Sunspot 1564 produced M1.2 solar flare at 22:36 UTC on September 9. It is not appeared to be Earth-directed.Another M class event was recorded day earlier. Sunspot 1564 produced an M1.4 long duration flare peaking at 17:59 UTC on September 8. CACTus reported
Power failed across a large swath of western Cuba on Sunday night, plunging millions of people into darkness including those in the capital of Havana and at the popular beach resort of Varadero. The outage knocked out air-conditioning units and electric fans on a
Strong earthquake measuring M6.0 hit Kuril Islands on September 09, 2012 at 05:39:20 UTC. The epicenter was located 141 km (87 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (49.429°N, 155.537°E) at depth of 58.7 km (36.5 miles) according to USGS.EMSC recorded magnitude
San Cristóbal volcano, located 150 km (95 miles) northwest of Managua, erupted on September 8 with three powerful explosions according to Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER). A column of smoke and ash reached nearly a mile above the cone of the
Hurricane Isaac and Hurricane Katrina made landfall on almost the same day on the same location, with 7 year difference. Some areas of US are just more prone to hurricane activity than others. Especially, Louisiana and Mississippi.Here are plotted the paths of the
The last time that Japanese volcano Mount Fuji erupted was back in 1707, known as the Hōei Eruption. The new readings from the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, reveal that the pressure is at 1.6 megapascals and it takes 0.1
Moderate long-duration solar flare measuring M1.4 took place at 17:59 UTC on September 8. It was generated around Sunspot 1564. Another strong flare was recorded about the same time around nearby Region 1562. It is possible that the X-ray flux recorded the cumulative
A plume of dust blows from the Sahara Desert blows off the coast of Western Sahara. The plume remains north of the Ras Nouadhibou (Cap Blanc) peninsula, shared by Western Sahara and Mauritania, and does not cover the green, phytoplankton-stained waters of the Bay of
The anticipated rise in sea levels due to climate change will result in coastlines receding worldwide through erosion. Rising sea level inundates low-lying areas, converts wetlands to open water, erodes beaches, exacerbates flooding, and increases the salinity of
Heavy torrential rains hit region of northwest Peshawar in Pakistan. At least 50 people were killed and several others went missing as heavy rains hit parts of east, south, northwest and northeast of Pakistan on September 7. The rain flooded roads and streets,
