Deadly Earthquake in Mexico

A Deadly and Powerful earthquake hit Mexico's southern Oaxaca region and killed 5 people.

Earthquake with 7.4 magnitude

On Tuesday, a deadly and powerful earthquake hit Mexico's southern Oaxaca region. It killed at least five people and its vibrations were felt hundreds of miles away.

 

The earthquake struck mid-morning and the people were shocked. According to the US Geological Survey the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.4 and its epicenter was off the Pacific coast about 7 miles southern west of Santa Maria.

The earthquake blocked the mountain roads and the villages were isolated.

According to the Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez 147 aftershocks had been reported.

This wasn't the first large earthquake that hit Mexico with a magnitude of 7.4 in recent years. The largest magnitude of earthquake that hit Mexico on September 2017 with a magnitude of 8.1 taking the lives of 60 people.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL  PARK

The Yellowstone National Park is located in United States and it was established on 1 March,1872. Its also home to many wild species of animals like Bison, Wolves, Elk, Bears etc.

 The National Park covers about 3,472 square miles of the area.Yellowstone National Park is in three states:

• Wyoming 
• Small part of the section to the north
• North West of Montana 

The National Park is also known as World's first  National Park.   The average temperature of Yellowstone is 32.3 F and  the warmest month is July with an average temperature of 55.1 F. 

Facts about Yellowstone National Park

• The Yellowstone Park sits on the top of an active volcano.
• The Yellowstone contains about 290 waterfalls.
• Its tallest waterfall is near a road. Lower falls of the National Park river at 308 feet(94 m).

Sushant Singh Rajput  Has Been Found Dead??

On Sunday 14, June, The famous Bollywood Actor  Sushant Singh  Rajput  has been found dead in his Mumbai residence. According to the police and media the 34 year old Sushant Singh Rajput  has found hanging in his apartment. The details of his death are being investigated.  Whats the reason of his suicide.No one knows that it was a suicide or a murder.

Sushant Singh  who started as a TV actor and became a famous and well known celebrity among the people.

Akshay Kumar  a Bollywood star Twitted" Honestly this  news has left me shocked and speechless"

When this news became viral  many people were shocked and didn't believed this news.

FLAG DAY

Flag day is celebrated to honor National Flag.it is celebrated on 14 June in the US ( United States). This day is celebrated for the date in 1777 when the National Flag  design for United States  was approved. The designer of National 50 star Flag  of United States was"Robert G . Bob Heft". The inventor of  National Flag Day was  Bernard Cigrand. 

Bernard Cigrand

In 1916, May 30,

President Woodrow Wilson issued Presidential proclamation  on 14 June for celebrating National Flag Day.

President Woodrow Wilson

WHY THERE ARE STARS ON  THE FLAG??

Every one knows that there are 50 stars on the US flag but what does it represents??? The 50 starss represent the 50 states of the United States and the 13 strips represent the 13 British Colonies that gained independence from the Great Britain and became part of the United States.

The color of the Flag are symbolic as well each color represents different meaning.

• Blue  represents justice and perseverance , vigilance.
• Red   represents hardness and valor.
• White  represents purity and innocence.

HOW DO WE CELEBRATE FLAG DAY

Flag Day is almost celebrated by every American but how do we celebrate Flag Day? We celebrate Flag Day by displaying the Red, White and Blue in front of our homes.

Whats are Volcanoes ??

 A volcano is a mountain or hill that has a hole through the crater or vent that enters to a pool of molten rock and magma below the surface of the Earth.The word Volcano comes from  Roman name  ''Vulcan"  which means God of Fire.

Volcanoes are located all over the world  and are in different sizes. The largest volcano in the world is in Mauna Lao and the largest Volcano in the Solar System is in Mars also known as The Red Planet.

Mount Mauna Lao

Mount Lao is located in Hawaii Big island.When  measured  its length it was 17000 m ( 56000 ft)!!The Mount was covered with pile of lava. The weight of the Volcano was  that much heavy that it bent the oceanic crust under  the volcano.It is considered the Earths most  active volcano and it erupted  33 times in the Historic times.It last erupted in 1948.

FACTS ABOUT

• Approximately  350 million people are living in danger areas of active Volcanoes.
• Temperature of  Lava from a volcano can reach 1,250 degree Celsius.
• Volcanoes are located throughout our Solar System.
• Due to eruption of Mount Vesuvius an Italian town Pompeii was  destroyed completely and the remains of the people were found.