RSSMagnitude 4.5 Earthquake this morning – ARUBA REGION
I wonder whether Aruba tourism will be promoting this news at the Boston Travel Show this weekend? Come to Aruba for our blue sky’s, white sandy beaches and 4.5 magnitude earthquakes. In the past two years, Aruba has had several earthquake-like happenings affect their tourism … now they get the real thing, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Although this is considered a light earthquake, it is far from a category of minor.
That is what was reported from the USGS: Magnitude 4.5 – ARUBA REGION, 2007 March 22 12:57:07 UTC
Region ARUBA REGION
Distances 50 km (30 miles) ENE of ORANJESTAD, Aruba
90 km (55 miles) NW of WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Neth. Antilles
135 km (80 miles) N of Coro, Venezuela
1830 km (1140 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
Minor 3.0-3.9 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)
Light 4.0-4.9 Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)
Moderate 5.0-5.9 Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year
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Daily Commentary – Wednesday March 7th, 2007 – We Solved Global Warming Contact the Aliens, Quick Alert Al Gore
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Jet Blue Passengers Feeling Blue Again in Wake of Snow Storm
First JetBlue had the St Valentine’s Day Massacre, now they see another 68 flights canceled in and out of JFK today.
The JetBlue Airways Corp. cancellations, from among its more than 175 scheduled flights at the Queens airport, were to make sure crews and planes are in the right places so the company can quickly resume operations after the snow storm, spokeswoman Alison Eshelman said Sunday.
Jet Blue Passengers Seeing RED
Jet Blue has a lot of PR and fence mending to do in the wake of passengers being left waiting 
in airplanes on the tarmac for nearly 9 hours. Passengers aboard JetBlue flights were seeing RED Do to the harsh winter ice and snow storms that hit the northeast many plane flights were grounded and cancelled; however, Jet Blue passengers had a nightmare all unto themselves.
The airline said 10 incoming and outbound flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport were “significantly delayed” with customers on board during Wednesday’s storm. Reasons included congestion, frozen equipment and an effort to keep planes ready to go in case the weather broke, said JetBlue spokesman Bryan Baldwin.
More than 250 of JetBlue’s roughly 500 flights nationwide were canceled Wednesday, but “fairly normal” service resumed Thursday, he said.
Calling Wednesday’s delays “unacceptable,” the airline planned to offer the affected passengers refunds and free flights.
To Cheryl Chesner, 26, “unacceptable” was hardly the word for the 11 hours she said she and her husband, Seth, 27, spent trying to take a JetBlue flight to Aruba for their honeymoon. (Yahoo News)
Serves you right for going to Aruba in the first place. Don’t worry though … Jet Blue’s treatment of you is only a precursor of things to come when you arrive in Aruba. Call it “karma” for buying the ticket to the location in the first place.
Global Warming Alert: Oswego New York Gets Enough Snow To Bury Shaquille O’Neal
If you are complaining about the weather where you live, you got nothing on the people in Oswego, New York. They have over 7 feet of snow on the ground and getting more as we speak. That is enough to cover Saquille O’Neal, NBA superstar, who stands 7 feet 1 inches tall.
That is a great deal of snow.
Must be global warming.
The snow in some parts of New York state is deep enough to bury a basketball player. Snowfall totals in Oswego County have topped the seven-foot mark.
The National Weather Service reports 88 inches of snow has fallen in the town of Parish since Sunday. That’s seven feet, four inches of snow, as high as the National Basketball Association’s tallest players.
New York’s governor has declared a disaster emergency in the area. Forecasters say it isn’t over yet. The region could get another two to three feet of snow Friday. via 14 WFIE,
Hows this for perspective.
Proportional Height for the post.
Wow.
