SOLAR WATCH: Activity On The Sun Is At Very High Levels - Sunspot 1890 Explodes With Major X1.1 Solar Flare And CME; Not Strongly Geo-Effective; Small Earth-Directed Component, Glancing Blow On November 11th!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 08, 2013 - SUN </span></b>- Solar activity is again at high levels with a major X1.1 solar flare detected around sunspot 1890 at 04:26 UTC.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6df1TfyGJ8A/Un0pkv_QF3I/AAAAAAABNf4/W2tciDXyE3k/s1600/xflare01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6df1TfyGJ8A/Un0pkv_QF3I/AAAAAAABNf4/W2tciDXyE3k/s1600/xflare01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a flash of extreme UV radiation from the blast site.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>X1.1 SOLAR FLARE:</b></span> Big sunspot AR1890 is crackling with strong flares. The latest, registered X1 on the Richter Scale of Flares.  This sunspot has a signature: It tends to produce very brief flares. The X1-flare was no exception as it lasted barely a minute. Brevity mitigates Earth-effects, so this intense flare was not strongly geoeffective--at least, not at first.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hmrmf1iA980/Un0pw0TYSeI/AAAAAAABNgA/0xYXAwBUtl8/s1600/xflare02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hmrmf1iA980/Un0pw0TYSeI/AAAAAAABNgA/0xYXAwBUtl8/s1600/xflare02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SDO captures the X1.1 solar flare around sunspot 1890 and the <br />coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the event.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The event was associated with a 10cm Radio Burst (TenFlare) measuring 1000 sfu, along with Type II and IV sweep frequency events. A CME became visible in LASCO C3 imagery, following the explosion, and appears that a majority of the plasma was directed to the south. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fDCSlwtc4YY/Un0q-HzCMCI/AAAAAAABNgU/_hx1IP36mMc/s1600/sunspot1890a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fDCSlwtc4YY/Un0q-HzCMCI/AAAAAAABNgU/_hx1IP36mMc/s1600/sunspot1890a.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive sunspot 1890 is an easy target for solar telescopes and Ron Cottrell sends us this nice <br />Calcium-K (CaK) image he captured yesterday at the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />There may be a small Earth directed component and the latest CME tracking model released by the Goddard Space Flight Center is showing a glancing blow impact possible by November 11th, possibly sparking polar geomagnetic storms.  <br /><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;"><b>WATCH:</b></span> Major X-Class Solar Flare - November 8, 2013. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="321" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/S4haCXBX4j0?showinfo=0&version=3" width="570"></iframe></div><br /><br /><br />It should also be noted that sunspot 1891 generated a moderate M2.3 flare at 09:28 UTC this morning.<br /><br /><br />More eruptions are in the offing. NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of M-class solar flares and a 20% chance of X-flares on Nov. 8th.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>SUNSPOTS:</b></span> Below is an updated look at the visible solar disk on Friday. Sunspot 1890 remains the largest visible Earth facing region and retains a delta configuration within the trailing section of the group. The active region will be in a near perfect geoeffective position over the next 3 days and is likely that future eruptions would be at least partially Earth directed. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x5dhUMFxCcM/Un0qzH2n-II/AAAAAAABNgM/RgJza7YdWCk/s1600/sunspots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x5dhUMFxCcM/Un0qzH2n-II/AAAAAAABNgM/RgJza7YdWCk/s1600/sunspots.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">Visible solar disk. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Sunspot 1891 continues to possess a weak delta configuration and produced a moderate M2.3 solar flare at 09:28 UTC Friday morning. A new sunspot rotated into view off the east limb and should be numbered 1893 today. It appears to be stable with a simple magnetic layout. There will remain a chance for another isolated moderate to strong solar flare within the next 24 hours with 1890 being the most likely source. <br /><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>CORONAL HOLE:</b></span> <span class="dailySunCaptionText">Solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole could reach Earth on Nov. 10-11. <br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K6Nwfh0xMIE/Un0r5otUpoI/AAAAAAABNgg/hdKEHjjfe-w/s1600/coronalhole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K6Nwfh0xMIE/Un0r5otUpoI/AAAAAAABNgg/hdKEHjjfe-w/s1600/coronalhole.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="dailySunCaptionText">Credit: SDO/AIA. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />SOURCES: <a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Space Weather</b></span></a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SolarWatcher?feature=watch"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Solar Watcher</b></span></a> | <a href="http://www.solarham.net/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Solar Ham</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 08, 2013 - SUN - Solar activity is again at high levels with a major X1.1 solar flare detected around sunspot 1890 at 04:26 UTC.NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a flash of extreme UV radiation from the blast site.X1.1 SOLAR FLARE: …

