Posts Tagged ‘earthquakes’
Slow quakes put ‘big wrinkle’ in rock theory
PENN STATE (US) — When researchers duplicate slow earthquakes, they find that rocks at the fault get stronger when slippage begins, but suddenly weaken. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - May 16, 2013 13:12 - 0 Comments
Massive Cascadia quake on the horizon?
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Tiny fossils offer clues to a 1700 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest that was strong enough to cause a tsunami as far away as Japan. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 14, 2013 14:17 - 0 Comments
Earthquake sensors on seafloor track whale songs
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Seafloor earthquake sensors are an inexpensive and noninvasive way to monitor the movements of fin whales that are vulnerable to collision with fast-moving ships. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 29, 2013 11:25 - 0 Comments
Did wastewater pressure rumble Oklahoma?
COLUMBIA U. (US) — New research links the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck near Prague, Oklahoma, in November 2011 to wastewater injection. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 19, 2013 15:46 - 1 Comment
Do earthquakes have the Midas touch?
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Earthquakes may be one of the primary ways that gold and quartz deposits form, a new study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 7, 2013 13:33 - 0 Comments
Why some coasts are tsunami ‘magnets’
USC (US) — The earthquake zones off certain coasts—like those of Japan and Java—can produce a focus point that makes them especially vulnerable to massive and devastating tsunamis. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 30, 2013 17:37 - 1 Comment
Disasters put kids’ altruism to the test
U. CHICAGO (US) / U. TORONTO (CAN) — Natural disasters prompt older children to be more giving, but have the opposite effect on younger kids, who tend to become more selfish. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2013 14:30 - 0 Comments
To stop cholera in Haiti, vaccinate some—not all
U. FLORIDA (US) — Vaccinating less than half the population could shut down the two-year cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2012 12:14 - 0 Comments
Earthquakes: Where will next ‘big one’ be?
STANFORD (US) — The geologic features and seismic activity in the Himalayas and Pacific Northwest could mean those areas are primed for major earthquakes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 24, 2012 11:59 - 0 Comments
After Fukushima, uncertainty escalated fear
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — To reduce the psychological aftershocks of major disasters like the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, people need access to clear and credible information. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 5, 2012 9:43 - 2 Comments
Why quake forecast maps often fail
U. MISSOURI / NORTHWESTERN (US) — Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred where earthquake hazard maps didn’t predict massive quakes, scientists say. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 24, 2012 9:22 - 0 Comments
Repeat quakes jostle Antarctic glacier’s ice
PENN STATE (US) — A new study identifies about 20,000 earthquakes—one every 25 minutes or so for a year—on the David Glacier in Antarctica. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2012 15:16 - 3 Comments
Hydrofracking wells may raise quake risk
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of waste such as hydrofracking fluids, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 30, 2012 12:01 - 1 Comment
Mega avalanches on Saturn moon puzzle scientists
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Giant icy avalanches on Saturn’s moon Iapetus fall from great heights. The ice reaches high speeds—and then something odd happens. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2012 13:05 - 1 Comment
Sumatra quake was unusual, data show
CALTECH (US) — Details from the first high-resolution observations of the magnitude-8.6 earthquake that shook Sumatra on April 11, 2012, suggest the quake was unusually complex. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2012 12:24 - 1 Comment
Estimate predicts Fukushima’s toll at 130 deaths
STANFORD (US) — Radiation from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may eventually cause approximately 130 deaths and 180 cases of cancer, mostly in Japan, researchers say. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2012 10:16 - 0 Comments
Could trapping CO2 trigger earthquakes?
STANFORD (US) — Carbon capture and storage may not be a viable way to trap greenhouse gases, say geophysicists, who cite the method’s potential to trigger earthquakes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 11, 2012 17:07 - 1 Comment
Faults at rest yield earthquake clues
CALTECH (US) — A new computer model reveals the physics of faults—both during earthquakes and at times of “rest”—to better predict future seismic activity. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 3, 2012 14:53 - 0 Comments
Reborn beaches are tsunami’s silver lining
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit south central Chile in 2010 triggered a reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and a resurgence of species unseen for years along the country’s sandy beaches. (more…)
