6.4 magnitude earthquake hit New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea

6.4 magnitude earthquake hit New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit New Britain Region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 21:13:11 UTC (Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 07:13:11 Local). USGS reported it with depth of 47.8 km (29.7 miles). Epicenter was 6 km (59 miles) E of Kimbe, New

Extreme south of Chile on red alert due to flash floods

Extreme south of Chile on red alert due to flash floods

Sunday rains and flash floods in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile have left an estimated 800 people homeless forcing the city to close schools while the local chapter of the National Emergency office, Onemi, raised the alarm level from orange (moderate) to red

Lovejoy’s brother – Bright comet dives into radiation storm

Lovejoy’s brother – Bright comet dives into radiation storm

Another bright comet is diving into the sun. It was discovered just last week by SOHO’s SWAN instrument, so it has been named “Comet SWAN.” The comet’s death plunge ( or “swan dive”) comes just as the sun has unleashed a strong flare and radiation storm around

Strong solar flare reaching M7.9 peaked on March 13 2012

Strong solar flare reaching M7.9 peaked on March 13 2012

Sunspot 1429 unleashed another M-class solar flare around 17:41 UTC. A strong flare reaching M7.9 produced an R2 Radio Blackout on the sunlit side of the Earth. Type II Radio Emission with a velocity of 1366 km/s was detected. Type II emissions occur in

New tropical cyclone Lua moving slowly off the Pilbara coast, Australia

New tropical cyclone Lua moving slowly off the Pilbara coast, Australia

A new tropical cyclone has formed off the Pilbara coast, Australia. On March 13th, 2012 Tropical Cyclone Lua (Category 1) was located at 8 pm WST near 18.5S 114.6E, that is 340 km northwest of Karratha and 385 km north of Exmouth and slow moving. TC Lua lies well