earthquakes

Has Yellowstone National Park changed over more than 140 years? Not so much. Yellowstone became the world's FIRST national park back in 1872. The year before, photographer William Henry Jackson was in an expedition to explore & document the region. N...

Today, Thursday, is "America's PrepareAthon! National Day of Action. It's a grassroots campaign for action to get families, organizations & whole communities better prepared for emergencies. You don't have to tell me about "grassroots" campaigns...I...

They're all in the real big book that I'll be giving away this afternoon (Monday) at 4:35 on Puffman Musical Trivia. Carly Orosz is a "Gal from Kalamazoo", & she's written all 702 pages of "Devil Music!" Counter-cultures are always regarded by the mainstream with a wary eye. Fr...

That's what twice nominated Pulitzer Prize author M.P. Manilla says in her riveting new read, "Foretold; Inspired by Actual Events and Ancient Prophecies".This former reporter's novel shares a cautionary tale about nuclear threat INSIDE America Do special interests influence government decisions more than we know...

Take your pick. According to NOAA scientists, the global averaged temperature for this January tied with 1995 as the 9th warmest January since record keeping began back in 1980. It also marked the 37th consecutive January & 335th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. Th...

I'm blogging about author & oceanographer John Englander's new book that anticipated Superstorm Hurricane Sandy. In fact, just 1 week BEFORE Superstorm Sandy hit, ocean expert Englander released his book "High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis"...

Hydraulic fracturing is the "propagation" (this is the biggest word I've ever used in a blog) of fractures in a rock layer, as a result of the action of a pressurized fluid. Fracking is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas, or other substances for extraction...

I'm not sure. According to NOAA, July marked the hottest month on record here in the United States. Drought expanded to cover nearly 63% of the Lower 2 million acres. According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature during July was 77.6 degrees which was 3...

Libraries are something that we are all blessed with as Americans, and here in Shelby, we are most fortunate to have the services of the Toole County Library. Sometimes I like to say that the library building is "the building with the most stories in town"...

Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again.