January 2020

A new deep snowpack for south Balkans and Turkey, severe winds with significant waves across the Aegean Sea, Jan 5-7th

January 5, 2020 by Marko Korosec

The blocking ridge pattern over Europe continues, resulting in yet another deep trough / upper low sliding into the southeastern parts of Europe – across … Read more

Impressive satellite presentation of a rapidly intensifying cyclone near Iceland – pressure drops more than 30 mbar in west Iceland

January 4, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A rapidly intensifying cyclone is ongoing to the northwest of Iceland, resulting in local intense blizzard conditions across the western half of the country. With … Read more

Australia in the grip of an unprecedented, catastrophic wildfire season – 500 million animals have been killed with more than 60.000 km2 burned so far

January 4, 2020 by Marko Korosec

What we have been afraid, the explosion of wildfires has verified today (Saturday, Jan 4th) with the peak of the heatwave across southeast Australia and … Read more

Wildfires in Australia create a smoke cloud larger than the continental United States! It can be seen from space as it circles the hemisphere, covering over 12.000km! Full animation included.

August 15, 2020January 3, 2020 by Andrej Flis

We are witnessing one of the most devastating fire seasons in Australia. The fires have gotten so intense, that the smoke cloud can be seen … Read more

A rapidly intensifying cyclone delivers short, but intense snow blizzard across the western half of Iceland on Saturday, Jan 4th

January 3, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A relatively short but intense snow blizzard event is expected across the western half of Iceland tomorrow morning, Saturday, Jan 4th. The event is related … Read more

Scandinavia has broken its highest ever winter temperature record – Sunndalsøra, Norway recorded +19 °C!

January 2, 2020 by Marko Korosec

The unusual extreme warmth developing over Scandinavia we have discussed last days, has lead into record-breaking temperatures in some areas. The official report of 19.0 … Read more

Space A red supergiant star, Betelgeuse, is losing its brightness and is unusually dim. The star could explode as a supernova, shining brighter than the full moon!

May 23, 2020January 2, 2020 by Science

Betelgeuse is one of the largest nearby stars. It is a variable star, meaning that its brightness changes at regular intervals. But the current drop … Read more

Southeast Australia is burning – all ingredients are there for catastrophic increase in fire danger tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday)

January 2, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Southeast Australia is burning – record-breaking temperatures, extended drought and strong winds have converged to create disastrous fire conditions across New South Wales (NSW) and … Read more