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Meteor Fireball Lights Up Sky over Greece
via greece.greekreporter.com A meteor burned up on the night skies over Greece on Tuesday evening, creating a spectacular fireball clearly visible in many parts of the country. The scene was captured on video by a camera belonging to kopaida.gr in Livadia, central Greece. Many social media users hurried to report that they also got a glimpse of the impressive phenomenon. … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaks over Prince Edward Island, Canada During Perseid Meteor Shower
People in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in Canada spotted a ‘fireball’ streaking across the night sky on Tuesday, August 11, during the Perseid meteor shower, reports said. Prince Edward Island resident Matthew Sentner shared this video showing the bright streak seen from Cavendish on Tuesday evening. The annual Perseid meteor shower, likely to produce “a few meteors, including … Continue reading
USGS Warns San Andreas Swarm Could Put California at Risk of Big Earthquakes for Over a Week
An earthquake swarm on the San Andreas Fault may mean parts of California are at risk of a big earthquake for the next week. Swarms recorded over the last 20 years have lasted between one and 20 days, with an average of a week, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said in a statement. The earthquake swarm hit on a southern … Continue reading
Strange ‘Boomerang’ Earthquake Observed Deep Beneath Atlantic Ocean
Peter Dockrill Science Alert Earthquakes come and go, often leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. What they don’t usually do, thankfully, is turn around immediately and come back for another pass. Except… it looks like they can, in exceedingly rare circumstances. In a new study, scientists have found evidence of an unusual and virtually unprecedented ‘boomerang’ earthquake that … Continue reading
Scientist Find Two Meteorites in Two Weeks
Both falls were captured by The Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team which uses cameras across Australia to observe shooting stars and predict where meteorites land. The team, who usually search from March to October, was postponed due to COVID-19, but as restrictions lifted it observed another meteorite fall just south of the Eyre Highway near Madura. Astronomer Dr Hadrien Devillepoix … Continue reading
M4.9 Earthquake Causes Large Fissures in Ground and Damages Buildings in Algeria
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit eastern Algeria on Friday, toppling three houses, damaging others and sending panicked people rushing into the streets but there were no reports of casualties, the civil protection service said. The quake, which was followed by a 4.5 aftershock, hit Mila province, some 350 km (215 miles) east of the capital Algiers. Three homes, including a … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Lights up Night Sky over Colorado and New Mexico, Triggers UFO Speculations
A fireball lit up the night skies across Colorado and New Mexico on Tuesday night, video of which has dazzled many online, while others couldn’t help but speculate about invading aliens as a fitting addition to the chaos in 2020. According to the American Meteor Society, there were at least 54 reports of a fireball spotted across the US at … Continue reading
Continent of Africa is Breaking Apart, New Ocean Will Eventually Flood Over the Afar Region
The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden emerged as the result of a deep geological process that has been going on for the last 30 million years with Arabia moving away from Africa. But even these waters could soon merge into a new, yet-to-be-named ocean, as the world’s hottest continent splits apart. Something is going on underneath the African … Continue reading
Major San Andreas Quake ‘Likelier’ Now After Recent California Quakes, Study
A new analysis of the changes in fault stresses in Southern California has shown that there is now an increased chance of a major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault – which could possibly impact up to 18 million people in the Los Angeles, California, area. The study, published on Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, … Continue reading
Stunning Green Meteor Streaking across Sydney Night Sky
A meteor has been spotted roaring over New South Wales. Pictures captured on the Central Coast show a ball of light burning with a green tinge. Others filmed the event streaking through sky over the Sydney CBD. A green meteor off the coast of Australia pic.twitter.com/wMZuxDlaiF — Physics & Science Zone (@SciPhysics) July 13, 2020 Social media was alight with … Continue reading
