JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
Some areas in flooded South Carolina facing second deluge-Reuters By Rich McKay-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina's governor warned on Thursday that several coastal areas were about to be hit by a second round of major flooding, while residents inland hauled soaked furniture and appliances from homes left in ruins by unprecedented rainfall.Governor Nikki Haley said the inundation expected in Georgetown, home to about 9,000 people, would last up to 12 days and she urged residents to heed evacuation notices."Don’t underestimate the power of water," she told a news conference in Summerville.Seventeen people have died after historic rains in the southeastern state, including 11 drownings and six traffic fatalities. The resulting floods caused 14 dam failures and at least $300 million in crop losses, officials said on Thursday.Haley called the damage "tragic," with roads destroyed, homes deluged and farms left unrecognizable by the huge volume of water. Nearly two dozen caskets were disinterred by floodwaters in cemeteries, the state said.In Charleston County, emergency management officials told residents living near the Edisto and Santee Rivers to monitor water levels as those bodies of water threatened to flood.In Columbia, where about 11 inches (28 cm) of rain fell over the weekend, residents in a neighborhood ravaged by the first wave of flooding donned gloves and masks as they started clearing their homes of ruined possessions.Streets in the Lake Katherine community were lined with mud-soaked mattresses, soggy tables and rolled-up carpets. Dead fish could be seen among the debris.Retired pilot Vince Hood and his wife Karen spent the day with hired workers and volunteers, tearing their house down to the bare floors and studs."This is the fourth dumpster we filled," said Vince Hood, 60. "There was seven feet (213 cm) of water outside and five (152 cm) inside. Everything's lost."Karen Hood, 55, said she was still amazed at how fast the water rose."We woke up and water was bubbling up from the floors," she said. "Then the whole room started filling with water, like in a James Bond movie where you're in a tank. I was like, 'Am I able to get out of here?'"(Reporting by Rich McKay; Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Eric Walsh)
Guatemala mudslide death toll climbs to 237: official-AFP-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
Guatemala City (AFP) - Rescuers have recovered 237 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was buried under a landslide one week ago, an official said Thursday.About 150 other people are still missing in Santa Catarina Pinula, where houses were covered last Thursday by a mountain of mud and debris following heavy rains.Julia Barrera, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, said 237 bodies had been recovered, revising an earlier toll of 221.Julio Sanchez of the volunteer fire brigade told AFP at the scene that rescue work would continue, aided by specially trained dogs.But crews said it would be nothing short of a miracle if anyone were found alive.The stench of decomposing bodies forced rescue crews to wear respirators, Sanchez said, adding that those working at the site had received hepatitis and tetanus shots to protect against the spread of disease.The public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the disaster.Leading up to the tragedy, municipal authorities had urged the community to relocate several times, most recently in November last year.
Collision course with a hurricane: How doomed U.S. ship met its end-Reuters By Edward McAllister and David Adams-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking data.The data on Thomson Reuters Eikon raises questions about the ship owner's assertion that the vessel's captain had chosen a "sound plan" to pass around Joaquin "with a margin of comfort" but was then thwarted by engineering problems. It shows that even before the ship lost power it was in stormy waters that many mariners interviewed said they would never have entered.After reviewing the data, Klaus Luhta, a former ship's officer and chief of staff at the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, went silent for a moment as he contemplated what has been called the worst cargo shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel in more than 30 years."I don't know what he was thinking – I can’t even speculate," said Luhta in a telephone interview. "He headed right into the track."While the decision-making may appear inexplicable from a distance, Captain Michael Davidson was an experienced mariner and it is not clear what factors he would have been weighing as he sought to save his ship from calamity. El Faro stopped communicating after reporting early on Oct. 1 that it had lost propulsion, was taking on water and listing. No reason was given for the loss of power.A spokesman for ship owner Tote Inc, Michael Hanson, declined comment, saying the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the sinking, had asked the company to refer all questions related to the investigation to them.The ship tracking data, which may provide the most complete track yet of the El Faro in the 24 hours before disaster struck, also shows that contrary to some reports the ship did not follow its normal course.At 6.16 a.