Earthquakes

Death toll increases after Mexico's strongest earthquake in a century - UPI.com
UPI reports: "Dozens of people are dead in Mexico after the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in 100 years, officials said Friday. [...] The quake was strong enough to be felt in Mexico City, 630 miles to the northwest. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude at 8.1, but other institutions rated it between 8.2 and 8.4. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said in a news conference Friday that the earthquake was the strongest to hit the nation in a century -- and that 50 million Mexicans felt shaking."

Comment: I'm struck by the historic nature of many of the events we are witnessing. Headlines tells us that the hurricane storms in the Atlantic are the strongest ever recorded in the region and now here is a report telling us that this earthquake in Mexico was the most powerful in a century.  It's almost like we should be paying attention to this.