Gas and oil prices in Europe skyrocketed after Russia attacked Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022. Meanwhile, stock markets around the world tumbled amid rising concerns while Euro plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since June 2020 and hit…
A significant winter storm will bring snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley through Thursday night, February 24, 2022, with heavy snow for the Northeast U.S. Thursday night through Friday. Freezing rain and sleet ongoing from north Texas through…
New research led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and ICARUS presented seasonal to decadal variations in Northern Hemisphere jet stream latitude and speed over land (Eurasia, North America) and oceanic (North Atlantic, North Pacific) regions for the period…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" made landfall over southern Madagascar on February 22, 2022, with winds up to 135 km/h (84 mph), making it a Category 1 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Emnati is the 5th named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest…
A large storm will impact the Eastern half of the U.S. today, February 22, 2022, with snow/ice in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes into northern New England and heavy rain/severe storms from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys….
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Jujuy, Argentina at 06:12 UTC on February 22, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 242 km (150 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 231 km (143 miles). The epicenter was located 59 km (36 miles) W of…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean at 23:24 UTC on February 21, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). The…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" formed on February 17, 2022, as the fifth named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season. Emnati is forecast to make landfall over SE Madagascar on February 22 potentially as an intense tropical cyclone. Emnati…
The number of fatalities caused by floods and landslides in the city of Petropolis, Brazil since February 15, 2022, has risen to 152 on February 20, 2022. More than 120 people are still missing, at least 200 have been injured and 856 displaced. Local authorities…
A new paroxysmal eruptive episode started at Etna volcano, Italy at 11:27 UTC on February 21, 2022. This is the second paroxysm at Etna in 2022. Strong strombolian activity, with ash cloud moving toward SE started at the volcano at 11:15 UTC today, forcing Etna…
