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A tsunami like the one that struck the coasts of Thailand, India and Indonesia 4 years ago may strike again. “Azhii peralai” means “from the deep ? large waves” in Tamil, the oldest language in southern India. For an ancient dialect to have its own phrase for destructive waves triggered by earthquakes, the people of Tamil Nadu likely experienced tsunamis periodically through the centuries, so they could have been much better prepared for it last time. Ocean waves are getting higher, so a tsunami could strike again.
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When we think of fuel reserves in the US, we think about coal. But it turns out that America may be sitting on a huge, 200 billion barrel oil field that has gone unnoticed and could make us energy independent.
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While some scientists search desperately for a new fuel to use in cars and power plants that will free us from dependence on Middle Eastern oil while producing fewer emissions, other researchers are trying to find ways to use a fuel we have PLENTY of right here at home: coal.

More than half of the electricity produced in the United States comes from coal, but it bring pollution with it. Our demand for electricity expected to double by 2050?can “dirty” coal be used cleanly?
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As a heatwave so extreme that it was being called a once in3,000 year event was ending Adelaide, Australia, a giganticand deadly winter storm slammed half the United States,causing historic flooding in Missouri and Arkansas andleaving at least 13 dead.

The Adelaide heat wave caused 15 straight days of over 35 C.heat, and, according to Atmospheric scientist Warwick Grace,this is only likely to happen in this area of mild climate once inthirty centuries.

As predicted on Unknowncountry.com, fearsome winter stormscontinued to strike the United States as warm air surged upfrom the overheated Gulf of Mexico, sucked northward by apowerful cold front.
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