To people in Vivian, South Dakota, it must have seemed like a divine rebuke when, in July 2010, a storm pummelled their community with massive hailstones, with the largest specimen reaching 20 cm across, or about 8 inches — the largest on record. That’s about as long as eight loonies side-by-side. Take a moment […]
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Baseball-sized hail: How severe hailstorms have caused devastation and killed people
Masked provocateurs: Belgian police clash with anti-austerity protesters at 60,000-strong rally in Brussels
Belgian riot police deployed water cannons to disperse a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels. At least two policemen and several protesters have been injured. Brussels’ main commissioner Pierre Vandersmissen was among the injured along with another policeman, local media reports citing Brussels police department. Initially peaceful […]
Polish pyramids: Ruins of megalithic tombs from the time of Stonehenge discovered in Poland
A group of monumental megalithic tombs has been discovered in Western Pomerania in Poland. Because of the enormous character of the structures, they are often called the ‘Polish pyramids.’ According to Radio Szczecin, the discovery of more than a dozen massive megalithic tombs was made during a research and conservation program carried out by […]