• Deadly tsunami-like flood hits southern Russia

    The worst flooding in decades in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Region, near the Black Sea, has killed at least 150 people and damaged over 5,000 homes. Chances of continued flooding and new damage and casualties remain high, as more heavy rain is expected to hit the

  • China’s Three Gorges Dam at full capacity

    The giant and controversial Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River  started working at full capacity on Wednesday as the last of its 32 generators went into operation. Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydropower project and largest base of clean energy

  • Understanding earthquakes and tectonic tremors

    Seismic stations worldwide are recording strong earthquakes on daily basis. Every month the earth is shaken by approximately 80,000 earthquakes, at a rate of 2 earthquakes a minute. There is an earthquake taking place somewhere right now.Within the last few years

  • Unusual sea ice retreat in the Beaufort Sea

    Sea ice retreat in June is typical, as the summer solstice approaches in the Northern Hemisphere with long hours of sunlight to warm the Arctic and melt snow and sea ice. However, the first half of June 2012 brought unusually rapid ice loss.One area of rapid ice

  • High levels of lead from gasoline found in Indian Ocean

    Despite the fact that leaded gasoline having been slowly phased out worldwide, researchers say they have discovered high concentrations of lead in the Indian Ocean. Since the 1970s, leaded gasoline has been slowly phased out worldwide, as studies have shown that lead

  • Magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Vanuatu

    Deep magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck area of Vanuatu on Friday, July 6, 2012 at 02:28 UTC. The epicenter was located 46 km (28 miles) north-northeast of Port-Olry. Epicenter was registered at depth of 162.7 km (101 miles). Considering the depth, this earthquake was not