• 27 districts in Nepal face high risk of bird flu

    The Directorate of Animal Health (DAH) reported that 27 districts, including the capital Kathmandu, are facing high risk of bird flu.DAH program director Ram Krishna Khatiwada said during a press meeting on Sunday that they had intensified surveillance in those high

  • Mystery cloud appears on Mars

    Strange phenomenon spotted over Mars two weeks ago puzzled astronomy community. An unusual protrusion has appeared in the planet’s southern hemisphere, preceding the sunrise terminator. Astrophotographer Wayne Jaeschke reports on his website of a “strange feature”

  • Tropical cyclone Pakhar to make landfall in Vietnam

    An unusual late-March tropical cyclone will send torrential rain and strong winds ashore in Vietnam. The first Typhoon of the northern hemisphere in the 2012 season is predicted to make landfall today, on April 1 just north of Ho Chi Minh City, affecting approximately

  • The first sprites of summer appear in the skies of North America

    The first sprites of summer are starting to appear in the skies of North America. It looks like the sprite season is beginning early this year – summer is almost three months away. Sprites are electrical discharges that come out of the top of thunderclouds,

  • Etna volcano – tremor signal started to rise sharply

    The tremor signal has started to rise sharply on Saturday,  March 31, which could mean that the 23rd paroxysm is about to occur. The next hours will show.Strombolian activity continued since Friday, March 30, at the new Southeast Crater crater.Explosions throw