Campi Flegrei showing signs of reawakening, Italy

Campi Flegrei showing signs of reawakening, Italy

A new study suggests that Campi Flegrei, a volcano in the metropolitan area of Naples, one of the most densely inhabited areas in the world, may be near a critical pressure point which would reawaken it from its, almost 500 years long, sleep. In the course of a new…

Heavy snowfall, blizzard to affect the West and northern Plains for Christmas

Heavy snowfall, blizzard to affect the West and northern Plains for Christmas

A strong winter storm is expected to hit the US West and northern Plains over the coming weekend. Heavy snowfall, sleet and freezing rains will likely cause traffic disruptions and delays across the affected regions. The winter storm, named Europa by weather.com,…

Tropical Storm “Nock-Ten” to hit Philippines on Christmas Day

Tropical Storm “Nock-Ten” to hit Philippines on Christmas Day

Nock-Ten developed on December 22, 2016, from the Tropical Depression 30W and became the 26th named storm of the 2016 North West Pacific season. Landfall over the greater Manilla area on Christmas is possible, although the intensity of the storm is yet to be…

Stormy Christmas in store for UK, as Storm “Barbara” approaches

Stormy Christmas in store for UK, as Storm “Barbara” approaches

A spell of stormy weather is expected to affect the UK, starting on December 23, 2016, as an intense low pressure system is currently brewing in the west Atlantic. Storm "Barbara" will bring heavy rainfall and strong winds across the UK, especially in the…

Tropical Cyclone “Yvette” forms near Australia

Tropical Cyclone “Yvette” forms near Australia

Two tropical systems are currently eyeing Australia, one of which has developed into the Tropical Cyclone "Yvette", and the other is a tropical low. Yvette won't affect Western Australia over the next two days, although landfall is possible after that….

Search party for Earth-Trojans starts in February 2017

Search party for Earth-Trojans starts in February 2017

The University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will utilize the data collected during its two-year long mission to the Bennu asteroid in an attempt to search for elusive Earth-Trojan asteroids. Trojan asteroids accompany the planets during their journey around the…

Photon braking effect slowing down the Sun

Photon braking effect slowing down the Sun

In a breakthrough study, the astronomers from the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy, Brazil, and Stanford University, discovered a physical mechanism that plays a crucial role in slowing down the outer layers of the Sun. About twenty years ago, the…

Deadly floods inundate southeast Spain

Deadly floods inundate southeast Spain

Torrential downpours which have been lashing the southeast Spain since December 17, 2016, have caused severe flooding. Five people died from drowning by late December 20, according to media reports. Over 400 mm (15.8 inches) of precipitation was reported in some…

Heavy rainfall triggers deadly landslide in Nha Trang, Vietnam

Heavy rainfall triggers deadly landslide in Nha Trang, Vietnam

Intense rainfalls which have been affecting south-central Vietnam since last week triggered a deadly landslide in Nha Trang, on December 20, 2016. At least two people died while ten others were injured. Since December 12, when rainfalls started, at least 24 people…

Exotic particles as the Sun aligns with the center of the Milky Way

Exotic particles as the Sun aligns with the center of the Milky Way

As the Sun made an annual alignment with the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on December 18, 2016, the scientists at CERN carried out the first of a kind experiment to measure hypothetical exotic particles possibly emitted by the black hole. The…