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Tropical Cyclone "Eta" — blamed for the deaths of more than 170 people in Central America over the past few days — is expected to gradually re-strengthen on its approach to Cuba as it remains over warm waters and in a region of upper-level diffluence….
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 VW flew past Earth at 0.58 LD / 0.00148 AU (221 404 km / 137 574 miles) at 09:05 UTC on November 2, 2020. This is the 87th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, 15th since…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica at 23:49 UTC on November 6, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 5.8 km (3.6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 33 km (20 miles). The epicenter…
At least 150 people have been killed in Guatemala after heavy rain dumped by Tropical Cyclone "Eta" caused floods and landslides. As of Saturday, November 7, Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 170 people across Central America. According to the…
Tropical Storm "Atsani" formed in the Pacific Ocean on October 29, 2020, as the 20th named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. It entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on November 1, receiving the name Siony. At 12:00 UTC on November 5,…
New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from October 28 to November 3, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bezymianny, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) |…
Hurricane "Eta" rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane on Monday and Tuesday, November 2 and 3, 2020, before it made landfall in Nicaragua at around 21:00 UTC (16:00 EST) on November 3. The center of Eta is expected to move inland over northern…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 02:40 UTC on November 3, 2020 (21:40 LT on November 2). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The…
A team of researchers from Japan made the most detailed and complete record to date of Earth's last magnetic reversal that took place about 773 000 years ago. Their results were published recently in the Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, a Springer…
Low-level seismicity continues at Korovin Volcano with no other signs of volcanic activity detected in infrasound sensors or partly cloudy satellite views, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported at 19:42 UTC on November 1, 2020. The last eruption at this…
