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Alert issued as plume of volcanic ash reaches West Coast
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (309+ words) The ash arrived from an active volcanic eruption in eastern Russia Ash from a volcanic eruption in Russia reached the West Coast this weekend, prompting an advisory for pilots flying over Washington and southern British Columbia. The volcano began erupting…...
Asteroid impact likely caused a 100 m tsunami, report finds
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (300+ words) The asteroid struck off the coast of England more than 43 million years ago An asteroid that struck Earth more than 43 million years ago likely generated a 100-metre tsunami, a group of scientists recently announced. The study may put an end…...
Our world looks gorgeous from space this weekend
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (523+ words) Satellite imagery is a treat even on the quietest weather days We're just over 10 per cent of the way through 2026 and we've seen some rambunctious weather over the past five-and-a-half weeks. Toronto saw its snowiest day on record during an…...
Visible flash, even meteor storms from lunar asteroid strike
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1082+ words) If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever seen before. On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a…...
Dying iceberg turns bright blue
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (526+ words) "It's hard to believe it won't be with us much longer." In 1986, iceberg A-23A broke away from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf. Back then, it measured about 4,000 square kilometres " larger than Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and St. John's combined. But it…...
Huge Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption altered atmosphere, report finds
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (481+ words) The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific Ocean The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of an immense underwater volcanic eruption that occurred in January 2022, according to an…...
Yellowstone’s tiny quakes cause burst of life below surface
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) The processes observed in the Yellowstone borehole may not be unique. Many regions around the world experience regular seismic activity that could similarly reshape subsurface energy supplies." Microbe communities living in rock and water systems beneath the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic…...
Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in recorded history
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) No casualties have been reported. A volcano with no recorded eruptions in the past 12,000 years has erupted, sending ash plumes toward Djibouti, Yemen, Oman, India, Pakistan, and India. The eruption began at around 8:30 a.m. UTC on Sunday, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash…...
Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (132+ words) Indonesia straddles the "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly seismically active zone JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest. The volcano spewed…...
Parts of Canada could get treated to a northern lights show Tuesday
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) A geomagnetic storm will hit Earth Tuesday evening with a decent viewing of the auroras including in parts of Canada Get ready for another display of the aurora borealis on Tuesday night. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)…...