Month: September 2024

The asteroid, approximately 10 meters wide, was discovered through the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System. 

Researchers found that its size, speed, and trajectory are suitable for it to be caught by Earth’s gravitational field for 53 days. During this time, it will orbit Earth before resuming its path through the solar system.

“2024 PT5 will circle the Earth one time before it escapes back into space,” the researchers stated in their paper. This event is known as a “temporarily captured flyby,” where an asteroid enters Earth’s gravity but does not make multiple orbits. 

#FPExplained: Earth is set to get a 'mini-moon' for 56 days. What is this rare celestial event?https://t.co/06Y4TqW9Yu

— Firstpost (@firstpost) September 16, 2024

2024 PT₅ is a near-Earth object roughly 11 meters (36 ft) in diameter discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on August 7, 2024, the day before approaching Earth at 568,500 km (353,200 mi).

The object orbits the Sun but makes slow close approaches to the Earth–Moon system.

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On September 14, 2024, asteroid 2024 RN16, which is approximately 110 feet in diameter, made a close approach to Earth.

It passed at a distance of around 1.6 million kilometres from our planet. Though close in astronomical terms, this distance posed no threat, as it is much greater than the average Earth-Moon distance. NASA has identified this asteroid as a potential near-Earth object. It is classified as a “potentially hazardous asteroid.”

2024 RN16 belongs to a group of near-Earth objects called Apollo asteroids. These asteroids have orbits that cross Earth’s path around the Sun, making close approaches possible. If an asteroid the size of 2024 RN16 were to collide with Earth, the impact could be catastrophic.

It could release energy equivalent to 16 megatons of TNT if it exploded 29 kilometres above the ground. Such an event is considered rare, occurring roughly once every 990 years.

An #asteroid named 2024 RN16 measuring 110 feet wide will make a close approach to Earth today.

This asteroid is travelling at 104,761 KMPH and it will pass within 1.6 million km from Earth.

Lets understand this with the help of orbit visualisation on 2024 RN16. pic.twitter.com/zGX2zy07js

— Neetu Khandelwal (@T_Investor_) September 15, 2024

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Cyclone Boris is forecast to drop up to 400 mm (15.7 inches) of rain to parts of central Europe over the next 3 days, prompting widespread flood warnings and emergency preparations in countries like the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany and Slovakia. 

Cold air from the Atlantic Ocean moved over Iceland toward the Adriatic Sea this week, forming a formidable storm — named Cyclone Boris, and prompting officials in central European countries to issue widespread flood warnings. This is the second wave of severe weather to hit Europe within just 7 days, marking a sharp end to the European 2024 summer season. 

The region has already seen an abrupt shift to cold weather, torrential rainfall, powerful winds, waterspouts, and snowstorms in the second half of the week.

Wind, rain, snow, floods… a “major weather disaster” threatens 7 central European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia) from Friday with cyclone Boris. Forecast predicts worst flooding in decades.

🇪🇺🌀 Vent, pluie, neige, inondations… une « catastrophe météo majeure » menace dès vendredi, 7 pays d'Europe centrale (Autriche, Tchéquie, Pologne, Slovaquie, Hongrie, Slovénie, Croatie) avec le cyclone Boris.
Les prévisions annoncent les pires inondations depuis des décennies pic.twitter.com/7PR2mbQZnr

— LMS Radio, La Musique Star (@LAMUSIQUESTAR) September 13, 2024

Arctic Blast Sweeps Through Europe** An exceptionally potent cold front is currently surging southward from the Arctic, enveloping Europe in an early and unusually severe chill. This meteorological event sets the stage for significant snowfall in the Alps and potential flooding across Central Europe. This early September cold snap is remarkably intense, with forecasts predicting over one meter of fresh snow in the higher elevations of the Austrian Alps, and some areas likely to see accumulations surpassing two meters. While the entire Alpine region will experience snowfall, Austria is poised to bear the brunt of this wintry onslaught. Such conditions are extraordinary for this time of year.

**Arctic Blast Sweeps Through Europe** An exceptionally potent cold front is currently surging southward from the Arctic, enveloping Europe in an early and unusually severe chill. This meteorological event sets the stage for significant snowfall in the Alps and potential… pic.twitter.com/lfbiQtKlPb

— 24/7WeatherPhenomenaObserver (@24weather24) September 14, 2024

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Allowing Kiev to use Western weapons system to strike Russian territory will effectively mean NATO’s direct participation in a conflict against Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said.

“An attempt to substitute concepts is being made, because we are not talking about ‘authorizing’ or ‘prohibiting’ the Kiev regime from striking Russian territory. It already does so with the help of drones and other means. But when we’re talking about the use of Western-made long-range precision weapons, it is a different matter entirely,” Putin said in an interview with Russian television on Thursday.

“I have already mentioned this, and any experts will confirm, both in our country and in the West, that the Ukrainian army is not capable of [independently] carrying out strikes using Western modern, long-range precision systems. It cannot do this. This is possible only with the use of intelligence from satellites which Ukraine does not have. This data is only available from satellites of the European Union or the United States, in other words, from NATO satellites. That’s the first point,” Putin said.

