After eruption on Saturday, activity intensified at Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua on Sunday, March 10, 2013. It spewed glowing ash and pyroclastic material 1.24 miles (about 2 km) into the air, reported CBS12. The head of the risk unit for the nearby municipality of
Strong earthquake M 6.5 struck New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 22:51:51 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 44 km (27 miles) ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea and 138 km (85 miles) E of Lae, Papua New Guinea, at
Tropical Cyclone Sandra (TC 19P) in Southern Pacific Ocean is gaining more strength. Sandra was upgraded from a Category 1 to Category 2 tropical cyclone overnight with the possibility of an upgrade to Category 3 tomorrow and Category 4 on Monday. Sandra’s central
Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico experienced strongest eruption after some time on March 7, 2013. The volcano has been showing signs of activity since February 2013, and according to reports is now entering a new phase of increased activity. A sequence of exhalations
Indonesian stratovolcano Tangkubanparahu erupted and spewed ash some 500 m into the sky on Monday, March 4, 2013. The tourist site was closed for public on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at around 5 PM local time and authorities have declared danger zone of 1.5 kilometers
This week, 9 volcanoes were noticed to have new activity and ongoing activity was reported for same number of volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from February 27 – March 5, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New
Mount Etna sent plumes of ash and lava into the sky on March 5/6, 2013. Italy’s Civil Protection agency said that increased explosive activity of the volcano was registered. Today's eruption did not cause any interruption to air traffic.
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found evidence of an ancient micro-continent buried beneath the Indian Ocean which formed in the last 16 millions years. This ancient precambrian continent, named Mauritia, extends more than 1500 km in length from the
Tropical Cyclone Rusty made landfall in northwestern Australia in late February 2013, coming ashore east of Port Hedland and bringing strong winds to the community of Pardoo. Rusty’s heavy rainfall forced Australian Bureau of Meteorology to issue a flood warning for
Cloud seeding, a weather modification technique, is commonly used to encourage rainfall in arid regions by dispersing substances into the air. But Indonesian government is using it to avoid further floods by redirecting rain to the ocean and claims their attempt has
