Devastating floods continue to affect Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. More than 2.5 million people have been affected, nearly one million people have been displaced and lost access to clear water. At least 100 000 structures and homes were destroyed….
New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from May 14 – 20, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Ahyi, Mariana Islands (USA) | Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia) | San Miguel, El Salvador | Santa Mar&ia
The majority of U.S. state of Texas is under drought conditions for over three years now and climatologists are warning that the state could be in the midst of a drought worse than the drought of record in the 1950s.34 municipalities throughout the state&
Temperatures around Russian Lake Baikal have skyrocketed in the past few weeks to 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees F) prompting outbreaks of fire. Temperatures in this region are usually cooler until late July/early August when the bulk of the wildfires in
El Salvador authorities have evacuated more than 1 000 people living around the simmering San Miguel volcano, also known as Chaparrastique. They warned there is a high probability of eruption in the coming days and said evacuations are a precautionary measure.Armando Vi
After several days of extremely heavy rain over parts of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkan Peninsula is experiencing its worst-ever flooding. Heavy rains started on Wednesday, May 14 and by Monday, May 19, all major rivers have burst their banks…
M 6.2 shallow earthquake was registered off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 18, 2014 at 01:02 UTC (07:02 local time). USGS is reporting depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M 6.0 earthquake at depth of 2 km.Epicenter was located 319 km (1
More sick and dying animals are washing up on the coast of California, with new reports indicating record numbers of young sea lions, seals, and other marine mammals being admitted to care shelters for rehabilitation. The Orange County Register reports that th
An intense heatwave coupled with the Santa Ana winds lead to an outbreak of multiple wildfires throughout California this week. Most of those wildfires originated from the Bernardo Fire, which had ignited on May 13, 2014. In just 24 hours t
A strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.0 (USGS) was recorded off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda, a twin-island nation between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on May 16, 2014. The earthquake struck at 07:01 local time (11:01 UTC). The USGS is…
