Science is definitely not my strong suit, so for those that are wondering what a solar flare is it's "an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots" according to NASA.Getty ImagesNASA also says solar flares are "our solar system's largest...
This is leading to a problem of how to keep gas prices affordable in California while also producing less of it. CARB did pass a resolution this year stating they will review their policy's impact on the price of gas and consider changing their policies if the costs grow too high for Cal...
, charming Lebanon is well worth an afternoon or weekend visit. Shoppers will covet its farmers markets, outlets, and specialty shops, especially Wertz Candies (and its famous opera fudge). For a snowy afternoon in town, explore the Lebanon County Historical Society, housed in an 18th-century ...
SACRAMENTO — The state's prison system is run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), but it turns out that only about half of the state's inmates are actually participating in rehabilitation and other programs in prison. That'saccording to a report that CDCR ...
On Aug. 6, 1905, Princeton, a city in Indiana's Gibson County, recorded the highest one-day-long rainfall event in the state at 10.5 inches. More recently, in June 2019, severe storms in central and southern Indiana caused floods that left thousands of households powerless. Several roads ...
The Nishnabotna River that runs along Atlantic in Iowa's Cass County experienced intense flooding on June 14, 1998, after heavy rainfall and a severe thunderstorm. Many bridges were either damaged or completely destroyed, and all highways and roads had to be closed once the flooding started int...
“There’s an unofficial saying: So goes WeHo, so goes California, so goes the nation,” Pickle says. “WeHo is such a young city. … It’s just a really vibrant patch of land.” Get to know Los Angeles through the places that bring it to life. From restaurants to shops to out...
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanicsrecognizes Hispanic Serving Institutions as accredited colleges or universities with an enrollment of full-time undergraduate students that consists of at least 25% Hispanic students. Recognized HSIs are then eligible for federal grants to ...
Death Valley's Greenland Ranch holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded at 134 in 1913. But On Jan. 20, 1937, Boca—a former reservoir located in Nevada County—recorded a mind-numbingly cold temperature of -45 degrees. In February 2019, news reports observed that June Mo...
the state $150 million after severely damaging thousands of houses, businesses, and crops. Hundreds of residents had to be evacuated as the water levels increased to several feet. The hurricane affected Williamsburg, Richmond, and other parts of the state like Hanover County and Southampton County...