• Active volcanoes in the world: November 5 – 11, 2014

    New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from November 5 – 11, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Cerro Negro de Mayasquer, Colombia-Ecuador | Kilauea, Hawaiian Islands (USA) | Popocatepetl, Mexico | Turrialba, Costa Rica

  • “Toxic leak” causes massive cloud covering parts of Moscow

    Authorities have urged residents of Moscow to stay indoors with their windows closed, after a smelly noxious fog was reportedly spreading through the parts of the city on Monday, November 10, 2014.The smell has been detected in the south, east, and south-eastern parts o

  • Kilauea’s lava flow burns its first house in Pahoa, Hawaii

    According to Hawaii County Civil Defense update issued 22:15 UTC on November 10, the front of Kilauea's lava flow remains approximately 150 meters (480 feet) from the Pahoa Village Road. ​An upslope breakout in the area of Apa’a Street near the cemetery had

  • Strong M6.1 earthquake registered east of New Caledonia

    A strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.1 on the Richter scale was registered east of New Caledonia at 10:04 UTC on November 10, 2014. USGS is reporting depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M5.9 at depth of 59 km.Epicenter was located 74 k

  • Southcentral Europe hit by severe weather, heavy rain and floods

    Parts of southern and central Europe were hit by severe weather over the last 5 days. The storm system already delivered heavy rainfall to parts of southern France, southern Switzerland, northern Italy, western Austria, western Slovenia and northwestern Croatia.

  • Very strong earthquake M6.6 hit Papua New Guinea

    A very strong earthquake measuring M6.6 (downgraded from M6.9) on the Richter scale hit Papua New Guinea on November 7, 2014 at 03:33 UTC. USGS is reporting depth of 43.2 km (26.8 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.6 at depth of 69 km.Epicenter was located 72

  • Tropical Cyclone “05B” formed in Bay of Bengal

    The fifth tropical cyclone of the Northern Indian Ocean season formed in the Bay of Bengal early on November 6, 2014.Relatively high sea surface temperatures and moderate vertical wind shear will help it maintain strength and slightly intensify over the next two days as

  • Earthquake swarm in northwest Nevada intensifies, USA

    An intense swarm of earthquakes is shaking sparsely populated region of northwest Nevada, USA since July 12, 2014. Authorities report the swarm has become much more active in the past few days. During the past three months the Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL), in c