• Large dust storm and strong winds sweep Delhi, India

    A massive dust storm accompanied by strong winds lashed Delhi, India on March 12, 2016. According to media reports, the storm led to trees falling in some areas, power cuts and traffic disruption in several parts of west and south Delhi. The storm came after…

  • Severe weather hits Pakistan leaving at least 20 people dead

    The same storm that hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman on March 9 wreaked havoc across Pakistan over the past two days. Torrential rains accompanied by flash floods have killed at least 20 people in country's north and southwest, officials said today. Most of…

  • Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Andreanof Islands, Alaska

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of Andreanof Islands, Alaska, US at 18:06 UTC on March 12, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 22.4 km (13.9 miles). The epicenter was located 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Atka, Alaska…

  • Floods and landslides claim 21 lives across Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Floods and landslides that hit Sao Paulo metropolitan region, Brazil on March 10 and 11, 2016 claimed lives of at least 21 people. An unknown number of people is still missing. Torrential rain that hit the region on March 10 and continued into March 11 has thrown…

  • Large sinkhole swallows a bus in China’s Guizhou Province

    A bus was swallowed by a large sinkhole that opened just moments after it arrived at a bus terminal near a train station in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The event was recorded by the surveillance camera. According to Chinese media,…

  • Active volcanoes in the world: March 2 – 8, 2016

    New activity was reported for 9 volcanoes between March 2 and 8, 2016. Ongoing activity was observed at 18 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Alaid, Kuril Islands (Russia) | Asosan, Kyushu (Japan) | Lokon-Empung, Sulawesi (Indonesia) |…

  • Deadly flooding continues in Angola

    Less than a week after severe flash floods swept the city of Lubango, deadly floods hit the Cuanza Sul Province in Angola. At least 6 people died, and many were left missing. The flooding struck the Cuanza Sul Province between March 5 and 7, 2016. The Quissala and…