Strong earthquake with magnitude 6.1 hit near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on June 24, 2012 at 03:15 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 268 km (166 miles) SSW (192°) from Il’pyrskiy, Russia (57.601°N, 163.218°E). Recorded depth was 17.4 km (10.8
Asteroid 2012 LZ1 that passed by Earth last week is actually twice as large as scientists originally thought, new radar images revealed.It came within 5.3 million kilometers (3.3 million miles) of Earth at its closest approach on June 14. Since that distance is
The Earth facing side of the Sun is nearly blank today (with the exception of a few very small sunspots). This is yet another example of how weak this current Solar Cycle 24 really is in comparison to the previous cycles during the past 100 years. Hard to believe that
Even as thousands of residents pondered the implications of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year, Japanese government officials took little notice of up-to-the-minute high radiation measurements provided by the U.S. Energy Department. A Japanese
Fuego volcano continues to produce lava flows and strong strombolian explosions. CONRED warned about possibly pyroclastic flows that could be generated by collapsing lava flow fronts and incandescent material rolling down the steep upper slopes of the volcano as has
The dust that blew over Syria and Iraq on June 18, 2012, continued its southeastward journey the following day. On June 19, the dust had spread to western Iran and the Persian Gulf. By the time MODIS acquired this image below, the satellite sensor could barely
The 2012 CoreLogic Storm-Surge Report released on June 7, 2012, puts New York, N.Y., at the top of their storm surge risk list with potential hurricane damage that exceeds $168 billion. CoreLogic is a financial, property and consumer information, analytics and
Skywatchers in Australia were treated to unexpected beautiful views of the Aurora Australis. This timelapse is by Alex Cherney in Flinders Victroia, Australia who captured auroral views on June 19th 2012 in between clouds and rain. CME generated geomagnetic storming
Hundreds of fires covered central Africa in mid-June, 2012, as the annual fire season heated up across the region. Multiple red hotspots, which indicate areas of increased temperatures, are heavily sprinkled across Angola (south), the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Much of Japan is currently cleaning up from the soaking rains and high winds of Tropical Storm Guchol that crossed through Japan Tuesday evening local time. Some cities accumulating over 76 mm (3 inches) in t24 hours time. Mountainous regions were the hardest hit,
