High temperatures in the north – heavy rains in the south, China
China has experienced increasing temperatures in its northern parts this month and heavy rains in the southern regions.
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Extremely dangerous coastal surge expected as Hurricane “Agatha” makes landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico
Hurricane “Agatha” – the first named storm and the first hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season – is forecast to make landfall in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico this afternoon or evening (LT), May 30, 2022.
Asteroid 2022 KQ5 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on May 30
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KQ5 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.1 LD / 0.00027 AU (40 501 km / 25 166 miles) at 17:40 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 59th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 7th so far this month.
Asteroid 2022 KO3 to fly past Earth at 0.7 LD on May 30
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KO3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.7 LD / 0.00195 AU (291 986 km / 181 432 miles) at 17:32 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 58th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 6th so far this month.
Two effusive vents open up at Etna volcano, Italy
Two new effusive vents have opened up on the flank of Etna’s Southeast Crater on May 29, 2022. The effusive rate is currently low. The Aviation Color Code remains at Orange.
Floods and landslides claim at least 15 lives across China
Continuous torrential rains caused floods and triggered landslides in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwestern Yunnan Province, and eastern Fujian Province on Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, 2022.
Magmatic degassing in Campi Flegrei in recent bradyseismic crises, Italy
A new study published in AGU’s JGR Solid Earth combined the petrological and geochemical data collected in recent decades at Campi Flegrei with numerical simulations, and placed new constraints on the source(s) of the current dynamics of the volcano. The study helps in defining the best monitoring strategies and forecasting a future eruption.
Tropical Storm “Agatha” forms, forecast to rapidly intensify into a hurricane and make landfall over southern Mexico
Tropical Storm “Agatha” formed on May 28, 2022, as the first named storm of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season. A steady to rapid intensification is forecast and Agatha is expected to become a hurricane on May 29 and make landfall over southern Mexico on May 30.
High-level eruption at Bezymianny volcano, ash to 15 km (50 000 feet) a.s.l., Russia
Extrusive-effusive eruption at Bezymianny volcano, Kamchatka, Russia intensified on May 28, 2022, with intense paroxysmal episode and pyroclastic flows. As a result, KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red at 07:26 UTC. Bezymianny was considered extinct before it started erupting in 1955 (VEI 5).
Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits East Timor region
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit East Timor region at 02:36 UTC on May 27, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 49 km (30 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 60 km (37 miles).
