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Breaking News: Earthquake In Japan 2011!
A GREAT 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit the northeastern coast of Japan, quickly followed by a 13-foot tsunami that has devastated the Miyagi shoreline. This major earthquake marks as the largest to hit in Japan's history, and is being added to an Earthquake in…
This is probably the best meteor shower of the year. It is the most reliable, as it regularly generates a visible meteor every 60 seconds. And, most people have heard of it. So, let’s look at what you can do to enhance your view.
Find a dark Sky. Not as…
The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the recent March 11, 2011 earthquake that hit Japan, to a 9.0 magnitude on March 14. The earthquake that rocked Tohoku in northern Honshu, Japan, was originally estimated at an 8.9 on the Richter scale, caused a massive tsunami that drove large schools of fish…
The recent exposure of radiation in Japan has left people asking many questions. How will effect me, how much is too much, and what do I need to know in case I am exposed to radiation. These questions raise a lot of concern to families across the world. Lets begin…
If you're looking for a good organic catalogue, I've compiled a list of some of the best out there. View them online or order a good old fashioned catalog. Most of the catalogs in this list have both an online and paper version.
After several earthquakes in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, a first world class country you saw the tremendous gathering of the country rallying its resources to deal with this catastrophe. Earthquake devastations have been seen all over the world in places such as Haiti and Chile and it unrattled…
The BP oil spill was caused by an explosion followed by fire on one of its drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20,2010. This occured by a blow out preventer which had failed to function to prevent crude oil from spilling. Several different attempts were made to…
You may wonder why it is, that often times Tsunamis and Earthquakes go hand in hand. It’s because a tsunami is a direct result of an earthquake. Like the one that recently hit Japan and caused a tsunami in Hawaii. Even though the earthquake doesn’t have to occur on land…
When the Tsunami hit Japan the world was shocked to see the havoc, the chaos and the distrought caused by it. Sadly thousands are still missing and many families are still left without shelter. Another danger the people in the region are facing is the possibility of a nuclear melt…
My father was born in 1900 and I lived in two thirds of the last century so I pretty well know what happened. People were killed by the millions by flood, pestilence, tsunamis, volcanoes, winter storms, fire, hurricanes, tornadoes, and famine. You can probably name a few mores. The earth…
I went to check out Google today to see what's in the news and there it is. A big story about listeria-laced cantaloupes. Another foodborne illness outbreak. There are 13 people dead at this point, and that number is expected to rise.
This is now the third deadliest foodborne outbreak.…
The United States of America is the world’s largest consumer of aluminum in the form of cans. However, when it comes to recycling, the nation lags behind in this regard. Cans can be found everywhere in the form of soft drink cans, beer cans, foil, pie plates, packaging and more.…
Each year, before Easter, thousands of rabbits are purchased by parents to become an "Easter Bunny" surprise for their children. Likewise each year, after Easter, thousands of rabbits die of neglect before the following Easter even rolls around again. It's a sad useless cycle. One that I'm embarrassed to say…
On this day, dedicated to our environment, Mumbaikars were presented with a myriad of possibilities to give back to the environment for all the gifts that the environment has unconditionally given from the beginning of time. And the people of this city swarmed in great numbers at the chance to…
An Overview of IPL 2016 9th April to 29th May 2016 is the schedule of 9th edition of Indian Premiere League. Mumbai Indians is the defending champion team of this tournament due to which the first match of IPL 2016 and the final match of the tournament will be played…
There are a lot of people who believe that preppers fit in one of three categories: crazy, paranoid and out-of-touch with reality based on facts. These are 3 myths about preppers that you will probably experience at some point in your life, especially if you try to get others to…
The money you use on general Arborist visits is a speculation that offers significant returns. Engaging looking, sound plants enhance home estimation and appalling, less than great plants diminish living arrangement esteem. As your view improves through the decades, the measure of consideration put into it will be effortlessly discernible…
A young girl at the age of just 17, was found after a search of almost three hours after she had gone missing. The girl was snowboarding and wearing a helmet, but struck a tree off of the groomed part of the run. She was traveling at a high rate…
What is an Event? An event is a gathering of a group of people, come together for any special purpose on a specific date, at a specific time. The size of the group may vary according to the purpose of the activity. Following are the examples of such purposes; -…
Some years ago I sent an email to Stephen Hawking, the wheel-chair bound cosmologist who studies the origins of the universe. I told him that what occurred at the beginning could not be according to my understanding of what is called The Big Bang Theory.
One of his associates emailed…
Mother Nature can be extremely cruel at times. She has visited us with many destructive forces through the centuries. Who among us has witnessed the horrendous destruction of Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Avalanches, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Volcanic Eruptions and yes many, many more destructive calamities set upon us by Mother Nature. On the…
Is it possible it will all come together now and make sense? The relentless sweltering summer heat, heavy on two thirds of the nation. The towns ravaged by monster tornadoes. The winters with extraordinary snow that turns into raging runoffs; the droughts and floods that affect our food production. Is…
It is estimated that there are over 700 million wood pallets in the world today which represents an overall consumption of over 63 million trees. Depletion of natural resources is a major global issue today. The world is not in balance with available natural resources. So to reduce environmental impacts,…
The very word epidemic makes me cringe. My sister contacted polio at age three and it killed her at age nineteen. During the polio epidemics my paranoid parents gave me milk of magnesia everyday, thinking that would help. Actually they could do nothing. but it made them feel that at…
Life expectancy has increased from 20-30 years in ancient times to 70-80 years in modern times largely due to advances in science and technology which led to safer living conditions and improvements in diet and health care. Today, dramatic innovations continue, including, stem cell research, mapping the human genome, the…
It all began in 2013 when the Borough of Camden realized the scale of the waste complication in the area. The premier concerns that triggered the launch of the extraordinary successful campaign were mostly littering, dog-fouling and fly-tipping. Camden’s proactive citizens took some great advantage of the on-line forms for…
When it comes down to either bugging in or bugging out, is being "comfortable" an important factor? When prepping, you should narrow down your gear to the bare essentials: Food, water, shelter, first aid and possibly a weapon. You may have emergency food bars, a water filter, temporary shelter, basic…
John Armbruster, from the Colombia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York is in Ohio, investigating a series of earthquakes that have occurred there in the last year or so. Armbruster is not alone in thinking that the most likely cause for the increase in seismic activity might be…
Scrap metal recycling is a well-established activity performed around the world. It is the process of recovering metals from products after their uses have come to an end. It is highly effective in diverting scrap metals from landfills and utilizing them to produce new products.
Now, when we are discussing…
It was not until the Romans conquered large areas of Europe 2000 years ago including Britain that many nations as we know them today started to live in a more orderly and practical way. Before the Roman Empire, people lived mainly in the countryside surviving by hunting and living off…
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