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Huge Reservoir (1.8 million km2) of Melting Carbon Discovered under Western United States
New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters describes how scientists have used the world’s largest array of seismic sensors to map a deep-Earth area of melting carbon covering 1.8 million square kilometers. Situated under the Western US, 350km beneath the Earth’s surface, the discovered melting region challenges accepted understanding of how much carbon the Earth contains – much … Continue reading
New Study Finds that the Ventura Fault Under California Could Cause Stronger Shaking and Damage than Previously Thought
A new study by a team of researchers, including one from the University of California, Riverside, found that the fault under Ventura, Calif., would likely cause stronger shaking during an earthquake and more damage than previously suspected. The Ventura-Pitas Point fault in southern California has been the focus of a lot of recent attention because it is thought to be … Continue reading
Record of Earth’s Past Magnetic Field Strength Embedded in Ancient Clay Jars
A stamped handle from Ramat Rahel. Such fragments are an archive of the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field at the time they were made. A collection of clay storage jar handles from ancient Judah – modern-day Jerusalem – is providing fresh insight into fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field. It’s long been known that the magnetic field – extending … Continue reading
Record-Low Temperatures Over a Large Portion of Oman, Arabian Peninsula
While parts of the world like Australia are seeing record heat other parts of the world that normally have more moderate to warm climates are experiencing record breaking cold. Strange indeed! For the first time since records began, temperatures in Oman’s Musandam Governorate dipped as low as 5 °C (41 °F) on February 4, 2017. The same weather setup produced … Continue reading
650 Whales Strand on New Zealand Coastline
Volunteers have been struggling to refloat hundreds of whales after two consecutive mass strandings. The problem started on Friday morning when more than 400 pilot whales were found to have beached themselves along a three-mile stretch of coastline at the tip of South Island. Hundreds of people from all over the country descended on the beaches to try and refloat … Continue reading
Australia Suffers Heatwave from Hell, Record Hot Summer
Australia has been brutally scorched by record-high temperatures, with eastern regions rising up to +48C, and no end in sight. If you, like many in the northern hemisphere, walked carefully over ice during your morning commute, you might like to know that people on the other side of the globe are suffering much more, as the Sun is scorching Australia … Continue reading
Extremely Long Earth Fissure (Crack) Opens Up In Pakistan
You may remember the other recent giant Earth fissures/cracks, the one in Arizona, South Africa and the one in Antarctica, well now there is one in Qila Abdullah Baluchistan Pakistan. The Qila Abdullah Baluchistan crack/fissure is several hundred miles long and sparking panic among local residents. Is this a continuing trend… IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT … Continue reading
The Four Biggest Volcanoes in Iceland are Getting Ready to Erupt
While most of the world is watching Washington DC for the next major earth-rattling eruption, someone needs to keep an eye on Iceland, where all four of its major volcanoes are exhibiting signs of potential real eruptions of the global winter kind. Seismic activity tells us we need to be more vigilant than usual but not much more than that … Continue reading
Unusual Polar Phenomenon, Sudden Warming Stratosphere, Could Trigger Big Freeze in the UK
The UK faces a three-week freeze with temperatures plunging as cold as -15C because of a rare North Pole phenomenon that triggered the 2010 big freeze and nationwide white-out. The worst cold spell of winter, with widespread snow, ice and travel chaos, threatens from February 11. The North Pole’s high-altitude air has suddenly warmed up and is set to shunt … Continue reading
New snowfall Warnings Issued in Record-breaking Storm, British Columbia’s South Coast
Environment Canada has renewed snowfall warnings for parts of the B.C. South Coast, saying the winter storm is one of the snowiest in decades. The agency said it expects around five to 15 centimetres of fresh powder Sunday for the Fraser Valley, the Sunshine Coast and eastern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. That’s on top of the 20 to 40 … Continue reading
