One of the coldest and easternmost cities in Europe, Vorkuta, is slowly dying. The extremely low winter temperatures, dipping down to below fifty degrees Celsius, are potentially deadly even among Russian natives acclimated to extreme cold. Vorkuta has the distinction of being the fourth-largest city in the Arctic Circle, but …
Read MoreSicily’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, had four eruptions for 4 consecutive days last week, and a peak eruption 2 days ago that was the most spectacular in decades with lava soaring 1,500 meters into the sky. Sicily’s Mount Etna is active again Mount Etna is located in Sicily, …
Read MoreThe planet is experiencing weather changes that are unlike anything in living memory. Tropical regions are seeing tropical storms with much more frequency, and intensity, in the past five years. Areas that normally stay warm and temperate year-round are being buffeted by snow in the months before they get hammered …
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