Constant lava emission at Guatemalan Fuego volcano continues

June 21, 2012

Fuego volcano continues to produce lava flows and strong strombolian explosions. CONRED warned about possibly pyroclastic flows that could be generated by collapsing lava flow fronts and incandescent material rolling down the steep upper slopes of the volcano as has

Dust over Syria, Iran and Iraq

June 21, 2012

The dust that blew over Syria and Iraq on June 18, 2012, continued its southeastward journey the following day. On June 19, the dust had spread to western Iran and the Persian Gulf. By the time MODIS acquired this image below, the satellite sensor could barely

Hurricane storm surge risk in 2012 for US Gulf Coast and Atlantic coast

June 21, 2012

The 2012 CoreLogic Storm-Surge Report released on June 7, 2012, puts New York, N.Y., at the top of their storm surge risk list with potential hurricane damage that exceeds $168 billion. CoreLogic is a financial, property and consumer information, analytics and

Timelapse: Aurora Australis on June 19 2012

June 21, 2012

Skywatchers in Australia were treated to unexpected beautiful views of the Aurora Australis. This timelapse is by Alex Cherney in Flinders Victroia, Australia who captured auroral views on June 19th 2012 in between clouds and rain. CME generated geomagnetic storming

Hundreds of fires covering central Africa (satellite view)

June 21, 2012

Hundreds of fires covered central Africa in mid-June, 2012, as the annual fire season heated up across the region. Multiple red hotspots, which indicate areas of increased temperatures, are heavily sprinkled across Angola (south), the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Japan awaits typhoon Talim

June 21, 2012

Much of Japan is currently cleaning up from the soaking rains and high winds of Tropical Storm Guchol that crossed through Japan Tuesday evening local time. Some cities accumulating over 76 mm (3 inches) in t24 hours time. Mountainous regions were the hardest hit,

Meteor shower grounds Springer fire air support

June 21, 2012

A possible fireball or meteor shower grounded planes fighting the Springer fire near Lake George in the Pike National Forest, Colorado. A Pueblo air-dispatch center began receiving reports of "balls of fire or something in the air" at 2:37 p.m. local time on

Active volcanoes in the world: June 13 - June 19, 2012

June 21, 2012

This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 13 – June 19, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit

Blue Marble 2012: The Arctic Edition

June 21, 2012

A newly released image from NASA shows off our home planet from an unfamiliar angle — our iconic blue marble, snapped by a satellite that circles the Arctic, is arrayed in frosty white. This latest portrait of Earth from NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite puts the icy

Dynamic Earth - watch how solar storms affect our planetary system

June 21, 2012

The dramatic science behind the Sun’s powerful coronal mass ejections and their interactions with the Earth’s magnetosphere and climate is now can be viewed now in this newly released video from NASA. In this animation, you can watch as the particles from the solar