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.
Japan's Asosan volcano erupted about 00:43 UTC on Monday, September 14, 2015, sending a plume of thick black smoke and ash about 2.1 km (1.2 miles) into the air and disrupting flights.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Asosan erupted without warning in on
A strong and shallow earthquake registered as M6.6 by USGS hit Gulf of California at 08:14 UTC on September 13, 2015. The agency is reporting depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).Epicenter was located 59 km (37 miles) SSW of Topolobampo, 79 km (49 miles) SSW of Los Mochis, 85 km
A partial solar eclipse, visible from southern Africa, Madagascar, Antarctica and some locations in Indian and Atlantic Oceans, will occur on September 13, 2015. The moment of greatest eclipse will occur at 06:54 UTC. This eclipse comes 1.2 days before the Moon reaches
Our planet's magnetic shield is again under stress today with brief G3 Strong geomagnetic storm levels reached around 09:00 UTC. The storms began on September 7 with positive polarity coronal hole reaching geoeffective position and an impact of plasma filament
New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from September 2 – 8, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 15 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge | Cotopaxi, Ecuador | Nevado del Ruiz, Col
Tropical Storm "Etau" hit mainland Japan on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 and rolled over the central part of the country, bringing strong winds and record-breaking rainfall which overflowed rivers and caused serious flooding and numerous landslides. By early
Tropical Storm "Etau" made landfall in Aichi prefecture, central Japan, around 01:00 UTC on September 9, 2015 (10:00 local time). Etau is bringing very heavy rain and causing floods and landslides. Weather officials issued evacuation advisories for several cit
A massive sandstorm engulfed the Middle East on September 8, 2015, severely reducing visibility, killing at least 2 people and sending thousands to hospitals. By September 9, at least 12 peopble have been reported dead throughout Lebanon and Syria.As visible on Septembe
Extremely heavy rain in southern Spain has caused severe flooding on September 7, 2015 turning streets of several towns and villages into rivers. At least one casualty has been reported.Spain's Civil Protection service has issued severe weather alerts for Valencia,
Geoscience Australia is reporting a second strong and shallow earthquake was registered south of Kermadec Islands on September 7, 2015. The first one, registered as M6.0 by GA hit at 09:13 UTC, and was followed by M6.1 at 14:06 UTC. USGS registered the first one as M6.4
