The Watchers - News Update (12 new articles)

Cloud seeding flight suspected to aggravate major flooding in Tasmania

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 12:55 PM PDT
A cloud-seeding company Hydro Tasmania performed the seeding over the Derwent River watershed a day before the widespread flooding, caused by intense rainstorms, began on June 6, 2016. According to Premier Will Hodgman, the Energy Minister Matthew Groom is looking...... Read more »

Juno spacecraft just a few weeks away from Jupiter

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 09:50 AM PDT
NASA's Juno mission, launched August 5, 2011, is now just a few weeks and about 17.8 million km (11.1 million miles) away from Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Its mission team is using these last weeks to evaluate and re-evaluate every portion...... Read more »

Widespread flooding engulfs Accra, Ghana

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 06:21 AM PDT
Torrentail rainfalls which started in Ghana on June 9, 2016, caused widespread flooding in Accra. This happened exactly one year after devastating floods and fires killed more than 150 people, and residents are worried it could happen again. Ghana Meteorological...... Read more »

Sudden eruption of Bulusan volcano, Philippines

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 03:14 AM PDT
A sudden, steam-driven explosion was generated by the Bulusan volcano, the Philippines at 03:35 UTC on June 10, 2016. According to PHIVOLCS, the eruption lasted for approximately 5 minutes, based on the seismic record, and produced a 2 km (6 561 feet) grayish ash...... Read more »

Very shallow M5.2 earthquake, numerous aftershocks registered near Borrego Springs, Southern California

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 02:02 AM PDT
A very shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.2 hit near Borrego Springs, Southern California, US at 08:04 UTC (01:04 local time) on June 10, 2016. Almost 400 small to moderate aftershocks were reported by 13:23 UTC. Four of them had magnitudes 2.8 and...... Read more »

At least 5 killed, 30 missing in west Colombia landslide

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 01:24 AM PDT
At least five people were killed and another 30 were reported missing after a landslide hit workers removing rubble from a previous landslide in west Colombia. The event took place around 20:30 UTC (15:30 local time) on June 9, 2016, on the road between Medellin and...... Read more »

Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Nicaragua, aftershocks reported

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 12:26 AM PDT
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 (downgraded from M6.4) hit Nicaragua at 03:25 UTC on June 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Four aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 4.6 to 5.1, were registered by...... Read more »

Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Malaita, Solomon Islands

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 12:26 AM PDT
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit near the coast of Malaita, Solomon Islands at 04:17 UTC on June 10, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 28.4 km (17.7 miles). The epicenter was located 20 km (12.4 miles) WNW of Auki, 104 km...... Read more »

Active volcanoes in the world: June 1 - 7, 2016

Posted: 09 Jun 2016 10:35 AM PDT
New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes between June 1 and 7, 2016. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (UK) | Kerinci, Indonesia | Santa Maria, Guatemala |...... Read more »

Storm "Solomon" brings snow, cuts power as it sweeps through Finland

Posted: 09 Jun 2016 04:34 AM PDT
An unusual storm for this time of year has swept through western and northern Finland Wednesday night, June 8 and during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 9, 2016. The storm downed trees, cut power supply to up to 14 000 households and brought about 4 cm...... Read more »

Tornado sweeps through Hamburg, Germany

Posted: 09 Jun 2016 01:42 AM PDT
A powerful tornado has swept through the northeast Hamburg late Tuesday, June 7, 2016, blowing off the roofs of buildings, uprooting more than 50 trees, damaging cars and disrupting power supply. This is just one of many severe weather events in Germany over the...... Read more »

Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:25 PM PDT
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Geoscience Australia as M6.2 hit off the south coast of Lombok, Indonesia at 04:13 UTC on June 9, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 29.9km (18.6 miles). EMSC...... Read more »