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  • Earth’s magnetic power is shifting from Canada to Siberia

    ByTeo Blašković

    Satellite measurements from 2014 to 2025 show that the northern hemisphere’s strongest magnetic field region is shifting from Canada toward Siberia as the Canadian lobe weakens and the Siberian lobe intensifies. The redistribution is directly linked to the continued eastward drift of the north magnetic pole, now moving at about 36 km/h (22 mph), and requires updates to global navigation models. Over the same 11-year interval, the southern hemisphere’s strong-field region between Australia and Antarctica remained largely stable.

  • Scientists resolve origin of the King’s Trough Complex, the “Grand Canyon of the Atlantic”

    ByTeo Blašković

    An international research team led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has resolved how the King’s Trough Complex formed between 37 and 24 million years ago. The study shows it originated along a temporary plate boundary guided by an early branch of the Azores mantle plume.

  • Extreme drought fuels rapid wildfire growth in South Florida’s Big Cypress Preserve

    ByTeo Blašković

    A fast-moving wildfire known as the National Fire burned approximately 10 117 ha (25 000 acres) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, Florida, between February 22 and 25, 2026, expanding from about 405 ha (1 000 acres) and remaining at 0% containment. The fire spread under extreme drought conditions, affecting nearly all of Florida. Smoke reduced visibility along Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley), State Road 29, and U.S. 41, prompting transportation advisories and area closures.

  • Adaptive kernel density estimation reveals possible gaps in geomagnetic reversal record

    ByTeo Blašković

    A revised statistical reconstruction of Earth’s magnetic polarity history suggests that some short-duration geomagnetic reversals may be absent from the Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale, particularly during four intervals following the Cretaceous Normal Superchron approximately 83 million years ago. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters in 2026, applies a cross-validated adaptive-bandwidth kernel density estimation method to analyze reversal frequency in the GPTS 2020 dataset. The results identify localized dips in modeled reversal frequency that may correspond to undocumented short-lived polarity switches.

  • At least 30 dead and 39 missing after extreme rainfall causes severe flooding and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe flooding and landslides struck the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais between February 23 and 24, 2026, following extreme rainfall that exceeded three times the monthly average. At least 30 people died, 39 remain missing, and more than 3 000 were displaced as torrential downpours caused the Paraibuna River to overflow in Juiz de Fora and inundate parts of Ubá.

  • Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes strongest storm of 2026 east of Mauritius

    ByTeo Blašković

    Tropical Cyclone Horacio intensified to a Category 5-equivalent system over the central Southwest Indian Ocean east of Mauritius on February 22, 2026, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone recorded globally this year. The storm reached sustained winds near 260 km/h (160 mph) before moving southward over open waters.

  • Backcountry Avalanche Watch in effect for Greater Lake Tahoe area along California–Nevada border

    ByTeo Blašković

    A Backcountry Avalanche Watch is in effect for the Greater Lake Tahoe area due to high avalanche danger associated with a rain-on-snow event. The National Weather Service Reno and the Sierra Avalanche Center warn that widespread avalanche activity is possible, including large avalanches capable of burying or injuring people. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended during the watch period.

  • Two fatalities reported after tree collapses onto moving vehicle during Nor’easter in Maryland

    ByTeo Blašković

    Two people were killed and another seriously injured after a large tree fell onto a moving vehicle in Calvert County, Maryland, at approximately 16:40 LT on February 22, 2026, during a powerful Nor’easter affecting the region. The incident occurred on Solomons Island Road (Route 2) near Aspen Woods Drive in Sunderland. The two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the third occupant was transported to a medical facility in critical condition.