No longer an urban legend, recent research discovered a link between snow shoveling and heart attacks in men ages 20-35.
Nov 302011
Nov 302011
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck along the Manila Trench off the western coast of the Philippines today. A 5.0 magnitude aftershock followed shortly after.
Nov 292011
Despite the cooling effects of a La Nina event, 2011 is likely to end among the 10 hottest years on record, according to a World Meteorological Organization report released on the sidelines of climate talks in Durban.
Nov 292011
At least 700 homes were destroyed and eight people died following a heavy downpour in Durban. According to the SA Weather Bureau, 2.4 inches (62.6 mm) of rain fell last night with November already having 8.2 inches (209.6 MM) for the month of November. A landslide took the life more »
Nov 222011
Heavy rain Sunday (November 20) caused a large portion of a California road to collapse, leaving a gaping hole in a cliff-side. A 900 foot (274 meter) section of the road south of Los Angeles crumbled and fell into the Pacific Ocean. The road had already been closed to pedestrians more »
Nov 172011
Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have invaded a popular beach with tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 unwary swimmers.
Nov 172011
The annual Leonid meteor shower is to reach its peak on Thursday night of this week. The Earth will be passing through the debris field of Comet Tempel-Tuttle, parent of the annual Leonid meteor shower, This year's shower is predicted to be milder compared to previous years due to more »
Nov 112011
Spain's Civil Protection for Volcanic Risk has closed two beaches on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands because of potentially toxic gasses emanating from an underwater volcano off the island's shore. The decision came after a technician from the country's National Geographic Institute had to seek medical more »
Nov 112011
An asteroid that is 400m (1,300ft) wide has passed by Earth, much to the delight of astronomers. Although invisible to the naked eye, scientists said they spotted strange structures on its surface as it spun past at 30,000mph (48 280.32 km/h). Asteroid 2005 YU55's was the closest an asteroid has more »
Nov 112011
The arrival of the rainy season has triggered the time-bomb experts have long feared: volcanic mudflows comprised of millions of tons of ash and debris blanketing Merapi’s slopes after last year’s eruptions. The impact is spreading this week. Mudflows are affecting not just residents of Sleman’s north and east, but more »
Nov 112011
The U.N. nuclear agency is reporting "very low" — but higher than usual — levels of radiation in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe. The International Atomic Energy Agency says the "very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere over the Czech Republic" and elsewhere on more »
Nov 082011
A rapidly intensifying powerful storm was approaching the west coast of Alaska late Monday and could become "one of the worst on record," the National Weather Service said in an alert. The alert, issued by the NWS in Fairbanks at 10:37 p.m. AKST (2:37 a.m. ET Tuesday), said the "extremely more »
Nov 082011
A new multi-institutional study has found that the recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally, prevailing wind-shear patterns prevent cyclones in the Arabian Sea from becoming major storms. A paper appearing more »
Nov 082011
NASA scientists are closely monitoring asteroid 2055 YU55 for at least four hours daily from November 6 through November 10. On November 8 at 3:28 p.m. PST, the asteroid will be approximately 201,700 miles from the Earth. This will make the asteroid closer to the Earth than the moon. more »
Nov 052011
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a rare magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Oklahoma early Saturday. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 2:12 am, was located six miles north of the town of Prague and about 46 miles east of Oklahoma City. The earthquake was shallow- just 3 miles more »
Nov 042011
On Wednesday, November 9th at 1:00 PM CST, the United States will conduct its first ever nationwide test of a system designed to alert Americans of national emergencies. The test will last for approximately three and a half minutes. According to a message being circulated by local school and more »
Nov 042011
An X2-class solar flare has been detected by Earth-orbiting satellites. An X2-class solar flare is one of the largest classifications of flares. A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 more »
Nov 032011
Japan on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster in March, in a boost to its beleaguered atomic power industry faced with a deeply skeptical public. Power began flowing from the Genkai nuclear power plant reactor in the south of Japan, Kyushu Electric Power said, less than more »
Nov 032011
One of the largest sunspots in years rotated over the sun's northeastern limb in the early morning hours of November 3rd. Measuring 40,000 km wide and at least twice that in length, the sprawling sunspot group is an easy target for backyard solar telescopes. Two or three of the more »