Governor Jerry Brown has called upon President Barack Obama to declare Napa Valley a federal disaster area in the wake of the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled the region two weeks ago, so that the city will receive federal funds to aid
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S. military forces attacked the extremist al-Shabab network in Somalia Monday, the Pentagon said, and a witness described ground-shaking explosions in a strike that reportedly targeted the group’s leader. Al-Shabab had attacked the upscale Westgate Mall
Seven people died and another 20 were left missing after a landslide in southwest China, state media reported Thursday. The landslide engulfed a village near Fuquan city in the province of Guizhou, the Xinhua news agency said. Torrential rain complicated
Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday warned the public of a bigger, more dangerous earthquake that is likely hit to California. Speaking on KGO 810 radio, Brown said Sunday’s earthquake was “nothing compared to the big one” that scientists and geological
NAPA, California — Mexico’s Consul General in San Francisco, Andrés Roemer, told Breitbart News this week that jailed United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been held for over 150 days in a Mexican prison on gun charges, could
NAPA, California — Islamic militants, including supporters of ISIS or Islamic State, have hijacked the #napaquake and #napaearthquake hashtags on Twitter in their latest social media strategy to spread their terrorist propaganda across the Internet and to the world. Images
California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reportsthat former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power stationhas written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be able tosurvive
California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reports that former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station has written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be
CBS 2 Los Angeles reports that seismologists say that their early warning systems did alert them that the Napa Valley earthquake was imminent, but the good news was that the quake struck at 3:20 a.m., when most people were asleep. “That
Napa Valley small business owners who lack earthquake insurance are weighing in on Sunday’s disaster that could cost them major financial hardships in the future. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake that targeted a six-mile stretch of Northern California early Sunday morning is
After Sunday’s 6.1 earthquake, 33 buildings in Napa have been red-tagged by building inspectors in Napa, including the county courthouse and the post office, according to CBS Sacramento. “It’s just really sad to see which buildings might come back and
Northern California suffered an “Earthquake Storm” on Sunday, as 60 smaller aftershocks rolled through Northern California following the magnitude 6.0 on the Richter Scale earthquake that struck Sunday at 3:20 a.m. Sunday’s earthquake is the 4th serious quake this year after a
Some Napa County skateboarders found the silver lining in the worst earthquake Northern California has experienced in over 10 years by turning a buckled street into an impromptu skate park. “My first thought was ‘oh no, earthquake. My second? Cool
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Napa in the early hours of Sunday morning may not have done much damage, relatively speaking. Yet several wineries reported extensive damage to existing collections of valuable vintages, as well as to winemaking infrastructure
NAPA, Calif., Aug 24 (Reuters) – Prized collections and wooden casks crashed to cellar floors when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Napa Valley on Sunday, but damage to the famous wine region at the start of harvest time might be
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the heart of California’s wine country early Sunday, igniting gas-fed fires, damaging some of the region’s famed wineries and historic buildings, and sending more than 120 people to hospitals.
According to scientists at the University of California at Berkeley, an earthquake early warning system operated successfully and was able to detect the quake ten seconds before the 6.0 quake hit on Sunday morning in Napa Valley. Although ten seconds
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Sunday, following a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that struck at 3:20 a.m. and was the region’s strongest in 25 years. There were no reported deaths, though 120 people were reported injured, three
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck California’s northern San Francisco Bay area early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck just before 3:30 a.m. about 10 miles northwest of American Canyon,
On “Fox News Sunday” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) referenced the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit northern California early Sunday morning, to slam President Barack Obama’s “strangely detached” “feckless.” foreign policy. McCain said, “The president has to understand that America must lead
Just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, an earthquake rocked Northern California 10 miles northwest of American Canyon, six miles southwest of Napa, California according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 6.0 reading on the Richter scale renders it the largest earthquake
The operations director of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Brice de la Vigne, has described the international efforts to stop the spread of the Ebola virus as “almost zero,” arguing that there is a lack of “political will” to stop the
China’s “economic miracle” faces an existential threat now that the nation is the world’s largest importer of oil. The Chinese central authorities mandated a $275-billion crash investment in fracking to develop cheap energy from China’s 30 trillion cubic meters of
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a debate is emerging between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency over the potential disaster if the 89-year-old Mountain Tunnel, which supplies 2.6 million
Excessive groundwater withdrawal in California’s Central Valley spurred by the drought could start triggering earthquakes. A study published in May in Nature calculates that water pumped out of the ground in the Central Valley increases crustal deformation and seismicity, thus rendering greater chances
