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A recent study shows that a plume of debris produced by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission’s impact on Dimorphos in 2022, could reach Mars and Earth within 7 years, creating a new meteor shower.
The body of the Atlas 5 Centaur rocket that delivered the GOES 17 satellite in 2018 broke up in a highly elliptical orbit on September 6, 2024, at around 05:21 UTC. The breakup was observed by Slingshot Aerospace at around 05:32 UTC from an observation site in Chile. They detected a debris cloud of more than 40 objects related to the fragmentation of the rocket, which currently doesn’t appear to pose threat to any active spacecraft.
Severe rainstorms swept through northern Italy on Thursday, September 5, 2024, causing widespread flooding and infrastructure damage in several regions. Milan experienced some of the worst impacts, while rescue teams in Piedmont continued searching for a man swept away by floodwaters. A series of violent rainstorms swept across northern Italy on Thursday, causing widespread flooding…
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, a massive earth crack appeared in the Al-Zaidiyah district in Yemen’s Al-Hodeidah governorate.
Heavy rainfall across the Sahara Desert, linked to a shift in the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is leading to extraordinary weather patterns across Africa. Forecast models suggest that the region may see several years’ worth of rain over the coming weeks making 2024 the wettest year for the Sahara Desert, with Mauritania and Mali among the hardest-hit areas.
Severe storms swept across southeastern France on the night of September 4, 2024, bringing heavy rainfall, flooding, and powerful winds that disrupted transportation and caused evacuations in parts of the Alpes-Maritimes. Marseille, in particular, experienced its strongest storm in three years, with rain totals reaching nearly 150 mm (5.9 inches) in some areas.
Floods that struck North Korea on July 27, 2024, have reportedly left around 1 500 people dead or missing, displaced 15 000, and damaged 2 800 ha (7 000 acres) of agricultural land.
Twenty-two counties in Ohio have been officially designated as primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, due to prolonged drought conditions, allowing farmers to seek emergency loans for recovery efforts. Twenty-two counties in Ohio have been designated as a primary natural disaster area due to prolonged…
A dangerous heatwave is set to intensify across the Southwest and Western Coast of the United States starting September 5, 2024, with forecasts predicting temperatures soaring as high as 48.9 °C (115 °F) in some areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple warnings for heat-related illnesses as record-breaking highs are expected in the Pacific Northwest.
On September 3, 2024, Phoenix shattered its previous heat record after enduring 100 consecutive days of temperatures above 37.8 °C (100 °F). The relentless heat, which began on May 27, continues to wreak havoc across the region, contributing to a surge in heat-related deaths and posing significant risks to vulnerable populations.
