A swarm of 7 earthquakes along the New Madrid fault at the end of June 2022 leads to fears about another major quake on middle America's strongest faults.
Red sprites are large scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds. The rare weather phenomenon was captured near Joplin, Missouri recently.
Hurricane Ida appears to maintain its intensity and eyewall even after landfall in Louisana, thanks likely to a rare and unusual effect known as the 'brown ocean.'