ENVIRONMENT

Blame Poor Internet Connection on Shark Attacks on Undersea Web Cables

Discovery Channel's ‘Shark Week 2014’ Schedule: 13 Specials about Sharks Including Hammerheads, Zombie and Alien Sharks [WATCH VIDEOS]
Many Gmail and Facebook users have experienced problems logging on to their accounts over the weekend, probably caused by high Internet traffic on Saturdays and Sunday. However, one other possible cause behind the connectivity problems that netizens may have experienced are sharks biting underwater Internet cables, Google Product Manager Dan Belcher told Network World, a technology news site in the US. Google has footage showing the sharks chewing on the cables. A small bite by the deadly creat...
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An ice cream vendor cycles past a huge fallen tree after an onslaught of Typhoon Rammasun, (locally named Glenda) in Batangas city south of Manila, July 17, 2014.

Typhoon Halong: Kills 9, Evacuates 1 Million in Japan; Heads to Russia

At least nine people were killed and over one million others were forced to evacuate their homes after powerful Typhoon Halong blasted Japan over the weekend. The system is now on its way to Russia's Far East, expected to make landfall by Monday evening.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 11, 2014

Aussie Croc Battles Bull Shark in Northern Territory

Passengers aboard the regular 11 am cruise were treated to a spectacular water animal battle on Tuesday, Aug 5, when notorious 5.5-metre Australian crocodile Brutus battled it out with a bull shark at the Adelaide River.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 07, 2014
American flag is seen blowing in wind as lightning brightens raindrops in the sky along Main Street in Port Washington, New York

Lightning Strikes 4 People in Toronto

Four people were rushed to a hospital in Toronto after they were struck by lightning while taking refuge from the rain under a tree.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 05, 2014
A combination photo shows local fruits in a market in Recife

‘Green Community’ Is Changing the U.S. Landscape

As the reality of climate change is felt across the globe with warmer weather, rising sea levels, and stronger weather disturbances, many communities in the U.S. are working together to create a "green community."
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 05, 2014
A worker takes radiation readings on the window of a bus at the screening point of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in this June 12, 2013 file photo. Since March 2011

Fukushima Radiation Tests on Waters Along U.S. Coast Yield Negative Results

Tests looking for possible Fukushima radiation contamination on the waters along the U.S. coast continued to yield negative results, a group of scientists said on Tuesday. However, they warned low levels of radiation from the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan are still expected to reach the US shore.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Jul 31, 2014
On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's IRIS witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013.

UK Converts Coal Plants Into Solar Cell Farms

The United Kingdom is giving green and renewable energy a bigger push by converting three former coal mining land into solar farms in the East Midlands.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 29, 2014
Kelly Ann, an elephant from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus

Elephants More Sensitive to Smell Than Dogs

The largest living animal that walks the earth has also overtaken the dogs in the animal kingdom when it comes to olfactory capabilities. Elephants have been found to have 10,000 genes devoted to recognising odour, which is the largest ever to be discovered in the animal kingdom. That amount of genes that they posses with regard to smell is twice as that of dogs and five times more than that of humans.
Sarah Thomas Jul 25, 2014

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