Strong earthquake magnitude 6.2 struck offshore BioBio, Chile on January 23 at 16:04:54 UTC. Epicenter was located 50 km (31 miles) north of Concepcion, 80 km (49 miles) southwest of Cauquenes, 90 km (55 miles) northwest of Chillan and 393 km (244 miles) southwest
Local meteorological observatory of Kagoshima warned today of pyroclastic flow and ash deposits from Sakurajima volcano!Japanese volcano in Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, is becoming increasingly active. On Jan, 22 2012 by 20:44, it erupted for
There have been several tornadic outbreaks with damaging winds and hail… in Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and Michigan… Be prepared if you live in any of these states!Twisters downed
A tropical cyclone Funso raging in the Mozambique Channel will menace the southeastern coast of Africa with potentially damaging winds and flooding rain this weekend and heading into next week. Currently the system is located and its now within 75 miles of the
Shalow earthquake magnitude 6.0 struck South Sandwich Islands region today at 05:53:41 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was 138 km (85 miles) E of Visokoi Island and 281 km (174 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (56.670°S, 25.018°W) at
A strong earthquake magnitude 6.3 at a depth of 79.5 km (49.4 miles) has hit the mexican coast of Chiapas on January 21st at 18:47:15 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) West of Tapachula, 143 km (88 miles) SouthEast of Tonala and 811 km
According to new study released by NASA scientists, the global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880. The average temperature around the globe in 2011 was 0.92 degrees F (0.51 C) warmer than the mid-20th century baseline. NASA’s
Human land use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles – the interplay of air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, water transpiration by the forest, and solar radiation – of parts of the Amazon basin. In addition, it shows that ongoing
A new tropical cyclone named Funso is forming between Mozambique and the island of Madagascar. A tropical depression has already landed in southern Mozambique near Maputo, triggering local flooding at start of this week. Moreover, torrential rain in northern
The dust plumes that arose in the western Sahara Desert on January 18, 2012, continued their westward journey the following day. A giant crescent-shaped dust plume was seen over the Atlantic Ocean on January 19. The plume spans several hundred kilometers. Off the
