• Hundreds evacuate in western Japan as rainy season sets in

    Parts of western Japan were inundated by torrential rain early June 7, 2019, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and disrupting transportation services. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that warm, humid air moving toward a low-pressure system is causing…

  • Bright fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    A bright fireball was recorded disintegrating over Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul at 01:29 UTC on June 7, 2019. The event lasted approximately 20 seconds. ​The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 90 reports from Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa…