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Mitch Battros (ECTV)
The Provincial
Disaster Management Office of Legazpi City has reactivated
all municipal and cities disaster councils in Albay to
brace for an imminent eruption.
On Saturday,
the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) confirmed a general increasing trend of volcanic
activity and the likely involvement of magma as the cause
of previous eruption trends, PHIVOLCS has now raised the
Mayon assessment to Alert Level 2.
Incandescence
inside the summit crater was confirmed last night as a
persistent and significant phenomenon. The speck of glow
appears to be soured from lava deposits inside the crater
and is inferred to be emanating from the eastern portion
of the volcano’s conduit. In addition, Sulfur Dioxide emission
rates on 09 October 9th rose to 2,386 tons per day (t/d)
from the previous measurement of 1,616 t/d of October
1st. Seismic activity for the past 24 hours was relatively
low as three (3) Low-Frequency Volcanic Quakes (LFVQ) was
detected by the Anoling seismometer.
The glow
occurring in the crater is likely caused by a renewed episode
of magma intrusion that could have delivered hot lava to
shallow levels or perhaps by opening of cracks that exposed
still-hot lava beneath the crater. The increased Sulfur
Dioxide emission rates, along with a general slight increase
in volcanic quakes over the period of several weeks, suggest
a more direct involvement of hot lava to cause the crater
glow. However, PHIVOLCS notes that these observations also
indicate slow magma intrusion. The glow from the crater
remains faint so that it is visible only with telescopes
or night-view cameras. The earthquake levels are still
generally low and the absence of tremor, in consideration
of the above observations also indicate sluggish magma
activity.
This alert
condition signifies a volcano instability that may eventually
lead to ash explosions or to magmatic eruption. PHIVOLCS
reminds the public to avoid venturing inside the six (6)
kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) to minimize
risks associated with volcanic explosions and flows.
Mayon remains
the most active volcano in the country. It has erupted
50 times since l616. The deadliest blast took place in
1814 where 1,200 people were killed. The Cagsawa ruin in
Daraga town stood as mute witness of Mayon’s deadly majesty.
In l993, Mayon killed at least 77 people when it erupted
without Phivolcs warning. The most recent eruption, in
1993, began unexpectedly with an explosion. The initial
eruption lasted only 30 minutes but it generated pyroclastic
flows that killed 77 people and prompted the evacuation
of 60,000 others.
Monkeys
Control Robotic Arm With Brain Implants
By Rick Weiss - Washington Post Staff Writer
Scientists
in North Carolina have built a brain implant that lets
monkeys control a robotic arm with their thoughts, marking
the first time that mental intentions have been harnessed
to move a mechanical object.
The technology
could someday allow people with paralyzing spinal cord
injuries to operate machines or tools with their thoughts
as naturally as others today do with their hands. It might
even allow some paralyzed people to move their own arms
or legs again, by transmitting the brain's directions not
to a machine but directly to the muscles in those latent
limbs.
The brain
implants could also allow scientists or soldiers to control,
hands-free, small robots that could perform tasks in inhospitable
environments or in war zones. In the new experiments, monkeys
with wires running from their brains to a robotic arm were
able to use their thoughts to make the arm perform tasks.
But before long, the scientists said, they will upgrade
the implants so the monkeys can transmit their mental commands
to machines wirelessly.
"It's a
major advance," University of Washington neuroscientist
Eberhard E. Fetz said of the monkey studies. "This bodes
well for the success of brain-machine interfaces."
Earth
Changes TV 'Radio Hour'
Tuesday
October 14th - Johnny Mirehiel - "The Harmonic
Concordance" - Like its spiritual ancestor, the 'Harmonic
Convergence' of 1987, The 'Harmonic Concordance' of 2003
also is a call to the Spirit of Humankind to awaken to
the idea that we are, in fact, Spiritual beings
sharing a physical experience. Consequently, ceremonies
and celebrations in honor of this idea are now being
scheduled at multiple sacred sites and pilgrimage places
throughout the world.
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Thought
For The Day
"None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling
ourselves up from our own bootstraps. We got here because
somebody bent down and helped us."
-
Thurgood Marshall
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