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Russia Just Invaded Ukraine And People Are Going Online To Let Others Know How Scary It Is (35 Posts)

Everyone was hoping that this day wouldn’t come, everyone was scared that it probably would. This morning, on February 24, 2022 at 4 am (EET), Russia invaded Ukraine—at the same time in the morning when Germany bombarded Kyiv in 1941. World countries one after another are condemning this attack and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of EU C

Man Captures The Aftermath Of The Mayfield, KY Tornado In 8 Heartbreaking Photos

While nature can be a thing of beauty and wonder, it can just as much be an element of destruction. On the night from Friday to Saturday, raging storms unleashed absolutely devastating tornadoes across parts of the central and southern US. One of the many locations hit was Mayfield, Kentucky. Words cannot express the tragedy that has befallen the town that now mostly lies in shambles. But pi

20 Images From NASA That Show How Real Climate Change Really Is

The planet is undergoing drastic change with regards to the climate. The ice caps are melting, hurricanes and storms are becoming more intense, various locations are experiencing greater flooding, wildfires are a more frequent occurrence, extreme droughts are eliminating whole water sources—the list goes on and on. Now, many organizations and institutions are keeping an eye on what’s going

Variations in Sunlight Have More to Do With Pollution Than Clouds, Says Study

The amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface has been fluctuating for decades now, and a new study supports the idea that human activity is to blame. In the late 1980s, researchers first noticed a steady decline or 'dimming' in Earth's brightness in various parts of the world, including a near 30 percent drop in sunlight since the 1950s over a particular region in the Soviet Union. Just a

NASA Says 2020 Was Basically The Hottest Year on Earth Since Records Began

NASA announced Thursday that 2020 was likely the planet's hottest year on record, edging out 2016 by one-tenth of a degree Celsius. The temperatures were close enough to fall within the scientists' margin of error, so they considered it "a statistical tie." Average global temperatures in 2020 were 1.84 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) warmer than in the 30-year average between 1951 and 198

Dramatic pictures show lightning bolts inside volcanic ash eruption

Storm in an ash cloud: Electrifying shots of Mexican volcanic eruption show lightning bolts striking inside its ash plume Lightning flash spotted in the ash cloud of the Colima Volcano which is 301 miles west of Mexico City Strikes caused by high levels of electric charge building up as ash particles rub together Bolts can heat surrounding air to 3,000°C and melt ash in the cloud into glass

Alpinist Organizes A Massive Clean-Up Of Mount Everest, Removes 8.5 Tons Of Rubbish

Some people keep making us believe in the best of humankind with their kindness, effort, and desire to make the world a better place. One of those people is Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy who won the 2019 ‘Terre de Femmes’ award given out by the ‘Fondation Yves Rocher’ for her work in helping clean up Mount Everest from the tons and tons of trash left behind by the people climbing it. In t

Turns Out, Joe Biden’s Dog Major Will Be The First Shelter Dog To Live In The White House In History

On Saturday, after days and days of waiting for the election results, thousands of people went out to the streets, rooftops, and balconies armed with cheerful posters, signs, and American flags to celebrate the beginning of a brand new and much-awaited era. It was a truly beautiful celebration all over the country, honoring the day of Joe Biden being elected as the new President of the United Stat

120,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Have Been Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Around 120,000 years ago in what is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of Homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake that was also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants bigger than any species seen today The people may have hunted the large mammals but they did not stay long, using the watering hole as a waypoint on a longer journey. This detailed scene was recons

Snow Falls In Colorado Just 48 Hours After A Record Heatwave And It Proves Nothing Is Impossible In 2020

The weather is going crazy in Colorado. You wouldn’t think that just a couple of days could bring about such radical changes, but locals are puzzled over what an unusual 48 hours they had this week: they went from scorching heat to snow! The Colorado Climate Center states that a station in the state’s southeastern part reported 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) on September 7 and