Significant seismic activity this month in Southern California has renewed fears of “the Big One.” File Photo by 12019/Pixabay/UPI July 23 (UPI) — Dr. Lucy Jones is certain “the Big One” — the devastating, long-predicted, long overdue earthquake in Southern California along one … Read More
GENEVA (AP) — The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people . A WHO expert committee declined on … Read More
Barry prompts new mandatory evacuation orders as floodwaters overtop multiple levees in Louisiana While Barry is no longer a hurricane, the risk for major flooding will remain as up to two feet of rain is expected to inundate parts of the … Read More
A new study suggests that 40 percent of insect species are in decline, a sobering finding that has jarred researchers worldwide. ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOCUSTS once gathered in such large numbers that they blotted out the sun over the Great Plains, rivaling … Read More
Cholera cases have picked up dramatically in Yemen in 2019, in fact, during the first six months of this year, the total cholera cases are more than all of 2018. According to official data, Yemen saw 371,326 cholera cases, including … Read More
Shalyn Pineda, the regional supervisor of Kern County’s libraries, picks up books at Ridgecrest Library after Thursday’s 6.4 earthquake dislodged bookshelves. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Southern California could experience another sizable earthquake over the next week, seismologists said Saturday. The … Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the … Read More
More than two million Kenyans are staring at the food crisis in July as the effects of a drought that hit food production and led to increased prices continue to bite. This comes even as the country’s grain reserves dwindle, … Read More
The number of dengue fever cases in Honduras has exploded in 2019 with the numbers as of May 11 topping the total for all of 2018. Image/CIA Year-to-date, Honduras has reported 8017 total dengue cases, including 24 deaths during the … Read More