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GLOBAL VOLCANISM: Nicaragua's Momotombo Volcano Shaken By 300 Quakes In JUST ONE DAY - Volcano Hasn't Erupted In 108 Years!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 08, 2013 - NICARAGUA </span></b>- A seismic swarm in the Momotombo volcano in August claimed nearly 300 microearthquakes in a single day, more than twice as common tremors reported the same month, reported the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INET). <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IgxCGzSxCcE/UnzmzQajdHI/AAAAAAABNeU/yPp2_FqkD_U/s1600/momotombo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IgxCGzSxCcE/UnzmzQajdHI/AAAAAAABNeU/yPp2_FqkD_U/s1600/momotombo.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />According to the Monthly Bulletin of Earthquakes and Volcanoes of INET, the Momotombo swarm of microearthquakes caused 284 on August 17. The Momotombo, located north of Lake Managua, presented 524 microearthquakes between 16 and 18 August, according to the report. The microearthquakes are earthquakes with magnitudes less than the magnitude of 1.0 on the Richter scale, which are not perceived by the population. <br /><br />The swarm in August Momotombo volcano did not cause any damage in Nicaragua. Regarding the normal seismic activity, the INET recorded 177 tremors with a magnitude of 1.0 Richter or more, both on the Pacific Ocean, and in the volcanic chain and northern Nicaragua. <br /><br />The tremors under the Pacific Ocean were located off the coast of Corinto , Masachapa and The Small mouth, in the subduction zone, ie at the point of collision of continental plates Cocos and Caribbean, according to the report. The earthquakes in the volcanic chain were located in San Cristobal volcano, Masaya and Concepcion. <br /><br />The northern tremors occurred in the provinces of Estelí, Madriz, Nueva Segovia and the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). Most of the earthquakes, ie 54, had magnitudes between 3.0 and 3.9 Richter. <br /><br />Another 50 earthquakes showed a magnitude of between 2.0 and 2.9 Richter. The rest had magnitudes between 1.0 and 1.9 Richter, according to the bulletin. Nicaragua is considered a country with high frequency of earthquakes. 2,000 tremors occur each year on average, according to statistics from INET. - <a href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/301372-enjambre-sismico-volcan-momotombo-causa-300-microsismos"><span style="color: orange;"><b>El Nuevo Diario</b></span></a>. [Translated]<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 08, 2013 - NICARAGUA - A seismic swarm in the Momotombo volcano in August claimed nearly 300 microearthquakes in a single day, more than twice as common tremors reported the same month, reported the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studie…

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SOLAR WATCH: X3-Class Solar Flare Caused A Very Rare 'Magnetic Crochet' - Radiation Surge In The Ionization Of Earth's Upper Atmosphere Resulted In A Disturbance Of The Planet's Magnetic Field!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 07, 2013 - SUN </span></b>- On November 5th at 22:12 UT, the magnetic canopy of sunspot AR1890 erupted, producing a brief but intense <a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html?PHPSESSID=ee7hdf8djak6haorfbqhqvo0f0">X3-class</a> solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R9CMKA54Xew/UnuVUsiMWLI/AAAAAAABNWo/XuBHGmmT-xI/s1600/xflare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R9CMKA54Xew/UnuVUsiMWLI/AAAAAAABNWo/XuBHGmmT-xI/s1600/xflare.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Radiation from the flare caused a surge in the ionization of Earth's upper atmosphere--and this led to a rare magnetic crochet. Alexander Avtanski observed the effect using a homemade magnetometer in San Jose, California. A magnetic crochet is a disturbance in Earth's magnetic field caused by electrical currents flowing in air 60 km to 100 km above our heads. Unlike geomagnetic disturbances that arrive with CMEs days after a flare, a magnetic crochet occurs while the flare is in progress. They tend to occur during fast impulsive flares like this one.