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Earthquake Hits During Phillies vs Angels Game In California
What's up with earthquakes and baseball this year? Early last month an earthquake hit the Greater New York area while the Yankees were warming up, which gave us this incredible video of Gleyber Torres taking batting practice while the ground is shaking without skipping a beat. https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1776267131362939381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1776267131362939381%7Ctwgr%5Ebfd228d6a5070cad001d33e384c7343fc372a54f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F2024%2F04%2F05%2Fgleyber-torres-didnt-let-a-new-york-earthquake-stop-his-batting-practice-at-yankee-stadium%2F And just a few minutes ago another baseball game was hit with an earthquake, this one taking place in Corona, California, about 20 miles east of Angel Stadium where the Philadelphia Phillies are taking on the Los Angeles Angels. It hit between innings so there wasn't footage of the stadium shaking, but Phillies announcers Tom McCarthy and John Kruk spoke about the booth shaking coming out of the commercial break. Naturally, many people in the area took to X to let people know what they felt. https://twitter.com/HiMyNameIsLogi/status/1785776508734447840 https://twitter.com/mrbrianolson/status/1785776302395703452 https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1785774265410957498 https://twitter.com/CoconnellFox29/status/1785774516297154589 I get that it's a natural thing but I'm going to ask the earth nicely to stop randomly shaking, it freaks the people out...
Monday Severe Weather Threat Hits the Plains Again
Similar areas that have been at risk since the end of April will experience another bout of severe weather on Monday, May 6th. The Storm Prediction Center [SPC] has issued the severe weather outlook from central Nebraska through northern Texas, indicating high confidence in the severe weather potential. This is...
Access to remote learning, telemedicine during extreme weather events ending for millions
WASHINGTON – A federal program designed to provide internet access to low-income households is set to run out of funding during May, meaning millions of people could have to adapt to life without having online access. The Affordable Connectivity Program began during the pandemic and provides more than 23 million households with subsidies destined to support broadband access for jobs, education, healthcare and other vital needs of society. The Federal Communications Commission reports the program started with $14.2 billion, but that funding is expected to be completely exhausted by mid-May, according to representatives of the United States Telecom Association. “It does not bode...
2024 Pacific typhoon season on track to rank among slowest starts for tropical cyclone activity
As the countdown to the Atlantic basin hurricane season is underway, there have been some unusual sights in the Pacific as the western part of the ocean has not produced a single cyclone, putting the year on pace to have one of its latest starts on record.
4.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Jamaica
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked Jamaica at around 8:02 PM local time. The epicenter was reported at 28 km from Kingston and the quake was felt across all parishes on the island. No damage or injuries have been reported.
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