Today, a massive earthquake struck the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, suspected to be about a 6.5 magnitude quake, according to the US Geological Survey. It only lasted for about 30 seconds, but tremors were felt in nearby Tajikistan and even Delhi, India. About 12 people were injured and five were killed as the quake struck in northeast Afghanistan, near the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is around the border of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, so the area frequently receives some earthquakes.
On another note, California is in for a beating. Another atmospheric river event is moving in, bringing high winds, multiple inches of rain, and up to a foot of snow in the mountains. Over 225,000 people are already without power, and water levels are quickly increasing, flooding towns and cities. This comes after the state has been battered by other similar storms in the past few weeks, and the ground is very overly saturated, so if you live in Southern California, brace for some bad weather.
Lastly, President Joe Biden has announced that he is creating two new national monuments, one in Texas and one in Nevada, but Nevada's governor is not happy about it. In Nevada, he protected sacred Native American land, and it will be called the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, which is Mojave for Spirit Mountain. However, Nevada's governor did not like this, claiming that it was 'a historic mistake' because he locked up valuable, mineral-rich land. Biden also created a new monument near El Paso, Texas, in the Chihuahuan Desert called the Castner Range National Monument, and it will include a US Army artillery range and testing ground that has now been vacated. In addition, Biden also paved the way to create a massive marine sanctuary, southwest of Hawaii, that would cover over 777,000 square miles! This would meet the US's goal of conserving 30% of its waters by 2030, and the sanctuary is expected to be fully protected within 30 days.
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