A mother and her pregnant daughter drowned after an horrific crash left their car upside down in a water-filled ditch, a coroner has said. Jennifer Bunyan, 24, her unborn baby girl Erin Chatten, and her mother Marion Bunyan, 54, were all killed after Jennifer’s silver Nissan Qashqai left the road in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and careered … Read more
A mother and her pregnant daughter drowned after an horrific crash left their car upside down in a water-filled ditch, a coroner has said. Jennifer Bunyan, 24, her unborn baby girl Erin Chatten, and her mother Marion Bunyan, 54, were all killed after Jennifer’s silver Nissan Qashqai left the road in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and careered … Read more
Melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a catastrophic tsunami ‘within the next year’ that would release millions of tons of rock on a nearby town, scientists warn An open letter signed by 14 experts warn a tsunami could soon occur in Alaska A retreating glacier is supporting an unstable mountain slope east of Anchorage Warming … Read more
Coming out of lockdown too soon could be catastrophic and lead to an explosion of new coronavirus cases according to a study modelling the spread of the virus. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a model showing the spread of the deadly virus using publicly available data. The authors say that any … Read more
People who suffer catastrophic brain injuries may recover their social skills quicker by stroking guinea pigs, research suggests. Traumatic brain injuries often affect a patient’s ability to feel empathy and express their emotions. But a study found allowing patients to stroke ‘cute animals’ – such as micro pigs, rabbits and donkeys – during rehabilitation sessions … Read more
Carbon dioxide levels are on track to reach the same catastrophic level as 200 million years ago when volcanic eruptions drove HALF of all life on Earth to extinction, study finds Amount of CO2 during End-Triassic Event similar to projected 21st century level This event 200 million years ago was caused by huge volcanic activity Led to eventual … Read more
Carbon dioxide levels are on track to reach the same catastrophic level as 200 million years ago when volcanic eruptions drove HALF of all life on Earth to extinction, study finds Amount of CO2 during End-Triassic Event similar to projected 21st century level This event 200 million years ago was caused by huge volcanic activity Led to eventual … Read more
SpaceX’s third Starship prototype IMPLODES after catastrophic failure resulting from a pressure test The test caused SpaceX’s Starship prototype to implode A pressure test flooded the craft with a super-cooling propellant This is the third Starship prototype to experience a catastrophic failure The specific cause of the implosion is still being investigated By James Pero … Read more
Boeing’s 787 airliners will soon have to be turned off and on again at least every 51 days to prevent ‘several potentially catastrophic failure scenarios’. A directive from the US government will force the planes to be shut down regularly to avoid glitches in the on-board computer systems. If left for too long without being … Read more
Doctors on the front line of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak have described ‘catastrophic’ scenes in hospitals which are creaking with the sheer volume of cases. They tell of critically ill patients who should be in intensive care but are instead slumped in busy wards because of a woeful lack of equipment and staff. Worryingly, the doctors … Read more