Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
Read full article: Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada borderA powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 8 people
Read full article: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 8 peopleAuthorities and local media in Bangladesh say that a 5.5 magnitude earthquake killed at least eight people and left more than 300 injured in the central part of the country.
Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
Read full article: Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since DecemberHawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.
A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park
Read full article: A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park has a new thermal vent spewing steam in the air that could be visible to tourists once visitors flock back into the park.
Small earthquake shakes Southern California desert near site of Coachella music festival
Read full article: Small earthquake shakes Southern California desert near site of Coachella music festivalA small earthquake has shaken the Southern California desert near where the Coachella music festival is being held this weekend.
Residents of earthquake zones 'drop, cover and hold on' during annual ShakeOut quake drill
Read full article: Residents of earthquake zones 'drop, cover and hold on' during annual ShakeOut quake drillPeople ducked under desks and tables in California and around the world for an annual drill practicing ways to stay safe during earthquakes.
Another powerful earthquake shakes quake-devastated region in western Afghanistan
Read full article: Another powerful earthquake shakes quake-devastated region in western AfghanistanAnother 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck part of western Afghanistan where thousands of people died and entire villages were flattened by devastating quakes a week earlier.
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
Read full article: Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in MarrakechA rare, powerful earthquake has struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the darkened streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force.
Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 10, but no deaths reported
Read full article: Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 10, but no deaths reportedAn earthquake in eastern China before dawn has knocked down houses and injured at least 10 people, state media report, but no deaths have been reported.
Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud
Read full article: Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloudAn ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions.
Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots
Read full article: Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilotsAn erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent up a cloud of ash Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots.
As tourists flock to view volcano's latest eruption, Hawaii urges mindfulness, respect
Read full article: As tourists flock to view volcano's latest eruption, Hawaii urges mindfulness, respectHawaii tourism officials are urging tourists to be respectful when flocking to a national park on the Big Island to get a glimpse of the latest eruption of Kilauea.
Board of Geographic Names vote to remove offensive slur from federal use in Michigan
Read full article: Board of Geographic Names vote to remove offensive slur from federal use in MichiganThe term has been historically used as an offensive slur for Indigenous women. Officials state the removal of the slur is effective immediately.
Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alert
Read full article: Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alertA powerful earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, damaging buildings and houses and sending people into the streets, but no casualties were reported.
Rare Rocky Mountain insects will need snowfields to survive
Read full article: Rare Rocky Mountain insects will need snowfields to surviveFederal wildlife officials say two species of rare, winged insects in the Rocky Mountains will need several thousand acres of glaciers and snowfields if they are to survive a warming world that’s threatening them with extinction.
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EXPLAINER: Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?The ground at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been rumbling and swelling in recent days, prompting scientists to warn that the mountain could once again release lava.
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Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientist
Read full article: Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientistTwo House Republicans are asking the White House to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed from her post overseeing a government-wide report on climate change.
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With 'big one' coming, quake alert system launches in Oregon
Read full article: With 'big one' coming, quake alert system launches in OregonFILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a mobile phone customer looks at an earthquake warning application on an iPhone in Los Angeles. An earthquake early warning system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey has been activated in Oregon on the 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)SALEM, Ore. – People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes — particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say “the big one" is coming — as an early warning system launched Thursday, the 10th anniversary of a devastating quake and tsunami in Japan. California already has the system, while Washington state will join in May to complete coverage of the West Coast. “When a Cascadia event happens, the critical seconds of notice ShakeAlert warnings provide will save lives and reduce damage to important lifeline systems,” Oregon Gov.
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Little damage from huge Pacific quake; tsunami threat passes
Read full article: Little damage from huge Pacific quake; tsunami threat passesPeople gather on high ground in Whangarei, New Zealand, as a tsunami warning is issued Friday, March 5, 2021. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage was apparent hours later. The tsunami threat caused traffic jams and some chaos in New Zealand as people scrambled to get to higher ground. Smaller waves were measured elsewhere in the South Pacific. In 2011, a magnitude 6.3 quake hit the city of Christchurch, killing 185 people and destroying much of its downtown.
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Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano
Read full article: Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcanoThis Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows continuing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Geological Survey via AP)HONOLULU – Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. Vents on the northwest side of the crater spattered Saturday while erupting lava flowed through crusted-over channels into a lava lake that has formed in the crater. A small island of cooler, solidified lava floated in the lava lake, rising about 20 feet (6 meters) above the surface, scientists said.
