Another moderate solar flare erupted from Active Region 1618. The event started at 06:45 UTC, peaked at 06:56 UTC at M1.4, November 21, 2012 and ended at 07:08 UTC. Region 1618 still has Beta-Gamma classification, harbors energy for strong solar flares and is Earth
An unusual anticlockwise rotation of sea-surface height patterns has been observed near Norway’s west coast. A topographic depression about 3500 m deep in the Norwegian Sea, the Lofoten Basin is a region of high mesoscale activity and plays an important role
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured dust plumes blowing over the Arabian Sea on November 18. Multiple plumes blew off the coast of Iran and Pakistan toward the southwest. The thickest plume blew away from
The EU-funded Safeland Project is a very large, multi-institution research programme designed to develop generic quantitative risk assessment and management tools and strategies for landslides at local, regional, European and societal scales and establish the
A second M-class solar flare erupted today peaking at M1.6 at 19:28 UTC (November 20, 2012). Data is still coming in but it looks like it originated from Earth directed Region 1618, a Betta-Gamma class Active Region capable of producing strong solar flares.We
A moderate solar flare reaching M1.7 peaked at 12:41 UTC on November 20, 2012. This event originated from Active Region 1611 located on northwest limb and was not Earth directed. NOAA SWPC forecasters estimated there was 30% chance for an M-class event today and 5% for
Volcanic ash is reportedly spurting out of Mount Rokatenda, in Sikka regency, Indonesia due to increased volcanic activity since October 1, 2012. Based on analysis of satellite imagery and other data, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 11-13 November ash plumes
According to latest report by Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Cyclone 03B is located approximately 400 nm east-northeast of Chennai, India. The system is moving southwestward at 07 knots over the past six hours. Recent animated infrared satellite
Residents of Sevenagala and Indikolapelessa in the Moneragala District, area in the southeastern parts of the island, witnessed an unusual phenomenon on November 14/15, 2012. Rare showers of red rain fell for over 15 minutes in Sewanagala, Monaragala and
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by the Voyager 1 spacecraft from a distance of about 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) from Earth, as part of the solar system Family Portrait series of images.
