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Air Quality Alert issued August 12 at 9:11AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Published: 12 August 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. * WHERE…Southeast and northern Minnesota. * WHEN…Until 4 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Heavy ground-level smoke continues to linger across southeast Minnesota Tuesday morning. This smoke will continue to impact air quality across this region through the afternoon before finally leaving the state around 4 p.m.

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The United States exported 30% of the energy it produced in 2024

Published: 12 August 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

August 12, 2025

In 2024, the United States exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production. This percentage has grown considerably in recent decades, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. Nearly all of the exports were fossil fuels destined for other countries in North America, Europe, or Asia.

The United States set multiple records for energy production and exports in 2024. Of the record 103 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of total primary energy production in the United States, a record 31 quads went to other countries. The energy production that is not exported is not necessarily equivalent to domestic consumption because domestic consumption also includes energy imports and withdrawals from storage.

In our Monthly Energy Review, we convert different measurements for different sources of energy to one common unit of

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Volcano earthquake report for Tuesday, 12 Aug 2025

Published: 12 August 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 13:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 12 Aug 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Agung (1 quake mag 3.0), Akuseki-jima (2 quakes between mag 2.2-2.6), Asacha (1 quake mag 1.9), Barva (1 quake mag 1.8), Brennisteinsfjöll (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Cabalian (1 quake mag 1.6)
Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (16 quakes between mag 0.1-2.3), Clear Lake (24 quakes between mag 0.0-1.6), Coso (3 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Daisen (1 quake mag 1.3), Denison (1 quake mag 2.1), El Chichón (4 quakes between mag 2.1-2.7), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 1.7-1.8), Etna (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.2), Furnas (1 quake mag 3.0), Grímsvötn (1 quake mag 1.2), Guagua Pichincha (1 quake mag 3.5), Hrómundartindur (2 quakes between mag 0.1-1.1), Ibusuku (3 quakes between mag 0.2-1.3), Kambalny (4 quakes between mag 2.6-3.1), Katla (5 quakes between mag 0.3-2.2), Kilauea (4 quakes between mag 1.7-1.8), Kolumbo (3 quakes between mag 1.6-1.9), Koshelev (1 quake mag 2.3), Krísuvík (10 quakes between mag 0.2-1.5), Kuju (9 quakes between mag 0.4-1.7), Kurikoma (2 quakes between mag 0.7-1.2), Langjökull (1 quake mag 1.1), Leonard Range (1 quake mag 1.6), Loihi (1 quake mag 2.0), Lokbatan (1 quake mag 3.0), Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3

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