Severe flash floods hit Istanbul, leaving 2 people dead and 5 injured, Turkey
Severe flash floods struck several districts of Istanbul following heavy downpours on September 5, 2023, leaving at least 2 people dead and five others injured. The northern part of Istanbul…
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…
Meteorite crashes into Alwar factory compound in Rajasthan, leaves 6 m (20 feet) deep crater, India
A meteorite crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan's Alwar village, India early Tuesday local time,…
Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1 000 as public backlash against government grows
On Monday, February 10, China recorded the highest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus…
Authorities plan emergency and safety measures as seismic activity continues at new underwater volcano near Mayotte
Mahoran authorities have started planning emergency and safety measures in case of dangerous seismic or…
ESA’s Solar Orbiter starts its 5-year mission to provide unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun
20 years after inception, 6 years of construction and more than a year of testing,…
Deep M6.6 and M6.0 earthquakes hit south of the Fiji Islands
Two deep earthquakes registered by the USGS M6.6 and M6.0 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 03:13 UTC on April 28, 2023. The…
Historic heatwave engulfs the Iberian Peninsula
Unusually warm April temperatures engulfed the Iberian Peninsula over the past couple of days, breaking numerous high-temperature records and setting a new (preliminary) European…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: April 19 – 25, 2023
New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from April 19 – 25, 2023. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes.…
Severe shaking after M5.9 earthquake, series of aftershocks hit North Island, New Zealand
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the GeoNet as M5.9 hit New Zealand’s North Island at 22:16 UTC on April 25, 2023 (10:16…
Fast-moving winter storm to bring heavy snow and gusty winds to Central U.S.
A strong, quick-hitting winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow and…
New source of lead in drinking water identified: Galvanized steel pipe coatings
When unsafe levels of lead are found in drinking water, the culprit has typically been lead pipes or lead-containing brass and bronze fittings, but in a new study researchers clearly show that lead present in the zinc coating of galvanized steel pipes can be a…
Van Allen Probes begin final phase of exploration in Earth’s radiation belts
NASA's twin Van Allen Probes, launched in August 2012 and originally designed as a two-year mission, are starting a…
