"Se trata de círculos perfectos, impecablemente delineados en el fondo del mar, de modo que la hierba Posidonia oceánica no traspasa un milímetro. Jamás he visto algo así", nos dice el biólogo marino Mosor Prvan, de la organización para la preservación del entorno humano "Sunce". (Para leer la noticia completa, descargar el PDF adjunto abajo).

Link: www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20140518/54407030220/misteriosos-circulos-en-el-mar-adriatico-croata-buscan-explicacion.html

WEAK INTERPLANETARY SHOCK SPARKS AURORAS: An interplanetary shock wave, origin unknown, hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of May 7th. Although the weak impact did not spark a geomagnetic storm, solar wind conditions in the wake of the shock have been favorable for auroras. 

¿Desconocido?... vaya...vaya... ¿será qué hay otra fuente cercana en nuestro sistema solar que genere esas ondas de choque de rayos cósmicos?.

Mejor no preguntar...porque te salen con el rollo de las auroras, pués ese choque parece haber provocado las mismas (ver foto debajo).

enlace: www.http://spaceweather.com/  

Esta es la situación: debido a muchos fallos en la red de seismómetros de control de la actividad volcánica, no pueden vigilar y monitorizar correctamente a los volcánes (ni activos... ni "paraos").

Yo me pregunto... ¿porqué fallan todas las estaciones sísmicas?...

La noticia en directo:

Loss of Critical Volcano Monitoring Information in Alaska

Posted: February 10, 2014

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has experienced numerous seismic station failures and our ability to monitor activity at some volcanoes has failed or is heavily impaired. For volcanoes with failed ground instrumentation networks, AVO is unable to (1) assess whether this volcano may be building towards an eruption and/or (2) quickly confirm or dismiss reports of activity. Because these volcanoes are no longer seismically monitored, they will move from volcano alert level Normal and Aviation Color Code Green to "unassigned". As at other volcanoes without real-time seismic networks, AVO will continue to use satellite and infrasound data, and reports from pilots and ground observers to detect signs of eruptive activity. We will update this news item with links to announcements of monitoring status changes as they occur.

Monitoring instruments at Aniakchak Volcano can no longer seismically monitor unrest at the volcano. The final Aniakchak station failure was confirmed on January 23. The Information Statement for Aniakchak is

here.

Monitoring instruments at Fourpeaked volcano can no longer seismically monitor unrest at the volcano. The Information Statement from February 7 that moved Fourpeaked to Unassigned is here.

AVO has also experienced numerous seismic station failures at several other Alaska volcanoes and many of the stations that continue to work provide data only intermittently. Because we have lost the capacity to reliably identify and locate earthquakes and other seismic indicators of unrest, our ability to monitor volcanic activity and forecast eruptions in advance at these volcanoes is heavily impaired. These volcanoes currently remain on our list of seismically monitored volcanoes because we maintain a minimal capability to detect anomalous activity through intermittent data transmission or at least one functional station. Although we may be able to detect an eruption seismically, we may not be able to identify precursory seismicity and provide advance warning. Monitoring systems at Wrangell, Little Sitkin, and Semisopochnoi volcanoes failed in prior years and have not been restored. The highest priority volcanoes in Alaska are Spurr, Redoubt, Augustine, Akutan, and Makushin; networks on these volcanoes are all operating at sufficient levels to provide warnings of impending eruptions should they follow the expected patterns of activity.

See seismic network status map here: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/map/seismic_network_health.php

The status of the impaired networks may change in coming weeks and months. Seismic stations are partially solar-powered and some may resume operating as daylight hours increase in the spring. AVO will continue to attempt repairs as conditions permit.

Seismometers provide information on earthquake activity that occurs within and beneath active volcanoes. Increased earthquake activity is often the earliest identifiable precursor to a volcanic eruption, and changes in earthquake activity provide the principal scientific information used to provide advance warning of associated hazards. These warnings are used by federal, state, and municipal governments, the airline and fishing industries, local businesses, and citizens to make informed decisions to properly address hazards associated with volcanic eruptions. The principal hazard from these volcanoes is airborne volcanic ash to overflying aircraft following both local and international air routes. Additional hazards include ash fall, lahars, and other rapidly flowing mixtures of hot fragments, fluids, and gases.

We continue to monitor all Alaskan volcanoes with satellite and regional infrasound data. Additionally some volcanoes also are monitored with real-time GPS and webcams. Although we cannot forecast eruptions with these data, we may detect eruptions with a delay of tens of minutes to hours in some cases. However poor weather, common in the North Pacific, can also prohibit detection of significant eruptions using these alternate data sources.

VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: http://www.avo.alaska.edu

RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478

ENLACE A LA NOTICIA: 

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/news.php?id=841