• At least 5 killed, 30 missing in west Colombia landslide

    At least five people were killed and another 30 were reported missing after a landslide hit workers removing rubble from a previous landslide in west Colombia. The event took place around 20:30 UTC (15:30 local time) on June 9, 2016, on the road between Medellin and…

  • Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Nicaragua, aftershocks reported

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 (downgraded from M6.4) hit Nicaragua at 03:25 UTC on June 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Four aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 4.6 to 5.1, were registered by…

  • Active volcanoes in the world: June 1 – 7, 2016

    New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes between June 1 and 7, 2016. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (UK) | Kerinci, Indonesia | Santa Maria, Guatemala |…

  • Storm “Solomon” brings snow, cuts power as it sweeps through Finland

    An unusual storm for this time of year has swept through western and northern Finland Wednesday night, June 8 and during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 9, 2016. The storm downed trees, cut power supply to up to 14 000 households and brought about 4 cm…

  • Tornado sweeps through Hamburg, Germany

    A powerful tornado has swept through the northeast Hamburg late Tuesday, June 7, 2016, blowing off the roofs of buildings, uprooting more than 50 trees, damaging cars and disrupting power supply. This is just one of many severe weather events in Germany over the…

  • Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M6.2 hit off the south coast of Lombok, Indonesia at 04:13 UTC on June 9, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 29.9km (18.6 miles). EMSC…

  • Lake Baikal on the verge of unprecedented environmental catastrophe

    Lake Baikal, the 25 million-year-old lake, and UNESCO's heritage site, is on the verge of environmental catastrophe, Russia's environmentalists warn. The proposed Mongolian hydro project could potentially disrupt the inflows and cause a tsunami of water in…

  • Large sinkhole opens in downtown Ottawa, gas leak prompts evacuations, Canada

    A large sinkhole has opened up near the corner of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive in downtown Ottawa, Canada a few hours ago, June 8, 2016, causing a gas leak and shutting down the Rideau Street. At least one vehicle was swallowed by the growing hole. The Rideau…