Volcano watchers have been focused lately on Iceland’s rash of volcanic activity, but now Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has begun to erupt again on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). As ABC News reports, lava began to emerge from the summit of the famed volcano, located at […]
Temperatures on the West Coast are expected to peak into triple figures for the first time this year due to a large “heat dome” that may bring further wildfires and potentially life-threatening conditions. As The Independent reports, more than 10 million people in California, Nevada and Arizona are expected to be affected by the phenomenon, which will bring “dangerous heat” through the week. The National Weather Service said by […]
A massive volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkur crater in Iceland last Wednesday spewed lava over 160 feet into the air, officials announced, causing the famed Blue Lagoon area to be evacuated, and forecasters worried that the region is in real danger. As ABC News reports, the crater is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, where authorities […]
In addition to several deadly tornadoes, severe storms brought heavy rain, gusty winds and damaging hail to parts of Iowa last week. Two-inch-diameter hail was reported in Pella, a town southeast of Cedar Rapids, after hail was observed in Kansas and Colorado on Monday. As AccuWeather reports, statistics show an increase in the number of large hailstones in the United […]
The celestial wonders of April’s solar eclipse and the mesmerizing dance of May’s aurora borealis captivated millions, yet the cosmos has an even more elusive spectacle in store. Before the year’s end, the night sky will unveil an astronomical phenomenon so extraordinary that it eclipses the rarity of both these events combined. A blazingly bright […]
As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones. As CNN reports, the landslide occurred in the mountainous Enga region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday and the latest […]
It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are literally falling dead from the trees. As AP News reports, at least 138 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco since May 16, according to the Biodiversity Conservation of The Usumacinta group. Others […]
As we inch closer to summer, the last full moon of spring will rise one week after the Eta Aquarids, a lunar event linked to the many changes associated with Spring. This year, that happens on the night of May 12. The full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com. […]
It’s a dubious distinction that no country wanted to claim. Venezuela, which at the beginning of the 20th Century boasted six glaciers, is now the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers after climate scientists declared its remaining glacier was little more than an ice field. As BBC News reports, last […]
While cicadas invade much of the eastern United States, swarms of crickets have now been reported as “taking over” towns in the West. Some roads in Idaho have been so covered with crickets that maintenance crews had to bring in a tractor to clear them off. “This video is from State Highway 51 last week. Mormon crickets […]