@Allochthonous signs resource-constrained age

Allochthonous Chris Rowan

Comprehensively epic post at @TheOilDrum on the signs that we are entering a resource-constrained age http://bit.ly/mfL3Lu (1/2)

http://www.theoildrum.com/

Posted by nate hagens on April 29, 2011 - 9:51am
Topic: Supply/Production

Time to Wake Up: Days of Abundant Resources and Falling Prices Are Over Forever

The purpose of this, my second (and much longer) piece on resource limitations, is to persuade investors with an interest in the long term to change their whole frame of reference: to recognize that we now live in a different, more constrained, world in which prices of raw materials will rise and shortages will be common. (Previously, I had promised to update you when we had new data. Well, after a lot of grinding, this is our first comprehensive look at some of this data.)

Accelerated demand from developing countries, especially China, has caused an unprecedented shift in the price structure of resources: after 100 hundred years or more of price declines, they are now rising, and in the last 8 years have undone, remarkably, the effects of the last 100-year decline! Statistically, also, the level of price rises makes it extremely unlikely that the old trend is still in place. If I am right, we are now entering a period in which, like it or not, we must finally follow President Carter’s advice to develop a thoughtful energy policy and give up our carefree and careless ways with resources. The quicker we do this, the lower the cost will be. Any improvement at all in lifestyle for our grandchildren will take much more thoughtful behavior from political leaders and more restraint from everyone. Rapid growth is not ours by divine right; it is not even mathematically possible over a sustained period. Our goal should be to get everyone out of abject poverty, even if it necessitates some income redistribution. Because we have way overstepped sustainable levels, the greatest challenge will be in redesigning lifestyles to emphasize quality of life while quantitatively reducing our demand levels. A lower population would help. Just to start you off, I offer Exhibit 1: the world’s population growth. X marks the spot where Malthus wrote his defining work. Y marks my entry into the world. What a surge in population has occurred since then! Such compound growth cannot continue with finite resources. Along the way, you are certain to have a paradigm shift. And, increasingly, it looks like this is it!

@therightblue Oceans Tell an Alarming Story about #Climate

http://www.independentnews.com/

RT @WordCraftWriter: To a Stanford Scientist, the Oceans Tell an Alarming Story about Climate: http://bit.ly/jypyUc #ocean #climatechange

A prominent Stanford University oceanographer believes the oceans are a clear indicator of the state of the climate. The story they are telling is an ominous one.

For more than three decades, the oceanographer, Robert Dunbar, has been a leader among scientists trying to understand the dynamics of complex systems that govern climate around the world.

Severe storms and tornadoes erupt in U.S.

Carl Sagan: Darkness [Carl Sagan Tribute Series, Part 9]

@Geoblogfeed Rare "Perfect Storm

Geoblogfeed Chris Rowan

"Monster Alabama Tornado Spawned by " " http://bit.ly/jIzXzb

http://www.geologyinmotion.com/

The headline above is from today's issue of National Geographic Daily News. A tornado, estimated to be a mile wide and an F5 on the Fujita scale devastated Tusaloosa. The storm system that spawned this tornado has killed 260 people over two days. Meteorologists are trying to determine how long this tornado stayed on the ground, but it could have been hundreds of miles.

I could not explain the science nearly as eloquently as is done in a NASA Earth Observatory discussion of the weather systems that produced the deadly tornados in southeastern U.S. over the past two days, and so here's a link to their site. Here's a video animation of the storm that is absolutely awesome.

@lisduarte signal for ecosystem catastrophe detected

lisduarte Lis Duarte

Early warning signal for ecosystem catastrophe detected http://bit.ly/ivYIjd Physorg


http://www.physorg.com/

The finding, reported today (April 29) in the journal Science by a team of researchers led by Stephen Carpenter, a limnologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the first experimental evidence that radical change in an ecosystem can be detected in advance, possibly in time to prevent ecological catastrophe.

"For a long time, ecologists thought these changes couldn't be predicted," says Carpenter, a UW-Madison professor of zoology and one of the world's foremost ecologists. "But we've now shown that they can be foreseen. The early warning is clear. It is a strong signal."

