Environment

How do you know a tornado is coming?

Tornado is a violently rotating column of air touching the ground, which is generally attached to the base of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are the most violent storms in nature. Created by powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause ...

Half a million in Houston suffer from heat, power cuts after deadly storm

As Houston works to clean up and restore power to nearly half a million after deadly storms killed at least seven, a smog warning was issued and temperatures skyrocketed which could pose health risks, reports AP. Meteorologist Mar ...

Utah avalanche: Search crews recover bodies of 2 skiers

Search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of two skiers who were swept away by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City and buried a day earlier, reports ABC News. The victims, Andrew Cameron, 23, of Utah, and Austin ...

What are Northern Lights that can be seen across parts of US ?

A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun is likely to create dazzling auroras that could be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California, reports CNN. However, it may disrupt communications on Earth ...

At least 1 killed after tornado hits Oklahoma, 5 hurt

A number of tornadoes struck overnight in Oklahoma killing at least one person and injuring five others as they flattened homes and ripped down trees in the northeast corner of the state, according to local media reports. In  ...

4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Corona

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook Corona in Riverside County on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, which struck just 5.3 miles from Corona at 1:49 pm, was initially reported to be magnitu ...

Oklahoma tornado outbreak kills at least three

At least three people, including an infant, were killed after a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma overnight, as severe storms threaten more twisters, heavy rain, and large hail from Missouri to Texas Sunday. According to the Oklahoma D ...

Taiwan hit by dozens of strong shocks from deadly earthquake

A series of earthquakes hit Taiwan’s capital Taipei overnight into the early hours of Tuesday. The government said they were shocked by a huge deadly quake that hit the island over two weeks ago, reports AFP. The strongest w ...

3.8 magnitude earthquake hits Ontario

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 struck just outside of Ontario in San Bernardino County Thursday night. The quake happened around 11:38pm and the epicentre of the quake was located near the Ontario International Airport arou ...

Series of earthquakes strikes Southern California

A series of earthquakes — the biggest a tremor with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 — struck near EI Centro, Southern California just after midnight on Monday. More than a dozen earthquakes hit parts of California overnight, wi ...