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Click on the image for a larger view. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for SomoaSamoa rocked by earthquake, drowned by tsunamiSamoa reeling from tsunamis, 3 to 5 waves strikeSituation report for American Samoa 9-30-2009 Noon EDTAid rushing to American Samoa tsunami zoneHow far away is American SamoaAmerican Samoa tsunami update for October 1 2009 10 am EDTAmerican Samoa tsunami update for October 1 2009 9 pm EDTAmerican Samoa tsunami update for October 2 2009 3 pm EDTAmerican Samoa tsunami update for October 3 2009 4 pm EDTAmerican Samoa tsunami update for October 5 2009 11 pm EDTAmerican Samoa WrapupUSS Ingraham aids American Samoa … Read entire article »
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Aid rushing to American Samoa tsunami zone
The area affected by the earthquake and several tsunamis on September 30 is in the remote South Pacific. The people of the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and the territory of American Samoa have all suffered deaths and destruction on a massive scale. Typhoon damage in Southeast Asia and a major earthquake in Indonesia have diverted attention and assistance from this disaster. Yet, the United States, Australia and New Zealand are rushing support to the area. Calculations performed by the European Community staff suggests that the waves hitting Pago Pago in American Samoa were about 8.8 feet, though they could have been higher locally. Wave heights in Samoa were about 3 feet lower. The United States has sent one C-130 aircraft to Pago Pago and two C-17 aircraft from the Hawaii National Guard … Read entire article »
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Situation report for American Samoa 9-30-2009 Noon EDT
National Park Service Shortly before 7 a.m. yesterday morning, an earthquake with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3 struck 120 miles from American Samoa, a U. S. territory with a population of approximately 65,000 people. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that produced several large waves that destroyed the park’s visitor center and offices. Employees at the park fled uphill to escape the onshore surge. Some employees were overtaken by water, but were able to run through it to the safety of high ground. All employees and park volunteers are currently accounted for and safe. At least one park employee’s residence was destroyed. Resource and facilities damage assessments are in progress. Personnel, including the Western All-Hazard Incident Management Team, are en route to provide assistance. FEMA is managing the … Read entire article »
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Samoa reeling from tsunamis, 3 to 5 waves strike
Peace Corps worker blogging from Samoa Disaster photos courtesy of @ardieroque, via Twitter and TwitPic. Click on image to enlarge. BBC with video at this link My colleague John Raynar called in sick this morning, and I’m so glad he did because otherwise I would have been on the road to work when it hit. I was sitting in for him on the morning radio show on 93KHJ when the earthquake hit, at about 7:50am. It lasted several minutes. We immediately sent out an earthquake warning on air, to tell everyone to stay away from possible landslide areas. We also asked schools to initiate their tsunami plans to get kids up the mountains. We sent a tsunami warning 10 minutes later as we saw the first rising water. Our building, Pago Plaza, is located in the middle … Read entire article »
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Samoa rocked by earthquake, drowned by tsunami
All disaster photos courtesy of @ardieroque via Twitter and TwitPic. Click for a larger image. U.S. Geological Survey Magnitude 8.0 Date-Time Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 17:48:11 UTC Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 06:48:11 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 15.558°S, 172.073°W Depth 18 km (11.2 miles) set by location program Region SAMOA ISLANDS REGION Distances 185 km (115 miles) ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 195 km (125 miles) S of APIA, Samoa 705 km (435 miles) NNE of NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga 2700 km (1670 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST=293, Nph=293, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID us2009mdbi Federal Emergency Management Agency The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the … Read entire article »
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Malkin shows “a hint of decolletage”
Or so says a Washington Times columnist when viewing the 2010 Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute’s Great American Conservative Women Calendar. Speaking of blondes, no roster of Republican hotties would be complete without the irreverent Ann Coulter, who precedes Miss Prejean in the calendar as Miss September. True to form, Miss Coulter bucks tradition by being the only calendar girl not in a white button-down shirt; she is photographed in a simple white t-shirt with her signature cross pendant dangling from her neck. Other women in the calendar, which is distributed free to publicize the institute, include former Virginia Republican Party Chairman Kate Obenshain, who looks seductively into the camera for her glamour shot, political strategist Kellyanne Conway and columnist Michelle Malkin, who both sport shirts unbuttoned to reveal a hint of decolletage … Read entire article »
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Mulla Abdulah Power Plant supplying Kirkuk province
Improvement of essential services is just one of many areas that U.S. Forces focus on to bring stability to the Kirkuk province of Iraq. Lt. Col. Hugh R. McNeely, deputy commander of the 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, recently visited the Mulla Abdulah Power Plant to see how the plant would be affected by one of its suppliers of natural gas cutting back for a month to perform maintenance. The visit was also an opportunity for McNeely to tour the facility and discuss the needs of the plant with the plant’s manager, assistant manager, chief of technical engineering and chief engineer. When asked by McNeely if the North Gas Company’s reduction of gas production would affect the power plant’s production of electricity, Mr. Mansor, the plant manager, replied, “We … Read entire article »
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