A magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit the Fontana area Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The Inland Empire quake was centered just under five miles northwest of Fontana, the agency said. It happened at a depth of roughly 2½ miles at 8:17 p.m.
No injuries or damage was reported.
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Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said five days of heavier-than-expected rain that battered the country's east coast last week was equal to the rainfall over the past six months, wreaking havoc in the northeastern state of Kelantan and neighboring Terengganu. The heavy downpours damaged roads and houses in Kelantan and other parts of Malaysia.
At least 32 people in the Philippines were admitted to hospital after consuming the endangered species.
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced due to floods in Southeast Asia
It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. “I can’t tell you how extraordinary it is,” said a joyful Anton van Helden, senior marine science adviser for New Zealand’s conservation agency, who gave the spade-toothed whale its name to distinguish it from other beaked species. Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has participated in a dissection of the spade-toothed variety.
Turtle may have grown toxic from consuming contaminated algae
STORY: :: Northern Malaysia residents return to destroyed homes as severe floods begin receding:: Kelantan, Malaysia:: December 2, 2024:: Muhamad Alim, Resident"On Thursday afternoon, I noticed the weather looked unusual. It rained, but we did not expect the water level to rise at such speed that night. I saw the water rising in front of the house. It had never happened before.""The next morning, around 7 am, they told me that my shop had been affected. I rushed over, but it was too late by the time I got there—the water had already overflowed from the culvert. At that time, the water hadn't reached this area yet; it was still rising. I quickly grabbed what I could, locked the door, and focused on saving myself."Flooded buildings and upturned cars could be seen as residents surveyed the damage and began the clear up.Malaysia faces a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday.Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighbouring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in years.The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased, according to government data on Monday.The number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around 128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday (December 1), according to the disaster management agency.The Malaysian Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a wind convergence in the worst-hit states of Kelantan and Terengganu from Dec. 3 to 4, which it said would potentially bring thunderstorms and heavy rains during the period.The floods have destroyed homes, led to the suspension of rail links, and left businesses and farmers reeling, with more than 38,000 hectares of paddy fields damaged in major rice-producing areas in Malaysia.
A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.
New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented. "This one is the rarest of the rare -- only the seventh specimen known from anywhere in the world, and the first opportunity we have had to undertake a dissection like this."
Standing on the rooftop of a 16-storey residential apartment building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Valerii Pyndyk pointed to several rows of solar panels. Pyndyk hopes the installation - one of the first of its kind by residents in Kyiv - will help about 1,000 families living in the building get through what could prove Ukraine's most difficult winter since the start of Russia's invasion. The two previous winters of the war were already challenging, but Russia has now intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with at least 11 major missile and drone strikes since March.
“The agency is reminding everyone to be vigilant of their children and pets when living amid wildlife,” the Colorado Parks and Wildlife statement said
Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Monday with more lake-effect snow falling after the region was already buried under feet of it, while cold temperatures remain across a large swath of the United States.
Animal injured store employee and ransacked meat section before being captured and killed
Calgarians can expect a bit of a reprieve from cold temperatures this week.After a blast of winter weather hit the city for the last half of November — complete with –20 C nights and frost-coated branches — experts say the first week of December will bring balmier temperatures. "This warmth looks like it's probably going to persist at least seven to 10 days," weather expert and freelance climate journalist Kyle Brittain told CBC Radio's the Calgary Eyeopener on Monday."Some of those side roads m
STORY: For Indonesian climate activist Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani, the UN’s 2024 summit on reducing plastic waste could have been a turning point. But the 17-year-old green trailblazer was left disappointed. :: Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani, Climate activist"As the future generation, we have to live in a safe environment. We have to live in a safe air. We have to breathe fresh air, clean water, and free from microplastics.":: GFX: TRAILBLAZERAeshnina’s journey as an activist began when she noticed piles of plastic waste accumulating on riverbanks around her neighborhood. :: Prigi Arisandi“When I am in my first year of junior high school, when I was 12 years old, I just, you know, walking in the riverbanks and I found really big plastic piles. And when I look more closer, the plastic is not from my country. It's made in USA, made in UK.”Determined to take action, Aeshnina started writing letters to world leaders."It’s really polluting our environment because it's being burnt, being dumped in the river and polluting our communities and the children's health is in danger. So, I asked them to stop, export plastic waste to my country and to developing country and to manage their own waste in their own country.”Microplastics have been found in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even in breast milk. :: Prigi ArisandiAnd with plastic production expected to triple by 2050, the issue is only getting worse. A 2023 UN report revealed over 3,200 harmful chemicals in plastics, many of which pose serious risks especially to women and children. "Plastic pollution is already polluting our environment. Microplastic is everywhere inside our bodies. This is emergency. It is an urgent problem. So, we really need a strong, legally binding plastic treaty.”At December’s UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee or INC-5 meeting in Busan, South Korea, Aeshnina was hoping for just that. :: Busan, South KoreaShe joined other activists, marching through the streets and holding dolls trapped in plastic bottles to highlight the issue. An option proposed by Panama backed by more than 100 countries would have created a path for a global plastic production reduction target. Instead, the talks ended without a binding commitment to reducing plastic production or waste.“It's a bit disappointing for me because they didn't come out with strong and ambitious treaty. Still there are still some of the country's delegates that they deny on science, because this whole plastic crisis issue is about health issues, about human rights issues."
Toronto will open four warming centres at 5 p.m. on Sunday as temperatures are expected to drop to –6 C in the evening. The centres provide walk-in, pet-friendly access to a warm shelter and meals for people who are vulnerable and may be experiencing homelessness. Warming centres open when temperatures reach –5 C or when Environment Canada issues a winter weather event warning. They remain open 24 hours a day "until it is determined that locations will close," according to the city's website. Th
Lake effect snow is forecast to wallop the already snow-buried Great Lakes region, while much of the continental U.S. will experience below-freezing temperatures over the next few days.
The attack left part of the city of Ternopil without electricity, its mayor said, a week after Moscow's strikes cut power to much of the city and its surrounding region. Russia mounted two big attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in November, triggering power cuts across the country in the build-up to winter.
Sneaker brand Veja has teamed up with recycling waste workers in Brazil to breathe new life into plastic waste.
Many people in parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio faced low temperatures and several feet of snow over the weekend. CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar reports.
California's Department of Water Resources set its initial water allocation for the State Water Project at 5% — a level that could change in the coming months depending on the weather.