The implications of the National Science Foundation-supported study are big, says Carpenter. They suggest that, with the right kind of monitoring, it may be possible to track the vital signs of any ecosystem and intervene in time to prevent what is often irreversible damage to the environment.

"With more work, this could revolutionize ecosystem management," Carpenter avers. "The concept has now been validated in a field experiment and the fact that it worked in this lake opens the door to testing it in rangelands, forests and marine ecosystems."

@EcoInteractive: Climatologists & New Climates

EcoInteractive

Forecast Completely New Climates ~ http://bit.ly/iiF3Sw ~ Video


http://www.sciencedaily.com/

The eastern United States has a mild, humid, temperate climate, while the western United States has a dry climate, right?

Well, according to climate models, global warming could change our current world climate zones, which would affect where crops are grown and even drive some plant and animal species to extinction, all in the next 100 years.

Al Gore brought the issue to the big screen. Global warming -- what impact could it really have on our world? Geographer Jack Williams says, based on his new analyses of climate forecasting models, we're headed for major change -- fast.

"One of the things that we can definitely say that the more carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere, the models very clearly show more of a warming that takes place in the U.S. and worldwide," said Williams, of the University of Wisconsin.

How much warming? With levels of CO₂ continuing to rise, Williams suggests areas of the world that currently have a tropical climate will be much warmer and drive vegetation and animal life north. Williams believes these changes would lead to the spreading of Malaria northward, more catastrophic natural disasters and overall greater human health risks.

Is it possible to be a conservative and an environmentalist?

RT @JoanieGentian

RT @ruisaldanha: RT @itecursos Is it possible to be a conservative and an environmentalist? http://ow.ly/4HCJc RT @grist


http://www.grist.org/

by David Roberts

Mr. Tucker,

Your story about transitioning from climate skepticism to climate realism has gotten quite a bit of attention and interest among folks on "my side" of that debate, as you can imagine. I had wondered if it were still possible for people to be "defeated by facts" and change their minds about issues tangled in America's contentious partisan warfare. I don't know your whole story, but if that's what you've done, you're to be commended. Intellectual self-discipline and courage are rare in U.S. politics these days.

I write not only to thank you, but to encourage you to keep going. Keep pursuing this line of inquiry. Keep thinking about changes in the climate and what they mean for America and the world. Recognizing the problem is the first step in a long journey, and no one, not even the most devoted climate advocate, is certain where that journey ultimately leads.

As you dig, you'll discover that there's some disagreement over just how much climate change is "too much" -- how much humans ought to tolerate/adapt to vs. how much they should try to prevent. That issue has not been and can not be settled with any certainty. Ultimately it's a question of values, and different people will value risk, economic growth, and social justice differently.

Nonetheless, climate scientists have done their best to identify the level of CO2 in the atmosphere that would risk pushing the climatic system over dangerous, irreversible thresholds. Over time, their consensus has changed, but it's always been to revise the level downward. First it was 550 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere. Then it was 450, which remains the general U.N. target and what's reflected in the 2007 IPCC report. Now many people are arguing that the report is conservative and out-of-date and the latest science suggests 350 ppm. (Currently, we're at 392 ppm.)

Turning up the gas via @BreakingScience

Turning up the gas http://t.co/4XwXDmJ via @BreakingScience

http://www.physorg.com/

Turning up the gas http://t.co/4XwXDmJ via @physorg_com


Rapid increases in greenhouse gases have happened more frequently in the Earth’s history than previously realized, according to a Scripps Institution of Oceanography-led study published in the journal Nature.

Scientists have studied extensively the the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), about 56 million years ago, a period of rapid global warming that’s associated with a temperature spike on par with expectations for today’s global warming scenarios.

But according to the Scripps Institute, there’s been a series of six smaller greenhouse gas fluxes during the same geologic time period (the Palaeocene and Eocene epochs, 65 to 34 million years ago). These so-called “modest hyperthermals” (meaning a rapid, pronounced period of global warming) had shorter durations and recoveries (about a 40,000 year cycle) and involved an exchange of carbon between surface reservoirs into the atmosphere and then into sediment.

The researchers believe that large-scale carbon releases were vented from the ocean floor, but were reburied relatively quickly.