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 30, 10 hours after heading out of Jacksonville, Florida, the ship began deviating from its usual straight-line route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, hugging nearer to the Bahamas but still on course to meet the storm's path, according to the data, which uses a ship's satellite transmissions to track its location and speed.By that night, squeezed against the chain of islands to the west, El Faro was trapped as the storm track shifted further southwest, putting the hurricane on a collision course with the 790-foot (241 m) cargo ship with 28 U.S. citizens and five Polish nationals aboard. At that point the ship was still sailing at near full speed.ESCAPE ROUTE-Ship captains who reviewed the data said that on the morning of Sept. 30, still north of the Bahamas and hundreds of miles from the storm, Davidson still had three good options: slow down to assess the weather; turn around; or change course, heading west and hugging the Florida coast.He would have had access to weather forecasts every few hours from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) giving the likely speed, strength and direction of the storm.The El Faro took the Florida coast route on Aug. 25, when tropical storm Erika was heading toward the Caribbean. The decision not to use that route on Sept. 30 is unclear. The captain could have been worried about skirting the Florida coast and then threading between Cuba and the Bahamas in nasty weather, maritime experts said.As El Faro plowed on, its options dwindled.At about 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 - nine hours after Joaquin was first declared a hurricane - the ship sailed on past "Hole in the Wall," a gap in the Bahamas archipelago used by seafarers for centuries to slip westwards through the islands toward Cuba. Escaping via that route would have lengthened the ship's voyage and consumed more fuel, possible factors in the captain's decision not to take it.At that point, with the NHC forecasting the hurricane would sweep close to the Bahamas, before heading back north, Davidson ran out of feasible options, maritime experts said. The ship was committed to a southern route, straight into the storm."You should always have an emergency escape route," said Captain Scott Futcher, a master mariner with 20 years of experience at sea. "He should have gone further south. We are taught that you have to have an out, even if you have to make a huge loop around."The tracking data shows that the ship did in fact go further south, deviating nearly 100 miles off its usual course, but it was not enough to escape Joaquin.There wasn't "much room for maneuvering," said John Konrad, master mariner and founder of GCaptain, a maritime news website. "He has the whole ocean to his left in the hurricane. Once you go west there are islands there and you are boxed in on all sides. "The only option" he had was to turn back.At 9.09 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about 200 miles northwest of the storm, the ship was sailing at 20 knots (23 mph), very close to its full speed. El Faro was heading straight into the NHC'S projected track of the hurricane, which was then packing 105 MPH winds and whipping up 50-foot waves.At 2:09 a.m. ET, Oct. 1, El Faro was only 50 miles from the eye of Joaquin. At that point the ship was still moving at nearly 17 knots, according to the ship tracking data.Facing fierce winds and high seas, the ship had made little progress by 3:56 a.m. ET. In its last logged location, the ship was less than 50 miles from the eye and had slowed down to 10.7 knots.WIDE BERTH-The company has said there are a number of different navigational trade routes used for the voyage to Puerto Rico that vary according to conditions. The course was charted by Davidson without head office involvement, it said.In contrast to El Faro, at least one other ship in the area of Joaquin gave it a wide berth.The Azure Bay, a tanker owned by Singapore-based Pioneer Marine, was heading north past Cuba toward the Bahamas in the early hours of Sept. 30, when its captain warned that its intended course could bring it within 150 nautical miles of Joaquin. The captain, liaising with Pioneer, decided to circle back south of Cuba, to "ride out the storm" according to Charan Singh, a senior vice president at Pioneer."We try to avoid large storms," Singh told Reuters.What happened in the early hours of Oct. 1 after contact was lost with the El Faro is not known. NTSB investigators will now likely sift through the debris and try to locate the ship’s black box, or voyage data recorder, to try to put together at least some pieces of the puzzle.(Additional reporting by Barbara Liston, editing by Ross Colvin)
El Niño brings welcome rains to Chile's farmers, ski resorts-Reuters By Rosalba O'Brien-October 7, 2015 4:57 PM-YAHOONEWS
