Hundreds of fires covered central Africa in mid-June, 2012, as the annual fire season heated up across the region. Multiple red hotspots, which indicate areas of increased temperatures, are heavily sprinkled across Angola (south), the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Much of Japan is currently cleaning up from the soaking rains and high winds of Tropical Storm Guchol that crossed through Japan Tuesday evening local time. Some cities accumulating over 76 mm (3 inches) in t24 hours time. Mountainous regions were the hardest hit,
A possible fireball or meteor shower grounded planes fighting the Springer fire near Lake George in the Pike National Forest, Colorado. A Pueblo air-dispatch center began receiving reports of “balls of fire or something in the air” at 2:37 p.m. local time on
This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 13 – June 19, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit
A newly released image from NASA shows off our home planet from an unfamiliar angle — our iconic blue marble, snapped by a satellite that circles the Arctic, is arrayed in frosty white. This latest portrait of Earth from NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite puts the icy
Tropical Storm Chris, which formed in the northern Atlantic on Tuesday, is acting like a “zombie” storm according to AccuWeather.com. There are few strange things about this spooky storm. Chris does not look like a well-organized tropical system on satellite. The
A pilot report, web camera image, and infrasound data indicated that an ash producing explosion occurred at Cleveland Volcano on Tuesday, June 19, around 22:05 UTC (14:05 AKDT). The pilot report suggests the volcanic cloud height is 10 km (35,000 feet) above sea
It is the first time since 2004 that a typhoon has made landfall in June in Japan. As Tropical Storm Guchol weakens over Japan, another tropical storm will make a major impact over the islands later in the week.
Guchol continues to bring gusty winds and
Shallow M6.o earthquake struck near Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 15:56 UTC on June 19, 2012. The epicenter was located 120 km (74 miles) WNW of Attu Station, Alaska (53.392°N, 171.635°E) at depth of 20.9 km (13.0 miles). according to USGS. EMSC recorded magnitude
Shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 5.2 hit near the southeast coast of Australia according to USGS. Epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) SW of Moe, Australia (38.244°S, 146.194°E), 116 km (72 miles) from Melbourne city center. Recorded depth was 9.9
