• Gobi desert sand and dust storms plague East Asia

    Fire and Earth blog brings this satellite photo report of massive sandstorms over Gobi desert spreading all over east Asia and Japan. This true-color image of North China Plain, Shandong Peninsula and the Bo Haitaken was taken by MODIS on NASA’s Terra…

  • Cyclone Carlos lashes Australia

    Torrential rain and high winds lashed Darwin on Wednesday as a new tropical cyclone bore down on Australia's north, just two weeks after a top-strength storm caused massive destruction.

    Schools and a major airport were closed as Tropical Cyclone Carlos