Faruk Tokluoğlu/Pexels Powerful earthquakes in urban areas can cause a shocking amount of devastation, with lives lost and buildings destroyed. Indeed, more than 60,000 people have already died in such events in this year alone. Ever since scientists discovered what causes these awful catastrophes, they’ve also been trying to predict them in a bid to …
An Afghan man removes debris after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western … [+] Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A series of earthquakes hit the Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Sunday October 8, 2023. The …
Google is rolling out its earthquake alert system for Android in India for Android phones. Google has built in the earthquake alert into Android, which will now be available to users in India, notifying them before an earthquake strikes. In collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC), Google …
Volunteers searching in the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakesh, on … [+] September 10, 2023, two days after a devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco. AFP via Getty Images According to articles published by businessinsider.com and The New York Times, videos shared on social media seem to show earthquake lights streaking across …
Earthquakes on August 20th, 2023 USGS As I write this, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported a Magnitude 5.1 earthquake 7 km southeast of Ojai, California. This report comes as Tropical Storm Hilary is moving through the region and producing extreme rainfall. Heavy rainfall will continue to be a problem for southern California and the …
A depiction of the Twitter logo on a smartphone. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Conspiracies are covert actions carried out by a small group of influential individuals with personal gain as the motive, often at the expense of the greater good. While not a recent development, the advent of technologies such as social media has …