A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Kermadec Islands region at 01:06 UTC on April 14, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located 1 014 km (630 miles) S…
A multi-day severe weather outbreak continues across the U.S. South, with destructive tornadoes, heavy rain, hail, and strong winds. The potent storm system is moving northeastward through Monday, causing a variety of weather hazards. At least 33 people have been…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Mid-Indian Ridge at 06:57 UTC on April 12, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located 1 491 km (926 miles) NNE of Port-Aux-Francais, French Southern…
The city of Thompson, Manitoba has set three new daily snowfall records from April 2 to 7, 2020, leading to the Canadian city's biggest clearing efforts since the blizzard of March 2017. On Thursday, April 2, 15.6 cm (6.1 inches) of snow fell, the most since…
Perth, Australia has recorded its hottest April day ever on Saturday, April 11, 2020, as temperatures hit 39.5 °C (103. 1°F). The previous record was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F), set in 1910. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Max Strack,…
A strong magmatic eruption with volcanic ash reaching 14.3 km (47 000 feet) above sea level took place at Anak Krakatau volcano in Sunda Strait, Indonesia on April 10, 2020. This is the strongest activity at the volcano since the violent eruption, partial collapse…
Flooding concerns have been raised in British Columbia after a report by the River Forecast Center showed some parts of the Interior have an extremely high snowpack. "Despite cooler than normal temperatures, dry weather contributed to modest snowpack…
Wildfires fueled by strong winds are burning within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in northern Ukraine since April 4, 2020. Radiation levels near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor have reportedly spiked to well above normal as the fires tore through the irradiated…
A powerful spring snowstorm pounded Maine, U.S., on Thursday night, April 9, 2020, causing hundreds of road accidents and disrupting power to more than 253 000 customers. As of Friday morning, April 10, around 247 000 remain without power. The majority of the…
A moderate explosive eruption of the Strombolian and sometimes Vulcanian types continues at Russian Klyuchevskoy volcano. A notable eruption was registered at 00:05 UTC on April 9. Volcanic ash was ejected up to 7 km (23 000 feet) above sea level, drifting east,…
