The statistics of natural disasters: A 2013 review

The statistics of natural disasters: A 2013 review

According to the "Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2013" published this month by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 2013 is a year with 330 registered natural disasters. This is less than the average annual disaster frequency ob

World earthquakes visualization map 2012-2013

World earthquakes visualization map 2012-2013

World Earthquakes Visualization Map shows  animation of earthquake activity from January 2012 until May 2013.

Worldwide Earthquakes of 2012. All recorded earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.0 are shown for the full year, along with their depths and

Unexpectedly low solar activity – Double peaked Solar Maximum suggested

Unexpectedly low solar activity – Double peaked Solar Maximum suggested

2013 was supposed to be the year of Solar Max, the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle yet now that it has arrived solar activity is relatively low. Sunspot numbers are well below their values in 2011, and strong solar flares have been infrequent for many months. There