Cumbre Vieja volcano: The dormant threat in Spain that could devastate the US east coast with a megatsunami

The collapse of a portion of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Spanish island of La Palma, could trigger a megatsunami capable of reaching the East Coast of the United States, warned volcanologist Bill McGuire in an article published in BBC Science Focus.

World’s highest-altitude solar thermal power plant begins operation in China

 The first 25 MW generating unit of a solar thermal power plant began operations on Friday in China at an average altitude of 4,300 meters, making it the highest-altitude solar power plant of its kind connected to an electrical grid in the world, according to local media reports.

NASA’s Swift telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere , some components may have survived re-entry

 NASA’s US Swift space observatory has reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up, according to the agency’s website.

Brent crude falls below $100 a barrel for first time in month as European gas prices drop

 Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time in a month, extending losses for a third consecutive session amid diplomatic efforts to resolve the US-Iran conflict.

An out-of-control NASA telescope is about to fall to Earth

 NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is set to crash back to Earth, following a failed rescue attempt that could not correct its orbit. The U.S. Space Force anticipates that the bulk of the 1.5-ton spacecraft will disintegrate upon atmospheric reentry, the AP reported on Sunday.

UAE says leak from oil tanker under control, environmental clean up continues

 Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ⁠⁠⁠⁠have brought ⁠⁠⁠⁠under control a leak from an oil tanker reportedly struck by a projectile off the UAE coast.