The Big Ones: Scientist Warns up to 4 Quakes over 8.0 Possible Under ‘Current Conditions’
Sunday’s devastating earthquake in Ecuador might just be the beginning, according to a seismologist who says that current conditions in the Pacific Rim could trigger at least four quakes with magnitudes greater than 8.0. Roger Bilham, a University of Colorado seismologist, told the Express, “If (the quakes) delay, the strain accumulated during the centuries provokes more catastrophic mega earthquakes.” A … Continue reading
Study Finds Just One Question Can Illuminate Many Personality Traits
One type of question can indirectly reveal a lot about a person’s personality. Asking someone what they think about other people reveals much about their own personality. The reason is that people tend to see more of their own qualities in others. The generous person sees others as generous and the selfish person sees others as selfish. Dr Dustin Wood, … Continue reading
Strange Foam Fills Streets After Japan Quake
Residents of Fukuoka were perplexed when a thick layer of foam started to engulf the city’s streets. The peculiar substance, which first turned up on the city’s roads and pavements in the early hours of Saturday morning, appeared following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake which shook the entire Kumamoto region just two days after an earlier magnitude 6.5 quake had struck … Continue reading
7.8 Quake Off the Coast Of Ecuador & Colombia – Tsunami Warnings Issued
A strong 7.8 earthquake has struck Ecuador’s coastline, triggering a possible tsunami wave warning along some 300 miles of the coasts of both Ecuador and Colombia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center forecast waves of up to one meter above the tide level. Initially reported as 7.4 by USGS, the earthquake was centered at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 … Continue reading
North Korean and Western Scientists Team up to Uncover a Volcanic Mystery
An unprecedented scientific collaboration is investigating a massive volcano that stretches across the border of China and North Korea. Some things trump national borders. Take, for example, Mount Paektu, which sits on the border of North Korea and China. This massive volcano, called Changbaishan in China, erupted in one of the biggest, most violent eruptions in human history. And recently … Continue reading
Green Fireball Strikes the Sky of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa – Dashcam Video
Many people reported seeing a green fireball, possibly a meteor, streaking across the sky late Friday April 15th around 10:15 p.m. Central time. The fireball could be seen from the Chicago suburbs. Reports of the sighting also were coming in from people in Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, according to WGN radio news anchor Steve Grzanich from Chicago … Continue reading
What if the Sun Became a Black Hole?
Our Sun is too small a star to end its life as a black hole. But what would happen if the Sun were suddenly replaced with a black hole of the same mass? Contrary to popular belief, the Solar System would not be sucked in: a solar-mass black hole would exert no more gravitational pull than our Sun. As this … Continue reading
Mount Aso Volcano Eruption Follows Powerful M7.0 Earthquake in Japan
Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan and stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. The volcano awoke after a series of major earthquakes that shook Japan on April 14 and 15, 2016. But geologists do not want to say both are related. A small eruption began on Friday, April 15 … Continue reading
Strong M6.1 Earthquake Hits Guatemala After Two Major Volcano Eruptions – Geological Unrest
There is something big looming in Guatemala. A powerful M6.1 earthquake hit off Guatemala on April 15, 2016 at 2:11 pm (UTC) just two days after two major volcanoes – Santa Maria and Fuego – erupted in the country. There are strong geological movements currently happening in Guatemala. First, two of the major volcanoes increased their activity at the beginning … Continue reading
The Comet Venus — Past and Present | Space News
The planet Venus presents many unresolved mysteries to planetary scientists. However, equally mysterious is Venus’ extraordinary role in the world’s ancient astronomies. In this Space News episode, we explore the remarkable electrical environment of Venus today, and the evidence for its dramatic impact on human history. Video Source: ThunderboltsProject IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT US…SHARING IS … Continue reading
