5.4 magnitude earthquake shakes California
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Southern California desert east of Los Angeles on Wednesday, rattling nerves across the region but causing no serious damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the moderate quake, which struck at 4:53 p.m. PDT, was centered 15 miles north-northwest of the desert resort community of Borrego Springs, about [...]
5.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Ontario, Quebec
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has hit Ontario, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, with tremors reportedly felt as far away as Montreal, Boston and Cleveland.
The epicenter of the quake was 38 miles, north of Ottawa, Canada.
The first tremor hit at 1:40 p.m. ET Wednesday.
Buildings in Toronto and Ottawa were evacuated in the minutes following the tremors.
Cracks [...]
Gulf oil spill: BP company struggling to deal even with its own successes
While BP is capturing more oil from its blown-out well with every passing day, scientists on a team analyzing the flow said Tuesday that the amount of crude still escaping into the Gulf of Mexico may be considerably greater than what the government and the company have claimed.
Since the Gulf oil spill began with an [...]
Iceland Volcano cancels UK and Scandinavian flights
Flights at three airports in Scotland plus at least 150 flights at London’s Heathrow Airport are canceled because of an erupting volcano in Iceland. British authorities say the ash is “a significant safety threat to aircraft.”
The ash clouds from the Eyjafjallajokul volcano in Iceland forced authorities to close the air space in the U.K. and [...]
LA Easter Quake: 7.2 on scale
Mexico border on Sunday shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona. Caltech and the U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.2 magnitude quake struck Sunday at 3:40 p.m. in Baja California, Mexico, about 19 miles southeast of Mexicali, at an area that has been hit by [...]
