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Philippines 7.2-magnitude earthquake kills 73 and counting The earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, collapsing roofs and cracking walls and roads. An 8-month-old baby was one the people pulled out alive from a fallen building. via Philippines 7.2-magnitude earthquake kills 12, injures at least 20 – NY Daily News.
MoreEarth’s magnetic field shields the planet from charged particles streaming from the sun, keeping it from becoming a barren, Mars-like rock. For more than 300 years, scientists have recorded a westward-drifting feature in the field that models have been unable to explain. via Earth’s Shifting Magnetic Field Linked To Planet’s Changing Core.
MoreMore than 1,000 minor earthquakes have been picked up by sensors on the Tjörnes fissure zone in Northeast Iceland in the past few days. The earthquake swarm, which began on Tuesday and is still ongoing, is not considered likely to lead to more serious activity. via Iceland Review Online: Daily News from Iceland, Current Affairs, […]
MoreA local journalist, Bahram Baloch, received the news via a text message from a friend. “It said a hill has appeared outside my house,” Mr Baloch said. “I stepped out, and was flabbergasted. I could see this grey, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had […]
MoreWe are hearing reports that the inhabitants of the Camaná and Castilla areas of the region of Arequipa felt the earthquake — and that hundreds of people went to the streets. There are also reports of landslides that have blocked the Panamerican Highway near the Chaparra bridge. via 7.0-magnitude earthquake off coast of central Peru […]
MoreUntil recently, Bob Smith had never witnessed two simultaneous earthquake swarms in his 53 years of monitoring seismic activity in and around the Yellowstone Caldera. Now, Smith, a University of Utah geophysics professor, has seen three swarms at once. “It’s very remarkable,” Smith said. via Triple swarm of earthquakes shakes Yellowstone – Trunews: Trunews:.
MoreThe Afar Rift in Ethiopia is marked by enormous gashes that signal the breakup of the African continent and the beginnings of a new ocean basin, scientists think. via Ethiopia’s giant underground blob of magma puzzles scientists – NBCNews.com.
MoreAn I-80 sinkhole has opened up in California on Friday, causing huge disruption to traffic in the region. The 3 foot wide sinkhole had opened up in the middle of the interstate in Truckee, California, meaning the disruption was maximized for commuters. via I-80 Sinkhole: 8 Ft Deep Sinkhole Opens Up in Middle of California […]
MoreA state transportation spokeswoman said a sinkhole along Interstate 24 was just a shallow depression when a motorist near Clarksville reported it. By the time a Tennessee Department of Transportation crew got heavy equipment to the site, the hole required a day’s work to excavate, examine and fill in. One eastbound lane of I-24 was closed most […]
MoreWhat better way for a tourist to spend a sunny afternoon than peering into a violent geological feature that’s practically synonymous with death and destruction? In Kansas, a massive sinkhole has become a tourist attraction as it swallows up a pasture in Wallace County. Vacationers and curious citizens are reportedly coming from miles around to […]
MoreUC Berkeley researchers pull together data on ancient wars, road rage and more, and conclude that violence may increase between now and 2050 because of higher temperatures and extreme rainfall patterns. via Violence will rise as climate changes, scientists predict – latimes.com.
MoreJuly 19, 2013 – WELLINGTON, NZ – A 4.3 quake hit the east coast of New Zealand tonight, following a 4.5 magnitude quake in central New Zealand this afternoon, and a 5.7 earthquake that rattled people in Wellington and Blenheim this morning. Geonet reported tonight’s quake was 20 km east of Te Araroa, a settlement […]
MoreQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador say at least 200 people have been evacuated from near the Tungurahua volcano after it spewed an ash plume more than 3.1 miles into the air. The regional director of the National Risk Management Secretariat, Lourdes Mayorga, says the explosion produced ash and pyroclastic flows, and could be […]
MoreSYDNEY – Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea early Monday but no tsunami warnings were issued and seismologists said while they would have been felt damage was unlikely. A 7.2 magnitude quake hit the Pacific nation at 4:35am local time (1835 GMT Sunday), some 110 kilometres northeast of Taron on the island of New […]
MoreJune 26, 2013 – ALASKA – Two Alaskan volcanoes that began minor eruptions weeks ago are showing their strongest seismic activity yet, emitting small amounts of lava and ash along with smoke plumes, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said Tuesday. The observatory warned of more vigorous activity with the Pavlof and Veniaminof volcanoes, both on the […]
MoreScientists are reviewing tsunami-like waves along the southern New Jersey coast that swept three people off of rocks into the ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says it happened during the afternoon of June 13 in close conjunction with a weather system known as a low-end derecho. The tsunami […]
MoreThe discovery by NASA rover Curiosity of evidence that water once flowed on Mars – the most Earth-like planet in the solar system – should intensify interest in what the future could hold for mankind. The only thing stopping Earth having a lifeless environment like Mars is the magnetic field that shields us from deadly […]
MoreSANTA BARBARA (CBS/AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 has rattled part of the Southern California coast. via 4.6 Earthquake Rattles Santa Barbara Area « CBS San Francisco. GREENVILLE, Plumas County (CBS / AP / BCN) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, breaking […]
MoreI’ve gotten several e-mails recently from readers asking my thoughts about the probability and consequences of an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, attack. In order to understand how this phenomenon can affect your preparedness efforts, you must first understand what it is, what causes it and its effects. via Will you survive when the lights go […]
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