How has the Ukraine war impacted the EU’s food security?
Between soaring food prices and feed shortages, the war in Ukraine has rocked the EU’s agri-food sector and thrown an age-old issue back into the limelight: food security.
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Sunspot numbers exceed predictions for 18 straight months
Sunspot numbers provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have exceeded the official forecast made by the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel for 18 straight months in April 2022. The monthly value at the end of March was more than twice the forecast and the highest in nearly 7 years.
Japan gets some of the heaviest snow in the world
In February 2022, James Reynolds of Earth Uncut TV headed to the town of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan to undertake a marathon 48-hrs snow measuring challenge during a huge sea effect outbreak. The results blew his mind… see it for yourself in the video…
Russia warns of global collapse, massive shifts taking place in the world
Brad of Full Spectrum Survival talks about Russia's warning of global collapse, oil to hit $200 per barrel, and nuclear war on the table. Another great channel that proved especially precise over the past couple of weeks is Canadian Prepper. One of his recent…
Winter storm bringing ice to the Central U.S. shifting to the Mid-Atlantic
A significant winter storm will bring snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley through Thursday night, February 24, 2022, with heavy snow for the Northeast U.S. Thursday night through Friday. Freezing rain and sleet ongoing from north Texas through…
Research shows jet stream is moving northwards, winter jet stream increased by 8%
New research led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and ICARUS presented seasonal to decadal variations in Northern Hemisphere jet stream latitude and speed over land (Eurasia, North America) and oceanic (North Atlantic, North Pacific) regions for the period…
Powerful farside eruption captured by Solar Orbiter in unique image
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc. This latest event took place on February 15, 20221 on the far side of the Sun and extended millions of…
Very bright fireball over Spain produces meteorites
A very bright fireball was seen and recorded over Spain at around 01:02 UTC on February 18, 2022. The event lasted 8 seconds and was brighter than the full Moon. It was generated by a meteoroid from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 74 000 km/h (46 000…
Top most insane multiple vortex tornadoes of the last 10 years with Reed Timmer
The top most intense multiple vortex tornadoes of the last 20 years of storm chasing with Reed Timmer's Team Dominator. Featured image and video credit: Reed Timmer…
Multiple landslides hit Gisborne, two large slides in Southern Alps, New Zealand
Heavy rainfall brought by the passage of Ex-Tropical Cyclone "Dovi" caused numerous landslides in New Zealand, some of which were notably large. The southern end of the East Cape Road sustained serious damage in the heavy rain, and it may be two or three…
