China will launch 4 scientific satellites which will engage in a series of experiments and research related to dark matter, quantum physics, microgravity, fluid physics and black holes among other fields. The satellites are being developed in a joint effort by…
New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from October 28 – November 3, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 18 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Fuego, Guatemala | Heard, Kerguelen Plateau | Lascar, Chile | Rinjani, Lombok Island…
The construction of the world's largest floating wind farm has been approved off the coast of Peterhead in Scotland, Scottish Government announced on November 2, 2015. The UK's first floating wind development, Hywind, will be built about 25 km (15.5 miles)…
The 'spooky' 2015 TB145 asteroid has made a safe pass trough Earth's neigborhood on October 31, 2015, and scientist were able to obtain new high resolution radar images of its surface, quite distinct to the first images provided by the Arecibo radar on…
Swedish media is reporting air traffic problems due to "solar storm" interfering with air traffic control radar systems during the afternoon of November 4, 2015. It is unclear, however, whether they meant the Solar Radiation Storm or Geomagnetic Storm, two…
A long duration solar flare measuring M3.7 at its peak erupted from geoeffective Region 2443 at 13:52 UTC on November 4, 2015. The event started at 13:31 and ended at 14:13 UTC. Radio signatures suggest a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was produced. The event was…
A big low pressure area that was affecting Iberian Peninsula since November 1, 2015, has brought heavy downpours to many parts of Spain, causing river overflows and flash floods across the country. 4 people have been reported dead and another 5 injured, as of…
Strong and very shallow earthquake measured as M6.6 by Geoscience Australia hit Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia (near East Timor). The agency is reporting a very shallow depth of 3 km (1.8 miles). USGS is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 14.3 km (8.9 miles). According to the…
A moderately strong solar flare measuring M1.9 erupted from Region 2445 at 03:26 UTC on November 4, 2015. The event started at 03:20, and ended at 03:29 UTC. A Type II Radio Emission with peak velocity of 790 km/s was associated with the event. Type II emissions…
Heavy rainfalls have been continually affecting Calabria and Sicily in southern Italy since November 1, 2015. Severe weather has brought severe flooding across the affected provinces, causing deaths of at least 2 people, so far. 100 mm (3.9 inches) of rainfall was…
