Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occur 20 km out of the Niuatoputapu coast, an island belonging to Tonga. According to USGS epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga, 272 km (169 miles) N of Neiafu, Tonga and 346 km (214 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa
A cyclone warning is current for remote communities north and east of Darwin as a tropical low develops off the Top End coast. The weather bureau expects a category one cyclone to form later today, before intensifying into a category two system on Christmas Day.A
More than tweny aftershocks hit the city of Christchurch and his suburbs since a major aftershocks measuring 5.8 and 5.9 magnitude were the largest since many months. More aftershocks are expected to happen the coming hours, days and even weeks.The first stronger
Just two days before Christmas Christchurch is experiencing another swarm of earthquakes, reaching up to magnitude 6.0. The first one was shallow 5.8 magnitude quake just before 2pm.The quakes caused ground liquefaction, a significant rock fall and damage to a
A dense cloud of dust swept across southern Afghanistan and Pakistan on December 20, 2011. The dust was largely hemmed in by the Makran and Sulaiman Ranges in Pakistan with only a few wisps reaching south over the Arabian Sea. By the time Aqua MODIS flew over just
At least 13 people have died in floods after unusually heavy rains hit Tanzania's main city of Dar es Salaam on Tuesday. The Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) has warned that the downpours are set to continue and has told those living in the city's…
There is a Tropical Low system forming in Arafura Sea that could eventualy become one larger tropical cyclone as the one that devastate Darwin 37 years ago on Christmas Eve claiming 49 lives. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting more than 50% of chances for
Tropical Cyclone Watch Dec 21, 2011Two cyclones are brewing off the Australian coast and one is less than 300 kilometres from Darwin. A meteorologist said a cyclone over the Coral Sea was unlikely to cause any major problems. But a tropical low forming off the
NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was providing forecasters with the rate in which rainfall was occurring in Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi) over the last week, and now TRMM data has been compiled to show rainfall totals over the devastated
Entire villages were washed away when tropical storm Sendong (Washi) whipped south Philippines in early hours of Saturday, leaving a trail of flattened homes, broken bridges and upended vehicles in the poverty-stricken country. Sendong killed more than 650 people in
