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Small earthquake rattles Westchester; did you feel it?
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (271+ words) A message broadcast by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services with Earthquake Safety related tips. Credit: NYS Homeland Security A small earthquake rattled the Westchester County community of Sleepy Hollow on Tuesday morning; there were…...
Long Beach teacher helps tween scientists team up with NASA
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) Natasha Nurse, a sixth grade science and social studies teacher, holds an Astronaut Space Projector in her classroom at Long Beach Middle School. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin When Long Beach Middle School teacher Natasha Nurse wanted to inspire her students" thinking…...
Suffolk OKs $1.5M study of 5 waterways in new push to protect aquifer
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) The Peconic River in Riverhead is one of five sites slated to be part of a new water quality study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey after the Suffolk County Legislature approved funding Wednesday. Credit: Newsday/Joe Werkmeister The U.S. Geological Survey…...
Kilauea is erupting again on Hawaii's Big Island. What to know about its lava displays
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) HONOLULU " Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had its 34th episode…...
Suffolk County Water Authority lifts alert over usage
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (326+ words) In August the SCWA urged property owners to stop watering their lawns." Credit: Newsday/John Keating Low water supply conditions that led to a series of warnings over the summer " including imploring customers not to water their lawns " have improved,…...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is on the verge of erupting again
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (966+ words) HONOLULU " Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a summit crater. Scientists expect Kilauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming…...
An earthquake off Peru's coast shakes capital, leaving 1 person dead and 5 injured
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) LIMA, Peru " A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru's central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said. The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean,…...
Suffolk advisory group says $44M Oakdale Sewer Expansion Project should get top priority for construction
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (682+ words) Wastewater in the final clarifier tanks at the Bergen Point Treatment Plant in West Babylon in October 2006. Credit: Newsday/Michael E. Ach Wastewater improvement projects from'Oakdale to Huntington Station totaling $3.5 billion could be first in line for Suffolk County funding from…...
Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (444+ words) ROME " Italy's Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year's hot summer, geologists…...
5.8 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Sulawesi island
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (291+ words) PALU, Indonesia " A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring 29 people, including two in critical condition. The quake struck 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) north of Poso district in Central Sulawesi province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey,…...