When most people think about earthquakes, they think of California, and more recently, Oklahoma. However, there are many other regions in the county in which there is seismic activity, and where large […]
A new, highly destructive strain of a disease that battered wheat crops in Sicily last year could spread across the Mediterranean in 2017, threatening harvests and the livelihood of small farmers, experts […]
Exposure to 4 sieverts of radiation would kill 50% of people, according to Japan’s National Institute of Radiological Sciences, per Japan Times. That’s less than 1% of the radiation now being detected […]
A record radiation level has been detected inside the No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, with the estimated reading of up to 530 sieverts per hour, the plant […]
Sure, the sun gives us all the energy and warmth that we need to exist, but that doesn’t mean it can’t also be a total jerk. Case in point: A powerful release of […]
When we think about the survival of the human race we often focus on making sure our planet stays alive and habitable, but out there in the depths of space there are […]
A powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep under Papua New Guinea on Sunday, causing damage and blackouts but no tsunami hours after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for nearby […]
Mount Paektu, a deadly and active North Korean super volcano, is set to erupt and cause a global catastrophe, the likes of which would not have been seen for a thousand years. […]
Does the White House know something that the rest of us do not? As the Obama administration draws to a close, the White House has suddenly released a major document that details […]
The impending storm is expected to usher in 7 feet of snow in higher elevations. By the end of the week the total for the year could already be up to 20 […]
A huge collision between two stars some 1,800 light-years away could add a bright new object to our night sky, say scientists – though this temporary star will only be visible for […]
Early Monday morning, while the US East Coast was pouring coffee, dropping kids off at school, and cursing in traffic, a space rock as big as a 10-story building slipped past Earth. […]
The beloved ‘tunnel’ or ‘drive-thru’ tree fell to the ground during a massive storm in the Bay Area that left rivers and creeks flooded, houses damaged and several thousand people without power. […]
The White House has published a 25-page report on ‘National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy,’ detailing preparations in the event that a celestial object such as a ‘killer asteroid’ is found to be […]
The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday and prompting a search operation for any wounded. The quake struck at dawn, with its epicentre 33 miles of the city of Jahrom, the USGS […]
The tsunami disasters we know like the 2011 Japan tsunami are classified as just “regular” tsunamis. There’s a whole other category of mega tsunamis that dwarf these tsunamis in height. The idea […]
We definitely have already seen quite a bit of “shaking” in 2017, and the new year has only just begun. Since New Year’s Eve, there have been more than 250 earthquakes near the […]
A powerful winter storm will unleash heavy, wet snow and howling winds across portions of New England from late Thursday through midday Friday, with blizzard conditions possible in some areas. Much of […]
The Sabancaya volcano started spewing ash and smoke some 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) into the air on Monday, in the latest in a series of worrying explosions in the south of the […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries […]
A recent major discovery identified a massive liquid iron “jet stream” circling the Earth’s outer core that appears to be accelerating. This comparatively fast flowing liquid iron stream is currently moving westward under […]
After a small Christmas break, volcanoes are rumbling again around the world. On December 27, 2016, the Aviation Color Code and the Alert Level at Bogoslof Volcano were raised to RED and […]
The US Geological Surveys says two magnitude 5.7 temblors were both centered in a remote area of Nevada near the California line, about 70 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. At least seven […]
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast near Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strike happened at 5:58 a.m. Eastern, according to the USGS. The […]
Mexico’s Ministry of Interior said the Colima volcano has generated eruptions that have created ash plumes up to 1,000 feet tall. Luis Felipe Puente Espinosa, the Interior Ministry’s public safety coordinator, said […]
A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile today but there were no immediate reports of deaths. The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck 140 miles southwest of Puerto Montt. Around 4,000 people […]
This is one of the most important articles that I have written in a long time. The strange events of the past year and a half have befuddled and mystified many, and […]
A TEAR in the sea floor seven kilometres deep just north of Australia could cause disastrous earthquakes and tsunamis. The tear in the Earth’s crust is located in the Banda Sea and […]
The asteroid called 2016 XK18 was discovered this month, and is anything from 42 to 93 metres long, meaning it could destroy a city the size of London if it struck. NASA, […]
Several earthquakes hit various parts of California in the last 12 hours, including a swarm of minor temblors in the Mammoth Lakes area and a 5.0 magnitude quake in Sonoma County. Mammoth […]
Department of Marine and Fisheries (DKP) have reported an incredible 100 tons of fish have died in Agam, Sumatra, Indonesia. The reason for the deaths is also incredible as poison (residual sludge […]
Humans are woefully unprepared for a surprise asteroid or comet, a Nasa scientist warned on Monday, at a presentation with nuclear scientists into how humans might deflect cosmic dangers hurtling toward Earth. […]
