NASA Satellite Debris Should Miss North America
Debris from an old out-of-control U.S. satellite is expected to fall somewhere on Earth on Friday afternoon, NASA said, although the debris is expected to miss North America. NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Friday afternoon, almost six years after the end of its productive scientific life. Although [...]
Residents Evacuated As Mount Tambora Volcano Activity Increases
The status of the Mount Tambora volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa has been raised to level III (Siaga) status forcing many residents in the surrounding hillsides to evacuate to lower ground. Mount Tambora, which is responsible for the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded history, started showing signs of awakening in April. [...]
Scientists Becoming More Concerned About Alaskan Volcano
The two-month long, low-level eruptions occurring at Cleveland Volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands have volcanologists worried that a larger eruption could be forthcoming, says this article on red Orbit. The volcano causing concern, also known as Mount Cleveland, is a 5,676-foot peak located about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage. According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, [...]
Powerful Subsea Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu, In the South Pacific
A powerful earthquake struck off the island nation of Vanuatu on early Sunday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warnings were issued. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake at 9.55 a.m. local time (2255 GMT Saturday) was centered about 70 kilometres south-southeast of the southernmost Vanuatu island of Aneityum, [...]
Hurricane Katia Updated Track : East Coast Hit A Possibility
Some slow strengthening of Hurricane Katia is unlikely over the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Meanwhile, Katia is currently packing maximum sustained winds near 75mph (120kph), with higher gusts recorded on Saturday morning. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55km) from the centre. Tropical Storm force [...]
Tropical Storm Katia Forms: Expected to be a Major Hurricane later this Week East Coast may be a Target
Tropical Storm Katia formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Tuesday morning and is expected to become a major hurricane later this week. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) have been following the weather system since Saturday evening when it emerged as a large area of showers and thunderstorms off the west [...]
Earthquakes Strike Vanuatu-Generate Small Tsunami
Two of the strongest earthquakes recorded so far this year have struck The Coral Sea region of the Pacific Ocean. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded southwest of Efate island, which is part of the Shefa Province in The Republic of Vanuatu, at 5:55 PM GMT. It was measured at a depth of 30km. The [...]
China Finds 100,000 SQ Miles of Radiation In Pacific Ocean Up 300 Times Higher Than Normal
China says the radioactive contamination in the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is far wider than the areas released by the Japanese government. China has discovered 100,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean waters, at distances up to 800 kilometers from Fukushima, with Cesium radiation levels up to 300 times normal and Strontium [...]
“Bugnadoes” Develop Across Areas of Missouri
Parts of Missouri affected by serious flooding in recent months are having to contend with a bizarre new natural hazard, swarms of bugs that appear in the shape of tornado funnels. The large bug vortexes of flying bugs, which have been referred to by local people as “bugnadoes”, have been spotted throughout low-lying parts of [...]
Radiation Contamination Leaves Fukushima Schools Unable to Drain Pool Water
Many schools in Fukushima Prefecture are at a loss over what do to with their swimming pools, which can’t be used or drained because the water is tainted with radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has emerged. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has said schools [...]
