At this writing, the National Emergency Management Agency of New Zealand is still warning people to stay away from harbors, rivers and estuaries. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/earthquake-new-zealand-march-4-5-2021-tsunami-warning…
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What’s the coldest Earth has ever been?
Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been…
Jamaica’s JamCOVID Pulled Offline After Third Security Lapse Exposed Travelers’ Data
Jamaica’s JamCOVID app and website were taken offline late on Thursday following a third security lapse, which exposed quarantine orders on more than half a million travelers to the island. From a report: JamCOVID was set up last year to help the government process travelers arriving on the island. Quarantine orders are issued by the Jamaican Ministry of Health and instruct…
Photographer snags shot of yellow penguin
Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. “It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!” Adams said. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photograph-yellow-penguin…
Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
The latest expedition by divers to the wreck of the Mentor, which sank just off the island of Kythera (also spelled Kithira and Kythira) in 1802, has recovered several pieces of the ship's rigging, coins, the leather sole of a shoe, a metal buckle, a token for playing cards, two chess pieces, fragments of cooking… Continue reading Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
There’s a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can’t quite explain it
Black-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat. Source: https://www.livescience.com/yellow-penguin-south-georgia.html
Yellow penguin spotted in the South Atlantic
An unusual penguin with some unique coloration has been photographed on a remote island near Antarctica. Wildlife photographer Yves Adams had been vis… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344027/yellow-penguin-spotted-in-the-south-atlantic…
Who’s Actually To Blame For the Texas Power Disaster?
With millions of Texans still without power in the wake of a winter storm and frigid temperatures, everyone is looking for someone to blame. From a report, shared by a reader: Many Democrats are blaming Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for failing to adequately prepare for the storm. Many conservatives are blaming the environmental movement — insisting that frozen wind turbines show…
World’s largest iceberg disintegrates into ‘alphabet soup,’ NASA photo shows
The world’s largest iceberg has disintegrated into an ‘alphabet soup’ of mini ice island, new NASA imagery shows. Source: https://www.livescience.com/alphabet-soup-iceberg-a68a.html
A tiny spider can spin different types of web for land, air and water
Most spiders build one type of web, but a tiny spider on a Pacific island has adapted to build three different kinds depending on where it finds itself on a given day Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267975-a-tiny-spider-can-spin-different-types-of-web-for-land-air-and-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…