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Iceland Volcano May Erupt, Cause Major Travel Impacts

The Bardarbunga volcano could be counting down toward an eruption with possible impacts on millions of people.

thirdeyedeaf:

isn’t it weird how with some people you never run out of things to talk about but with others it’s like you always end up talking about the weather

Fall 2014: Polar Vortex to Visit Northeast; South at Risk for Tropical Hit

• As fall 2014 takes form, the polar vortex will make sporadic visits to the Northeast, as the West remains parched and the threat of a tropical impact looms over the eastern coastline.

AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Andrew Baglini is pretty much what I expect would happen if the groan you make after hearing a terrible joke took human form and stood in front of a camera for a living. 

Year’s Best Meteor Shower: Where to See the 2014 Perseids

Widely considered the year’s best meteor shower, the Perseids will peak August 12-13, 2014, across the sky when the Earth passes through debris trails of shattered comets.

rhamphotheca:

Zoo Helping Reintroduce Rare California Turtle Species

by Chris Jennewein

The San Diego Zoo is working with state and federal scientists to reintroduce a rare turtle species into a local ecological preserve and monitor their progress via tiny radio transmitters.

Five juvenile western pond turtles were released into the Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve on Thursday by a team of federal, state and zoo scientists. The turtles are part of a “headstart” program which involves raising hatchlings at the zoo to a large enough size to give them a chance of fending off natural predators.

The turtles are sporting miniature radio transmitters applied with a flexible silicone sealant, which allows the young turtles’ shells to grow and expand, even with the transmitter device attached to it…

(read more: Times of San Diego)

Photograph by Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo