After severe thunderstorms and flooding that hit southern Germany last week, a rare weather phenomenon for Germany was observed and recorded in the country's north. On June 5, 2016, residents of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany,…
Tropical Depression 03 has strengthened into Tropical Storm "Colin" early Monday, June 6, 2016. Colin is expected to strengthen and bring heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding and isolated tornadoes to portions of the US Southeast today. Landfall is…
A shallow earthquake registered by New Zealand's GeoNet as M6.1 hit Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand at 02:35 UTC on June 6, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 21 km (13 miles). USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to the…
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near Leksula, Banda Sea, Indonesia at 16:25 UTC on June 5, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 428.4 km (266.2 miles). Indonesia's BMKG is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 445 km (276 miles). According to the…
Autumn 2016 was the warmest ever recorded in Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported. Record-breaking temperatures were reported across much of eastern and northern Australia while average or below average temperatures were observed only in the southern…
A major thunderstorm accompanied with torrential downpours and intense wind gusts swept parts of Pakistan on June 1 and 2, 2016, leaving a widespread trail of destruction. At least 36 people were killed, and more than 100 injured. According to media reports, the…
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology warned residents in Australia's eastern states to pay close attention to local weather forecasts and warnings over the coming days as a large and complex weather system and developing East Coast Low will bring potentially…
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New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes between May 25 and 31, 2016. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (UK) | Etna, Sicily (Italy) | Piton de la Fournaise,…
More deadly floods hit the state of Bavaria in Germany on June 1, 2016. The region was reportedly devastated, at least 5 people died, and several others went missing. A state of emergency has been declared in the Rottal-Inn, the worst affected district, by Michael…
Another spell of severe weather brought intense thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rainfall, to southeast Texas on the morning of June 2, 2016 (local time). Torrential downpours have triggered another wave of floods across the already soaked regions. While the…
