• Swarm of deep earthquakes recorded at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    A swarm of very deep earthquakes was recorded in last 24 hours in the area of Punalu`u on the south-west flank of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii.

    The following map shows earthquakes registered in last 7 days (February 20 – 27, 2014). Orange markers show

  • A great freeze over the Great Lakes

    Ice cover on North America’s Great Lakes reached 88 percent in mid-February 2014, levels not observed since 1994. The average maximum ice extent since 1973 is just over 50 percent. It has surpassed 80 percent just five times in four decades. The lowest

  • Scientists bring energy-efficient nuclear fusion closer to reality

    American scientists have made a giant leap forward in the realm of energy-efficient nuclear fusion, overcoming a key obstacle to making such reactors a reality.

    Researchers have managed to demonstrate that they can now produce more energy than what is put into

  • California experiencing its worst drought in over a century

    USGS is reporting that the lack of precipitation throughout California for the much of the past three months has only exacerbated the dryness and is causing varying degrees of low levels of streamflow in the northern two-thirds of the state. Low

  • Never before seen levels of radiation reported near Pacific

    Operator of crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex said on Thursday, February 13, that the latest samples of water tested inside the complex contained radioactive cesium at levels never seen before by the embattled utility.

    TEPCO, while admitting there may be a

  • Changed landscape around Sinabung volcano, Indonesia

    The following images show how much of the landscape around Sinabung volcano, Indonesia, has changed in last 9 months. The ash has coated nearby villages, as well as the coffee, chili pepper, and other plantation clustered at the foot of the