Volcanologists raised the alert level for Iliamna Volcano on Friday afternoon due to a possible eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised the alert level to ADVISORY and the aviation color code to YELLOW. According to scientists at the observatory, the
Last week a landslide occurred on the main road out of Gisborne in North Island of New Zealand, which blocked the Waioeka Gorge. Remarkably, the landslide was captured with a high quality video which can be viewed here. This slip dropped without much warning, the
There is a link between large dust storms on Iceland and glacial melting according to new study by a University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science led by prof. Joseph M. Prospero and colleagues Joanna E. Bullard and Richard Hodgkins
Sunspot 1429 unleashed another strong M class solar flare today. Currently measured at M8.4 solar flare peaked at 17:44 UTC. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was produced. Further analysis will be done as imagery becomes available, however initial analysis
17 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes (below).BEZYMIANNYCentral Kamchatka (Russia) 55.978°N, 160.587°E; summit elev. 2882 mKVERT reported that during 24 February-2 March seismic activity at
Very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7, reported by USGS, hit Vanuatu on Friday, March 09, 2012 at 07:09:54 UTC. First reported magnitude was 7,1, later downgraded to 6,7. So far there are no reports on damage. Reported depth is 36.8 km (22.9 miles). The nearest
Sunspot 1429 just produced a strong M6.3 Solar Flare. AR 1429 is now located in the center of the visible solar disk so this solar flare and its CME is heading straight toward Earth. The Bz Component of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) is pointing south and
A mysterious sickness that has killed Alaskan seals and walrus appears to be spreading.First spotted last year on Alaska’s northern coast, the illness was reported last week at the top of the Alaska panhandle where a dying seal was captured by fishermen. The seal,
The Solar Wind Speed data from ACE is still unavailable, however as of 7:20 UTC , the CELIAS/MTOF Proton Monitor onboard the SOHO Spacecraft indicates a current SWS of 470 km/s. The Proton Levels are now showing a sudden increase at 08:10 UTC. This is sometimes known
Two major X-class solar flares (X5.4 and X1.3) produced direct Full halo plasma cloud which is heading toward Earth. The solar wind is expected to increase to over 800 km/s, resulting with strong geomagnetic storming on March 8th. You can see the CME forecast track on
