Heavy rains marked the onset of the rainy season in China. The Landslide Blog reported an increase in landslides in China, specially in China's Yunnan Province. Massive landslide occurred at Tuohe village in Daguan County, Zhaotong City in Yunnan
A new eruption is occurring at Nyamuragira volcano, DR Congo. A lava lake has appeared in the main pit inside its summit caldera, but so far, reports of lava flows (presumably from flank vents) on the northern slope of Nyamuragira could not be verified, VolcanoDiscovery
New activity/unrest was observed at 6 volcanoes from June 25 – July 1, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (USA) | Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Honshu (Japan) | Nyamuragira, D
The first tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season strengthened into Tropical Storm "Arthur" today. This tropical storm formed east of Florida early on July 2, 2014, with further strengthening likely as the system is forecasted
Researchers have demonstrated the existence of five large accumulations of plastic waste in the open ocean, which match with the five major twists of surface water circulation…However, central surface waters of the oceans may not be the final destination of plastic de
Tokyo VAAC reported a relatively large explosive event at the growing Japanese island and volcano, Nishino-shima (Pacific Ocean), on June 29, 2014. The eruption occurred at 22:43 UTC; ash plume rose up to 3 km (10 000 ft) altitude and drifted northeast.Volcanic ash
A strong and deep earthquake measuring M6.1 (JMA) hit Bonin Islands region, Japan, on June 30, 2014 at 19:55 UTC. JMA is reporting depth of 561 km. USGS reported M6.2 at depth of 512.4 km (318.4 miles).Epicenter was located 359 km (223 miles) WN
Two tropical low pressure areas chasing each other in the Eastern Pacific over the last several days have now developed into tropical storms. By June 30, 2014, Tropical Storm Douglas and Tropical Storm Elida became more organized but no major development is
A sharp increase in Strombolian activity was observed from all of the craters of Stromboli volcano, Eolian Islands – Italy, on June 22, 2014. The activity still remains elevated. A high level of magma causes continuous spattering and many strombolian eruptions
Powerful burst of hot ash erupted from Mount Sinabung, Karo district of North Sumatra, on June 29, 2014, at 12:29 UTC. The eruption spewed 4 km high column of ash and triggered massive evacuations. Sinabung rumbled back to life in September 2013 afte
