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May 7, 2018

Spectacular 6-story-deep sinkhole opens on New Zealand farm

A spectacular sinkhole the length of two football fields and the depth of a six-story building has opened up on a New Zealand farm.

May 6, 2018

Volcanic eruptions like the one in Hawaii, are not natural disasters -- without them the Earth would explode

For me, news of volcanic eruptions on Hawaii’s Big Island this week – prompting the mandatory evacuation of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens – stirs up vivid memories of the many such eruptions I’ve covered over the years as a TV reporter.

May 6, 2018

Hawaii's volcanic eruption has destroyed at least 9 homes, officials say

Hawaii officials on Sunday upped the number of destroyed homes to at least nine in the wake of last week's eruption of the Kilauea volcano.

May 5, 2018

Hawaii volcano, quake evacuees share stories of shock, fear, frustration

Many of the hundreds who've fled their homes following this week's eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano -- and a subsequent series of earthquakes, including a magnitude-6.9 temblor Friday -- have described a harrowing and surreal experience.

May 5, 2018

6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Hawaii’s Big Island, USGS says, following a recent volcanic eruption

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rattled the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, following a recent volcanic eruption.

May 4, 2018

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, mandatory evacuations ordered for more than 1,000 people

Red molten lava continued to spurt into the sky Friday morning hours after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, forcing officials to issue widespread evacuation orders to more than 1,500 residents.

May 2, 2018

Flat-Earthers explain why we don't fall off the edge of our planet, and it involves Pac-Man

More than 200 flat-Earth enthusiasts descended on West Midlands, England, this past weekend to "engage freely in deep and meaningful discussions," according to the Flat Earth Convention UK.

April 30, 2018

Yellowstone super volcano geyser Steamboat has been unusually active

Something odd’s happening under Yellowstone National Park. The world’s largest geyser has erupted three times in just six weeks. Is the sleeping supergiant volcano getting restless?

April 27, 2018

'Fire rainbow' spotted over Pinnacles National Park in California

A runner spotted a “fire rainbow” over Pinnacles National Park in California, the National Weather Service, Bay Area announced on Wednesday.

April 26, 2018

Oklahoma suffers its 2,724th earthquakes since 2010

A cluster of earthquakes in Oklahoma earlier this month helped push the state to 62 temblors this year alone of magnitude 3.0 or more — and 2,724 of that magnitude or more since 2010.