A strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.0 (USGS) / 6.1 (EMSC) struck southern tip of the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia on July 5, 2013 at 05:05 UTC. Mentawai Islands are one of the most dangerous tsunami locations in the world but no tsunami threat exists from
According to CENAPRED at 22:42 UTC on July 3, 2013 at Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico began an episode of high-frequency tremor that continues until now, and only briefly stopped roughly between 04:00 and 05:00 UTC on July 4. A plume of gas and ash is rising 3-4
While Tropical Storm Dalila continues to weaken, a new tropical depression is getting better organized south of Mexico. The next tropical storm in the eastern Pacific will acquire the name "Erick."
Satellite and microwave data indicate that the area
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck border region of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, on July 4, 2013 at 17:16 UTC. USGS measured depth at 72 km, EMSC at 60 km. This depth should have a weakening effect on the shaking.
Epicenter was located 81km (50mi)
Dalila reached hurricane status on July 2, 2013 but quickly weakened into tropical storm again. Although the storm is well off the southwest coast of Mexico and moving away from land it will continue to produce large surf and swells along portions of the central
Smoke lofted above the part of the atmosphere closest to the ground (the boundary layer), where topography has a significant impact on winds, is spreading farther than smoke that remains trapped near the surface. Intense fires in Canada produced
This week, 4 volcanoes had new activity, whereas ongoing activity was reported for 7 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 26 – July 2, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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Nearly a third of managed honeybee colonies in America died out or disappeared over the past winter which is far worse than the previous winter. On average, U.S. beekeepers lost 45.1% of the colonies in their operation during the winter of 2012/2013 according
Tropical Storm Dalila strengthened to hurricane status on July 2, 2013. Dalila became the third hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season. The system should begin weakening in a day or so as it interacts with drier air and the developing
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has developed a new online tool for reporting visible volcanic ash designed for residental reports. Wilderness pilots, hikers, boaters and people in Alaskan communities can now report online to authorities if they
