Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 – Best chances for clear viewing
A total solar eclipse dubbed the Great North American Eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024, and be visible from parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This…
Multiple CMEs impact Earth, sparking G3 – Strong geomagnetic storm
Multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) produced on November 27 and 28, 2023, impacted Earth on…
Strombolian activity continues, M2.5 earthquake near Etna volcano, Italy
Strombolian activity continues at Etna’s Southeast Crater on November 30, 2023. Additionally, an M2.5 earthquake…
Rapid growth of newly-formed island near Iwo Jima, Japan
On November 1, 2023, a new island was born approximately 1 km (0.62 miles) off…
Severe ‘black blizzard’ in Moscow: Snowfall hits 35% of monthly average overnight, Russia
The Russian capital of Moscow is facing an extraordinary ‘black blizzard’, a weather pattern typically…
NJIT astronomers reveal unique aurora-like radio emission above sunspot
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the New Jersey Institute of…
Extreme flooding in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Heavy rainfall affecting the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on March 19, 2024, caused extreme flooding in the Duhok Governorate, leading to the deaths of…
Category 3 Tropical Cyclone “Megan” hits Gulf of Carpentaria, stranding residents of Borroloola
Category 3 Tropical Cyclone “Megan” made landfall near Borroloola, the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria coast, at approximately 06:00 UTC on March 18, 2024. At…
Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds
Devastating wildfires have swept through Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in southern China since March 15, 2024, claiming four lives in Yunnan and leading to…
Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil
Guaratiba, a neighborhood on Rio De Janeiro’s west side, recorded a thermal sensation of 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) at 09:55 LT on Sunday, March…
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone “Kirrily” makes landfall between Townsville and Ingham, Queensland
Tropical Cyclone “Kirrily” made landfall in Queensland, Australia at 22:00 local time…
Using smartphones to create distributed space weather observatory
A study by NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald found that magnetometers in smartphones can detect small disturbances of the Earth's magnetic field, allowing such devices to be used to form a distributed space weather observatory. The 3-axis Hall-effect magnetometer chip, which became common in smartphones and…
Very bright fireball explodes over Nuremberg, Germany
A very bright meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over southern Germany at 20:45 UTC on June 26,…
Asteroid 2022 AU flew past Earth at 0.83 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 AU flew past Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (318 643…
Destructive derecho sweeps across Midwest, leaving widespread damage and over 1.2 million people without power
An intense derecho ripped across the Midwest on Thursday, June 29, 2023, unleashing life-threatening wind gusts of over 160 km/h (100 mph) and leaving more than 500…
Extreme rainfall hits southern Brazil, leaving at least 11 people dead and 20 missing
An intense extratropical cyclone that struck southern Brazil, particularly Rio Grande do Sul, on June 15 and 16, 2023, brought extremely heavy rains and strong winds, resulting…
Extratropical cyclone wreaks havoc in southern Brazil, drops two months’ worth of rain in one day
An extratropical cyclone, forming off the coast of southern Brazil on Thursday, June 15, 2023, produced excessive rainfall and strong wind gusts, wreaking havoc in Santa Catarina…
Severe storms cause destruction and casualties in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida
Strong winds, thunderstorms, and tornadoes caused multiple casualties and damage across the southeastern United States, including Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida, over a 24-hour period starting…
Catastrophic flooding ravages parts of Cuba following exceptional rainfall
Extremely heavy rains hit central and eastern Cuba over the past couple of days, causing destructive flooding in which at least 6 people lost their lives. Heavy…
Widespread floods and landslides hit Haiti, leaving 51 people dead and 18 missing
Haiti is grappling with the aftermath of heavy rains that have caused flooding and landslides across the country, resulting in at least 15 deaths, with eight people…
Major tornado outbreak in Liaoning, China
A major tornado outbreak took place in northeast China’s province of Liaoning on June 1, 2023, spawning at least 5 large tornadoes in Fuxin, Kaiyuan, Shenyang, Huludao…
