Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits COQUIMBO, CHILE
Apr 302012
Apr 302012
Forecasters are predicting a relatively quiet hurricane season this year, and that is good news for many Galveston residents, many of whom are still recovering from Hurricane Ike. When Ike slammed into Galveston, it caused millions of dollars in damage by destroying or damaging property and shattering lives. Forecasts more »
Apr 302012
Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey presented the results of a study which focused on the disposal of wastewater from natural gas drilling as a possible cause for the increase in the number of earthquakes that have shaken the central part of the U.S. since 2000. The study said the more »
Apr 292012
Just 20 miles from a populous city is one of Mexico's newly awakened volcano. For the past few months, the Popocatépetl volcano southeast of the capital has been spewing chunks of flaming, incandescent rock and burping up clouds of hot white ash and steaming gray vapors. At night, residents more »
Apr 292012
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Hits SOUTH OF TONGA
Apr 292012
Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Apr 282012
Have you looked up into the sky in recent nights? Venus is that “star” in the evening sky that appears so blindingly brilliant. Ironically Venus is getting brighter in the nighttime sky, and will for a few more weeks, even as we’re more »
Apr 282012
The first round of Atlantic hurricane season forecasts were released about three weeks ago and more will be released as we approach the start of hurricane season on June first. AccuWeather is released its forecast today. Like the previous forecasts, AccuWeather’s long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok envisions a season with more »
Apr 282012
The magnitude 4.1 quake struck California at 8:07 a.m. Saturday morning. It was centered along the San Andreas Fault about two miles northwest of Devore, in San Bernardino County. Some buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles, about 60 miles to the west.
Apr 282012
The public is invited to a free lecture being held at the Library of Congress, about the rare Venus transit event. On June 5, 2012, the planet Venus will move across the face of the sun. Such transits of Venus are among the rarest of planetary alignments, and they come in pairs that are eight years apart but separated by more than a century.
Apr 282012
A new school desk has been designed to protect students during an earthquake by absorbing the impact of falling concrete and steel weighing up to 1000 kg (about 1 ton) Image Gallery (12 images) Anyone who has been through earthquake drills in school knows the standard defense against falling debris is for students to crawl under their desks. Unfortunately, while this might block a few pieces of stray drywall and glass, a wooden desk isn’t going to withstand the crushing weight from large chunks of concrete or steel
Apr 272012
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Apr 272012
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Hits LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Apr 272012
Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Hits SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
Apr 272012
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck offshore California’s north coast.
Apr 272012
Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Hits TAIWAN
Apr 272012
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits the FIJI REGION
Apr 272012
A small 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the region off the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (PT) this morning.
Apr 272012
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 2.1 earthquake rattled an area north of Helena, Montana.
Apr 272012
A bright ball of light traveling east to west was seen over the skies of central and northern California Sunday morning, April 22. The former space rock-turned-flaming-meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere around 8 a.m. PDT. Reports of the fireball have come in from as far north as Sacramento, Calif. and as far east as North Las Vegas, Nev.