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After eight years of drought which left fields parched and ski resorts dry, a burst of wet weather, likely triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, has been welcomed in central Chile.August and September in Chile have both seen higher amounts of rain than average for the Southern Hemisphere spring, with capital Santiago's normally blue skies replaced with a grey pall and brown lawns turning a vibrant green.There is growing consensus among global weather forecasters that this year is seeing a strong El Niño, a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific that can lead to hot, dry weather in Asia and rains in South America.While heavy downpours can trigger destructive flooding, El Niño can also be a positive phenomenon for top copper exporter Chile, bringing relief from usually dry conditions in much of the country."What is clear is that the central zone responds in a positive manner to a strong El Niño, with more rain in the spring, and that is exactly what has happened," Claudia Villarroel, a national weather service meteorologist, told Reuters.That could give the country's economic growth a boost, as long as it remained a relatively moderate event, analysts at Credicorp said in a report."In Chile's case, El Niño has normally had a positive connotation, as greater rains and a warmer climate tend to benefit agriculture and energy generation," they said.More snow in the Andes created a "natural reservoir" that was reassuring for farmers, said Juan Carlos Sepulveda, the head of fruit producer industry group Fedefruta. But he warned that if the rains continue beyond November, they may cause blooms on flowering fruit or affect harvests."In winter, the rain is welcome ... it is coming a little late," he said.The bumper snowfalls have provided a late-season boon to ski resorts near Santiago, which suffered a delayed start due to scarce precipitation in June and July, but are seen operating well into October.Further north, Chile's tourism sector could also benefit from the "flowering desert" phenomenon, with rains turning the normally arid Atacama into a carpet of colorful flowers - set to attract visitors into November.Weather experts warn, however, the recent rains do not signal the end of Chile's drought. By the end of September, Santiago's total year-to-date rainfall was still some 40 percent below what it should be, Villarroel noted.(Reporting by Rosalba O'Brien, editing by G Crosse)
U.S. keeps outlook for strong El Nino through Northern Hemisphere winter-Reuters-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday maintained its outlook for strong El Niño conditions as likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere into 2016, potentially roiling global crops and commodities prices.The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) again pegged the likelihood of El Niño conditions persisting through the winter at about 95 percent, peaking in late fall/early winter.It said its El Nino conditions would likely start gradually weakening next spring.El Niño is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific that occurs every few years, triggering heavy rains and floods in South America and scorching weather in Asia and as far away as east Africa.CPC's forecast was little-changed from its September outlook and in line with a growing consensus for a strong Niño that will weaken in 2016.Across the United States, "below-average temperatures and above-median precipitation" due to the conditions are likely to be seen during the upcoming months, CPC said in its report.To read the full CPC forecast, click: http://1.usa.gov/1l5XUb3-(Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and W Simon)
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Massive California wildfire that killed 4 fully contained: fire officials-Reuters By Victoria Cavaliere-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
(Reuters) - A massive California wildfire that left four people dead and four firefighters injured was fully contained late on Wednesday, officials said, nearly a month after the destructive blaze broke out north of San Francisco.The so-called Valley Fire destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and buildings as it ripped through drought-parched timber across Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties, some of California's famed wine-making regions, about 70 miles (110 km) north of San Francisco, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.The Valley Fire broke out Sept. 12 and intensified, becoming one of the two most destructive blazes in the state this year and among the most calamitous in California history.The current fire season has been especially intense, as California struggles through its fourth year of a crippling drought that has left forestland exceedingly dry and easy kindling for a blaze.Four people were killed in the Valley Fire, including an elderly disabled woman who was trapped in her home, Cal Fire said. Four firefighters were injured in the early days of the blaze.The fire, along with another conflagration nearby, the Butte Fire, together blackened more than 145,000 acres (58,000 hectares) while laying waste to thousands of homes and outbuildings and forcing the evacuation of some 20,000 people. Two people were killed in the Butte blaze, which was fully contained earlier this week.By late Wednesday, containment of the Valley Fire, a measure of how much of its perimeter has been enclosed within buffer lines carved through vegetation by ground crews, was at 100 percent and Cal Fire had issued its "final" update on the blaze, the agency's website said."Helicopters may be operating over the fire area as part of the mop-up operation. Firefighters continue to improve existing lines and mopping up hot spots across the fire area," it said-The Butte Fire was fully contained earlier this month.U.S. President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration in September to make federal aid available to residents impacted by the blazes.