Typhoon Mawar is currently located northeast of the Philippines and has strengthened over the past 24 hours. Mawar is now moving northward away from the Philippines and will next set its sight on Taiwan, before approaching Japan on Tuesday and
The first one struck at 00:45 UTC on June 4, 2012 with magnitude 6.2 according USGS. Epicenter was located 356 km (221 miles) SSW of Santiago, Panama and 526 km (326 miles) SW of Panama City, Panama (5.287°N, 82.580°W). Recorded depth was 9.7 km (6.0
According to PAGASA, at 4:00 pm local time on Sunday (8:00 UTC, June 3, 2012), Typhoon Mawar (Ambo) was estimated 390 km (242 miles) east-northeast of Aparri, Cagayan (19.6°N, 125.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h (74,5 mph) near the center and gustiness
Scientists have uncovered clusters of volcanic vents towering above the seafloor in a region of deep-sea off the coast of Mexico. The so-called “black smoker” vents lie about 7,400 meters (7,900 feet) deep with chimneys reaching 23 meters (75 feet). These
Lawsuits from individuals who believe their water has been contaminated by hydraulic fracturing are coming in all across the US and support for stricter regulations is growing. This was backed up by recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings that
Thirty fishermen were missing and hundreds of travellers were stranded on Saturday after tropical storm Mawar (Ambo) dumped heavy rains across the Philippines, forcing flight and ship cancellations. The storm blanketed large parts of the main southern island of Luzon
According to experts from AccuWeeather.com, much of Europe will be slightly warmer than normal this summer with the core of summer heat across southeast Europe into Ukraine. This will result in temperatures closer to normal in far western Europe. The overall
Extraordinary cloudburst produced flooding on the street s of Montreal, Canada on May 29. More than 50 mm, or 2 inches, of rain fell on parts of the city within a half hour Tuesday evening. Environment Canada said that parts of Montreal saw up to 80 mm, or
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Salta, Argentina on June 2, 2012 according to USGS. Epicenter was 8 km (4 miles) SE of Yacuiba, Bolivia and 54 km (33 miles) NNE of Tartagal, Salta, Argentina (22.109°S, 63.625°W). Recorded depth was 519.6 km (322.9 miles).
More than one-third of US states in the southern Great Plains could run out of groundwater within the next 30 years according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study finds that the two most important aquifers
