Eyes to the skies as Comet PANSTARRS becomes visible during March

Luis Argerich from Buenos Aires, Argentina, captured Comet PANSTARRS in the sky above Mercedes, Argentina, on February 11, 2013. The comet shone at magnitude 4.5 to the left of an Iridium flare.

The long wait is nearly over. Northern Hemisphere skygazers haven’t seen a bright comet with a long tail since Comet Hale-Bopp graced the night sky in 1997. But if predictions hold, Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) should be a nice naked-eye object and look impressive through binoculars after sunset starting in the second week of March.

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Avalanche in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

In mid-January 2013, a large landslide rumbled down the slopes of one of New Zealand’s tallest mountains. The massive slide of rock, ice, and snow on Mount Dixon occurred around 2:30 p.m. on January 21. The mountain lies within Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park and is part of the range dubbed the “Southern Alps.” The slide is believed to be the largest in the area since 1991.

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TMT World Volcanic Activity Report 17 August 2012

Each week, The Meteo Times provides information on new and continuing volcanic activity throughout the world. The TMT World Volcanic Activity Report is filed in conjunction with the most up-to-date date from the Smithsonian Institute. This week's report features updates from Monsterrat, Guatemala, New Zealand, Indonesia, USA, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Ecuador and Colombia.

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Pumice Spreads Across The South Pacific

 

The Havre Seamount volcano erupted a tightly-packed raft of floating pumice on July 19 and 20, 2012. Over the next several weeks, wind and waves dispersed the pumice among the remote Kermadec Islands, northeast of New Zealand.

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WORLD FROM SPACE - Floating Pumice Near New Zealand

Midway on its 800-kilometer (500-mile) voyage from Auckland to Raoul Island, New Zealand, the HMNZS Canterbury received an intriguing report: a maritime patrol aircraft had spotted a vast area of open ocean covered with floating pumice. 

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Mount Tongariro In New Zealand Erupts

Late on August 6, 2012, New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro erupted for the first time in 115 years, spewing a cloud of ash over North Island, closing roads, and cancelling domestic flights. 

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