(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
Indonesia asks for foreign help to extinguish forest fires-Associated Press-OCT 8,15-YAHOO NEWS
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday the government has asked other countries for help in extinguishing forest fires that have caused widespread haze in Southeast Asia.The country has been unable to put out the rugged forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where fires have been worse this year due to intentional burning, especially on peat land, and the absence of rain because of the El Nino effect."We have asked for help yesterday and have been assisted by Singapore," Jokowi told reporters. He added that assistance from Russia, Malaysia and Japan are in progress. He said three planes were expected to arrive Thursday."We hope the assistance will accelerate the efforts to put out the forest fires on the peat land, which need very different treatment than regular forest fires," he said. "We need aircraft that are able to carry12 to 15 tons of waters, not only up to three tons."Indonesia has already deployed some 25,840 soldiers, police and fire personnel in six provinces, to fight the fires with 25 aircraft conducting water-bombing and cloud-seeding operations.More than 200,000 people have suffered acute respiratory infections in at least seven provinces, while media reports said at least 6 people have died and 18 babies are in intensive care.Jokowi tried to visit affected provinces in Sumatra but the plane was unable to land Thursday for the third time in recent weeks due to lack of visibility at Sultan Taha airport in Jambi. The president and his entourage reportedly landed in West Sumatra province and would be transported to Jambi either by helicopter or road.According to the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, 1,303 fires are burning across the country, mostly on Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi islands.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
UPDATE-OCTOBER 09, 2015-07:30PM
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
24 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2015-10-09 22:43:48 UTCShowing event times using UTC24 earthquakes in map area
3.4 29km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma 2015-10-09 21:57:51 UTC 3.0 km
3.2 111km NW of Arctic Village, Alaska 2015-10-09 19:24:13 UTC 26.1 km
5.2 66km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2015-10-09 18:27:34 UTC 29.0 km
5.1 129km SE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 2015-10-09 17:34:50 UTC 8.0 km
4.0 7km NNW of Trujillo, Peru 2015-10-09 17:09:00 UTC 81.2 km
5.1 44km SSW of Molibagu, Indonesia 2015-10-09 16:28:25 UTC 103.0 km
4.8 5km NE of Erbaa, Turkey 2015-10-09 14:39:16 UTC 7.6 km
4.3 79km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile 2015-10-09 12:45:39 UTC 10.0 km
4.5 22km NNE of Naranjal, Ecuador 2015-10-09 11:47:02 UTC 82.8 km
4.3 118km W of Ovalle, Chile 2015-10-09 10:38:21 UTC 10.0 km
2.6 41km N of Alamo, Nevada 2015-10-09 10:27:27 UTC 5.6 km
2.5 41km N of Alamo, Nevada 2015-10-09 10:27:26 UTC 12.8 km
4.8 40km ESE of Farkhar, Afghanistan 2015-10-09 06:09:36 UTC 197.5 km
4.9 48km SW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-10-09 06:08:55 UTC 36.4 km
2.5 6km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 05:54:09 UTC 12.0 km
4.6 15km WNW of Ilave, Peru 2015-10-09 04:09:35 UTC 213.2 km
3.2 79km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 03:52:21 UTC 25.0 km
2.9 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2015-10-09 03:12:43 UTC 11.3 km
5.1 170km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia Islands 2015-10-09 02:33:39 UTC 48.9 km
4.5 177km W of Abepura, Indonesia 2015-10-09 01:38:14 UTC 68.5 km
2.8 70km W of Willow, Alaska 2015-10-09 01:36:00 UTC 65.4 km
4.3 98km SE of Yilkiqi, China 2015-10-09 01:07:35 UTC 10.0 km
2.7 2km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma 2015-10-09 00:36:24 UTC 4.2 km
4.6 156km NW of Nabire, Indonesia 2015-10-09 00:28:04 UTC 32.8 km
2.6 14km NNE of Carrizales, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 00:05:29 UTC 12.0 km
2.7 47km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico 2015-10-08 20:20:42 UTC 14.0 km
2.7 47km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico 2015-10-08 20:20:42 UTC 14.0 km
2.5 11km SSW of Okarche, Oklahoma 2015-10-08 16:04:54 UTC 5.9 km
4.7 44km S of Reuleuet, Indonesia 2015-10-08 13:56:11 UTC 42.7 km
