Near-Earth Asteroid Approaches | Nothing to Worry About

Airplane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth, NASA Reports

Clip from Article: "...The space rock—known as "2025 QD8"—is approximately 71 feet in diameter and is projected to get within 136,000 miles of our planet. 2025 QD8 is not the only asteroid within the vicinity of Earth this week. NASA is also tracking two house-sized asteroids—known as "2025 QH16" and "2025 RB," measuring around 43 feet and 53 feet in diameter, respectively ..."The majority of near-Earth objects have orbits that don't bring them very close to Earth, and therefore pose no risk of impact," NASA notes. ..."

Reference Source: www.newsweek.com

It's Official: 'Ghost Particle' That Smashed Into Earth Breaks Records

It's Official: 'Ghost Particle' That Smashed Into Earth Breaks Records

Clip from Article: "...The detection of a cosmic neutrino that smashed into Earth with an unprecedented energy level is not a glitch or an error, but a real detection of a real particle. In February 2023, a detector called KM3NeT, located deep under the Mediterranean Sea, picked up a signal that seemed to indicate a neutrino with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV). For reference, the previous record was a mere 10 PeV. ..."

Reference Source: www.sciencealert.com

8.8 Magnitude Earthquake off Russia’s coast is among strongest ever recorded

Earthquake off Russia’s coast is among strongest ever recorded

Clip from Article: "...The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula could be among the six strongest on record, according to U.S. geological authorities. ..."

Reference Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Odds of “killer robots annihilating humanity” at 10-20%; “80% likely will have extreme prosperity for all.”

Elon Musk tells Ted Cruz he puts the odds of “killer robots annihilating humanity” at 10-20%.

Clip from Article: "Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, Tesla, X, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), on Monday gave Ted Cruz some bold predictions on the senator’s “Verdict” podcast...Although Musk gave the macabre forecast, he argued his prediction — not seemingly based on any hard evidence — means the world will very likely avoid a robot endgame: “I mean, you could look at it like the glass is 80-90% full,” he said. “80% likely will have extreme prosperity for all.”..."

Reference Source: finance.yahoo.com

Nuclear holocaust | Coming to our world if things don't change | mutually assured destruction (MAD)

Nuclear holocaust

Clip from Article: "...The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War believe that nuclear war could indirectly contribute to human extinction via secondary effects, including environmental consequences, societal breakdown, and economic collapse.

The threat of a nuclear holocaust plays an important role in the anti-nuclear movement and the development of popular perception of nuclear weapons. It features in the security concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD) and is a common scenario in survivalism. Nuclear holocaust ..."

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Is this the end? Scientists reveal timeline for human extinction from Earth

Is this the end? Scientists reveal timeline for human extinction from Earth

Clip from Article: "...A recent report by TOI shares research led by Dr. Alexander Farnsworth, a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. His study, published in Nature Geoscience, claims that the Earth’s continents are slowly drifting toward each other and will eventually form a supercontinent called Pangea Ultima. This shift will change the Earth’s climate dramatically, making it unsuitable for most life forms. ..."

Reference Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

An asteroid will dramatically burn up in Earth's atmosphere today

An asteroid will dramatically burn up in Earth's atmosphere today

Clip from Article: "...Astronomers have spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid that is set to hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia at 4.15 pm GMT, making a fireball in the sky..."

Reference Source: www.newscientist.com

Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.

Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.

Clip from Article: "The planet was just slammed with what government officials dubbed a severe geomagnetic storm, the second-highest level of NOAA's rating system. The event brought "a major disturbance in Earth's magnetic field" that may have impacted infrastructure and made the northern lights visible farther than usual, officials said.

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch on Saturday, saying that a coronal mass ejection was detected and expected to hit the planet late that same day with impacts into Monday. Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are when a large cloud of plasma and magnetic field bursts from the sun's corona. ..."

Reference Source: www.cbsnews.com

What a Major Solar Storm Could Do to Our Planet

What a Major Solar Storm Could Do to Our Planet

Clip from Article: "...Disturbances on the sun may have the potential to devastate our power grid and communication systems. When the next big storm arrives, will we be prepared for it? ..."

Reference Source: www.newyorker.com

NBC | 'Real King Kong' Was Killed by Climate Change — More Than 215,000 Years Ago

NBC | 'Real King Kong' Was Killed by Climate Change — More Than 215,000 Years Ago

Clip from Article: "While the fictional King Kong died after falling off the Empire State Building, NBC News has reported that a giant ape sometimes dubbed the “real King Kong” was wiped out in a less dramatic — albeit just as tragic — way.

