This week, NASA Goddard released a new video that highlights the Landsat program’s achievements in 2023. A joint mission between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), satellite imagers have been orbiting Earth since Landsat 1 was launched in July 1972. Landsat 9, the most recent Landsat mission, commenced in September 2021 and has … Read more
On Tuesday, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit the border area between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, resulting in the destruction of several homes. This tragic event led to the death of at least three individuals and left five others injured, as reported by Chinese state media.This seismic event occurred just a day after … Read more
The huge earthquake hit the Sea of Japan coast, rattling the same part of the country where a huge tremor on New Year’s Day. Breaking News: Earthquake Of 6.0 Magnitude Hits Central Japan Tokyo: A massive earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit central Japan on Tuesday, causing strong tremors across the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency … Read more
In the massive earthquake, several buildings crumbled, fires broke out, and tsunami warnings were sent as far away as eastern Russia, following the earthquake, whereas people in Japan’s coastal areas were ordered to evacuate. At the Shika nuclear power facility in Ishikawa Prefecture, there was a blast and a burning stench, according to the Nuclear … Read more
Japan lies in the seismically-active Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to severe earthquakes which have devastated the island nation several times during its history. Representative Image Japan Earthquake: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kuril Islands on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The epicentre of the earthquake was found to … Read more
Once eyed for thousands of homes, the recently restored Dutch Slough tidal marsh in east Contra Costa County is already flourishing as a new habitat for fish and wildlife, a living laboratory for scientists and one of the world’s strongest sinks for absorbing and storing carbon long-term. Led by the state Department of Water Resources, … Read more