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  • Major multi-day rainfall event forecast across Middle East from March 25-31

    ByTeo Blašković

    A large-scale storm system is forecast to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Iran, and the Gulf states, between March 25 and 31, 2026, raising flood risk in urban and desert regions. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have issued warnings for unstable conditions with rain, strong winds, and reduced visibility, while flooding has already caused fatalities in Oman. Parts of the region might see a year’s worth of rain or more through the course of the event.

  • Geomagnetic storm reaches G3 levels after March 18 CME impacts Earth

    ByTeo Blašković

    A G3 – Strong geomagnetic storm developed late on March 20 into early March 21, 2026, after a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on March 18 impacted Earth. The storm intensified after at least two CME arrivals, with solar wind speeds reaching 567 km/s and the interplanetary magnetic field turning strongly southward to −28 nT.

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Vanuatu

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit 100 km (62.5 miles) WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu, at 02:30 UTC on March 20, 2026. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). This is the second M6+ earthquake of the day, following M6.6 in the South Shetland Islands at 00:22 UTC.