Two rain-triggered landslides buried hundreds of homes in eastern Uganda on early Monday morning, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, raising the number of fatalities to 40.The deadliest landslide happened at around 1 a.m. local time on Monday in Mabono village, which is
A strong earthquake 6.8 magnitude struck in Banda Sea. Epicenter was 272 km (169 miles) NNE of Dili, Timor-Leste and337 km (209 miles) SSW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia. Epicenter was on depth of 465 km (289.0 miles). It didn’t triggered tsunami waves.The
Downgraded a notch to a Category 1 storm, Hurricane Irene made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina just after dawn Saturday. Residents up and down the East Coast are now dealing with Irene’s aftermath. Tropical Storm Irene swept through the desolate
NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% chance of polar geomagnetic activity today in response to the expected impact of an incoming solar wind stream. Solar activity is at very low levels and there is currently no chance for strong solar flares on the earth facing side of…
High above Earth in the realm of meteors and noctilucent clouds, a strange and beautiful form of lightning dances at the edge of space. Researchers call the bolts "sprites"; they are red, fleeting, and tend to come in bunches. Martin Popek of Nýdek in t
The Germany Czech border area has been hit by an earthquake swarm with mainly very weak quakes, the strongest ones measuring 4.0 and 3.6. The earthquakes started their sequence on Tuesday.Cheb / Vogtland is a seismically active area where the seismographs did
Irene is a category 1 Hurricane with sustained winds of 85 m.p.h. Its effects so far have included 4 deaths in North Carolina, hundreds of trees uprooted, power outages, and structural damage. Structural damage, though minor so far in most places, has also been of a
Typhoon Mina continue to weaken as it part of Cagayan today, the state weather bureau said.In its latest bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) spotted Mina at 50 km northeast of Aparri at 4 p.m.
Authorities in Guatemala on Friday declared a red alert in the Santa Rosa department east of the capital after recent strong rains and flash floods left seven dead.The Center of Emergency Operations, which provides necessary aid to affected populations, is
Astronomers in Beijing can’t quite put their finger on the composition or origin of a giant, expanding bubble that appeared Saturday in thee night sky at around 9 p.m. China time. The glowing cloud was seen in several Chinese cities and officials believe it was the
