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🇺🇸 The CDC has classified the hantavirus outbreak a "Level 3" threat and activated its Emergency Operations Centers. Level 3 is the lowest tier of activation and pretty standard for this stage. 8 suspected cases have been reported globally, including 3 deaths. The WHO says more cases may be coming. Trump said he's been briefed: "It should be fine. We hope." Source: ABC News

Trump threatened to nuke Iran during the same press event where he called a woman reporter "baby" and a "bitch" and we'll all just supposed to continue on tomorrow as though any of this insanity is normal or acceptable

Recently, our first earthquake since 2022 occurred in Michigan, specifically in Monroe county. Additionally, a second earthquake nearby in southwestern Ontario also happened. All that to be said, we took it upon ourselves while the weather is boring to create this geological map denoting rift zones and fault lines across Michigan. For kicks, we also labeled the major salt mine around where the earthquake recently occurred. In the Upper Peninsula, we have the very dormant Keweenaw fault line which once was a string of volcanoes many moons ago across the western Upper Peninsula. In the Lower Peninsula, there's the Sanilac Fault, Howell Anticline, Lucas Fault, Stony Point Fault, and Albion Scipio Trend, from east to west. Most of these tiny faults with very little moment per decade are part of the mid-continent rift zone/system which stretches from the Lower Peninsula, through parts of the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior, and over to Wisconsin, Minnesota and even Iowa. Information for these faults/rifts comes from MSU, Michigan Tech, and U.S. Geological Survey. To conclude, yes, for as much as we joke about "we don't have alligators, volcanoes, or earthquakes", we still do get very tiny earthquakes on occasion, which is big news when it happens, despite its size. At least we won't ever see volcanic eruptions in Michigan in any of our lifetimes, nor wild alligators. Data shown is approximate. We are meteorologists, not geologists. Same part of the STEM field, different department. 😉 -- Trusted Partner of the Day -- Kuiper Tree Care | Call 616-828-8225 for your top option regarding all your west Michigan tree care needs!

OMG JD Vance just revealed that the federal fraud task force found 186,000 dead people still collecting SNAP benefits But Democrats told me there’s no fraud?!