Over the last several years, we have witnessed a number of disastrous environmental events, and from what it looks like, it has a lot to do with humans destroying nature. The devastating fires in Australia, California, and Brazil have wiped out millions of acres of forest. Extreme weather like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes have destroyed...
A 50 meters-deep arctic crater has suddenly opened up in the Arctic tundra. The potential cause behind it is both mysterious and fascinating. A Sudden, Massive Arctic Crater Since 2014, scientists have been discovering craters in the Arctic tundra. The most recent of these is an arctic crater reported by Siberian media that has suddenly...
Gender reveal parties are meant to be a fun way for a couple to announce to their friends and family the biological sex of their unborn child. They are not meant to cause mass destruction of the natural landscape and force hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. This wildfire, or “gender reveal wildfire”, did...
Last year, the world watched in horror as “the Earth’s Lungs”- the Amazon Rainforest- went up in flames. More than 72 thousand fires ripped through the region, an 84 percent increase from the year prior [1]. Public outcry from around the world demanded for changes to be made in order to prevent such a tragedy...
A massive geyser, which was known for how often it erupted each year, went mysteriously silent for six years. However, on Tuesday the Giantess Geyser in Yellowstone National Park finally erupted again after being dormant for six years, shocking and amazing the lucky park-goers. Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser Erupts After Six Years According to Yellowstone’s website,...
Most of us in the Northern Hemisphere are still experiencing warm, sunny, summer days. However, this is the time of year when we all start about to think about what’s looming just around the corner: Winter. The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2020, however, is telling us that this year in the U.S. we maybe don’t have...
The Earth has changed a lot. This interactive globe displays the world as it has been from today to 750 million years ago. It displays the continental drift that occurred as land formed into the map we are familiar with today. To add a personal touch to this journey of the ages, the map allows the user...
In Botswana in Southern Africa, there are plenty of predators that threaten the livelihood of livestock producers. This requires them to come up with creative ways to protect their animals from these natural hunters. Their latest trick? Painting eyes on cattle – specifically, on their behinds. Botswana Farmers are Painting Eyes on Cattle to Deter...
In 2018, California experienced the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on state record, with over 7500 fires burning over 1.5 million acres of land. Thousands of people lost their homes, and dozens lost their lives [1]. A little over a year later, Australia experienced a series of massive bushfires across the country, burning more...
A combination of dry lightning and gusty winds in Central and Northern California sparked extensive wildfires throughout the region that have destroyed more than twelve hundred buildings and burned more than 1.2 million acres (1 875 square miles) of land [1]. The state has seen more than thirteen thousand lightning strikes since mid-August, and more...
Earlier this year, a photographer in Siberia was having the time of her life at the peak of the Belukha Mountain when an amazing phenomenon played out before her eyes. Thankfully, her camera was nearby and she took some stunning shots for the rest of the world to see [1]. Svetlana Kazina from Russia had...
Giant Squid are so elusive, you may almost assume that they aren’t even real. In 2012, however, a group of Japanese scientists recorded an incredible video of one. Last June, researchers also finally recorded one in American waters. First Recording from 2006 Most of what marine biologists know of giant squids come from the large...
