Natural Disasters
The Science Behind a Tsunami
The massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck off the east coast Japan's main island on March 11, 2011 set in…
Just to be Clear: The Moon Did Not Cause the Earthquake in Japan
[/caption] We're getting a lot of visitors to our site today, many searching for information about earthquakes, tsunamis, and the…
Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Basin
[/caption] An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on March 11, one of the strongest to ever…
Videos: Two Different Satellite Views of the Big Snowstorm of 2011
To speak in the vernacular of the peasantry, this storm was a whopper. Heavy snow, ice, freezing rain, and frigid…
Spectacular Eruptions of Mt. Etna in Sicily from Space and Earth
[/caption] Spectacular eruptions from Mt Etna are spewing massive quantities of lava, smoke and ash many hundreds of meters high…
Video: Satellite Views of the “Christmas Blizzard”
The Christmas Blizzard of 2010 dumped up to 30 inches of snow in the northeast United States, with winds gusts…
Mount Merapi Still Blowing off Steam
[/caption] For about three weeks, Indonesia's Mount Merapi has been belching out lava, as well as ash and gas, clouding…
Most Intense Storm in History Cuts Across the US — As Seen from Space
[/caption] Yowza! – Here’s a satellite image of a storm of record-breaking proportions. On October 26, 2010, the strongest storm…
Is the World Ready for An Asteroid Threat? Apollo’s Schweickart Pushes for Action
If we discover an asteroid heading directly towards Earth, are we ready to deal with the challenges of either deflection…
Satellite Images Show Hurricane Igor Likely to Make Direct Hit on Bermuda
[/caption] The massive Hurricane Igor is now a Category One storm, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 140 km per…