<br /><br />More eruptions are in the offing. NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of M-class solar flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on November 7th. <br /><br />AR1890, one of the biggest sunspots of the current solar cycle, has turned almost directly toward Earth. This raises the possibility of geoeffective eruptions in the days ahead. NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of M-class flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on November 7th. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S4wPo_Erywc/UnuWmpcz9EI/AAAAAAABNW0/LxDCYaTOzok/s1600/sunspots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S4wPo_Erywc/UnuWmpcz9EI/AAAAAAABNW0/LxDCYaTOzok/s1600/sunspots.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visible Solar Disk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />The Sun has erupted more than two dozen times over the past ten days, sending solar material and radiation through space.<br /><br />Scientists at NASA say more solar flares may be coming as Sun nears the highest peak of its 11-year activity rotation. The shooting radiation towards the Earth could potentially play havoc with global communications. <br /><br />Since October 23, the Sun has sent out 24 medium-strength M-class solar flares, and four X-class flares – the most powerful kind. As Sun is heading towards the peak of its 11-year cycle, a period known as the solar maximum, this should not be unusual. <br /><br />The solar flare that erupted on October 30, Friday was the fourth intense one the sun has emitted since October 23. According to NASA, October 23rd solar flare peaked at 5:54 p.m. ET. It was classified as a X2.3 class flare, big enough to disrupt satellites nearly 100 million miles away and more intense than the ones emitted the previous Friday. Those were classified at X1.7 and X2.1. <br /><br />These two solar flares were also the most intense kind emitted by the sun,that can cause a temporary radio blackout. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued four radio blackout warnings during that time after solar weather suddenly turned turbulent. <br /><br />Radiation from solar flares cannot penetrate the atmosphere of the Earth to harm life on the ground, but when strong enough it can interrupt the atmosphere in the ionosphere, where GPS and radio signals travel. <br /><br />Solar flares occur when energy stored in magnetic fields twisted across the surface of the Sun is suddenly released. They can also cause aurora. Storms are rare during solar minimum, but as the sun nears solar maximum, large storms occur several times per year. <br /><br />The storm that was most intense between Oct. 29 and 31, 2003 caused some scary sun-spawned havoc both on the Earth and above it, officials with United States Geological Survey explained in a statement.<br /><br />SOURCES: <a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Space Weather</b></span></a> | <a href="http://truthdive.com/2013/11/05/28-solar-flares-erupted-from-sun-in-a-week-more-on-the-way.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Truth Dive</b></span></a>.<br /><br /> <br /><br /></div>

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November 07, 2013 - SUN - On November 5th at 22:12 UT, the magnetic canopy of sunspot AR1890 erupted, producing a brief but intense X3-class solar flare. NAS…

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PLANETARY TREMORS: Seismic Activity Increasing In Oklahoma - 12 Earthquakes Hit Oklahoma City On Monday And Tuesday!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 07, 2013 - UNITED STATES </span></b>- Another earthquake rattled the central Oklahoma area Monday night. <br /><br />According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded just after 10 p.m. Its epicenter was located four miles north, northwest of Jones, eight miles east, southeast of Edmond, nine miles north, northwest of Choctaw, 12 miles north, northeast of Midwest City, and 14 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jnPBS7VbVk8/UnuPOJS54vI/AAAAAAABNVg/QWlp5b3xJKg/s1600/oklahomaquakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jnPBS7VbVk8/UnuPOJS54vI/AAAAAAABNVg/QWlp5b3xJKg/s1600/oklahomaquakes.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />It was about five miles deep. <br /><br />The Oklahoma Geological Survey reports that the earthquake was 4.0 in magnitude. <br /><br /><br />No injuries or damage were immediately reported following this earthquake. <br /><br />Many News 9 viewers in the Oklahoma City metro area, including Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Choctaw, and Yukon reported feeling the earthquake. According to the <a href="http://www.okgeosurvey1.gov/">Oklahoma Geological Survey</a>, 11 earthquakes were recorded in Oklahoma on Monday. - <a href="http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=23876206"><span style="color: orange;"><b>News On 6</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br />Just hours after a 3.9 magnitude earthquake rattled people in central Oklahoma out of their beds, another quake shook them awake early Tuesday morning. <br /><br />According the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.2 magnitude quake struck just after 2:30 a.m. November 5. It was centered four miles northwest of Spencer, and eight miles north northeast of Oklahoma City. There have been no reports of damage. <br /><br />The quake hit four-and-a-half hours after a 3.9 magnitude quake was reported near Jones.