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Hundreds of firefighters on Tuesday continued to battle a fast-moving brush fire, aka White Fire, in Santa Barbara County. More than 1,000 people had to change their Memorial Day weekend plans after a wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompted officials…
Get ready tonight, May 26, 2013 as Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus create a 3-planet conjunction in the sunset sky. The three planets will gather in the fading twilight to form a bright triangle only three degrees wide. “Triple conjunctions of…
The United States Geological Survey, USGS, confirmed the 8.2 magnitude quake that hit Eastern Russia on Friday. No casualty has been reported. The quick tremor briefly prompted a tsunami warning. See more news of recent earthquakes. Event Time 2013-05-24 05:44:49…
Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption following an explosion early Saturday morning, scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory and the U.S. Geological Survey said. Satellites and cameras suggest low-level emissions of gas, steam and ash, scientists said,…
The 17-year periodical cicadas of eastern U.S. will soon begin. Mature cicada nymphs will emerge in the East coast in tremendous numbers, like billions of them. The Brood II cicadas are expected to appear in large concentrations along the East…
A strong tornado hit the Italian region of Emilia Romagna on Friday at around 1400 GMT according to Italian media, injuring 11 people and damaging several houses. Numerous fields were damaged by the strong storms and the harvest could be…
Watch this video of a natural phenomenon called Ice Needles taken at Medicine Lake, east Minneapolis. The ice needles were spotted this weekend as winter temperatures finally broke in the state and the mercury soared to 26C. Ice needles formed…
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has occurred near Kuril Islands, Japan on Friday. No tsunami warning yet. See details of the quake below from USGS. Magnitude: 7.0 See more news of recent earthquakes. Date-Time: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 03:05:53 UTC…
So what is ricin? On April 16, 2013, a letter tainted with traces of ricin was mailed to Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker. The first routine test conducted on the envelope returned positive results for ricin, only to be confirmed…
Aurora Borealis Tonight. Aurora Borealis timelapse HD – Tromsø 2010 from Tor Even Mathisen on Vimeo. If we’re lucky, there could be a brilliant aurora borealis display tonight for those people living in the northern U.S. Last Thursday, the sun…