According to NBC, Gigantopithecus blacki — standing 10 feet tall and weighing up to 650 pounds — roamed the forested plains of southern China's Guangxi region hundreds of thousands of years ago, until it went extinct due to climate change. ..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Uh, oh, we lost it! | Lost asteroid 2007 FT3 'unlikely' to hit Earth in 2024, NASA says

Clip from Article: "The asteroid was first spotted in 2007 but scientists eventually lost track of it...NASA has quelled concerns that a lost 54-million-ton asteroid could potentially hit Earth this year, devastating large regions of the planet. The space agency issued a statement in response to a November report from GB News, which stated that 2007 FT3 had a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2024. Scientists eventually lost track of the 984-foot asteroid after first spotting it in 2007, categorizing it as a "lost asteroid." reported at the time that there was a roughly..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

OFF THE GRID: United States Power Outage Tracker

OFF THE GRID: United States Power Outage Tracker

Clip from Article: "...this database aggregates power outage information from more than 1,000 companies nationwide. It will automatically update every 15 minutes...."

Reference Source: usatoday.com

Colossal cryovolcanic comet that exploded in space is headed toward Earth

Colossal cryovolcanic comet that exploded in space is headed toward Earth

Clip from Article: "...massive cryovolcanic comet, three times the size of Mount Everest, has burst into space and is now speeding towards Earth, scientists report. However, there is no cause for alarm: the comet will not collide with us. Instead, it is expected to be visible to the naked eye around its nearest point to Earth on April 21, 2024. ..."

Reference Source: www.earth.com

Asteroid might strike Earth on Sept. 24, 2182

Bennu might strike Earth on Sept. 24, 2182

Clip from Article: "...A new study by the OSIRIS-REx science team suggests Bennu has a 0.037% (1-in-2,700) chance of Earth impact, contingent on a 2135 flyby. If all goes as predicted, Bennu might strike Earth on Sept. 24, 2182..."

Reference Source: www.newsmax.com

Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground

Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground

Clip from Article: "...Raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds have devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui. Brian Schatz, a US senator from the state, said on social media that Lahaina is "almost totally burnt to the ground". At least six people were killed in Maui County, officials said on Wednesday. Maui's hospital system has been overwhelmed with burn patients and people suffering from smoke inhalation. ..."

Reference Source: www.bbc.com

NWP 3-05.2 Naval Special Warfare SEAL Tactics

NWP 3-05.2 Naval Special Warfare SEAL Tactics

Clip from Article: " The ultimate small-unit combat and survival manual!

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Explosive Ordnance;
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SEAL Fieldcraft;
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SEAL Weapons and Accessories:
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Tactical Lessons Learned;
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and much, much more!

"

Reference Source: Amazon

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events

Clip from Article: "Predictions of apocalyptic events that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the Common Era. ...predicts that the world will end in 2026, when an asteroid collides with Earth in accordance with Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi's predictions in his book The Religion of God. ..."

Reference Source: wikipedia.org

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked in November, Minnesota utility company says

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked in November, Minnesota utility company says

Clip from Article: "An electric utility company announced Thursday that one of its Minnesota plants leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water last year. The leak of water containing tritium from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant "poses no health and safety risk to the local community or the environment," the Minneapolis-based utility said in a statement. Monitoring efforts confirm the leaked water "is fully contained on-site" and has not been detected in any local drinking water, according to Xcel Energy. The leak came from a pipe between two buildings and was detected by routine groundwater monitoring systems..."

Reference Source: www.usatoday.com

NASA is monitoring an asteroid that could collide with Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046

NASA is monitoring an asteroid that could collide with Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046

Clip from Article: "...so far seems to pose one of the greatest risks of them all. The asteroid, known as 2023 DW, was only first discovered on Feb. 26, according to the European Space Agency. It's now been added to the agency's Risk List, a catalog of space objects that could potentially have some kind of impact on Earth, and because of what scientists have so far seen – it's ranking on the list is currently at No. 1. ..."

