Happy birthday June babies! Your month has 3 birthstones – pearl, moonstone, and alexandrite. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/june-birthstone-pearl-moonstone-alexandrite…
Tag: alps
As the climate shifts, a border moves
Italy’s northern border with Switzerland depends on the natural, morphological boundaries of glaciers’ frontiers. But in recent years, glaciers have been melting at increased rates due to climate change. This has caused the border to shift noticeably. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/climate-warming-glacier-italian-swiss-austrian-border-moves…
Coronavirus Reportedly Spreads To Venice, California
Twitter user Scott Bell is reporting that his uncle from Venice, California, has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Bell, “he was skiing in the Italian alps with 6 other guys,” 4 of which, including his uncle, now have the coronavirus. One is reportedly in a coma and two others are sick. Bell says his uncle “has not present any…
Ötzi the Iceman’s final days
Scientists have identified ancient mosses in, on and around the 5,300-year-old glacier mummy that add to the story of the final 48 hours before his murder. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/otzi-the-iceman-mummy-ancient-mosses…
Hefty black hole holds new record for most mass
Astronomers have discovered a black hole with 40 billion solar masses in the heart of the Abell 85 cluster of galaxies Source: https://earthsky.org/space/astronomers-discover-heaviest-black-hole-abell85-nearby-universe…
Rainbow over Bavaria
A rainbow glows over Kranzhorn Mountain in Germany’s Bavarian Alps. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/rainbow-bavaria-alps-photo…
Giant Chunk of Mont Blanc Glacier on the Brink of Collapse, Officials Warn
Italian officials have ordered the evacuation of mountain huts and closed down roads near the Planpincieux Glacier, which is at risk of collapse. Source: https://www.livescience.com/alps-glacier-risk-of-collapse.html
Last quarter moon is September 22
The moon reaches its last quarter phase on September 22, 2019 at 2:41 UTC. In the coming week, watch for it to rise in the east in the hours after midnight, waning thinner each morning. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/last-quarter…