Shooting stars: a great opportunity this week

The odds will peak on the night of October 6-7. However, the meteors could be visible until October 10. The Draconids are of medium intensity: it is possible to see nearly 10 meteorites per hour in the best conditions. So it doesn’t compare to the Perseids, for example. In addition, the first quarter moon risks … Read more

The universe filled with air, a disaster scenario?

At first glance, the idea seems perfect. Astronauts would not need a helmet to breathe freely. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the different gases that make up the atmosphere are not just for breathing. They also have effects on everything around us. Hear the melody of the Universe Thanks to the air, the sounds of space would … Read more

Possible aurora borealis as far south as Quebec!

A moderate geomagnetic storm will affect Earth for the next two days. A Kp index of 6 is on the radar for the night from Saturday to Sunday. Such a situation could allow sectors further south to see the colored veils in the sky – provided they are far from light pollution. The surroundings of … Read more

15 cm of snow possible in an area

If the first snowflakes have already fallen in northern Quebec, it would be a first for the more densely populated areas south of the 49th parallel. The conditions will be met The coolness, well established over Quebec, will favor the formation of solid precipitation towards the end of next week. An atmospheric trough will effectively … Read more

NOW: Hurricane Ian is ravaging Florida

Ian hits the ground Naples. Houses are moving pic.twitter.com/nFVY9oP1y4 Naples. Houses are moving reallyryanbush (new acct) on Twitter: “Naples. Houses are moving pic.twitter.com/nFVY9oP1y4 / Twitter” — reallyryanbush (new acct) (@reallyryanbush) reallyryanbush (new acct) on Twitter: “Naples. Houses are moving pic.twitter.com/nFVY9oP1y4 / Twitter” At 3:05 p.m., Hurricane Ian officially made landfall in Florida. The storm hit … Read more

Tropical Storm: Ian is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane

What we know Ian, this ninth system in the Atlantic Basin, is currently located in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Mexico. For the moment, it is following a northeast trajectory, which allows it to quickly gain in intensity thanks to the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico. The island of Cuba should … Read more

High winds, 100mm of rain: Fiona made landfall

— Intense storm Nova Scotia was hit hard by Fiona who made landfall around 4 a.m. local time. Lightning gusts of up to 179 km/h caused power outages for almost all residents of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Saturday morning, 500,000 residents of the Laurentians were plunged into darkness. Prince Edward Island and Cape … Read more

The Weather Network – Hurricane watch in the Magdalen Islands

Classified as a Category 4 hurricane, Fiona has already swept through Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, killing at least 10 people. It is currently continuing its meteoric rise towards Canada, propelled by winds of 210 km/h. Hurricane watch in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine Nova Scotia and the Magdalen Islands are particularly targeted by the risk … Read more