<br /><br />The recent swarm of temblors has pushed many Oklahomans to buy earthquake insurance. - <a href="http://www.news9.com/story/23878880/another-earthquake-jolts-oklahomans-tuesday-morning"><span style="color: orange;"><b>News 9</b></span></a>.<br /> <br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 07, 2013 - UNITED STATES - Another earthquake rattled the central Oklahoma area Monday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded just after 10 p.m. Its epicenter was located four miles north, …

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SOLAR WATCH: Activity On The Sun Increases - Sunspot 1890 Erupts With Major X3.3 Solar Flare And Coronal Mass Ejection; THIRD LARGEST Event In Terms Of Peak X-Ray Flux During Solar Cycle 24; Impulsive Event Directed South And Away From Earth!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 05, 2013 - SUN </span></b></b></span>- Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X3-class solar flare.<br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>X3.3 SOLAR FLARE:</b></span> A very rapid solar flare measuring X3.3 was detected around sunspot 1890 at 22:12 UTC. <br /><br />The event was accompanied by a 10cm Radio Burst (TenFlare) measuring 400 sfu and a Type II Sweep Frequncy Event with a velocity of 1380 km/s. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1UliQM7zfvQ/UnmZKhYdUpI/AAAAAAABNIM/eOso-wO--lU/s1600/xflare01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1UliQM7zfvQ/UnmZKhYdUpI/AAAAAAABNIM/eOso-wO--lU/s1600/xflare01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8WV1ym2WBw/UnmZKlPSIcI/AAAAAAABNIQ/ufQuW-AcG_c/s1600/xflare02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8WV1ym2WBw/UnmZKlPSIcI/AAAAAAABNIQ/ufQuW-AcG_c/s1600/xflare02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">Attached image by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures an impusive X3.3 solar flare.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;"><b>WATCH:</b></span> Major X3.3 Solar Flare - November 5, 2013.  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="321" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/rk2BlkuEufQ?showinfo=0&version=3" width="570"></iframe></div><br /><br /><br />Although this flare was intense, it was also very brief. This will mitigate any Earth effects. For instance, any radio blackouts caused by ionization of Earth's upper atmosphere will likely be short-lived.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfOIErAnnZ8/Unmf5q1w-VI/AAAAAAABNJY/P_Dn3THugP0/s1600/goes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfOIErAnnZ8/Unmf5q1w-VI/AAAAAAABNJY/P_Dn3THugP0/s1600/goes.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The X3.3 event comes in as the third (3rd) largest flare in terms of peak X-Ray flux during the current solar cycle 24. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HiX9jlJ-cLg/UnmZyYbfg_I/AAAAAAABNIc/x6Y_CLyLhO0/s1600/xflare03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HiX9jlJ-cLg/UnmZyYbfg_I/AAAAAAABNIc/x6Y_CLyLhO0/s1600/xflare03.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">X3.3 solar flare. Image: SDO.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C22pDq5umAU/UnmZzD7kA1I/AAAAAAABNIk/O746rDOEgY0/s1600/xflare04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C22pDq5umAU/UnmZzD7kA1I/AAAAAAABNIk/O746rDOEgY0/s1600/xflare04.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">The major X3.3 solar flare was the third largest flare event in terms of peak X-Ray<br /> flux during the current Solar Cycle 24.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>CME:</b></span> Although the event was very impulsive, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is now visible in the latest LASCO C2 imagery. So far it looks to be directed mostly towards the south and away from Earth. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-EyRaDZC0g/Unmed3MvttI/AAAAAAABNJQ/o3vJu5gtWrA/s1600/cme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-EyRaDZC0g/Unmed3MvttI/AAAAAAABNJQ/o3vJu5gtWrA/s1600/cme.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent"> Visible CME in the LASCO C2 image.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b>ALERT:</b> Type II Radio Emission<br />Begin Time: 2013 Nov 05 2216 UTC<br />Estimated Velocity: 1380 km/s<br />Description: Type II emissions occur in association with eruptions on the sun and typically indicate a coronal mass ejection is associated with a flare event.