Those mysterious “booming” sounds continued around the world this year — accompanied by unexplained flashes of light. The booms often happen in the middle of the night and seem to be coming from underground somewhere, though there has been no seismic activity recorded. No one knows the cause of this phenomenon, but it continued worldwide in 2019, shaking homes and large buildings like an explosion.
It was also a year of harsh and violent weather. On January 7, California highways were closed due to mudslides, snow and flooding. Four days later a blizzard hit Missouri and then went on to impact 1500 miles of the United States, from Denver to Washington.
By mid-January more than 35 million people were under weather alerts, and more than 100 million by January 19. Then on January 27, a rare tornado hit Havana, Cuba causing severe damage. And yet another winter storm impacted 75% of the US on January 28. By the 31st, it was colder ...