Lake of death in Cameroon
Unlike other volcanic lakes, underneath Lake Nyos there is a great amount of ghosts. Once a shock occurs, CO2 gas will leak into the water, forming carbonic acid. It can…
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Unlike other volcanic lakes, underneath Lake Nyos there is a great amount of ghosts. Once a shock occurs, CO2 gas will leak into the water, forming carbonic acid. It can…
The phenomenon of snowfall, which is considered popular in Korea, has appeared in the city of Johannesburg (South Africa), a region of the hottest continent in the world…
The Bureau of Hydrometeorology in Anhui Province said that in many areas, the rainfall was 100mm, especially in Hoang Son City, a famous tourist destination of the provi…
In the old days, Campi Flegrei was no different from the door of hell that was half-closed. Located along the Bay of Naples, not far from the old city, Pompeii was destr…
Most rainbows appear alone. The rest is a double rainbow, containing two different concentric rainbows; or more rarely is rainbow triangle, quad rainbow. However, the ra…
This strange phenomenon described by witnesses is shaped like a floating ice block, actually made up of lightweight pumice stones erupting from an underwater crater.
Two strong earthquakes occurred in Iran on August 11, killing 180 people and injuring 1,500 after rescue workers dug dozens of villages all night.
Double seismic in Iran occurs due to two stratigraphic plates rubbing each other horizontally. They are close to the ground so they can cause great damage to people and…
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 2:59 GMT, 158km from the Russian Poronaysk, with the epicenter at a depth of 625km. The agency released…
Dr. Seymour Laxon and his colleagues at the University of London's Polar Observatory and Model Center conducted a study on the melting speed of ice in the Arctic through…
At 07:00 on August 15, the location of the center of the storm was about 17.9 degrees Vi Bac; 122.1 degrees Kinh Dong, on the northern area of Lu - Dong Island (Philip…
Serious flooding, power shortages, power outages or traffic jams are pressures that big cities in Asia are suffering under the impact of dizzying economic development, e…
On August 14, a strong aftershock, up to 5.3 Richter, rocked the outskirts of Tabriz, the third largest city and capital of East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran.
A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…
Nearly all of Greenland's large glaciers, the largest ice island on the planet, suddenly melted in part in July and surprised scientists. Three NASA satellites discovere…