The Watchers - News Update (8 new articles)

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• Asteroid 2021 AS2 to flyby Earth at 0.28 LD on January 9
• Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) return to the North Pole, make a very rare appearance over Argentina
• Soufriere volcano continues to exude magma, steam observed, St. Vincent and The Grenadines
• Powerful blizzard affecting areas along the Sea of Japan, JMA urges residents to remain cautious
• Huge sinkhole opens in Naples hospital parking lot, consuming several cars, Italy
• EF-1 tornado strikes Texas City, displacing hundreds of families
• M6.1 earthquake hits off the coast of Isangel, Vanuatu
• M6.3 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

Asteroid 2021 AS2 to flyby Earth at 0.28 LD on January 9 Posted: 08 Jan 2021 02:11 PM PST A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 AS2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00072 AU (107 710 km / 66 900 miles) at 09:39 UTC on January 9, 2020. This is the 3rd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. In...... Read more »

Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) return to the North Pole, make a very rare appearance over Argentina Posted: 08 Jan 2021 12:41 PM PST Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) have returned to the North Pole and made a very rare appearance over Argentina more than one month after the beginning of the southern hemisphere season. Gerd Baumgarten of Germany's Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, whose...... Read more »

Soufriere volcano continues to exude magma, steam observed, St. Vincent and The Grenadines Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:42 AM PST The UWI-SRC Team conducted a successful helicopter reconnaissance of the La Soufriere Volcano on January 6, 2021. The volcano continues to exude magma and the Alert level remains at Orange since December 28, 2020. The volcano continues to exude magma on the surface,...... Read more »

Powerful blizzard affecting areas along the Sea of Japan, JMA urges residents to remain cautious Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:59 AM PST A powerful winter storm is affecting areas along the Sea of Japan on January 8, 2021, bringing dangerous winds, high waves, heavy snow, and blizzard conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned heavy snow and powerful winds are expected through Sunday,...... Read more »

Huge sinkhole opens in Naples hospital parking lot, consuming several cars, Italy Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:33 AM PST A huge sinkhole opened up early Friday morning (LT), January 8, 2021, in the car park of Naples 'del Mare' hospital, Italy. No one was hurt but the hole swallowed several parked cars. According to the local hospital district, the hole is about 20 m (66 feet)...... Read more »

EF-1 tornado strikes Texas City, displacing hundreds of families Posted: 08 Jan 2021 05:28 AM PST Hundreds of families have been displaced after an EF-1 tornado swept through Texas City at 18:13 CST on January 6, 2021 (00:13 UTC, January 7). Residents described the storm as 'quick and horrifying.' The National Weather Service (NWS) Houston placed the...... Read more »

M6.1 earthquake hits off the coast of Isangel, Vanuatu Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:46 PM PST A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit off the coast of Isangel, Vanuatu at 05:01 UTC on January 8, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 117 km (72 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 120 km (75 miles). The epicenter was located 147 km...... Read more »

M6.3 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:28 PM PST A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 00:28 UTC on January 8, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 224 km (139 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 182 km (113 miles). This is the second M6+...... Read more »

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