Typhoon "Champi" intensified to Category 5 over the Philippine Sea

 

Typhoon "Champi" has intensified into a Category 5 storm over the Philippine Sea. Wind speeds have reached 255 km/h, and the central pressure has dropped to 917 millibars. This was reported by the weather-monitoring group Backpirch Weather.

Japan has launched a probe to collect soil samples from a Martian moon Phobos

 

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched the MMX probe toward Phobos, a moon of Mars. The spacecraft lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center aboard an H3 heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Warnings issued that El Niño could intensify even further

 The climate phenomenon known as "Super El Niño", which has already triggered historic flooding and prompted maximum-level alerts across Latin America, could intensify even further throughout the remainder of the year, exceeding initial forecasts.

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier melting faster than thought, could double sea-level contribution

One of the world’s largest glaciers is melting much faster than previously understood and could contribute about twice as much to global sea-level rise by the end of the century as earlier projections suggested.

Hurricane Trudy intensifies to Category 3 and threatens Mexican Pacific states

 

Hurricane Trudy intensified into a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale this Friday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), which operates under the National Water Commission (Conagua).

Earthquake prediction: Chinese scientists anticipate seismic events with 83% effectiveness

 

A study published in the scientific journal NPJ Natural Hazards and reported by the South China Morning Post details that Chinese scientists can anticipate seismic events with an 83% success rate. The research was based on the analysis of 12 major earthquakes that occurred within China between 2022 and 2024.