• Active volcanoes in the world: April 9 – April 15, 2014

    New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from April 9 – April 15, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Popocatépetl, Mexico  | Reventador, Ecuador  | Shishaldin, Fox Islands (USA)  | Tungura

  • Swarm of strong earthquakes shakes Bougainville region, P.N.G.

    A sequence of strong earthquakes started just below Bougainvile Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (previously known as North Solomons), on April 7, 2014.By April 12 USGS reported 26 earthquakes in the area, the strongest being M7.1 that struck on April 11 at

  • Another very strong earthquake hits Nicaragua – M6.6

    A very strong earthquake magnitude 6.6 struck Nicaragua at 20:29 UTC on April 11, 2014. USGS is reporting depth of 128.6 km (86.1 miles). This is a second M6+ earthquake that hit Nicaragua in last 24 hours. Epicenter was located 11 km (7 miles) ESE of&nbsp

  • Unexpected teleconnections in noctilucent clouds

    NASA's AIM spacecraft is discovering unexpected "teleconnections" in Earth's atmosphere that link weather and climate across vast distances.Teleconnection in atmospheric science refers to climate anomalies being related to each other at large d