WATCHING THE WORLD EVOLVE AND TRANSFORM
Natural disasters uprooted more than 32 million people in 2012
32,4 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to natural disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes, according to a report released by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre on May 13, 2013. According to the report, 98% of those
Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan
A strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan on May 18, 2013 at 05:48 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 50 km (31mi) NE of Namie, Japan and 61 km (38mi) ESE of Watari, Japan at coordinates 37.761°N 141.454°E.
G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storm conditions are now occurring due to the arrival of the CME from May 15, 2013. During G1 Geomagnetic Storm, weak power grid fluctuations can occur, minor impact on satellite operations is possible, aurora is commonly
Tropical Storm Alvin dissipated, new low pressure system is forming
Alvin had strengthened to a Tropical Storm on May 15, 2013 and now has weakened and is considered a Post-Tropical Cyclone. With the excessive wind shear and cooler water, the storm has dissipated into just a weak low pressure. According to Tropical Weather
Natural disasters uprooted more than 32 million people in 2012
Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan
Parallel universes - Many worlds (Schrödinger's cat experiment)
Using sound to determine and understand the shape of the universe
New research to focus on energy distribution in upper atmosphere
Cassini - meteoroids are breaking into streams of rubble and crashing into Saturn's rings
Jupiter's moon Io - new discoveries about the most volcanically active world in the Solar System
Medical application of 'graphene foam' in neural stem cell therapy
Nano technology solar design cools buildings in full sunlight
Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan
Strong, very deep and harmless earthquake struck Northern Mariana Islands
Strong earthquake M 6.2 struck southern Iran - numerous aftershocks
Another moderate solar flare M3.2 from Region 1748, CME detected
Moderate M1.3 solar flare from Region 1748. Slight chance for minor geomagnetic storming today
Fourth major solar flare in 48 hours - X1.2 peaked at 1:47 UTC today
Third major X-class solar flare in 24 hours - X3.2 on May 14, 2013
Second major solar flare today - Solar flare measuring X2.86 peaked at 16:05 UTC