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.
At least 16 people have been killed in India and another 14 in Bangladesh due to strong winds and heavy rain produced by Tropical Cyclone "Fani" since it made landfall May 3, 2019. More than 200 were injured. The cyclone forced officials to conduct one of…
Asteroid designated 2019 JX1 flew past Earth at 0.46 LD / 0.00120 AU (179 517 km / 111 546 miles) on May 2, 2019. This is the 21st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. 2019 JX1 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids….
At least three people have been killed after major flooding hit U.S. Midwest late this week, bringing the death toll to at least 7 since Monday, April 29, 2019. Widespread flooding is affecting the country from Michigan to the South and is expected to continue in…
Tropical Cyclone "Fani" made landfall close to the city of Puri, Odisha between 02:30 – 04:30 UTC (08:00 – 10:00 LT) on Friday, May 3, 2019 as Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm with winds between 180 – 190 km/h (112 – 118 mph) and gusts to 200 km/h (124…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 JK flew past Earth at a distance of 0.69 LD / 0.00178 AU (266 284 km / 165 461 miles) on April 30, 2019. The object was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey, Arizona on May 1, 2019. 2019 JK belongs to the Apollo group of…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit off the coast of Solomon Islands at 07:25 UTC on May 3, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.9 at a depth of 80 km (49 miles). The epicenter was located…
The Government of India has started evacuating close to 1 million people living in the path of Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm "Fani." The latest forecast track by RSMC New Delhi, the authority for this region, calls for landfall to take place between…
New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from April 24 – 30, 2019. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Asosan, Kyushu (Japan) | Klyuchevskoy, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Tengger Caldera, Eastern Java…
Several locations broke or tied their record for the most number of days in a month with measurable precipitation (0.25 mm / 0.01 inches). A few of the places set records for most days in any month; Boston, Bridgeport, Concord, Hartford, Islip, Manchester are just…
At least 33 tornadoes were reported Tuesday, April 30, 2019 as violent storms swept across much of the Central United States. Several damaging tornadoes were reported across the region, as well as heavy rain (week's worth in just several hours in Oklahoma…
