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- There are no tropical cyclones at this time. NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 1m
- Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 1m
- 128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history ScienceDaily Weather · 14h
- Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 1d
- Polar Vortex Split Forecast: The Earliest Stratospheric Warming on Record Is Coming Severe Weather Europe · 1d
- Scientists discover Arctic sea ice loss could be far worse than predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 3d
- A rock plunged 90 kilometers into Earth and revealed something unexpected ScienceDaily Weather · 7d
- A train was delayed by a solar storm. But something didn't add up. ScienceDaily Weather · 8d
- Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains ScienceDaily Weather · 9d
- Alaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain ScienceDaily Weather · 10d
- Something strange is happening beneath a volcano near 2 million people ScienceDaily Weather · 10d
- NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest ScienceDaily Weather · 11d
- Mariculture in Alaska! Reflecting on my time spent in the hatchery and creating a home in Juneau, Alaska NOAA News · 13d
- A toothy summer in Charleston: My internship studying barium in bottlenose dolphin teeth to determine freshwater exposure NOAA News · 13d
CLIMATE
- Firefighters celebrate rain during Indonesia wildfires BBC Science & Environment · 4h
- Dar a luz en la frontera Yale Climate Connections · 5h
- Serious pollution by water industry remains high despite £5bn investment BBC Science & Environment · 10h
- Climate change helps insects devour more crops even as farmers spray more pesticides Yale Climate Connections · 12h
- Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis Yale Climate Connections · 12h
- Scientists discover a hidden oxygen reservoir deep inside Earth ScienceDaily Earth & Climate · 21h
- Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters BBC Science & Environment · 23h
- Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California Guardian Climate · 1d
- Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules Guardian Climate · 1d
- Scientists discover a hidden 100-million-year-old volcanic system ScienceDaily Earth & Climate · 1d
- Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks Guardian Climate · 1d
- Earth's ice ages may have been driven by a hidden ocean chain reaction ScienceDaily Earth & Climate · 1d
- Why the NAACP is suing xAI Yale Climate Connections · 1d
- The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey Guardian Climate · 1d
SPACE WEATHER & SKY
- Halloween Aboard the International Space Station NASA Science · 1h
- National Space Club Scholars Meeting NASA Science · 3h
- Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power Generation NASA Science · 3h
- AMMB STIG Seminar, 2 Nov 2026 NASA Science · 4h
- NASA-funded Study Details One of Oldest Mars Meteorites Ever Found NASA Science · 4h
- NASA’s TRACERS First Results Offers Peek into Violent Magnetic Process NASA Science · 4h
- NASA Names Troy Asher Armstrong Flight Research Center Director NASA Science · 5h
- NIH–NASA QuSAFE Challenge NASA Science · 5h
- NASA’s Voyager 1 Conserves Power, Resolves Brief Communications Pause NASA Science · 5h
- David J. Miranda NASA Science · 6h
- Envía tu nombre a Titán a bordo de la misión Dragonfly de la NASA NASA · 7h
- Send Your Name to Titan Aboard NASA’s Dragonfly Mission NASA · 7h
- NASA’s ISAM State of Play: The Industry Standard for Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing NASA · 8h
- NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope NASA · 8h
TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY — OCTOBER 29
18TH CENTURY
- 1746 — Earthquake (magnitude 8) strikes Peru: Lima, Callao; about 5,941 deaths recorded, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
19TH CENTURY
- 1900 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.7) strikes Venezuela: Macuto; about 25 deaths recorded, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
20TH CENTURY
- 1920 N. AMERICA — Izalco (El Salvador) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 3). source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1946 — Semeru (Java) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 2). source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1956 N. AMERICA — An F4 tornado strikes Nebraska, injuring 2. source: NOAA SPC (Storm Prediction Center) tornado database
- 1963 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Ginny makes landfall near 43.8N, 65.8W as a Category 2 hurricane (about 104 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1971 — Villarrica (Chile-C) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 2); about 15 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1976 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.1) strikes Indonesia: New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Jayawijaya; about 133 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1985 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Juan makes landfall near 29.5N, 91.4W as a Category 1 hurricane (about 75 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1998 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. source: Wikipedia: Hurricane Mitch
- 1999 — About 10,000 people died when the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near Bhubaneswar. source: Wikipedia: 1999 Odisha cyclone
21ST CENTURY
- 2008 — A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215. source: Wikipedia: 2008 Ziarat earthquakes
- 2011 N. AMERICA — Northeastern Winter Storm (October 2011) begins (winter storm): about $1.3 billion in damage (inflation-adjusted) and 1 deaths. source: NOAA NCEI Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
- 2012 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history. source: Wikipedia: Hurricane Sandy
- 2014 — A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing. source: Wikipedia: 2014 Badulla landslide
- 2025 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near 20.0N, 76.2W as a Category 3 hurricane (about 115 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
Compiled from Wikipedia's October 29 page and "On this day" feed (weather/hazard entries only), NOAA NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) significant earthquake, volcano and billion-dollar disaster databases, NOAA NHC HURDAT2 hurricane landfalls (1851–present), and the NOAA SPC tornado database (1950–present). Every entry links to its source.
EARTHQUAKES
- M 4.6 - 121 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 20m
- M 6.2 - 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 27m
- M 5.0 - 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 43m
- M 4.7 - 1 km SSE of Radwanice, Poland USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 57m
- M 5.0 - 131 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 2h
- M 4.5 - 141 km E of Miyako, Japan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 4h
- M 4.7 - 6 km SE of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 8h
- M 4.6 - Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 10h
- M 4.9 - 111 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 12h
- M 6.4 - southeast of Easter Island USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 13h
- M 5.1 - 218 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 14h
- M 4.6 - 41 km W of Mosteiros, Portugal USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 14h
EARTH, OCEANS & ATMOSPHERE
- Microplastic shape can influence viral disease severity in rainbow trout Phys.org Earth · 2h
- Who mapped Africa? Debunking the myth that Europeans alone plotted the continent Phys.org Earth Sciences · 3h
- Key Atlantic currents could collapse this century, but the risk is missing from almost all national climate plans Phys.org Earth Sciences · 4h
- Analysis of Córdoba's urban trees identifies which species best tolerate heat Phys.org Earth Sciences · 5h
- Rains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze Phys.org Earth · 5h
- Africa's water availability sometimes goes untapped Phys.org Earth · 5h
- Rainfall can travel from mountain slopes to rivers far faster than expected in mountain catchments Phys.org Earth Sciences · 7h
- As ancient oceans warmed, carbon export and fish productivity surged Phys.org Earth Sciences · 11h
- How the Indian Ocean is linked to Europe's early-winter rain and storms Phys.org Earth Sciences · 22h
- Urban street trees lose much of their capacity to cool during droughts Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Indonesia's El Niño–driven peat fires are choking the region—and releasing centuries of stored carbon Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Parts of Tibetan Plateau's frozen ground are gaining ice despite warming Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Major Southern Hemisphere ocean layer shifts, raising questions about heat and carbon storage Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
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