<br /><br /><b>SUMMARY:</b> 10cm Radio Burst<br />Begin Time: 2013 Nov 05 2212 UTC<br />Maximum Time: 2013 Nov 05 2212 UTC<br />End Time: 2013 Nov 05 2214 UTC<br />Duration: 2 minutes<br />Peak Flux: 400 sfu<br />Latest Penticton Noon Flux: 149 sfu<br />Description: A 10cm radio burst indicates that the electromagnetic burst associated with a solar flare at the 10cm wavelength was double or greater than the initial 10cm radio background. This can be indicative of significant radio noise in association with a solar flare. This noise is generally short-lived but can cause interference for sensitive receivers including radar, GPS, and satellite communications.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>SUNSPOTS:</b></span> One of the biggest sunspots of the current solar cycle emerged over the sun's eastern limb three days ago and now it is turning toward Earth. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETUYR9o2Rzc/UnmbsfBVt6I/AAAAAAABNIw/Cav33UFfMK4/s1600/sunspots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETUYR9o2Rzc/UnmbsfBVt6I/AAAAAAABNIw/Cav33UFfMK4/s1600/sunspots.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: SDO/HMI</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the approach of sunspot AR1890:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BdCHcPzTAAk/UnmcQ3kO_SI/AAAAAAABNI4/voj7YRVGPXM/s1600/ar1890anim.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="415" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BdCHcPzTAAk/UnmcQ3kO_SI/AAAAAAABNI4/voj7YRVGPXM/s640/ar1890anim.gif" width="570" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />AR1890 has an unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong explosions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of M-class solar flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on Nov. 5th. <br /><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><b>CORONAL HOLE:</b></span> <span class="dailySunCaptionText">Solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole could reach Earth on Nov. 7-8. </span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QHw6vFVvMiU/UnmcZZr_fLI/AAAAAAABNJA/WiErqjrBrEI/s1600/coronalhole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QHw6vFVvMiU/UnmcZZr_fLI/AAAAAAABNJA/WiErqjrBrEI/s1600/coronalhole.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="dailySunCaptionText">Image: SDO/AIA. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Stay tuned for more updates.<br /><br /><br />SOURCES: <a href="http://spaceweather.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Space Weather</b></span></a> | <a href="http://solarham.net/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Solar Ham</b></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SolarWatcher?feature=watch"><span style="color: orange;"><b></b></span></a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 05, 2013 - SUN - Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X3-class solar flare.X3.3 SOLAR FLARE: A very rapid solar flare measuring X3.3 was detected around sunspot 1890 at 22:12 UTC. The event was accompanied by a 10cm Radio Burst (T…

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GLOBAL VOLCANISM: The Most Dangerous Volcano In The United States Is Roaring To Life - Yellowstone National Park's Recent Earthquake Swarm Noted By Scientists!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 05, 2013 - UNITED STATES </span></b>- Southwestern Montana and Yellowstone National Park are certainly no strangers to earthquakes, but in September, several clusters of earthquakes were raising the eyebrows of scientists. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKGfhwNjk2U/UnmOCet_2KI/AAAAAAABNHg/eNXwToN-Vr4/s1600/yellowstone01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKGfhwNjk2U/UnmOCet_2KI/AAAAAAABNHg/eNXwToN-Vr4/s1600/yellowstone01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellowstone National Park's recent earthquake swarm noted by scientists.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Small earthquakes are normal around Yellowstone National Park, but between September 10th and 16th, early 130 small magnitude earthquakes with different epicenters ratled the park. <br /><br />These clusters of earthquakes are known as swarms. <br /><br />Mike Stickney, the director of Earthquake Studies at Montana Tech in Butte, said, "Earthquake clusters kind of come in two flavors. One is a main shock-aftershock sequence where the main shock is a big earthquake followed by smaller earthquakes that typically die away with time. A swarm is just is a bunch of earthquakes without any outstanding earthquake. You get numerous earthquakes with similar magnitude in that sequence of events." <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtGtjfMxHMA/UnmOB9f32vI/AAAAAAABNHY/VIJ-C3_4ETc/s1600/yellowstone02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtGtjfMxHMA/UnmOB9f32vI/AAAAAAABNHY/VIJ-C3_4ETc/s1600/yellowstone02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The rumbles that hit Yellowstone in September fall into the second category. <br /><br />Stickney says, "They were actually