• Tropical Cylone Kofi formed near Fiji

    Tropical Cyclone Kofi (16P formed) near Fiji after lingering in the region for several days as a tropical low pressure area. The system is moving southeastward.

    According to Australia Network News, Tropical Cyclone Kofi, as a low pressure area, had already dropped

  • Tropical Storm “Faxai” developed in Northwestern Pacific

    Tropical Storm "Faxai" organized on February 28, 2014 in Northwestern Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island of Guam and Andersen Air Force Base.System 93W formed into Tropical Depression 03W early on February 28. By 15:00 UTC, the depression strengthened

  • SDO 2014 spring eclipse season has begun

    Twice every year, around the time of the equinoxes, Earth can pass directly between the Sun and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), producing a series of beautiful eclipses. For the next 3 weeks the Earth will pass between SDO and the Sun around 07:30 UTC

  • M 6.1 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Alaska

    Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska on February 26, 2014 at 21:13:40 UTC. The epicenter was located 138 km (85 mi) NNW of Amukta Island, Alaska at coordinates 53.679N 171.837W.

    The epicenter was at depth of 264 km (164.5

  • Prolonged dry spell hits Singapore and Malaysia

    Singapore suffered its longest dry spell on record in period between January 13 and February 8. Dry weather conditions continue to prevail in Singapore during the dry phase of the Northeast Monsoon season. 

    The dry weather affecting Singapore and the