A new study shows that the 2011 La Nina was so strong that it caused global mean sea level to drop by 5 millimeters (0.2 inches). This occurred concurrently with the La Nina phase of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) which involves a shift in ocean surface
A nor’easter is predicted to potentially hit the East Coast around November 7 while it still recovering from devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Nor’easters usually bring massive amounts of precipitation, high winds, large waves, and marginal storm surge to coastal
Disturbing new flyover videos of Louisiana sinkhole showed the amount of land collapsed has increased in size. Last measurements show that the surface of the sinkhole area was 5.5 acres, or equivalent of five football fields. Based on John Boudreaux, director
The Taklimakan Desert is China’s largest, hottest, and driest desert located far in the western part of the country. Shifting sand dunes cover About 85 percent of the desert floor is covered by shifting sand dunes, with some rising to a height of 200 meters (650
Strong earthquake measuring M 6.4 M 6.1 hit Mindanao, Philippines on November 02, 2012 at 18:17 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 87 km (54 miles) ENE (65°) from Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines (9.259°N, 126.233°E) at depth of 38.1 km (23.7
Fascinating new video by melodysheep (aka John D. Boswell) brings us a 90 seconds of tapestry of footage tracing the cosmic and biological origins of our species.(Video by melodysheep, creator of the Symphony of Science series)Video sources:Through The
A complete timelapse animation of Hurricane Sandy from October 23-31, as seen by GOES-13 (a geosynchronous satellite that is in orbit nearly 36,000 km (23,000 miles) above Earth).Another timelapse animation from GOES-EAST (GOES-13) shows the full disk and the
A weak CME shock was observed in the solar wind by the ACE and SOHO/CELIAS instruments on October 31st afternoon around 14:45 UTC. The solar wind speed jumped up from 280 km/s up to 370 km/s and also the solar wind density increased. Initial solar wind velocity had
Gale-force south Cyclone Ladislav developed over northern Italy and northern Adriatic sea, causing floods along Adriatic sea coastlines on November 1, 2012. Combination of full moon, low air pressure along with strong winds blowing from the sea toward the coast,
Tropical Cyclone Nilam is located approximately 35 nm south-southwest of Chennai, India and is moving west-northwestward at 12 knots. Nilam has made landfall over southern India and the low-level circulation center is becoming elongated. The system will weaken as
