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Hong Kong CNN —A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, triggering a tsunami warning for nearby nations including Vanuatu, Fiji and Kiribati. The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for coasts located within 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of the epicenter which lay between Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Tsunami waves reaching up to 1 meter are possible along some coasts of Vanuatu, according to the US National Tsunami Warning Center, downgrading an earlier assessment that said waves could be 3 meters high. Smaller waves below 0.3 meters could be expected in Fiji, Kiribati and New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands, the warning center added. New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency tweeted that it is assessing whether the quake “poses any tsunami threat to New Zealand.”The quake was earlier reported to be at 7.7-magnitude but has since been revised up.

☆ A Parasite May Explain Why Some People Are Driven to Start a Company
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

When wolves in Yellowstone National Park get infected with a cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, they become more likely to leave their packs and start new ones. The Yellowstone wolf data hints that it's just the side effect of a protozoan inhabiting our brains in a failed attempt to make more protozoa. So why would any of this make an infected wolf want to start its own pack? That was the suggestion of an influential 2006 paper titled "Can the Common Brain Parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, Influence Human Culture?" Just because Toxo might drive an alpha male to start a company, that doesn't mean it'll be a successful company.

☆ Here's what Pele's hair and the other volcanic terms you're hearing mean
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lava: Lava is what scientists call magma that breaks through the Earth’s surface – like during a volcano eruption. Lava flows: Lava flows describe both the moving masses of lava that spew onto the earth’s surface during an eruption and the solidified deposit they leave behind once they cool down. Pele’s hair: This term describes long, thin strands of volcanic glass that form from lava fountains and fast lava flows, the USGS says. Volcanic ash: Volcanic ash isn’t the same as the ash produced after burning a piece of paper. Volcanic ash, a finer form of tephra, consists of tiny, sharp pieces of rock and glass.

☆ Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupted and turned the skies red
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupted late Sunday night local time. "If the eruption remains in Moku'āweoweo [the summit caldera], lava flows will most likely be confined within the caldera walls. A thermal camera on the north rim of Hawaii's Mauna Loa's summit caldera on November 28, 2022. Mauna Loa is located on Hawaii's southernmost island — Hawaii — and has an elevation of more than 13,600 feet. It's the world's largest active volcano, and most recently erupted in 1984.

☆ Where did Earth’s water come from? This meteorite might hold the answer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —If you’ve ever wondered where water on Earth comes from, new research on a meteorite which landed in a family’s front yard in England last year may have just the answer. Researchers from London’s Natural History Museum and the University of Glasgow, in Scotland, studied a meteorite found in the town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, to discover it contained water similar to that found on Earth. Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, with oceans holding about 96.5% of all water, according to the US Geological Survey. The team, which measured the ratio of hydrogen isotopes in the water, found that it closely resembled the composition of water on Earth, according to a press release from the Natural History Museum. Samples of the Winchcombe meteorite are currently on public display at the Natural History Museum in London, the Winchcombe Museum, and The Wilson (Art Gallery) in Gloucestshire.

☆ Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, most likely from bullet fragments
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-17 | by ( Aria Bendix | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, a study found. Of that sample, 47% of bald eagles and 46% of golden eagles had signs of chronic lead poisoning. The researchers estimated that lead poisoning slowed the annual population growth of bald eagles by 4% and golden eagles by 1%. Neither golden eagles nor bald eagles are endangered species. Up to 33% of bald eagles and up to 35% of golden eagles in the study showed signs of acute lead poisoning.

Persons: —, Todd Katzner, Mike McTee What's, Katzner, hadn't, Vince Slabe, Slabe Organizations: Eagles, Service, Geological Survey, Raptor Center, University of Minnesota, Conservation Science, California Department of Fish, New York Department of Environmental, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Locations: Alaska, Florida, Maine, California, New York Department of Environmental Conservation

☆ Țările care vor fi ÎNGHIȚITE de ape în viitorul apropiat. Oficial: „Vor începe valuri de migrație climatică”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +3 min

Cei circa 500.000 de locuitori de pe acești atoli vor fi doar o mică parte din valurile de migrație climatică care se anunță în viitorul apropiat, spune Dina Ionesco, oficial din cadrul Organizației Internaționale pentru Migrație. „Milioane de oameni vor fi expuși riscului de căldură extremă, lipsei extreme a apei, inundațiilor, precum și creșterii nivelului mării. Vorbim despre ceva care va juca un rol major în următorii ani în privința relocării de populații”, atrage atenția Ionesco. Unul dintre atolii amenințați este Republica insulară Kiribati. Republica Kiribati este cel mai mare stat din Oceania, din punct de vedere al întinderii.

Persons: Curt Storlazzi, Dina Ionesco, Ionesco, Tong, Insulele Gilbert, coraline Organizations: Guardian, USGS, Organizației Internaționale Locations: Pacific, Republica insulară Kiribati, Republica Kiribati, Oceania, Republicii Kiribati, Anote Tong, Republica Insulelor Fiji, Insulele Caroline, Statelor Federate, Microneziei, Insulele Cook, Noua Zeelandă, Insulele, Insulele Line, Chinei de Sud, China, Filipine, Taiwan, Vietnam, Insulele Maldive, Insulele Seychelles, Insulele Hawaii

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