Violent Atlantic storm Agnes to impact Ireland and the UK mid-week
Storm Agnes formed on September 25, 2023, as the first named system of the 2023/24 North Atlantic storm season. Agnes is set to bring severe winds and waves to Ireland…
Approaching comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) rapidly brightening– may be visible to naked eye soon
A newly-discovered comet named C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) is now crossing the orbit of Mars as…
Analysis: 463 non-seismic fatal landslides caused 3 270 deaths in 2019
In an analysis of the landslide database for 2019 by Dr. Dave Petley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the…
Record-breaking rainfall soaks Southern California, another storm underway, U.S.
Heavy rains drenched parts of Southern California on March 22 and into March 23, 2020. The coastal…
New inflation and associated uplift detected at Mt. Thorbjorn volcano, Iceland
The latest results of deformation around Mt. Thorbjorn volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula indicate that…
Desert locust outbreak remains extremely alarming, new swarms continue forming and invading Africa and Middle East
Desert locust plague situation remains extremely alarming as new swarms continue forming and invading parts…
Severe flooding in southern Italy results in 1 fatality, extensive damage
Severe flooding hit the southern Italian province of Avellino on May 25, 2023, specifically, the municipalities of Forino and Montoro, resulting in considerable damage.…
Heavy rainfall triggers fatal floods and extensive damage in Afghanistan
In recent days, central Afghanistan, specifically Ghor Province, has been severely impacted by heavy rainfall that triggered floods, resulting in casualties and significant damage.…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: May 17 – 23, 2023
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from May 17 – 23, 2023. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 18 volcanoes.…
Strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake hits Panama-Colombia border region
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the Panama-Colombia border region at 03:05 UTC on May 25, 2023. The agency is…
Intense Tropical Cyclone “Batsirai” to make landfall over Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone "Batsiari" continues intensifying on its way toward Madagascar. Landfall is…
A new discovery: The innermost electrons of the metal osmium interacted with each other under extremely high pressure
An international team of scientists has observed a previously unknown phenomena: in the conditions of extremely high pressure even the innermost electrons in the atomic nuclei of the metal osmium have interacted with each other. It has been long known that the propertied of material change…
Daylight fireball over North and South Carolina, over 770 reports received
A daylight fireball streaked through the sky over North and South Carolina at around 10:50 UTC (06:50 on…