@TheEarthScience: #Earthquakes

TheEarthScience

Earthquakes: A threat not to be taken lightly, but odds of one occurring are ... http://sns.mx/yNc1y3

http://www.stlbeacon.org/index.php

One possible guide to that future is found in a frightening past. New Madrid spawned the largest quakes ever recorded east of the Rocky Mountains. The four shocks, striking between December 1811 and February 1812, have become the stuff of local legend. People were rumored to have been awakened as far away as New York City, church bells rang in Boston and the president felt the quakes in the nation's capital. Regional lore even has it that the Mississippi River briefly flowed backward. The official webpage of New Madrid says the quakes are estimated to have clocked in at between 7.8 and 8.8 on the Richter Scale.

But the actual intensity is still a matter of some debate, especially since tools weren't around at the time to create proper measurements. Generally, they are thought to have been smaller than folklore suggests. The U.S. Geological Survey approximates the New Madrid quakes in the 7.0-7.7 range. In recent findings released to the Seismological Society of America, one expert estimated the most powerful of the quakes right around the 7.0 mark.

@itecursos Alarming Story about #Climate @pdjmoo

@itecursos To a Stanford Scientist, the Oceans Tell an Alarming Story about Climate - The Independent: http://ow.ly/4FIdt #oceans @pdjmoo

http://www.independentnews.com/

Posted: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:34 pm

To a Stanford Scientist, the Oceans Tell an Alarming Story about Climate Jeff Garberson The Independent

A prominent Stanford University oceanographer believes the oceans are a clear indicator of the state of the climate. The story they are telling is an ominous one.

For more than three decades, the oceanographer, Robert Dunbar, has been a leader among scientists trying to understand the dynamics of complex systems that govern climate around the world.

He is an award winning teacher as well as researcher. His work has carried him and his students to places like Kenya, New Zealand, Galapagos and, perhaps most importantly, Antarctica, where he has made some 30 trips and spent six and a half years of his life.

He has worked often with Lawrence Livermore Lab climate experts as well as with colleagues from around the world.

"Among climate scientists, warming is undeniable," he said last week in Pleasanton, where he spoke to the Valley Study Group. Global temperatures have been rising for the past 100 years or so, with the steepest rise measured since about 1970. Yet he considers the term "global warming" something of a diversion.

In the first place, there's a lot more than warming going on. Ocean levels are rising faster than predicted, threatening in the foreseeable future to displace coastal populations and ruin low lying agriculture with increased salinity.

Latest #Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days @usgs

Latest #Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days (via @usgs) http://t.co/S2TmQFp


http://www.usgs.gov/

Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last 7 days

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This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4.5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get a detailed report.

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MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.7	2011/04/23 23:47:51	32.087	-115.174	0.6	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	4.9	2011/04/23 22:33:38	-1.600	136.692	29.6	BIAK REGION, INDONESIA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/23 22:03:51	57.136	-155.137	55.4	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	4.8	2011/04/23 21:59:38	37.168	144.196	46.1	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.9	2011/04/23 21:09:12	-16.300	-179.566	522.7	FIJI REGION
MAP	3.6	2011/04/23 20:49:29	33.015	-116.323	3.5	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/23 20:05:01	37.227	141.265	46.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.2	2011/04/23 19:42:58	38.833	-122.795	2.4	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/23 19:42:11	32.584	-115.711	9.7	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	4.8	2011/04/23 19:34:32	36.892	143.899	38.5	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.7	2011/04/23 19:32:41	35.238	-92.374	7.0	ARKANSAS
MAP	4.6	2011/04/23 14:31:29	36.629	140.632	41.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.8	2011/04/23 14:16:38	59.256	-152.336	77.0	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/23 14:12:03	54.462	-161.559	4.6	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/23 12:58:09	59.991	-152.445	59.2	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.1	2011/04/23 12:20:32	35.267	-92.359	5.2	ARKANSAS
MAP	4.6	2011/04/23 10:59:26	35.864	141.641	41.6	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.0	2011/04/23 10:12:49	39.164	142.892	38.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/23 09:59:22	38.423	-118.736	5.7	NEVADA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/23 09:20:32	51.739	-175.371	35.1	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/23 08:54:01	-2.839	102.562	212.5	SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/23 07:36:44	62.337	-148.094	19.7	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.8	2011/04/23 06:30:27	39.047	142.267	55.6	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/23 06:06:04	37.129	-121.530	7.3	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.0	2011/04/23 05:22:11	37.470	35.584	10.4	CENTRAL TURKEY
MAP	2.6	2011/04/23 04:36:28	38.360	-118.749	0.0	NEVADA
MAP	6.9	2011/04/23 04:16:55	-10.349	161.233	81.6	SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP	3.6	2011/04/23 03:12:45	19.439	-64.430	57.2	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.6	2011/04/23 03:06:13	19.669	121.724	45.7	BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
MAP	4.9	2011/04/23 01:50:33	11.633	-85.777	193.8	NICARAGUA

