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Underwater Volcanoes by the Thousands, Possibly Millions, Remain Undiscovered
The world is watching one volcano in Bali, but it’s sobering to think there may be hundreds of others going off, and almost certainly ones we don’t even know about. The article Is the Bali volcano making us warmer or cooler? by William F Jasper, reminded me of Ian Plimers words about there being squillions of undersea volcanoes so I found the 2007 paper, by Hillier, that tried to count … Continue reading
Exploding Meteor Fireball Caught on New Jersey Police Officer’s Dashcam
A South Jersey police was on patrol when a flash of light suddenly streaked across the early morning sky. Hamilton Township police Sgt. Michael Virga’s dashcam captured the fireball streaking across the sky around 3:09 a.m. Saturday, the Mays Landing-based police department said. The light explodes before disappearing, a rare event called a bolide, police said. The American Meteor Society … Continue reading
NASA Confirms Over 60 Reports of Meteor Fireball Sighting across Florida Skies
NASA confirms at least 60 reports of a fireball seen across Florida skies on Tuesday evening, just after the sun set. Video captured on dash cam video shows the fireball falling near Little Road and 54 around 6:30 Tuesday. A Riverview family also caught video of the fireball on their security camera outside their house. The American Meteor Society, a … Continue reading
Italian Supervolcano Has Scientist Worried it Might Be Getting Ready to Blow
Do you know another volcano besides Mount Vesuvius in Italy? No? Well, scientists are becoming concerned that there’s actually a much bigger volcano just a few miles away from Vesuvius, and it’s getting ready to go cataclysmic for Italy… And the rest of the world. Campi Flegrei, just a stone’s throw from Naples, is what scientists call a “supervolcano” – … Continue reading
Mysterious Magic Valley ‘Booms’ Have Plagued Twin Falls, Idaho For Years
For the last several years, and some say longer, the Magic Valley has been under some sort of siege. “I would describe it as something similar to a sonic boom,” said one resident. “There’s an audible boom and then it shakes,” said another. “It’s like this weird errrrrrrr,” described yet another. From Buhl to Burley these “booms” have been best … Continue reading
Something is Rising in the Deeper Part of Our Planet Below New England and Surrounding States
A huge mass of warm rocks is rising beneath portions of New England, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Although it does not indicate a major eruption is coming anytime soon, the findings are compelling in other ways. Lead author explains: “The upwelling we detected is like a hot air balloon, and we infer that something is rising up through the … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Exploded over Pennsylvania, Sonic Boom Reported (VIDEOS)
If you were looking up at the sky at 3 a.m. Saturday, you may have seen a bright flash of light. It turns out the flash was the result of a fireball meteor. WGAL reports the fireball meteor was seen over most of the northeastern part of the country. Fireball meteors are brighter than normal meteors, and usually end with … Continue reading
Mystery Boom Shakes Buildings in Daytona Beach, Florida and Surrounding Area
A sonic boom rattled buildings up and down the Daytona Beach area Friday afternoon and its source may have been fighter jets flying in the area. Messages left with the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville were not returned Friday, but Kaylee LaRocque told WESH-TV that the boom was probably caused by the Air National Guard flying F-15s in the area. … Continue reading
Mysterious Boom Reported by Residents in Caledonia, Mississippi
Many WCBI viewers wrote in asking about a mysterious boom Wednesday in Caledonia. After reaching out to different organizations trying to determine what it could have been, the Columbus Air Force Base says the noise possibly came from a T-38 Talon as it took off for practice take offs and landings. Master Sgt. Amanda Savannah says, there could have been … Continue reading
Super Volcano Eruptions Occur More Frequently Than Previously Thought – Scientists
One-thousand gigaton volcanic supereruptions are much more frequent than previously thought, with scientists discovering they could happen as often as every 5,000 years—and the next big one is due at any time. One eruption could cover an entire continent in ash Super-eruptions are the very biggest volcanic eruptions, spewing more than 1,000 gigatons of ash, gas and molten lava. One … Continue reading
