CURRENT EVENT DIGEST #1
GEOG 300
Bear Allison
1/29 - Monday
Earthquake lifts the Noto Peninsula in Southern Japan.
● An entire peninsula rose, lifted by 13 feet after the earthquake.
1/31 - Wednesday
Atmospheric river winter storm hitting the west coast
● Cyclone
● Coming from Hawaii, dubbed the “Pineapple Express”
● Lots of rain and snow
2/5 - Monday
Mid-latitude cyclone. Common winter storm in California. Not a hurricane.
2/7 - Wednesday
Dry summer season in Chile. Fires rage in the neighborhoods of Vina del Mar.
● Mediterranean climate
● In southern hemisphere
● Bot reversed
2/12 - Monday
NASA climate satellite blastoff to survey oceans & atmosphere of a warming Earth.