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.8	2011/04/22 23:53:04	18.188	-66.943	22.4	PUERTO RICO
MAP	4.9	2011/04/22 23:11:13	45.506	82.613	31.6	KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
MAP	2.5	2011/04/22 23:08:38	33.794	-116.153	5.5	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/22 18:52:18	39.485	-118.073	4.5	NEVADA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/22 18:13:30	-24.311	-179.979	499.0	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP	4.5	2011/04/22 18:06:12	36.058	141.547	44.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.7	2011/04/22 17:14:48	-22.703	-174.631	1.0	TONGA REGION
MAP	2.7	2011/04/22 16:56:16	19.323	-155.240	36.6	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	4.9	2011/04/22 16:27:41	37.137	144.085	40.4	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.5	2011/04/22 15:25:20	37.224	140.981	35.8	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.9	2011/04/22 15:11:01	59.965	-153.550	159.9	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/22 14:13:03	40.801	-123.903	25.1	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/22 10:28:17	38.484	144.650	24.9	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/22 09:46:41	32.366	-115.565	0.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	4.6	2011/04/22 08:42:41	37.217	142.032	19.1	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/22 08:18:41	63.278	-151.060	1.1	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2011/04/22 07:50:41	40.128	24.757	3.9	AEGEAN SEA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/22 05:15:54	31.850	-114.975	6.8	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	5.2	2011/04/22 05:12:51	-37.864	-73.687	18.8	OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP	4.7	2011/04/22 03:12:54	38.558	141.806	34.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.7	2011/04/22 02:57:39	-34.684	-71.438	47.6	LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
MAP	3.3	2011/04/22 01:32:14	40.813	-123.955	29.7	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.8	2011/04/22 00:51:52	33.191	-115.963	10.0	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.2	2011/04/22 00:06:03	63.989	-130.981	15.4	SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	4.9	2011/04/21 23:10:32	-3.034	138.727	74.2	PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP	5.1	2011/04/21 22:31:21	-26.786	-176.106	34.2	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP	4.5	2011/04/21 16:31:32	40.685	143.065	27.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.7	2011/04/21 16:11:19	37.529	141.371	55.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.5	2011/04/21 15:36:07	-2.524	138.735	51.6	PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/21 15:06:50	35.552	140.765	39.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2011/04/21 14:18:32	36.467	70.587	143.2	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP	4.7	2011/04/21 13:54:02	35.602	140.531	52.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.9	2011/04/21 13:47:13	35.762	140.704	46.1	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.1	2011/04/21 13:37:04	35.617	140.452	42.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.4	2011/04/21 13:22:39	17.997	-69.040	91.0	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	2.5	2011/04/21 12:57:43	32.895	-116.279	13.7	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.6	2011/04/21 10:53:09	8.932	126.700	43.5	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP	4.5	2011/04/21 09:49:41	-5.594	151.955	61.8	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	3.5	2011/04/21 09:25:41	52.280	-175.840	150.0	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/21 09:18:07	12.451	-88.898	83.4	OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP	2.6	2011/04/21 08:51:28	47.720	-120.019	5.6	WASHINGTON
