Tropical storm Dora becomes 4th Pacific hurricane of the season

July 19, 2011

Tropical storm Dora, the fourth named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, strengthened off the coast of Central America on Monday. The storm, with winds of about 95 kph, could reach hurricane strength on Tuesday but is not forecast to make a direct hit on land and

Kp5 geomagnetic storm in progress!!!

July 19, 2011

The solar wind is at elevated levels and this may stir up minor activity at very high latitudes.Solar windspeed: 622.5 km/secdensity: 3.8 protons/cm3Planetary K-indexNow: Kp= 5 storm24-hr max: Kp= 5 stormInterplanetary Mag.

Tropical storm Bret stirs bigger waves

July 19, 2011

   The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center has the latest stats on Tropical Storm Bret.Strong northeasterly winds over the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. will steer Bret even farther to the northeast away from the northern Bahamas, protecting the

6.2 earthquake strike near Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan border

July 19, 2011

According to USGS a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan at 19:35:42 UTC with epicentre 42 km (26 miles) SW of Farghona (Fergana), Uzbekistan on depth of 9.2 km, it is below a mountain of 2,000 meters high.  GFZ reports a depth of 27 km, which is a lot less

Another howling haboob smothers Phoenix, Arizona

July 19, 2011

A wall of dust and debris advanced through Arizona last week, inundating the city of Phoenix. During the dust storm, which hit the city on 5 July, there was near-zero visibility and winds of up to 110 kilometres per hour, according to the Phoenix office of the US