Five villages in Tenerife evacuated amidst escalating wildfire threat
A rapidly spreading wildfire, which ignited on Tuesday night, August 15, 2023, in a Tenerife national park, has since spread across 300 ha (741 acres), leading to the evacuation of…
Hubble gives best look yet at first confirmed interstellar comet – Comet 2I/Borisov
NASA's Hubble space telescope provided astronomers with the best look yet at Comet 2I/Borisov, the…
Scientists find ‘domino-like’ sequence of ruptures in Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence, California
A new study of the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence, the largest earthquake sequence in Southern California,…
Area along major river in Japan almost entirely submerged in flood following destructive Typhoon “Hagibis”
The area along the Abukuma River in northeastern Japan was almost totally submerged in floodwater…
Stormquakes – scientists discover new geophysical phenomenon
A study published on October 14, 2019, shows a new geophysical phenomenon where a heavy…
Over 100 huge wildfires rage through Lebanon, the worst in decades
More than 103 huge fires raged through thousands of square meters of forest and several…
Deadly landslide hits Alausí, Ecuador, destroying homes and part of Pan-American Highway
At least 16 people were killed and 7 are missing after a landslide hit Ecuador’s mountain village of Alausí. On Sunday, March 26, 2023,…
Increased activity at Lewotolo volcano, Indonesia
The activity at Lewotolo volcano, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, intensified over the weekend. The Alert Level remains at 2 (on…
Jubaland state of Somalia hit by the worst floods in a decade
At least 20 people have died in flash floods that hit Somalia’s Bardhere district last week, causing massive damage to infrastructure and forcing thousands…
Shallow M5.6 earthquake in northwestern Iran leaves 239 injured
The number of people injured in the M5.6 earthquake that shook northwestern Iran on Friday, March 24, 2023, has risen to 239, according to…
Impressive hail accumulation after severe storm hits Taija, Bolivia
A severe hailstorm hit the Bolivian town of Taija on October 31,…
British weather set to become more unsettled
British winters are becoming increasingly volatile due to extreme variations in pressure over the North Atlantic according to scientists from the University of Sheffield. The new research, published on September 9, 2014, in the International Journal of Climatology, shows that weather patterns over the UK have become distinctly more…
Fragment of asteroid 2018 LA which collided with Earth on June 3 found in Botswana
A fragment of asteroid 2018 LA which collided with Earth on June 3, 2018, was recently recovered in the…
