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Yellowstone Super Volcano: We May Have Far Less Advance Warning Time Than We Thought
Yellowstone Super Volcano: We May Have Far Less Advance Warning Time Than We Thought A new study done on ancient volcanic ash revealed that we may experience an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano even sooner than previously warned. Scientists are also concerned that we will probably have much less advance warning time than we had […]
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires The Northern California wildfires are fast-moving, unpredictable, and for some, unsurvivable. The videos below will show you what it’s really like, trying to survive an ever-changing inferno…and why you shouldn’t wait for the official evacuation order. A lot of folks have been […]
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed Hurricane force winds returned to Northern California on Saturday, revitalizing the massive Tubbs fire that’s destroyed much of Santa Rosa. With the fire headed toward the few neighborhoods in the city of 140,000 that haven’t already been destroyed, state authorities ordered […]
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced The Pacific “Ring of Fire” is living up to its name. The 450 or so volcanoes that make up the ring outline have been unusually active this year, sparking evacuations on the Indonesian island of Bali and on the tiny island nation of Vanuatu. […]
Hurricanes’ Unnatural Toll
Hector Retamal/Getty Images Hurricanes’ Unnatural Toll Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria were extraordinarily powerful storms, but the number of lives lost and the amount of damage caused were the result of human decisions. Two elements of human psychology sustain our irrational neglect of preventive measures, even as climate scientists warn that the risk of such […]
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History Over five days, the cluster of wildfires that’ve broken out in California’s wine country have claimed at least 31 lives – making this the deadliest week for wildfires in the state’s history. And with the remains of many incinerated homes still […]
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster”
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster” With at least 29 dead, and over 3500 houses destroyed, the devastating series of fires that has ravaged Northern California’s Wine Country has to be seen to be believed. As smoke clogs the air up to 100 miles away and with schools and sports […]
A Primer on Creating Soil
A PRIMER ON CREATING SOIL Good agriculture depends on good soil. The problem over the past 10,000 years of our human attempt to live off the land (and especially during the last sixty years or so), is that crops take nutrients from the soil, and without proper husbandry, soil fertility will deplete. The “pseudo-solution” offered […]
How Do You Use Urine?
HOW DO YOU USE URINE? Composting toilets are a great thing. They take what has become a problem in modern systems—human excrement—and make it into something useful: rich compost. Despite simple and effective ways of making composting toilets, humanure does still bring about some controversy with those who are worried about pathogens. Confident composters won’t […]
NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Climbs To 23 As “Destructive” Winds Fan Flames
NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Climbs To 23 As “Destructive” Winds Fan Flames After slackening earlier in the week, the dry, nearly hurricane-force winds that have been fanning the flames in Northern California picked up again overnight, revitalizing what some are already describing as the most devastating wildfires in the state’s modern history. As of Thursday […]
Power Grid Failures: CA Wildfires Are Now A Serious Critical Catastrophic Event
Power Grid Failures: CA Wildfires Are Now A Serious Critical Catastrophic Event The death toll continues to rise because of the California wildfires currently scorching across wine country. With 23 dead and hundreds missing, the fires are labeled as a “serious critical catastrophic event” complete with power grid failures. The wind known as the Diablo […]
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes More than 650 have been reported missing after fast-moving fires devastate communities north of San Francisco. FLAMES FROM A MASSIVE WILDFIRE BURN IN NAPA, CA. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI) High temperatures and fast winds are fueling more than a dozen wildfires across California, […]
Threat Of Devastating ‘Supervolcano’ Eruption At Yellowstone Is Greater Than Previously Thought
Threat Of Devastating ‘Supervolcano’ Eruption At Yellowstone Is Greater Than Previously Thought Scientists from the US Geological Survey who breezily informed the public that there’s “nothing to worry about” with regards to the Yellowstone caldera, a supervolcano that should it erupt could cause potentially hundreds of thousands of deaths, should be eating their words. Since […]
Traces of Pesticides Discovered in 75 Per Cent of the World’s Honey
TRACES OF PESTICIDES DISCOVERED IN 75 PER CENT OF THE WORLD’S HONEY Residue from potentially harmful pesticides has been discovered in 75 per cent of honey sampled from around the world, according to a study conducted by Swiss scientists that was published in the journal Science in October 2017. The researchers sampled 198 different honeys […]
Red Flag Warning: These California Wildfires Are ‘Among The Most Destructive Fire Events In US History’ And They Are About To Get Even Worse
Red Flag Warning: These California Wildfires Are ‘Among The Most Destructive Fire Events In US History’ And They Are About To Get Even Worse The wildfires that are roaring through northern California are already “among the most destructive fire events in U.S. history”, and by the time it is all said and done this could […]