Reference Source: www.cbsnews.com

East Palestine Train Derailment

East Palestine Ohio residents demand urgent testing at and around toxic train wreck disaster

Clip from Article: "East Palestine Train Derailment...'We basically nuked the town': Hundreds of residents in Ohio village demand urgent testing of their homes after train wreck released toxic chemicals into the air - and officials tell them it's safe to return...Residents evacuated from an Ohio village where a freight train derailed before huge clouds of toxic gasses were released in an explosion fear they could still be in danger nearly two weeks later, despite authorities telling them it's safe to return home. About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash in East Palestine at about 9pm on Friday, February 3. Houses were evacuated after vinyl chloride was slowly released from five of those cars. Authorities then ignited the gases for a 'controlled release' of the highly flammable, toxic chemicals in a controlled environment, creating a dark plume of smoke. ...Four lawsuits have now been filed against the rail operator, Norfolk Southern, including one which alleges the derailment was caused by negligence. "

Reference Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

AI becoming sentient, replacing human workers or even wiping out civilization

AI becoming sentient, replacing human workers or even wiping out civilization

Clip from Article: "ChatGPT is a new AI-powered chatbot that has become so wide-spread, so fast, that it could entirely upend human inquisitiveness. While some applaud ChatGPT's sentient abilities, others worry that it's already become a tool of progressive ideologues. ...you can try it yourself by going here — and it didn’t take long for users to share their questionable experiences on social media."

Reference Source: nypost.com

Is ChatGPT ‘woke’? AI chatbot accused of anti-conservative bias and a grudge against Trump

Is ChatGPT ‘woke’? AI chatbot accused of anti-conservative bias and a grudge against Trump

Clip from Article: "In one instance, OpenAI’s popular chatbot refused to write a poem about Trump’s “positive attributes,” saying it was not programmed to produce content that is “partisan, biased or political in nature.” But when asked to describe the current occupant of the Oval Office, it waxed poetic about Joe Biden as “a leader with a heart so true.”"

Reference Source: www.yahoo.com

Polar Vortex Disruption Could Plunge Northern Hemisphere Into Deep Freeze

Polar Vortex Disruption Could Plunge Northern Hemisphere Into Deep Freeze

Clip from Article: "Meteorologists are predicting a sudden stratospheric warming event is on the horizon, although what impact it will have is unknown. ..."

Reference Source: www.newsmax.com

Enormous 'polar vortex' on the sun is unprecedented, scientists say

Enormous 'polar vortex' on the sun is unprecedented, scientists say

Clip from Article: "...event captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. "Talk about Polar Vortex!" Skov tweeted. "Material from a northern prominence just broke away from the main filament and is now circulating in a massive polar vortex around the north pole of our Star."...Scott McIntosh, a solar physicist and deputy director at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, told Live Science's sister site Space.com that he has never seen solar plasma behave this way before."

Reference Source: www.yahoo.com

Why are we spending money on U.S. Missile Defense? We should cut funding for defense project not used to protect the U.S.

Republican, Democratic lawmakers condemn suspected Chinese spy balloon: 'We must act to counter this threat'

Clip from Article: "...Federal lawmakers are demanding action to counter the "threat" posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected moving over northern states this week. Members of Congress in both parties are calling the spy balloon an unacceptable violation of U.S. airspace and American sovereignty. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

Clip from Article: "...In 1970, the planet's 3 and a half billion people were sustainable. But on this New Year's Day, the population is 8 billion. Today, wild plants and animals are running out of places to live. The scientists you're about to meet say the Earth is suffering a crisis of mass extinction on a scale unseen since the dinosaurs. We're going to show you a possible solution, but first, have a look at how humanity is already suffering from the vanishing wild. ..."

Reference Source: www.cbsnews.com

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis

Clip from Article: "...President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. ...Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”..."

Reference Source: www.cnbc.com

Green California: An Example of Failed Energy Policies, Overbuilding, etc.,etc...

California’s Water Shortage Was Created by a Lack of Leadership, Not Mother Nature

Clip from Article: "...The sad truth is that California has allowed trillions of gallons of precipitation to run into the Pacific Ocean during these last two years. Now, water districts and cities throughout our state are beginning to implement mandatory water rationing measures. So what happened? California has failed to adequately prepare and provide the state with a functioning water supply system that can grow with our population. If it were managed properly, California receives enough rain and snow to serve its 40 million residents and 4 million acres of farmland for several years. It didn’t have to be this way. California’s failure to prepare is clearly evident. Regardless of whether the Governor..."

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Russia Threatens to Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Russia Threatens to Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Clip from Article: "...“There will be confrontation,” he added, saying Russia would deploy weapons previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, an arms control deal struck in 1987 by then US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The treaty expired in 2019 but both Washington and Moscow have not moved to deploy the previously banned nuclear weapons..."

