim of the crater. Seismic activity remains low. Puʻu ʻŌʻō tiltmeters recorded very little change in tilt over the past day. The sulfur dioxide emission rate from all East Rift Zone vents was about 260 metric tons/day when it was last measured on Dec. 18.

Webcams show continued activity within the June 27 flow field, scattered within about 6 km (4 miles) of Puʻu ʻŌʻō. These flows are not currently threatening any nearby communities.

Syria Government accused of using Chemical Weapons.

At least five people have been killed in a suspected chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, opposition activists say.

The victims reportedly suffocated to death after government rockets and barrel bombs struck the rebel-held suburb of Muadhamiya on Tuesday.

Purported videos of the aftermath of the attack show several bodies with no visible external injuries.

But one security source denied that the military had used chemical weapons.

Hundreds were killed when rockets filled with the nerve agent sarin were fired at Muadhamiya and other Damascus suburbs in 2013. Western powers said only the government could have been responsible, but it blamed the rebels.

Read more - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35167849

Syria Government accused of using Chemical Weapons.

At least five people have been killed in a suspected chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, opposition activists say.

The victims reportedly suffocated to death after government rockets and barrel bombs struck the rebel-held suburb of Muadhamiya on Tuesday.

Purported videos of the aftermath of the attack show several bodies with no visible external injuries.

But one security source denied that the military had used chemical weapons.

Hundreds were killed when rockets filled with the nerve agent sarin were fired at Muadhamiya and other Damascus suburbs in 2013. Western powers said only the government could have been responsible, but it blamed the rebels.

Read more - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35167849

VIDEO WIND FORECAST: Two storms forecasted for the North of the Pacific Ocean

Two storms foretasted for the North of the Pacific Ocean.

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VIDEO WIND FORECAST: Two storms forecasted for the North of the Pacific Ocean

Two storms foretasted for the North of the Pacific Ocean.

> Aleutian Trench Alaska

> Okhotsk Sea

Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 67 hours - China Landslide

A man buried in rubble for almost three days after a landslide hit an area of the south Chinese city of Shenzhen has been pulled out alive.

The landslide, which struck early on Sunday, engulfed more than 30 buildings in an industrial district.

At least four bodies have been recovered so far. More than 70 people are still missing.

The landslide happened when a huge man-made mound of earth and construction waste collapsed after heavy rains.

The government has opened an official investigation into the incident, after it emerged that authorities had previously issued warnings about the mound.

The 19-year-old survivor was found around 04:00 local time on Wednesday (20:00 GMT Tuesday), after being buried for 67 hours. He has been named as Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from Chongqing in south-western China.

Officials say he was found in an extremely weak condition in an excavated hole under the building's roof. He was severely dehydrated and had a crushed leg. Rescuers took about two hours to safely pull him out.

Original article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35166123