Utah residents watched the sky darken as hail the size of softballs slammed into cars, shattering windshields and denting roofs across the region. The freak storm struck with terrifying speed on Monday, trapping drivers on highways while a rare tornado touch-down added another layer of chaos.
In Utah, a large fissure has opened in the earth, cutting across the landscape in several rural areas. The crack, which has appeared in places like Cedar Valley and Enoch, has drawn attention from geologists but has not generated widespread public alarm. The Utah Geological Survey has studied the phenomenon and attributes it primarily to ground subsidence caused by the depletion of underground aqu…
The Chesapeake Bay’s calm surface hides a brutal geological secret: beneath its mouth lies a 56-mile-wide impact crater, and the land is sinking at twice the global rate. Known for its crab houses and sailboats, the bay is actually a drowned river valley, carved by glaciers and still flooded by a daily push-pull of fresh and salt water.
The Chesapeake Bay is often seen as a relaxed corner of the East Coast, known for its crab houses, sailboats, and wide, calm water. Beneath that surface, however, the bay is a dynamic and complex system shaped by geology, history, and ongoing environmental change. Its shoreline has drowned and re-emerged repeatedly, and many of its most familiar features are tied to hidden structures and events th…