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Severe flooding hits Nicaragua, life-threatening flash floods expected across Central America into the next week
Heavy rains caused major flooding in several sectors of Esteli, Nicaragua, on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2020. Rivers and streams overflowed, damaging streets and submerging buildings. Heavy rain and life-threatening flash floods…
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Floods in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz cause extensive damage, 3 deaths
Heavy rain that flooded several localities of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department on January 2, 2018 is blamed for the deaths of at least 3…
Slow-moving landslide on Rattlesnake Ridge in Washington’s Yakima County
A major crack discovered on the Rattlesnake Ridge in Yakima County, Washington in October 2017 is spreading some 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) per day,…
Sharp M4.7 earthquake followed by 5 – 10 seconds of shaking hits San Francisco, California
A sharp M4.7 earthquake hit 3 km (1.9 miles) ESE of Berkley, California at 10:39 UTC (02:39 PST) on January 4, 2017, according to…
First snowfall in 28 years hits parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
A powerful winter storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain to parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday, January 3, 2017. Although…
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Atlantic heat source for Hurricane Irene
As Hurricane Irene rumbles through the Atlantic Ocean, it needs fuel to…
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When magma prevents volcanic eruptions
Why does the floor of calderas lift disproportionately without erupting? Researchers from UNIGE and Roma Tre used thermal and experimental models to explain…
Einstein discarded 99.99% of the physical reality of the universe
The notion of space-time is an imaginary concept that was first introduced by the mathematician Hermann Minkowski. The original non-Euclidion geometry of Riemann…
Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake near the coast of Ecuador
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the IGEPN as M6.0 hit near the coast of Ecuador at 11:19 UTC on December 3,…
Southern Ocean drives massive bloom of tiny phytoplankton
Scientists have uncovered the ocean conditions that support a massive summertime bloom of algae that spans 16 % of the global ocean. Known…
Very bright fireball over Pennsylvania, sonic boom reported
A very bright fireball was seen streaking through the night sky over Pennsylvania at 08:07 UTC (03:07 EST) on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The…
Supermoon trifecta starts December 3, ends January 31 with Super Blue Blood Moon
A supermoon trifecta, series of three supermoons in a row, will start on Sunday, December 3, 2017 and end on January 31, 2018…
Major flooding after record-breaking rains hit Victoria and NSW, Australia
After record-breaking rain at some locations on Friday, December 1, 2017, major floods are developing across northeast Victoria and southeast New South Wales,…
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