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.
Gas and oil prices in Europe skyrocketed after Russia attacked Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022. Meanwhile, stock markets around the world tumbled amid rising concerns while Euro plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since June 2020 and hit…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" made landfall over southern Madagascar on February 22, 2022, with winds up to 135 km/h (84 mph), making it a Category 1 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Emnati is the 5th named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest…
A large storm will impact the Eastern half of the U.S. today, February 22, 2022, with snow/ice in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes into northern New England and heavy rain/severe storms from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys….
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Jujuy, Argentina at 06:12 UTC on February 22, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 242 km (150 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 231 km (143 miles). The epicenter was located 59 km (36 miles) W of…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Balleny Islands region, Southern Ocean at 23:24 UTC on February 21, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). The…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" formed on February 17, 2022, as the fifth named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season. Emnati is forecast to make landfall over SE Madagascar on February 22 potentially as an intense tropical cyclone. Emnati…
The number of fatalities caused by floods and landslides in the city of Petropolis, Brazil since February 15, 2022, has risen to 152 on February 20, 2022. More than 120 people are still missing, at least 200 have been injured and 856 displaced. Local authorities…
A new paroxysmal eruptive episode started at Etna volcano, Italy at 11:27 UTC on February 21, 2022. This is the second paroxysm at Etna in 2022. Strong strombolian activity, with ash cloud moving toward SE started at the volcano at 11:15 UTC today, forcing Etna…
Storm Eunice passed over Ireland and U.K. on Friday and Saturday, February 18 and 19, 2022, before continuing over northern France, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and other northern European countries. Eunice sparked the first-ever "red" weather…
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Houston, Texas, U.S. at around 07:06 UTC on February 18, 2022. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 15 reports and two videos about this event. Fireball over Houston, TX on February 18, 2022 – heatmap….
