Low Pressure System and dust near Cape Verde Islands

August 10, 2012

Shower and thunderstorm activity is diminishing near a low pressure system located over the far eastern Atlantic just to the east of the Cape Verde Islands. Also visible near the Canary Islands in the image bellow (upper right quadrant) is dust from the Sahara Desert

Ernesto dissipates over southern Mexico, may become Hector in Pacific

August 10, 2012

Ernesto is now tropical rainstorm system and it's slowly dissipating over southern Mexico's mountainous terrain. However, it could still come back to life in eastern Pacific and assume a new identity as Hector. The Pacific Ocean waters west of Manzanillo, Mexico,

Extreme drought to blame for mass fish-die offs across US?

August 10, 2012

More than half of the continental U.S. is experiencing extreme drought conditions. Hot temperatures and lack of rain are causing heating and drying up of rivers and streams and killing thousands of fish in the process. According to Division of Fisheries, the rivers'

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Fox Islands, Aleutian Island, Alaska

August 10, 2012

A very strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake occurred near the Fox Islands (Aleutian Islands), Alaska on August 10, 2012 at 18:37 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter is located 90 km ESE from Nikoloski, the nearest island (52.691°N, 167.484°W). The epicenter of the

Underwater volcano eruption spews huge mass of small volcanic rocks covering area of 25,000 km2

August 10, 2012

A huge mass of small volcanic rocks (pumice) was spotted in the South Pacific ocean (north of Auckland, New Zealand) on August 9, 2012 by a New Zealand air force plane.Royal Australian Navy officer, Lieutenant Tim Oscar onboard navy ship heading to the Kermadec

Great Arctic Cyclone of 2012 - Rare and unusually strong storm formed over Arctic

August 10, 2012

An unusually strong storm formed off the coast of Alaska on Aug. 5, then moved over the central Arctic. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite took the images that make up the mosaic during various passes over the North Pole