Hurricane “Helene” has claimed over 205 lives since its landfall in Florida’s Big Bend on September 26, 2024, causing widespread destruction across six states. North Carolina has reported over 100 fatalities linked to the storm, and new satellite imagery has revealed significant destruction in the state.
Hurricane “Helene” wreaked havoc in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, from September 25 to 27, 2024, dumping approximately 360 mm (14 inches) of rain and causing severe flooding. During this period, the Broad River overflowed, destroying the community of around 125 people.
Destructive floods and powerful winds caused by the remnants of Hurricane “Helene” have cut off Asheville, North Carolina, leaving the city without power, communication, and road access. As of Monday, September 30, the death toll across six states has exceeded 120, with over 700 people still missing.
Category 4 Hurricane “Helene” made landfall near Perry in the Taylor County, Big Bend region of Florida on September 28, 2024, bringing a destructive storm surge and powerful winds. Keaton Beach, a Taylor County seaside village, that has had three storms in the last 13 months, has been devastated by Helene, with 60% to 75% of dwellings destroyed.
On September 2, 2024, at 20:12 UTC, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, recorded a beautiful timelapse footage of a dazzling green meteor explosion. The event was captured from the International Space Station (ISS) as it entered Earth’s atmosphere over Cairo, Egypt.
A newly-discovered asteroid, identified as 2024 RW1, entered Earth’s atmosphere over Luzon, Philippines, on September 5, 2024, creating a spectacular green fireball. This marks the ninth asteroid ever detected before impact. Asteroid 2024 RW1 was discovered at 05:43 UTC on September 5 by Jacqueline Fazekas at the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona, part of the…
A massive rockfall occurred in China’s Aba Prefecture in Sichuan Province on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
A large rotating air column was observed over the city of Sharia in the Algerian province of Tebessa on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Reports vary on whether or not it touched down on Earth’s Surface making it unclear whether it was a funnel cloud or tornado.
Indonesian authorities are urging residents and tourists not to climb Mount Dukono, following a video showing dozens of climbers at the volcano’s peak when it suddenly erupted on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
A bright fireball lit up the sky of Makurazaki City in Japan on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at around 11:13 UTC (20:13 local time).
