Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) discovered a new mineral embedded in the space rock – one they believe to be among the oldest minerals formed in the solar system. A new mineral embedded in a meteorite that fell to Earth over 40 years
Active since 2006, Batu Tara continues to puff away. A thin volcanic plume streams northwest from the cloud-shrouded volcano. Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 19 June ash plumes from Batu Tara rose to an altitude of 2.4 km
Saharan dust had spread across the Canary Islands and Madeira. The dust started blowing a couple of days earlier in Algeria and Mali, and traveled hundreds of kilometers toward the northwest. Over the Atlantic Ocean, the dust made a giant turn toward the east, in the
Tropical Storm Doksuri is currently in the South China Sea and is north-northeast of the Philippines. Potentially flooding rainfall and damaging winds could hammer Hong Kong as Doksuri makes landfall this weekend. Some strengthening is expected as it goes over warm
The track of the lingering Debby (just moved out of Florida and Georgia) is bringing bad weather to the islands of Bermuda through the end of the week. Debby was downgraded to Tropical Depression after making landfall in Florida on Tuesday, June 26th. During
New unrest has been noticed around 3 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 20 – June 26, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit
A wind-fueled wildfire that started on Saturday reached epic proportions, breached fire lines Tuesday, June 26, 2012, and entered Colorado Springs, Colorado, causing at least 32 000 people to be evacuated in the area and at the U.S. Air Force Academy, authorities…
Unusually strong earthquake swarm under El Hierro Island continued today on Canary Islands. A record number of quakes, more than 240, were recorded on June 26, 2012 (most of them larger than M2 and 6 larger than M3), all were at about 18-20 km depth. Since tremor set
Following Tropical Storm Debby several new sinkholes opened up last few days in Brooksville, Florida, USA. Officials are concerned about the possibility of more in Hernando and Pasco counties, the state’s top region for sinkholes.The state of Florida in the USA
Days of rain in Bangladesh, some of the heaviest in years, have set off flash floods and landslides, killing at least 70 people and stranding about 200,000, police and officials said on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.According to National Geographic, Bangladesh ranks
