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Also read: Mexico raises volcano alert level - telegraph.co.uk

Yesterday I posted Solar Climate Change: Piers Corbyn Extra Major Earthquake & Major Volcano period March 11-14th and reported on the recent Japan Earthquake.

I noticed that there was also a report of a Volcanic eruption in Japan during the same period.

Volcano erupts violently in Japan

BEZYMIANNY volcano on Red Alert of possible Eruption - YouTube link

(TheWeatherSpace.com) - One of the most active volcanoes in the world has been put on aviation color code red, the highest alert given by the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team.

KVERT assigned the code on Tuesday and warns of an imminent eruption. "Activity of the volcano continuously increases," says the alert. "Strong ash explosions up to 42,640 ft (13 km) a.s.l. possible at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

KVERT source: Activity of the volcano remains high. Seismic activity began to grow on February 12: about 7-19 weak seismic events were registering each day till February 29; about 25-43 weak seismic events and episodes volcanic tremor were recorded each day on March 01-05. Probably there is a preparation of a strong explosive eruption of the volcano. According to satellite data, a size and a brightness of a thermal anomaly abrupt increased on March 02, and continues to increase.

The above is an extract from the Piers Corbyn January Earthquake chart published in December, the period 25th - 26th January was highlighted as a Top Red Warning (5) period, as per note from Piers Corbyn...Red Warning periods – are now standardized R1 to R5 (most extreme effect).

Although there was a Strong Earth bound solar flare (Sunspot 1402) reaching M8.7 on the 23rd January It produced no more then a light show. It was of interest from the above chart, Piers Corbyn was not forecasting any major changes on the Earth during that period.

However as you can see the same could not be said for the period 25th - 26th January, there was yet another M9 class class solar flare from the same Sunspot (see the LINK at SpaceWeather.com for more detail).

The following news reports indicate, unlike the flare on the 23rd, there WAS a "solar kick" effect produced on the 26th by the M9 class flare and people in the Mediterranean area should take note.

Strong M8.7 Event: A strong solar flare reaching M8.7 was generated by Sunspot 1402 in the northern hemisphere [Movie]. The flare peaked at 03:59 UTC Monday morning and started off an a long duration M1.0 event (LDE) before eventually rising again to its maximum. An R2 Radio Blackout resulted. A 19 minute long, 10cm Radio Burst (TenFlare) was detected as well. This event did produce a Full-Halo Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), and is partially Earth directed. Just like the previous event on Jan 19, most of the plasma cloud appears to be directed north. The speed of the expanding cloud however, should be more substantial. Strong M8.7 Solar Flare + CME (Jan 23, 2012) - SolarHam.com



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Also stay tuned for "solar kick" news (Earthquake and Volcanic Activity)...

Updated below with media links

The above is an extract from the Piers Corbyn January Earthquake chart published in December, the period 11th - 13th January is highlighted as a Top Red Warning (5) period, as per note from Piers Corbyn...Red Warning periods – are now standardized R1 to R5 (most extreme effect). In WeatherAction Solar Lunar Action Technique they indicate Solar-Lunar drivers of thunderstorm and related extreme events around the world. Extreme weather event risk Periods such as thunder/tornado (espec USA) development & potential Tropical Storm Formation periods are consequences of these drivers and are also periods in which standard meteorology models will notably underestimate strength of deluges, thunder, snow etc in forecasts from a day or so ahead. In these periods typically standard meteorology forecast (smf) estimates of rain/snow from a day or so ahead need to be doubled (or more for R5). Dates are UTC for estimation although there are uncertainties. FORECAST MAPS & detailed forecasts with corresponding specific likely weather events are issued for various parts of the world. Lesser extreme (‘Extra Activity’) and ‘Quiet periods’ and likely consequent weather scenarios are stated therein..PC

Independent.ie - A powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early this morning, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents poured into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.

The tsunami warning was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the 7.3-magnitude quake struck 260 miles off the coast of Aceh province just after midnight.

Updated below by Piers Corbyn

#It's similar in size to Mount Pinatubo, which in 1991 gave us the biggest eruption of the 20th century

#Billions of tons of ash and magma would be ejected

#Southern England would be covered in ash

We all know about the super-volcano lurking underneath Yellowstone Park in the U.S. that goes off every 600,000 years – but there’s actually one very much closer to home that’s due to blow anytime now.

It's lurking just 390 miles away underneath the tranquil Laacher See lake near Bonn, Germany, and is capable of ejecting billions of tons of magma.

This monster erupts every 10 to 12,000 years... and last went off 12,900 years ago.

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Those of you who follow the Solar Climate Change postings may have missed the Russian Earthquake story over the Christmas breakWashingtonPost.com - Strong quake shakes southwestern Siberia; miners evacuated, no injuries, damage reported. This happened a day after the Sun sent out TWO CME's (26th December) but before any sign of any Plasma flow. Although far from an exact science, this points to a "Solar Kick" effect on the Earth in the same way we can see a firework explode and then hear the sound, the CME is seen and the "Solar Kick" Earthquake/Volcano follows (depending on the energy from the CME and it's location). Read more below....GR

TheRegister Lewis Page: Christmas solar plasma belches to hit Earth, Mars - and Mars rover in space

Sun emits festive eruptions, but no bad effects foreseen.

In tune perhaps with the festively-overtaxed digestive processes of many Register readers and hacks, the Sun has lately been giving vent to frightful burning eruptions of internal gas; ones sufficiently awful to mean fatal consequences for unprotected humans in their path.

Fortunately (in the case of the Sun at least) there are no such exposed bystanders. The human race, as it has done for almost its entire history*, is sheltering within the protective magnetic fields of old Earth and top solar boffins expect these to withstand the incoming plasma belches with barely a flicker. An unruffled statement regarding Christmas and Boxing Day Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) hurled out from the Sun toward Earth issued by the US Space Weather Prediction Centre says:

Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to active levels with a chance for isolated minor storm levels on day one (29 December) as multiple CMEs are expected to arrive. Quiet to unsettled level are expected on day two (30 December) as effects the previous CMEs wane. Predominantly quiet levels are expected on day three (31 December).

Incredible graphical representation of 2011 earthquakes



This is just an incredible video! H/T NM

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It appears that the "smoke and ash party" of Icelandic volcanoes may continue across the Atlantic. Scientists say that Katla, another volcano in Iceland, may erupt in the near future. In addition, volcanologists are concerned about the ongoing eruption of the underwater volcano near the Canary Islands.

Katla's eruption can be much stronger. The volcano may lead to much greater catastrophic consequences for the country than the debuts of Eyjafjallajokull and Grimsvotn.

Katla is situated in the south of Iceland. It is a large volcano, with an approximate height of 1,512 meters and the diameter of the caldera (the crater) of 10 kilometers. There is a glacier on the slope of the volcano - Myrdalsjokull. If Katla erupts, the glacier will melt and trigger a catastrophic flood on the entire south-eastern coast of the island.

The volcano started to show the signs of life in the middle of the year. Scientists registered its activity on July 9. It was a relatively insignificant quake, although it caused floods and destroyed several bridges. As a result, several regions of the country found themselves in isolation for days.