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
Some areas in flooded South Carolina facing second deluge-Reuters By Rich McKay-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina's governor warned on Thursday that several coastal areas were about to be hit by a second round of major flooding, while residents inland hauled soaked furniture and appliances from homes left in ruins by unprecedented rainfall.Governor Nikki Haley said the inundation expected in Georgetown, home to about 9,000 people, would last up to 12 days and she urged residents to heed evacuation notices."Don’t underestimate the power of water," she told a news conference in Summerville.Seventeen people have died after historic rains in the southeastern state, including 11 drownings and six traffic fatalities. The resulting floods caused 14 dam failures and at least $300 million in crop losses, officials said on Thursday.Haley called the damage "tragic," with roads destroyed, homes deluged and farms left unrecognizable by the huge volume of water. Nearly two dozen caskets were disinterred by floodwaters in cemeteries, the state said.In Charleston County, emergency management officials told residents living near the Edisto and Santee Rivers to monitor water levels as those bodies of water threatened to flood.In Columbia, where about 11 inches (28 cm) of rain fell over the weekend, residents in a neighborhood ravaged by the first wave of flooding donned gloves and masks as they started clearing their homes of ruined possessions.Streets in the Lake Katherine community were lined with mud-soaked mattresses, soggy tables and rolled-up carpets. Dead fish could be seen among the debris.Retired pilot Vince Hood and his wife Karen spent the day with hired workers and volunteers, tearing their house down to the bare floors and studs."This is the fourth dumpster we filled," said Vince Hood, 60. "There was seven feet (213 cm) of water outside and five (152 cm) inside. Everything's lost."Karen Hood, 55, said she was still amazed at how fast the water rose."We woke up and water was bubbling up from the floors," she said. "Then the whole room started filling with water, like in a James Bond movie where you're in a tank. I was like, 'Am I able to get out of here?'"(Reporting by Rich McKay; Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Eric Walsh)
Guatemala mudslide death toll climbs to 237: official-AFP-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
Guatemala City (AFP) - Rescuers have recovered 237 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was buried under a landslide one week ago, an official said Thursday.About 150 other people are still missing in Santa Catarina Pinula, where houses were covered last Thursday by a mountain of mud and debris following heavy rains.Julia Barrera, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, said 237 bodies had been recovered, revising an earlier toll of 221.Julio Sanchez of the volunteer fire brigade told AFP at the scene that rescue work would continue, aided by specially trained dogs.But crews said it would be nothing short of a miracle if anyone were found alive.The stench of decomposing bodies forced rescue crews to wear respirators, Sanchez said, adding that those working at the site had received hepatitis and tetanus shots to protect against the spread of disease.The public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the disaster.Leading up to the tragedy, municipal authorities had urged the community to relocate several times, most recently in November last year.
Collision course with a hurricane: How doomed U.S. ship met its end-Reuters By Edward McAllister and David Adams-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking data.The data on Thomson Reuters Eikon raises questions about the ship owner's assertion that the vessel's captain had chosen a "sound plan" to pass around Joaquin "with a margin of comfort" but was then thwarted by engineering problems. It shows that even before the ship lost power it was in stormy waters that many mariners interviewed said they would never have entered.After reviewing the data, Klaus Luhta, a former ship's officer and chief of staff at the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, went silent for a moment as he contemplated what has been called the worst cargo shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel in more than 30 years."I don't know what he was thinking – I can’t even speculate," said Luhta in a telephone interview. "He headed right into the track."While the decision-making may appear inexplicable from a distance, Captain Michael Davidson was an experienced mariner and it is not clear what factors he would have been weighing as he sought to save his ship from calamity. El Faro stopped communicating after reporting early on Oct. 1 that it had lost propulsion, was taking on water and listing. No reason was given for the loss of power.A spokesman for ship owner Tote Inc, Michael Hanson, declined comment, saying the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the sinking, had asked the company to refer all questions related to the investigation to them.The ship tracking data, which may provide the most complete track yet of the El Faro in the 24 hours before disaster struck, also shows that contrary to some reports the ship did not follow its normal course.At 6.16 a.