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Scientists Discover Way To Control Weather Using LASERS
SCIENTISTS have discovered a bizarre way to potentially control the weather using laser beams and could potentially beat the threat of droughts, it has been revealed. A six year drought in California was finally declared over this year but the threat for the south-western state as well as other locations in the world remains the same. But scientists may now … Continue reading
A Giant Hole Opened Up in Antarctica And Scientists Are Struggling to Explain it
A hole larger than the Netherlands has opened up in Antarctica, and scientists are working to deepen their understanding of how it formed. The hole in the ice is “quite remarkable,” University of Toronto Mississauga professor Kent Moore told Motherboard. “It looks like you just punched a hole in the ice,” he said. Areas of open water surrounded by ice … Continue reading
Scientist Struggle to Figure Out Why Global Wind Speeds Slowing Since 1960
Wind speeds around the world seem to be decreasing in a phenomenon known as ‘stilling’ and European scientists are hoping to find out why. Few people have probably noticed, but the world’s winds are getting slower. It is something that cannot be picked up by watching the billowing of dust or listening to the rustle of leaves on nearby trees. … Continue reading
New Zealand Could Be Devastated By 8.4 Quake From Hidden ‘Megathrust’ Fault
An 8.4 magnitude quake off the East Coast of New Zealand could release 2000 times more energy than the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, experts say. It could cause a “megathrust” earthquake, and the dangers it poses are being discussed at a summit in Napier this week – with local councils, Kiwi and civil defence involved. The potential risk comes from the … Continue reading
Meteorite Hits House in South Carolina
Folks this happened hours after the large meteor exploded over China with sonic boom and shaking Here is the article in case you missed it: LARGE Meteor Fireball Explodes, Shakes Ground And Lights up Night Sky over China (videos) via wyff4: Clemson astrophysicists have visually confirmed that an unusual rock that hit a Pawley Island home and ended up in … Continue reading
Meteorite May Have Caused a Brush Fire in New Hampshire
Investigators and fire officials in New Hampshire are looking into the possibility that a meteor may have started a brush fire that has currently burned through about 25 acres in the White Mountains. Crews were working to contain the fire in the Lost River Gorge area Wednesday, and said that it was still spreading. A driver first called it in … Continue reading
LARGE Meteor Fireball Explodes, Shakes Ground And Lights up Night Sky over China (videos)
Residents observing the full moon in China yesterday were stunned to see three meteors exploding in the night sky. The giant fireballs were said to flash across the sky over Shangri-La County in Yunnan Province, south-west China. An eyewitness told MailOnline that two of the meteors were small and one was large. Together, they lit up the sky for around … Continue reading
The Mississippi River Drying Up Over New Madrid Fault Line, Precursor to the Big One? (Videos)
Could a crack that formed in the bottom of the Mississippi River be leaking water down into the New Madrid Fault? The Mighty Mississippi is getting very low, even bone dry in some places. No drought….where is the water going? Is this a precursor to the Big One? Mississippi River Mysteriously Dry – Precursor for New Madrid Earthquake? MrMBB333 – … Continue reading
Recent Catastrophic Events Along the Ring of Fire are Increasing the Risk of a Major Event in the Near Future
The world’s billionaires are spending lot of money on preparations for the end of the world. Given recent catastrophic events including three devastating Atlantic hurricanes, serious earthquakes in Mexico, and apocalyptic wildfires in Western United States, it would be a matter of basic prudence for the common person to consider putting in at least basic provisions to weather a natural … Continue reading
House Sized Asteroid Will Make ‘Damn Close’ Pass of Earth Next Week, Will be Only 27,000 Miles Away
An asteroid estimated to be up to 100 feet wide is set for a close shave with Earth next week, when it will soar past at a distance of just 27,000 miles above the surface – or, as some scientists have put it, ‘damn close.’ The space rock, dubbed asteroid 2012 TC4, is about 30-100 feet (10-30 meters) in size, … Continue reading