Portugal’s Azores archipelago is bracing for Hurricane Gordon which had intensified to Category 2 and is forecast to hit the eastern-most islands early on Monday. Additional weakening is forecast but Gordon is still expected to be a hurricane when it passes near or
Formation of a significant tropical cyclone is possible within 95 nm either side of a line from 13.6N 141.8E to 17.3N 142.6E within the next 6 to 24 hours. Available data do not justify issuance of numbered tropical cyclone warnings at this time.The area of
According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Depression Tembin (15W) is located approximately 280 nautical miles northeast of Manila, Philippines, has tracked southward at 03 knots (5.5 km/h) over the past six hours. Maximum sustained winds are 50
A thick plume of dust blows off the coast of Western Africa, from the Bay of Arguin in Mauritania, northward parallel to Western Sahara, reaching the Canary Islands. The dust completely obscures the waters of the Bay of Arguin, usually bright green from phytoplankton
A new tropical wave which came off Africa continues to track through the western Atlantic. It is located about 483 km (300 miles) west of Cape Verde Islands. This wave is producing quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity and it has a good chance to become the
Most of Arizona has experienced low levels of recorded seismicity, with infrequent moderate and large earthquakes in the state. However, a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year
After today’s strong M5.5 solar flare at 01:02 UTC another two moderate class solar flares erupted. On August 18, 2012 at 03:23 UTC new Active Region 1548 erupted with M1.8 solar flare followed by M2.0 at 16:27 UTC.More M-class events are expected from Region 1548.
We had 10 different nuclear events reported in just 10 days. Below is a list of them with date and short description.BELGIUM(1) August 8, 2012 – Doel 3 nuclear reactor, Doel Nuclear Power Station – ShutdownDoel 3 nuclear reactor at Doel Nuclear Power Station in
Shallow earthquake with magnitude 6.3 struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 18, 2012 at 9:41 UTC. The epicenter was 56 km (34 miles) SSE of Palu, Indonesia and 72 km (44 miles) W of Poso, Indonesia at coordinates 1.343°S, 120.104°E. Recorded depth was 19.9 km
A new Active Region off the northeastern limb is really active and is crackling with M-class solar flares. Latest strong solar flare, reaching M5.5, occurred at 01:02 UTC on August 18. It did not produce Earth-directed CME.New active region is numbered as 1547
