Rishika holds a Master’s in International Studies from Stella Maris College, Chennai, India, where she earned a gold medal, and an MCA from the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India. Previously, she served as a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. During her tenure, she contributed as a Junior Writer for Europe Monitor on the Global Politics website and as an Assistant Editor for The World This Week. Her work has also been published in The Hindu newspaper, showing her expertise in global affairs. Rishika is also a recipient of the Women Empowerment Award at the district level in Haryana, India, in 2022.
A major traffic accident shut down Highway 11 through Orillia, Ontario, Canada on February 7, 2025, as whiteout conditions reduced visibility to near zero, resulting in one fatality.
A significant ice storm impacted Somerset, Pennsylvania, on February 6, 2025, leaving roads coated in ice, stranding vehicles, and causing power outages.
A large chunk of ice fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of a home in Palm Coast, Florida, approximately at 03:30 LT (20:30 UTC) on February 3, 2025.
A severe ice storm hit the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Piedmont region of central Virginia on Thursday, February 6, 2025, causing damage, road blockages, and power outages due to falling trees. Freezing rain accumulations in Madison County ranged from 4 to 11 mm (0.15 to 0.45 inches).
A strong and intermediate earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 10:27 UTC (23:27 LT) on February 7, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 59.2 km (36.8 miles). The EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 36 km (22.4 miles).
A state of emergency was declared for the Greek island of Santorini on February 6, 2025, due to significant seismic activity affecting the region over the past 10 days. The measure was announced by General Vasilis Papageorgiou, Civil Protection Secretary, and will remain in effect until March 3. The most powerful earthquake recorded so far, measuring 5.2 in magnitude, occurred on February 5. The continuous seismic activity has led to the evacuation of over 10 000 residents and workers from the island.
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from January 29 – February 4, 2025. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 21 volcanoes.
Effusive lava activity has been observed with lava overflowing from the northern summit area at Stromboli volcano, Italy since 07:08 LT (06:08 UTC) on February 6, 2025. The Aviation Color Code remains at Orange.
Earth’s magnetic field may have experienced more polarity reversals than currently recorded, according to a new study using statistical modeling. Researchers found anomalies in the geomagnetic reversal frequency, suggesting that some reversals remain undetected. Incorporating recently discovered reversals from Ethiopian flood basalts into the dataset revealed hidden patterns that could refine our understanding of Earth’s magnetic history.
An earthquake swarm began in the Campi Flegrei area of southern Italy at 08:03 LT (07:03 UTC) on February 5, 2025.
