Currently en República Dominicana — 12 de septiembre: Siguen los efectos indirectos del Huracán Lee en República Dominicana

El tiempo, currently.

En las próximas 24 horas continuarán en República Dominicana los efectos indirectos del Huracán Lee: su amplio campo nuboso aportarán núcleos nubosos y precipitaciones moderadas este martes después del mediodía.

Las lluvias serán más frecuentes en el noreste, Cordillera Central, sureste y áreas del sur y noroeste. Además de las lluvias, podrían desarrollarse descargas eléctricas y ráfagas de viento en ocasiones.

En las próximas 24 horas permanecerán las marejadas afectando a la costa atlántica, desde la Isla Saona hasta Monte Cristi debido a la cercanía del huracán al norte del Caribe.

Mientras que vigilamos la evolución de un nuevo disturbio atmosférico desplazándose en el Atlántico oriental. Por el momento, no representa peligro para República Dominicana.

— Jean Suriel

What you need to know, currently.

The Kīlauea volcano on the big island of Hawai’i began erupting on Sunday afternoon — its fifth eruption in the past four years.

Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, so this really isn’t a surprise, but it’s still a literally awesome reminder that we all live on a planet that is continually in motion at all space and time scales.

The Hawaiian islands were formed over the past 50 million years by the same plume of upwelling undersea magma in the middle of the Pacific. The island of Hawai’i is the largest and youngest island of the chain — Kīlauea emerged from under the ocean just 100,000 years ago. In 2018, the volcano’s summit collapsed and released a lava flow up to 500m (1600ft) thick that destroyed hundreds of homes and marked a shift into its current eruptive phase. In contrast, this week’s eruption is extremely minor — but still impressive.

The US Geological Survey has set up a live view of the eruption in Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater:

— Eric Holthaus

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