Tragic Beirut explosion in 2020 was so violent it created an atmospheric wave

Tianjin, China – Container storage explosion On August 12, 2015, a series of explosions killed approximately 173 people and injured hundreds of others at a container storage station in the city’s port. Responders to initial reports of a fire at the site were not able to bring the blaze under control because, unknown to the firefighters, … Read more

Dip in atmospheric CO2 200million years ago helped dinosaurs migrate from South America to Greenland

Sauropod dinosaurs emerged in South America some 230 million years ago, but despite living during the supercontinent Pangea it took them 15 million years to reach Greenland – when it should have taken 20 years. A team from Colombia University suggests a ‘climatic phenomenon’ may have allowed the enormous creatures to finally make the journey. … Read more

Instagram hikers are told to stop visiting plane crash site to take atmospheric snaps

Instagram hikers are told to stop visiting plane crash site to take atmospheric snaps after rescuers are called out three times in two days Instagram users have been warned not to hike to crash site on Bleaklow Moor Wreckage of B29 Superfortress which plunged into a ridge in 1948 remains Mountain rescuers say even experienced hikers … Read more