Climatic and Environmental Convulsions
Terrifying Tornado Clusters on the Rise
10/16/2014 20:00
Tornadoes are touching down in clusters more often than 50 years ago, a new study reports. On some days, more than 30 twisters strike the United States.
Even as storms spawn more tornadoes, there are fewer days on which tornadoes occur, according to the study, published today (Oct. 15) in...
Another Dust Bowl? California Drought Resembles Worst in Millennium
10/15/2014 21:10
The catastrophic 1934 drought is one of the worst North America droughts on record, and was caused, in part, by an atmospheric condition that may have led to the current drought in California, a new study finds.
The 1934 drought affected about seven times more land area than other large...
Sea ice surrounding Antarctica reaches record levels as it hits 20 Million square kilometers
10/08/2014 07:21
Sea ice surrounding Antarctica has reached a new record high.
Nasa says it now covers more of the southern oceans than it has since scientists began a long-term satellite record to map sea ice extent in the late 1970s.
They say that even though Antarctic sea ice has been increasing, ‘the planet as...
Tornado Season Peaking Earlier Than Ever
09/19/2014 17:31
The busiest part of tornado season is happening up to two weeks earlier than it did 55 years ago, finds a new study on Tornado Alley, located in the heart of the central and southern U.S. Great Plains.
Tornado Alley is known for its destructive tornadoes, the strongest of which touch down...
Small meteorite strikes near Nicaragua’s capital, government says – leaves 39 foot crater, 16 feet deep
09/08/2014 20:30
NICARAGUA – Nicaragua’s government said Sunday that a mysterious boom heard overnight in the capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in a wooded area near Managua’s airport. Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said a committee formed by the government to study the event...
Californian drought is so severe it's 'causing the ground to move'
08/29/2014 19:48
Vanishing water is causing the ground to rise in the western United States, according to a new study.
Scientists estimate that 63 trillion gallons of water has been lost in the west over the past 18 months.
The surface of the Earth is much more springy than you might think. When you put...
Would we be able to survive an asteroid impact?
08/28/2014 07:49
Imagine an asteroid were hurtling toward Earth, with a 1-in-1,000 chance of hitting the planet. How would humanity respond to the news, and is there anything we could do about it? A former NASA spacecraft navigator details one possible scenario in a new sci-fi novel.
In "The Darkest Side of...
Guatemala declares state of emergency for drought
08/26/2014 21:07
The Guatemalan government has declared a state of emergency in 16 of the country's 22 provinces because of a drought that has caused major agricultural losses in Central America.
Agriculture Minister Elmer Lopez said Monday that as of last week more than 236,000 families had been affected mainly in...
Russia Considers Meteor Impact Prevention Project
08/26/2014 08:41
A project to protect people and economic facilities from the impact of space objects could be launched in Russia this year, Russian Emergencies Ministry has announced.
“The Emergencies Ministry, working jointly with the Academy of Sciences, has been instructed to produce a design for a pilot...
Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast
08/25/2014 21:20
In an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
Even though ocean explorers have yet to test the gas, the bubbles are almost certainly methane, researchers report today (Aug. 24) in the journal...
3-D Image of Joplin's 2011-05-22 Tornado
