Franco Gabrielli, head of Civil Protection, has given updated numbers of devastating earthquake that hit Northern Italy yesterday. The number of fatalities is down 1 to 16, with 1 person still missing. Search and rescue teams are still searching the rubble and hoping
Following a series of tremors on May 29, 2012 Russia’s Far East Shiveluch volcano spewed ash high into the sky. The column of ash reached up to 7.3 km above sea-level, according to Itar-Tass news agency.No impact or damage has been reported. The outburst came in the
Tropical storm Beryl had weakened to a tropical depression, but it is still soaking parts of northern Florida and southern Georgia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. On May 29, 2012 at 21:00 UTC the tropical depression was located about 60 km (40
Colombian volcanologists indicated that the likelihood of an eruption at the Nevado del Ruiz volcano has increased, after an earthquake Tuesday morning in cental Colombia.Local authorities have raised the alert level from yellow to orange following a report issued by
Very strong and shallow earthquake with recorded magnitude of 5.8 struck Northern Italy on May 29, 2012 at 7:00 UTC. Recorded depth was 9.6 km (6.0 miles). Epicenter was located 40 km (25 miles) NNW (330°) from Bologna, Italy (44.814°N, 11.079°E).INGV, the
During last 12 hours two strong and deep earthquakes were recorded by seismograms in South Pacific region.On May 28, 2012 at 21:47 UTC magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Tonga. According to USGS epicenter was located 158 km (98 miles) NNW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga
As of 21:00 UTC May 28, Tropical Depression Beryl is located about 20 km (10 miles) east of Valdosta, Georgia and about 240 km(150 miles) southwest of Savannah, Georgia. Maximum sustained winds are 25 knots (30 mph, 45 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central
Strong and deep earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.7 struck Argentina on May 28, 2012 at 05:07 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 52 km (32 miles) NNW of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina (28.061°S, 63.077°W). Recorded depth was 588 km
High up inside the Arctic circle the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet has accelerated so dramatically that it is triggering earthquakes.Scientists monitoring the glaciers have revealed that movements of gigantic pieces of ice are creating shockwaves that register up
Subtropical Storm Beryl is forecast to make landfall near Jacksonville, Florida late Sunday night. The storm formed on May 25 in the Atlantic, about 300 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina. Beryl formed off the South Carolina coast late on Friday and is the
