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· 2026-10-09T18:33:29+00:00#PANAMÁ: Preliminary magnitude 7.7 earthquake interrupts -live- a sports program in the city of #Santiago , 60 km from the epicenter. Source: USGS. Video: Deportes RPC.
· 2026-10-09T18:10:02+00:00BREAKING: Powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama, setting off panic in capital
AI visual note: A dramatic graphic with a red seismic wave background displays the bold white text "EARTHQUAKE," visually representing the breaking news of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Panama and caused panic in its capital.
· 2026-10-09T18:36:04+00:00JUST IN: Saildrone Explorer SD-1045 passed through the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Isaias, recording wind gusts over 90 knots (103 mph). This is the same USV that filmed inside Hurricane Sam in 2021, setting a Guinness World Record. Watch ↓ @NOAA_AOML @noaapmel
AI visual note: Saildrone Explorer SD-1045 captured this image in the Gulf of America during Hurricane Isaias on October 9, 2026, recording 47.2 knot wind gusts and a 5.32 m significant wave height at 1239 UTC. The footage shows the USV navigating massive stormy seas with heavy gray skies, supporting reports of it passing through the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Isaias while sustaining wind gusts over 90 knots (103 mph).
· 2026-10-09T21:25:02+00:00WATCH: A magnitude 8.0 earthquake interrupted a live television broadcast in Panama.
· 2026-10-09T22:16:03+00:00HURRICANE ISAIAS: You couldn't pay me enough to get into a perfectly good airplane and intentionally fly into a hurricane with winds over 130 MPH! GOD BLESS the brave men and women who make up the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters! Writer: Jamie
· 2026-10-09T22:13:07+00:00Blue-capped Cordon-bleus, a finch found in Africa
· 2026-10-09T21:54:00+00:00That caption matches AS16-106-17336. Charles Duke took it at 167:24:45 GET on EVA 3, 23 April 1972, as a locator toward House Rock while he and John Young sampled the southeast rim of North Ray crater. Young is in the foreground with the rake. The tongs stuck in the soil stand
AI visual note: Apollo 16 astronaut John Young stands on the rim of North Ray crater holding a rake, with tongs stuck in the soil nearby and the boulder known as House Rock visible in the background of the lunar landscape.
· 2026-10-09T21:58:04+00:00This barred spiral galaxy, known as UGC 6093, not only contains a supermassive black hole but also qualifies as a “megamaser,” beaming microwave energy 100 million times brighter than that of the Milky Way. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)
AI visual note: A bright barred spiral galaxy, UGC 6093, glows against a star-studded cosmic background, with its swirling arms extending outward from a luminous central core. The image visually showcases the megamaser galaxy described, highlighting its striking spiral structure and central brightness characteristic of its supermassive black hole and intense microwave emissions.
· 2026-10-09T19:36:50+00:00Yikes. Big earthquake in… Panama?!
AI visual note: A seismic map showing a magnitude 7.7 earthquake (downgraded to 7.9 mi depth) striking Pitaloza Arriba, Panama, with USGS-reported aftershocks of 6.0 and 5.8 clustered near Coiba National Park and Punta Mala on Oct 9, 2026. The orange and yellow concentric rings visually illustrate the quake's intensity radiating across the isthmus, confirming the "big earthquake in Panama" described in the post.
· 2026-10-09T21:31:18+00:00Strong winds, hail, and flooding on the roads from a storm affecting Medellín and other areas of the Aburrá Valley. The La Presidenta and La Guayabala streams reached red risk level due to the increase in their flows. Trees and a utility pole were also reported to have fallen
· 2026-10-09T21:24:01+00:00All major ensemble systems especially the EPS, did awful for #Isaias, the first major test for the new euro model, 50r1. Other than #Isaias, euro continues to do well globally. GFS seemingly was the closest physics based model to analysis at 12z along with the usual, GDMI/AIFS.
