Solar wind reached near 700 km/s and this helped stir up a brief G1 Level Geomagnetic Storm (Kp=5) at high latitudes during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Migratory animals are affected at this and higher levels and aurora is commonly visible at high
Researchers recorded New Zealand’s deep tremors lasting up to 30 minutes on its biggest fault line – the Alpine Fault, which runs the length of the South Island. The quakes, which caused no surface damage, occurred 20-45 kilometres (12-28 miles) beneath the Earth’s
Lake Cachet II in Chile’s southern Patagonia vanished in less than 24 hours, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. Lake Cachet II’s 200 million cubic liters of water gushed out into the Baker river, tripling its volume and
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 15:02:25 UTC. Epicenter was located 109 km (68 miles) NNE (26 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, 120 km (74 miles) ESE (111 degrees) of Hakodate, Hokkaido, 129 km (80 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of
Earth has entered a high-speed solar wind stream, and this is causing geomagnetic activity at high latitudes. A minor Geomagnetic Storm (KP=5) is now in progress.The Solar Wind is currently around 600 km/s at this is helping stir up geomagnetic activity at high
The largest Amazon River tributary, Rio Negro has marked its highest historical level following weeks of heavy rain. The Rio Negro crested last Wednesday, registering 97.70 feet (29.78 meters) in Manaus. The top narrowly eclipsed the high mark of 97.67, set in
Tropical Storm 03W named as Sanvu, is on track to become the first typhoon of the year. According to latest JTWC warnings, the storm is located approximately 545nm south of island Iwo To and is currently moving northwestward at speed of 8 knots.Further
According to a report published in the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists have found more than 150,000 sites in the Arctic where methane is seeping into the atmosphere. The fragile and rapidly changing Arctic is home to large reservoirs of methane, a potent
Early this Tuesday a second tropical storm started to develop in Eastern Pacific Basin. Tropical Storm BUD is currently located about 804 km (500 miles) to the south of Acapulco, Mexico. According to National Hurricane Center (NHC) it is located at 11.1°N 104.0°W
An interplanetary shock wave possibly associated with the M5-class solar flare of May 17th swept past Earth on May 20th around 02:00 UTC according to SpaceWeather. The shock’s arrival caused geomagnetic activity around the poles, and several outbreaks of
