Vehicles, bridges, and buildings washed away as catastrophic floods hit Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India
Intense rainfall in India’s northern Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand has led to catastrophic floods and landslides, killing at least 58 people, including nine in a temple collapse…
Rare tornado hits Willcox, Arizona
Remnants of Hurricane "Lorena" brought floods, strong winds, and a very rare tornado to Arizona on…
Enhanced solar wind environment after glancing blow from a slow-moving CME
Solar wind parameters over the past 24 hours were indicative of enhanced solar wind environment,…
3 newly discovered asteroids flew past Earth within 1 lunar distance on September 21
Three newly discovered asteroids, designated 2019 SU2, 2019 SD1 and 2019 SS2, flew past Earth…
Activity at Piparo mud volcano intensifies, Trinidad and Tobago
Activity at Piparo mud volcano has intensified after a loud explosion was reported at 22:08…
57 000 people in Indonesia remain homeless a year after M7.5 Sulawesi earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction
A year after M7.5 earthquake, devastating tsunami, and liquefaction ravaged Sulawesi in Indonesia, approximately 57…
Savo volcano monitoring intensifies amid signs of awakening, Solomon Islands
The Geology Survey Division (GSD) of the Ministry of Mines and Energy has heightened its monitoring of the Savo volcano in Central Province, following…
Strong M6.5 earthquake hits Argentina at intermediate depth
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Jujuy, Argentina at 16:00 UTC on March 22, 2023. The agency is reporting a…
Strong M6.5 earthquake hits Hindu Kush at intermediate depth, Afghanistan
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Hindu Kush, Afghanistan at 16:47 UTC on March 21, 2023. The agency is reporting…
Vigorous eruption at Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
A vigorous eruption took place at Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia at 14:02 UTC on March 20, 2023. The Alert Level remains at 3…
Unseasonal heavy rainfall leaves 88 people dead in Nepal, 31 others missing
Unseasonal post-monsoon rainfall affecting Nepal from October 17 – 20, 2021, has left…
Research finds Arctic thermokarst lakes are “net climate coolers”, contradicts widely-held scientific view
A recently published study in journal Nature, and supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), counters a widely-held scientific view that thawing permafrost uniformly accelerates atmospheric warming. Instead, the study indicates that certain Arctic lakes store more greenhouse gases than they emit into the atmosphere. The study focuses on thermokarst…
Asteroid 2018 LA explodes over South Africa and Botswana several hours after discovery
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 LA exploded somewhere along the South Africa – Botswana border region at…