AI visual note: An EPS MSLP and Anomaly weather forecast map from Tropical Tidbits showing a deep low-pressure system over the Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean region, valid 12z Fri, Oct 09 2026.
· 2026-10-09T20:05:57+00:007.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN PANAMA The powerful earthquake that struck in southern Panama was felt across a wide region from Panama City to Costa Rica. Initial footage shows damage to some structures and partial collapses. A tsunami threat is also being assessed for Pacific
· 2026-10-09T21:47:01+00:00A new paper from Meta just cracked an assumption the whole AI field runs on. You don't need a tokenizer to win. Almost every AI model reads text the same way. It chops your words into chunks called tokens, around 100,000 of them in its vocabulary. This paper from Meta FAIR and
AI visual note: First page of an academic paper titled 'Breaking the Token Ceiling: Distilling Smaller, Stronger Byte Models' by Kalyani Marathe and others, dated 11 Sep 2026.
· 2026-10-09T21:30:19+00:00Here is my 4 p.m. update on the weather situation here in Fort Walton Beach, Florida as Hurricane Isaias approaches. #Hurricane #Isaias
· 2026-10-09T20:37:38+00:00#Isaias Update: Hurricanes can produce tornado swarms. Everything in yellow is a tornado watch. This means twisters are possible, while the red smaller areas, suggest a tornado has been spotted on the ground or detected by radar.
AI visual note: A weather map displays a 'TORNADO THREAT WATCH UNTIL 9PM' from ABC 7, with a yellow 'WATCH' area covering the Florida panhandle including cities like Pensacola, Panama City, and Tallahassee.
· 2026-10-09T20:30:36+00:00**7.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES PANAMA; DAMAGE AND EVACUATIONS REPORTED!** · The quake caused damage to buildings and emergency evacuations; preventive tsunami alerts were issued for Pacific countries, including Mexico More information sinfronterasagencias.com/?p=76395
· 2026-10-09T21:20:02+00:00The search for a theory that fully describes all phenomena in the universe is the ultimate goal of physics research. How close are we do a theory of everything?
· 2026-10-09T20:57:58+00:00Here's the latest stats on Isaias that we are tracking in the Atlantic. Stay updated by clicking on [Link in bio] and looking in the HURRICANE SEASON 2026 section. #ecarwx
· 2026-10-09T20:20:21+00:00| Videos show the moments of anguish experienced in Panama following a strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake recorded this Friday. Evacuations and structural damage were reported; authorities continue to assess the impacts. #Panamá #Sismo #Videosvirales
· 2026-10-09T21:58:17+00:00#STAYINFORMED | A strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook central-southern Panama this Friday, October 9. Following the seismic event, tsunami alerts were issued for several countries.
· 2026-10-09T21:23:27+00:00As we track Hurricane Isaias along the Gulf Coast, see street flooding in California as Tropical Storm Rachel brings dangerous surf. In our link in bio, LIVE cameras. #HurricaneIsaias #TropicalStormRachel #California #Flooding #GulfCoast cw39.com/weather/tracki …
· 2026-10-09T21:00:43+00:00Four astronauts from the United States, France, and Russia descended to Earth on Thursday, October 9, on the coast of Los Angeles, California state, from the International Space Station. They had spent eight months in the International Space Center.
· 2026-10-09T21:00:12+00:00Snowfall is forecast for the mountains and foothills west of Billings this weekend into Monday. The heaviest snowfall will fall above 8,000 feet on northeast aspects. #mtwx #wywx
AI visual note: A National Weather Service forecast map titled 'Forecast Snowfall' from the Billings, MT office dated October 9, 2026, showing predicted snowfall amounts across Montana from October 10-12, with highlights of potential winter impacts and varying snow amounts in mountain areas.
