Strong earthquake hits southern Mexico, shaking buildings and forcing people to flee their homes

Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico and triggers tsunami warning as buildings shake and hundreds flee their homes A 7.5 earthquake hit the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Tuesday morning One person died in the Oaxaca city of Santa María Huatulco Authorities also reported a resident in Oaxaca was injured  The tremor eclipsed the … Read more

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse to cast dramatic shadow over Africa, Arabia and southern Asia tomorrow 

Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cast dramatic shadow over Africa, Arabia and southern Asia tomorrow Tomorrow an annular solar eclipse will be visible during the summer solstice  The Republic of Congo will be the first country to see it at 5.56am local time  The ‘maximum eclipse’ will be seen over Uttarakhan, India at … Read more

Sahara Desert dust plume set to drift over southern US states

Massive Sahara Desert dust plume set to drift over southern US states Tuesday could create stunning sunsets and pause tropical storm season The cloud formed from winds sweeping sand from the Sahara Desert Although massive in size, it is a rare occurrence during this time of year  The plume is currently over the Atlantic and set … Read more

Toxic ‘monster’ cane toads that kill dogs with poisonous glands surface in Southern Florida

First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more

Researchers identify the cleanest air on the Earth, in an area of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica

Researchers identify the cleanest air on the planet in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, which contains no traceable aerosols or other particles produced by humans Scientists sailed to the Southern Ocean near Antarctica to measure air quality They found no aerosols, bacteria, or other particles that traced to human activity The team … Read more

Biblical Canaanites gradually moved from the ‘Near East’ to the Southern Levant

The Canaanites mentioned in the bible lived in the southern Levant, what is now Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Lebanon, between 3,500 and 1,150 BC. They lived in various townships but are all referred to as ‘Canaanites’ in the Christian holy book, and it has long been thought they had their own unique culture.  However, … Read more

Bravo star Cameran Eubanks reveals she WON’T be returning to Southern Charm for season seven

Bravo star Cameran Eubanks reveals she WON’T be returning to Southern Charm for season seven… after production was halted amid coronavirus By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 18:04 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 18:05 BST, 12 May 2020 Cameran Eubanks has revealed she won’t be coming back to Bravo show Southern Charm for season seven. Cameran, … Read more

Superbloom is out of this world! NASA image shows a sea of orange poppies in southern California

California’s superbloom was expected to ‘be bust’ due to a historical drought that plagued the state earlier this year. However, a ‘March Miracle’ brought significant rainfall that birthed fields of fiery orange poppies across the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve landscape. NASA has now shared a stunning image of the wildflowers as seen from space, which … Read more

Dozens of oil tankers float off coast of Southern California as global lockdown sees demand plummet

Dozens of oil tankers float off the coast of Southern California as global lockdown sees demand for crude plummet Demand for oil has dropped due to stay-at-home orders around the world Pumps are still extracting from the ground and the oil has to go into storage  Video released by U.S. Coast Guard shows a flotilla … Read more

Gateway of fabled 10th-century Islamic palace that was destroyed in 1010 unearthed in southern Spain

The lost gate of the fabled 10th-century Islamic palace-city Medina Azahara that was destroyed by fire during a civil war in 1010 has been unearthed in southern Spain. The palace — whose name means ‘the shining city’ — was built as a symbol of power by Abd-al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, beginning around 936–940 … Read more