More than 530 earthquakes rumbled southwestern Iceland before 7 a.m. on Monday, as magma continued to “slowly” move toward the surface, Icelandic Meteorological Office officials said. “The likelihood of a volcanic eruption is high, and an eruption can be possible on a timescale of just days,” a specialist wrote on the Met’s website Monday morning. […]
As the Winter Weather Season arrives just in time for the biggest holiday travel week of the entire year, it’s important to know about potentially dangerous travel situations. One of the biggest threats to drivers during this time of year is a snow squall. As Fox Weather reports, snow squalls can happen at a moment’s […]
Americans are bracing for inclement weather during one of the busiest holiday travel weeks of the year. As ABC News reports, a potent storm will be making its way across the country as travelers make their way to their Thanksgiving destinations. Heavy snow will begin to fall in the Rocky Mountains on Sunday, leading to […]
More than 40 years ago, Farouk El-Baz — a space scientist and geologist known for his field investigations in deserts around the world — theorized that the wind played a big hand in shaping the Great Sphinx of Giza before the ancient Egyptians added surface details to the landmark sculpture. Now, according to a press release from […]
The planet is on track to heat up at a much faster rate than scientists have previously predicted, meaning a key global warming threshold could be breached this decade, according to a new study co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist widely credited with being the first to publicly sound the alarm on the climate crisis […]
An undersea volcano erupted off Japan a few weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but if you want to see it you’d better hurry, because experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of […]
More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, setting many who remember the 1980 eruption disaster, on edge, wondering if another devastating event is imminent. However, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are currently no signs of an imminent eruption. As The Associated Press (AP) reports, most […]
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has been well above the historical average in terms of the number of storms, although compared to recent hyperactive seasons, it has largely flown under the radar, as the majority of the tropical storms and hurricanes have remained over the open waters of the ocean. With only a few weeks […]
Well, El Niño has arrived. There’s 100% certainty El Niño will last through early winter, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recently said, and a 90% or higher chance it lasts into spring. As AccuWeather reports, El Niño typically divides the country in half, but where the dividing line […]
Violent shaking from an earthquake can strike suddenly, without warning, and at any time of the year, day or night — and residents of California are hardly the only people in danger. As CNN reports, forty-five states and territories of the United States are at moderate to very high risk of earthquakes, and every region […]