disasters
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‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroids’ Are Not The Asteroids You Should Worry About
In some industries, sex sells. In the science journalism industry, however, potentially killer asteroids sell even more. Due to a quirk of how NASA refers to the many asteroids it tracks, countless headlines such as “Massive and Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Will Approach Earth Tonight” and “‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid to Pass by Earth on Super Bowl…
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Burning Oil Tanker Sinks, Creating Huge Spill In East China Sea
After burning for nearly an entire week, the Sanchi oil tanker has finally plunged to the bottom of the East China Sea. A large, toxic oil slick now threatens the region, with models suggesting it won’t reach land for another three months.
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California’s Thomas Fire Is Now The Largest Wildfire In Official State History
Southern California’s Thomas fire is now officially the largest in modern state history, Cal Fire announced late Friday night, after surpassing the 110,480-plus hectare Cedar fire from 2003.
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Puerto Rico Is Investigating How It Screwed Up Restoring Power After Maria So Badly
The Puerto Rico Energy Commission has launched a probe into why its efforts to rebuild the commonwealth’s electrical grid after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in September are proceeding so slowly, with less than even a third of the electrical grid back online to date.