• Major nor’easter set to lash Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, US

    A rather unusual blocking pattern in place across much of the western hemisphere, from North America across the North Atlantic into Europe, will set the stage for a major nor'easter to form Thursday night, March 1, 2018, off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Strong winds…

  • Severe Arctic blast affecting Europe at its peak

    At least 11 people have been found frozen to death across Europe over the past couple of days as very cold Arctic air engulfed the continent. This event is its peak today and is currently producing below freezing daytime temperatures across entire Europe except for…

  • Massive M7.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

    A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.5 hit Papua New Guinea at 17:44 UTC on February 25, 2018 (03:44 local time, February 26). The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.5 at a depth of 30 km (18.6…