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.
The cold wave that hit parts of Europe earlier this month seems to have spared the French producers of peaches and apricots, who were severely affected last year. However, it severely affected other European regions, especially the north of Spain where losses are currently estimated at more than 50 million Euro, on top of 11 million caused by persistent rains.
New Zealand’s MetService has updated the Severe Weather Watches and Warnings associated with Cyclone Fili – upgrading to a Red Warning for heavy rain for Tairawhiti Gisborne from 22:00 LT on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, and the Wairoa District from 13:00 LT on Wednesday, April 13.
A large filament eruption took place around Active Region 2987 – located at a geoeffective position – producing a C1 solar flare at 05:21 UTC on April 11, 2022. The event produced a full halo CME and WSA-Enlil model indicates arrival at Earth early on April 14. As a result, a G2 – Moderate geomagnetic…
Tropical Storm “Megi” – known as Agaton in the Philippines – dropped heavy rain over the Philippines on April 10 and 11, 2022, causing deadly floods and landslides. Unconfirmed reports mention at least 25 fatalities. Megi is currently almost a stationary system, meandering in the vicinity of Samar-Leyte area.
A major spring blizzard is forecast to hit southern Prairies and parts of Ontario, Canada this week, with widespread snowfall accumulations of 30 – 50 cm (12 – 20 inches) accompanied by northerly winds gusting 70 – 90 km/h (45 – 55 mph) giving zero visibility at times in snow and blowing snow.
Haboob: A Decade of Dust is new timelapse produced by storm-chasing photographer Mike Olbinski, showing his most favorite clips of dust storms captured from 2011 to 2021.
The exceptionally wet rainy season in South Africa allowed rapid breeding of brown locusts and led to the biggest infestation the country has seen in decades. In December 2021, many parts of the country experienced the heaviest rains since records began in 1921.
A significant winter storm will bring heavy snow and strong winds to the Cascades through Monday, April 11, 2022, then the northern Intermountain West through northern Plains Monday night into Thursday, April 14.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone “Fili” is strengthening north of New Zealand on Monday, April 11, 2022. The storm is expected to bring a variety of weather hazards on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12 and 13, particularly to the NE corner of the North Island. Parts of the region could receive well over a month’s worth of rain….
A new study published this week in Science Advances presents geoarchaeological evidence revealing a major M~9.5 tsunamigenic earthquake that severely affected prehistoric hunter-gatherer-fisher communities some 3 800 years ago, causing an exceptional social disruption reflected in contemporary changes in archaeological sites and triggering resilient strategies along these coasts. Together with tsunami modeling results, researchers suggest…
