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A huge asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may not have been the only cosmic event to cause mass extinctions or change Earth’s climate. Tiny minerals leftover from many smaller meteorites could provide the geological evidence needed to show how rocks falling
Another very strong earthquake/aftershock struck Pakistan today. USGS registered earthquake magnitude 6.8 at depth of 14.8 km on September 28, 2013 at 07:34 UTC. This was at 12:34 local time and at almost the same location as massive M 7.7 earthquake that struck on
On September 26, 2013, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured the image of new island created by major M 7.7 strike-slip earthquake that struck western Pakistan on September 24, 2013.
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There is still only a handful of spacecraft to watch for solar and magnetic storms but the number of observatories has been growing over the last six years. Today, these spacecraft have begun to provide the first multipoint measurements to better understand space
A new and sudden eruption occurred at 12:50 UTC on September 25, 2013, at Telica volcano, Nicaragua. A moderate ash explosion took place at the summit crater and produced an ash plume about 1 – 1.5 km high. The National System for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation…
A very strong and shallow earthquake M 6.1 struck off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico on September 26, 2013 at 06:46 UTC (00:46 local time). USGS is reporting depth at 10.4 km (6.5 miles).
EMSC is currently reporting Mw 6.1 at a depth of 30 km.
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During past seven days 4 volcanoes had new activity, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from September 18 – September 24, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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Tropical Depression 19-W strengthened into Tropical Storm Pabuk on September 22, 2013 and lashed the northern Philippines immediately after Super-Typhoon Usagi which is considered to be the strongest typhoon to hit the western Pacific this year.
At least 30
A very strong earthquake with registered magnitude of 7.0 struck southern Peru on September 25, 2013 at 15:42 UTC (11:43 local time). USGS measured depth at 45.8 km (28.5 miles). EMSC is reporting Mw 6.9 and depth of 40 km.
Epicenter was located 47 km (29
A new island has emerged off the coast of Gwadar in the Arabian Sea after a massive M7.7 earthquake hit western Pakistan on September 24, 2013. The new island has mountainous terrain and is rising up to 30 meters (100 feet). Image of the new island courtesy of…
