Earthquakes and Volcanos

There certainly was a massive earthquake in Italy a few days ago. There are many dead and many homeless. So many older buildings completely collapsed. Many people were buried in the rubble. Five story buildings collapsed down to one floor. It is no wonder so many died. It is good they have sniffer dogs that can find people buried in the rubble. I am sure they have saved many lives.

Alaska's Redoubt volcano has been erupting right along and they don't know how bad it is going to get. It has spread a great deal of smoke and ash everywhere. I am glad we don't live in either earthquake or volcano country but we have tornados so I guess everyone has something to do with the weather.

Have you heard about the volcano in Yellowstone Park. They say if it blows its top, it will destroy the bigger share of the USA. Now that is saying something. Hope that never happens.

Earthquakes Strike Near New Zealand

Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near New Zealand and the U.S. territory of Guam in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean. None of the quakes caused a tsunami. There were also no reports of damages, as the quakes were centered far from land. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake was registered near New Zealand's uninhabited Auckland Islands, about 300 miles southwest of its southernmost city of Invercargill, the United States Geological Survey said on its Web site. Another quake struck four hours later in the same region with a magnitude of 6.6. Earlier, a magnitude 7.1 quake shook the Pacific Ocean about 215 miles southeast of the island of Guam.