Hilary becomes the fourth tropical storm or hurricane to reach California intact, brings record-breaking rains
Tropical Storm “Hilary” — previously a Category 4 hurricane — reached California on August 20, 2023, marking its position as one of the rare storms to maintain integrity upon reaching…
WHO mission gets underway as COVID-19 death toll passes 1 770
Specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO) have started meetings with their Chinese counterparts on…
Arctic sea ice sees drastic recovery, reaches largest early February ice extent in 11 years
The arctic sea ice has reached its largest early February ice extent in 11 years,…
Thermal signature at Ol Doinyo Lengai suggests eruption of natrocarbonatite lava, Tanzania
Satellite imagery taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on February 3, 2020, showed a moderate…
Meteorite crashes into Alwar factory compound in Rajasthan, leaves 6 m (20 feet) deep crater, India
A meteorite crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan's Alwar village, India early Tuesday local time,…
Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1 000 as public backlash against government grows
On Monday, February 10, China recorded the highest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus…
Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 09:06 UTC (19:06 LT)…
Massive landslide caused by lightning hits Pakistan, burying about two dozen trucks
A massive landslide hit a key highway in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, April 18, 2023, burying about two dozen trucks. As of early Thursday,…
Deep M6.6 earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 04:31 UTC on April 18, 2023. The agency…
Mass stranding of rough-toothed dolphins in Far North, New Zealand
A pod of 25 rough-toothed dolphins stranded on a reef at Tauroa Point at the southern end of 90 Mile Beach, New Zealand’s Far…
Deadly floods and landslides hit Antananarivo, Madagascar
At least 10 people have lost their lives after heavy rains affecting…
Gemini discovers a young, Jupiter-like planet
Astronomers have imaged a new world of a young Jupiter in unprecedented details, using the Gemini Observatory's new Planet Imager (GPI). They discovered the planet's mass is about twice the Jupiter's, and it seems the planet is the most Solar System-like planet ever directly imaged…
Very powerful explosions of light detected in Earth’s atmosphere, possibly a new physical phenomenon
Russian Astro and Geophysics satellite named after 18th-century scientists Mikhail Lomonosov, also known as MVL-300, has reportedly detected…