An early-season heat wave is sweeping across India and the unbearable hot weather has already claimed lives of 66 people. Deadly heatwave in May 2015 claimed almost 2 500 lives across the country, most of them in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, but 2016 begun smashing…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of Java, Indonesia at 14:45 UTC on April 6, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 35.4 km (22 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles). According to the USGS,…
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 hit near the coast of Vanuatu at 06:58 UTC on April 6, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 33.7 km (20.9 miles). This is the second M6.9 earthquake in this region since April 3. Geoscience…
After a mild winter where temperatures in Ontario more typical of April often appeared, a large arctic high-pressure area sent temperatures plummeting to values more typical of mid-winter on April 5. As a result of unseasonable cold, new record low minimums were set…
A slow-moving area of active thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to Fiji over the last few days, causing widespread flooding and claiming the life of at least one person. The system is expected to remain over the island nation over the next few days while…
Late-season Tropical Cyclone "Zena" has formed just west of Vanuatu in the south-west Pacific on April 5, 2016. Zena is moving toward the island nation of Fiji where slow-moving area of active thunderstorms brought 208 mm (8.2 inches) of rain on Monday,…
A new study found that Miami Beach flood events have significantly increased over the last decade due to an acceleration of sea-level rise in South Florida. The study, made by researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…
A strong explosion occurred at Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano at 01:31 UTC on April 4, 2016 (20:31 local time on April 3). The volcano, also known as the smoking mountain, is located 70 km (43 miles) SE of Mexico City and is known for its frequent…
Just days after a truck got pulled into a huge crack on a road north of Bangkok, Thailand another large collapse occurred on the same road today. The crack stretches almost 120 meters (400 feet) and is 4 meters (13 feet) deep. Officials said severe drought caused…
Palau officials have warned today the country could completely dry up this month. The Pacific country, with about 18 000 people, declared the state of emergency last month due to one of the worst droughts in its history and is now asking for urgent aid. President…