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Hawaii volcano gushes lava from vents in summit crater
Read full article: Hawaii volcano gushes lava from vents in summit craterLava is rising more than 3 feet per hour in the deep crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting over the weekend. The U.S. Geological Survey says Kilauea volcano within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island was gushing molten rock from at least two vents inside its summit crater. Kilauea volcano began spurting lava Sunday after two years of relative silence. About 700 homes were destroyed when lava surged through volcanic vents in a residential neighborhood during the last year of that episode. The lava bursting out of the ground during the latest eruption is contained within Halemaumau, a massive crater within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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Lava lake forms as Hawaii volcano erupts after 2-year break
Read full article: Lava lake forms as Hawaii volcano erupts after 2-year breakA plume rises near active fissures in the crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. A spokeswoman for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park says the volcanic activity is a risk to people in the park Monday and that caution is needed. Geological Survey via AP)HONOLULU – Lava was rising more than 3 feet (1 meter) per hour in the deep crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting over the weekend after a two-year break, scientists said Tuesday. Kilauea volcano within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island was gushing molten rock from at least two vents inside its summit crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It had a lava lake in its crater for the last decade of that eruption.
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Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, draws crowds to park
Read full article: Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, draws crowds to parkIn this photo provided by the National Park Service, people watch an eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on the Big Island on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. In the first hours of the eruption, lava mixed rapidly with water in the summit's crater lake to create steam. The water was the first ever recorded in the summit crater of Kilauea volcano. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said in a telephone interview that the volcanic activity is a risk to people in the park and that caution is needed. Last night's eruption was contained to the summit caldera within the national park.
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Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches
Read full article: Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searchesMourner cover the grave of Fidan Gezgin, killed at her house when it collapsed during the Oct. 30 earthquake, during the funeral procession in Izmir, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ANKARA – The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake. All but two of the victims were killed in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. In Izmir, the quake reduced buildings to rubble or saw floors pancake in on themselves. Turkey has a mix of older buildings and new buildings make of cheap or illegal construction that do not withstand earthquakes well.
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Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quake
Read full article: Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quakeRescuers in the Turkish coastal city pulled Gezgin out alive from the rubble, some four days (91 hours) after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. (Turkish Gendarmerie via AP)IZMIR – Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece and as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade. After she was pulled from the rubble, little Ayda called out for her mother, in video of the rescue broadcast on television. Her rescue came a day after another 3-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were also pulled out alive from collapsed buildings in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city. Officials said 138 quake survivors were still hospitalized, and three of them were in serious condition.
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Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in Alaska
Read full article: Winds kick up century old volcanic ash in AlaskaStrong southerly winds picked up loose ash from a 1912 volcanic eruption, sending an ash cloud about 4,000 feet into the sky. Strong southerly winds picked up loose ash from a 1912 volcanic eruption, sending an ash cloud about 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) into the sky on Monday. The Novarupta eruption was the most powerful of the 20th century and ranks among the largest in recorded history. Cloudy skies obscured satellite imagery on Monday, but a pilot flying at about 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) first reported the ash cloud, Wallace said. “We know that what’s getting kicked up isn’t just glacial dust, mineral dust that you can see pretty much everywhere else in Alaska,” Wallace said.
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Earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking reported across state
Read full article: Earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking reported across stateA photograph taken by a drone shows the neighborhood above the earthquake epicenter at Poets Corner and Kozloski Road in Freehold Township, N.J., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck the area early Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says it hit at about 2 a.m. and was centered 3 miles deep. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in East Freehold, New Jersey, early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS said the earthquake happened about 2 a.m. and was centered 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) south, southeast of the center of East Freehold, about 3 miles deep.

Scientist studying nitrogen inadvertently finds microplastics in rainwater
Read full article: Scientist studying nitrogen inadvertently finds microplastics in rainwaterA research chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey made a surprising discovery while studying nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park. (KMGH)Lakewood (KMGH) - A research chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey made a surprising discovery while studying nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park. Greg Wetherbee accidentally discovered microplastics pollution in rainwater samples taken at 10,000 feet. The chemist told Denver7 that rainwater samples are sent to a lab and that the water is filtered. Using microplastics as "tracers"Wetherbee said he can use the microplastics as a "tracer" to help him with the actual focus of his study, nitrogen deposition.
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