very dramatic swarms if you were looking at seismograph centered near the epicenter of those earthquakes." <br /><br />"There would be two, three or four-minute earthquakes going off every minute. Most of those were tiny magnitude one or smaller earthquakes," he said. <br /><br />Visitors to the park likely didn't even known it was happening. <br /><br />"Depending on how excited they were about the animals they might not have even noticed the earthquake," Stickney said. <br /><br />He says that there are fairly logical explanations and one of them isn't necessarily that Yellowstone's volcano is roaring back to life. <br /><br />"There is good evidence to suggest that as magma, the molten rock at depth, cools, and crystallizes, it releases volatile water and gasses and those make their way out through fractures in the earth to the surface we see those as geothermal features in the park," he says. <br /><br />"That fluid migrating through the earth's crust, we can think of that as lubricating some of those fractures and can produce some of those earthquakes. Probably those swarms in Yellowstone are related to the overall volcanic activity at depth and not necessarily indicating that something is getting ready to erupt," Stickney explains. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pgko7WmAPjQ/UnmOCM__cBI/AAAAAAABNHc/YmRPPDqjkIM/s1600/yellowstone03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pgko7WmAPjQ/UnmOCM__cBI/AAAAAAABNHc/YmRPPDqjkIM/s1600/yellowstone03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />In fact, according to Stickney, it could be quite the opposite. The volcanic activity might just be quieting down, and those swarms may be just the result of gasses being released. <br /><br />Stickney says that we know about 75 faults around western Montana that show evidence of seismic activity and only a handful of those faults have been studied in detail. <br /><br />Scientist hope to be able to study them in more detail to understand how and why those faults might move. - <a href="http://www.kxlh.com/news/yellowstone-national-park-s-recent-earthquake-swarm-noted-by-scientists/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>KXLH</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /> <br /></div>

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GLOBAL VOLCANISM: The Most Dangerous Volcano In The United States Is Roaring To Life - More Earthquake Swarms Reported In Yellowstone During October, 2013!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 04, 2013 - UNITED STATES </span></b>- According to <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/index.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Yellowstone Volcano Observatory</b></span></a> monthly update, University of Utah reported 168 earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park region during October 2013. The largest event was a minor earthquake of magnitude 2.9 on October 30, 2013 at 06:58 UTC, located about 11.2 km (7 miles) north of Lake, WY.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d2c7OV8KqU0/UnfzB6Uo0JI/AAAAAAABM4c/kw-g7drJ70E/s1600/yellowstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d2c7OV8KqU0/UnfzB6Uo0JI/AAAAAAABM4c/kw-g7drJ70E/s1600/yellowstone.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The largest of the quakes shook the ground near Old Faithful Geyser. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Comparing earthquake activity in October to the previous month, it seems seismicity returned to relatively normal background levels.<br /><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b></b><br /><div style="background-color: yellow;"><b><span style="color: red;"><b>October</b> seismicity in Yellowstone was marked by three distinct clusters of episodic earthquakes:</span></b></div><br /><ol><li>A<b> swarm of 54 earthquakes</b>, ~12 km (7.5 miles) north of Old Faithful, WY, occurred on October 5th, the largest earthquake in the swarm (magnitude 2.8) occurred at 15:09 UTC ~12 km north of Old Faithful, WY.</li><li><span style="color: yellow;">A <b>small swarm of 16 earthquakes</b>,</span> ~21 km (13 miles) east-northeast of Island Park, ID took place October 20 - 23, the largest earthquake (magnitude 2.1) occurred October 20th at 08:28 UTC.</li><li>A<b> <span style="color: yellow;">small swarm of 15 earthquakes</span></b><span style="color: yellow;">,</span> ~9.6 km (6 miles) north of West Yellowstone, MT occurred October 12, the largest earthquake (magnitude 2.3) occurred at 07:35 UTC.</li></ol><br />During September 2013, there were 469 earthquakes reported in the Yellowstone National Park region. The largest event was a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on September 15, 2013 at 16:53 UTC, located about 11.2 km (7 miles) north of Old Faithful, WY.