I'm a dedicated researcher, journalist, and editor at The Watchers. With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, I specialize in hard science news, focusing on extreme weather, seismic and volcanic activity, space weather, and astronomy, including near-Earth objects and planetary defense strategies. You can reach me at teo /at/ watchers.news.
Another ash explosion with plume rising up to 3 km occurred at 12:10 local time today, December 11, 2012 followed by a smaller one at 12:41 and 13:16 local time on active Indonesian volcano Lokon.The first explosion was relatively violent and produced a plume rising
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia on December 10, 2012 at 16:53 UTC according to USGS and EMSC. Epicenter was located 229 km (142 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia and 338 km (210 miles) WSW of Tual, Indonesia at coordinates 6.522°S,
A few hours ago I was cycling through an nearby neighborhood. As I approached a mother and her two children walking down the sidewalk, the cutest little four-year-old piped up.”Hi…!” she said.”Hi…!” I replied.At that point, mom jerked the little girl by the
Before 1979, there were less than a dozen known sungrazing comets. As of December 2012, we know of 2,500. Why did this number increase? With solar observatories like SOHO, STEREO, and SDO, we have not only better means of viewing the sun, but also the comets that
A strong and deep 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck North Island of New Zealand on December 7, 2012 at 18:19 UTC. Epicenter was located 18 km (11 miles) SE of Tokoroa, New Zealand, 27 km (16 miles) SW of Rotorua, New Zealand and 39 km (24 miles) N of Taupo, New
Strong earthquake with recorded magnitude 7.3 struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on December 7, 2012 at 08:18 UTC according to USGS and EMSC. Epicenter was located 245 km (152 miles) SE of Kamaishi, Japan and 245 km (152 miles) ESE of Ofunato, Japan.
New unrest has been noticed around 12 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 4 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from November 28 – December 4, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Chirpoi,
Quantum physics and recent scientific experiments are radically changing our understanding of life, our reality, and our spirituality. It is giving us a new model for the way our universe works and the practical steps to take toward true joy and excitement and peace of
One of the most frequently asked questions we get asked is “What do you think will happen with 2012?”. We thought the best way to shed light on the situation was simply to make a video about it! So without further ado, here is our 2012 video! The Spirit
USGS technologist Rick LaHusen describes how the development and deployment of instruments plays a crucial role in mitigating volcanic hazards.Featured image, caption and video:
