NASA Satellites Find Texas Aquifers at Record Low
HOUSTON (AP) — A historic drought has depleted Texas aquifers to lows rarely seen since 1948, and it could take months – or even years – for the groundwater supplies to fully recharge, scientists...
Category: Earth
How animals predict earthquakes
Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike. This, scientists say, could be the cause of bizarre earthquake-associated animal behaviour. Researchers began to investigate these chemical...
Ecuador urges villages near the Tungurahua volcano to evacuate
QUITO, ECUADOR (BNO NEWS) — Authorities in the South American nation of Ecuador on Monday afternoon urged residents near the Tungurahua volcano to evacuate after a rapid increase of volcanic activity. Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute of...
6th Earthquake in 4 Days Recorded in Oklahoma
SPARKS, Oklahoma – Another small earthquake has been reported in Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude quake struck just before 6 a.m. Sunday about 27 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The Logan...
Vindicated Seismologist Says Japan Still Underestimates Threat to Reactors
Dismissed as a “nobody” by Japan’s nuclear industry, seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi spent two decades watching his predictions of disaster come true: First in the 1995 Kobe earthquake and then at Fukushima. He says the...
Volcano sends steam, ash into air near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano has spewed a burst of ash 5 kilometres into the air after breaking through a dome of lava. Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center says Sunday’s explosion continues a...
Drought leaves slim pickings for migrating birds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From nesting grounds in Alaska and Idaho to the prairie potholes in Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese and other migratory birds are making their way south to their...
As Drought Continues, Depleted Texas Lakes Expose Ghost Towns, Graves
BLUFFTON, Texas – Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest of the tiny town of Bluffton when...
Bangladesh looks abroad for farmland
Bangladesh is looking for farmland outside the country. “Whether from the public sector or the private sector, the government of Bangladesh is fully behind any attempts to seek out unused land beyond its borders,”...
Up close and personal with Icelandic volcanoes
Scott Pelley travels to Iceland to experience the power of volcanoes up close with native Icelander and volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson.
