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Tropical Storm “Helene” is expected to rapidly intensify and become a major hurricane by Thursday, September 26, 2024, as it moves toward the Gulf Coast. Forecasts predict that the storm will bring dangerous flooding and strong winds to western Cuba, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the southeastern U.S. as early as Thursday.
A very bright fireball lit up the skies over the western United States at 05:46 UTC on September 24, 2024, and was seen from California to Washington.
Following record-breaking rains in Western Australia’s Pilbara on Saturday, September 21, 2024, a tropical system is expected to deliver widespread rainfall across 80 % of Australia this week.
The NA62 experiment at CERN, backed by researchers from Lancaster University, has observed a rare decay process, happening in less than one in ten billion charged kaons. This discovery, presented at a CERN EP seminar on September 24, 2024, may shed light on new physics, taking us closer to breakthroughs in particle interactions beyond the Standard Model.
With maximum winds of 193 km/h (120 mph), Hurricane “John” struck Mexico’s Pacific coastline on Monday, September 23, 2024, triggering evacuations and widespread flash floods. Flash floods and mudslides are expected in Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero.
A strong and shallow earthquake, registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as M5.9, struck near Torishima Island, Japan, at 23:14 UTC on September 23, 2024 (08:14 JST on September 24). The agency reported a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The USGS reported M5.6 at a depth of 11.7 km (7.3 miles), while the EMSC reported M5.6 at a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles).
A low pressure area forming over the eastern Black Sea brought heavy rains of up to 165 mm (6.5 inches) to the eastern districts of Trabzon Province, Turkey on September 20, 2024, causing floods and landslides.
A severe storm hit the cities of Cannes and Antibes in France on the morning of Monday, September 23, 2024, bringing intense rainfall that caused flooding and significant disruption across the region. In less than an hour, Cannes received up to 40 mm (1.57 inches) of rain, with 16 mm (0.63 inches) falling in just six minutes.
Severe storms swept through Morocco’s Tata Province on Friday, September 21, 2024, leading to flooding that claimed at least 2 lives and more than 14 missing.
A severe snowstorm swept across South Africa on Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, 2024, stranding hundreds of motorists, including those on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban. Many were trapped on the roads for 24 hours without access to food or water. One person has passed away after spending the night trapped in sub-zero temperatures.
