Posts Tagged ‘earthquakes’
Can computers predict the next tsunami?
STANFORD (US) — Scientists have developed computational models of the earthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated Japan in 2010 in order to predict disasters of the same scale. Continue…
Thursday, December 15, 2011 15:16 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 11:19 - 0 Comments
Pregnancy stress may mean fewer boy babies
NYU (US) — Stress in the second and third months of pregnancy may affect the ratio of boys to girls being born, leading to a decline in the number of baby boys. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 2, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Ancient Andes suggest way to predict quakes
MONASH (AUS) — Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 18, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Earthquakes: Mega-heat, miniscule space
BROWN U. (US) — In an earthquake, rock surfaces sliding past each other create intense stress and heat—but only in super-small places where the surfaces actually touch. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2011 10:08 - 0 Comments
Teams compete to forecast quakes
UC DAVIS (US) — The best earthquake forecasts are about 10 times more accurate than a random prediction, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2011 14:28 - 4 Comments
Be warned: Seismologists on trial in Italy
STANFORD (US) — The manslaughter trial of six Italian seismologists highlights the need for scientists to put more effort into explaining their work to the public, says geophysicist Greg Beroza. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 15, 2011 11:06 - 0 Comments
Mexico quake’s path veered from norm
CALTECH (US) — The El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake that struck Baja California in April 2010 took a divergent route, causing a fault line that remained straight on the surface but was warped and complicated at depth. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2011 16:40 - 1 Comment
Tsunami shears off icebergs in Antarctica
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists have observed for the first time the power of a tsunami to break off large icebergs—in this case, the chunks of ice together equaled about two times the surface area of Manhattan. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 26, 2011 13:31 - 0 Comments
Japan earthquake rocked soil stability
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Japan’s March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake weakened the subsurface rock and soil by as much as 70 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 24, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Stiff sediment caused killer tsunami
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)/U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — A thick plateau of hard, compacted sediment was a major factor in the 2004 undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that spawned the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 24, 2011 15:49 - 0 Comments
Japan’s earthquake was a one-two punch
STANFORD (US) — The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in March were generated on a fault that ruptured in a flip-flop motion. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 20, 2011 11:50 - 1 Comment
New data: How earth moved under Japan
CALTECH (US) — The first large observational study of Japan’s magnitude 9.0 earthquake in March is yielding surprising findings about fault slip and stress accumulation in the Japan Trench. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 14, 2011 9:10 - 0 Comments
Crack in tectonic theory about Tibet
CALTECH (US) — New research questions the established view that Tibet is essentially floating on a layer of molten crust—and suggests a radically new idea. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 1, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Finding a ‘new normal’ in Japan
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Many survivors of Japan’s triple disaster are facing a hard emotional reality: The “old normal” is gone. Now the search for a new normal begins, says a mental trauma expert. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 18, 2011 16:23 - 1 Comment
Tokyo faces risk of massive aftershock
UC DAVIS (US) — Computer models suggest Tokyo may be at serious risk from a massive aftershock and associated tsunami, according to seismologist John Rundle. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 17, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
S. California lake-quake theory collapses
U. OREGON (US) — Evidence pulled from sediment in three deep trenches suggests the south end of the San Andreas Fault is likely overdue for a massive quake based on historical averages. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 13, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments
More corruption, more collapse in quakes
U. COLORADO (US) — More than 80 percent of all deaths caused by building collapse during earthquakes in the last three decades occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 16, 2010 17:47 - 1 Comment
Stored CO2 may be earthquake trigger
STANFORD (US) — Storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide underground in an effort to combat global warming could potentially cause small to moderate earthquakes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 11, 2010 9:47 - 0 Comments
Higher tsunami risk for Los Angeles?
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Geologists studying the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake say the risk of destructive tsunamis is higher than expected in places such as Istanbul, Los Angeles, and Kingston, Jamaica. (more…)
