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A mysterious sickness that has killed Alaskan seals and walrus appears to be spreading.First spotted last year on Alaska’s northern coast, the illness was reported last week at the top of the Alaska panhandle where a dying seal was captured by fishermen. The seal,
The Solar Wind Speed data from ACE is still unavailable, however as of 7:20 UTC , the CELIAS/MTOF Proton Monitor onboard the SOHO Spacecraft indicates a current SWS of 470 km/s. The Proton Levels are now showing a sudden increase at 08:10 UTC. This is sometimes known
The CME that erupted late on March 4 passed ACE around 04:00 UTC March 7 (11:00 p.m. EST March 6). So far we’ve observed G2 (Moderate) levels of storming in association with that event. Conditions are currently decreasing for that event, so subsequent G2 storming is
A recent study, appearing online in the Journal of Geophysical Research on February 29, 2012, has found clear evidence on Venus for a type of space weather outburst quite common at Earth, called a hot flow anomaly. These anomalies, also known as HFAs, cause a temporary
Floodwaters covering much of western New South Wales, northern Victoria and northern South Australia are now glaring in the sunshine after a week’s worth of dense cloud and rain.The scope of the flooding is coming to light, particularly from the air, where
In Kamchatka, Russian far east, the Unnamed Volcano (Bezymianny) has been assigned the highest aviation danger code of “red.” The ash and gases that are being spewed from the crater can seriously damage aircraft systems. The volcano is also showing high seismic
Cyclone Irina remains a threat to the KwaZulu-Natal coast with a combination of very rough seas, marine storm surge, as well as gale-force and devastating floods. Many people have had their homes destroyed by the cyclone. About 300 houses had been flooded. South
Earth orbiting satellites have detected an X1.1-class solar flare from sunspot AR1429 that produced a bright CME and resulted with strong R3 Level Radio Blackout. The flare peaked at 04:13 UTC on March 5th. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is now seen in the
A massive tornado outbreak of stunning violence swept through the US midsection on Friday, March 2nd, spawning deadly tornadoes that killed at least 31. Hardest hit were Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The scale of the outbreak was truly exceptional, with a preliminary
At 10:45 UTC Sunday morning, March 4, 2012, a long duration M2.0 solar flare peaked and generated Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The latest blast was again centered around Sunspot 1429 located in the northeast quadrant. A 46 minute long 10cm Radio Burst,
