The Watchers - News Update (15 new articles)

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• More than half of Honduras' banana production destroyed by Tropical Storm "Eta"
• Record cold and snow engulf California and Nevada, U.S.
• Napier under state of emergency after heaviest rain in 57 years, New Zealand
• Research suggests water is naturally occurring on all rocky planets
• Asteroid 2020 VP1 flew past Earth at 0.48 LD
• Sequence of powerful explosions at Stromboli volcano, Italy
• Deep M6.0 earthquake hits Fiji region
• Severe flooding affects more than 83 000 people in the Republic of Congo
• Ethiopia battles worst locust plague in 25 years
• Massive floods sweep through eastern Libya
• Tropical Storm "Vamco" (Ulysses) to rapidly intensify before striking Philippines
• Very bright fireball over Sweden, deep exploding sounds reported
• Ice storm warnings in effect for portions of Nebraska and Iowa, U.S.
• Bright meteor over the Mediterranean Sea
• Subtropical Storm "Theta" forms as the record-breaking 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

More than half of Honduras' banana production destroyed by Tropical Storm "Eta" Posted: 11 Nov 2020 01:39 PM PST Honduras' banana sector has been hit particularly hard by Tropical Storm "Eta" after it lashed Central America last week. More than half of the country's existing 15 000 ha (37 000 acres) has been lost to severe floods-- the biggest damage in...... Read more »

Record cold and snow engulf California and Nevada, U.S. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:34 AM PST Back-to-back cold fronts brought record temperatures and heavy snow to California beginning Friday, November 6, 2020, after months of hot weather and wildfires in the state. Single-day snowfall records were also broken in several areas in Nevada. In California, a...... Read more »

Napier under state of emergency after heaviest rain in 57 years, New Zealand Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:59 AM PST A state of emergency was declared in Napier, New Zealand, after up to 242.4 mm (9.5 inches) of rain triggered damaging floods, landslides, and power outages that affected more than 3 300 homes on Monday, November 9, 2020. The amount of rain that fell in a 12-hour...... Read more »

Research suggests water is naturally occurring on all rocky planets Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:22 AM PST A new study published recently in Science Advances suggests that water may be naturally occurring on planets and does not require an external source like water-rich asteroids. The study turns the current theory about the emergence of water upside down. The research...... Read more »

Asteroid 2020 VP1 flew past Earth at 0.48 LD Posted: 11 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 VP1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00123 AU (184 005 km / 114 335 miles) at 06:59 UTC on November 11, 2020. This is the 90th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year...... Read more »

Sequence of powerful explosions at Stromboli volcano, Italy Posted: 11 Nov 2020 01:08 AM PST A sequence of powerful explosions occurred at Stromboli volcano, Italy starting at 20:04 UTC on November 10. 2020. The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo, reports that at 20:04:20 UTC a major explosion has occurred in Stromboli's...... Read more »

Deep M6.0 earthquake hits Fiji region Posted: 11 Nov 2020 12:41 AM PST A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Fiji region at 00:48 UTC on November 11, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 417 km (259 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 400 km (248 miles). The epicenter was located 289.7 km (179.6 miles)...... Read more »

Severe flooding affects more than 83 000 people in the Republic of Congo Posted: 10 Nov 2020 11:54 AM PST Severe flooding triggered by heavy rains since July 2020 has affected more than 83 000 people in the Republic of Congo, according to the World Food Program (WFP), as it announced the funding of 1 million dollars for emergency distributions on Monday, November 9,...... Read more »

Ethiopia battles worst locust plague in 25 years Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:48 AM PST Ethiopian farmers are battling the country's worst locust invasion in 25 years, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which urged officials to scale up survey and control operations in its situation update on November 9, 2020. More than...... Read more »

Massive floods sweep through eastern Libya Posted: 10 Nov 2020 08:04 AM PST Major floods swept through Libya's eastern region after heavy rains struck on Friday, November 6, 2020, resulting in considerable damage to houses, cars, and public infrastructure. About 10 million Libyan dinars or 7 million dollars have been allocated to deal...... Read more »

Tropical Storm "Vamco" (Ulysses) to rapidly intensify before striking Philippines Posted: 10 Nov 2020 05:45 AM PST Tropical Storm "Vamco" formed on November 9, 2020, as the 22nd named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. The system entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 12:00 UTC on November 8, receiving the name Ulysses -- still as a tropical...... Read more »

Very bright fireball over Sweden, deep exploding sounds reported Posted: 10 Nov 2020 04:05 AM PST A very bright fireball was observed and captured on camera as it streaked through the sky over Sweden at around 21:27 UTC on November 7, 2020. It's possible pieces of the object survived atmospheric entry. Residents living close to the trajectory reported deep...... Read more »

Ice storm warnings in effect for portions of Nebraska and Iowa, U.S. Posted: 10 Nov 2020 03:09 AM PST A swath of freezing rain and sleet may lead to a period of heavy snow from eastern Nebraska into northern Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, NWS warns. Ice Storm Warning is in effect until 15:00 CST on November 10 for portions of east-central and northeast...... Read more »

Bright meteor over the Mediterranean Sea Posted: 10 Nov 2020 02:02 AM PST This beautiful meteor spotted from Spain overflew the Mediterranean Sea at about 03:13 UTC on November 8, 2020 (04:13 LT). It was generated by a rock from Comet Encke that hit the atmosphere at about 101 000 km/h. The visual part of the event began at an altitude...... Read more »

Subtropical Storm "Theta" forms as the record-breaking 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Posted: 10 Nov 2020 01:28 AM PST Subtropical Storm "Theta" formed over the open waters of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean on November 10, 2020, as the record-breaking 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The previous seasonal record for Atlantic named storms was 28 set in...... Read more »

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