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span><br /><div style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"><b>September seismicity in Yellowstone was marked by five distinct clusters of episodic earthquakes:</b></span></div><br /><ol><li>A <span style="color: yellow;"><b>notable swarm of 246 earthquakes</b>,</span> ~8km (5 miles) north of Old Faithful, WY, began September 13 and tapered off September 20th, including the largest event of the month on September 15 (magnitude 3.6).</li><li><span style="color: yellow;"><b>81 events occurred in an episodic swarm</b></span> ~27.3 km (17 miles) east-northeast of West Yellowstone, MT, with swarm activity occurring September 13 and again from September 24, through September 30. The largest earthquake of the swarm (magnitude 3.5) occurred September 13, at 13:56 UTC~25.7 km (16 miles) south-southwest of Mammoth, WY.</li><li>A <span style="color: yellow;"><b>small swarm of 27 earthquakes</b>,</span> ~9.6 km (6 miles) north of West Yellowstone, MT, took place on September 27 and 28, with the largest event (magnitude 2.3) occurring September 27, at 16:40 UTC.</li><li>A <span style="color: yellow;"><b>small swarm of 23 earthquakes</b>,</span> ~14.4 km (9 miles) north-northeast of Old Faithful, WY, began September 3 and ended September 5. The largest earthquake (magnitude 2.2) occurred September 4, at 13:10 UTC ~14.4 km north-northeast of Old Faithful, WY.</li><li>The southernmost September 2013 <span style="color: yellow;"><b>swarm of 21 earthquakes</b>,</span> ~11.2 km (7 miles) south-southwest of West Thumb, WY, occurred September 10. The largest earthquake (magnitude 3.3) took place in the center of the swarm at 13:46 AM MDT.</li></ol>Yellowstone earthquake activity in September was at elevated levels during the above swarms but, has returned to a relatively normal background level by October 1, 2013.<br /><br />Slow subsidence of the caldera, which began in early 2010, continues. Current deformation patterns at Yellowstone remain within historical norms.<br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_monitoring_117.html">Repeating earthquakes suggest volcanic and tectonic origins of Yellowstone seismic swarms</a><br /><br />Click <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_multimedia_10.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> for the Yellowstone Webcam.<br /><br />- <a href="http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2013/11/04/more-earthquake-swarms-reported-in-yellowstone-during-october-2013/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>The Watchers</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands; 5 reported dead

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="title" style="font-family: 'Futura Today Bold', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;">From: www.usatoday.com</div><div class="title" style="font-family: 'Futura Today Bold', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;">STRONG EARTHQUAKES ROCK SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION</div><div class="chatter" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px 0px;">Today's 8.0 earthquake was the most powerful of a cluster of 7 in the region over the past four days, according to the USGS. There have been 10 earthquakes worldwide that were 6.3 or higher in the past 30 days. Several people died when a tsunami hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, part of the Solomon Islands nation.</div><div class="chatter" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px 0px;"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_notches/2f5643ea-8e03-48bf-8b0f-7aee4691c722-01b.png" /></div><div class="chatter" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="source" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(153, 153, 153) !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-left: 8px;">Source: USGS</div><div class="credit" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(153, 153, 153) !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-left: 8px;">By Kevin Kepple, Denny Gainer and Jeff Dionise, USA TODAY</div><div class="credit" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(153, 153, 153) !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-left: 8px;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami of up to 5 feet that damaged dozens of homes and killed several people in the South Pacific island chain Wednesday.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Authorities canceled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>CNN</i> reported, citing a director of a hospital in the main town of Lata, that five people -- four of them elderly and one child -- died after a strong wave hit the Santa Cruz Islands, which are part of the Solomon Islands nation. The death toll was expected to rise.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Solomons officials reported two 4 foot, 11-inch waves hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Many villagers had headed to higher ground as a precaution, Herming said.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Earlier, Solomon Islands Police Commissioner John Lansley said local police patrols had reported that several people were presumed dead, though the reports were still being verified.