Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
6.8 earthquake hits Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia.
5.3 earthquake hits near the coast of Ecuador.
5.1 earthquake hits the Nicobar Islands, India.
5.1 earthquake hits Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia.
5.0 earthquake hits the Santa Cruz Islands.
5.0 earthquake hits New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
5.0 earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.
5.0 earthquake hits south of Alaska.
5.0 earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
There are no current tropical storm systems.
NewsBytes:
Mississippi River, USA – Mississippi River flooding reaching record-high levels, still rising along western Wisconsin. With the river expected to crest later this week, floodwaters have already shut down roads, parks in river communities. he Mississippi River hit major flood stage in La Crosse and other communities over the weekend, setting up for record-setting crests expected later this week. To the south, the river near Prairie du Chien crossed into major flood stage at 22 feet on Monday. It’s currently forecast to crest at 24.4 feet this weekend, which would be the second-highest on record and one foot shy of the 1965 record.
Californian Condors Die of Avian Influenza
On April 7, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was publicly confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reports as of April 17, 2023, 20 condors have died in the Arizona-Utah flock; HPAI has been confirmed for 10 of those condors. Eight birds were captured and brought in for supportive care. Four of those condors died shortly thereafter and are included in the total of 20 deceased birds. Four condors are still receiving supportive care and have shown improvement.
To date, the virus has not been detected in the other condor populations in California or Baja California, Mexico.
Monkeypox – South Korea
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 10 additional confirmed monkeypox, or Mpox patients without overseas travel history. This brings the total cases to 30 in the country.
Dengue Fever – Brazil
Brazil’s second most populous state, Minas Geraia, has topped more than a quarter million probable dengue cases and more than 100,000 confirmed cases through April 24. According to data from the State Department of Health of Minas Gerais (SES-MG), the state has registered 235,331 probable cases of dengue. Of this total, 102,537 cases were confirmed.
Marburg Virus – Tanzania
On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health in Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. As of 16 Apr 2023, nine cases and six deaths (CFR 66.7%) have been reported. All cases were reported from the Bukoba Rural district in Kagera Region. A total of 212 contacts, of which 206 have completed their monitoring period. This is Tanzania’s first ever MVD outbreak.
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