The Watchers - News Update (7 new articles) |
- Tropical Storm "Laura" forecast to move near or over portions of the Greater Antilles through Monday
- Explosive fire activity in California - at least 5 people killed, more than 690 000 acres scorched and 770 structures destroyed
- 10 simultaneous waterspouts seen off the coast of Louisiana, U.S.
- A month's worth of rain falls in Punjab in a day, leaving 24 dead and 18 injured, Pakistan
- Storm Ellen brings record winds and heavy rain to parts of Ireland and UK
- Asteroid 2020 QY2 flew past Earth at 0.17 LD
- Deep M6.9 earthquake hits Banda Sea, Indonesia
Tropical Storm "Laura" forecast to move near or over portions of the Greater Antilles through Monday Posted: 21 Aug 2020 03:18 PM PDT Tropical Storm "Laura" formed on August 21, 2020, as the 12th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Laura is following the trend of record-early storm formations this season and is now the 12th earliest Atlantic named storm on record. The...... Read more » |
Posted: 21 Aug 2020 09:05 AM PDT At least 5 people have been killed and more than 30 injured as destructive wildfires continue burning across California. More than 770 structures were destroyed, nearly 283 279 ha (700 000 acres) of land scorched, more than 60 000 people evacuated and 100 000 more...... Read more » |
10 simultaneous waterspouts seen off the coast of Louisiana, U.S. Posted: 21 Aug 2020 07:25 AM PDT Up to 10 simultaneous waterspouts were seen and recorded off the coast of Louisiana on August 20, 2020. Lake Michigan currently holds the visual record of 9 occurring at once in a single photo. WOW... I am gobsmaked.... 10 #waterspouts at the same time reported off...... Read more » |
A month's worth of rain falls in Punjab in a day, leaving 24 dead and 18 injured, Pakistan Posted: 21 Aug 2020 05:44 AM PDT Persistent heavy monsoon rains hit Pakistan's Punjab Province overnight into Thursday, August 20, 2020, leaving at least 24 people dead and 18 hurt. In Lahore, more than 200 mm (8 inches) of rain fell in 24 hours, which is more than the average August rainfall...... Read more » |
Storm Ellen brings record winds and heavy rain to parts of Ireland and UK Posted: 21 Aug 2020 03:36 AM PDT Storm Ellen brought winds as strong as a Category 1 hurricane and heavy rains to parts of the UK and Ireland through Wednesday night, August 19, 2020, leaving nearly 200 000 properties without power. Winds up to 180 km/h (112 mph) were reported off the coast of...... Read more » |
Asteroid 2020 QY2 flew past Earth at 0.17 LD Posted: 21 Aug 2020 01:27 AM PDT A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 QY2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00044 AU (65 823 km / 40 900 miles) at 23:50 UTC on August 20, 2020. The flyby took place just 21 minutes after 2020 PY2 and 4 days after the closest NEO flyby on record -...... Read more » |
Deep M6.9 earthquake hits Banda Sea, Indonesia Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:49 PM PDT A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit Banda Sea, Indonesia at 04:09 UTC on August 21, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 627 km (389 miles). The epicenter was located 220.4 km (136.7 miles) SSE of Kotabu and 257.8 km (159.9 miles) NNE of...... Read more » |
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