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 30, 10 hours after heading out of Jacksonville, Florida, the ship began deviating from its usual straight-line route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, hugging nearer to the Bahamas but still on course to meet the storm's path, according to the data, which uses a ship's satellite transmissions to track its location and speed.By that night, squeezed against the chain of islands to the west, El Faro was trapped as the storm track shifted further southwest, putting the hurricane on a collision course with the 790-foot (241 m) cargo ship with 28 U.S. citizens and five Polish nationals aboard. At that point the ship was still sailing at near full speed.ESCAPE ROUTE-Ship captains who reviewed the data said that on the morning of Sept. 30, still north of the Bahamas and hundreds of miles from the storm, Davidson still had three good options: slow down to assess the weather; turn around; or change course, heading west and hugging the Florida coast.He would have had access to weather forecasts every few hours from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) giving the likely speed, strength and direction of the storm.The El Faro took the Florida coast route on Aug. 25, when tropical storm Erika was heading toward the Caribbean. The decision not to use that route on Sept. 30 is unclear. The captain could have been worried about skirting the Florida coast and then threading between Cuba and the Bahamas in nasty weather, maritime experts said.As El Faro plowed on, its options dwindled.At about 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 - nine hours after Joaquin was first declared a hurricane - the ship sailed on past "Hole in the Wall," a gap in the Bahamas archipelago used by seafarers for centuries to slip westwards through the islands toward Cuba. Escaping via that route would have lengthened the ship's voyage and consumed more fuel, possible factors in the captain's decision not to take it.At that point, with the NHC forecasting the hurricane would sweep close to the Bahamas, before heading back north, Davidson ran out of feasible options, maritime experts said. The ship was committed to a southern route, straight into the storm."You should always have an emergency escape route," said Captain Scott Futcher, a master mariner with 20 years of experience at sea. "He should have gone further south. We are taught that you have to have an out, even if you have to make a huge loop around."The tracking data shows that the ship did in fact go further south, deviating nearly 100 miles off its usual course, but it was not enough to escape Joaquin.There wasn't "much room for maneuvering," said John Konrad, master mariner and founder of GCaptain, a maritime news website. "He has the whole ocean to his left in the hurricane. Once you go west there are islands there and you are boxed in on all sides. "The only option" he had was to turn back.At 9.09 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about 200 miles northwest of the storm, the ship was sailing at 20 knots (23 mph), very close to its full speed. El Faro was heading straight into the NHC'S projected track of the hurricane, which was then packing 105 MPH winds and whipping up 50-foot waves.At 2:09 a.m. ET, Oct. 1, El Faro was only 50 miles from the eye of Joaquin. At that point the ship was still moving at nearly 17 knots, according to the ship tracking data.Facing fierce winds and high seas, the ship had made little progress by 3:56 a.m. ET. In its last logged location, the ship was less than 50 miles from the eye and had slowed down to 10.7 knots.WIDE BERTH-The company has said there are a number of different navigational trade routes used for the voyage to Puerto Rico that vary according to conditions. The course was charted by Davidson without head office involvement, it said.In contrast to El Faro, at least one other ship in the area of Joaquin gave it a wide berth.The Azure Bay, a tanker owned by Singapore-based Pioneer Marine, was heading north past Cuba toward the Bahamas in the early hours of Sept. 30, when its captain warned that its intended course could bring it within 150 nautical miles of Joaquin. The captain, liaising with Pioneer, decided to circle back south of Cuba, to "ride out the storm" according to Charan Singh, a senior vice president at Pioneer."We try to avoid large storms," Singh told Reuters.What happened in the early hours of Oct. 1 after contact was lost with the El Faro is not known. NTSB investigators will now likely sift through the debris and try to locate the ship’s black box, or voyage data recorder, to try to put together at least some pieces of the puzzle.(Additional reporting by Barbara Liston, editing by Ross Colvin)
El Niño brings welcome rains to Chile's farmers, ski resorts-Reuters By Rosalba O'Brien-October 7, 2015 4:57 PM-YAHOONEWS
