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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Vanuatu, a Pacific nation, with no tsunami threat. The quake struck near Port Vila, the capital, with no immediate damage reported.

Zimbabwe declares a State of Drought Disaster linked to the El Nino effect. The impact extends to Zambia, Malawi, the Philippines, and global temperatures. La Nina's influence on trade winds and the ENSO cycle contributes to weather extremes worldwide.

A scientific team unveils the secrets of the Melanesian Border Plateau, a colossal underwater plateau in the Pacific Ocean, larger than Idaho, that has been growing since the age of dinosaurs. Using seismic data, rock samples, and computer models, researchers discover four distinct phases of formation, influenced by tectonic plate movements, climate changes, and sea level fluctuations. Enriched in rare elements, the plateau holds significance for high-tech applications. The ongoing study aims to illuminate the origin and impact of such oceanic mid-plate superstructures.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.1 earthquake was centred 147 kilometers (91 miles) under the sea, 65 kilometres (40 miles) south-southeast of Gorontalo. It shook parts of Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Central Sulawesi provinces. No tsunami warning was issued by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.

A tropical storm has lashed the northern Philippines with strong wind and rain, injured at least two people and prompted the president to close schools and government offices in the capital and outlying provinces

Southern California was cleaning up Monday after record rainfall triggered landslides and flooding, shuttering schools, roads and businesses in an "unprecedented" tropical storm.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northwestern coast on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said. The quake produced shaking across a large swath of the northeastern coast and was also felt in Tokyo.

Associate Professor Youhei Yamashita and grad student Yutaro Mori at Hokkaido University, along with Professor Hiroshi Ogawa at AORI, The University of Tokyo, have revealed conclusive evidence that hydrothermal vents are a previously unknown source of dissolved black carbon in the deep ocean. Their discoveries were published in the journal Science Advances.

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have found a major fault line along the coast in the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra Pradesh and predicted that it could trigger earthquakes and tsunamis in the future.