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7 years ago

ESO: Merging neutron stars scatter gold and platinum into space

ESO’s fleet of telescopes in Chile have detected the first visible counterpart…

7 years ago

Asteroid 2017 TF5 flew past Earth at 0.73 LD, 4 days before discovery

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 TF5 flew past Earth at 0.73 LD (~…

7 years ago

Met Eireann: Hurricane "Ophelia" will be the most severe weather event since 1961

Hurricane "Ophelia" will be the most severe weather event to hit Ireland since…

7 years ago

Catastrophic flooding affects thousands of families in conflict-ridden Pibor, South Sudan

Thousands of families already struggling because of ongoing violence in Pibor…

The Watchers severe weather

7 years ago

Sudden onset disasters to make 14 million people homeless every year

Research findings released October 13 on International Day for Disaster…

7 years ago

Record-breaking Hurricane "Ophelia" to pass SE of Azores before hitting Ireland and UK

The center of record-breaking Category 3 Hurricane "Ophelia" is expected to…

7 years ago

Study confirms large earthquakes along Olympic Mountain faults

A comprehensive study of faults along the north side of the Olympic Mountains…

The Watchers science

7 years ago

Astronomers discover unusual spindle-like galaxies

Using the CALIFA survey, astronomer Athanasia Tsatsi (Max Planck Institute for…

The Watchers science

7 years ago

Deadly hepatitis A outbreak spreading through California

A state of emergency has been declared in California on Friday, October 13,…

7 years ago

Heavy flooding leaves more than 500 000 people without drinking water, Costa Rica

Heavy flooding across Costa Rica has displaced thousands and disrupted critical…

The Watchers severe weather

7 years ago

Volcanic activity at Ambrym continues at minor levels, alert level remains at 3

The volcanic activity at Ambrym is continuing at the level of minor eruption…

The Watchers volcanoes

7 years ago

Geomagnetic storming reaches G2 - Moderate levels

Our planet is under the influence of coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS)…

7 years ago

Worst floods in years hit Vietnam, death toll rises to 54 as another storm approaches

The death toll caused by the latest round of severe flooding across central and…

The Watchers severe weather

7 years ago

Ophelia is 10th consecutive Atlantic hurricane - tying the all-time record set in 1878

Ophelia became a hurricane on October 11, 2017 thus becoming the 10th…

7 years ago

Tropical Storm "Khanun" passing over Philippines, heading toward Hainan and flood-ravaged Vietnam

Tropical Storm "Khanun" formed October 12, 2017 just east of the northern…