Think about the Long Term

Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and
make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater
rewards in the long term. Unsuccessful people, on the other hand,
think more about short-term pleasure and immediate gratification
while giving little thought to the long-term future.

M4.6 moderate aftershock in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal

September 18, 2016: Magnitude 4.6 moderate aftershock was recorded in Sindhupalchowk at 10:57 pm Sunday night, Nepal Seismological Center mentioned.

The epicenter was located near Shree Gyuldevi Temple. NSC has confirmed it as an aftershock of 2015 Gorkha earthquake.

The tremor was even felt in Kathmandu valley. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported.

This is the third aftershock of magnitude greater than 4 recorded in Nepal this September. Earlier two tremors were recorded in Dolakha district in the first week of this month.

At least 469 aftershocks of magnitude of 4 and greater have been recorded in last one and half year.

"End Times Prophecies" confirms October 31, 2016 as the end of the world!

End Times Prophecies YouTube

People often search, "When is the world going to end?" And every time a new doomsday prophecy claims certain date. An updated "End Times Prophecies" YouTube channel claims the world will surely end on 31 October 2016.

Earlier, the same YouTube channel marked July 29, 2016 as the end of the world. Now, the same video has been updated with a new title claiming the end of the world to occur on October 31, 2016.

It claims that the second coming of Jesus Christ will occur at the same time as the magnetic polar flip in a matter of minutes, which will cause a catastrophic global earthquake. This YouTube video has now attracted more than 6.8 million views as of September 17, 2016.

The YouTube video argues, "the recorded prophecies tell the history of mankind from the days of the great Babylonian Empire. All the evidence tells us that the end of the world ,end of days and the end of time on 31 October 2016."

It added that the Earth will stagger like a drunk and will sway like a hut in a storm. This will happen because the planet is already weighed down by its sins, and it will collapse and never rise again.

"End Times Prophecies" has posted several false doomsday prediction for this year including that an asteroid would hit Earth on May 6, then July 29. It didn't happen.

This year Pastor Ricardo Salazar, from the Global Church of the King of Israel, in Tokyo, Japan, had also predicted a major disaster on May 16, 2016. But it never happened.

North Korean floods 2016 kill 138 — Worst disaster since WWII

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA:
Flooding - Humanitarian Snapshot (OCHA)

Recent floods in North Korea have claimed lives of at least 138 people and left more than 400 people missing.

"The flood that resulted from the typhoon Lionrock that hit North Hamgyong province from August 29 to September 2 was the worst disaster since liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945," AFP reported quoting the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) news agency.

According to the government, more than 35,500 houses have been damaged, 69 per cent of which have been completely destroyed, and a further 8,700 buildings, including schools and public buildings, have been damaged.

"The army and people are all out in the flood recovery campaign in the northern areas of North Hamgyong Province," KCNA reported.

The United Nations World Food Program delivered emergency food assistance, including fortified biscuits and beans, to more than 140,000 people.

Flood that swept the area from August 29 to September 2 was the biggest disaster since the liberation of Korea —  KCNA 

"Marshal Kim Jong Un set the flood recovery in the northern part as the main thrust and the foremost front of the 200-day campaign and made sure that measures were taken to conduct recovery campaign as the one involving the entire Party and society," KCNA added.

Super Typhoon Meranti makes multiple records

Super Typhoon Meranti (Typhoon Ferdie in Philippines) is the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016 and is one of three most powerful typhoons ever recorded.

Super Typhoon Meranti made landfall early on Thursday near Xiamen in Fujian Province of China. 

In Taiwan, the meteorological agency issued a land and sea warning for the typhoon affecting 13 counties and cities in southern and eastern parts of the island, including Kaohsiung, Taitung and Hualien. 

According to the Xinhua News Agency, more than 863,000 homes suffered blackouts as Typhoon Meranti hit Taiwan.

Super Typhoon Meranti Record

Strongest typhoon since Typhoon Megi (2010) -  In terms of pressure

Strongest since Typhoon Haiyan (2013) -  In terms of maximum sustained winds

Strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016

Deepest tropical cyclones ever recorded anywhere on Earth

Heavy rains, landslides kill 8 in Nepal

At least eight people have been died in landslides in different parts of Nepal. Six people died in eastern Nepal and two in western part of the country.

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall claimed lives of four people in Taplejung and two in Bhojpur districts Friday night.

An elderly man buried in a landslide in Devisthan-5 in Myagdi district on Saturday morning. Similarly, a child died after landslide buried him at Gajuri VDC-5 in Dhading district.

A landslide hit a house in Fungling, Taplejung burying three members of a single family. Another women was hit by the debris, The Himalayan Times reported.

Landslide buried a house claiming lives of a couple in Kulung-9 of Bhojpur district. 

An elderly man was found dead buried in a landslide in Devisthan-5 in Myagdi district on Saturday morning. Body of a six-year-old child was recovered from the landslide debris at Gajuri VDC-5 in Dhading district.

M7.1 earthquake in New Zealand shakes Gisborne and Tauranga

Magnitude 7.1 severe earthquake rattled New Zealand with epicenter located 167km NNE of Gisborne and 257km E of Tauranga.

According to a spokeswoman for Insurance Council New Zealand, no significant damage had been reported to the authority this morning.

The quake also cut power to about 1000 homes in Eastern Bay of Plenty, NZHerald reported.

Biggest earthquake in 201 years

The September 1, 2016 M 7.1 earthquake northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand is the biggest quake to hit top of the North Island in 20 years.

The largest was a M 7.1 event in February 1995, about 45 km to the southwest of the September 1, 2016 earthquake. The 1995 event also occurred as a result of shallow oblique-normal faulting, and is not known to have caused any fatalities or damage. The 1995 M 7.1 earthquake was followed by a M 6.5 aftershock five days later.

Tectonic Summary

The earthquake occurred as the result of shallow oblique-normal faulting near the plate boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates.

The current event was preceded by a M 5.8 foreshock, approximately 18 hours earlier and 30 km to the north, at a similar depth and with the same faulting mechanism as the subsequent M 7.1 earthquake.