• Drought hits Barbados following driest year in 70 years

    Drought conditions are expected to persist in Barbados into the first seven months of 2020, with 2019 being the driest year on record in some 70 years. The Barbados Meteorological Services at the Grantley Adams International Airport recorded 736.5 mm (29 inches) of…

  • Winter storm to track from West to East this week, U.S.

    A winter storm is forecast to travel across the U.S. this week, bringing strong winds, snow, ice, and rain from the Rockies to the south-central U.S. and the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast on Monday, February 3, 2020. "A…

  • Lava overflows Stromboli’s crater terrace, Italy

    Lava is overflowing the northern portion of Stromboli's crater terrace, INGV Osservatorio Etneo reported at 10:13 UTC on February 3, 2020. Lava overflow, currently small and confined to the summit area, started at about 07:20 UTC today. "The lava flow front…

  • Devastating floods in Madagascar seen from space

    International Space Station (ISS) and NASA's Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat-8 captured the devastating flood that spread in Madagascar in January 2020, which killed 31, displaced 16 000 people, affected 107 000 individuals, and prompted the government…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: January 22 – 28, 2020

    New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from January 22 to 28, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Fernandina, Ecuador | Kuchinoerabujima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan) | Reykjanes, Iceland | Taal,…