57th anniversary of North Americaâs biggest earthquake
On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, south-central Alaska heaved under one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, registering a 9.2 on the Richter scale.
Mountains, Ice and Climate Change: A Recipe for Disasters – The New York Times
The flash flood that killed dozens of people and left hundreds missing in the Himalayas of India on Sunday was far from the first such disaster to occur among the world’s high-mountain glaciers. In a world with a changing climate,…
Landslide along Alaskan fjord could trigger tsunami
Scientists noted that the slope on Barry Arm fjord on Prince William Sound in southeastern Alaska slid some 120 meters from 2010 to 2017, a slow-moving landslide caused by glacial melt that could trigger a devastating tsunami. These are some of the first measurements to quantify how the slope is falling there; the study also models a potential tsunami.
MELTDOWN: Media Busts A Nut Over Interior Okaying ANWR Oil Drilling
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is set to approve oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Liberals and journalists lost their minds. The Wall Street Journal reported that “[t]he Trump administration approved an oil leasing program for the Arctic…
Earth Day: An animated tribute
[embedded content] 2010 marked the 40th celebration of Earth Day, a holiday that helped spark America’s modern environmental movement when it was founded on April 22, 1970, by then-Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. In honor of that historic day and…
Todayâs volcano in New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire
Here’s information about New Zealand’s White Island volcano – which erupted earlier today – in the context of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Background on the volcano and why these volcanoes erupt.
We just hosted a pug sleepover party, and we're about to do it again
Wondering what “Atlanta to Appalachia” is all about? It’s part of an occasional series about life in the wilds of West Virginia through the eyes of a couple who never dreamed they’d love it there. Read previous installments here. *…
Prince Charles Speaks out About the “Horrors” of Climate Change in New Documentary – TownandCountrymag.com
Prince Charles’s passion for the countryside is well known. And now the future king has been described as a “powerful voice” for the farming community in a new documentary about the heir and his estate. The program Prince Charles: Inside…
How desertification is silently fueling conflicts
More than 100 countries are at the risk of desertification. Left unchecked, this could fuel conflicts and displace 700 million people worldwide by 2050
Eco-Nags Prince Harry And Meghan Take Fourth Private Jet In 11 Days
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were embroiled in another hypocrisy row today after being pictured leaving the south of France over the weekend in a fourth trip by private jet in just 11 days. Prince Harry and Meghan, who…
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