Over the past decade, hurricanes have intensified to such an extent that scientists are proposing a new classification to better capture their severity: Category 6. This idea stems from a growing concern that the existing Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which categorizes storms from 1 to 5 based on their maximum sustained wind speeds, no longer adequately represents the … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Are Now So Strong, Scientists Want To Introduce “Category 6” Storms
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There’s An Awesome Rock Ranch Hiding In Arkansas And You’ll Want To Visit
It was a find that stopped miners in their tracks, a moment frozen in time and now immortalized in a photograph that has captured the world's imagination. Deep beneath the rugged terrain of Arkansas, a colossal treasure lay dormant for millennia until it was rudely awakened by the relentless pursuit of minerals. The year was 2016. The place: a nondescript mine owned by the … [Read more...] about There’s An Awesome Rock Ranch Hiding In Arkansas And You’ll Want To Visit
People Want To Clean The Statue Of Liberty To Reveal Its True Color
When it was first built it wasn't green. Chemistry changed it. The Statue of Liberty, with its big torch, blue-green color and fancy hat, is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But when it was first constructed as a gift from France in 1885, the statue had not yet acquired this color, doing so later as the result of chemistry. The idea of returning it to … [Read more...] about People Want To Clean The Statue Of Liberty To Reveal Its True Color
Veterinarian Explains What Pets Want Before They Pass & It’s Devastating
Losing a pet can be as devastating as the grief you experience losing any family member, and some people make the difficult choice to not be in the room when it comes time to say goodbye to their pet. One veterinarian says that even though it can be tragically heartbreaking to stay with our pets during euthanasia, it's what our pets want more than anything. WECB.FM … [Read more...] about Veterinarian Explains What Pets Want Before They Pass & It’s Devastating
A Russian Fisherman Posts Terrifying Deep Sea Creatures on Twitter, and People Want Him to Stop
Roman Fedortsov, a Russian fisherman, has loaded his Twitter account with photographs of the most strange deep-sea species imaginable. The man behind the camera works on a fishing trawler in Murmansk (in Russia's far northwest) and uses his phone to film the terrifying creatures that get caught in the nets. Some say the weird fish seem like something out of a horror film. … [Read more...] about A Russian Fisherman Posts Terrifying Deep Sea Creatures on Twitter, and People Want Him to Stop