Over 11 000 dead, 10 000 missing as Medicane “Marquesa” (Daniel) causes catastrophic flooding in Libya
Medicane “Marquesa”, also known as Storm Daniel, made a devastating landfall in Libya on September 10, 2023, resulting in severe flash flooding, especially in the country’s northeast. The storm brought…
Authorities plan emergency and safety measures as seismic activity continues at new underwater volcano near Mayotte
Mahoran authorities have started planning emergency and safety measures in case of dangerous seismic or…
ESA’s Solar Orbiter starts its 5-year mission to provide unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun
20 years after inception, 6 years of construction and more than a year of testing,…
Strong cold wave grips South Korea after warmest January on record
The strongest cold snap of the season has gripped South Korea this week, following their warmest…
Avalanches in eastern Turkey claim at least 41 lives, many of them first responders working under blizzard conditions
At least 41 people (up from previously reported 38) have been killed in two avalanches that…
Indian Ocean Dipole reaches zero, tropical Pacific Ocean remains ENSO neutral
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has reached zero for the first time since May 2019,…
Ice jams cause catastrophic flooding in Alaskan riverfront towns
Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy declared a state of disaster on May 14, 2023, in the wake of extensive flooding caused by ice jams and…
Debris from 1980 eruption causes bridge collapse at Mount St. Helens
A significant debris flow occurred in Mount St. Helens’ South Coldwater Creek at 20:45 LT on May 14, 2023, leading to the destruction of…
More than a month’s worth of rain within 5 days floods parts of Croatia
Extremely heavy rains hit parts of Croatia over the past 6 days, dropping as much as 300 mm (11.8 inches) in just 2 days…
Flash floods in central Somalia leave 22 dead and over 450 000 affected
Since the onset of the Gu Rainy Season (April through June) in 2023, flash floods have devastated central Somalia, resulting in 22 fatalities and…
549 cities under state of emergency due to severe floods, Brazil
More than 549 cities in Brazil are now under a state of emergency…
A five star, doubly-eclipsing star system discovered
Astronomers at the Open University have discovered the first quintuple star system containing two eclipsing binary stars. While scientists think that about a third of stars are found in pairs or multiple systems, to find five stars connected to each other is very rare. The unusual star…
Asteroid 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at 0.35 lunar distances
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.35 LD / 0.00090…
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