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  • Aftershocks and Devastation: The 2023 Herat Earthquakes

    A series of powerful earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks have wreaked havoc in the Herat Province of western Afghanistan this October, leaving a trail of devastation and a rising death toll. On October 7, two significant earthquakes, measuring a magnitude of 6.3, struck near Herat at 11:11 AFT and 11:42 AFT. A flurry of aftershocks followed…

  • Fascinating Facts about our Planet Earth that Not Everyone Knows

    Earth is not a perfect sphere Contrary to what most people believe, Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator, giving it an oblate spheroid shape. This is due to the Earth’s rotation, which causes the planet to bulge at the equator and flatten at…