A small dust plume blew from Saudi Arabia over the Red Sea on December 12, 2011. Arising near the coast, north of the city of Jiddah (Jeddah), the plume arcs toward the southwest. The dust is thick enough to completely hide the water below, but the plume stops short of
A very rare 150 million years old prehistoric giant green sea turtles appear for third time in just two weeks on B.C. shores. It was spotted on Combers Beach in pacific Rim National park and was transported to local aquarium in very bad condition. TheProvince
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Gorontalo Minahasa, Sulawesi in Indonesia today at 07:52:11 UTC (15:52:12 Local time). Epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) South of TenggaraGorontalo, Sulawesi and 260 km (161 miles) Southwest of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia (0.010°N,
The last big meteor shower of the year — the annual Geminids shower — peaks tonight (Dec. 13), but bright moonlight could illuminate the night sky and spoil one of the most spectacular light show of the year. On a clear night, skywatchers have reported seeing up to
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Montenegro today at 17:04:45.0 UTC (18:04:45 Local time) 6 km south of Pljevlja and 94 km north from Podgorica (43.31 N ; 19.34 E) with epicenter at depth of 10 km according to EMSC. Seismology Institute of Montenegro (SZCG) recorded
A minor solar wind stream is buffeting Earth’s magnetic field. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras.Solar windspeed: 469.1 km/secdensity: 2.3 protons/cm3The Radio Sun10.7 cm flux: 135 sfuPlanetary K-indexNow: Kp= 1 quiet24-hr max: Kp=
Dust plumes blew through Syria and Iraq in early December 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on December 10, 2011. The dust plumes arise from discrete points in Syria and
Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable disease, remains one of the leading causes of childhood mortality, leading to an estimated 450 deaths each day worldwide. Rubella is an infection that is usually mild when experienced in childhood, but it can often
The storm pattern is very dangerous this next week across the United Kingdom as two storm systems approach the area from the west. These storm systems have central surface low pressure readings that of major hurricanes, including one by the end of the week being
Dec. 21, 2012 is maybe the most marked date in calendars carrying the name of "End of Days". Aside from that date marking next year's winter solstice, the longest night of that year, nothing else interesting is expected according to NASA. The phrase…
