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Larsen C Ice Shelf Schism May Form MASSIVE Antarctic Iceberg (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A glacier more than 80 times the size of Manhattan is on the brink of splintering from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf and floating off into the ocean. Pictures released by NASA last November showed a 100-meter (328ft) wide and 500-meter deep (1640ft) crack slicing the incredible sub-zero temperature environment. According to Project Midas, a UK research group documenting the … Continue reading
Most Powerful Storm in a Decade to Hit Northern California; Heavy Rain, Flooding, Heavy Snow Expected
The first band of what forecasters predict will be the region’s most powerful storm in a decade moved into Northern California on Saturday, prompting official warnings of widespread flooding and epic snowfall. “People are definitely in a state of panic right now,” said El Dorado County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hammitt. “We’re getting a lot of calls asking if we’re going … Continue reading
New Cold Record of -41.7C and Freak Winter Thunderstorm in Finland
Early Thursday a new cold record for this winter of -41.7 degrees Celsius was set in Muonio, Finnish Lapland. It was nearly as chilly in the village of Naruska in Salla, where thermometers showed -41.4. On Thursday night temperatures are expected to fall further in southern and central Finland as well. Shortly after midnight, this winter’s new cold record of … Continue reading
Winter Storm Causes Panic Across the American South (PHOTOS)
A Winter Storm approaches the American South, and Bible Belt states are preparing for a rare moderate snowfall by cleaning out grocery stores. Meteorologists predict that more than six inches will fall on Virginia as well as North and South Carolina over the weekend. Icy conditions are predicted for Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. 2.5" of snow – Never Forget #snowpocalypse … Continue reading
GLOBAL FREEZE: Europe and USA Faces SUB-ZERO Drop as Atlantic Current on Verge of COLLAPSE
HUGE parts of the USA and Europe, including Britain will be exposed to freezing temperatures if the Atlantic Ocean Current continues to weaken. A shock study has revealed the current is weakening and is at risk of collapsing. If it does, temperatures in parts of Europe could become almost unbearably cold. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current (AMOC) carries heat from … Continue reading
An Alaskan Volcano Erupted, Largely Out of View
For a mere flyspeck, Bogoslof Island has been causing quite a commotion recently. The island is the exposed summit of a volcano that sits in 6,000 feet of water in the Bering Sea about 40 miles west of the Alaskan island of Unalaska, which is part of the Aleutian chain. Bogoslof has had a series of eruptions over the last … Continue reading
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Fiji, Tsunami Warning Issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has struck 284 kms off the coast of Fiji. The quake struck at 2152 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. A Tsunami threat message has been issued for parts of the Pacific closer to the epicentre according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. The centre said that hazardous tsunami waves were … Continue reading
100+ Earthquake Swarm Hits Brawley 30 Miles from San Andreas Fault
A swarm of more than 100 small earthquakes hit Brawley, a small city situated only 30 miles from the San Andreas Fault, on Saturday. The biggest tremor so far was a 3.9 magnitude, but USGS said larger quakes were possible and the shaking may continue for several days. Three days ago, Nevada was hit by a strong series of earthquakes. … Continue reading
Will it Ever End? 2016 to Gain an Extra Second
The year 2016, full of political upheaval, celebrity death and an unusual amount of general misfortune, will add an extra second of suffering to compensate for the slowing rotation of the Earth. Countries like Ireland, Iceland, Britain and some West African nations that use Coordinated Universal Time will add the extra second onto the year’s last minute, making the year’s … Continue reading
Did a Meteor Over Northern Alberta Canada Overnight?
Did a meteor come crashing through the earth’s atmosphere over northern Alberta overnight? Peace River residents took to social media Friday to report what they had seen in the night sky shortly after midnight. Erika Florence posted on Facebook that she was on her way home from Grande Prairie when she saw what looked like a shooting star. “But then … Continue reading