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"Sadly, we believe some people have lost their lives," he said. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">One of the people presumed dead was fishing in a dugout canoe when the first wave hit, sweeping him out to sea, Herming said. Officials were searching for his body. Another woman was believed to have drowned when the water rushed into her village, Herming said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Four villages on Santa Cruz were impacted by the waves, with two facing severe damage, Lansley said. Other areas of the Solomons did not appear to have been seriously affected.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Disaster officials were struggling to reach the remote area after the tsunami flooded the airstrip at the nearest airport and left it littered with debris.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The tsunami formed after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Lata, on Santa Cruz in Temotu province, the easternmost province of the Solomons, about a 3-hour flight from the capital, Honiara. Temotu has a population of around 30,000 people.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami of about 3 feet was measured in Lata wharf. Smaller waves were recorded in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The center cancelled earlier warnings for tsunami waves further away.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Richard Dapo, a school principal on an island near Santa Cruz, said he lives inland but has been fielding calls from families on the coast whose homes have been damaged by the waves.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"I try to tell the people living on the coastline, 'Move inland, find a higher place. Make sure to keep away from the sea. Watch out for waves,'" he said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">He said he's heard the waves have swamped some smaller islands, although he's not aware of any deaths or serious injuries at this point. He said it's difficult to contact people because cellphone coverage is patchy in the region.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">In Honiara, the warnings prompted residents to flee for higher ground.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"People are still standing on the hills outside of Honiara just looking out over the water, trying to observe if there is a wave coming in," said Herming, the prime minister's spokesman.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Atenia Tahu, who works for the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp. in Honiara, said most people were remaining calm.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"People around the coast and in the capital are ringing in and trying to get information from us and the National Disaster Office and are slowly moving up to higher ground," Tahu said. "But panic? No, no, no, people are not panicking."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Dr. Rooney Jagilly, the medical superintendent at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, said the hospital asked about half its 200 patients to leave and stay with family or friends as a precautionary measure because the hospital is located near the shoreline. Those patients who weren't mobile enough to move stayed, but the hospital remained ready to evacuate them.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Jagilly said there had been no flooding and he hoped the hospital would return to normal Thursday. He said his staff was ready to mobilize to Santa Cruz because the small hospital there has no doctor after the previous one recently died.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">An official at the disaster management office in Vanuatu said there were no reports of damage or injuries there.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">More than 50 people were killed and thousands lost their homes in April 2007 when a magnitude 8.1 quake hit the western Solomon Islands, sending waves crashing into coastal villages.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The Solomons comprise more than 200 islands with a population of about 552,000 people. They lie on the "Ring of Fire" — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90 percent of the world's quakes occur.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday's quake struck 50 miles west of Lata, at a depth of 3.6 miles</div></div></div></div>

Earthquakes Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands; 5 reported dead

From: www.usatoday.comSTRONG EARTHQUAKES ROCK SOLOMON ISLANDS REGIONToday's 8.0 earthquake was the most powerful of a cluster of 7 in the region over the past four days, according to the USGS. There have been 10 earthquakes worldwide that were 6.3 or…

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