Typhoon “Haikui” – Record-breaking rains hit Fuzhou, causing massive flash flooding, China
After sweeping over Taiwan, Typhoon “Haikui” hit China’s southeastern province of Fujian early September 5, 2023, dropping record-breaking rains. Haikui caused severe flash flooding and traffic chaos, damaged power and…
Enormous underwater eruption that almost went unnoticed — formation of a huge new volcano near Mayotte
A new underwater volcano formed near the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in…
New type of aurora discovered
NASA intern Jennifer Briggs, a physics student at Pepperdine University in California, discovered a new type…
660 km (410 miles) of China’s Yellow River frozen solid
Local authorities reported that almost 660 km (410 miles) of China's Yellow River is frozen solid…
Eruption at Shishaldin volcano, ash cloud to 7.3 km (24 000 feet) a.s.l., Alaska
A new eruption is taking place at Shishaldin volcano, Alaska on January 3, 2020, with ash…
2020 Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks around 08:00 UTC on January 4
Quadrantid Meteor Shower is predicted to peak at around 08:20 UTC on January 4, 2020,…
Destructive floods and landslides hit Rwanda, leaving over 100 fatalities
Heavy rainfall affecting Rwanda’s Western and Northern Provinces over the past couple of days led to severe floods and landslides, killing at least 115…
Barren Island volcano erupts, spewing ash to 4.6 km (15 000 feet) a.s.l. and disrupting air travel, India
A new volcanic eruption started at Barren Island volcano, India at around 02:00 UTC on May 1, 2023. The eruption has sent volcanic ash…
Kanlaon volcano records highest sulfur dioxide emission this year, Philippines
A sharp increase in SO2 emissions was recorded at Kanlaon volcano last week, creating concerns over potential phreatic eruptions. On April 30, 2023, Kanlaon…
Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Okinawa, Japan
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.2 hit near the coast of Okinawa, Japan at 03:22 UTC (12:22 LT) on…
Record snowfall hits western Japan, disrupting traffic and stranding vehicles
Strong winter pressure pattern continues bringing strong winds and dropping heavy snowfall along the…
Exploding stars help to understand thunderclouds on Earth
How is lightning initiated in thunderclouds? This is difficult to answer – how do you measure electric fields inside large, dangerously charged clouds? It was discovered, more or less by coincidence, that cosmic rays provide suitable probes to measure electric fields within thunderclouds. This surprising…
Three bright meteors recorded over Spain
SMART framework project detected and recorded three bright meteors over Spain on December 5, 2018. Their all-sky cameras…
