Mount St. Helens' Runaway Glacier: A timelapse video of Crater Glacier

October 09, 2012

From 2005 to 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey-Cascades Volcano Observatory operated a remote camera on the northwest flank of Mount St. Helens. Looking into the crater, the camera captured hourly photographs of volcanic dome growth during the 2004-2008 eruption. The

Monsanto found guilty of chemical poisoning in landmark case

October 09, 2012

A French farmer who can no longer perform his routine farming duties because of permanent pesticide injuries has had his day in court, literally, and the perpetrator of his injuries found guilty of chemical poisoning. The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto's

Magnitude 6.4 shallow earthquake hit Balleny Islands region

October 09, 2012

Strong and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.4 hit Balleny Islands region on October 9, 2012 at 12:32 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 729 km (452 miles) NW of Young Island and 1875 km (1165 miles) SSW of Invercargill, New Zealand at

Shiveluch Volcano eruption seen from space, Kamchatka

October 09, 2012

When NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at noon local time (00:00 Universal Time) on October 6, 2012, Shilveluch Volcano was quiet (first image). By the time NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the area two hours later (second

G2 geomagnetic storm (Kp=6) again in progress

October 09, 2012

Earth remains under the influence of an October 5th coronal mass ejection (CME).  Currently, G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm level (Kp=6) is in progress. At G2 level high-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms, long-duration storms may cause