Europe, shrouded in African dust, is joining the usual, Ring O Fire volcano scene. Mt Etna is spazzing in Sicily; blasting wildly, resting, blasting wildly, repeat; lava oozing miles with fountains hundreds of feet high, ash clouds tens of thousands of feet into sky, raining down on distant towns. And, the 5.7 quake on Iceland was a warning; Krysuvik appears to be stirring to life, the first time since 1340. That could make for an interesting spring for both Iceland and Europe...maybe Earth; Icelandic eruptions are notorious for changing Earth's weather..in a bad way..year round winter..stay tuned.
Indonesia and Kamchatka still rule the list, both archipelagos(in know, Kamchatka is a peninsula) still with mountains blasting rather wildly away, stay away orders in place for locals. Sabancaya in Peru and Fuego & Pacaya in Guatemala continue going big, lots of explosive blasts every day, every day!! Hawai'i's Kilauea lava continues to roil, not wild yet, just seething. White Island just off New Zealand's north coast is steaming, a slight, recent uptick.
New, to me anyway, is Laguna del Maule (Lake of Tricks??)on the Chile'/Argentina border, with lots of shakes (hundreds) and some gas emissions.
5.3 is the biggest quake on the planet in the last 24 hours; only three others even hit 5. Usual suspects for that list.
TrumpVirus deaths are back up, 3,210 yesterday with Cali reporting over 1K and Texas adding 325 to the daily total, surprised Texicans aren't blaming those deaths on the new green deal..which, again, doesn't exist. VA death and case numbers have spiked of late, even as our doctor gov. talks about easing restrictions; mud continuing to spatter on his face with the handling of things..but, that's better than the black face from college days! Vaccine reports sound promising but reality seems to lag far behind.
The sun has hit a new 3 day record for shining here, let's hear a big, WOOOOOO! But, that's it. Tomorrow clouds return ahead of several days, and perhaps inches, of rain. A wet weekend ahead..at least, it's not snow or ice. Temps are down today from the low 70's yesterday, a more typical mid-50's level. With the sun, not too bad. Even yesterday there was still snow/ice hiding in northern shadows, today only former piles remain.
My wayward dog is still out playing but time to get a move on and track him down!! Stay safe, be smart, mask on, stay apart and hope you have a vaccine coming soon, Today On Earth.
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