Environment

Honduras plane crash: What happened to music star Martínez?

Popular musician Aurelio Martinez Suazo was among the 12 people who died in a small plane crash into the Caribbean Sea in Honduras. The accident happened on Monday after the Lanhsa Airlines plane was taking off from the Honduran i ...

What do we know about earthquakes in San Francisco Bay?

Northern California has witnessed a magnitude 3.9 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. The moderate shaking was centered about 2.9 miles west of Dublinnear Dublin and near Concord at 7:46 pm on Monday, as well as one ...

What If We Dumped Our Trash into Volcanoes? 🌋🗑️

Imagine this – What If We Dumped Our Trash into Volcanoes?: a giant, bubbling cauldron of molten lava, ready to swallow up anything in its path. Sounds like the perfect solution to our trash problem, right? Just toss all our ...

What is a tsunami?

A tsunami is a massive wave triggered by an earthquake or an underwater volcanic eruption as an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruption can cause a tsunami. Tsunami waves do not dramatically increase in height or depth in the oce ...

Why did Santa Cruz Wharf collapse?

Three people landed in the water after Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed partially, and a major storm hit California’s central coast on Monday. A 150-foot portion of the Cruz wharf fell into the water due to the storm, according to San ...

What do we know about Crocodile Dundee star Crocodile?

Star Burt, a reptile, who died at the age of at least 90 years old, appeared alongside actors Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski in the 1986 Crocodile Dundee movie and became Australia’s answer to Paul the Octopus. The giant crocodi ...

Carlo Ancelotti becomes Real Madrid’s most decorated Coach

Carlo Ancelotti became the most decorated coach in Real Madrid’s history after the team won the Intercontinental Cup final after beating Mexican giants Pachuca 3-0 in Qatar on Wednesday. The day was a memorable evening for C ...

What is considered coastal flooding?

Coastal Flooding means when water inundates or floods generally dry coastal land due to high or rising tides or storm surges. In the National Risk Index, a Coastal Flooding Risk Index score and rating represents the relative risk ...

Why are we seeing the northern lights in New York?

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, gave a surprise visit over New York and New Jersey overnight due to what forecasters predict a potentially severe geomagnetic storm. A large chunk of northern US states could likely get a g ...

What happens if Lake Lure Dam breaks?

A dam in North Carolina is in imminent danger of failing due to floodwaters driven by Hurricane Helene, local officials have claimed. The National Weather Service has said life-threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urb ...