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Indonesian media is reporting major problems with fresh water supply in districts around Mount Kelut after strong eruption that occurred on February 13, 2014.
Springs were covered by volcanic materials, pipelines from the springs to the water tanks
In last 7 days new activity was observed at 6 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from February 26 – March 4, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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In next few days Ireland's first ever Bitcoin ATM machine will be launched at Hippety's Cafe in the Temple Bar area of Dublin.
Basically, the machine will turn cash into virtual currency in about 12 seconds. You walk up to the machine, scan
Deep earthuqake registered as M 6.3 (USGS) struck east of Vanuatu on March 5, 2014 at 09:56 UTC. USGS reported depth of 636.8 km (396.7 miles), EMSC is reporting M 6.3 at depth of 648 km.
Epicenter was located at sea, 262 km (163 miles) ESE of Sola and 368
Newly discovered Apollo class asteroid named 2014 DX110 will safely fly by Earth on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at around 21:07 UTC. The estimated size of this asteroid is 30 meters (98 feet) and it will fly by at a minimum distance of less than 350 000 km (217
Aurora borealis is a normal event at high latitudes during geomagnetic storms but when they are seen as low as Slovenia (Zagarjev vrh, N46.03, E14.65) you know the event is rare and stunning for the observers. The following image was captured in Slovenia on
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded a very strong earthquake measuring M 6.6 near Ryukyu Islands on March 2, 2014. USGS is reporting M 6.5 at depth of 111.2 km (69.1 miles); EMSC Mw 6.4 at depth of 110 km.
The earthquake
A new phase of increased volcanic activity began today at Guatemalan Pacaya volcano. Authorities have issued an amber alert, the third highest – people must remain alert and be prepared to leave the area at short notice.
The volcano shot plumes of ash and
Strong and dangerous earthquake registered as M 6.4 struck off shore Nicaragua on March 2, 2014, at 09:37 UTC according to USGS. Preliminary report by USGS mentions depth of 70.9 km (44.1 miles). EMSC is reporting Mw 6.3 at depth of 80 km.
Epicenter was located
Comet C/2012 X1 LINEAR will reach its brightest this month and will be well placed for observation on March 4. An extremely rare event will take place on the morning of March 20 when asteroid 163 Erigone passes in front of the bright star Regulus in the
