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In an aerial view, piles of debris remain where homes once stood before Friday’s EF-4 tornado on March 26, 2023 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images)A tornado swept over Western Mississippi on Friday night, felling trees, flinging roofs off of houses, and killing at least 25 people. At least one person died in nearby Alabama.The twister touched down in the small town of Rolling Fork. It stayed on the ground for about an hour and traveled about 170 miles, Mississippi meteorologist Nicholas Price…

The earthquake destroyed many houses and buildings in northwestern Syria. Credit: Bahar Organization, CC BY-NC-ND Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of casualties still climbing. …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5 aftershock on a different fault, with 60 miles of distance between the epicenters. A similar seismic scenario could occur in California. Mega-quakes that could rupture the southern San Andreas Fault…

Less than a week after Amazon employees were found breaking down in their offices upon hearing the news of their termination, Google employees have now been left distraught following the tech giant’s recent layoffs.Read the full text of CEO Sundar Pichai's email to employees“So after over 16.5 years at Google, I appear to have been let go via an automated account deactivation at 3 am this morning as one of the lucky 12,000. I don't have any other information, as I haven't received any of the other communications on the…

Johnny Depp Is Devastated, Post Amber Heard Trial, Faces Another Low(Photo Credit –Instagram) Johnny Depp is currently facing a tough time emotionally as his close friend and bandmate Jeff Beck passed away on January 10. The sad demise of iconic guitarist Jeff has left everyone in a state of shock. He was 78. Reportedly, the guitarist left for his heavenly abode after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. However, his death has left the Hollywood star devastated as he’s still unable to process it. The good…

The mystery emerged in 2015, when nearly 10 percent of the seemingly healthy mangrove forest along northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria suddenly died. Scientists initially blamed this crucial ecosystem’s die-off solely on an unusually strong El Niño, a weather pattern that periodically siphons water away from the western Pacific and lowers local tides. But a new study published in Science Advances reveals that El Niño had a stealthy accomplice: the moon. Researchers analyzed more than 30 years of national satellite…

Image via DC Comics Matt Reeves’ The Batman took live-action comic book adaptations to a whole other level with his dark and gritty rendition. Following the critical and commercial of DC’s superhero flick, it was announced by Warner Bros. that Reeves would be spearheading a Batman shared universe — a Batverse if you will — consisting of two planned sequels and two spin-off television series’ in development for HBO Max. Variety‘s recent report on James Gunn and Peter Safran mentions the rumored release date for…

Fans of the Resident Evil 4 dog known as Hewie wil never forgive you, Capcom Resident Evil 4 is known as one of the most iconic games of all time. It’s got stylized gameplay, it’s got quippy one-liners, and it’s got a sexy protagonist in the form of Leon Kennedy. Fans of Resident Evil 4 love every frame of that game, so naturally, they’ve been closely analyzing any footage of the highly anticipated remake until its release in March of next year. One of the most famous details that players encounter early on in the…

Less than a month after Hurricane Ian caused widespread devastation to southwestern Florida, investors and other buyers are scouring for housing deals in a region where home prices have soared in recent years.Demand remains strong from both locals and out-of-staters, according to residential real-estate agents in Naples, Fla., and other areas near the path of the Category 4 storm. They say they have received numerous inquiries from people still interested in relocating to the Sunshine State, or hoping to pick up…

“How do you tell a community in the United States that has no running water or electricity to wash their hands?" Crystal Lee drives hours through dust on Route 66 past the border town of Gallup, New Mexico, on her way through the parched road to the Navajo Nation in Arizona. She is going to see family who have made it through the pandemic.  “Every single day, I knew of someone who had passed from COVID,” Lee says, staring straight ahead.  Even before the pandemic hit, Lee, a Navajo scientist and assistant professor at…