Ankara’s deadliest flood in recent memory, Turkey
Unusually heavy rainfall hit Ankara, Turkey over the weekend, causing destructive floods that claimed the lives of at least 4 people. Another person was killed in the central province of…
Authorities forbid access to Mt. Etna after recent explosive eruptions
The Prefecture of Catania and INGV Sezione di Catania proclaimed Mt. Etna a “forbidden volcano”…
What’s up for April 2013
JPL released another video guide for skywatchers, introducing sky events in April 2013. Jupiter’s moon…
Devastating hailstorm leaves thousands homeless in northern Vietnam
More than 10 000 homes were damaged and 26 people injured during a 20-minute long hailstorm…
Earthquake swarm at El Hierro intensifies with an increase in CO2 emission
The intensity of ongoing earthquake swarm at El Hierro island increased on March 28, 2013.…
Previously unknown magma layer in Earth’s mantle offers new insights into tectonics
Scientists have debated for decades as to what forces allow the planet’s tectonic plates to slide…
Strong and shallow M5.9 earthquake hits Iran’s southern province of Bushehr
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Iranian Seismological Center (ISC) as M5.9 hit Iran's southern province of Bushehr at 06:41 UTC on April 18, 2021.…
Elevated seismicity and deformation at the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii
While the largest volcano on Earth — Mauna Loa is not erupting, rates of deformation and seismicity at the summit remain slightly elevated and above…
Lava activity at Kilauea confined to Halemaʻumaʻu, erupting on the northwest side of the crater, Hawaii
Hawaiian Kilauea volcano continues erupting since December 20, 2021, with lava activity confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater. On April 15, the lava lake was 227 m…
Severe flooding damages more than 3 000 homes in Peru
Severe flooding has been affecting several provinces of Peru since late March 2021, according to the National Institute of Civil Defence (INDECI). More than…
Prolonged Monsoon season causes widespread floods, killing at least 139 in northern India
Heavy rains battered Uttar Pradesh and Bihar since September 27, 2019, causing…
M1.4 Earth-directed solar flare took place
Magnetic fields above sunspot 1261 erupted this morning at 0648 UT, producing an M1-class solar flare. The blast…