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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

The Watchers - News Update (9 new articles)

The Watchers - News Update (9 new articles)


'Very intense' Antarctic air to bring historic cold and snow across wide swaths of South America

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 02:31 PM PDT

A "very intense" Antarctic air mass is forecast to spread across wide swaths of South America this week, with the potential to bring historical cold and snow, MetSul warned. The cold blast will sweep across a large portion of Argentina and reach Brazil,...... Read more »

NASA’s Earth scientists explore South Atlantic Anomaly

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 01:51 PM PDT

Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the planet, repelling and trapping charged particles from the Sun. But over South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, an unusually weak spot in the field – called the South Atlantic...... Read more »

Major Hurricane "Genevieve" forecast to move just west of the Baja Califoria

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 07:57 AM PDT

Genevieve underwent rapid intensification since it formed on August 16, and is now a Major Category 3 hurricane. This is the 7th named storm of the 2020 eastern Pacific hurricane season. Very heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds are forecast over Baja...... Read more »

Three Gorges dam facing most severe floods since it was built, China

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 06:56 AM PDT

Authorities in China's Hubei province say the Three Gorges Dam is facing the most severe floods since it was built. By August 20, the Three Gorges Dam in central China’s Hubei Province is expected to see the most severe round of floods since it was...... Read more »

Southern China hit by Severe Tropical Storm "Higos"

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 05:49 AM PDT

Tropical Storm "Higos" (known as Helen in the Philippines) formed on August 17, 2020, as the 7th named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. The storm intensified into a 'severe tropical storm' by the end of the day and made landfall over...... Read more »

Sichuan activates the highest level of flood control response for the first time on record, China

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 04:41 AM PDT

The Chinese province of Sichuan, located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, has activated the highest level of flood control response for the first time on record on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, as rain-induced floods continue ravaging parts of the province....... Read more »

Our Sun started its life with a binary companion, new study suggests

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 03:28 AM PDT

A new theory published this week in the AAS' The Astrophysical Journal Letters suggests that our Sun may once have had a binary companion of similar mass. If confirmed, the presence of an early stellar companion increases the likelihood that the Oort cloud was...... Read more »

Storm Ellen named, forecast to hit Ireland and UK with disruptive winds and heavy rain

Posted: 19 Aug 2020 01:44 AM PDT

The Irish Meteorological Service -- Met Éireann -- named Storm Ellen on Tuesday evening, August 18, 2020. Ellen formed over the Atlantic Ocean -- fuelled by the remnants of Hurricane "Kyle" -- and is forecast to bring disruptive and potentially...... Read more »

Two very strong earthquakes - M6.8 and M6.9 - hit off the coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 10:53 PM PDT

Two very strong earthquakes registered by the USGS as M6.8 and M6.9 hit off the coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia on August 18, 2020, at 22:23 and 22:29 UTC, respectively. The quakes hit at depths of 22 and 26 km (13.6 and 16.1 miles), according to the USGS. EMSC...... Read more »

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