Monday, August 21, 2017
Solar Eclipse Crosses North America
Video from CNN on YouTube:
"The first solar eclipse to travel across the United States in 99 years began in Oregon and ended in South Carolina."
Monday, August 28, 2017
Hurricane Harvey Sits Over Houston Dropping Record Rains
From Twitter:
Here's a picture that gives some perspective on how bad the floodwaters are in Houston. pic.twitter.com/2p1NQcC6B0— Jay Kuo (@nycjayjay) August 28, 2017
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Nuclear Explosion Triggered 6.3m Earthquake In North Korea
From EuroNews on YouTube:
"Japan says the two shallow earthquakes which shook North Korea on Sunday were a nuclear explosion, following the sixth atomic test by Pyongyang since 2006."
Monday, September 4, 2017
Meteor and Fireball in British Columbia
From YouTube:
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma Begins To Destroy Islands
From YouTube:
Hurricane Irma became one of the most powerful storms ever as a category 5 with sustained surface winds of 160 knots/184mph/296km/hr.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Once In A Decade Solar Storm
From SpaceWeather.com:
"A CME has just hit Earth's magnetic field (Sept.7th at ~2300 UT). This is the debris from Wednesday's decade-class X9 solar flare. It arrived earlier than expected, confirming that the storm cloud is both fast and potent."
Friday, September 8, 2017
Strongest Earthquake (8.1m) Since 1985 Hits Mexico
From YouTube:
Just off the south west coast of the Mexican state of Chiapas late Friday night, the death toll is already rising beyond 50 according to some reports.
If all that wasn't enough, forecast models have now confirmed the worst case scenario for the track of Hurricane Irma as it gathers strength over the hottest waters off the northern coast of Cuba. It is expected to make a direct hit on the entire state of Florida this weekend.
Links:
Current Earthquake map from USGS
Latest Updates from the National Hurricane Center
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