Category Red Alert

MAGNITUDE 4.8 CENTRAL ITALY

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 106 km NE of Roma, Italy / pop: 2,563,241 / local time: 03:56:03.5 2016-08-24 38 km N of L’Aquila, Italy / pop: 68,503 / local time: 03:56:03.5 2016-08-24 15 km E of…

MAGNITUDE 6.2 CENTRAL ITALY

Subject To Change Depth: 4 km Distances: 109 km NE of Roma, Italy / pop: 2,563,241 / local time: 03:36:32.3 2016-08-24 43 km N of L’Aquila, Italy / pop: 68,503 / local time: 03:36:32.3 2016-08-24 14 km E of…

Emergency flood warnings issued after Britain is battered by torrential rain

The Environment Agency issued flood warnings across the north west of the UK Courtesy of mirror.co.uk

Powerful Typhoon Mindulle Lashes Tokyo Area, Japan

A powerful typhoon has battered the Greater Tokyo area in Japan, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured, according to media reports.   Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at noon (local time) on Monday, moving upwards from the Japanese…

Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions

A picture taken near Vitrolles, southern France on August 10, 2016 shows a fire which has already devastated some 200 hectares. © Boris Horvat / AFP Several wildfires have affected areas near Marseille, with huge clouds of smoke covering the…

Tropical Storm Earl Upgraded To Cat 1 Hurricane As It Nears Belize

  Earl has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as the system bears down on Belize, threatening flash floods and mud slides.   The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Wednesday that top sustained winds reached 75 mph.…