Thousands of homes destroyed by floods, more than 60 fatalities, Niger
Heavy rains and floods affecting Niger since the start of the rainy season in June have affected more than 100 000 people, left thousands of homes destroyed and more than…
Strong M6.9 earthquake hits Kuril Islands at intermediate depth
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit Kuril Islands at 10:33 UTC on February 13, 2020, at a depth of 142.6…
Rains soak drought-stricken Northern Cape following declaration of disaster area, South Africa
Rains continued drenching Northern Cape on Wednesday, February 12, 2020– a month after officials declared the South African province a disaster area due to drought. Social…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: February 5 – 11, 2020
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from February 5 to 11, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes.…
Thermal signature at Ol Doinyo Lengai suggests eruption of natrocarbonatite lava, Tanzania
Satellite imagery taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on February 3, 2020, showed a moderate thermal signature at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, indicating…
Gigantic jets over Pilbara, Australia on March 28, 2017
Photographer Jeff Miles from Australia has captured several amazing images of very…