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After eight years of drought which left fields parched and ski resorts dry, a burst of wet weather, likely triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, has been welcomed in central Chile.August and September in Chile have both seen higher amounts of rain than average for the Southern Hemisphere spring, with capital Santiago's normally blue skies replaced with a grey pall and brown lawns turning a vibrant green.There is growing consensus among global weather forecasters that this year is seeing a strong El Niño, a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific that can lead to hot, dry weather in Asia and rains in South America.While heavy downpours can trigger destructive flooding, El Niño can also be a positive phenomenon for top copper exporter Chile, bringing relief from usually dry conditions in much of the country."What is clear is that the central zone responds in a positive manner to a strong El Niño, with more rain in the spring, and that is exactly what has happened," Claudia Villarroel, a national weather service meteorologist, told Reuters.That could give the country's economic growth a boost, as long as it remained a relatively moderate event, analysts at Credicorp said in a report."In Chile's case, El Niño has normally had a positive connotation, as greater rains and a warmer climate tend to benefit agriculture and energy generation," they said.More snow in the Andes created a "natural reservoir" that was reassuring for farmers, said Juan Carlos Sepulveda, the head of fruit producer industry group Fedefruta. But he warned that if the rains continue beyond November, they may cause blooms on flowering fruit or affect harvests."In winter, the rain is welcome ... it is coming a little late," he said.The bumper snowfalls have provided a late-season boon to ski resorts near Santiago, which suffered a delayed start due to scarce precipitation in June and July, but are seen operating well into October.Further north, Chile's tourism sector could also benefit from the "flowering desert" phenomenon, with rains turning the normally arid Atacama into a carpet of colorful flowers - set to attract visitors into November.Weather experts warn, however, the recent rains do not signal the end of Chile's drought. By the end of September, Santiago's total year-to-date rainfall was still some 40 percent below what it should be, Villarroel noted.(Reporting by Rosalba O'Brien, editing by G Crosse)
U.S. keeps outlook for strong El Nino through Northern Hemisphere winter-Reuters-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday maintained its outlook for strong El Niño conditions as likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere into 2016, potentially roiling global crops and commodities prices.The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) again pegged the likelihood of El Niño conditions persisting through the winter at about 95 percent, peaking in late fall/early winter.It said its El Nino conditions would likely start gradually weakening next spring.El Niño is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific that occurs every few years, triggering heavy rains and floods in South America and scorching weather in Asia and as far away as east Africa.CPC's forecast was little-changed from its September outlook and in line with a growing consensus for a strong Niño that will weaken in 2016.Across the United States, "below-average temperatures and above-median precipitation" due to the conditions are likely to be seen during the upcoming months, CPC said in its report.To read the full CPC forecast, click: http://1.usa.gov/1l5XUb3-(Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and W Simon)
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Massive California wildfire that killed 4 fully contained: fire officials-Reuters By Victoria Cavaliere-OCT 8,15-YAHOONEWS
(Reuters) - A massive California wildfire that left four people dead and four firefighters injured was fully contained late on Wednesday, officials said, nearly a month after the destructive blaze broke out north of San Francisco.The so-called Valley Fire destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and buildings as it ripped through drought-parched timber across Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties, some of California's famed wine-making regions, about 70 miles (110 km) north of San Francisco, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.The Valley Fire broke out Sept. 12 and intensified, becoming one of the two most destructive blazes in the state this year and among the most calamitous in California history.The current fire season has been especially intense, as California struggles through its fourth year of a crippling drought that has left forestland exceedingly dry and easy kindling for a blaze.Four people were killed in the Valley Fire, including an elderly disabled woman who was trapped in her home, Cal Fire said. Four firefighters were injured in the early days of the blaze.The fire, along with another conflagration nearby, the Butte Fire, together blackened more than 145,000 acres (58,000 hectares) while laying waste to thousands of homes and outbuildings and forcing the evacuation of some 20,000 people. Two people were killed in the Butte blaze, which was fully contained earlier this week.By late Wednesday, containment of the Valley Fire, a measure of how much of its perimeter has been enclosed within buffer lines carved through vegetation by ground crews, was at 100 percent and Cal Fire had issued its "final" update on the blaze, the agency's website said."Helicopters may be operating over the fire area as part of the mop-up operation. Firefighters continue to improve existing lines and mopping up hot spots across the fire area," it said-The Butte Fire was fully contained earlier this month.U.S. President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration in September to make federal aid available to residents impacted by the blazes.(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