MAP	2.7	2011/04/21 08:31:15	18.697	-66.600	74.6	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	5.3	2011/04/21 08:18:15	38.332	142.207	27.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.3	2011/04/21 07:11:40	19.466	-66.336	64.3	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.2	2011/04/21 07:09:54	17.748	-68.410	107.3	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	4.5	2011/04/21 07:01:12	38.897	142.967	22.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.8	2011/04/21 05:39:22	32.394	-115.555	5.9	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.8	2011/04/21 04:52:31	32.396	-115.517	6.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.1	2011/04/21 04:47:13	32.397	-115.557	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.5	2011/04/21 04:46:10	32.375	-115.546	12.3	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.6	2011/04/21 04:39:25	32.378	-115.549	14.1	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.3	2011/04/21 04:38:34	32.401	-115.549	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.7	2011/04/21 04:25:07	31.184	-115.731	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	4.0	2011/04/21 04:11:16	32.388	-115.551	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.9	2011/04/21 03:50:33	32.377	-115.572	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.7	2011/04/21 03:46:51	62.038	-152.174	2.0	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2011/04/21 03:42:43	36.060	69.028	34.1	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP	2.8	2011/04/21 03:13:37	34.069	-117.277	18.1	GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP	5.0	2011/04/21 03:08:41	37.286	142.337	44.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.0	2011/04/21 01:54:41	40.306	143.629	7.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2011/04/21 00:39:05	40.498	143.479	15.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	3.6	2011/04/20 22:55:01	19.643	-68.200	82.3	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	3.4	2011/04/20 22:41:58	31.170	-115.730	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	3.3	2011/04/20 22:29:55	53.507	-167.038	66.5	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 22:28:00	-3.872	-79.484	97.2	NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR
MAP	3.0	2011/04/20 21:37:22	19.802	-64.922	29.0	NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
MAP	4.8	2011/04/20 18:21:44	27.362	-111.493	3.1	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.9	2011/04/20 17:40:43	19.219	-154.885	9.4	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	2.9	2011/04/20 16:52:28	19.011	-66.068	37.5	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 16:33:22	38.217	141.655	62.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/20 16:01:38	18.619	-64.490	59.3	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 15:35:33	-41.309	-89.561	10.0	SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND
MAP	4.4	2011/04/20 13:55:29	-5.604	149.551	146.8	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/20 13:43:34	35.607	-116.911	4.9	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.7	2011/04/20 13:36:56	60.808	-147.119	12.4	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/20 13:27:44	52.911	-161.786	25.0	SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/20 13:19:22	31.866	-114.923	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.8	2011/04/20 12:44:30	61.640	-151.567	84.3	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 12:04:44	-33.937	-73.146	20.7	OFF THE COAST OF VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 11:31:47	4.713	94.514	39.9	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP	5.0	2011/04/20 08:35:15	-30.087	-178.070	60.7	KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
MAP	4.4	2011/04/20 08:30:26	36.960	140.926	37.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.7	2011/04/20 08:18:52	37.895	68.642	10.4	TAJIKISTAN
MAP	4.6	2011/04/20 07:52:19	36.538	141.610	34.5	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.5	2011/04/20 07:35:09	59.572	-152.951	94.5	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.6	2011/04/20 07:12:56	53.920	170.863	33.5	NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/20 06:49:38	53.502	-165.917	38.4	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	2.8	2011/04/20 05:49:40	38.405	-118.722	0.0	NEVADA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/20 05:44:24	38.410	-118.740	1.6	NEVADA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/20 05:13:13	19.120	-64.478	58.8	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.1	2011/04/20 05:10:15	54.508	-151.435	10.0	SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP	3.0	2011/04/20 03:46:52	18.466	-66.182	57.0	SAN JUAN URBAN AREA, PUERTO RICO
MAP	4.5	2011/04/20 03:40:43	-38.187	-73.737	34.2	OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP	4.8	2011/04/20 03:09:14	-20.848	-175.530	104.6	TONGA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/20 02:49:04	63.939	-148.973	0.0	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/20 00:56:44	51.026	-176.469	9.9	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/20 00:03:11	18.911	-66.521	14.8	PUERTO RICO REGION