· 2026-10-09T20:27:11+00:00Update on Isaias 3:00 PM CDT Fri Oct Moving: N at 17 mph Min pressure: 959 mb Max sustained: 120 mph - The center is ~ 115mi from Mobile and continues to maintain a Cat 3 intensity. The storm is fighting against the wind shear prior to landfall. Slight weakening is possible
· 2026-10-09T20:41:16+00:00Primeras imágenes muestran los daños reportados tras el potente terremoto en Panamá. Las autoridades mantienen el monitoreo del evento sísmico. #VideosVirales #Daños #Panamá
· 2026-10-09T21:20:01+00:00This is wild!! We have had a full, legit hurricane season in the Pacific this year and we are not equipped for that here..crazy flooding up the SoCal coast!!
AI visual note: An ABC7 news broadcast screenshot dated Oct. 9, 2026, showing a reporter covering high tide flooding from Tropical Storm Rachel on Newport Beach streets at the Balboa Peninsula.
· 2026-10-09T20:15:00+00:00Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,6 sacudió Panamá: hubo 13 réplicas y hay alerta de tsunami
· 2026-10-09T20:45:53+00:00Hurricane Isaias intensifies into Category 3 hurricane.
· 2026-10-09T21:38:25+00:00Un terremoto en Panamá de magnitud preliminar 8.0 sacudió Panamá este viernes 9 de octubre de 2026, según el primer reporte del Instituto de Geociencias de la Universidad de Panamá. Ocurrió a las 12:56:05 p.m., hora local, con epicentro a 42 km al noroeste de Tonosí, provincia de
AI visual note: A topographical map of Panama displaying two yellow star markers indicating earthquake locations near Santiago de Veraguas and Maracaibo.
· 2026-10-09T21:30:25+00:00I crave another KSC trip. I need to see the NASAs again. checking my PTO
· 2026-10-09T21:28:59+00:00As Hurricane Isaias barrels through the gulf, what happens to the gulf oil rigs?
· 2026-10-09T21:12:28+00:00Sunny weekend start for SEAK, but clear skies bring a chilly night! North: 20s-low 30s South: Low 40s Juneau: ~36°F Downtown | 32°F Airport | 28°F Valley Other sheltered valleys will get cold too! Rain returns Sunday morning. weather.gov/ajk #AKwx #SEAK
AI visual note: A weather map titled 'Tonight's Low Temperature' from the National Weather Service Juneau office shows overnight low temperatures across Southeast Alaska, ranging from 28°F in Yakutat to 43°F in Metlakatla.
· 2026-10-09T20:40:27+00:00Major aftershock following the large M7.7 almost three hours ago.
AI visual note: A Raspberry Shake Earthquake Alert map showing a M 6.9 earthquake in Panama on Oct 9, 2026, with coordinates 7.782°, -81.378° and depth 10 km.
· 2026-10-09T20:03:17+00:00What an absolute pleasure and privilege it was to meet Dr. Kip Thorne, Nobel Laureate in Physics, and his wonderful wife, Dr. Carolee Joyce Weinstein, during their visit to RIT! What struck me most about Dr. Thorne was his incredible humility, warmth, and approachability. Here
AI visual note: A presentation slide titled 'Interstellar: The Science Behind the Film' by Kip Thorne is displayed on a large screen at RIT on October 8, 2026, with the speaker visible at a podium below.
· 2026-10-09T20:47:14+00:00Ten kilometers deep is just shallow enough to make everyone wonder if the crust's finally losing its grip.
· 2026-10-09T21:13:47+00:00We have the scientists, the astronauts, and the clinicians enabling the future of human space exploration. Come join us -
· 2026-10-09T21:08:35+00:00Overwhelmed by the response to our very first SF Space Happy Hour Looking forward to seeing everyone later today and celebrating the end of SF Tech Week with Astranis Space Technologies and The Just Rocket Science Show! Ad Astra
AI visual note: A promotional graphic for 'Space Happy Hour with Astranis and Just Rocket Science #SFTechWeek' scheduled for Friday, Oct 9 from 5:00pm-8:00pm.
· 2026-10-09T21:39:45+00:00Getting windy
