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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…
Storm Eunice passed over Ireland and U.K. on Friday and Saturday, February 18 and 19, 2022, before continuing over northern France, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and other northern European countries. Eunice sparked the first-ever "red" weather…
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Houston, Texas, U.S. at around 07:06 UTC on February 18, 2022. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 15 reports and two videos about this event. Fireball over Houston, TX on February 18, 2022 – heatmap….
Storm Ylenia, known as Dudley in the United Kingdom, hit Germany on February 18, 2022, wreaking havoc across the country and leaving at least three people dead. The storm also affected neighboring countries, including Netherlands and Poland, where two people lost…
Storm Eunice is currently developing over the Atlantic Ocean and is already deepening as it rapidly approaches the United Kingdom, forcing the UK Met Office to issue a rare Red Weather Warning. Eunice is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued…
New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from February 9 to 15, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 22 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Krakatau, Sunda Strait | Langila, New Britain (Papua New Guinea) | Taal, Luzon (Philippines) |…
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit south of Fiji Islands at 20:21 UTC on February 16, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 528 km (328 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located about 570 km…
Extremely heavy rain hit the city of Petropolis (population 306 700), Brazil on February 15, 2022, causing severe floods and landslides in which at least 38 people lost their lives. Due to the severity of the event, the death toll has risen from 18 to 23 in a matter…
A powerful eruption took place on the farside of the Sun at around 22:23 UTC on February 15, 2022, creating an impressive coronal mass ejection (CME). This is one of the largest CMEs of Solar Cycle 25. The source region for this event is beyond the east limb and…