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	5.6	2011/04/19 23:29:14	-44.410	-16.056	16.5	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	5.1	2011/04/19 23:07:03	34.060	140.124	90.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.4	2011/04/19 20:53:59	-6.757	147.678	61.3	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	4.8	2011/04/19 20:30:29	43.687	-28.965	10.2	NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	4.6	2011/04/19 19:29:24	37.132	140.966	56.8	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.8	2011/04/19 18:11:23	32.549	-115.690	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	5.1	2011/04/19 17:46:12	13.722	145.295	85.0	GUAM REGION
MAP	4.3	2011/04/19 17:20:55	28.239	104.858	33.1	EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
MAP	5.0	2011/04/19 16:27:27	34.285	89.574	15.6	XIZANG-QINGHAI BORDER REGION
MAP	5.0	2011/04/19 15:30:10	-20.003	-177.687	405.9	FIJI REGION
MAP	5.0	2011/04/19 14:10:20	36.167	139.610	64.8	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.6	2011/04/19 14:06:10	33.978	-116.824	16.8	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.0	2011/04/19 13:47:33	52.937	-162.115	13.6	SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/19 13:34:21	33.436	-119.065	13.7	CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.4	2011/04/19 12:55:43	41.205	141.584	69.8	HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
MAP	4.5	2011/04/19 12:13:19	38.178	21.973	50.4	GREECE
MAP	4.7	2011/04/19 11:33:25	-21.674	169.695	61.1	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP	2.5	2011/04/19 11:02:15	38.416	-118.733	1.9	NEVADA
MAP	3.1	2011/04/19 10:52:50	38.413	-118.742	2.3	NEVADA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/19 10:33:09	35.253	-92.363	3.5	ARKANSAS
MAP	2.7	2011/04/19 10:24:20	38.414	-118.732	2.6	NEVADA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/19 09:37:56	12.014	44.117	11.1	NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
MAP	2.6	2011/04/19 09:16:08	57.417	-155.051	42.0	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	4.9	2011/04/19 09:08:05	12.056	43.972	14.3	NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
MAP	3.5	2011/04/19 08:32:39	53.257	-171.160	250.0	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/19 06:53:34	37.092	140.471	10.1	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.9	2011/04/19 06:47:37	38.417	-118.749	3.3	NEVADA
MAP	3.2	2011/04/19 06:19:04	19.339	-155.980	44.8	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	5.3	2011/04/19 05:50:45	-33.837	-72.125	10.2	OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP	4.8	2011/04/19 05:30:37	18.921	121.323	30.5	LUZON, PHILIPPINES
MAP	3.1	2011/04/19 05:25:50	18.102	-64.971	8.1	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.9	2011/04/19 05:05:30	28.127	127.741	20.7	NORTHWEST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
MAP	4.9	2011/04/19 04:51:37	27.937	140.199	291.7	BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP	5.0	2011/04/19 04:04:35	37.200	143.435	48.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.4	2011/04/19 03:53:24	-56.464	-25.535	25.4	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.5	2011/04/19 03:34:08	24.512	94.622	90.3	MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGION
MAP	4.8	2011/04/19 02:16:14	-5.956	146.985	118.0	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	3.4	2011/04/19 01:44:46	18.386	-67.613	101.8	MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
MAP	5.2	2011/04/19 00:57:29	-33.356	-72.051	20.7	OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP	3.7	2011/04/19 00:31:19	18.819	-64.327	40.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	2.9	2011/04/18 22:47:03	37.525	-118.827	8.5	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/18 22:40:35	0.329	98.695	65.9	NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 22:25:44	55.587	-161.505	12.0	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	3.4	2011/04/18 21:57:19	37.601	-122.450	12.5	SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 21:52:35	35.243	-92.350	5.3	ARKANSAS
MAP	4.7	2011/04/18 21:33:51	36.681	141.372	25.1	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.7	2011/04/18 21:23:34	33.463	-116.445	4.0	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.6	2011/04/18 15:38:04	32.454	-65.707	10.0	BERMUDA REGION
MAP	2.5	2011/04/18 15:24:16	32.733	-115.978	5.2	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.9	2011/04/18 15:18:46	38.397	-118.776	2.9	NEVADA
MAP	3.2	2011/04/18 14:55:10	19.161	-64.449	55.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.5	2011/04/18 14:05:20	37.349	-117.111	7.1	NEVADA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 13:27:20	36.651	-121.274	7.0	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP	5.0	2011/04/18 13:03:34	40.273	140.502	78.5	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.9	2011/04/18 13:03:21	40.205	141.621	57.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.6	2011/04/18 13:03:03	-34.349	179.854	90.7	SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
MAP	3.1	2011/04/18 12:27:23	18.881	-64.958	14.7	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.4	2011/04/18 11:32:46	36.237	143.767	28.6	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 11:31:44	57.693	-154.869	71.3	KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/18 10:59:49	52.433	-166.724	42.1	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	4.8	2011/04/18 08:33:43	-5.028	145.409	71.4	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 08:13:56	51.224	-179.205	20.8	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2011/04/18 07:21:11	36.556	141.137	40.1	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.1	2011/04/18 06:39:57	55.346	-162.295	151.9	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/18 05:54:23	32.130	-115.188	10.0	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	2.9	2011/04/18 05:42:28	38.386	-118.789	0.0	NEVADA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/18 05:25:56	52.556	-169.156	55.8	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 05:17:13	37.350	-117.110	7.2	NEVADA
MAP	3.3	2011/04/18 04:43:02	38.418	-118.755	2.7	NEVADA
MAP	4.6	2011/04/18 03:53:44	37.225	143.586	33.1	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.9	2011/04/18 03:39:37	40.736	-125.158	24.6	OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/18 02:47:36	62.947	-150.992	111.9	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/18 02:08:20	37.171	140.467	57.9	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.7	2011/04/18 01:30:37	26.849	143.765	10.0	BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP	3.4	2011/04/18 01:09:29	19.198	-64.773	67.6	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.5	2011/04/18 00:46:57	17.784	-94.812	150.0	VERACRUZ, MEXICO

