Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
A partial solar eclipse – visible from the northern hemisphere – will take place on October 25, 2022. Most of Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and northeastern Africa will be in the path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow on this day.
Underwater images show an explosion registered as an M2.3 earthquake on the Richter scale on September 26, 2022, damaged over 50 m (165 feet) of one Nord Stream 1 pipe.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UQ1 turned out to be space junk.
Extremely heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm “Nesat” over the weekend hit parts of Taiwan, causing huge agricultural losses. The worst affected were farmers in northern and northeastern parts of the country.
An international group of researchers reporting in AGU’s Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems used radar satellites to measure how fast parts of the lava fields in Lanzarote, Canary Islands are sinking nearly three centuries after a massive eruption that lasted from 1730 – 1736.
An early-season Great Lakes storm is producing heavy snow, high winds, and large waves. Cold air will grip much of the eastern 2 thirds of the United States in the days ahead, bringing much below-normal temperatures to the East Coast and the first freeze of the season to portions of the Midwest and South.
Two earthquakes with magnitudes above M3 were detected in Mýrdalsjökull glacier on October 16, sparking discussions about a possible eruption of Katla volcano.
A powerful storm hit the Greek island of Crete on October 15, 2022, causing flash floods described by the Greek Fire Department as extreme.
An explosive eruption began at Chikurachki volcano at around 15:10 UTC on October 15, 2022, producing an eruptive column up to 4.5 km (14 700 feet) above sea level.
A very bright fireball was recorded over southern Spain at 18:46 UTC on October 14, 2022., briefly turning night into day.
