Friday, January 09, 2009

My Way News - Quakes shake loose fears about Yellowstone volcano

AP reports: "Earthquakes are hardly unusual in Yellowstone. Hundreds occur in the park every year. Earthquake 'swarms' like the recent activity also aren't uncommon, although the 900 or so quakes that began Dec. 26 and significantly tapered off about a week later appear to have been the most energetic swarm in more than 20 years."

My Way News - Death toll rises to 9 from Costa Rica quake
AP reports: "Helicopters plucked tourists from destroyed, mountaintop resorts as the death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 earthquake rose to at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome back, hope you had a good holiday.

Portents said...

Thank you!