Population growth producing more environmental stress

June 14, 2012

It's long been suspected that human activity has greatly contributed to environmental stress, but it's only recently that science has begun to show just how great a role that activity is playing. In an article published in the journal Nature Climate Change, Michigan

Another long duration solar flare erupted from Sunspot 1504 - M1.9

June 14, 2012

Another long duration, moderate, M1.9 solar flare  erupted from Sunspot 1504 on June 14, 2012. A 10cm Radio Burst (TenFlare) was recorded measuring 1400sfu and lasted for 103 minutes. The plasma cloud generated looks to be Earth directed and may impact Earth by

Huge asteroid flyby today - how to watch online

June 14, 2012

Newly-discovered asteroid 2012 LZ1 is flying past the Earth-Moon system today. At closest approach on June 14th (23:10 UT), this 300 - 700 meter-wide space rock will be 14 lunar distances (5 310 835.2 km, 3.3 million miles) away. A team of astronomers led by Ernesto

Strong and damaging M 5.3 earthquake hit Turkey near Sirnak and Syria border

June 14, 2012

Strong and damaging earthquake with recorded magnitude of 5.4 hit Turkey near Sirnak and Syria border on June 14, 2012 at 05:52 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 31 km (19 miles) S of Sirnak, Turkey (37.237°N, 42.495°E). Recorded depth by USGS was 9.6

Iraq is fighting desertification with planting thousands of trees

June 14, 2012

Increasingly frequent sandstorms and salinization of the land is one of major environmental problems of Iraq, where decades of conflict have exacted a terrible environmental toll. The country's environment ministry estimated in 2009 that 39 percent of Iraq's surface

Active volcanoes in the world: June 6 – June 12, 2012

June 14, 2012

This report covers active volcanoes recorded from June 6 – June 11, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763

CME cloud is about to affect Venus, Earth and Mars

June 14, 2012

Sunspot 1504 poses a growing threat for Earth-directed M-class solar flares and continues to expand into a large-sized sunspot cluster. Now spans the size of at least 4 planet Earths.It erupted in southern hemisphere on June 13th at 13:19 UTC, producing a

Tropical Storm Guchol is getting closer to Philippines

June 14, 2012

According to JTWC, Tropical Storm Guchol is located 915 nm east of Manila, Philippines and it is moving west-northwestward at speed of 17 knots. Maximum sustained winds are 60 knots with gusts up to 75 knots. Maximum significant wave height is (17 feet).PAGASA

Sudden sandstorm swept across the beach in Barcelona, Spain

June 14, 2012

Sudden and spectacular dust storm engulfed Olympic Port in Barcelona on Tuesday afternoon, June 12. An unusual atmospheric phenomenon could be behind the strange event. This would be a sudden shock of two masses of air, blowing in opposite directions. All day