Indonesia asks for foreign help to extinguish forest fires-Associated Press-OCT 8,15-YAHOO NEWS
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday the government has asked other countries for help in extinguishing forest fires that have caused widespread haze in Southeast Asia.The country has been unable to put out the rugged forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where fires have been worse this year due to intentional burning, especially on peat land, and the absence of rain because of the El Nino effect."We have asked for help yesterday and have been assisted by Singapore," Jokowi told reporters. He added that assistance from Russia, Malaysia and Japan are in progress. He said three planes were expected to arrive Thursday."We hope the assistance will accelerate the efforts to put out the forest fires on the peat land, which need very different treatment than regular forest fires," he said. "We need aircraft that are able to carry12 to 15 tons of waters, not only up to three tons."Indonesia has already deployed some 25,840 soldiers, police and fire personnel in six provinces, to fight the fires with 25 aircraft conducting water-bombing and cloud-seeding operations.More than 200,000 people have suffered acute respiratory infections in at least seven provinces, while media reports said at least 6 people have died and 18 babies are in intensive care.Jokowi tried to visit affected provinces in Sumatra but the plane was unable to land Thursday for the third time in recent weeks due to lack of visibility at Sultan Taha airport in Jambi. The president and his entourage reportedly landed in West Sumatra province and would be transported to Jambi either by helicopter or road.According to the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, 1,303 fires are burning across the country, mostly on Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi islands.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
UPDATE-OCTOBER 09, 2015-07:30PM
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
24 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2015-10-09 22:43:48 UTCShowing event times using UTC24 earthquakes in map area
3.4 29km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma 2015-10-09 21:57:51 UTC 3.0 km
3.2 111km NW of Arctic Village, Alaska 2015-10-09 19:24:13 UTC 26.1 km
5.2 66km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2015-10-09 18:27:34 UTC 29.0 km
5.1 129km SE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 2015-10-09 17:34:50 UTC 8.0 km
4.0 7km NNW of Trujillo, Peru 2015-10-09 17:09:00 UTC 81.2 km
5.1 44km SSW of Molibagu, Indonesia 2015-10-09 16:28:25 UTC 103.0 km
4.8 5km NE of Erbaa, Turkey 2015-10-09 14:39:16 UTC 7.6 km
4.3 79km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile 2015-10-09 12:45:39 UTC 10.0 km
4.5 22km NNE of Naranjal, Ecuador 2015-10-09 11:47:02 UTC 82.8 km
4.3 118km W of Ovalle, Chile 2015-10-09 10:38:21 UTC 10.0 km
2.6 41km N of Alamo, Nevada 2015-10-09 10:27:27 UTC 5.6 km
2.5 41km N of Alamo, Nevada 2015-10-09 10:27:26 UTC 12.8 km
4.8 40km ESE of Farkhar, Afghanistan 2015-10-09 06:09:36 UTC 197.5 km
4.9 48km SW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-10-09 06:08:55 UTC 36.4 km
2.5 6km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 05:54:09 UTC 12.0 km
4.6 15km WNW of Ilave, Peru 2015-10-09 04:09:35 UTC 213.2 km
3.2 79km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 03:52:21 UTC 25.0 km
2.9 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2015-10-09 03:12:43 UTC 11.3 km
5.1 170km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia Islands 2015-10-09 02:33:39 UTC 48.9 km
4.5 177km W of Abepura, Indonesia 2015-10-09 01:38:14 UTC 68.5 km
2.8 70km W of Willow, Alaska 2015-10-09 01:36:00 UTC 65.4 km
4.3 98km SE of Yilkiqi, China 2015-10-09 01:07:35 UTC 10.0 km
2.7 2km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma 2015-10-09 00:36:24 UTC 4.2 km
4.6 156km NW of Nabire, Indonesia 2015-10-09 00:28:04 UTC 32.8 km
2.6 14km NNE of Carrizales, Puerto Rico 2015-10-09 00:05:29 UTC 12.0 km
2.7 47km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico 2015-10-08 20:20:42 UTC 14.0 km
2.7 47km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico 2015-10-08 20:20:42 UTC 14.0 km
2.5 11km SSW of Okarche, Oklahoma 2015-10-08 16:04:54 UTC 5.9 km
4.7 44km S of Reuleuet, Indonesia 2015-10-08 13:56:11 UTC 42.7 km
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