There had been a lot of quakes of late, today a 4.4, and after quite a respite, Hawai'i is back and blasting away. The water lake has been boiled away and replaced by lava and the world's most active volcano is active again.
Now, there are actually 46 volcanoes being volcanoes around the planet (the weekly list highlights the most rambunctious) right now but the king of all the big spewing mountains is atop a hot spot in the middle of the Pacific with a chain of islands, islets, atolls and seamount stretching all the way up and into the Aleutian Trench; 80+ million years worth of eruptions. All knew the lull was just that, a lull, a minor pause after 40+ years of continuous lava oozing. Welcome back Kilauea!!
Japan's northern end, offshore, was rocked today with a 6.3 quake, no tsunami report. Otherwise, a very quiet quake day...well, except Hawai'i and they will, it seems, continue shaky and eruptive!!
The Northern Hemisphere reached its farthest tilt point away from our nearby star today at 5:02am: The Winter Solstice(Summer down under!); been nice to see that southernmost sunrise spot..but, the gloom of clouds was still thick..at last the sun is trying to break through, not quite yet..
And, those clouds have shut out the best sky show in 800 years for two nights here in the land of eternal haze. Hope for clearing tonight cuz it's the holiday conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter that hasn't been seen for almost 800 years (and maybe, if you throw in Venus, 2020ish years). Wooooo, sunshine is making typing bright!!
If that sun does win out today, temps are likely to climb into the 50's, can I get another Wooooooo!! Niceness is forecast until xmas eve rain and then xmas day frigidity rolls in!! Enjoy while you can, December has been December like; previous months all masquerading as the previous month.
In the day's gloomy news, the US will hit 18 million TrumpVirus cases today and perhaps reach a death total of 320,000. Congress is slowly getting off their worthless asses and passing another aid package(only 6 months late) to help the millions struggling under the weight of inept leadership in dealing with this scourge; the scourge will be leaving in 30 days..so have hope.
And, remember.. today, the Winter Solstice is the reason for the season; all celebrations tracing back into prehistory with human's realizations of solar changes and points of importance, we are where we are because of those early science observations and discoveries. Religions have just used the scientific reality to maintain their power and control, personal beliefs...keep 'em to yourself, they are your ultimate decision.
Sunshine, time to get out and take a stroll, enjoy your Solstice and conjunction, Today On Earth!!
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