An unusually strong atmospheric river struck British Columbia and Alaska from September 22 to 24, 2024, bringing widespread precipitation and causing floods and landslides.
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), discovered in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory and the ATLAS project, has reemerged from behind the Sun and is rapidly brightening. It is expected to become one of the brightest comets in recent years, with peak visibility between October 7 and 12, 2024, as it approaches Earth and the Sun.
The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, in northwestern China, saw 5 to 10 times the monthly average rainfall in August 2024, transforming the desert landscape into a beautiful lush green scenery. Similarly, satellite images of Africa’s Sahara show a visible increase in vegetation compared to 2023. The unusual rains, expected to bring 500% of typical monthly rainfall to some regions, have even filled normally dry lakes in the Sahara.
Satellite images of the Sahara show a visible increase in vegetation compared to 2023, this has been caused by the increased precipitation over the region linked to the recent northward shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The increased rain over the Sahara desert has led to the growth of visible vegetation in certain areas….
The coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the X4.5 solar flare on September 14, 2024, hit the Earth’s magnetic field at 23:29 UTC on September 16, sparking G4 – Severe geomagnetic storm. This was the fifth strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25.
Earth’s gravity will trap a 10 m (23.8 feet) wide asteroid 2024 PT2 on September 29, 2024, keeping it in orbit for 56.6 days before returning it to its regular journey around the Sun on November 25, 2024.
Europe is experiencing a sharp weather shift following the collapse of a persistent heat dome that had brought record-breaking temperatures across the continent in early September 2024. As the heatwave subsided, parts of central Europe transitioned abruptly from extreme summer heat to unusually cold and wet conditions. Austria, for example, saw early snowfall shortly after temperatures had soared above seasonal norms. This sudden weather shift, caused by a breakdown of the high-pressure system, is now leading to prolonged rains and cold blasts in central Europe.
Heavy rainfall in northeastern Nigeria led to the overflow of the Alau Dam in Borno state, causing severe flooding that destroyed thousands of homes, claimed the lives of at least 30 people, and forced the evacuation of more than 400 000 people in the city of Maiduguri and surrounding communities.
Increased activity and very high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines forced approximately 300 residents living within 4 km (2.5 miles) of the volcano to evacuate on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Wits University scientists revealed fragments of a rare daylight fireball seen on August 25, 2024, over the Eastern Cape, South Africa. These meteorites were found in the town of Nqweba by a 9-year-old girl Elize du Toit.
