Exceptionally heavy rains hit Rio Grande do Sul, causing deadly floods, Brazil
At least four people died Monday, September 4, 2023, after an extratropical cyclone dumped extremely heavy rains that triggered severe floods and landslides in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio…
Kenya suffers worst locust invasion in 70 years, FAO warns infestation may worsen
After having ravaged crops across Ethiopia and Somalia, swarms of locust reached Kenya in their…
New fault system off Gisborne sheds light on East Coast tsunami and earthquake risks, New Zealand
A newly-found complex fault system north of Gisborne, New Zealand, may shed new light on…
Unusually rapid inflation detected beneath Mt. Thorbjorn, Aviation Color Code raised to Yellow, Iceland
According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), unusually rapid inflation has been detected at Mt.…
At least 39 killed and 1 607 injured after M6.8 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
At least 35 people have been killed and 1 547 injured after a shallow M6.8…
Bright fireball explodes over Cyprus
A brilliant fireball was spotted across the island of Cyprus on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at…
Panama Canal facing operational uncertainty due to severe drought
Panama’s authorities have limited shipping traffic in the Panama Canal due to a severe drought that depletes the water reserves of two artificial lakes…
Major breakthrough: 19 000 undersea volcanoes uncovered using satellite data
A team of oceanographers has mapped 19 000 previously unknown undersea volcanoes using radar satellite data, which could improve ocean current modeling and submarine…
Two homes collapse following a landslide, slide down a cliff in Draper, Utah
A landslide in Draper City, Utah on April 22, 2023, destroyed two homes and forced nearby residents to evacuate, with geologists pointing to the…
Very strong M7.1 earthquake hits near the coast of Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.1 hit near the coast of Southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 20:00 UTC on…
Extremely heavy rains cause deadly floods in Oman and Iran
Several days of heavy rains have caused severe floods across Oman and…
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Earth’s magnetic complexity begins to untangle – Swarm mission
After a year in orbit, the three Swarm satellites have provided a first glimpse inside Earth and started to shed new light on the dynamics of the upper atmosphere – all the way from the ionosphere about 100 km above, through to the outer reaches…
Asteroid 2019 AE9 flew past Earth at 0.26 lunar distances
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 AE9 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD / 0.00067…