Reference Source: www.voanews.com

Melting of the Thwaites Glacier could rewrite the global coastline

Melting of the Thwaites Glacier could rewrite the global coastline

Clip from Article: "...I mean, we're talking about hundreds of millions of people all over the Earth who are living on those coastlines that are then facing inundation, flooding and having to move, having to migrate. ..."

Reference Source: www.pbs.org

Meteor 100 times brighter than Moon exploded with energy equal to 30 tons of TNT

Meteor 100 times brighter than Moon exploded with energy equal to 30 tons of TNT

Clip from Article: "...meteor that caused an earthshaking boom over suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 30 tons (27,216 kilograms) of TNT, officials said. ..."

Reference Source: www.indiatoday.in

Top general warns China could soon spring surprise nuclear strike on US

Top general warns China could soon spring surprise nuclear strike on US

Clip from Article: "...Hyten was discussing China’s test of a hypersonic weapon from this summer, which was first reported by the Financial Times last month. “They launched a long-range missile,” Hyten said. “It went around the world..."

Reference Source: nypost.com

NYC's richest were FIVE times more likely to flee during pandemic

NYC's richest were FIVE times more likely to flee during pandemic

Clip from Article: "...According to the report, which reviewed New Yorkers' change-of-address information offered by the United States Postal Service, the vast majority of those movers came from areas where the median income exceeds $110,000 annually. The data revealed that residents of well-to-do neighborhoods like Brooklyn's Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, as well as Battery Park City, Greenwich Village, Murray Hill, Midtown, Chelsea, and the Upper East and Upper West sides in Manhattan, were 4.6 times more likely to leave than other residents ..."

Reference Source: www.msn.com

Apocalyptic themes in campaign ad wars

Apocalyptic themes in campaign ad wars

Clip from Article: "... Cities on fire. Rioters clashing with baton-wielding cops. Bodies stacking up in makeshift graves. A trailer for the latest apocalyptic blockbuster? No, just some of the latest volleys on social media and television as the ad wars boil..."

Reference Source: www.usatoday.com

Fears of 'apocalyptic' surges as 3 most populous states break coronavirus records

The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surges

COVID-19

Clip from Article: "...Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US, according to the latest US Census Bureau estimates..."Going out in public without a mask is like driving drunk," said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at George Washington University. "If you don't get hurt. You might kill somebody else." ..."
Reference Source: www.cnn.com

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Clip from Article: "...The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The first confirmed case of what was then an unknown coronavirus was traced back to November 2019 in Hubei..."

Reference Source: en.wikipedia.org

New Zealand Volcano Erupts, and Police See ‘No Signs of Life’

New Zealand Volcano Erupts, and Police See ‘No Signs of Life’

Clip from Article: "...At least five people have been confirmed killed and 23 people, including the five dead, were evacuated..."

Reference Source: www.nytimes.com

Florida tells homeowners to kill green iguanas 'whenever possible'

Nightmare of the iguana: Florida tells homeowners to kill green iguanas 'whenever possible'

Clip from Article: "...Homeowners need not worry about permission to kill them. "The (commission) encourages homeowners to kill green iguanas on their own property whenever possible," the directive says. "Iguanas can also be killed year-round and without a permit on 22 public lands in south Florida..."

Reference Source: www.usatoday.com

'World will end in 12 years if we don't address climate change,' Ocasio-Cortez says

'World will end in 12 years if we don't address climate change,' Ocasio-Cortez says

Clip from Article: "...she said Monday that she and other young Americans fear "the world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address climate change." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., made the remark during an interview with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates..."

Reference Source: www.usatoday.com

Future of Earth: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Future of Earth

Clip from Article: "...The biological and geological future of Earth can be extrapolated based upon the estimated effects of several long-term influences. These include the chemistry at Earth's surface, the rate of cooling of the planet's interior, the gravitational interactions with other objects in the Solar System, and a steady increase in the Sun's luminosity. An uncertain factor in this extrapolation is the ongoing influence of technology introduced by humans, such as climate engineering,[2] which could cause significant changes to the planet.[3][4] The current Holocene extinction[5] is being caused by technology[6] and the effects may last for up to five million years.[7] In turn, technology may result in the extinction of humanity, leaving the planet to gradually return to a slower evolutionary pace resulting solely from long-term natural processes..."

Reference Source: Wikipedia