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The San Andreas fault just reached a level scientists haven’t seen in 1,000 years—Is California ready for what comes next?A new study suggests the San Andreas Fault has reached stress levels not seen in nearly 1,000 years. While scientists are not predicting an...- No rivers, no wells, no rain needed: How a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's invention produces up to 1,000 litres of drinking water daily from thin airOmar Yaghi Water-From-Air Innovation: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has helped develop a groundbreaking machine that can produce c...
- A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on EarthLake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...
- Quote of the day by Christopher Paolini: 'The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between...' Life lessons on joy, human nature and hardships by American writerQuote of the day by Christopher Paolini highlights a message about finding happiness during short calm moments between life’s challenges. T...
- The tiny gas leaks that could help predict earthquakes earlierRocks are not silent. They emit chemical signals before breaking. Scientists are learning to understand these signals. This breakthrough al...
- Two giant oarfish wash up on Mexico beach, triggering panic and superstitionsTwo rare Oarfish, often called “doomsday fish,” were spotted near the shore in Cabo San Lucas, surprising tourists and rapidly going viral ...
- Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss ReSwiss Re reports that natural disasters caused $135 billion in global economic losses in the first half of 2025, significantly higher than ...
- As Donald Trump pushes for FEMA restructure, here’s a look at its history and functionThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plays a crucial role in disaster response across the United States. Established in 1979, the...
- ‘FEMA complicates everything’: Trump eyes executive order to get rid of itU.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), criticising its performance ...
- Trump to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California on first trip of second termPresident Donald Trump is visiting North Carolina and Los Angeles, areas affected by recent hurricanes and wildfires. He is considering cha...
- As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfiresThousands of families and business owners in Los Angeles County face the challenge of rebuilding after devastating fires destroyed over 12,...
- Los Angeles fires: Toll rises to 24, red flag warning issued for dangerous week aheadFirefighters continue to battle wildfires around Los Angeles that have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 16 people, and left 16 missing....
- “It’s all gone”: Actor James Woods sobs over loss of Pacific Palisades home in Los Angeles wildfireLA Fire: James Woods, the renowned actor, has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the devastating Southern California fires. Speaking emotio...
- 'Third world' woes, California burnin'Wildfires are ravaging LA county in California due to climate change and poor forest management. The fires have consumed nearly 3,000 acres...
- Legendary doom fish returns to California, believed to signal disaster; here's what's in storeIn a recent development it has been known that the rare oarfish which is also known as the legendary doom fish and is hugely believed as a ...
- A $1 trillion time bomb is ticking in America's housing marketDavid Burt, who foresaw the 2008 financial crisis, warns of a new housing crisis driven by climate change. His research indicates US homeow...
- Tim Cook says increase in fires, storms shows the seriousness of climate changeCook declined to answer whether he had any luck convincing Trump that climate change is real.
- Twitter may help monitor disaster damage in real timeResearchers found a correlation between the mean per capita of social network activity and economic damage per capita caused by these disas...
- Google campuses in Bangalore, California to hold hackathonOther partners and supporters include Amazon, Cisco, Google, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), NASSCOM Foundation and AFI (Action for India).
- Radioactive cesium from Fukushima found in tuna caught off USTrace amounts of radioactive cesium released from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been found in bluefin tuna ca...
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