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.

Low water levels in the Rhine; Germany’s largest airport faces potential jet fuel shortages

 

Lufthansa has instructed its pilots to refuel their aircraft with an extra margin at other airports, so that they require less jet fuel upon arrival in Frankfurt.