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16. August 2009 | 10:18

Strong quake off Indonesia’s Sumatra, no tsunami warning

Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Sunday, but there was no tsunami warning issued, officials at the country’s meteorology agency said. ” … (News Source: AlertNet - 08:11:59)

Strong earthquake jolts off Indonesia’s West Sumatra

Jakarta - A strong earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismology agency said. The quake struck at 2:38 pm (0738 GMT) … (News Source: EARTHtimes.org - 08:16:17)

Plates quiver below Puget Sound, getting ready for big one

WASHINGTON - Using sophisticated seismometers and GPS devices, scientists have been able to track minute movements along two massive tectonic plates colliding 25 miles or so underneath Washington state’s Puget Sound basin. Their early findings suggest that a mega-earthquake could strike closer to the Seattle-Tacoma area, home to some 3.6 million people, than was thought earlier. (News Source: Tacoma News Tribune - 07:21:14)

New data: Mega-quake could strike near Seattle

Instruments are detecting an inch or two of movement as the Juan de Fuca plate grinds and sinks beneath the North American plate. When the plates snap, scientists say, it could produce a massive 9.0 or greater earthquake and a tsunami. (News Source: San Jose Mercury News - 02:24:48)

New data: Mega-quake could strike near Seattle

Buildup of energy as plates grind together could result in 9.0 or greater temblor. (News Source: Contra Costa Times - 00:39:09)

Trade of elephant tusks and tiger bodies rampant in some Indonesian cities: survey

The trade on elephant tusks and tiger is apparently concerning in Indonesia with free trading on parts and the mummified bodies of the endangered species were rampant in major cities in Sumatra and Java, the Antara news agency reported on Friday. According to the result of a survey conducted by Pro Fauna, a wildlife non-government agency, the trade on elephant tusks and tiger bodies were found … (News Source: People’s Daily - 06:23:13)

Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude-6.6 quake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. (News Source: Tiscali - 20:51:32)

Oil giants destroy rainforests to make palm oil diesel for motorists

Fuel companies are accelerating the destruction of rainforest by secretly adding palm oil to diesel that is sold to millions of British motorists. (News Source: Times Online - 23:24:06)

Withdrawal denied

Meanwhile, IMD has come out with a special bulletin to deny that it has declared any prediction with regard to withdrawal of monsoon. (News Source: The Hindu - 19:11:46)

Sugar Production in Indonesia May Rise 7% in 2010 on Prices

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Sugar mills in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest buyer, may raise production of white sugar as much as 7 percent next year because of higher prices. (News Source: Bloomberg - 04:37:48)

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