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Northern California was a bit rattled this past weekend when a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the Humboldt County coast. It was the biggest quake so far this year in California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Elizabeth Cochran, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena, said the last time the area saw a similar magnitude quake was … Read More

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the border area between Panama and Costa Rica, with reports of tremors being felt some 500 km away in Panama City. The earthquake, which was initially measured at 6.4 magnitude by the US Geological Survey (USGS), struck 44 km west of the city of David in Panama at a shallow depth of 14.2 … Read More

U.S. farmers say the extreme weather of 2019 has caused them to throw in the towel over this year as they have been pushed beyond the point of no return. They say in the nation’s 18 major corn-producing states, there has been one refrain for the past few weeks: To plant or not to plant? And there comes a point … Read More

The extreme weather of 2019 has hit U.S. honeybees hard with the weather wiping out 1/3 of honey bees which 1/3 of the human diet comes from pollinators as the bees. Strange winter weather hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed. The annual nationwide survey by the Bee Informed Partnership found … Read More

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the coast of Indonesia with the tremors traveling into Australia. The powerful quake struck eastern Indonesia and was felt as far away as the holiday island of Bali and Australia, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered 129 miles below the earth’s surface in the Banda Sea. The Pacific Tsunami … Read More

An earthquake, believed to have been caused by an explosion, has been recorded on the border between North Korea and China – sparking concerns Kim Jong-un’s rogue state has run a fresh nuclear test. The tremor was felt in Hunchun city in northeastern Jilin province and has been recorded as magnitude 1.3 with a zero-meter depth by the China Earthquake … Read More

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has hit off northwestern Japan, with a tsunami warning issued for the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo. Japan issued a tsunami advisory Tuesday after the strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country. A wave of one metre (three feet) is expected to hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north … Read More

At least 12 people were killed and 135 others were injured when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, officials said. Rescue efforts are underway as the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management said hundreds of firefighters arrived and had rescued eight trapped people. The 6.0 magnitude earthquake and a 5.1 magnitude aftershock struck the area in Sichuan province late Monday night and … Read More

Amid increased brinkmanship with the United States, Iran announced its intention to exceed the uranium stockpile limit it agreed to in the 2015 nuke deal. And of greater concern, more provocatively, the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman warned Iran could enrich uranium up to 20 percent — just a step below weapons-grade level for a nuclear bomb. Behrouz Kamalvandi … Read More

A strong 7+ magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of New Zealand according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The Ministry of Civil Defense Management in New Zealand investigated the possibility of a tsunami hitting the country following the huge quake and think the sea level may rise some but do not expect a tsunami. The earthquake hit … Read More