Short Takes – 8-21-23

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Ventura County shakes parts of Southern California. NBCLosAngeles.com article. Pull quote: “The magnitude-5.1 earthquake at 2:41 p.m. startled Southern Californians who were already braced for the remnant of Hurricane Hilary, which had already brought hours of steady rain during the region's driest month of the year. There were at least a dozen aftershocks of magnitude-3.0 or greater.”

Russia’s Lunar Lander Crashes Into the Moon. NYTimes.com article. Pull quote: “That is part of the Kremlin’s narrative — a compelling one for many Russians — that Russia is a great nation held back by an American-led West that is jealous of and threatened by Russia’s capabilities. The country’s state-run space industry in particular has been a valuable tool as Russia works to remake its geopolitical relationships.”

Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater. NPR.org article. Pull quote: “The National Weather Service cautioned that heavy rain had passed in some areas, such as Ventura County, but lighter rain still posed potentially deadly threats. Just after midnight, it reported that rain was falling at a rate of 0.5 to 1 inch of rain per hour in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles, and that rock and mudslides were occurring.”

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