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	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	4.9	2011/04/17 23:23:38	-6.516	153.518	38.1	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/17 22:33:55	19.308	-68.115	46.0	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	2.8	2011/04/17 20:24:59	38.400	-118.739	0.0	NEVADA
MAP	2.9	2011/04/17 20:07:22	41.094	-123.399	39.6	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/17 20:03:26	51.840	-175.404	58.6	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/17 18:47:39	19.770	-156.089	10.3	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	5.2	2011/04/17 18:41:19	-19.868	113.587	13.3	NORTHWEST OF AUSTRALIA
MAP	2.7	2011/04/17 18:32:11	60.029	-153.870	180.4	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 18:08:47	35.706	140.023	46.5	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2011/04/17 17:34:22	38.068	142.508	32.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.2	2011/04/17 17:24:54	51.164	-179.218	22.0	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/17 16:24:51	19.221	-66.031	24.7	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.3	2011/04/17 16:09:44	19.196	-66.965	13.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 16:00:02	36.614	141.587	22.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.9	2011/04/17 15:47:29	37.020	141.133	19.7	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2011/04/17 14:46:53	37.104	140.935	12.9	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.8	2011/04/17 13:02:09	-20.221	-178.761	621.1	FIJI REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 12:51:45	37.088	140.656	19.5	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.9	2011/04/17 11:52:46	52.048	-174.023	145.6	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	2.9	2011/04/17 09:12:35	19.041	-66.963	12.5	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.5	2011/04/17 09:09:13	51.672	-175.296	25.7	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	4.4	2011/04/17 08:03:49	37.005	140.685	16.7	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.5	2011/04/17 07:51:53	55.584	-161.437	15.2	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/17 07:12:52	37.521	141.215	54.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2011/04/17 06:49:23	35.784	140.321	28.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.5	2011/04/17 06:09:44	16.934	-94.074	150.4	OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP	4.5	2011/04/17 05:38:50	37.022	140.610	25.4	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/04/17 05:30:36	59.770	-153.078	97.7	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.3	2011/04/17 05:14:59	51.998	-171.471	35.2	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	3.8	2011/04/17 04:51:42	53.474	-164.850	25.7	UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2011/04/17 04:39:02	35.860	140.335	34.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.8	2011/04/17 04:18:06	38.394	-118.725	14.7	NEVADA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/17 03:59:59	38.362	-118.761	0.0	NEVADA
MAP	2.6	2011/04/17 03:46:00	33.198	-115.570	2.9	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.5	2011/04/17 03:07:19	62.824	-148.184	66.2	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 03:00:00	42.357	140.279	75.5	HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 02:56:01	40.035	143.267	29.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.9	2011/04/17 02:44:02	38.389	-118.743	10.3	NEVADA
MAP	4.7	2011/04/17 02:37:14	-27.607	-63.282	563.9	SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

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