• Geomagnetic storm in progress!

    A solar wind stream is buffeting Earth’s magnetic field and this is causing geomagnetic storm. A coronal mass ejection (CME) The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) reported on Jan 19, finally impacted our geomagnetic field with a glancing blow early this morning.hit

  • Magnitude 6.0 and 5.2 – South Sandwich Islands region

    Shalow earthquake magnitude 6.0 struck  South Sandwich Islands region today at 05:53:41 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was 138 km (85 miles) E of Visokoi Island and 281 km (174 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (56.670°S, 25.018°W) at

  • Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Chiapas, Mexico

    A strong earthquake magnitude 6.3 at a depth of 79.5 km (49.4 miles) has hit the mexican coast of Chiapas on January 21st at 18:47:15 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) West of Tapachula,  143 km (88 miles) SouthEast of Tonala and 811 km

  • 2011 is ninth-warmest year on record

    According to new study released by NASA scientists, the global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880.  The average temperature around the globe in 2011 was 0.92 degrees F (0.51 C) warmer than the mid-20th century baseline. NASA’s

  • Contribute: GLOBE at Night for citizen-scientist!

    Light pollution not only threatens our “right to starlight”, but also affects energy consumption, wildlife and health. For the past six years, the GLOBE at Night campaign has been involving people in 115 countries. The GLOBE at Night program is an international