• Tropical Storm Chris – Northern Atlantic “Zombie storm”

    Tropical Storm Chris, which formed in the northern Atlantic on Tuesday, is acting like a “zombie” storm according to AccuWeather.com. There are few strange things about this spooky storm. Chris does not look like a well-organized tropical system on satellite. The

  • Japan on the path of two powerful typhoons

    It is the first time since 2004 that a typhoon has made landfall in June in Japan. As Tropical Storm Guchol weakens over Japan, another tropical storm will make a major impact over the islands later in the week.

    Guchol continues to bring gusty winds and

  • Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    Shallow M6.o earthquake struck near Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 15:56 UTC on June 19, 2012. The epicenter was located 120 km (74 miles) WNW of Attu Station, Alaska (53.392°N, 171.635°E) at depth of 20.9 km (13.0 miles). according to USGS. EMSC recorded magnitude

  • Typhoon Guchol bringing strong winds to Ryuku Islands

    Typhoon Guchol is predicted to be the first tropical cyclone to hit Japan this year. Yesterday Guchol was a powerful category 4 typhoon on the Simpson Scale with winds of 130 kts (~150 mph). Guchol has been weakening and may only a be a strong tropical storm when it is

  • Maricopa sandstorm timelapse (Phoenix US, June 16, 2012)

    Timelapse of the Phoenix Sandstorm from Maricopa, AZ that hit at 5.30 PM” on June 16 by YouTube poster whittakerbrock.Dust storms are common in the southwestern U.S. during the summer, which is the region’s monsoon season. During the monsoon, an overall shift in

  • Subsiding geomagnetc storm lit up both poles with bright auroras

    The Kp index dropped below the Minor Geomagnetic Storm threshold (Kp=4). Minor storm flareups at high latitudes could still take place for the remainder of the day. Geomagnetic Storming continued during the day at very high latitudes as effects from an incoming CME

  • Global supply chains cause extinction of many species

    Thirty percent of threatened species are at risk because of consumption in developed world according to research made by University of Sydney. The study mapped the world economy to trace the global trade of goods implicated in biodiversity loss such as coffee,