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A strong undersea earthquake (M6.5) rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 54 people

Wednesday, December 7th, 2016

Fox News

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USGS:  The plate boundary southwest of Sumatra is part of a long tectonic collision zone that extends over 8000 km from Papua in the east to the Himalayan front in the west. The Sumatra-Andaman portion of the collision zone forms a subduction zone megathrust plate boundary, the Sunda-Java trench, which accommodates convergence between the Indo-Australia and Sunda plates. This convergence is responsible for the intense seismicity and volcanism in Sumatra.

 

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12/6/1907-The worst mining disaster in American history: In West Virginia’s Marion County, an explosion in a network of mines in Monongah kills 361 coal miners.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

History Channel

 

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December 6, 1917, a Belgian steamer and French freighter, both loaded with ammunition, collided and explode in Canada’s Halifax Harbor, leveling part of the town and killing nearly 1,600 people and injuring approximately 8,000.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

History Channel

 

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At least 11 have died and 70 injured after a fire at a four-star hotel in Karachi, Pakistan.

Monday, December 5th, 2016

BBC

 

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Oakland: At least 33 people have been confirmed dead in a massive blaze that gutted a converted warehouse over the weekend during an electronic dance party. The death toll is expected to rise

Monday, December 5th, 2016

CNN

 

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One of the deadliest fires in Oakland history: A rave had been going on upstairs on the second floor with 50 to 100 people inside. Some got out, many didn’t. The majority of them were young people in their 20s. According to responders it all happened quickly. The fire went up really, really quickly. Highly flammable pallets had been stacked up as stairs. The fire department said they went up like kindling, trapping party goers on the second floor and making the fire impossible to fight from inside.

Sunday, December 4th, 2016

CBS SanFrancisco

Posted in Fires/Wildfires| Comments Off on One of the deadliest fires in Oakland history: A rave had been going on upstairs on the second floor with 50 to 100 people inside. Some got out, many didn’t. The majority of them were young people in their 20s. According to responders it all happened quickly. The fire went up really, really quickly. Highly flammable pallets had been stacked up as stairs. The fire department said they went up like kindling, trapping party goers on the second floor and making the fire impossible to fight from inside.

The worst industrial accident in history, 12/3/1984: An explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leads to at least 2,000 deaths and another 200,000 injured as toxic gas enveloped the city.

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016

History Channel

 

 

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Oakland, CA: At least 9 are dead and 2 dozen others also may have perished in a massive fire that broke out late Friday in a warehouse and artists collective

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016

USA Today

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Pakistan: The 3rd victim of Naegleria fowleri this year was 5 months pregnant; she had visited a water park a few days ago

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016

The International News

Left: EM image of Naegleria fowleri in its cyst stage. Center: EM image of Naegleria fowleri in its ameboid trophozoite stage. Right: EM image of Naegleria fowleri in its flagellated stage.

 

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“…As the Myanmar Army unleashes a brutal counterinsurgency campaign against the Rohingya in the north, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader, has remained nearly silent, putting her status as an exemplar of democratic values and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in a different light….”

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016

NY Times

 

Posted in Human Rights, Humanitarian, Migration| Comments Off on “…As the Myanmar Army unleashes a brutal counterinsurgency campaign against the Rohingya in the north, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader, has remained nearly silent, putting her status as an exemplar of democratic values and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in a different light….”
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