Severe Tropical Cyclone “Megan” reaches Category 3, landfall expected on March 18, Australia
Tropical Cyclone “Megan” formed on March 16, 2024, in the Gulf of Carpentaria as the 5th named storm of the 2023/24 Australian region cyclone season. Megan has reached Category 3…
Series of eruptions at Anak Krakatau, Indonesia
Anak Krakatau, the infamous volcano situated between the islands of Java and Sumatra, has experienced…
Wildfires in Western Canada engulf 400 000 ha (1 million acres), impacting air quality across North America
Large wildfires have been raging across Western Canada over the past 2 weeks, burning close…
Hazardous magmatic eruption possible at Mayon volcano, Alert Level raised to 2, Philippines
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the Alert Level for the Mayon…
Extreme rainfall in southern Spain: A century record broken, massive disruptions reported
Southern Spain, including Andalusia, Murcia, and Valencia, experienced record-breaking rainfall since May 23, 2023, leading…
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano eruption triggered unprecedented ionospheric disturbances
An international team of scientists revealed that the massive eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga–Hunga…
Shallow M6.3 earthquake hits southern East Pacific Rise
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the southern East Pacific Rise at 01:51 UTC on February 23, 2024.…
Largest winter snowfall since 1975 and severe cold leave nearly 668 000 livestock dead in Mongolia
Mongolia has experienced its heaviest snowfall since 1975 this winter, with the government reporting one fatality and the loss of nearly 668 000 livestock…
Thousands urged to evacuate as wildfire rages near Ballarat, Victoria
An emergency warning has been issued for 28 communities west of Ballarat, Victoria, as residents are urged to evacuate due to an out-of-control bushfire.…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: February 14 – 20, 2024
New activity/unrest was reported for 2 volcanoes from February 14 to 20, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 20 volcanoes.…
Flood emergency: Thousands urged to evacuate in Queensland amid severe floods, Australia
On Sunday, December 17, 2023, Australian authorities issued a critical warning for…
New insights show factors that trigger earthquakes
A new study by François Xavier Passelegue, a scientist at ENAC's Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR), has provided new insights into the origins of earthquakes, showing that the speed and intensity with which seismic waves cultivate after a quake depend mainly on forces taking…
Artemis I – Orion spacecraft launched on a journey beyond the Moon and back
The Space Launch System (SLS) mega rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard lifted off at 06:47 UTC (01:47…
Asteroid 2021 AS2 to flyby Earth at 0.28 LD on January 9
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 AS2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00072 AU (107 710…
Widespread power outages after very strong and shallow M7.0 earthquake hit Solomon Islands
A very strong and shallow earthquake, registered by the USGS as M7.0, hit the Solomon Islands at 02:03 UTC on November 22, 2022, at a depth of…
More than 270 people killed after shallow M5.6 earthquake hits near Jakarta, Indonesia
A shallow earthquake, registered by the BMKG, USGS and EMSC as M5.6, hit West Java, Indonesia at 06:21 UTC on November 21, 2022. All agencies are reporting…
Unusually large, 5-km-long landslide hits Colombia
An unusually large landslide occurred in the village of El Molino, municipality of Villa Caro, Santander, Colombia on November 10, 2022. The slide, triggered by prolonged heavy…
Major flash floods hit SE Australia
Widespread rain and thunderstorms hit large parts of southeastern Australia on November 12 and 13, 2022, producing major flash floods, stranding residents and damaging homes. This is…
Tornado outbreak – Destructive tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma, leaving more than 100 000 customers without power
Severe storms moving through the south-central U.S. on Friday, November 4, 2022, produced strong winds, heavy rain and tornadoes in parts of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, leaving…
Powerful eruption at Sangay volcano, Ecuador
A powerful eruption started at Sangay volcano, Ecuador at around 11:40 UTC on November 4, 2022. According to the Washington VAAC VA Advisory issued at 13:26 UTC,…
Destructive flash flooding hits Venezuela’s La Guaira
Very heavy rains caused by a low pressure area over the Caribbean Sea hit the mountainous coastal region of the state of La Guaira, Venezuela on October…
