Archive for October 1st, 2013

Pakistan’s new island, pushed up by earthquake

(Associated Press) — Alongside the carnage of Pakistan’s massive earthquake came a new creation: a small island of mud, stone and bubbling gas pushed forth from the seabed. Experts say the island was formed by the massive movement of the earth during the 7.7-magnitude quake that hit Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. […]