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How to measure snow from space
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (110+ words) The Star How to measure snow from space AT 4. 30am on a recent Wednesday, three scientists arose from fitful sleep in a chilly research lab in the Colorado mountains, 3, 500m above sea level. They drank some grainy coffee, strap'ped into their skis…...
Strong quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (198+ words) BANDA ACEH: A magnitude 6. 1 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, rattling residents but causing no serious damage. The quake originated offshore from Sumatra's northeastern tip, authorities said, prompting people to…...
Met Malaysia to test tsunami early warning siren in Balik Pulau on April 22
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (107+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (Met Malaysia) will conduct a test of the Malaysian Tsunami Early Warning System (SAATNM) siren in Balik Pulau, Penang, from 9am to noon on Tuesday (April 22). Met Malaysia to test tsunami early warning siren in…...
Segamat, Batu Pahat to be added to updated hazard zone map, says Ahmad Maslan
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) SEGAMAT: The federal government recommends that the Segamat and Batu Pahat districts be included in the Malaysian Seismic Hazard Zone Map to ensure future safety aspects and building designs in these areas account for seismic factors. Deputy Works Minister Datuk…...
Japan volcano erupts sending plumes of ash 3. 4km high
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (241+ words) Sakurajima erupted after noon on April 11, sending ash soaring up to 3. 4km. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM VOLCAHOLIC1/X via The Straits Times/Asia News Network TOKYO (AFP): A volcano in southern Japan has. .. Japan volcano erupts sending plumes of ash 3. 4km high TOKYO (AFP):…...
Mayon Volcano's seismic activities increase in the Philippines
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (201+ words) Based on the 24-hour monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), Mayon Volcano recorded 254 volcanic earthquakes. These activities include 36 volcanic tremors which lasted for one to 15 minutes, 287 rockfall events, and two pyroclastic density current signals. The volcano…...
Two slight earthquakes strike Myanmar
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (141+ words) YANGON: Two slight earthquakes measuring 4. 5 and 4. 1 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on April 10, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH). The first quake, with a magnitude of 4. 5, occurred at around 2: 32 am in the interior of Myanmar, about…...
Kanlaon Volcano emits ash, with plumes measuring 400m
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (135+ words) The event generated a grayish plume that rose 1, 200m above the summit crater," Phivolcs said in a post. The event was captured in time-lapse footage recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City from 6: 24am to 6: 29am. Four episodes of ash emission…...
Mt Dukono erupts 76 times as volcanic activity surges
1+ week, 2+ day ago (246+ words) Dukono Volcano Observation Post officer Bambang Sugiono reported that ash plumes rose between 800 metres (m) and 1, 400 m above the summit, drifting towards the northwest, with emissions ranging from moderate to thick intensity. He said the high frequency of eruptions was accompanied…...
Magnitude 6. 0 earthquake strikes off north Indonesia, confirms USGS
1+ week, 5+ day ago (155+ words) JAKARTA (AFP): A 6. 0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's remote northern Talaud islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor struck at a depth of 99 kilometres (61 miles), some 90 kilometres southeast…...