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A sign of superior wit! Hilarious snaps reveal some VERY cleverly-worded notices that won’t fail to catch your attention People from the US have shared the most hilarious signs they’ve come across One advert invited clients to try one woman’s ‘worst coffee’ she ever had Another sign on a house told solicitors they would be … Read more
Houses shake as Cornwall is rocked by FIFTEEN ‘earthquakes’ measuring up to 1.5 in magnitude in two days caused by tests at geothermal drilling site Residents reported one tremor violently shook their houses and rattled windows Geothermal confirmed reports were related to geothermal drill testing at site Some residents fed-up county has been mined to … Read more
Two powerful earthquakes strike off of Indonesia: Panicking residents flee homes as city is rocked by tremors By Afp Published: 07:50 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 07:50 BST, 19 August 2020 Two large and shallow earthquakes struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued … Read more
Swarm of earthquakes detected eight miles from the San Andreas Fault raises risk of ‘big one’ hitting in the next week San Andreas Fault in California was hit by an earthquake swarm Monday The quakes began in the early hours with the largest a magnitude 4.6 Experts have laid out three possible scenarios that could happen … Read more
Earthquakes could be triggered by streams of positively charged ions ejected by explosions on the surface of the sun, according to a new study Researchers in Rome studied the link between solar eruptions and earthquakes They found within 24 hours of a coronal mass eject new earthquakes occurred This could be caused by electromagnetic disturbances … Read more
Water deep below the surface of the Earth triggers earthquakes and tsunamis by lowering the melting point of rocks along fault lines, a new study reveals. UK scientists say they’ve found a correlation between water release data and levels of seismic activity along the Caribbean-American tectonic plate border. This process occurs in subduction zones, where … Read more
Nearly a dozen earthquakes shook parts of Yellowstone National Park in just 24 hours on Friday, May 29. The US Geological Survey reported 11 quakes in West Yellowstone Montanan, with tremors ranging from 1.6 to 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. The tremors were about three miles deep and hit 15 miles outside of the … Read more
Scientists create an environmentally-friendly bendable concrete made of industrial by-products that could prevent damage to buildings during earthquakes Video shows new concrete made from waste that bends under heavy loads The material uses industrial waste products such as fly ash produced by coal Engineers hope it could prevent disastrous building collapses during big quakes By Jonathan … Read more
Earthquakes disrupt the ability of sperm whales to find food for at least a year, a study has found. Noise from an earthquake causes hearing damage and significant tremors can destroy key foraging areas and trigger food shortages. Scientists in New Zealand examined the behaviour of 54 sperm whales over the course of four years … Read more