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A new comet discovered by the ATLAS survey on September 27 and provisionally labeled A11bP71 was named C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) on October 1. It will pass its perihelion on October 28 at a distance of approximately 0.0082 AU, which is about 1.2 million km (around 762 000 miles) from the Sun’s center. C/2024 S1 is…
Critical fire weather conditions are expected over the Central Rockies on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, while Southern California and the Southwest brace for record-breaking heat, with temperatures reaching up to 43.3 °C (110 °F) and heat advisories in place.
Hurricane “John” has claimed at least 29 lives since its landfall as a Category 3 Hurricane in the Mexican state of Guerrero on September 24, 2024. The system brought significant rainfall to the region with parts of Guerrero receiving around 950 mm (37 inches) of rain due to the storm.
The ATLAS survey in Hawaii discovered a new sungrazing comet on September 27, 2024, which is part of the Kreutz sungrazing family and is expected to reach its perihelion on October 28, 2024. The comet is yet to be officially named and has been provisionally designated as A11bP71. A sungrazing comet from the Kreutz family…
Nepal’s flood crisis has claimed 217 lives, injured 143, and left 28 people missing, as emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas.
Destructive floods and powerful winds caused by the remnants of Hurricane “Helene” have cut off Asheville, North Carolina, leaving the city without power, communication, and road access. As of Monday, September 30, the death toll across six states has exceeded 120, with over 700 people still missing.
A fire broke out at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers, east of Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 29, 2024, releasing massive amounts of toxic smoke and prompting road closures, evacuations, and shelter-in-place orders.
Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.
A severe EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 225 km/h (140 mph) slammed Rocky Mount on Friday, September 27, 2024, in North Carolina, injuring 15 people and causing devastation at the Tiffany Square Shopping Center.
A landslide triggered by heavy torrential rains caused an illegal goldmine to collapse in West Sumatra, claiming at least 15 lives, according to a local official on Friday, September 27. Seven people remain missing. Police and military personnel started search and rescue operations early on Friday. According to Irfan Efendi, the head of the provincial…
