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Parts of Iceland were placed on Red Alert on Monday, February 7, 2022, due to a violent bomb cyclone affecting the country today. Wind gusts could reach up to 200 km/h (124 mph). A Red Alert for weather was issued for South Iceland and Faxafloi – Southwest…
Tropical Cyclone "Batsirai" made landfall between Nosy-Varika and Mananjary on the east coast of Madagascar around 17:00 UTC on February 5, 2022. At the time of landfall, Batsiari was Category 3 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind…
A slow-moving fireball was recorded over Austin, Texas at around 06:06 UTC on January 29, 2022. The event lasted about 12 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 72 reports from users in Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, and Texas. Fireball over Austin,…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit southeast Indian Ridge at 20:25 UTC on February 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located about…
Tropical Cyclone "Batsiari" continues intensifying on its way toward Madagascar. Landfall is expected on Saturday, February 5, between Mahanoro and Mananjary at a stage of Intense Tropical Cyclone, or even at the minimum state of Very Intense Tropical…
A new eruption started at Anak Krakatau volcano, Indonesia on February 3, 2022, forcing the Anak Krakatau Volcano Observatory to raise the Aviation Color Code to Orange. The last eruptive episode at this volcano lasted from May 25 to November 7, 2021. The eruption…
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit northern Peru at 15:58 UTC (10:58 LT) on February 3, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 100 km (62 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located about 51 km (32 miles)…
A massive winter storm will continue impacting the Central, Eastern and Southern U.S. over the next few days. Heavy snow is expected from the southern Rockies to northern New England, while heavy ice accretion is likely from Texas to Pennsylvania. An ongoing…
Cascades Volcano Observatory geophysicists have detected a subtle increase in the rate of uplift of the ground surface about 5 km (3 miles) west of South Sister volcano, Oregon, U.S. Episodes of increased uplift have been observed in this area before, and the…
New activity/unrest was reported for 10 volcanoes from January 26 to February 1, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Ambae, Vanuatu | Ambrym, Vanuatu | Batu Tara, Komba Island | Callaqui, Central Chile |…
