Current Events

Ebola Update

Written By: Ashley Olimpo
Date: 10-5-14
Article #1
The name of the article that I choose was Ebola update: 1st case diagnosed in the US. I found this current event on livescience.com. This was written by Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer and this article talks about Ebola making its way through the US. This takes place in Texas and I think that the author wrote this to show explain how Ebola is spreading throughout the world. This is a connection to what we have been talking about in class because ever since the beginning of the year we have been getting updated on Ebola and how it is affected peoples lives. This makes me scared because the person who has it in Texas could spread it to other states and Ebola could go through the US.

On September 30, 2014 a person in Texas was diagnosed with Ebola. The official definition of Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filo virus. This person is the first person to have Ebola in the US. This man was in West Africa, which has the largest Ebola outbreak ever experienced, flew into the US out of  Liberia on September 19th. He had no symptoms on the flight or when he landed. He started showing symptoms on September 24th. He was admitted to a hospital in Dallas on September 28th where he was tested for Ebola. Everyone in Texas has been contacted to see if anyone in their family has been showing symptoms of Ebola. Officials are working with the Texas patient to ensure that he has the best care possible so that it can't spread to the rest of the US. The totally number of patients with Ebola has gotten up to 6,500 cases. More than 3,000 people have died from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the beginning of 2014.

Written By: Ashley Olimpo
Date: 10-13-14
Article #2
The name of the article that I chose was "Buried Treasures Pulled from 'Titanic of the Ancient World.' This article was written by Megan Gannon, News Editor. This article is located on livescience.com. This is a connection what we have been discussing in class because everyday we learn more about Ebola and new things that are happening in our world. This article is about scientists discovering items that were at the bottom of the ocean from an old ship that had sunk. This took place in Greece. The author wrote this to explain new things that are being discovered in our world. These things that were found was from a ship that sunk when going to Rome. I think that this interesting because the ship sank over 2,000 years ago and we are finding things from the ship today.

On October 9, 2014 ancient tableware, lead anchors and a giant bronze spear have been recovered. During an expedition about 2,000 years ago a ship sank in Greece. This ship was discovered over a century ago. Now undersea excavators who are revisiting the wreck say it covers more area than expected. This is the largest ancient shipwreck ever discovered. This ship sank sometime around 70 B.C. and 60 B.C. on its way from Asia Minor west to Rome. Fisherman found this ship in 1900 off the coast of Antikythera, a small Greek island. They found jewelry, furniture, glassware, and a complex calculator. Now there are 3D maps being used and underwater cameras being used to find more things. The team that is finding items today will go back next year for further excavations because there is a lot more to discover still.

Written by: Ashley Olimpo
Date: 3-16-15
Article #3
The article name: Chilean Volcano Coated in ash after eruption. I found this current event on www.livescience.com and it was written by Laura Geggel, Staff writer.
The Villarrica volcano erupted in the early morning hours of March 3, 2015, forcing thousands of people to evacuate the region, according to reports from Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. More than 2,000 people living within the 6-mile-radius (10 kilometers) of Villarrica evacuated as the volcano spewed ash and lava into the sky. Still, the volcanic ash could pose a health hazard. Meteorologists predict that winds could still blow the ash cloud south and across remote parts of Argentina. Geologists have followed Villarrica's rumblings for more than a month. Researchers recorded increased seismic activity, crater incandescence and explosions throughout February, according to Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. Just before Villarrica's eruption, Jeffrey Johnson, a geophysicist for Boise State University in Idaho living in Chile, planned to evacuate the city of Pucón with his family. But within 30 minutes, the eruption slowed and Johnson decided to stay. As the blasts subsided, he resumed his work examining low-frequency sounds recorded by dozens of microphones placed around the mountain, according to a statement from NASA's Earth Observatory. 

Article #4
The article name: Snow melting 16 days earlier in Wyoming Mountains. I found this current event on www.livescience.com and it was written by Becky Oskin , Senior Writer. Across the Western United States documented by many researchers. Several independent studies have found that the snow started to melt up to 20 days earlier in the West than in the past because there's less snow falling each winter and warmer spring weather means the snow that does fall melts earlier. This is hurting water resources in states, such as Wyoming, that rely on the snow melting. Researchers focused on the Wind River Range's Fremont Lake Basin. This range is a spectacular sweep of glacier-carved granite peaks rising from the plains of north-central Wyoming. Earlier studies of snow runoff showed a decrease during recent decades, but stream flow records are by both rain and snow. Stream flows have decreased, and are also peaking earlier. Weather records show a warming trend, with rising spring and summer nighttime temperatures. Higher nighttime temperatures can cause more snow to melt the next day.