Earth sciences

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches "worst-case climate warming scenarios", UK scientists have warned in new research.

A team from the universities of Edinburgh and Leeds and University College London said the rate at which ice is melting across the world's polar regions and mountains has increased markedly in the last three decades.

Landslides have ranked second following earthquakes as the type of natural disaster that claims the most deaths in Turkey, according to a study.

A study was initiated in 2017 by the Istanbul Technical University's (İTÜ) Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences in order to detect the deadly landslide events in the country.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the South Shetland Islands on Saturday (local time), said the U.S. Geological Survey.

An undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 4.6 occurred Friday in the sea area between Crete and Kasos, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck at 8.57 a.m. some 49 kilometers northwest of Kasos, at a depth of 27.5 kilometers.

Warming trend will continue today, the national weather service reports. In some regions of Bulgaria day temperatures may reach 15 C.

Light wind from south-southwest will rise to moderate in the eastern parts of the country. In the coming days the warm spell will persist.

The atmospheric pressure is higher than average but will keep falling.

A magnitude 5 earthquake rattled the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Jan. 21, Turkey's disaster management agency said.

According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the quake took place in the eastern Gazimağusa city at 5.27 p.m. Turkish time, which corresponds to 4.27 p.m. in the TRNC (1427 GMT).

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.3 rattled Cyprus on Thursday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage.

The tremor occurred at around 1427 GMT and was felt by residents of high rise buildings in the capital, Nicosia, forcing some to evacuate.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Turkey's western province of İzmir early on Jan. 21, according to the country's disaster management agency. 

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on its website that the epicenter of quake was in Seferihisar district.

It caused due to cold air masses moving across warm water surfaces

The cold spell of the last week continues today.

Code Yellow has been declared across the country due to expected low temperatures. The lows will be about -9 C, and in some places will plummet to -12 C, the national weather service reports.