Saltwater coming upstream into the Mississippi river, US

Saltwater coming upstream into the Mississippi river, US

Salt water is threatening drinking water in the New Orleans area. Due to low water levels in the Mississippi River, salt water has been moving far upriver and was at the outskirts of New Orleans by August 15, reaching about 145 km (89 miles) north of the mouth of

Atlantic hurricane season to become more active from mid-August

Atlantic hurricane season to become more active from mid-August

As far as tropical storms and hurricanes are concerned we had a quiet July in the Atlantic. However, the forecast calls for a total of 12 tropical storms, five named hurricanes and two major hurricanes.With the number of named tropical storms and hurricanes so far

Two extremely dangerous earthquakes M6.4 and M6.3 struck northwestern Iran

Two extremely dangerous earthquakes M6.4 and M6.3 struck northwestern Iran

Northwestern Iran was struck by two strong and very shallow earthquakes on August 11, 20102 within only 15 minutes. USGS recorded earthquake with magnitude 6.4 at 12:23 UTC and second with magnitude 6.3 at 12:34 UTC. Recorded depth of both earthquakes was about 9.9

War on home gardens – Canada town outlaws food self-sufficiency

War on home gardens – Canada town outlaws food self-sufficiency

A Canadian couple that has been growing a beautiful, meticulously-maintained front yard vegetable and herb garden has been ordered by city officials to uproot most of it by September 1 or else face lofty fines. CBC News and others are reporting that the town of

Life on Mars? Curiosity landing on Red Planet scheduled for August 6, 2012

Life on Mars? Curiosity landing on Red Planet scheduled for August 6, 2012

Curiosity rover will attempt safe landing on Gale Crater, Mars in just three days. At 10:31 p.m. August 5 PDT (1:31 a.m. August 6 EDT, 05:31 August 6 UTC Earth time – 3 pm Mars time) NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission will attempt to deliver the nearly 1-ton,