Shallow earthquake magnitude 5.6 hit Northern Carolina at 21:07:02 UTC (01:07:02 PM) with epicenter near Redwood National park according to USGS. The epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) west (247°) from Weitchpec,28 km (17 miles) northeast (63°) from
A category four tropical storm, Cyclone Giovanna, is expected to make landfall within hours close to the Madagascan east coast town of Toamasina and thereafter head for the capital Antananarivo. Devastating winds, rain and storm tide of TC Giovanna will be brought to
After two-week long transit around the far side of the Sun, Sunspot 1402 has returned into view in the northeast quadrant. Sunspot 1402 is now re-numbered as Sunspot 1419. This region is smaller than it was before, after two weeks of decay. On January 27 it unleashed
In an effort to help eradicate dengue fever and the mosquitos that spread it, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) is seeking federal and state approval to release hundreds of thousands of genetically-modified (GM) mosquitos designed to kill off the
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine remained well organized as it travelled southeastward over the South Pacific Ocean after raking Vanuatu with hurricane-force winds. The distinct eye has expanded, and now measures about 60 nautical miles (69 miles) in diameter as seen at
The U.S. Geological Service has opened a new volcano observatory, located outside San Francisco, within existing USGS facilities in Menlo Park. Main purpose of a fifth volcano observatory is to help volcanologists keep a better eye on the state’s varied volcanic
The ocean has storms and weather that rival the size and scale of tropical cyclones. These storm are better known as eddies. They are huge masses of water spinning in a whirlpool pattern—either clockwise or counterclockwise—and they can stretch for hundreds of
Madagascar is again on the path of dangerous tropical cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Giovanna is currently north of the islands of Mauritius and Reunion, and is tracking southwest toward the eastern Madagascar coast. According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC),
Coronal mass ejection (CME) is seen in the latest images, as the result of a filament lifting off in the northern hemisphere. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels, with high latitude minor storm intervals. It could produce
Southern Florida is in a panic over potential crop damage and plant diseases. The reason for this are the slimy gastropods. The US and Florida departments of agriculture have mobilized 34 agents to battle the invasion of African giant snails, up to 20 centimeters
