By Brendan Clementz With the dissipation of Hurricane Helene, its path of devastation through the Southeast states has ended. Its course began at the Florida Gulf Coast, and after tearing its way through the city of Perry, it began its dismantling journey of 500 miles, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. After hitting cities like Tampa Bay and Cedar Key, causing flooding, fires, and … Continue reading Tracking Hurricane Helene’s path and destruction

by Brendan Clementz Alexey Navalny, an important figurehead to the Russian government opposition, was serving a sentence in a government prison in the Arctic Circle when he died. Russian authorities say that it was “sudden death syndrome,” but his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, accuses the authorities of trying to hide his true cause of death.  Russian authorities kept Navalny’s body in their custody for more than … Continue reading Russian opposition politician dies in custody

By Brock Fortman Mauna Loa is one of the five volcanoes that make up the big island of Hawaii. On November 27, the initial eruption occurred alerting scientists to keep a close eye on the rift zone of the volcano. A rift zone is where the mountain is splitting apart. The rock is cracked and relatively weak and it is easier for magma to emerge, … Continue reading Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupting near a key highway