#WW3 INFO – #Russia's Putin said that strikes with US/UK-made long-range weapons against the country would mean #NATO's direct participation in the war In #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/WDIMc6SnnC

— AsgardIntel (@AsgardIntel) September 13, 2024

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The Western media is manufacturing public consent for the move, according to a Russian senator

Washington and London may have already decided to let Kiev use long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia and are now seeding the narrative through the media, Russian Senator Aleksey Pushkov has said.

Britain has already given the green light for the use of Storm Shadow missiles, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous government sources. London, however, is not expected to announce the move publicly, the sources claimed.

“The decision to strike Russian territory is clearly being prepared,” Pushkov wrote on Telegram on Wednesday. “There are too many conversations and hints about it for it to be reversed. Even if it has not been made yet, it looks like it will be a matter of days. The leak via The Guardian is not accidental. Public opinion is being prepared.”

Limitations on the use of Western-supplied weapons were originally put in place to allow the US and its allies to claim they were not directly involved in the conflict with Russia, while arming Ukraine to the tune of $200 billion. Kiev has been clamoring for the restrictions to be lifted since May, however.

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#WW3 INFO – #Russia: Dmitriy Medvedev threatened Britain with destruction

'An island called Britain will probably sink within the next few years, our hypersonic missiles will help us if necessary' – former 🇷🇺 president said pic.twitter.com/Jr0PCf3mwo

— AsgardIntel (@AsgardIntel) September 12, 2024

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that the White House is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key military targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

Speaking in Kyiv alongside the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, Blinken said the US had “from day one” been willing to adapt its policy as the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine changed. “We will continue to do this,” he emphasised.

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As part of a broader civil defense initiative, Lithuania is preparing a national evacuation plan while also implementing conscription for school graduates.

Lithuania’s government is developing a national mass evacuation plan to be completed by early October, reports the country’s national broadcaster LRT.

The heightened focus on civil defense in the Baltic region comes against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increased tensions with Moscow.

Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite emphasized the urgency of the initiative, saying, “Today, civil protection is more relevant than ever. The war against Ukraine continues, countries in our region are experiencing hybrid and disinformation attacks, and sabotage is our new reality.”

EMERGENCY Situation as of NOW in Lithuania, who set up barricades against Russian tanks, near the enclave Kaliningrad, for fear of an imminent invasion of the tiny Baltic country.  💥 pic.twitter.com/7mcbsINTaC

— ⁸PHOENI𝕏&DRAGON⁸ (@XPHOENIXDRAGON) September 7, 2024

So Lithuania is planning on evacuating its pop across Baltic when WW3 kicks off

So Lithuania is planning on evacuating its pop across Baltic when WW3 kicks off, will they even have to at this rate? All Putin has to do is wait a few years! pic.twitter.com/GTpFD173xw

— Canadian Prepper (@PrepperCanadian) September 9, 2024

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Protesters have urged the president to resign, after he picked Michel Barnier to lead the government, rejecting the left’s choice

Mass unrest swept France on Saturday over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint conservative politician Michel Barnier as prime minister, rejecting the choice of the largest faction in parliament.

Demonstrators called for Macron’s resignation, accusing him of a “power grab”and “stealing the election.”

Last month, the French leader rejected the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance’s candidate Lucie Castets for the post, despite the coalition winning the largest number of seats in the July parliamentary election.

In France, the far-left New Popular Front and the Macronites have teamed up to block Le Pen's National Rally from winning the election.
Now Macron has appointed the conservative politician, not the NPF candidate, as prime minister and has entrusted him with the task of forming a… pic.twitter.com/P0KTNfB5Ws

— Andrew (@andraw0x) September 8, 2024

🔊#NOW #Paris: Several thousand people stood up against the "coup" by Macron, who decided against the majority, who gave the newly formed #LFI their votes to form a government in the National Assembly. The elite decided for conservative Barnier as new PM.pic.twitter.com/9gr9CzOdKc

— Asgard Intel WW3.INFO (@AsgardIntel) September 7, 2024

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This leaves Canadians with no available COVID-19 vaccines until October.

Amid a significant summer COVID-19 wave, the Ontario government is withdrawing and destroying remaining supplies of existing COVID vaccines while Health Canada continues to review new ones, according to Ontario health officials. Ontario health officials say all provinces were directed to withdraw and destroy remaining XBB COVID vaccines by Health Canada.

Or is something else going on?

The move is the result of a contractual agreement between Health Canada and vaccine manufacturers, according to government sources. New, updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna cannot be distributed until the remaining supply of older vaccines is withdrawn and destroyed, Ontario’s Ministry of Health says. The new vaccines offer better protection against the COVID-19 strains currently circulating than the previous vaccines.

BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics across Canada have been ordered to destroy all vials of Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines!

My urgent message to all who have access:

DO NOT RETURN OR DESTROY any Vaccine vials, they are priceless! Hide them@ABDanielleSmith#ableg pic.twitter.com/WQVt0AaAby

— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 6, 2024

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