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09/12/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
La Niña looms as states grapple with extreme weather conditions
The U.S. may have to deal with more storms and dry conditions as a La Niña brews in the Pacific Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that surface temperatures in the Pacific have dropped to below-average levels, indicating that a La Niña is on the horizon. They also stated that there’s also a big chance that the […]
09/12/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Gooey rocks deep within the San Andreas fault generate silent earthquakes, study finds
Seismologists have been detecting deep, silent earthquakes along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas fault for years. These tremors occur well below the point where most seismic activity in California is recorded, leaving geologists puzzled about why they happen. Researchers from the University of Southern California and the China Earthquake Administration attempted to find out what’s […]
09/09/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
California flames produce massive cloud that makes wildfires even worse
California’s intense wildfires are generating massive pyrocumulus clouds that bring strong, high winds and dry lightning, potentially stoking the flames that created them. Experts said that the fires are so intense that they’re making their own pyrocumulus cloud systems. The clouds can be seen as wide, spectacular columns of dark gray smoke in the sky. They stretch vertically for a […]
09/09/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Rolling blackouts and power shutoffs loom in California as heat wave and extreme weather conditions persist
California may experience rotational blackouts and more power shutoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday due to high demand and extreme weather conditions, officials warn. The advisories come as the state endures another heat wave, prompting residents to ramp up electricity use which may overwhelm the power grid system. Officials with the California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a Stage 2 emergency order […]
09/04/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Spending the Labor Day weekend at the beach? Watch out for toxic algal blooms, warn experts
Experts are warning Americans to watch out for toxic algal blooms as they head out to beaches for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The Environment Working Group (EWG) identified 318 individual bodies of water all over the United States that are populated by toxic amounts of cyanobacteria, a type of algae that can produce toxins. The […]
09/04/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
4.9 Magnitude earthquake in Algeria collapses houses and leaves huge cracks on the ground
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Mila province in northeastern Algeria on Friday, August 7, leaving huge cracks on the ground and destroying at least three houses. People rushed to the streets as the shallow quake, which was located 6.3 miles underground, hit in the morning at 6:15 UTC. The epicenter of the quake was located almost two miles […]
09/02/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Major extinction looms due to weaker North American land biomes, suggests study
A lower landscape resilience forebodes a major extinction event across North American land biomes, found a study published in the journal Global Change Biology. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology looked at 12 major plant biomes in North America to measure their landscape resilience – the ability of a certain habitat to persist and recover from environmental disturbances. They found that only 64 percent of […]
08/31/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
North American bird populations pivotal to pest control and seed dispersion have decreased by 29% in the last 49 years
Fewer birds are crooning North America today. A recent study published in the journal Science found that the region’s bird populations declined in the last 49 years. Researchers from the United States and Canada joined forces to understand how bird populations changed across North America. They looked at existing data chronicling birdlife and found that common bird species decreased […]
08/31/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
A land before time: Continents found deep underground could have been formed nearly 4.5 billion years ago
Primitive continents as old as Earth may be lurking beneath the surface. Formed just shortly after the Big Bang, these continents stood the test of time and survived cataclysmic impacts such as the collision that created the Moon billions of years ago. Researchers from the University of California at Davis and the University of California at […]
08/30/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Iowa faces back-to-back blows to food crops thanks to derecho and worsening drought
Iowa farmers suffer back-to-back blows after a dramatic drought hits the state following the August 10 derecho. The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) reported that about 60 percent of Iowa is currently affected by drought while almost the entire state is dry. West-central Iowa is experiencing the most extreme drought among all divisions of the state. Precipitation levels […]
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