Climatic and Environmental Convulsions
Record 178 tornadoes from South storms
05/04/2011 21:18
CNN:
At least 178 tornadoes were part of the severe weather that raked 14 states April 27-28, making it the largest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.
The number of twisters surpassed the previous record of 148 tornadoes April 3-4, 1974, the Weather...
Oceans Will Rise
05/04/2011 20:31
Urban Christian News:
Warming in the Arctic occurring at twice the global average is on track to lift sea levels by up to 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) by 2100, a far steeper jump than predicted a few years ago, a consortium of scientists reported Tuesday.
Melting ice and snow has accounted for 40...
U. S. Tornado Outbreak was Biggest in History with 226 Twisters in Just One Day
05/03/2011 12:24
Urban Christian News:
Storm is the second-deadliest tornado-related tragedy in U.S. history
So many people missing death toll could end up beating record of 747
Homeland Security Secretary pledges 'complete' support
Moving tributes paid to the hundreds who are dead
There...
Residents evacuate as volcano spews ashes in Ecuador
04/26/2011 20:52
CNN:
(CNN) -- Authorities in Ecuador closed schools and evacuated residents in areas near a volcano Tuesday after ashes spewing from its crater fell on homes and farms, state media reported.
Ashes from Tungurahua -- which means "throat of fire" in the native Quechua language -- rose more...
3,200 Gulf wells unplugged, unprotected
04/20/2011 21:44
ExciteNews:
More than 3,200 oil and gas wells classified as active lie abandoned beneath the Gulf of Mexico, with no cement plugging to help prevent leaks that could threaten the same waters fouled by last year's BP spill, The Associated Press has learned.
These wells likely pose an even...
Obama declares North Carolina a disaster zone
04/20/2011 21:32
JP:
CHICAGO – President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a federal disaster declaration for North Carolina, which has been battered by storms, tornadoes and flooding.
At least 45 people were killed across the southern United States in three days of storms last week, nearly half of them in North...
New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise
04/13/2011 22:17
BBC:
New York is a major loser and Reykjavik a winner from new forecasts of sea level rise in different regions.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in 2007 that sea levels would rise at least 28cm (1ft) by the year 2100.
But this is a global average; and now a Dutch team has...
Yellowstone supervolcano fed by bigger plume
04/13/2011 22:12
BBC:
The underground volcanic plume at Yellowstone in the US may be bigger than previously thought, according to a new study by geologists.
The volcanic hotspot below Yellowstone feeds the hot springs, mud pots and geysers that bring millions of visitors to the US national park each...
Cosmic blast has NASA baffled
04/10/2011 18:51
The Australian:
NASA is studying a surprising cosmic burst at the centre of a distant galaxy that has burned for more than a week, longer than astronomers have ever seen before. Calling it "one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts ever observed", the US space agency said it had mobilised the...
In November, A Massive Asteroid Will Fly Very Close To Earth
04/08/2011 20:47
PopSci:
Just this week, the crew aboard the International Space Station had to take shelter in its emergency quarters after a piece of a destroyed Chinese satellite passed “danger close” to the orbiting outpost, sharply reminding the space community of the dangers posed by space debris. The...
3-D Image of Joplin's 2011-05-22 Tornado
