Widespread flooding, described by authorities as unprecedented, continues affecting parts of eastern Australia. After more than a year's worth of rain fell in just a couple of days, more heavy rain is in the forecast, as well as giant hail and destructive winds….
New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from February 23 to March 1, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 19 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Asosan, Kyushu (Japan) | Ontakesan, Honshu (Japan) | Telica, Sierra de los Marrabios….
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 12:52 UTC on March 2, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 36.2 km (22.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). The epicenter was…
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued numerous major flood warnings across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) with a severe weather warning remaining current for several parts of the region. Multiple major flood warnings remain…
Tropical Cyclone "Anika" made landfall on the north Kimberley coast near Faraway Bay, Western Australia as a category 2 system on the Australian cyclone scale at 12:00 UTC (20:00 WST) on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Anika has been downgraded below…
Tropical Cyclone "Anika" formed on February 25, 2022, in the Timor Sea as the 7th named storm of the 2021/22 Australian region cyclone season. The cyclone is slowly moving toward the northern Kimberley coast, Western Australia. It's expected to reach…
Increased seismicity detected under Mount Ontake this week forced the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to raise the volcano's Alert Level from 1 to 2 — the highest since August 21, 2017. The last eruption of this volcano took place in 2014. It was a powerful…
Heavy rains affecting the Tarija department of southeastern Bolivia over the past couple of days caused severe flash floods in which at least 4 people lost their lives and 20 remain missing. Heavy rains started falling late February 20, causing the Itayuro stream in…
A slow-moving pressure system is producing very heavy rains in parts of Queensland, Australia, with some areas receiving more than 700 mm (27 inches) over the past 3 of days. Widespread floods have reached major levels in parts of the state and have so far claimed…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 01:39 UTC on February 25, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 12.3 km (7.6 miles). EMSC and BMKG are reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). At least 2…
