Central Europe is no stranger to natural disasters. However, the most dramatic and headline-grabbing of them is the frequent earthquakes that occur in the region. Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, and even areas as far-flung as Kosovo and Montenegro are often subjected to earthquakes of high magnitudes. Those earthquakes are a …
Read MoreIn mid-February, 2021, the Midwest region of the United States was in the grip of a historically unprecedented winter storm crisis. The disaster was caused by a weakening in the jet stream, the pattern of high atmospheric wind movement that flows from west to east across the North American continent. …
Read MoreWhen you’re instructed to evacuate your home in advance of extreme weather, it’s easy to panic and not know what to do. While you should have an evacuation plan already set up in advance, as well as a waterproof box of supplies to carry with you when you leave, you …
Read MoreFloods are all too common in the modern era, and they’re only becoming more likely. Heavy rainfall totals and a changing global climate mean that you need to be well-aware of what to do in the event of a flood in your region. Here are some safety tips for what …
Read MoreA team of UK-based researchers in the Antarctic made a stunning discovery in early 2021. The team, who were drilling through the ice on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, had dug through 3,000 feet of ice, expecting to hit the ocean floor. To their surprise, they hit stone. “We were expecting …
Read MoreAccording to a new study by the Nature Geoscience journal, there is a dominant current in the Atlantic Ocean that is playing a major role in redistributing heat throughout the planet’s climate structure. The current is moving a lot slower than it has in nearly 1,600 years. Scientists believe that …
Read MoreIf you’re at home during an earthquake, your first instincts need to be to get yourself and your family to safety. However, there is often little warning of when a quake is going to hit. Particularly intense earthquakes can even make walking from one part of your home to another …
Read MoreNo matter where you live, it’s always possible that bad weather could be just a few moments away. Sometimes you have a lot of forewarning about a flood or a storm, but other times you just don’t know until the natural disaster is upon you. Maybe you’ve been thinking about …
Read MoreThere’s really no way around it, if you want to keep cycling and training, especially if you live in the UK or Europe, you’re going to have to deal with rain, so here are some tips to make the experience safer and more comfortable. Rain cycling is far more dangerous–how …
Read MoreFighting climate change with nature? Experts in the UK have identified what they are calling a “super plant” that can absorb greater amounts of air pollution as a way to reduce carbon emissions made by vehicles. ‘Super plant’ can reduce air pollution by 20 percent Experts in the UK say …
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