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The low-level eruption of Pavlof volcano that started on May 31, 2014, has escalated late on June 2. According to Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), the seismic tremor increased starting about 23:00 UTC and pilots have recently reported ash clouds to 6.7 km
Globular clusters M10 and M13 will both be well placed for observation at the beginning of June. The strongest daylight meteor shower – Daytime Arietids – peaks on June 7. Since the radiant will be located only thirty degrees west of the Sun the
A shallow earthquake registered as M6.2 struck off the coast of Mexico on May 31, 2014 at 11:53 UTC. EMSC and USGS preliminary reports both mention M6.2 at depth of 10 km. The earthquake struck at 04:53 local time, far away from coastline.Epicenter was located 259
A major explosive eruption occurred at Indonesian Sangeang Api volcano around 08:30 UTC today. A subplinian eruption column quickly rose to an estimated 15 – 20 km (50 – 65 000 ft) altitude and drifted several hundred km to the east and southeast. Aviation color
A group of citizen scientists who raised almost $160,000 to fund the process of taking control of 36-year-old International Cometary Explorer (ICE), formerly known as International Sun/Earth explorer 3 (ISEE-3), announced that after 16 years of silence tw
Strong and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.1 (CENC) struck China – Myanmar border region on May 30, 2014 at 01:20 UTC. Chinese CENC is reporting shallow depth of 12 km. The earthquake struck at 09:20 local time in a region prone to earthquakes.EMSC is&nb
Hundreds od thousands dead fish have washed ashore near the 146 bridge leading into the city of Kemah, Galveston Bay, Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said the dead fish began showing up last weekend and the most likely cause is oxygen deple
Significant amount of smoke was ejected from Duvalo, the last active volcano in the Balkans, on May 28, 2014. This is the first such event in known history and experts believe it was caused by recent heavy rains and increased seismic activity in the region.Sit
New activity/unrest was observed at 3 volcanoes from May 21 – 27, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Ahyi, Mariana Islands (USA) | San Miguel, El Salvador | Santa María, GuatemalaOngoing activity:
Japanese authorities gave the go-ahead yesterday to the construction of an underground ice wall around the nuclear reactors of the crippled Fukushima plant in attempt to slow down the build-up of radioactive water. Experts are still questioning whether giant i
