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At least 18 people have been killed this week in Rwanda after storms triggered floods and landslides in the country's west. Some people are still missing, government said May 8, 2018. A spokesman for the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees said that 15…
Gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth's orbit every 405 000 years, an amazingly consistent pattern that has influenced our planet's climate for at least 215 million years. This pattern allows scientists to more precisely date…
Scientists have discovered planetary waves of vorticity on and inside the Sun similar to those that significantly influence weather on Earth. Rossby waves are a natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets that form in response to the rotation of the…
A swarm of earthquakes hit southern El Salvador on Sunday, May 6, 2018, damaging nearly 200 homes and producing several small landslides. There are no reports of deaths or serious injuries. The first quake measured M4.5 on the Richter scale. It hit at 04:04 UTC and…
A severe thunderstorm that swept over east India's West Bengal on May 6, 2018 destroyed about 200 houses and injured at least 7 people. The storm hit Bengal's Nadia district with a speed of about 90 to 100 km/h (62 mph). Places such as Ranaghat, Henshhkhali…
A massive landslide buried a road section in Mabian Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 5, 2018, terrifying the people who witnessed the disaster. Soil and boulders estimated over 50 000 cubic meters (1.7 million ft3) in volume cut…
At least four people have been killed, one is still missing and about 30 were injured after a surprisingly strong storm caused devastating flash floods in the city of Duhok and surrounding region in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on May 5, 2018. A low atmospheric…
The intermittent eruption of lava in the Leilani Estates subdivision in the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano accompanied by toxic fumes and fountains up to 100 m (330 feet) high continues. A total of 11 fissures have emerged and 30 homes have been destroyed…
G2 – Moderate geomagnetic conditions were observed on May 6, 2018 in response to the influence of a negative polarity coronal hole high speed solar wind stream. G1 – Minor geomagnetic storm conditions were first observed at 17:59 UTC on May 5, followed by G2 at…
Heavy rainfall caused severe flash floods in Turkey's capital Ankara on Saturday, May 5, 2018. More than 160 vehicles were swept away and at least 4 people injured. "It was a disaster like never before," Ankara's Mayor said. Fast-moving floodwaters…
