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Small Earthquake With Loud Bang Shakes Eastern New York Counties
Many residents of Putnam and northern Westchester counties woke up with a bang this morning, and not because of the impending storm. A 2.2-magnitude earthquake was reported about three miles northwest of Mohegan Lake in Yorktown, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake, which was reported at 6:14 a.m., was in Putnam Valley, according to … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Witnessed over Wide Area of Western US Sky
Headline image: Inset picture of actual fireball courtesy of Heath Serna. Background picture courtesy of Pixabay, St. George News That really doesn’t look like a typical meteor fireball to me, very triangular in form, interesting. via St. George News: A fireball seen Tuesday night over skies in the western United States attracted quite a bit of attention. A fireball was … Continue reading
Taps Will Soon Run Dry in Crisis Cities from Cape Town to Kabul
Water scarcity already affects more than 40 percent of the world’s population, with one in four people projected to face chronic or recurring shortages by 2050. Cities are at the forefront of the problem. Drought-stricken Cape Town could run out of water as soon as April, but South Africa is not alone in its struggle as ever more world cities … Continue reading
Football Fans Warned to Prepare for What Could be the Coldest Super Bowl Ever
Sunday’s Super Bowl is expected to be the coldest on record with temperatures in the low single digits around the 5:30 p.m. CT kickoff. Factor in the winds of around 10 mph, and it will feel like it’s well below zero. Granted, the game is indoors, but officials here are warning those who will attend Super Bowl LII at U.S. … Continue reading
Earth’s Magnetic Pole Flip Would Expose Humans to Radiation and Cause Planet-Wide Blackouts
Updated | Historically, Earth’s North and South magnetic poles have flipped every 200,000 or 300,000 years—except right now, they haven’t flipped successfully for about 780,000 years. But the planet’s magnetic field is at long last showing signs of shifting. Although there’s no way to know yet for sure, it could be gearing up to flip once more, according to Undark … Continue reading
Powerful Volcanic Eruptions to Become More Common in The Future, Scientists Warn
I tend to question the reason or cause that they are giving for the increase when there is obvious reasons like a migrating magnetic pole that is about to flip and also there is the slowing of Earths rotation that can be strongly related to the coming increase in the volcanic activity and strength. via Science Alert / Business Insider: … Continue reading
Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Soon Flip, What We Can Expect
The Earth’s magnetic field surrounds our planet like an invisible force field – protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting charged particles away. Far from being constant, this field is continuously changing. Indeed, our planet’s history includes at least several hundred global magnetic reversals, where north and south magnetic poles swap places. So when’s the next one happening and how will … Continue reading
Expert Says ‘Inevitable’ that 9.0 Earthquake and Tsunami Will Hit Canada’s West Coast
This is not limited to British Columbia Canada obviously, Washington and Oregon and even part of California would be affected. This article really portrays the horrible reality this would bring about if (more accurately, WHEN) this occurs. via GlobalNews: The threat of the “big one” hitting Western Canada has been looming for years. Experts say a powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake … Continue reading
Water Levels Shockingly Fluctuated in Florida After 7.9M Alaska Earthquake
After Tuesday’s earthquake off of Alaska, some water levels in Florida went up, more than 3000 miles away. Water levels in Florida wells changed briefly after Tuesday’s earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska. Seismic waves traveling through the earth often cause groundwater changes after earthquakes. Tuesday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska sent vibrations through the earth that … Continue reading
California Hit by 15 Earthquakes 2.5+ Magnitude in the Past Week, More to Come in 2018
Three earthquakes hit California on Thursday, one as far south as Trabuco Canyon and a second all the way up to a spot off the coast ofEureka, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A third earthquake struck near Lytle Creek, California, registering a 2.5 on the Richter scale. Trabuco Canyon, which is close to Lytle Creek, registered 4.0. Both cities are near … Continue reading
