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Earth Extremities
June 23, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Magma Movement, Plane Diversion Alert, Survival Supplies Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Emergency food packs being stockpiled by authorities as volcano turns lively in the Philippines

The Philippines has stockpiled food supplies in case of evacuations after a volcano emitted ash and smoke six times in recent weeks, officials said Sunday. In addition to the emergency food packs, authorities are closely watching communities near Bulusan…

Earth Extremities
June 21, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Orange Alert, Orange Alert, Plane Diversion Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Aviation Colour Code ORANGE; Karymsky Volcano

***ALERT LEVEL RAISED*** Alert Level Raised To Aviation Colour Code ORANGE Karymsky Volcano, Russia Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft. Ash plume extended about 46 km to the east from the volcano.…

Earth Extremities
June 9, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Aviation Red Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Dust Storm Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Sandstorm Alert, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert, Vehicle Alert

Severe dust-storm causes blackout in parts of Karachi, Pakistan

A severe dust-storm paralyzed the Karachi Airport temporarily on Wednesday and also caused 50 feeders of KElectric (KE) to trip, causing a blackout in parts of the metropolis. According to KElectric spokesman Usama Qureshi the dust-storm caused 50 out…

Earth Extremities
June 3, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Aviation Red Alert, Emergency Updates, Flash Flooding Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Planes Grounded, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert

Red Alert Issued As Severe Storm Grounds Hundreds Of Flights At Airports In Shanghai, China

Shanghai Airport Authority issued the top level red alert for severe flight delays around 2:45pm that means the takeoff and landing capacity was cut by 70 percent at Hongqiao and Pudong airports. More than 250 flights were canceled and…

Earth Extremities
June 2, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Aviation Power Outage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Power Outage Alert, Power Station Alert, Rescue Alert

Massive power outages causes total chaos at Belgian airports

Chaos hit Belgian airports on Wednesday when an electrical failure at air traffic control in Brussels caused Belgium-bound flights to be diverted, with departures delayed and flights cancelled over six hours. No plane was allowed to land or take…

Earth Extremities
May 27, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Hacking Alert

Hacker Briefly Flies Plane Sideways After Accessing Engine Systems, FBI Says

A security researcher told the FBI he used a plane’s in-flight entertainment system to hack into its engine system on multiple occasions, once even briefly flying the plane sideways, according to an FBI affidavit filed in April. Fifteen to 20…

Earth Extremities
May 17, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Hailstorm Alert, Plane Damage By Weather Elements, Planes Grounded, Severe Weather, Train Alert, Vehicle Alert

‘Egg-sized’ hailstones smash car windows in eastern Chinese cities

Giant hailstones punched holes right through car windows in Nanjing. Photo: SCMP Pictures Extreme weather in eastern China’s Yangtze River Delta has seen car windows being broken by egg-sized hailstones, Shanghai-based news outlet Thepaper.cn reports. The storms stuck the…

Earth Extremities
April 29, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Planes Grounded, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Chile volcano ash cloud reaches Brazil Some flights canceled

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Calbuco, considered…

Earth Extremities
April 25, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Aviation Red Alert, Emergency In Flight, Emergency Updates, Major Events, Plane Crash, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, State Of Emergency Alert

A passenger plane has crashed in France killing all 150 on board

A passenger plane has crashed in France, with all 150 people on board thought to have died. The Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline, came down in the southern French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne. Flight…

Earth Extremities
March 24, 2015

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